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PLACED: Research Director, Qual, $90-120K, NYC

Boutique strategy and research shop is seeking to add a magical thinker and leader to their nimble team. This is a fast growing shop who thinks research should be fun! The firm specializes in utilizing digital technology and creative qualitative methodology to help clients solve their biggest challenges. Work tends to focus on new product development, communications development and consumer empathy building. You’ll connect with consumers to understand what they want/need and how they live, to better create products, services or marketing and then turn this insight into powerful strategy.

We are looking for real people who share a passion for problem-solving, interest in understanding people’s motivations and behaviors, and talent for storytelling; creative, interesting and talented people who want to do great and innovative work. The major offering of the agency is the creation, engagement and mining of bespoke, closed online consumer communities; offline work generally takes the form of 1-on-1 interviews. Your role will involve managing on/offline qualitative research, connecting with clients, overseeing junior talent, pitching new business, and working within an entrepreneurial team to create business-changing insights, crafting beautiful reports and writing like the wind. Current clients include: General Mills, Pepsico, UBS, Delta, Coca-Cola, Reebok, Vans, Gap, Kipling, ABInBev, AXA, etc.

Please be human, imaginative, and energized; resourcefulness, flexibility, individual passions, and confidence mixed with quirkiness are highly valued. Previous qualitative research, brand consultancy or ad agency planning work required. Anywhere between 5-7+ years relevant experience; intelligence and cultural awareness a must.

Sounds perfect? Shoot your resume and a work sample to hunter@thehuntinglodgenyc.com. Not for you? Share with your network and get someone working!

September 28, 2017/by Hunter Gilmore

Strategy

PLACED: Associate Director, Strategy; $120K+, NYC

This funky, award-winning digital agency brings together product design, brand communications and social content to help businesses thrive. These guys are also a little weird, extremely collaborative, and sometimes communicate entirely in gifs with the account, design and technology teams. We’re now looking for a curious, down-to-earth strategy lead with 8+ years experience to round out this special team. You’ll be able to show examples of how you’ve wrestled to understand business problems, to find provocative insights, and to create strategies that have ideas. You know the fundamentals of brand planning and how they can be applied to shape (or be shaped by) digital and social.

Why this shop? The strategically hungry come to this agency to break free from thinking-by-department, to get closer to making, and to work with clients striving to recalibrate their business around digital. You will be involved in everything from unearthing and articulating the leading insight, partnering with Analytics to define a data vision, through to a shared accountability for the creative product.

What we need from YOU:

You like brands – you get excited and inspired to do good work for ambitious brands.

You grew up digital – this isn’t about spending every waking hour on Twitter. It’s about showing that you’ve played with a lot of the digital world, that you’ve experimented and learned – sometimes for work, sometimes for the sake of it.

You can tell a story – you understand narrative structure and can shape and reshape content and work to ensure that is impactful and human. You can also package and present a compelling story.

You can manage a team – you can inspire and manage a group of strategists and strategic thinkers from multiple disciplines.

You can work with fellow digital grown-ups – an eclectic mix of designers,technologists, strategists, producers and analysts.

You love this stuff – stories of innovation, trends and topics that inspires you both online and offline. We want a person who keeps the team inspired, curious and open-minded.

Sounds great? Shoot your resume/portfolio to hunter@thehuntinglodgenyc.com.

Not for you? Please share with your network and get someone working!

August 31, 2017/by Hunter Gilmore

Strategy

PLACED: Group Strategy Director, B2B, $175-225K, NYC

Award-winning business communications agency is seeking a Group Strategy Director for their mid-sized B2B branding shop. This role will manage US and global projects for clients in finance, consulting, technology and healthcare, etc. This person will help guide other junior Strategists in crafting engaging client deliverables. Qualified candidates will be part of an established team with a track record of strong client relationships and streamlined, proven methods and processes in brand strategy disciplines. Candidates should be well versed in areas such as the following, in order of importance:

-Corporate brand architecture analysis and recommendation development

-Brand strategy development including positioning, archetypes, brand essence, etc.

-Messaging strategy, including voice

-Nomenclature strategy

-Naming development

-Brand launch and rollout plans

-Marketing strategy and campaign strategy development

-Content strategy

-Developing creative briefs for advertising and visual identity

-Qualitative research including discussion guide development, conducting in-depth interviews and focus groups

-Quantitative research including questionnaire development, survey programming and analysis

-Ability to lead, train other mid-level and junior strategists

From day one, qualified candidates will be able to lead these types of projects, providing guidance to both team members and clients, using expertise and anecdotes from past experiences on brand strategy projects. For example, regarding brand architecture, you should be able to explain what it means at a corporate and product level, why it’s important, what basic portfolio strategies entail, and know how to go about developing a solution for a corporate client. In addition, ideal candidates will posses:

-Ability to interface with and be the primary point of contact for C-Suite executives

-Strong writing prowess, including the ability to write articles and thought leadership pieces for publication

-Confidence and poise in speaking and delivering compelling presentations

-Comfort and experience managing various priorities and solving problems proactively

-Collaborative; you are joining a team oriented organization

-A willingness to build a positive, “employer of choice” culture

This role reports to the Managing Director. Prior branding agency experience and business to business experience required.

Sounds great?! Shoot your resume to hunter@thehuntinglodgenyc.com. Not for you? Share with your network and get someone working!

August 21, 2017/21 Comments/by Hunter Gilmore

Account Management

PLACED: Account Director, Experiential, $110-120K, NYC

This buzz-worthy experiential boutique leverages human connection to impact people in smart, meaningful ways. To do that well, they need both bright brains and big brawn. You’ll be part of a network of production experts delivering the best in experiential, retail, digital environments, live media and social disciplines. This shop is a fast moving, forward-looking organization that is always looking for fresh, relevant ideas while exploring new solutions for engaging audiences through experiences that generate shareable content.

A strategic ally, the agency is a sought after partner, crafting real world experiences that resonate over shared, earned, and owned media for the world’s best brands and agencies. As such, you should expect to deliver at the highest quality with passion and accuracy; you should have a strong level of strategic, financial, and creative thinking chops. From brief to wrap, you’ll support clients with production strategy, creative execution, global event management, and ground execution. You can approach every challenge from a holistic perspective; combining activation, content generation, digital experiences (on and offline), environmental and traditional elements, you’ll collaborate in crafting magical concepts and campaigns that are at once bold and deeply effective.

We’re on the hunt for a proven Account leader to help manage clients across industry verticals like entertainment, technology, CPG, social media, automotive, sports, and lifestyle for activations such as Cannes, SXSW, CES, marquee events, product launches, vertical partnerships, political speakers, pop-ups, trade shows, conferences, etc. This person should have the ability to understand the “big picture” and offer macro-level solutions. You’re a client engager who builds upon existing and cultivates new relationships. Knowing the right questions to ask, you can guide a team in opportunity identification, strategic thinking and the subsequent development and deployment of marketing programs. A savvy integrated thinker, please have 8+ years of experience with the ability to develop and deliver compelling client presentations, the confidence to think on your feet, and a hunger for quality, fun, and innovation. Please be incessantly curious about the world, culture, and trends that affect the business, have the ability to think creatively about a variety of challenges and enliven the way the agency thinks. A great sense of humor and a positive attitude always helps.

Sounds good?! Shoot your resume to hunter@thehuntinglodgenyc.com. Not for you? Share with your network.

July 25, 2017/by Hunter Gilmore

Account Management

PLACED: Account Supervisor, $75-80K, NYC

Werk. Join the leading US branding agency specializing in Fashion, Luxury, and Lifestyle, combining sound strategic thinking with the highest level of visual execution. Born from an in-house agency, this shop has a fundamental understanding of the business issues that drive marketing and how best to leverage every brand channel. They function as a true partner, able to help a brand express itself from the inside out, through an approach that integrates expertise in identity, product, strategy, advertising, digital/social, retail environment and package design. The ultimate goal of the work: To craft a complete, consistent and compelling brand experience that creates desire and builds a strong emotional connection at every possible consumer touchpoint.

Seeking poised and hungry Account Management folks to serve as the bridge between the client and agency, developing stellar marketing strategies, eagle-eyeing client and agency finances, and juggling the day-to-day activities of the account. We are looking for someone who helps develop and support great creative ideas across all media channels. You’ll be responsible for providing recommendations on strategic issues, demonstrating exceptional judgment and decision-making. You’ll mentor and advise junior account staff while resolving day-to-day client requests regarding ongoing project development and quality control. Please have a solid understanding of creative project life cycles and integrated production chops with a savvy presentation style. As a lead on pre-production for photo and video shoots, you’ll be in the midst of the action through to post. A master at multi-tasking, you craft detailed SOWs and can sift budgets for myriad projects. Prior ad agency or client side experience required; luxury, fashion and/or lifestyle experience preferred.

Sounds great? Shoot your resume to hunter@thehuntinglodgenyc.com. Not for you? Share with your network and get someone working!

July 20, 2017/by Hunter Gilmore

Account Management, Freelance, Project Management

PLACED: Account Manager, Freelance, to $75/hr; Brooklyn

This global, multi-award-winning shop is a growing branding and design agency with studios in the heart of London and New York. What started as a creative collective of content creators has become a full service ad agency, with a fresh start-up studio in Brooklyn. Thanks to several major project wins, they’re looking for someone to become a key part of their NYC team. They need a confident, self-starting Account Manager with the ability to understand client’s business needs very quickly; a complete finisher who takes ownership and makes delivery happen. Someone to be the day-to-day representative, managing every aspect of delivery on a range of projects for a load of clients, from property to charities to hoteliers.

In short, you will have these things:

Minimum 4 years’ boutique agency experience
Branding, design and property experience
Strong client presentation skills
Mid-level experience, but looking to climb
Client facing experience
Able to start ASAP

And the role will include these things:

6-month role (with potential to go perm)
Annual salary up to $75K
Hourly rate during freelance portion of assignment up to $75/h

In a little more detail, you’ll be doing these things:

You’ll be the main point of contact between the London creative team and your clients. You’ll ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget, keeping track of timings, milestones, budgets and resources across all your projects.

Working with internal team members to help define project scope, resource requirements and cost estimates for projects, you’ll produce relevant roadmaps, schedules, costings, and technical specifications. You’ll provide effective direction to ensure that clients, creatives and client-servicing team members are up to date on developments.

You will identify, communicate and escalate any issues like project delays and cost over-runs, and communicate with all stakeholders, managing the clients’ expectations and advising on actions. You’ll work with the wider client services team to define the scope of campaigns, and produce detailed plans encompassing project stages, delivery dates, budget and resource requirements and accurate statements of work.

Previous relevant agency experience in a similar role is a total must, and you’ll be well-versed in delivering branding, print and digital projects all the way from concept to completion.

So if you want to get your teeth into a new challenge and help push those creative boundaries, send your resume and a few words about yourself to hunter@thehuntinglodgenyc.com.

May 16, 2017/by Hunter Gilmore

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