Everyone loves camp! Want to join ours? We're always on the lookout for happy campers to join our team. For general employment inquiries, or if you don't see the camp role you're interested in below, email us at: beabuddy at thebuddygroup dot com. We look forward to your note at mail call!
Copywriter
This role will work in tandem with our Strategy, Creative and Audience Engagement teams to ensure approach and voice adhere to client brand standards and campaign initiatives. The writing style will vary by client so you will need to be able to wear multiple creative hats and take on different personas regularly – so please have a manageable level of schizophrenia. Submit your resume and three website, blog, social media or strategy writing samples.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Ability to write/develop compelling, strategic messaging for a wide variety of digital platforms
- Produce innovative content that meets directives
- Create compelling concepts based on technical product information and client-provided copy
- Manage multiple rounds of revisions across several different scripts simultaneously
- Confirm and adhere to all production deadlines with internal clients
- Review all written content for errors/omissions intended for internal client approval – aka self edit
- Actively participate in content development sessions with team members
- Participate in brainstorming sessions
- Promote consistency through writing style and messaging
- Other writing as assigned
Qualifications:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Written most important, but we need to understand what you’re pitching verbally as well.
- Bachelor's degree in writing, communications or journalism (or equivalent degree)
- 3 to 5 years of related experience (ad agency or PR experience a plus)
- Must be comfortable presenting drafts and revisions to clients
- Proficiency with Mac, PC and Microsoft Office suite required
- Customer service oriented, responsive and proactive
- Able to handle stressful situations in a professional way
- Must be able to interact and communicate with individuals at all levels
- Excellent organizational skills
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Creative and persistent problem solver
- Demonstrated poise, tact, diplomacy, and good judgment
- Able to multi-task, prioritize workload and meet deadlines
- Don’t be a closet crazy person. Unless it’s that good kind of crazy. We like the good kind of crazy. But, it sure is a fine line, isn’t it?
Hybrid Web Developer (Flash/PHP) Extraordinaire
We need someone to come develop with us. The ideal candidate will fall within one of the following profiles:
Senior-level PHP/LAMP developer with 3+ years experience.
Extensive OOD / OOP experience.
Strong SQL development and design skills
Competent with Flash/ActionScript 3.0 development
Bonus points for CakePHP framework experience
Bonus points for facebook connect integration and/or app development
OR
Senior level Flash/ActionScript 3.0 developer with 3+ years experience.
Extensive OOD / OOP experience.
Strong SQL development and design skills
Competent with PHP/LAMP development
Bonus points for Flex and/or AIR experience
IMPORTANT!
Candidate must also be able to produce impeccable HTML/CSS and be proficient with Javascript/AJAX specifically utilizing jQuery.
Additional bonus points for HTML5 experience.
Knowledge and experience working with Subversion a plus.
It’s a tall order, but we mean business. We’re looking for a senior level developer that can handle the front and back ends of a project from start to finish. Prime candidates will be able to demonstrate professional level skills by providing code samples and case studies of work they have done for clients. We expect solid understanding of the tools and processes of building websites and desktop/mobile applications, OOP principles, event architecture, class loading, resource loading and management, video and image manipulation, optimization, production standards and workflow, embedding and deployment, etc. We are looking specifically for a temp to perm candidate.
We’re looking for candidates with the technical chops and a friendly, professional attitude, so send us references from colleagues, clients, even friends and family.
Interested? To respond to this job posting, please contact us via email. Please include “Hybrid Developer” in the subject line and include the following in your response:
1. Tell us why you are the developer we’re looking for.
2. Attach sample code and case studies (at least one example of each core technology)
3. Tell us a joke or perhaps include an amusing drawing (optional, and keep it SFW!)
Senior-level PHP/LAMP developer with 3+ years experience.
Extensive OOD / OOP experience.
Strong SQL development and design skills
Competent with Flash/ActionScript 3.0 development
Bonus points for CakePHP framework experience
Bonus points for facebook connect integration and/or app development
OR
Senior level Flash/ActionScript 3.0 developer with 3+ years experience.
Extensive OOD / OOP experience.
Strong SQL development and design skills
Competent with PHP/LAMP development
Bonus points for Flex and/or AIR experience
IMPORTANT!
Candidate must also be able to produce impeccable HTML/CSS and be proficient with Javascript/AJAX specifically utilizing jQuery.
Additional bonus points for HTML5 experience.
Knowledge and experience working with Subversion a plus.
It’s a tall order, but we mean business. We’re looking for a senior level developer that can handle the front and back ends of a project from start to finish. Prime candidates will be able to demonstrate professional level skills by providing code samples and case studies of work they have done for clients. We expect solid understanding of the tools and processes of building websites and desktop/mobile applications, OOP principles, event architecture, class loading, resource loading and management, video and image manipulation, optimization, production standards and workflow, embedding and deployment, etc. We are looking specifically for a temp to perm candidate.
We’re looking for candidates with the technical chops and a friendly, professional attitude, so send us references from colleagues, clients, even friends and family.
Interested? To respond to this job posting, please contact us via email. Please include “Hybrid Developer” in the subject line and include the following in your response:
1. Tell us why you are the developer we’re looking for.
2. Attach sample code and case studies (at least one example of each core technology)
3. Tell us a joke or perhaps include an amusing drawing (optional, and keep it SFW!)
Qualifications:
- Plays well with others
- Can translate specifications and client requests into a workable development plan
- Can explain technical concepts in plain English and communicate effectively with people of diverse backgrounds
- Has a favorite text editor or IDE
- Has a deep appreciation for usability, design, and information architecture
Dynamic Director of Business Development
You will manage our Relationship Managers and Business Development Buddies, overseeing the relationship building with existing and new clients. The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing, implementing and managing a sales strategy to achieve aggressive sales goals that build our market position and achieve financial growth. You will be responsible for negotiating and closing business deals and maintaining extensive knowledge of current market conditions. In addition, you may be required to act as the key point of contact on select accounts to ensure they are handled with the highest level of service.
This position requires a minimum of 5 years of experience in the digital space and demonstrated competence with a high volume of accounts. You will rely on your extensive experience and sound judgment to plan and accomplish goals. You will be trustworthy and work well with minimal supervision. A solid track record of leading diverse teams is critical: you will possess the experience and confidence to manage multiple accounts, while acting as a mentor to your teams; inspired leadership with the ability to develop team members is a key to success in this role.
At this point, if you’re saying, “Wow, this sounds just like me!” read on!
This position requires a minimum of 5 years of experience in the digital space and demonstrated competence with a high volume of accounts. You will rely on your extensive experience and sound judgment to plan and accomplish goals. You will be trustworthy and work well with minimal supervision. A solid track record of leading diverse teams is critical: you will possess the experience and confidence to manage multiple accounts, while acting as a mentor to your teams; inspired leadership with the ability to develop team members is a key to success in this role.
At this point, if you’re saying, “Wow, this sounds just like me!” read on!
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Developing proposals in response to requests for proposals (RFPs). Once new business has been won, work with other department heads and staff to coordinate account startup and transition into Production.
- Strong client relationship skills and ability to accurately manage client expectations (knowing when and how to say no while keeping client happy, confidently navigating sticky situations and thinking on your feet to quickly solve problems) with the ability to teach those skills to your teams.
- Excellent communication, analytical and financial skills.
- Develop and execute strategies for lead generation, sales, pricing and all other matters related to revenue generation.
- Personally pursue and close key sales opportunities and managing the sales process.
- Lead internal teams from multiple disciplines to pursue key prospects.
- Provide market feedback to the company leadership regarding competitive offerings, prospect needs and generate product development ideas.
- Ensure sales offerings are closely coordinated and in alignment with internal offerings/capabilities.
- Build professional and trusting relationship with clients.
- Understand the client's requirements.
- Set and manage client's expectations.
- Create clear, precise and properly detailed SOWs to ensure a successful hand-off from business development into production.
- Pursue sales leads and prospective clients, delivering presentations and proposals, and negotiating and closing business deals.
- Enthusiastic team player that actively supports and motivates team members. You should understand that your success is based more on the team’s success than your own personal successes.
- High energy, positive, “can-do” attitude, flexibility, teamwork, and attention to detail; high degree of initiative and organization.
Qualifications:
- Polished verbal, written, and interpersonal communications skills. Really, we mean it – you need to be good with people!
- Demonstrated experience in developing project documents and process documents .
- Microsoft Office applications - Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
- Personal attributes important to this position consist of strong leadership capabilities, self-motivation, outstanding ability to sell, and strong writing and presentation skills
- Proficiency with online terminology and technology – don’t be afraid to show us just how geeky you are.
- You must be a "strong" decision maker who can work on your own and within a team.
- Show us you are thorough and read everything - in your email tell us the password is “Squirrels.”
Please email your resume and salary requirements if you are interested in becoming a Buddy!
Rockin' Relationship Manager
Working in tandem with Producer(s), the Relationship Manager is responsible for the overall vision as it relates to the clients’ strategic objectives, ensuring that projects stay on strategy and on brand. In addition, the Relationship Manager develops and nurtures the client relationship, with an ability to suggest additional service offerings and innovative ideas to the client. In effect, you serve as the “voice” of the client; taking ownership of the clients’ point of view and requirements; acting as an internal representative for the clients’ perspective. You need to understand at a very high level the goals of multiple projects and campaigns and how they interrelate in a brand strategy. How is success defined? By your ability to develop trust with the client, by helping them see The Buddy Group as strategic partner, not just a vendor, and by increasing the clients’ use of our service offerings.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Conduct or participate in weekly or monthly status meetings with client.
- Once an opportunity has been initiated, define the scope, to include writing and executing the SOW.
- Provide consistent and clear communication with both client and Buddies regarding all aspects of the account, meeting recaps, time line updates, changes in scope.
- Consistently adhere to and enforce the department processes and standards.
- Responsible for quarterly account reviews (profitability, compatibility, long-term goals).
- Assist with Creative and Development teams’ kick-off meetings and status meetings.
Qualifications:
- Must have a kickass sense of humor.
- Minimum 3+ years in account management in a digital advertising environment.
- Expert in online terminology and technology.
- Strong client relationship skills and ability to accurately manage client expectations.This means taking a deep dive educationally about the client, their competition, and their industry, and translating that knowledge into actionable opportunities for The Buddy Group to grow the account financially.
- Ability to establish priorities, work independently, and proceed with objectives with minimal supervision or guidance.
- Highly organized and detail-oriented with an ability to manage multiple clients simultaneously.
- Expert verbal and written communication skills.
- Expert in Microsoft Office.
- Expert budget management, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to clearly and enthusiastically present concepts to clients and stakeholders.
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