Careers

You won’t find any cubicles here. In fact, we don’t have many walls in general. That’s because here at Small Army, we think of ourselves as one big team — office dogs included.

Whether you’re working furiously in a room by yourself, collaborating in a group, or attending one of our many offsite enrichment opportunities, Small Army wants you to leave work every day feeling inspired and empowered. Our work-life balance is off-the-charts incredible, and we have a PowerPoint somewhere to prove it. But you should really just come and see for yourself. (That way you can pet the dogs, too.)

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Open Positions

Associate Creative Director / Art

Description

ACDs take the lead in defining the creative strategic direction of storytelling campaigns and projects across a broad range of client products and services. Art ACDs are self-motivated, presenting and defending their and others’ work with confidence, creativity and strategic thought. They set a positive example for collaboration and teamwork while always looking for ways to push a brand to greatness with their own creativity. They demonstrate superior conceptual art direction and design skills while helping foster and develop those skills in senior and junior art directors.

JOB EXPECTATIONS

Help the ECD lead the creative department by being a living example of positivity, forward thinking, mentorship, kindness, curiosity and creativity.
Continually push for and inspire bold, surprising and groundbreaking creative.
Both execute and lead the development of world-class creative concepts across all channels that are on-brand and on-strategy.
Confidently and strategically present, defend and sell through work to clients and key stakeholders within the agency.
Develop and nurture strong, trusting client relationships.
Be a constant student of current and evolving technology, that helps deliver creative in new, cool and surprising ways.
Maintain consistently high graphic standards and pro-actively learn and evangelize new techniques and trends in design and advertising.
Mentor creative staff by developing and guiding creative thinking and execution.
Be able to distill and incorporate feedback/input from your agency RM team and clients.
With approval and help from the ECD, monitor all materials through all stages of pre-production and production.
Help problem-solve and pro-actively lead your team to higher ground with smart solutions and a positive attitude.
Complete all assigned work on time and regularly report the status of projects to the ECD.
Manage a full plate of assignments across all channels, including new business pitches.
Foster and build a team atmosphere, built on collaboration and positive, productive working relationships.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

7-10 years of experience at an in-house or external ad agency and a portfolio of work that demonstrates your skills.

Hands on experience with:
Logo design, typography, color, layout composition, video, digital/web design, print production, image selection, package design, presentation design

Proficient in:
Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Adobe XD, google slides, powerpoint

Working knowledge of:
Premiere/Adobe After Effects, Media Encoder, Lightroom

Bonus points:
Sketch/Invision/Figma

*Portfolio Required – Submissions without a link to view work will not be considered.

Senior Copywriter

Description

Can you write headlines that stop people in their tracks? Take long format content that’s deathly technical and turn it into human-speak? Come up with big conceptual ideas that make other creatives say, “Dang I wish I’d thought of that!” If so, we’d love to meet you!

But before we get ahead of ourselves…in order to be considered for this position, you also need to have 5-7 years of copywriting experience at an in-house or external ad agency and a portfolio of work that demonstrates your mad skillz.

Responsibilities include:.

Help steward the quality of the creative department by being a living example of positivity, forward thinking, kindness, curiosity and creativity.
Be a creative leader, inspiring and motivating others with the wisdom of your experience and awesomeness of your talent.
Develop groundbreaking creative concepts across all channels that are on-strategy and on-brand.
Distill complexity into consumer-friendly content in a variety of formats including long format, traditional media, broadcast, digital and social media.
Write in a variety of styles and voices and model a consistently high standards of work for your team and the agency.
Write copy from concept through to completion based on input from client, agency team, and personal research.
Be self-motivated, presenting and defending your work with confidence, creativity and strategic thought.
Be a constant student of media, culture and life, infusing these things together to deliver creative in new and surprising ways.
With approval and guidance from your ECD, monitor all materials through all stages of pre-production and production.
Be highly organized and complete all assigned work correctly, on time and regularly report the status of projects to your team leader.
Mentor and guide creative staff.
Participate in and lead brainstorm sessions with your partner and other creative team members.
Manage a full plate of assignments across all channels (broadcast, print, direct, digital, etc.) as well as new business pitches.
Foster and build a team atmosphere, built on positive, productive working relationships.

Senior Media Planner

Description

The Senior Media Planner will be working with the local and national paid media team members, supporting execution and measurement for all media efforts. He/she will own their plans, reports, and recommendations – seeing campaigns from start to finish, and will continue to hone their media planning and buying skills.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Participate in development of integrated media plans and strategies
End-to-end management of media campaigns
Implement and monitor tracking of KPIs and overall ROI
Execute a wide variety of online media (including display, video, paid social, digital audio, content marketing, email marketing, native, etc) and/or offline media (print, TV, radio, OOH)
Construct and deliver detailed reports on a monthly basis
Presentation of key media deliverables
Maintain status reports and/or department documents
Manage billing alongside Assoc Media Planner/Media Planner and Accounting counterparts
Conduct industry, competitive, and audience research using media tools and agency resources
Foster partnerships with vendors and other 3rd parties
Daily pacing and budget tracking
Stay up-to-date with media trends and best practices
Learn the latest media platforms/tools

Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree
2-4 years advertising or media agency experience

Knowledge & Skill Requirements:

G Suite (sheets, docs, slides), Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
Self-serve social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Snapchat, TikTok)
Google Marketing platform (Campaign Manager, Google Analytics, Google Data Studio)
Ability to conduct critical analysis and identify key insights
Strong written, verbal, and visual communication skills
Comfortable in a client facing role
Proactive and self-motivated
Excellent problem solving skills
Solid project management and organizational skills
High level of accuracy and attention to detail
Ability to multitask, prioritize, and perform under tight deadlines

Account Director

Description

RELATIONSHIP DIRECTOR

The Relationship Director at Small Army has at least 7 years experience of partnering with Clients to help their business grow. As a hybrid between a senior level Account Executive and Planner, the Relationship Director at Small Army is a trusted strategic advisor for clients – they turn to and rely on the Relationship Director in making strategic decisions. The Director is also an influencer within the Agency and will help in setting Agency direction, client goals, and staff growth. They consistently deliver ideas on behalf of both Clients and the Agency which lead to account and Agency growth. They are also instrumental in ensuring the Relationship Management team is comprised of eager learners and contributors.

What you’d do:

Lead the Agency’s most high profiles accounts.
Regularly interface with client and constantly hunt for solutions and big ideas that are innovative and relevant.
Immerse in the essential dynamics, strategies, audiences and drivers of client’s business.
Foresee opportunities and formulate plans to drive/extend the business.
Build strong, collaborative and trusted relationships with clients, colleagues, and direct reports.
Act as an open and willing resource to team members in assessing creative briefs, ideas and directions, and provide guidance to push further.
Partner with Senior Leadership team to review financials, set goals, and determine how to help the Agency grow both fiscally and culturally.
Engage in New Business activity.
Know when to lead and when to roll up their sleeves to get the job done.

What you’d bring to the table:

7-10 years experience working at an advertising agency. Applicants without agency-based experience will not be considered for the role.
Has a keen eye for great creative that both moves and stays on strategy.
Communicate to creative team in a way that both inspires and directs.
Ability to drive client profitability by finding growth opportunities and improving agency efficiencies.
Ability to exude confidence and a level head when managing the most challenging of projects or personalities.
Experience coaching, involving and inspiring the growth and development of junior Agency staff via providing consistent feedback, training and growth opportunities.
Digitally fluent, with an understanding of the complex, fragmented media landscape and how to bring together cohesive programs and drive results for clients.
Experience working in the high-tech/SaaS/Security industry is a plus.

Video Production Intern

Description

Passionate about production? Eager to edit? Small Army is looking for an intern who wants to gain experience in the world of ad agency video editing and production. You’ll be working side-by-side with the video editor, video producer, and project managers to help take client projects from pre-production through post.

RESPONSIBILITIES (Dependent on experience)

Organizing and logging client video footage
Editing client video content under the supervision of the video editor
Taking ownership over producing video & audio content for Small Army social media
Building production schedules
Taking and consolidating meeting notes
Searching for stock clips and music
Podcast editing
Attending internal creative meetings

Depending on experience and availability, there may be opportunities for the intern to play a production role during video shoots.

DETAILS

Time Range: Flexible from September – December, with opportunities to extend.

Hours: Flexible, 24 – 40/week, dependent on workload and skillset.

Location: This is a hybrid position. Applicants are asked to be in person on Wed/Thurs as schedules allow.

Note: all internships are paid and eligible for academic credit.

WHAT YOU NEED

Apart from a can-do attitude, strong organizational skills, and a desire to learn, you’ll need experience with Premiere Pro. Any knowledge of Media Encoder, After Effects, other Creative Cloud softwares, audio editing softwares, and/or video equipment and production is a plus.

HOW TO APPLY

Please attach your resume, and include links to 1 – 3 videos you have worked on, with short descriptions of your involvement in each. Candidates that are the right fit for the position will be contacted for interviews.

Intern - Account Management Leadership Program

Description

Small Army’s Account Management Leadership Program is a full-time internship which will provide the vital skills needed for success in account management at an Advertising Agency. In this paid program, interns will get to do and see it all—strategy and research, project management, financial management, guiding creative process, building client relationships, and assisting operations. This program provides real agency experience and knowledge about the industry. Successful candidates are enthusiastic about any challenge, always willing to do more, and want to be part of a fun, growing ad agency.

How to Apply

For consideration, please provide an essay (up to 500 words) on what your moral is and how it will make you an invaluable part of Small Army. You can attach this essay as a page in your resume document or place the essay in the “Tell us about yourself” section [please title it “My Moral”].

Due to the high volume of submissions, we are not able to reply to each individual applicant. You will be contacted if you have been selected for an interview.