Careers at 829

What You’ll Be Doing

Whether it’s the homepage of a website, an upcoming email campaign and subject lines, or a long-form piece of downloadable content, the Content Strategist will be a go-to team member for capturing the voices of our clients. Help us to expand our clients’ ability to drive and convert leads through relevant brand-boosting content.

This person will be responsible for bringing creativity, attention to detail and innovative ideas to each client project.

Primary Responsibilities

• Work directly with 829 Studios’ diverse client roster to develop and execute marketing initiatives across a variety of platforms.
• Coordinate with 829 Studios’ in-house design, development and marketing teams to provide broad strategic direction and ensure overall performance of client projects/campaigns.
• Conduct the necessary research to understand a client’s brand and voice.
• Produce content and direct content strategy for website copy and various marketing campaigns.
• Keep the client’s brand identity top-of-mind when writing content to always convey the right voice and messaging throughout each campaign.

Must-Haves

• 2-5 years of professional writing experience — bonus points for agency experience
• Passion for writing and storytelling (writing samples a must)
• Experience assembling content initiatives from ideation through implementation
• An understanding of integrated digital marketing strategies and SEO best practice
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A genuine curiosity and ability to actively participate in client interviews and meetings
• Enjoy juggling a variety of projects for clients with differing voices
• Exceptional time management and organization skills
• Ability to work both independently and in a team-oriented environment

Nice-to-Haves

• HubSpot Inbound certification
• A working knowledge of Content Management Systems like WordPress

 Responsibilities

• Work closely with an in-house team of designers, project managers, and digital strategists to take websites and applications from concept to working product for a variety of clients across multiple industries.
• Help maintain and add functionality to existing websites.
• Produce effective business-oriented solutions based on organizational goals.
• Communicate ideas clearly and in a manner that can be understood by clients and ‘non-techie’ personnel.
• Install, customize and maintain plug-ins and 3rd-party applications.
• Help refine and define 829 Studios’ processes and workflows.

Must-Haves

• Two or more years of experience developing front end web sites and applications using HTML5, CSS3, PHP, JavaScript and JQuery.
• Familiarity with UNIX infrastructure.
• Strong grasp of media queries and responsive design.
• Knowledge of the WordPress framework.
• Familiarity with a version control system (we use Git) and deployment procedures.
• Working knowledge of the Adobe suite of products for extracting graphical assets.
• Strong problem-solving skills.

Nice-to-Haves

• Familiarity with Amazon Web Services
• Python/Django experience.
• Knowledge of Google Analytics

Please, no staffing agencies!

What You’ll be Doing

• Advise clients on how to best accomplish their business goals through digital advertising
• Strategize, develop, and simultaneously maintain multiple search engine marketing campaigns for a variety of small to medium sized businesses
• Update clients regularly as to the status of their digital initiatives
• Monitor the effectiveness of campaigns as they relate to client goals, conversions, and events
• Serve as a technical resource to other departments

Must Haves

• Knowledge of various online advertising toolsets such as Google Adwords, Facebook Ad Manager, and Bing Ads
• Strong familiarity with Google Analytics
• Minimum 2 years managing paid advertising programs
• Proficiency in MS Excel
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentational skills
• Exceptional time management and organization skills
• Ability to work both independently and in a team-oriented environment

Nice-to-Haves

• Google AdWords/ Bing Ads certifications
• Experience managing display campaigns
• Familiarity with WordPress or a similar CMS
• Understanding of landing page best practices and optimization techniques

Please, no staffing agencies!

What You’ll be Doing

• Work directly with clients to manage project schedules, assets, content and expectations in an organized and detail-oriented manner.
• Coordinate with 829 Studios’ internal design, development and marketing teams to keep projects on time and on budget.
• Maintain best practices by ensuring that protocols (like naming conventions and checklists) are being followed.
• Make basic website updates via content management systems like WordPress.
• Organize and prioritize task lists for both clients and internal groups.

Must Haves

• At least 4 years of agency experience as a Project/Client Manager or comparable role with a focus on medium and large-scale website projects.
• Exceptional communication, presentation and organizational skills.
• The ability to effectively communicate project goals and articulate the ideas behind the work we produce.
• An understanding of integrated digital marketing and its various components.
• Experience using project management solutions (we use Wrike).
• The ability to provide macro-level strategic vision, and a willingness to get involved in “nitty-gritty” day-to-day tasks to support projects and clients.
• A knowledge of Content Management Systems like WordPress, and e-mail marketing systems like MailChimp.

Please, no staffing agencies!

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead the UX strategy of all digital related projects, including scoping, content strategy, persona development, goal alignment and user need identification.
• Plan and lead discovery workshops and user testing sessions.
• Implement best practices to achieve better quality digital products.
• Determine content needs and lead in the creation of information architecture such as, but not limited to: content outline, sitemaps, wireframes, personas, user journeys and relevant flowcharts.
• Analyze and translate all data from client workshops, stakeholder interviews, analytics, audience research, and user-testing into strategic design solutions.
• Take on multiple projects at the same time and work with cross-functional teams.
• Establish yourself as the expert and a trusted advisor. Contribute to client presentations, convey ideas succinctly and deliver strategic recommendations with confidence.

Must-Haves

• Minimum 4 years agency experience in a UX role.
• A strong portfolio of strategic work for large-scale products and organizations.
• Knowledge and understanding of human-centered design.
• Experience working with talented user interface designers.
• Exceptional communication and organizational skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• An understanding of integrated digital marketing and its various components.

Please, no staffing agencies!