With Nike + the Lance Armstrong Foundation, we helped develop the yellow LIVESTRONG wristband + create a social phenomenon.
Part guerrilla stunt, part social engagement experiment, ‘The Honest Store,’ was a pop-up shop stocked with ice cold Honest Tea. With nothing but a money box + a sign requesting “$1.00 on the Honor System,” we tested the honesty of six cities across the country.
Texting + driving is killing thousands of American teenagers every year. We’re working with Allstate to engage teens + their parents by pledging not to text + drive.
When Kraft’s first new product launch in fifteen years also happens to redefine the entire beverage category, it calls for a big splash. Or, in the case of liquid water enhancer MiO — a sizable squirt. We took the digital + social reins and went to town.
A 2-minute social media video explains how Chevrolet plans to put $40 million of its marketing budget over the next 3-5 years toward community projects to reduce CO2 emissions.
We’re working with Michelle Obama + her childhood obesity initiative.
Working as the part of the Obama Media Team, our job was to help mobilize young voters in 22 battleground states. We created a multi-media political campaign that broke new ground for major party political campaigns. In other words, it was pure Obama.
For all kinds of corporate and non-profit clients, SS+K develops big, bold ideas that pierce cultural static, competitive clutter and consumer indifference and we execute those ideas in every way possible.
Founded in 1993, SS+K is a creative agency specializing in social engagement across marketing and communications disciplines, including advertising, media, social media, branded entertainment, public relations, events and promotions. The agency has offices in New York, Boston, Detroit and Washington, D.C. and is part-owned by Creative Artists Agency (CAA).
SS+K seeks a creative, energetic, digitally fluent, media-savvy, motivated marketing communications professional to join our team.
Learn More …The ideal person for this position should be able to think outside the box and contribute to the development and execution of big ideas. He/she should have strong writing skills, an understanding of and an active participant in social media as well as be able to assist in account management and generate client-ready documents.
2-3 years of experience in public relations, advertising or digital in an agency or corporate environment
Bachelors degree preferred or equivalent work experience
Excellent written and verbal skills
Ability to interact with and build relationships with clients and vendors
Participant in social media
Entrepreneur able to work without supervision
Motivated with a strong work ethic and an appreciation for a team-oriented, collaborative environment
The account executive will be expected to–
Manage account projects, including drafting documents, managing vendor relationships, coordinating with in-house production teams, managing project timelines and participating in client calls + meetings, when appropriate.
Assist in the development of digital and social media ideas and execution of campaigns, including writing copy for Twitter, Facebook, etc., managing social communities, online monitoring and blogger outreach.
Assist in the development and execution of a wide variety of marketing communications campaigns – from brand and consumer to issues advocacy to corporate strategy + positioning.
Draft client communications, including memos, presentations and e-mails.
Interested candidates please send a cover letter and resume to sae at ssk.com.
SS+K seeks a creative, energetic, digitally fluent, media-savvy, motivated account supervisor to join our team.
Learn More …The ideal person thinks unconventionally and can guide the execution of all aspects of a marketing communications campaign. This person will have the ability to analyze communication problems and offer strategic solutions, be successful on a variety of topics from brand launches to issue advocacy; as well as possess strong writing and presentation skills. Experience developing and executing significant marketing communications programs with digital and social media components necessary.
5-7 years of experience in public relations, advertising or digital in an agency or corporate environment
Bachelors degree preferred or equivalent work experience
Excellent written and verbal skills
Ability to build relationships with clients and vendors
Understanding of how to complete a project from start to finish, including how to translate broad client needs to concepts into specific work streams or deliverables
Understanding of the creative process and ability to communicate it to the client in the context of their needs
Ability to manage scope by communicating internally and with client teams
Ability to manage a team comprised of different marketing disciplines, as well as understanding when and how to tap into different skill sets – from strategists to producers – to ensure projects are completed with the right level of expertise
Ability to think holistically about a client/brand and how to further brand campaign integration
Motivated with a strong work ethic and an appreciation for a team-oriented, collaborative environment
The account supervisor will be expected to–
Manage account team and projects, including drafting documents, managing vendor relationships, coordinating with in-house production teams, managing project timelines and client calls + meetings
Lead the development and execution of a wide variety of marketing communications campaigns – from brand and consumer to issues advocacy to corporate strategy + positioning.
Lead in the development of digital and social media ideas and execution of campaigns, as well as oversee the writing copy for Twitter, Facebook, etc., team members managing social communities, online monitoring and blogger outreach.
Quarterback cross-agency teams and manage complex relationships to drive creative programs from strategy to execution
Manage the day-to-day relationship with the clients, as well as the various internal departments needed to complete projects
Mentor and manage junior staff and guide them in client management
Interested candidates please send a cover letter and resume to sae at ssk.com.
SS+K is looking for creative thinkers to be social media community managers for high profile brand and product lines.
Learn More …The community manager would own the voice of the brand across all of its digital and social platforms and continually find unique ways for the brand to connect with the consumer. The person(s) would work collaboratively with brand teams and digital strategists to set community objectives, develop messaging strategies, concept engagement tactics, publish content and optimize campaign performance for brand(s).
Significant knowledge and use of Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms
Strong creative writing skills and an interest in writing for social media
Ability to multitask, problem solve, think quickly and make judgment calls
Comfortable with numbers, both reading and writing quantitative and qualitative reports
You have experience managing social media platforms for brands before
You are familiar with social media clients like Hootsuite or Tweetdeck
You have used social media reporting tools like Radian6 or Sysomos
You like to research social media product developments and other brand successes
The community manager will be expected to –
Collaborate with brand teams to develop content calendars for clients social media platforms and manage the content calendar on a daily basis
Source, curate, write and publish content across brand platforms that supports the campaign strategy and can bring to life the brand’s voice online
Spot opportunities to elevate engagement and work with brand, creative and strategy teams to develop content and tactics
Monitor and respond to social media conversations in a timely and expert fashion
Act as the primary thermometer of audience sentiment and source for conversation insights across all platforms
Identify and elevate problems or conflicts in order to be dealt with quickly and avoid fallout
Develop regular reports and recommendations for optimizing community efforts
Interface confidently with clients to problem solve open issues, share reporting, and manage overall community management workflow
Work with brand team and digital strategy team to document best practices, emerging trends and new platforms that can help evolve and expand the community
Interested candidates please send your resume resume to CM at ssk.com.
SS+K seeks a creative, energetic, digitally fluent, media-savvy, motivated Vice President, Group Director to join our team.
Learn More …The ideal person thinks unconventionally and can guide the execution of all aspects of a marketing communications campaign with a heavy emphasis on, but not limited to digital and social media. This person will have the ability to analyze communication problems and offer strategic solutions, be successful on a variety of topics from brand launches to issue advocacy; as well as possess strong writing and presentation skills; experience creating, developing and executing significant branded communications programs with digital components and in social media channels.
10 – 12 years agency experience with a significant amount of that time focused on guiding digital projects
Possess a mastery of marketing communications, including understanding the contribution of different disciplines to an integrated product
Strong understanding of digital and social media
Understands the architecture digital properties [purpose, use, and connectivity to other technology] as well as the trends, properties and platforms available in digital and how they can be used to problem solve
Bring a user-centric perspective for all things technology
Manage all aspects of client services and be accountable for the success of the engagement including, ability to instill confidence in the client, have in-depth knowledge of the clients business, develop collaborative trusting relationship with the client, manage client expectations and serve as the client’s senior point of contact
Identify opportunities within existing client relationship to grow and expand business
Recognize when appropriate to push beyond traditional media stereotypes and drive more impactful creative solutions
Sell ideas to clients; advance + expand client relationships
The VP will be expected to –
Direct significant account projects from start to finish
Oversee the conception, development and execution of digital and social media-driven communications programs, including monitoring projects, online brand audits, blogger outreach, and channel-specific programs [e.g. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, etc.]
Move easily among different types of marketing communication campaigns – from brand + consumer to issues advocacy to corporate strategy + positioning.
Mobilize the resources necessary to service their accounts, including resources across expertise areas, teaming with research/planning and partners to develop the brief and strategy and delegating responsibility to the appropriate team members
Educate clients and internal staff on how digital works – from the design process to execution – using straight forward terms
Navigate multi-agency relationships, asserting proper voice and presence relative to SS+K’s role with its clients
Identify opportunities to extend and/or expand their accounts
Mentoring, professional development and skill building of their direct reports, drawing on the training and development resources made available by the firm
Participate in firm-wide management responsibilities and/or to actively engage the firm as a whole in learning from their expertise.
Interested candidates please send cover letter and resume to vp at ssk.com.
