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Our Brooklyn team is among the best in the world. We employ technology to help tell our stories, though we never use it as a starting point - nor do we limit ourselves to a solely digital perspective. We work hard. We are perfectionists. But we revel in stepping away from our monitors (to play ping pong or foos).
We believe fun begets innovation. If you share our mindset, maybe we should chat. All candidates must be US citizens or have appropriate visas. Candidates should also enjoy pizza (Grimaldi's is a block away). We are a dog-friendly workplace.
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POSTED Mar 01, 2010
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Sr. Designer

NO RECRUITERS OR STAFFING COMPANIES.

We seek a whip-smart, frighteningly organized, deeply competent, good natured, even tempered, insanely dedicated Senior Designer to join the Big Spaceship team.


You must have:
- 2+ years of proven design experience, preferably in interactive/digital
- A deep desire to experiment and learn from others


Skills:

- Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, After Effects, Video, Typography
- Design, Animation, Layout
- 3D (Maya, Cinema 4D) a plus
- Design and animation expert
- Equal parts confidence and humility within our multidisciplinary, collaborative teams
- An unflappable sense of calm in the face of an intense, creative and fast-paced environment

 

When applying:
- Please include a cover letter, resume and at minimum a link to your personal URL/portfolio

- We'll accept .PDF portfolios in lieu of links or online samples of your work, but please submit these as a download rather than an attachment.

POSTED Mar 01, 2010
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Designer

NO RECRUITERS OR STAFFING COMPANIES.

We seek a whip-smart, frighteningly organized, deeply competent, good natured, even tempered, insanely dedicated Designer to join the Big Spaceship Team. We are currently soliciting candidates authorized to work in the U.S. at this time.


You have:
- Up to 1 year of design experience or newly graduated, preferably in interactive/digital
- A deep desire to experiment and learn from others

Skills:
- Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, After Effects, Video, Typography
- Design, Animation, Layout
- Equal parts confidence and humility within our multidisciplinary, collaborative teams
- An unflappable sense of calm in the face of an intense, creative and fast-paced environment

 

When applying:
- Please include a cover letter, resume and at minimum a link to your personal URL/portfolio

- We'll accept .PDF portfolios in lieu of links or online samples of your work, but please submit these as a download rather than an attachment

POSTED Mar 01, 2010
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Sr. Strategist

NO RECRUITERS OR STAFFING COMPANIES.

We seek an ingenious Senior Strategist who excels at leading the development of digital marketing solutions and building brands, to join the Big Spaceship client engagement team. You are excited about tackling new grounds, and are able to champion teams in assessing and solving complex brand challenges. You are positive, proactive and naturally at home in an organic, team-motivated environment. We are currently soliciting candidates authorized to work in the U.S. at this time.

 

You must have:
- 3+ years interactive marketing / digital strategy leadership experience.
- A bachelor's degree or higher.
- Agency experience (preferable) or equivalent experience you deem more compelling.
- A passion for digital culture and inventing solutions to tomorrow's challenges today.
- Exceptional writing and presentation abilities.
- Talent for inspiring confidence and collaboration.
- Ability to synthesize and express complex ideas in accessible forms.

You know:

- Planning is 1st nature.

- How to express and reframe complex ideas in elegant meaningful terms for the benefit of internal teams and client discussion.
- How to effectively collaborate with multidisciplinary project teams to enable all participants to feel equally invested in strategies and executions.
- How to facilitate brainstorms and enable meaningful discussion with a cornucopia of minds.
- How to contextualize the 'forest from the trees' concurrently and know when and how to separate focus accordingly.
- How to write concisely, compellingly and speedily while maintaining perspective.
- Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint.  Keynote. Project management toolsets are a plus.
- A thing or two about digital culture and behavior.


What you'll do:
- You are equally adept at crafting positioning statements, refining unique perspectives, and evolving presentation decks that fundamentally help understanding and further thinking.
- You are a relentless problem solver and are inspired by assessing and resolving complex challenges for varied client needs.
- You are familiar with all current marketing buzzwords and utilize them as tools more than formulas for developing meaningful strategies.
- You live + breathe popular culture and digital spaces (not just talk, but the walk).
- You maintain your own ideas about what works, what doesn't and why.
- You are equally a generalist, capable of framing the Big Picture, and a specialist, with extensive expertise and passionate in one or two specific areas relevant to trends and innovation in the digital space.
- You appoint your mental space with furniture that may include: branding, marketing, user experience, game design, social and behavioral psychology, anthropology, business, social engineering, or anything additional you believe is valuable in developing exceptional strategies that enable positive experiences.

When applying:
- Please include a cover letter and detailed resume.
- Optional: Relevant writing samples.
- We accept .pdfs as a download rather than an attachment.

POSTED Mar 01, 2010
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Producer

NO RECRUITERS OR STAFFING COMPANIES.

We seek a client facing, frighteningly organized, dedicated Producer / Project Manager to join the Big Spaceship team. Qualified candidates should be innately proactive, a nurturer of excellence and a stickler for minutiae to the point of obsession. You are positive, proactive and naturally at home in an organic, team-motivated environment. We are currently seeking candidates authorized to work in the US at this time.

 

You must have:
- 2+ years experience interactive / digital project management.
- Exceptional documentation and communication capabilities.
- A way with words, as much of your communication will be written
- Proven client and team management experience.
- Extraordinary ability to collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams in an intense, fast-paced environment.
- Bachelor's Degree or higher.  Agency experience big or small.
- A consistently positive attitude.

Skills
- Multi-disciplinary resource allocation / project management expert.
- Digital, Interactive, New Media expertise.
- Multi-task and manage effectively, a variety of projects, concurrently and successfully deliver on time.
- Scope drafting / Budgeting / P&L / Milestone / Planning expertise.
- Strong Keynote or Powerpoint skills (and if Powerpoint, you will be delighted to learn Keynote)
- Microsoft Word, Excel expert.  Familiarity with industry standard Project Management softwares and tools.
- Client management experience and how to conduct yourself professionally with individuals, teams + clients.
- Basic knowledge and use of HTML-PHP-XML (Photoshop, Flash, Animation application knowledge a plus)
- Write and communicate effectively in all forms (written, spoken, presentation)
- You know what a SCRUM is and how to champion excellence.

What you'll do:
- Collaborate with a team of producers.
- Enable teams of Strategists, Designers, Developers, Interns and peers.
- Draft, Budget, and create Scopes of Work, Project Schedules and Project related documentation
- Participate in (and sometimes lead) the writing of proposals
- Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to generate innovative, strategically sound project plans + schedules to support them.
- Manage the production process with teams and clients and the tracking of deadlines.
- Understanding client needs and team challenges to proactively create and enable solutions quickly.
- Process management.

When applying:
- Please include a cover letter and detailed resume.
- We accept .pdfs as a download rather than an attachment.

POSTED Mar 01, 2010
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Jr. User Experience / IA

NO RECRUITERS OR STAFFING COMPANIES.

We seek a methods grounded Junior UX/IA who excels at translating requirements into clear and well constructed interface concepts, to join the Big Spaceship strategy team. Candidates with @ 1 year+ of professional experience are welcome to apply. You are positive, proactive and naturally at home in an organic, team-motivated environment.

 

You must have:
• A background in Information Science, Cognitive Psychology, HCI, or a related field.

• You have knowledge of the methodologies of user experience design and how to apply them.
• Excellent written, verbal and visual communication skills.
• Self-organizing with a high degree of attention to detail. You notice typos in job listings.
• Enthusiasm, curiosity and a willingness to learn.
• Critical thinking skills.

• Ability to assess what is required, and when, to balance the multiple tasks on your plate.
• Comfort with: Omnigraffle, Visio, Keynote, Powerpoint, Photoshop, HTML, CSS, Javascript, Flash.
• Ability to balance and prioritize multiple tasks and projects.

You know:
• How to translate requirements from a team of producers and strategists into interface concepts as in:
   Wireframes, Flowcharts, and Prototypes to be shared with project stakeholders.
• How to effectively represent and advocate for the user throughout the course of a project.
• How to develop persona, user scenario, and user case/story documentation.
• How to conduct relevant research to inform user scenario and decisions enabling design and technical implementation

When applying:
• Please include a cover letter detailing your interest and experience in UX
• Resume / Professional Summary
• Applicable UX samples
• We accept .pdfs as a download rather than an attachment.

POSTED Mar 01, 2010
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Sr. Producer

NO RECRUITERS OR STAFFING COMPANIES.

We seek a client facing, team championing Sr. Producer to join the Big Spaceship team. Qualified candidates should be innately proactive, a champion of excellence, and a nurturer of all that is good. We are currently seeking candidates authorized to work in the US at this time

 

You must have:

- 3+ years experience interactive/digital project management.

- Proven client and team management expertise.

- Client management and account leadership expertise.

- Exceptional documentation and communication skills.

- Powerhouse abilities to collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams in a fast-paced environment.

- Agency experience preferred.

- Bachelor's Degree or higher.

 

Skills

- Digital and New Media.

- Contracts : Scope drafting / Budgeting / P&L / Milestone / Planning

- Methods: Project Management leader and all associated industry standard tool sets.

- Client / Accounts: How to conduct yourself professionally with individuals, teams and clients.

- You thought of SCRUM before deciding this was something other than a rugby match.

- Write and communicate effectively, transparently and proactively in all forms.

 

What You'll do

- Collaborate with a team of producers.

- Champion a team of Strategists, Designers, Developers, Interns and Peers

- Draft, Budget and craft Scopes of Work, Schedules, and Project/Engagement Documentation

- Lead and enable proposals and ongoing engagement needs with Clients.

- Enable multi-disciplinary teams to generate innovative, strategically sound project plans.

- Steward schedules and planning that resoundingly support success for everyone you interact with.

- Interface with Executive management in caring for the overall health of assigned accounts.

- Assess client needs quickly and team challenges proactively to create and enable effective solutions quickly.

- Manage the production process with teams and clients and the tracking of deadlines.
- Herald and mentor iteratively, effective process management.

When applying:
- Please include a cover letter and detailed resume.
- We accept .pdfs as a download rather than an attachment.

 
Big Spaceship provides equal opportunity in employment and will administer its policies with regard to recruitment, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, compensation and benefits without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability or status as a disabled veteran or veteran of the Vietnam era or any other characteristic or status protected by applicable law.