Dreamers wanted.

BBMG seeks a brand strategist to join our growing engagement team. Successful candidate will have strategic, analytical and creative thinking skills, client management experience and experience developing and implementing successful brand innovation initiatives and integrated marketing campaigns.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Develop branding, marketing and communications strategies based on insightful planning analysis and innovative ideas.
• Determine priority discovery protocol for strategic insights; execute and supervise research steps as appropriate.
• Mastery of BBMG process and protocols.
• Manage projects and serve as client contact.
• Facilitate brainstorms and innovation workshops (leveraging outside partners and experts as appropriate).
• Provide strategic direction to support creative team in concepting and design.
• Write and edit a range of positioning and marketing materials.
• Other tasks may include event logistics and contributing to new business proposals/presentations.

Qualifications:

• 3-5+ years of brand strategy and/or planning and strategic communications experience.
• Strong leadership abilities, business acumen, strategic thinking.
• The ability to distill client needs and research findings into actionable brand strategy.
• Hands-on experience in project management.
• Superior organizational, communication and analytical skills are a must.
• Exceptional written, verbal and presentation skills.
• A desire to work in a growing values-driven agency.
• Sharp attention to detail.
• Proven ability to meet deadlines, juggle multiple projects and work independently in a fast-paced office.
• Expertise in using MAC OS and software (iWork), MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Internet research tools (knowledge of Lexis-Nexis and Bacon’s Media Source a plus).
• This position requires strict confidentiality regarding clients/projects.

Benefits

BBMG provides full health care and dental coverage as well as a competitive salary, performance bonus, agency bonus, Transitchek and matching 401(k) based on experience and ability to meet above criteria.

All inquiries will be kept confidential.

Please email cover letter and resume to careers@bbmg.com. Please include "Strategist" in the subject line.

No phone calls please, thanks for understanding.

BBMG is seeking a PM with astounding account and production management skills. Long story short, you are really good at getting ‘er done. The PM will work with multi-disciplinary teams of strategists, researchers, designers and outside partners in order to manage strategy, innovation and design engagements.

The right candidate will be a strategic thinker with superior verbal and written communications skills and have experience with issue-or cause-based communications.

A great sense of humor is a plus as well as a demonstrable sense of social responsibility.

Key Strengths

• Understands that success is 1% inspiration, 99% execution and boy do you know how to execute

• Speaks many languages…including client speak, partner speak, digital speak, storytelling speak, team speak (special consideration given to those who can also whisper to BBMG’s two canine companions, Hans and Harley)

• Demonstrates facility with project management tools and always has additional tricks up one’s sleeve

• Sees juggling many balls as an opportunity to make order out of chaos vs. make a run for the door

• Clearly understands how the PM role is key to delighting our clients and making the world a better place

 Primary Responsibilities

• Manage all client logistics, including client communication, project kickoffs and wrap-ups, materials/content/digital production and internal coordination with the BBMG team

• Coordinate timelines and milestones across multiple projects; make recommendations for adjustments based on capacity, cost and client needs

• Update, monitor and forecast engagement budgets

• Research and manage outside partners and vendors

• Schedule and facilitate important client-facing and/or internal meetings; prepare agenda and appropriate documents; clarify goals and know when to step in if the meeting is going sideways

• Anticipate and identify issues (large or small) long before they become serious challenges

• Identify opportunities to do something new or differently; including incorporating new technologies and/or tools into our work

Qualifications

• Proven interest in branding and innovation for social good

• 1-3 years agency account management experience (or heavy intern experience that adds up to the same); must include direct client coordination, strategy and/or marketing and digital and/or social media experience

• Demonstrates comfort working in a fast paced, dynamic and collaborative environment

• Shockingly great organizational and time management skills (tracks time better than a fancy Swiss watch, maybe you don’t even need a watch)

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (we will ask for writing samples, so feel free to send them in advance or point us to your blog, website, etc.)

• Enjoys problem-solving and being resourceful; knows how to be politely persistent when the situation calls for it

• Sharp attention to detail

• Familiarity working on a MAC and with standard software (MS Office, iWork, Adobe suite a plus)

• Creative and entrepreneurial spirit

Benefits

BBMG provides full health care and dental coverage as well as a competitive salary, individual performance bonus, agency bonus, pre-tax spending accounts and matching 401(k) based on experience and ability to meet above criteria.

All inquiries will be kept confidential.

Please email cover letter and resume to careers@bbmg.com. Please include "PM" in the subject line.

No phone calls, please. Thanks for understanding.

BBMG is always on the lookout for enthusiastic and talented brand strategy and brand planning associates. The internship is a tailored learning opportunity for graduate students completing studies in a related field. The internships are flexible opportunities in our NYC studio that generally run on a summer and/or semester schedule.

Successful interns will be strategic thinkers with superior verbal and written communications skills and have experience with issue-or cause-based communications. A great sense of humor is a plus as well as a demonstrable sense of social responsibility.

Applicants should be completing graduate-level studies and must have relevant professional experience in communications, branding, social marketing and/or mission-driven initiatives to be considered.

If you're interested in this position, please send cover letter and resume to careers@bbmg.com.

**Please be sure to include "Strategy Intern" in the subject line - don't forget the subject line, it ensures your information gets to the right person quick-like**

No phone calls, please. Thanks for understanding.

Thanks for your interest!

BBMG is seeking talented freelance graphic, interactive and new media designers to work with our design team on a range of exciting projects. Applicants must have a minimum of four years design experience, preferably with strategic branding assignments and corporate communications. Expertise in sustainable and experiential design is a plus. Must be fluent in Adobe Creative Suite.

If you're interested in this position, please send cover letter, resume and salary history to careers@bbmg.com.