You have an amazing eye for design, and you’re adept at guiding and executing design strategies. You thrive when you’re given responsibility for the look and feel of an overall design program and how it brings a concept or specific message to life. You have a knack for working closely with Art Directors, Designers and Writers, and collaborating to implement and finalize the ideas they initiated for the project. You believe in the team. You’re all about working together to make the work beautiful. You not only crush it when you’re creating assets, you also have the discipline and attention to detail to manage assets well. And, you’re equally at home using print and digital production techniques. You’re not afraid to roll up your sleeves to get the job done. You’re pretty amazing, really.

Translate existing creative, campaign work and brand guidelines into both print and digital assets in consistent manner across all programs

Produce artwork mechanical files for print and digital deliverables using existing branded templates 

Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure quality product across all deliverables

Manage artwork versions and localizations, ongoing changes, and supply accurate files for proofing

2–4 years professional design experience, ideally in an agency setting

Chicago-based preferred, currently remote with plans to return to office in Q2 2022

You love language. You create in words, phrases, inflections. You give an unforgettable voice to ideas and express the possibilities of an unforgettable experience. You bring your life, your passions and your preferences and creative priorities into your work every day. You add a unique and authentic facet to a creative team and a company fully invested in the growth and empowerment of your talent.

And, you’re a writer who is equally as comfortable in the world of brands talking to brands as you are in the world of brands talking to consumers. You’re a strategic thinker. You thrive in transforming complex information into digestible and delightful written, read and heard content. You have a knack for breathing emotion and humanity into technical spaces. You can write a promotional landing page as easily as a clever headline or utterly believable dialog. And, you’re all about collaborating. Researching. Asking questions. And, when the time comes, you delegate and support your team. You’re also not afraid to roll up your sleeves to get the job done. You’re amazing, aren’t you?

Write concise, compelling and conversational copy

Write fluidly between print, broadcast, social and web content and promotion

Collaborate closely with strategists, designers and other writers

Champion creative that’s on brand, on brief and on target

Develop deep mastery of the brands and category assigned

3–5 years copywriting experience across B2B and B2C clients

Chicago-based preferred, currently remote with plans to return to office in early Q2 2022

We are looking for a Full Stack Lead Developer to architect and implement highly scalable web solutions including a high transaction commerce stack. You'll be part of and lead a cross-functional team responsible for the complete web development life cycle, from conception to deployment. As a Full Stack Lead Developer, you should be comfortable with front-end and back-end coding languages, development frameworks, and third-party libraries.

Lead development tasks and contribute across the entire technology stack, from front-end user interfaces to back-end systems

Lead by example in delivering high-quality solutions that scale and adhere to code, architecture, and quality best practices

Mentor other developers and foster a collaborative environment of shared growth and learning

Write and ship code daily - Troubleshoot, debug, test, and QA web applications to ensure responsiveness and scalability.

Build features and applications with mobile responsive designs and layouts

Write technical documentation - plan and develop optimized web applications.

Continually improve our development processes by bringing new approaches to developers' productivity, quality, and efficiency.

Provide inputs to timelines and agency development fees for scoping new projects.

Senior-level or lead position managing other developers

Expert in your domain and comfortable working at all layers of web, databases, and back-end

Expertise in application architecture, scalability, performance optimization, reliability, deployment, monitoring, and security

Proven 7+ years of experience as a Full Stack Web Developer or similar capacity

5+ years of coding experience, preferably using Node.js and React

Strong knowledge of designing RESTful APIs

Design, Architecture, Coding, and API experience in at least one of the e-commerce platforms (Shopify, BigCommerce, Magento, and WooCommerce)

Knowledge of multiple back-end languages such as Node.js, C#, Java, PHP, Python

Knowledge of multiple front-end languages and libraries (HTML/ CSS, JavaScript, XML, jQuery) and JavaScript frameworks (Angular, React, Vue)

Familiarity with databases (RDBMS such as MySQL, SQL Server or NoSQL such as DynamoDB or Mongo DB)

Demonstrable experience in cloud technologies such as Azure or AWS

Experience integrating Headless CMS into web applications, preferably through API

Experience in Agile Application Development & Scrum methodologies.

Excellent communication and teamwork skills

Organizational skills with an analytical mind and great attention to detail

Degree in Computer Science, Statistics or a relevant field

We're seeking a Growth Marketer to build and execute robust email marketing programs, establish digital marketing best practices, build awareness and engagement, and drive conversions for B2B and B2C Fortune 500 CBG brands.

Develop email marketing templates for various platforms, i.e., Constant Contact, MailChimp, HubSpot, Marketo, and Adobe Campaign.

Execute promotional and transactional email marketing campaigns and marketing automation workflows.

Run and measure digital marketing KPIs, and analyze email marketing, click performance, and sales-driven reports.

Build landing pages in various CMS systems like Wordpress, Shopify, and Magento.

Work with the Account Team on the digital marketing strategy to drive engagements and conversions.

Help build clients' digital presence and overall journey to showcase your thought leadership in email marketing and marketing automation.

BA or higher in Marketing & Advertising or similar

5+ years of digital experience managing and executing performance-based email and e-commerce marketing campaigns

Proven track record of improving performance for growing CPG and e-commerce brands

Have built automated email marketing campaigns, funnels, and landing pages (Recent sample work required)

3+ years of experience as a front-end developer working with HTML, HTML5, CSS, LESS, and JS (jQuery and ReactJS)

2+ years of experience working with Adobe Photoshop, Adobe XD, or Figma

Experience with demand generations or digital marketing roles, including Email marketing, SMS, and Marketing Automation

Experience with digital best practices to drive optimizations across campaign structures, content creatives, and landing pages

Clear understanding of the B2B and B2C marketing funnel and tactics, funnel optimization, lead management, and channel-level optimization strategies

Data-driven with great attention to detail but able to analyze holistically to translate insights into successful marketing strategies

Strong analytical skills and ability to use data to derive campaign insights and optimize performance

Strong understanding of databases, contacts management, and segmentation

Develop and execute A/B and multivariate email testing strategies to further improve ROAS

Experience with various MarTech tools, including ZeroBounce, Litmus, Mailchimp, Constant Contact, and HubSpot

Certifications on Marketo, Eloqua, Pardot, or relevant digital marketing platforms (required)

Strong verbal and written communication skills, including presentation skills

Email Marketing/Marketing Automation Specialist

You have the vision to tell a great story. To create an unforgettable image. To tell visual stories that turn brands into experiences. You’re an Art Director and you’ve probably been one since you first picked up a Crayola marker and redesigned your family’s living room walls. They loved it, right?

You’re an agile creative. You love collaborating and listening for the nugget that inspires the big idea.  You devour popular culture, and the trends and history of design, advertising and art. You create engaging concept-driven creative. Across any medium. Digital? Yup. Social? Of course. Print? You bet. Storyboards? Um, yah. In store? No doubt. Whatever it takes to solve marketing challenges. You also build presentations and comps that celebrate and sell ideas internally and to clients. And then, you guide the idea into existence by partnering with great photographers, designers, directors, motion designers, editors, printers and developers.

Collaborate with strategists, writers and other designers

You don’t just manage your client relationship, you own it. 

You weave between mentoring direct reports, helping craft strategy, leading client presentations and executing programs like Mikaela Shiffrin on the giant slalom. You’re a team player. The go-to resource for clients and creatives alike. A trusted advisor. So organized with your tasks and day-to-day activity you should be featured in How to Get Things Done Magazine. You manage the team toward flawless execution. Quickly build expertise on their category, consumer and shopper. Anticipate needs and teach problem solving. And you’re ready to take on a bigger role managing your client’s business. 

Balancing client wants with business needs 

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience 

5-7 years in agency account management roles

Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and Teams

Chicago-based preferred, open to remote for the right person

You’ve mastered account coordination. Period. Let’s take those skills to the next level.

You’re ready for more client-facing activity. And to take on client communications. You can work on more than one brand. Even more than one client. You manage day-to-day projects, programs and initiatives with authority. Work collaboratively. Independent when needed. Your ability to mesh in a fast-paced creative environment is on par with any of the Avengers. Or Seong Gi-hun (aka number 456) if that’s more your speed. You always meet deadlines. And are learning to make smart decisions based not just on what your client wants, but what their business needs. 

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience required

2 years experience in agency account management 

Take this opportunity to join an award-winning creative agency and build your career working with amazing people in a growing industry! Apply today!

Complete our General Application and we’ll match your submission with the right open position.

You know a thing or two about words and people. You have been mesmerizing one with the other for a while now. You have a unique ability to tell a story from the point of view of a brand to connect in a meaningful way with actual human beings. That’s magic. You’re a sorcerer, aren’t you? Wow. In addition to those sparkling qualities, you are a true team player. It may sound old-fashioned, but you bring a style and vitality to your team that not only elevates the work, but also makes everyone around you better, cooler, faster, stronger. Well, definitely better.

You’re an accomplished writer, with the work and occasional hardware to prove it. And, beside your natural talent, you’ve excelled because you’re also a strategic thinker. You thrive in transforming complex information into remarkable, memorable and delightfully written content. You have a knack for breathing emotion and humanity across media and mediums. You can write a promotional landing page as easily as a clever poster headline or killer line at the end of a spot. And, you believe in the team. You’re all about collaborating. Researching. Asking questions. And, when the time comes, you delegate and support your team. And, you’re not afraid to roll up your sleeves to get the job done. You’re amazing, aren’t you?

Write clear, concise and conversational copy

Collaborate with strategists, designers and other writers

3–5 years copywriting experience in an agency environment

Clients love you. Creatives adore you. We want you.

You’re an execution expert with a taste for strategy. Can handle working on more than one brand. Even more than one client. When others say “not my monkey, not my circus” you dive in with the greatest of ease to manage day-to-day deliverables and client needs. You’re passionate about your client’s business. A lover of the process. Recommend improvements and implement with ease. Craft a presentation and point of view like nobody’s business. And you thrive in a collaborative environment, yet know when to take independent initiative. 

3-5 years in agency account management roles

You see the world like nobody else. Your work is one of one. You tell visual stories, and you believe that you can make the world a better place one line, one color, one carefully chosen image or font at a time. You are a Senior Art Director, and you know it. But to those around you, you’re just a world-class collaborator and builder of big ideas. You work to inspire your writing partner as much as push yourself to amaze a world of people immersed in imagery and visual storytelling. Your work breaks through in a way that makes people want to hug the brand.

You have visionary taste in design, photography, typography, music and video. You’re a visual leader. You empower brands to thrive in integrated experiences, seasonal campaigns, branding platforms, commerce environments, online and IRL. You can concept as well as design layouts. You carefully oversee creative development from concept through production. You believe your work should have an impact - on consumers and on your clients' business. You know what questions to ask to find a better creative approach. You work on multiple projects simultaneously. Sometimes across multiple clients. You're efficient with your time. And you’re generous with your talent and willingness to explore an idea to the end. You are one badass Senior Art Director, and we want to meet you.

Develop concepts and create visual designs

Collaborate with strategists, designers, writers and other art directors

3–5 years agency art direction/design experience

You’re a juggler. A skilled motivator. A thinker and a doer. A cat herder. Whatever you call yourself, you’re the glue that keeps projects moving forward. An expert with details. A professional organizer. In fact, you bring so much joy to the process, Marie Kondo’s got nothing on you.

You get what it takes to direct and manage projects from beginning to end. On time and on budget. And with a positive mindset about the work, the agency and the client. You’ve successfully managed large multi-phased, complex marketing campaigns and small projects—simultaneously. You set the bar for problem solving, resourcefulness and adaptability.

Manage projects from concept through execution

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent job-related experience required

3-5 years project management experience in a creative agency setting

Upshot is looking for a Facilities Manager to maintain our 27,000 square foot building that houses four marketing agencies located in the West Loop/West Town neighborhood. The building has two stories, a commercial kitchen, a production studio and a large parking lot with outdoor patio space.

Maintain overall building—including light maintenance work and working with the landlord and/or contractors to oversee projects/repairs/maintenance work (electricians, painters and other construction services)

Oversee third party contracts and relationships for office services (vending machines, copiers, coffee service, snow removal, etc.)

Manage security and safety protocols—perimeter inspections, camera monitoring, key card distribution and ensuring entry locks are secure

Coordinate with Commercial Kitchen Manager and Office Manager/Reception

2-3 years experience with office facilities management

Ability to perform occasional light lifting of up to 20 pounds

Ability to use a ladder and basic repair tools

Upshot is looking for a manager to assist with the weekly and monthly financial and operational needs necessary for running a modern advertising agency. We are looking for a true hybrid—a detail-oriented organizer, creative problem solver and someone who prides themselves on partner and stakeholder satisfaction. This position reports to the Director of Finance & Operations. Please apply if you have at least 5-7 years of professional Financial and Operational experience and are comfortable working in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.

5-7 years in Finance/Financial Operations role(s)

Sound sense of logistics and operations, balanced with flexibility

Strong understanding of basic financial concepts (e.g., revenue, fee, expense, margin, contribution margin, unidentified revenue)

Basic understanding of GAAP accounting principles

Solid communication skills—written and verbal—including effective presentation skills

Expert Excel skills, inclusive of ability to create and understand Pivot Table data

Able to create and communicate effective financial reporting

Detail oriented with exceptional organizational and time management skills

Comfortable in fast-paced environment and can consistently produce results while meeting deadlines and juggling multiple projects both as an individual contributor, as well as an individual in a team environment

Strategic and forward thinker, capable of identifying and solving operational issues

This is a multi-faceted role and responsibilities will evolve over time with company needs and career growth.

Own and prepare of annual budget and monthly P&L forecast

Own and prepare of all ad hoc operational reporting for business unit, including but not limited to metric reporting, KPI analysis, etc. with goal to find streamline and cost efficiencies where possible

Build and implement new operational process where applicable

Act as strategic operational partner to Upshot General Manager to advise on all Upshot financial aspects

Communicate Upshot financial position to senior leadership

Provide financial management to all departments, including annual budgeting, reforecast processes, long range planning and actuals reporting

Oversee financial planning for corporate items, including month-end close

Develop management reporting to enable real-time information flow to budget stakeholders

Partner with the accounting team to support monthly & quarterly close processes

Create month end reporting package for Upshot leadership, including but not limited to articulation of the material variances and drivers vs forecast, vs budget, vs prior year

Provide monthly variance analyses and executive summaries to budget stakeholders along with recommendations for any corrective actions needed

Responsible for profitability analysis (rate card) and analysis of labor cost/ratios

Own and manage Upshot’s process/policy management and documentation as required

Owner and manage Upshot’s invoice approvals as required

Schedule and coordinate weekly and ad hoc meetings as needed

Field routine finance and operations questions from agency staff

Do you have passion for print management, process and project management? Are you an expert multitasker who’s known for their flawless attention to detail? Are you highly motivated? Do you inspire confidence to work independently?  Then we’ve got a role for you. Upshot is looking for a Production Coordinator to help execute all client print deliverables. You’ll work with Account and Creative teams, partner agencies and vendors for print management and fulfillment. If you’ve got a year or two of production experience under your belt, or even an internship, read on.

Work with Account and Creative teams to identify project deliverables, unique element concepts and final element list with specs for sourcing

Support Project Manager with timelines, from planning through execution and determining job cycles and schedules

Develop and communicate the print production executional plan to the team in clear, concise and timely manner

Build element estimates for all project hard costs

Maintain communications with client’s sourcing agencies and facilitate print sample reviews

Monitor project deliverables and communicate element and spec changes with client and sourcing agencies

Review creative files, ensuring all art files meet print specifications

Build knowledge and understanding of current production techniques and technologies

Source resources (e.g., supplier samples, paper swatches, coating samples) to support creative

Be the execution expert for agency and client team—multi-tasking and flawlessly executing various projects across accounts on a day-to-day basis

Route color proofs through quality control

Attend and assist project kickoffs, internal reviews, brainstorms, hot sheet meetings and white sample reviews

Commit to continuous process improvement initiatives and ability to solve problems creatively

1-4 years of Print Production experience, including experience with POS materials, printing processes, and an understanding of graphic arts

Flexibility to work extra hours with little or no advance notification

Display perseverance in pursuing work with energy and drive, especially in the face of resistance or setbacks

You love print, the printing process and seeing projects come to life. You have own personal sample stash. You’re collaborative, yet an expert at working independently. You can talk to clients and vendors with the greatest of ease. You’re a print management and fulfillment pro. You know how to execute print deliverables, flawlessly.

Work with Account and Creative teams to identify project deliverables, unique element concepts and final element lists with specs for client sourcing

Work with client, internal teams, and partner agencies to determine element lists with specs for estimating

Maintain contact and communication with client’s sourcing agencies

Facilitate internal and external print estimation meetings, white sample reviews and print sample reviews

Monitor project deliverables and communicate element and spec changes to client and sourcing agencies

Assist Project Manager in determining job cycle, schedules

Assist Creative Resources Manager with team assignments

Direct requests for color proofs and leads QC routing of color proofs

Source production resources, samples and swatches as needed

Look for ways to continuously improve production solutions, materials and processes

Exercise independent judgement to determine what needs to be done, when, and how

Participate in project kickoffs, internal reviews, hot sheet meetings and brainstorms—prepared to contribute with any necessary documents and samples

Listen and apply constructive criticism to work

3-7 years of print production experience, including experience with POS materials, printing processes, and an understanding of Graphic Arts

In-depth knowledge and understanding of current production techniques and technologies

Execution expert with ability multi-task and flawlessly execute various projects across accounts

Attacks work with energy and drive, especially in the face of resistance or setbacks

Highly motivated and high level of initiative; inspires confidence to work independently

Persevere through pursuing work with energy and drive, especially in the face of resistance or setbacks

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