Job Summary

At ChappellRoberts, ideas are our currency of trade. We are looking for someone to join our team of idea makers. We need an individual who has an unquenchable thirst for creative and an insatiable passion.

Our copywriter must be a solid and versatile writer with the ability to generate unexpected ideas through the written word. Ideal candidate has the skill to write short and long form in a variety of tones for our broad portfolio of clients. A minimum of five years of copywriting is required. Previous ad agency experience is a plus.

Responsibilities include:

•  Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Collaborating with internal team to develop compelling, strategic copy
• Organizing source material and origination of copy for all mediums
• Conceive, develop and produce effective advertising campaigns
• Multitasking while working in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines

Job Type: Full-time

All interested applicants should send cover letter and current resume to apply@chappellroberts.com with “Copywriter” as the subject line.

Job Summary

The project manager works with all agency departments to manage all marketing and communications projects for clients.  Involved from new business meetings and pitches through project completion, the project manager is responsible for initiating proposals and project plans, then guiding the project through development and creative.  The project manager is the liaison between the account service and the creative teams.  An effective problem-solver on a day-to-day basis, the project manager must be adept at anticipating problems and recognizing opportunities. S/he will partner with other departments to resolve project timeline and capability issues and advocate for process improvements. S/he also oversees the process of producing advertising/marketing materials and products, including print, photo/video shoots, and media. The position has a key role in managing the costs of jobs and directing how they are completed. The project manager is a creative problem solver, exhibiting initiative and a take-charge attitude.

Essential Duties and Functions:

• Facilitates and implements a streamlined workflow of agency processes.  
• Manages project forecasting to ensure appropriate utilization of people and predict agency revenues.  
• Defines project scope, drafts statements of work (SOWs), creates staff plans, estimates budgets and produces timelines that align to client and business needs.  
• Works with account and team leads to develop the scope of work based on functional and business requirements.  
• Develops, implements and manages the project plan and budget.  
• Manages the execution of work which includes tracking team progress, routing deliverables for approval, monitoring scope and analyzing financial performance.  
• Creates and maintains a traffic schedule timeline for every production job, which is updated daily/as needed.   Monitors all schedules and deadlines and works to prevent traffic jams.  
• Ensures the routing of jobs through the appropriate internal stages and that jobs go to the client within the agreed-upon due dates.  
• Ensures the required sign-off by appropriate people on all materials is obtained.  
• Develops relationships with print and production vendors to procure necessary items to complete jobs in the most high-quality and cost-effective manner.  
• Responsible for resource allocation including freelancer coordination.  
• Day to day management of the project from initiation through implementation and deployment.   Communicates status of project to the team on a regular basis and resolves schedule conflicts.  
• Contributes to the creative process by assessing feasibility of the proposed solutions.  
• Ensures changing resource and project requirements are communicated to all members of the project team, and that the changes are understood by all members of the team.  
• Ensures proper change management documentation is executed as scope increases or decreases or project priorities shift.  
• Oversees the project team’s activities to guarantee overall quality of work and ensures the project is delivered on time and on budget.  
• Leads weekly production/traffic meetings.  
• Manages use of project management software and works with software support team to implement new features.  
• Provides support to operations team when needed.
  

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in marketing, advertising or related field.
• 3-5 years business experience supporting a marketing or sales group.

All interested applicants should send cover letter and current resume to apply@chappellroberts.com with “Project Manager” as the subject line.

Job Summary

At ChappellRoberts, ideas are the currency we trade. We are currently looking for a videographer/video editor with the ability to create and produce video projects from concept to storyboard to execution and post production. Candidates should have a minimum of 4 years’ experience and qualifications should include intermediate level experience in video shooting (audio capture too) and editing. Skills in still photography are a plus. Candidate should be proficient in Adobe Premiere Pro.Experience in After Effects, Photoshop and Lightroom as well as design skills (InDesign and Illustrator) are a plus. 

The videographer/video editor will collaborate with the team on a wide range of projects for the full roster of agency clients. The ideal person will be comfortable behind a camera, directing action and people. They should be creative, conceptual and innovative and have a versatile, collaborative approach to the process. The candidate should also be able to effectively articulate, present and pitch ideas for video projects both to internal team and to clients. 

Skills needed:

• Strength in visual, time-based storytelling
• Ability to work concurrently on multiple projects within aggressive timelines
• Strong communication, flexibility and interpersonal skills
• Humility with ability to be a team player
  

Technical Skills:

• Proficiency in Premiere Pro and DSLR videography and lighting (After Effects and audio experience is a plus)
• Familiarity with other Adobe design and photo programs such as Indesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Lightroom, etc.

All interested applicants should send cover letter and current resume to apply@chappellroberts.com with “Videographer/Video Editor” as the subject line.

At ChappellRoberts, ideas are the currency we trade. We are looking for someone to join our team of idea makers. We are currently seeking a Web Developer with at least 1-2 years experience, a knack for problem solving, and a passion for writing beautiful code. You must be adaptable, resourceful, and able to independently develop effective solutions to problems.

On any given day you might:

• Hand-code fully-responsive websites, rich-media web banners or HTML-based emails.
• Collaborate with designers, developers and account executives to come up with creative solutions and complete development projects from ideation to completion.
• Estimate time and hard-costs to complete assigned projects.

Technical Must-haves:

• Strong experience using the following front-end technologies
  • OOP PHP preferred with Laravel
  • Javascript/ES6
  • Jquery and other Javascript libraries/frameworks prefer experience with Vue
  • HTML5
  • CSS3 (SASS)
• Solid understanding of web animation (CSS/JS)
• Experience with build automation (Gulp/Grunt/Webpack)
• Solid understanding and ability to write code for responsive design
• Ability to conduct thorough cross browser/device testing and debugging
• Comfortable converting Photoshop files to code (Sketch or additional/similar design tools are a plus)
• Comfortable developing in a LAMP environment
• Comfortable managing Linux servers
• Comfortable working on a Mac
• Familiarity using Git/BitBucket for source control
• Being comfortable on a command line (terminal)
• Experience with Bootstrap
• Understanding of on-page SEO best practices
• Understanding of HTML email best practices
• Experience working in content-management systems (We most commonly use Statamic and WordPress)

Additional Responsibilities

• Strong communication skills, personal accountability and ability to collaborate closely with designers and other developers
• Helps to define organization-wide technology stack based on agency needs.
• Ability to estimate and clearly communicate development timelines from job start to completion
• Works on multiple assignments in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines
• Willingness to put in extra time and effort on projects when needed
• A strong desire to learn and stay on top of emerging technologies
• Educates agency team regularly on current development techniques and processes within industry as well as illuminate latest in-house capabilities
• Fosters innovation by example and through mentorship, and advocates on behalf of development within the agency
• Conducts regular code reviews with other developers and provides direction and guidance

In order to be considered for this position, please submit:

• Resume
• Cover Letter
• 3-5 online samples illustrating a mastery of the qualifications listed above
• GitHub account
• Prior development experience beyond class work

Applicants must also be willing to complete our front-end developer coding challenge to prove their awesomeness.

All interested applicants should send cover letter and current resume to apply@chappellroberts.com with Web Developer as the subject line.