Rock Stars WANTED
If you are open-minded, curious, an entrepreneur at heart, and play well with others, then we want to hear from you! Our team is made up of relentless problem-solvers, and we’re constantly looking for new and unconventional ways to move the ball forward.
We're Hiring!
Check out our Current Openings.
Are you Curious?
Whether you are in accounting, media, administration — or creative — everyone on our team is encouraged to be strategic, creative, and immersed in the brands we serve.
All ideas are welcome. No one presents a challenge without offering at least one possible solution — though we never stop at one. We know that a stroke of genius could be just around the corner.
Our office is the old FBI headquarters, in the heart of the Dallas’ Historic West End District. Our office ecosystem was designed to foster creativity and collaboration: our walls are covered with creative inspiration, our halls are filled with music, there are X-boxes in our conference rooms, and our bar is stocked with beer. Click here to check out our digs.
Oh Yeah, we also have GREAT Benefits
Square One has many benefits for our most important assets, our people! We even offer weekly yoga classes in our office dojo.
The other benefits outlined below cover the team member, spouse or domestic partner, and eligible children or dependents.
Medical
As a team member, you have a choice of at least two medical insurance plans. Square One contributes a remarkable 70% of team member premiums and 55% of dependent premiums. The summary below highlights our rich suite of team member benefits and a whole bunch of unique and useful perks.
Vision
As a Square One team member, you automatically receive basic vision coverage for yourself, paid for entirely by Square One and your dependents (spouse, domestic partner and/or child/children) can be covered for an additional charge.
Dental
Dental coverage for you is paid for entirely by Square One and is available to your dependents for a minimal cost.
Life Insurance and Disability
You automatically receive a group life insurance policy, short and long term
disability and accidental death and dismemberment insurance. These
policies are provided at no cost to you. Should you need additional life or disability coverage, both plans are available on a voluntary, supplemental basis.
Flexible Spending Accounts (“FSA”)
Square One offers two FSAs; Health, Dependent Care. These plans allow you to set aside pre-tax dollars to pay for qualified expenses.
Retirement
Square One retirement plan is part of the 4 A’s. Managed funds by advertising
professionals.
Our Current Openings
Digital Engagement Manager
Job Summary
The ideal candidate must have an unwavering desire to drive innovation at Square One with regards to Social Media. This unique position will serve as an evangelist for social media thinking across all of Square One. The ideal candidate will also develop Square One’s POV with regards to social design, social computing, and social media campaigns.
Responsibilities of this position include
- This role would require the candidate to develop presentations, develop partnerships with vendors in this space and to provide thought leadership and drive innovation across the various Square One accounts.
- Collaborate across departments to produce and post compelling and current content for the clients website and ensure that the site makes it easy for visitors to contribute and identify with the sites goals.
- Identify social media opportunities with existing and prospective clients and to cultivate those opportunities into new business.
- Work directly with select account(s) to develop strategies for taking a clients brand into social media environments, as well as broader thinking on making a client’s brand “more social”.
- Bring subject matter expertise to all Square One accounts, understanding of relevant social platforms and vendors.
- Responsible for providing strong conceptual and strategic direction and clearly presenting those ideas to the team and the client.
- Ensure the quality of the concept and work produced by Square One is of high standards. Ensure ‘flawless execution’ of all client deliverables.
Required Skills
- 3-8 years developing interactive applications and /or social media design.
- Must be able to work in a multi-discipline collaborative environment. The candidate must have a deep knowledge of social media technologies, platforms and services.
- Team management and client facing experience a must.
- Extremely strong leader with the ability to manage multiple initiatives.
- Undergraduate degree in advertising, marketing, communication design, interaction design, HCI, and/or related field.
Apply For This Position
To be apply for this position, please send your resume to careers@sq1agency.com and put social media strategist in the subject line.
Senior Digital Strategic Planner
This position is primarily responsible for the initiation and execution of all interactive strategic planning. The digital planner is the representative within the agency for the interests of the brand and its planning. The ideal candidate will be a team player, who has serious multitasking abilities.
Job Summary
Square One is looking for someone who’s really on top of the digital curve and at the forefront of social media - the sparky type - innovative, energetic, compelling, full of ideas. But logical and considered too.
The Senior Digital Planner is responsible for providing insight and strategic direction across all digital platforms but the key aspect of this role is to evangelize and lead strategy in terms of social media engagement.
To this extent, you’ll need to be a bit of an SMO-guru – well versed with content creation, online PR, social media optimization and engagement, emerging platforms, consumer trends, the whole shebang.
The agency itself is a specialist in branding for B to B, shopper and digital marketing. Working with some of the best names out there. To this extent, prior experience working on digital, retail, and b to b brands is going to be hugely beneficial.
Responsibilities of this position include
- Serves as the agency expert on interactive space and sells in merits of digital programs to agency clients.
- Incorporates strategic interactive programs into overall client campaigns through collaboration with Insight & Strategy, Media, Interactive, Creative and Account Service.
- Plans and implements all interactive elements: banner, search and mobile marketing.
- Provides strategic planning (including primary research) for digital initiatives.
- Actively monitors campaign delivery, makes optimization recommendations and regularly updates campaign reporting.
- Develops interactive marketing strategies for new business initiatives. Consults on organizational structure and process flow required to facilitate interactive marketing programs.
- Recommends appropriate ad management and measurement mechanisms to evaluate campaign performance.
- Provides digital education and consultation to all teams (including unassigned accounts) with the goal of increasing the agency’s overall knowledge and application of the interactive arena.
- Negotiates and manages multiple portal partnerships. Evaluates potential business development partnership proposals on behalf of clients. Recommends segmentation and targeted contact strategies. Identifies key metrics to measure program effectiveness and implements optimization strategies.
What you will need to be successful
- Bachelor’s degree in advertising, marketing or related field and 7+ years agency experience required
- Candidate must have a comprehensive understanding of the interactive space with desire to see plans through to execution
- Ability to gain respect of your clients and internal teams
- Depth of experience with rich media online display advertising, search engine marketing and mobile marketing
- Strong interpersonal skills, including conflict resolution, consensus-building skills and leadership abilities
- Knowledge of emerging media vehicles including social media
- Demonstration of strong verbal, written and presentation skills, including good grammar, spelling, punctuation and attention to detail
- Proven ability to effectively lead clients and agency team
- Exceptional organizational and communication skills
- Strong strategic thinker
Apply For This Position
To be considered for this position, please forward your resume and salary expectations to careers@sq1agency.com
Digital Group Account Director
Job Summary
Square one is a successful and growing agency with offices in Downtown Dallas, Texas. If you would like to work in a dynamic, creative, and rewarding environment, Square one is the place for you.
We are seeking an experienced Account Director with an interactive agency background. The primary objective of the Account Director role is to identify, nurture and grow strategic relationships within key client accounts. Candidates should have a passion for technology and all things digital and in return they will have the opportunity to help enhance our digital offering.
Responsibilities of this position include
- Develop and maintain client relationships
- Provide a strategic vision and create plans for account development
- Advise and support clients in all areas
- Maintain and grow revenue from existing clients through retainers and projects
- Maintain high quality service levels
- Ensure team resources are appropriately allocated to match client requirements, workloads, new business opportunities and personal development
- Participate in new business proposals/pitches
- Meet agreed client deadlines, proactively managing client expectations and delivery
- Act as an ambassador for Square one at all times. Understand all facets of Square One’s offering in order to maximize opportunities with clients
- Train/mentor team members
- Work to identify opportunities for personal development for yourself and your team
What you will need to be successful
- 6+ years’ experience either in-house or agency side
- Excellent intuitive communicator
- The ability to inspire others
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Knowledge of the Technology industry preferable, but not essential
- Proven track record in managing complex/multiple accounts
- Strong team player but able to work on own initiative
- Experience in setting and managing budgets for clients and teams
- Degree level qualification required
- Strong networking capability
Apply For This Position
Square One has a down-to-earth and professional approach to marketing and technology that is aligned to a results-oriented work ethic. Our objective is to create and maintain a working atmosphere that is built on enthusiasm, and teamwork. Initiative is encouraged and rewarded, and there are no constraints to personal achievement.
To be considered for this position, please forward your resume and salary expectations to careers@sq1agency.com
Copywriter
Job Summary
This position is primarily responsible for the production of bold, strategic, persuasive messages in all types of media for agency clients. The ideal candidate will have a positive out look and have worked on traditional and on line advertising.
Responsibilities of this position include
- Develops concepts in all media.
- Writes advertising copy from conception to completion in all media, with a heavy emphasis in collateral and print advertising.
- Collaborates with art director partner and team on projects.
- Ability to co-present work internally and to clients.
- Demonstrates exceptional time management skills and meets deadlines.
- Writes in a variety of styles.
- Participates in strategy.
- Remains current on industry trends and technologies.
Required Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Advertising or related field from a four-year college or university preferred.
- 3-7 years of advertising work experience required.
- Writing experience in several forms of media required.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
- Experience with Mac OSX is a plus
Apply For This Position
Please email us at Careers@Sq1Agency.com. Please be sure to include a resume and and relevant links to work samples.
Interactive / Web Designer
Job Summary
Square One is looking for a talented and knowledgeable Interactive Designer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in design, as well as an extensive understanding of web technologies.
Responsibilities of this position include
- Designing and editing web design assets, including web pages, online banners, and emails.
- Working with Copywriters, Art Directors, Information Architects, User Experience Designers, Developers, and Project Managers to design and plan successful and engaging web interfaces.
- Helping with simple and basic web development maintenance and tasks
Required Skills
- Degree in Graphic Design, Interactive Design, or a related field
- 1-2 years work experience designing for the web
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite Web Software
- Knowledge and understanding of front-end web technologies, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Flash
- A good understanding and respect for Information Architecture, User Experience Design, and Usability Design
- Ability to develop simple web pages and emails in HTML and CSS
- Knowledge of current web design and development best practices
- Experience in any other web development technologies is a huge plus
Apply For This Position
Please email us at Careers@Sq1Agency.com. Please be sure to include a resume and and relevant links to work samples.
Interactive Account Manager
Job Summary
Our Account Managers have an excellent understanding of how the design and development process works, and are able to recognize problematic areas, as well as provide insight and solutions to move the project along. Your responsibilities will include accurately understanding the client’s objectives and requirements and communicating the information to the design/development team. Prior experience with an agency is strongly preferred.
Responsibilities of this position include
- Preliminary project needs assessment
- Strategic planning and concept development
- Time and cost estimates / proposal development
- Managing client communications and scope changes during project execution
- Managing progress of design / development team, ongoing client management and development
- Manage multiple initiatives for interactive projects from a technology standpoint
- Firm understanding of CMS integrated website
- Knowledge of interactive design
- Management of development and design teams
- Knowledge of email marketing deployment/campaign
- Knowledge of hosting configurations/DNS management
- Excellent communication (verbal/written) skills
- Ability to interface with client on a day to day basis regarding all technical aspects
- Understanding of interactive project timelines
Required Skills
- Experience with web best practices and strategic web development (3 years minimum)
- Bachelor’s Degree from accredited 4-year university
- Able to manage multiple client projects simultaneously
- Excellent time management skills, able to work under tight deadlines
- Ability to see a project through to completion
- Exceptional oral and written communication skills are required
- Strong business and customer service acumen
- Can manage multiple BIG projects at one time
- Very firm understanding of interactive marketing and web functionality
- Knowledge of ASP Dot Net Store Front, custom CMS and HTML knowledge
- Great communication skills with clients/organizations
- Extensive knowledge of Google Analytics, tracking campaigns regarding ecommerce conversions.
- Knowledge of email marketing platforms
- DB architecture knowledge for websites as well as sweepstakes
- Knowledge of Information Architecture
Apply For This Position
Please email us at Careers@Sq1Agency.com.
Application Developer / Web Developer (.NET)
Job Summary
Square one is looking for enthusiastic, detail oriented Application Developer / Web Developer to join our team. As part of this team you will be contribute to architecting, building, and troubleshooting cutting-edge web applications and software.
Responsibilities of this position include
- Dedicated and meticulous engineers that take great pride in delivering only the highest quality work.
- You must be a fluent coder with a strong understanding of ASP.net and design patterns.
- You also must possess strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
- Great communication with your fellow team members is essential.
- Our goal is to find a software engineer, who has an excellent understanding of how the design and development process works.
- Must be able to recognize problematic areas, as well as provide insight and solutions to move the project along.
- Responsibilities will include accurate understanding the client’s objectives and requirements and executing the development of our plan.
- Prior development experience with an agency is strongly preferred.
Required Skills
- NET, Ajax, CSS, and Microsoft SQL. (Familiarity with other web technologies is a plus.)
Apply For This Position
Please email us at Careers@Sq1Agency.com
Application Developer / Web Developer (PHP)
Job Summary
Square one is looking for enthusiastic, detail oriented Application Developer / Web Developer to join our team. As part of this team you will be contribute to architecting, building, and troubleshooting cutting-edge web applications and software.
Responsibilities of this position include
- Dedicated and meticulous engineers that take great pride in delivering only the highest quality work.
- You must be a fluent coder with a strong understanding of ASP.net and design patterns.
- You also must possess strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
- Great communication with your fellow team members is essential.
- Our goal is to find a software engineer, who has an excellent understanding of how the design and development process works.
- Must be able to recognize problematic areas, as well as provide insight and solutions to move the project along.
- Responsibilities will include accurate understanding the client’s objectives and requirements and executing the development of our plan.
- Prior development experience with an agency is strongly preferred.
Required Skills
- PHP, Ajax, CSS, and MySQL. (Familiarity with other web technologies is a plus.)
Apply For This Position
Please email us at Careers@Sq1Agency.com
Social Media Strategist
Job Summary
The ideal candidate must have an unwavering desire to drive innovation at Square One with regards to Social Media. This unique position will serve as an evangelist for social media thinking across all of Square One. The ideal candidate will also develop Square One’s POV with regards to social design, social computing, and social media campaigns.
Responsibilities of this position include
- This role would require the candidate to develop presentations, develop partnerships with vendors in this space and to provide thought leadership and drive innovation across the various Square One accounts.
- Identify social media opportunities with existing and prospective clients and to cultivate those opportunities into new business.
- Work directly with select account(s) to develop strategies for taking a clients brand into social media environments, as well as broader thinking on making a client’s brand “more social”.
- Bring subject matter expertise to all Square One accounts, understanding of relevant social platforms and vendors.
- Responsible for providing strong conceptual and strategic direction and clearly presenting those ideas to the team and the client.
- Ensure the quality of the concept and work produced by Square One is of high standards. Ensure ‘flawless execution’ of all client deliverables.
Required Skills
- 6-8 years developing interactive applications and /or social media design.
- Must be able to work in a multi-discipline collaborative environment. The candidate must have a deep knowledge of social media technologies, platforms and services.
- Team management and client facing experience a must.
- Extremely strong leader with the ability to manage multiple initiatives.
- Undergraduate degree in advertising, marketing, communication design, interaction design, HCI, and/or related field.
Apply For This Position
Please email us at Careers@Sq1Agency.com
