Producer
Job Summary
We are looking for a Producer—a proactive thinker and resourceful problem-solver who possesses an outgoing, get-it-done attitude. The Producer will work closely with the internal cross-functional team to provide day-to-day support to ensure smooth production processes and positive deliverables for our clients.
You will manage projects including, but not limited to: video production, print production and content creation with an emphasis on social media. As a Producer, you will partner with creative, strategy, account and business affairs across projects to ensure that elements are delivered on time and on budget in collaboration with your core team. We will look to you for innovative production strategies that provide high impact on a low budget for our social clients.
Producers maintain relationships with outside partners including, but not limited to, production companies, recording studios and post facilities – securing estimates and outlining parameters and schedules for agency projects. Strong and clear communication, attention to detail and organizational skills are required for this position. Ideal candidates must be able to perform well under pressure, and be nimble—able to anticipate potential conflicts and production needs, problem solve and provide alternate solutions as changes arise during a project.
Essential Functions & Responsibilities
The Producer is responsible, in the area of Production, for:
- Leading a project team of production resources including staff, freelance and vendors
- Collaborating with creative teams to determine suitable production partners, timelines, budgets and scope for each creative concept
- Collaborating with social media strategy teams to execute social initiatives and activations on short timelines with modest budgets
- Working with production companies to obtain director treatments and bid packages
- Preparing estimates and triple bids as necessary
- Developing and managing production and post production schedules
- Oversight of all phases of production including creative reviews, pre-production, shoots, edits, voice-over, sound mixing and color sessions
- Maintaining exceptional working relationships with clients and attending status and review meetings as required
- Oversight of post-production and final deliverables, including shipping and completion reports
- Performing other duties as required or assigned that are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree required
Experience
- 4-6 years industry experience, or applicable work experience, and strong recommendations
- Varied experience as a line and agency producer is a plus
- Experience in social media content production a MAJOR plus
- Strong communication skills, both written and oral
- Experience managing small and large budget projects ($500K –
$2M a plus)
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
- Flexibility and adaptability in the face of ambiguity and change
- Ability to collaborate quickly with external and internal teams
- Time management skills and ability to manage priorities and workflow
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and respond quickly to change
Physical and Medical Standards
- Standing, walking, reaching, stooping, crouching, twisting, bending, crawling
Working Conditions and Environment
- Typically, this is an office environment which can involve periods of sitting, standing, bending, twisting
Hours Worked
- Full-time employees are required to work a minimum of 40 hours per week. Work hours vary by customer need and role.
Production Coordinator
Job Summary
We are a full-service Production Company, inside a nimble, quick and collaborative creative agency, currently seeking an adaptable and experienced Production Coordinator.
A Production Coordinator will be a proactive thinker and resourceful problem-solver who possesses an outgoing, get-it-done attitude. This person will work closely with the internal cross-functional team to provide day-to-day support to Producers and other department members ensure smooth production processes and positive deliverables for our clients.
You will assist in managing schedules and projects including, but not limited to, video production, print production and content creation.
The Production Coordinator also maintains relationships with outside partners including, but not limited to, production companies, recording studios, post facilities, and freelance editors.
Strong and clear communication, attention to detail and meticulous organizational skills are required for this position. Ideal candidates must be able to perform well under pressure, anticipate potential conflicts and production needs, problem solve and provide alternate solutions as changes arise during a project.
Essential Functions & Responsibilities
The Production Coordinator is responsible, in the area of Production, for:
- Maintaining Production calendars and deliverable trackers (for both stock and original content) for all projects
- Collaborating with creative and strategy teams on projects as needed
- Managing stock vendor relationships – Getty, Shutterstock etc. and logins for team members; purchasing stock assets
- Assisting producers with casting and scheduling for talent (at the discretion of producer and business manager)
- Assisting producers with management of social media content production for both client and OKRP social accounts
- Assisting with in-house productions from pre- through post-production, including the sourcing of props, on-set assistance, helping with music and footage searches
- Ensuring talent contracts, scripts and work picture are sent to studio prior to record (in conjunction with producer & business manager)
- Assisting on new business assignments
- Scheduling and running in-house screenings featuring outside vendors
- Booking travel for producers and creative teams
- Helping to ensure all expenses by team members are promptly submitted
- Managing in-house studio inventory of props, gear, and server
- Performing other duties as required or assigned that are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Video Production or related field
Experience
- 3+ years industry experience, or applicable work experience, and strong recommendations
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
- Flexibility and adaptability in the face of ambiguity and change
- Organizational and time-management skills
Physical and Medical Standards
- Standing, walking, reaching, stooping, crouching, twisting, bending, crawling
Working Conditions and Environment
- Typically, this is an office environment which can involve periods of sitting, standing, bending, twisting
Hours Worked
- Full-time employees are required to work a minimum of 40 hours per week. Work hours vary by customer need and role.
Human Resources Manager
Job Summary
Our nimble, quick and collaborative creative agency is currently seeking a Human Resources Manager. Here at O’Keefe Reinhard & Paul, we move quickly, so we need to think on our feet and avoid getting stuck in the process. We thrive on curating real-time solutions to real-time challenges.
Working with the HR and Talent Management / Acquisition teams, the Human Resources Manager is responsible for ensuring all in employees are set up for success and aware of the latest benefits and trends applicable within OKRP’s workplace and culture. The most successful candidate will not only have experience in dealing with Human Resources issues and concerns but will also have experience supporting cross-functional teams and communicating with internal stakeholders / leadership.
The person best equipped to succeed in this role will have an educational background and immense interest in HR. They will constantly be keeping up with the latest trends, as well as championing / introducing new ideas for implementation, keeping our agency fresh and up to date, and our employees well-represented and appreciated.
Essential Functions & Responsibilities
The Human Resources Manager is responsible, in the area of HR / Talent Management for:
Policies
- Familiarizing yourself with OKRP’s policies and procedures.
- Tracking trending data on a regular basis to identify opportunities for enhancement and ensure we are best meeting the needs of our employees.
- Educating employees on appropriate interpretation of policies and procedures as well as communicating any updates or changes.
- Continuing to be well-read and informed of industry events, networking opportunities, Human Resources regulations / laws and industry challenges.
Career Development Support
- Working closely with the Chief Talent Officer on opportunities to enhance employee development strategies.
- Together with the Talent Management team and respective Direct Reports, coordinating timeliness of performance reviews for new hires and existing employees.
- Sharing on-going opportunities for coaching to leadership, while looking for opportunities to enhance current OKRP programs and policies
Training and Orientation
- Facilitating the delivery of new hire onboarding with a focus on orienting / educating new hires to OKRP as well as its managers and office leads.
- Arranging in-house training opportunities and assist in identifying and building out training sessions, as needed.
- Collecting information and working with outside resources to disseminate appropriate learning / training and conference opportunities to applicable OKRP employees / teams.
- Planning / managing training and office related training.
Rewards and Recognition
- Maintaining awareness of employees’ growth, accolades and achievements to ensure that exemplary performance does not go unrewarded.
- Encouraging employee celebrations and assisting with special event planning and execution.
Compensation and Talent Strategies
- Coordinating efforts with the Talent and Finance teams to ensure appropriate new-hire information is obtained and employee changes, promotions and increases are executed and communicated.
- Analyzing competitive market conditions in Chicago to ensure salary ranges are competitive and adjustments are made, as needed, relaying this information to the Talent / Recruiting / Finance team members.
- When applicable, supporting the Chief Talent Officer in investigating and resolving complex employee relations issues.
- Supporting overall organizational staff planning and strategy, working closely with the Chief Talent Officer.
- Identifying trends from exit interviews, employees’ surveys and 1v1’s to identify new programs, enhance current processes and provide guidance to managers/Leads
- Performing other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources
Experience
- 5-7 year’s experience
- Experience in creative ad agency / marketing setting, a plus
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
- Experience in creative ad agency / marketing setting, a HUGE plus
- Strong passion to continually develop your HR skill set, and execute new ideas / trends.
- Research skills
- Ability to build trust and confidence across organizations
- Proven experience dealing with conflict, difficult situations and challenging personalities
- Demonstrated knowledge of project and business management principles, methods, and techniques
- Ability to strategically and tactically organize and structure operational activities
- Demonstrated skills and experience in mediation, negotiation and presentation
- Flexibility and adaptability in the face of ambiguity and change
- Organizational and time-management skills
- Extremely strong interpersonal communication skills
Associate Creative Director - Copywriter
Job Summary
** Existing partnership ideal but not mandatory
OKRP Associate Creative Directors (specializing in copywriting) relish the search for big, strategically sound ideas and understand how language, tone and nuance can help make them transcendent. They’re resourceful problem-solvers that channel contagious energy to inspire and lead. Working with an ACD/AD partner, (and co-leading junior teams) you’ll be creating and delivering big ideas as well as writing and shaping social content. Also, you’ll be making real-time calls on relevance, shareability and authenticity relative to brand tone and voice
Essential Functions & Responsibilities
The ACD / CW is responsible, in the area of creative for:
- Working with an ACD Art partner, you will team up to find creative solutions for current and prospective OKRP clients.
- Being able to process feedback then respond with creative that exceeds expectations.
- Knowing the difference between an execution and a big idea.
- Conveying ideas articulately and concisely to GCDs, OKRP Partners and clients.
- Managing the creative process with PMs and your partner will be key. You may have several balls in the air at once and need to keep things flowing smoothly, while continually reviewing and optimizing every piece of work – sometimes under changing deadlines and parameters.
- Mentoring, nurturing and creatively challenging Sr. Copywriters, Copywriters and those reporting to you on a daily basis.
- Performing other duties as required or assigned that are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above.
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Writing, English or a related field
- 6-10 years minimum agency experience
- Strong recommendations
- Strong portfolio of work that features integrated big ideas brought to life through a wide-range of media channels
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
- Possess strong art directing background / skills
- Plays nicely with others.
- Believes in great work and knows it when they see it.
- Willing to dive in head first to any assignment-big or small.
- A passion for all things art: type, photography, color, film etc…
- Be both right brained and left brained – but never overthink work.
- Flexibility and adaptability in the face of ambiguity and change
- Exceptional time-management, organization, written/verbal communication and presentation skills
- Energy, curiosity and an ability to maintain your sense of humor under tight timelines and long hours
- A passion and expertise for managing talent–you’ll come in ready to lead and develop a seasoned creative team
Physical and Medical Standards
- Standing, walking, reaching, stooping, crouching, twisting, bending, crawling
Working Conditions and Environment
- Typically, this is an office environment which can involve periods of sitting, standing, bending, twisting
Hours Worked
- Full-time employees are required to work a minimum of 40 hours per week. Work hours vary by customer need and role.
Associate Creative Director - Art Director
Job Summary
**Exisiting partnership ideal but not mandatory
ACD/AD:
Associate Creative Directors (specializing in Art direction) at OKRP relish the search for big ideas that are strategically sound, visually impactful and most importantly – soulful. They’re resourceful problem-solvers that channel contagious energy to inspire and lead. At OKRP, we believe work is ready when we “feel” it. Working with an ACD/CW partner, (and co-leading junior teams) you’ll be creating and delivering big ideas while designing and shaping social content. Also, you’ll be making real-time calls on relevance, shareability and authenticity relative to brand tone and voice.
Essential Functions & Responsibilities
The ACD / ADis responsible, in the area of creative for:
- Directly supporting your CDs on your brand team’s creative development and championing the executions best aligned with strategic reasoning forward.
- Working with an art partner, you will co-manage and contribute to the day-to-day on key pieces of existing business.
- Processing feedback and responding with creative that exceeds expectations.
- Managing the creative process with PMs and your partner will be key. You may have several balls in the air at once and need to keep things flowing smoothly, while continually reviewing and optimizing every piece of work – sometimes under changing deadlines and parameters.
- Mentoring, nurturing and creatively challenging Sr. Art Directors, Art Directors and those reporting to you on a daily basis.
- Performing other duties as required or assigned that are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above.
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Art, or related field of study
- 6 years minimum agency experience
- Strong recommendations
- Strong portfolio of work that features integrated big ideas brought to life through a wide-range of media channels
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
- Possess strong art directing background / skills
- Plays nicely with others.
- Believes in great work and knows it when they see it.
- Willing to dive in head first to any assignment-big or small.
- A passion for all things art: type, photography, color, film etc…
- Be both right brained and left brained – but never overthink work.
- Flexibility and adaptability in the face of ambiguity and change
- Exceptional time-management, organization, written/verbal communication and presentation skills
- Energy, curiosity and an ability to maintain your sense of humor under tight timelines and long hours
- A passion and expertise for managing talent–you’ll come in ready to lead and develop a seasoned creative team
Physical and Medical Standards
- Standing, walking, reaching, stooping, crouching, twisting, bending, crawling
Working Conditions and Environment
- Typically, this is an office environment which can involve periods of sitting, standing, bending, twisting
Hours Worked
- Full-time employees are required to work a minimum of 40 hours per week. Work hours vary by customer need and role.
Brand Strategist
Job Summary
The Strategic Planner has a solid understanding of his / her client’s business. S/he demonstrates critical thinking and confidence while distilling down research and data analytics into meaningful insights and strategic recommendations. They have the courage to take ownership and can produce quality deliverables over multiple assignments, often concurrently. Framing, exploring and reframing are keys to solving complex business challenges, in addition to clearly articulating the thinking behind the work, ideas, POVs and why it makes sense for the client’s business. The Strategic Planner is an engaging storyteller with effective communication skills, who has the ability to convince, inspire and motivate our clients and peers, while leveraging an appropriate mixture of facts, logic and enthusiasm to persuade.
A successful OKRP Strategic Planner is an idea generator who is always looking for new solutions and innovative approaches to solve our client’s problems. They are constantly striving to understand and mentor others on new technologies and opportunities beyond the client’s ask.
Essential Functions & Responsibilities
The Brand Strategist is responsible, in the area of Strategy, for:
- Independently producing client-ready documentation seeking senior-level review as needed.
- Participating in client meetings as needed. May present materials to internal teams without prior review, and may be asked to present planning material to clients with consent of account leads.
- Understanding and starting to impact agency planning process, associated deliverables and correct utilization of research resources.
- Proactively screening the marketplace for news, e.g., tech, research, insights, competitors, etc., and shares this inspiration with the Planning team.
- Supporting senior Planning staff in the development of POVs and exploration of new strategic approaches.
- Demonstrating great initiative and energy in pursuing strategic assignments.
- Possessing the ability to confidently explain a strategic approach and source data, as well as provide solid rationale to support an idea of strategy.
- Proactively engaging with the Planning and greater project team while always seeking to contribute and collaborate.
- Always bringing a positive, problem-solving attitude.
- Performing other duties as required or assigned that at are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in a social / human-oriented field (e.g. Sociology, Psychology, Anthropology, etc) or communication / marketing (e.g. Integrated Marketing, Brand Planning, etc). Master’s degree or higher is desirable.
Experience
- 4-6 years work experience of years in marketing either in creative agency or market research, working in a strategic insights function, digital marketing experience a plus
- Experience outside of marketing and advertising that provides value, expertise, and fresh perspective to Agency is desirable: digital shop, ethnic agency, ethnography, research house, retail or promotions agency, university lab, etc.
- Excellent communication and strong writing skills.
- Digital “fluency” is expected, given the speed of changes in communication. Familiarity with the latest trends and development in social media and interactive and is appreciated.
- Experience with multi-cultural marketing (primarily Hispanic or African-American) is a positive.
- Curious and passionate about understanding and researching the behavior of the consumer.
- Able to thrive in an entrepreneurial culture where creativity and data are both highly valued.
- Strong recommendations
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
- Flexibility and adaptability in the face of ambiguity and change
- Organizational and time-management skills
Physical and Medical Standards
- Standing, walking, reaching, stooping, crouching, twisting, bending, crawling
Working Conditions and Environment
- Typically, this is an office environment which can involve periods of sitting, standing, bending, twisting
Hours Worked
- Full-time employees are required to work a minimum of 40 hours per week. Work hours vary by customer need and role.
Client Management Director
Job Summary
The CMD is a client-facing leader of multiple accounts for the agency, primarily responsible for brand stewardship of clients’ businesses as well the leadership of internal teams in service of client needs.
A CMD, while reporting directly to the HOCB, should expect to interact regularly with all agency leadership while (a) orchestrating cross-functional agency resources on his / her particular accounts; and (b) participating in new business development and internal initiatives as they arise.
As CMD, you will own the ultimate responsibility for agency / business results on your clients including making every effort to control costs and ensure agency profitability.
Essential Functions & Responsibilities
1. Functional / Client Responsibilities:
You will oversee specific client assignments, with the expectation you will: shape / grow the business & the account team; lead all agency efforts against the account(s); provide thought leadership to clients; be a key partner to creative, strategy and comms planning functions; and steer all agency operations in service of client(s) with an account team of 1-5 (depending on client scale) reporting into you.
Based on client scope, you will source expertise from all areas of the agency like strategic planning, broadcast / print production, digital / social, comms planning, and beyond. We are an entrepreneurial team, so outside partnerships and innovative ways of delivering service / offerings to clients is expected and encouraged.
2. New Business Participation
You should expect to contribute to new business assignments / pitches as they arise. This will be in close partnership with the Head of Strategy and agency leadership, with all agency resources as support, based on the demands of the particular opportunity.
3. Building Agency Culture & IP
Your individual background, passions and unique experiences are very important to us. Working with agency leadership, we expect you to bring fresh perspective to the agency. We expect your active input in: shaping our culture; talent recruitment & retention; exploring new methods of working; building new capabilities; and identifying areas of opportunity in which to invest agency time and money.
In all aspects, your success will be measured by your appreciation of and ability to partner with creative teams; build and lead client relationships; partner with functional agency leaders; and in all efforts, guide them into unchartered territory due to the trust they will have in you.
We’d also expect you to perform other duties as required or assigned that are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above.
Education
- Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in related fields; other graduate work, degrees or relevant studies always a plus.
Experience
- 10+ years industry or applicable work experience, and strong recommendations.
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
- Extreme flexibility, adaptability and calm in the face of ambiguity, change and never-ending client pressures.
- High-functioning organizational leadership & time-management skills.