Jobs at Moosylvania

Moosylvania is an independent, full-service creative agency. We spend our days in the Embassy, and we know our greatest asset is the creativity of those inside. If you think you might fit in, here are the current opportunities, but we are always looking for great people so say hello.

Job Openings

Interactive Designer

Moosylvania strives to deliver innovative and meaningful consumer experiences in the digital space for world-class brands. Currently, we’re seeking an Interactive Designer with a collaborative spirit and creative flair to work in our St. Louis headquarters. If you’re prepared to work on fun, industry-leading brands, spearheading their social efforts from strategy through execution, please apply below.

Position Requirements:

At least 2-3 years experience designing websites, applications, logos and branded materials.
Must have a strong understanding of marketing and advertising industry trends, along with social media integration, and SEO/SEM.
Must have experience creating sitemaps, wireframe and usability, and preferably a good knowledge of mobile sites and applications.
Must be experienced in designing e-commerce websites with a particular emphasis on conversion optimization.

Overall Position Responsibilities:

Work with project management and interactive marketing team to identify and establish creative content that is beautiful in both design and functionality.
Responsible for creative development of materials for web, email marketing, and social media.
Work well with others and demonstrate proficiency and expertise under fire, with graphic design, illustration, multimedia, and Adobe Creative Suite
Proficiency with HTML, CSS, Flash animation, and ActionScript a plus.
Must be able to juggle multiple projects, have experience meeting deadlines, possess strong problem solving skills, and be able to keep your cool when things change at the last minute.
Must be able to answer client needs by ultimately exceeding user experience through emotionally engaging design.
Contribute conceptually to ensure design and brand experience for clients is relevant, memorable, and of the highest quality.
Must be innovative and be able to collaborate and bring good ideas across strategy, account, media, and technology disciplines.
Must possess excellent interpersonal skills and be willing to adapt to constructive criticism and to new ideas.
Continue to grow as an artist and engage in continual learning.

Advance to Bonus Round:

Experience designing mobile applications and complex interfaces.
Experience designing display ads and custom landing pages.
Experience wireframing complex layouts, content-heavy websites and application interfaces, product photography, flash or video editing.
High-level knowledge of SEO and how it applies to web design.

General Agency Responsibilities:

Respect roles and expertise of others, in other words – play in the sandbox fairly.
Contribute to other agency efforts as needed.
Communicate and be accountable for your actions, use resources wisely and be creative.
See beyond your individual role and work for the greater good of the Republic of Moosylvania

Interactive Developer

Moosylvania strives to deliver innovative and meaningful consumer experiences in the digital space for world-class brands. Currently, we're seeking Interactive Developers who bring a creative approach to their projects. If you're prepared to work on projects that are fun, challenging and diverse, utilize the latest in technologies and code resources across multiple devices, let us know.

Position Required Skills:

Advanced proficiency in HTML/JS/CSS with special emphasis on HTML5 and jQuery
At least 2 years experience with PHP, C# or .NET
Strong understanding of Linux for web hosting, cloud hosting, etc.
Experience with MySQL, SQL Server or SQLite
Experience interacting with JSON/XML data via APIs
Experience with open source platforms: SilverStripe, WordPress, CakePHP, CodeIgniter
Experience with multiple e-commerce platforms: Magento, osCommerce
Experience with Facebook and Twitter application development preferred
Familiarity with team collaboration tools like Basecamp, Subversion, and others
Intermediate grasp of SEO best practices
Experience with mobile platforms, particularly Android and iOS
Experience keeping your cool and always being a team player in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving environment

Overall Position Responsibilities:

Successfully work with Project Managers, Creative team and Interactive Marketing Strategists to define project goals, timelines and budgets
Lead the technology aspect of multiple projects and work with the Project Manager and Account Service team to set expectations and delivery of each project within budget and timeline
Oversee all phases of project deployment, including preparation of project specifications, execution of development plans, testing, deployment, site maintenance and optimization
Analyze complex project requirements and devise solutions that are achievable in a definable timeframe and budget
Organize and prioritize multiple assignments at varying stages of development
No project is too large to tackle, no concept is out of reach. Be prepared to work on projects that are fun, challenging and diverse, utilizing the latest technologies and developing experiences that look great across multiple devices.

Advance to Bonus Round

Experience with HTML5 and CSS3 and using these technologies to build native phone applications for iOS or Android
Experience with responsive web design and mobile frameworks such as jQuery Mobile or Sencha Touch, Bootstrap
Experience with game development in Flash or HTML5 using game physics platforms such as Box2d
Flash development skills a definite plus, but not required
Strong passion for web typography and experience delivering beautifully readable experiences using @font-face or Typekit

General Agency Responsibilities:

Respect roles and expertise of others, in other words – play in the sandbox nicely
Contribute to other agency efforts as needed
Communicate and be accountable for your actions, use resources wisely and be creative
See beyond your individual role and work for the greater good at the Republic of Moosylvania

Interactive Project Manager

Moosylvania is seeking a Project Manager for our Interactive team who has 2-3 years of experience managing digital projects from SOW through QA and completion. The ideal team member is a highly motivated and uber-organized individual who has experience in project management for web and application development, as well as interactive marketing campaigns including SEO, SEM and social media.

Required Skills

Provide weekly interactive status update and run weekly interactive status meetings.
Alert teams of upcoming deadlines and if timelines are missed.
Ability to coordinate workflow between multiple departments.
Develop project timelines and input into project management system.
Occasionally assist in writing SOW requirements.
Alert teams to SOW changes and impact on timeline/budget.
Pull progress reports and share successes with teams internally on a weekly basis.
Assess efficiency of internal tools and workflows and provide suggestions for improvment.
Help develop templates for various interactive turnovers, eg banner ads, wireframes, FB ads.
Great listening skills, a deadline-oriented mentality and superb organizational skills are a must.

Bonus Points

Experience creating and/or reviewing wireframes.
Strong understanding of content strategy as it relates to SEO and social campaigns.
Strong understanding of usability and conversion optimization.
Well-versed in email marketing best practices.
Experience with website and mobile application QA and bug tracking.
Experience reviewing and analyzing website analytics and campaign success metrics.
Experience managing the workflow of ongoing campaigns and recurring projects.
Experience in a PM role in an agency environment.

Interactive Marketing Strategist

Moosylvania strives to deliver innovative and meaningful consumer experiences in the digital space for world-class brands. Currently, we’re seeking Interactive Marketing Strategists who are highly motivated and passionate about SEO, SEM and social media. If you’re prepared to work on projects that are fun, challenging and diverse, utilize the latest in technologies and love turning metrics into action, we want to hear from you.

Position Required Skills:

1-2 years experience developing and managing SEO, SEM and social media campaigns
Strong understanding of how search engines crawl, index and rank websites
Understanding and ability to apply best practices in search engine optimization
Experience conducting keyword research as well as set up and optimization of PPC Campaigns
Experience writing search engine optimized website copy and creative PPC ad copy
Strong attention to detail and astute copy editing skills
Experience managing social media accounts
Intermediate understanding of HTML and CSS
Experience with analysis of Google Analytics reports and ability to turn metrics into action; a focus on conversion
Passionate about online marketing strategy and dedicated to staying current on latest technologies, trends and industry news

Overall Position Responsibilities:

Work with teams across the agency to develop, execute and measure online communication strategies and interactive engagement initiatives
Management, development and execution of client online marketing campaigns
Conduct online research to support agency planning and consumer insights development
Present strategic plans and analytic reports to clients
Provide analytic reports for websites and interactive campaigns
Identify and establish vendor relationships related to SEO/SEM and online media buying

Advance to Bonus Round:

Google Adwords certification
Have maintained or currently maintain your own blog and social media presence
Experience managing and analyzing email marketing campaigns
Experience working with e-commerce and/or social commerce

General Agency Responsibilities:

Respect roles and expertise of others, in other words – play in the sandbox fairly
Contribute to other agency efforts as needed
Communicate and be accountable for your actions, use resources wisely and be creative
See beyond your individual role and work for the greater good of the Republic of Moosylvania

Community Manager

Moosylvania strives to deliver innovative and meaningful consumer experiences in the digital space for world-class brands. Currently, we’re seeking a Community Manager with a collaborative spirit and creative flair to work in our St. Louis headquarters. If you’re prepared to work on fun, industry-leading brands, spearheading their social efforts from strategy through execution, please apply below.

Position Required Skills:

At least 2-3 years experience with community management in a client-facing position
Managed social media communities of prominent size
Active participation in a wide variety of social media activities personally, with rich understanding of social networking from a user engagement standpoint
Experience with developing social media strategy, including editorial calendar development through execution as well as community management guidelines and escalation plans
Broad-level experience with social media analytics and reporting tools (such as Facebook analytics, Google analytics, etc.)
Demonstrated ability to write social media content (such as posts, tweets, etc.) in varied but distinct brand voices
Proficiency in social management tools (such as CoTweet or Sprout Social) as well as social listening tools (such as Radian6 or Visible)
Meticulous attention to detail
Ability to juggle multiple projects and manage short timelines without losing site of the big picture
Exceptional communication skills and ability to stay connected with local team as well as remote team

Advance to Bonus Round:

Creative writing skills
Proficiency with social media and online analytics tools (such as Facebook analytics, Sprout Social, Google analytics, Visible, Radian6, etc.)
History of leading peer and client education in the social space, particularly in keeping clients and peers up-to-date on social media trends

Position Responsibilities:

Develop and execute social media strategy for two major brands, posting on behalf of the brands and responding to consumer comments via multiple social platforms
Lead and manage all efforts pertaining to the social media calendar(s) – from aggregating content from various agency partners and managing brand team approvals to the implementation of all outreach
Master brand tone of voice and personality for two distinct brands
Analyze and optimize social strategy and execution on an ongoing basis
Integrate with agency and client team, providing consumer insights drawn from the social community and helping to recognize additional social opportunities