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AVP, Manager of First-Year Membership and Vendor Marketing Programs
Overview

The AVP, Manager of First-Year Membership and Vendor Marketing Programs will be responsible for understanding the demographics and shopping behaviors of first-year members, and implementing programs to improve retention of first-year members. Ensures thorough analysis of existing first-year members to understand member shopping behaviors, including categories shopped, timing of visits, response to communications, and barriers to renewal.  Develops actionable insights to improve our first-year member engagement and sustainable improvement in their renewal rates.  Also responsible for managing vendor programs to support marketing initiatives.  Strengthens Marketing's relationships with vendors to develop incremental marketing programs that are supported through supplemental vendor funding.  Focus will primarily be on sales and trip-driving, and member acquisition and retention. This position would report into the VP, Manager of Marketing Operations.

Duties and Responsibilities:

•    Works cross-functionally to grow first-year membership via testable programs, and improve retention of this critical member segment
•    Requires detailed analytics that are available through internal sources, vendor sources, and external sources as developed
•    Requires insights into shopping behavior and competition's strengths
•    Develops testable actions and follows through to completion
•    Engages senior management with insights, trends, and results of programs
•    Strengthens partnerships with suppliers to develop incremental vendor-sponsored marketing opportunities that are non-disruptive to current programs
•    Partners with Merchandising and Sales Operations to ensure agreement of strategy and clarity of BJ's support required for programs
•    Partners openly with marketing team to ensure proper execution of potential programs, including planning, project management, and analysis

Key Accountabilities:

•    Improve first-year member renewal rates. Understand member behaviors and analytics, and recommend investment spending programs to improve retention.  Understand the financial impact of programs and resulting retention.
•    Improve first-year member sign-ups. Understand prior successes and best opportunities, and recommend testable programs.  Work cross-functionally to determine tactics.
•    Engage Merchandising, Sales Operations, and Finance to communicate first-year goals and results.
•    Develop vendor-sponsored marketing programs.  Opportunities must be with funding that is incremental to existing ongoing initiatives.
•    Identify potential vendor partners, understand and share their requirements with stakeholders, develop program goals, follow through with execution, and ensure analytics are completed and shared.
•    Manage one direct report to support responsibilities.

Experience:

•    10 years of  experience in Marketing, preferably in a membership environment and/or a background in vendor relations
•    Bachelor’s Degree in related field
•    Ability to gain support for initiatives with internal contacts
•    Strong analytic background
•    Ability to work cross-functionally with team members at all levels
•    Negotiation skills and guidance abilities with vendors
•    Confidence and presentation skills
•    Outstanding management skills and experience
•    Excellent written and communication skills


To apply, please e-mail your resume and cover letter to: jobs@bjs.com –
Attn.: VP/ADCLUB/AVPMVMP

At BJ’s, we value diversity in our organization, and we are an equal employment opportunity employer.

Associate Digital Media Planner

Overview

a & g is all about the “&”. We are one symbol & people who do what we love & limitless in possibilities. The energy that brings our ideas and connections to life is our people. We are musicians & video game connoisseurs & sleep deprived & closet karaoke singers & extreme stationary cyclists & chronic gigglers & iPod addicts. We are people who use our unique backgrounds & talents to help our clients move their business forward. We want uncommon thinkers & dreamers & visionaries who are all about pushing limits & going beyond the expected. We want to add your “&’s” to our list.

Job Description

• The AMP position is entry level and represents the start of a media career.
• The AMP is highly supervised by a senior team member and is required to assist in the planning, implementing and maintaining of online media campaigns.
• The position is essential to the day-to-day running of the media account and requires an individual that works well in a team-based, fast paced, detail-oriented environment.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Assist in development of media strategies and take a lead role in assimilation of research data and vendor specifications.
• Responsible for campaign set-up, trafficking of creative and QA within 3rd party ad server system (Doubleclick DART).
• Responsible for trafficking SEM programs (in DART and search engine), as well as regular bid management
• Provide insight to analytics reports and optimization recommendations. Assist media team in executing optimizations.
• Responsible for account record keeping, including insertion orders, client authorizations and Advantage/vendor invoicing.

Qualifications

• An advertising / marketing-related internship or work experience
• Degree in communications or marketing
• Strong organizational skills and detail-oriented
• Adaptable to change and demonstrates good time management and the ability to multi-task
  
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint knowledge
• Able to speak and write clearly and persuasively

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Manager, Business Development 

Overview

a & g is all about the “&”. We’re one symbol & we’re limitless possibilities. The energy that brings our ideas and connections to life is our people. We’re musicians & video game connoisseurs & sneaker junkies & closet karaoke singers & marathon runners & extreme stationary cyclists & chronic gigglers & iPod addicts. We’re people who use our unique backgrounds & talents to help our clients move their business forward. We’re people who do what we love & we are visionaries that work hard, meet deadlines & have fun doing it. We want uncommon thinkers & dreamers & visionaries who are all about pushing limits & going beyond the expected. If this gets you excited & you want to add your “&” to our list, we want to hear from you. Check us out at www.a-g.com.

Job Description

The role of Business Development Manager is focused on new business leadership. There will also be elements of networking & relationships, and a&g brand communications. a&g is the primary client for this position.

This position is a key agency role and will be a driver of agency growth, reporting to the SVP, Creator of Opportunities. The role is involved in shaping and building the agencies roster of new and existing clients. Requirements include creativity, sound strategic thinking, attention to detail and an entrepreneurial spirit.

This position will work closely with the various agency departments and will be supported by a Business Development Coordinator.

New Business Leadership

• Foster relationships with review consultants and other industry influencers
• Lead and orchestrate new business pitches from RFP to final pitch
• Strategic lead the agency’s approach to each pitch
• Field and assess inbound inquires
• Identify strategic outbound opportunities
  • Specifically with an eye towards agency’s vertical strengths
• Lead target evaluation and scoring process
• Revisit target evaluation scoring process for vetting the soundness of new business leads
• Become an “agency expert”, starting with an audit of Allen & Gerritsen’s competitive set
  • Understanding the competition will help us become better competitors
• Collaborate with Emerging Media department to help implement “innovation” within the agency

Networking & Relationships

• Seek out and establish the right business relationships for a&g
• Take active roles in industry and business associations
  • Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
  • Other associations
• Represent a&g at various events
• Represent a&g on charitable boards and events
• Support a&g presence in the college and university environment
• Schedule and coordinate the 2010 agency Road Show

a&g Brand Communications

• Assist in managing the a&g marketing plan
• Support the a&g web site, presentation content and customized collateral materials
• Working with the creative department to keep agency portfolio up to date
• Manage on line portfolios and review consultant sites
• Support public relations and press, speaking engagements and thought leadership
• Support the agency’s digital communications
  • a&g blog
  • web site
  • Twitter/ Facebook

Specific Qualifications Include:
5+ years experience in either business development alone or combined with Account management . Agency experience a plus and an affinity for all things digital is a must.
Education Level: Bachelor’s degree

This position is not limited to the description above and will support the agency vision, growth strategy and direction.

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Defined by a relentless desire to be remarkable, a passion for original ideas, a determination to stay courageous, and a commitment to unbound thinking.

We look for people who are entrepreneurial and want to build something, not people who simply want to tend to the task at hand. You’ll be surrounded by others who practice collaboration and strive to ensure that the best idea prevails. Here you’ll prosper if you’re smart, passionate and willing to speak your mind and express your opinion.

Mullen is looking to fill the following 26 positions in their Boston office.
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Account Executive
Account Executive
Account Supervisor
Account Supervisor/Senior Account Executive
Associate Creative Director/Art
Interactive Producer
Junior Art Director/Designer
Junior Copywriter
Senior Digital Media Planner
Senior Flash Developer
Senior Information Architect
TNGG Internship

Art Director/Web Designer Click HERE to apply online, or send resume with salary requirements, six samples (PDF and Website URLs) to: art-dir-job@bcradvertising.com   

Graphic Designer / Advertising Coordinator

Overview

Busy real estate team in Weston, MA looking for a graphic designer / advertising coordinator for:

• Design/layout logo(s)
• Design/layout print and internet ads
• Design/layout marketing materials (brochures, presentation materials)
• Contact vendors to obtain best possible rates, placements

Must possess superior graphic design, technical and organizational skills. Able to work well under strict deadlines, be a team player, and work well on their own. Candidate must have own vehicle.

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Job Description

The AVP, Manager of Digital and Creative Services position will lead the creative development of strategic marketing initiatives to increase membership and raise top-line sales growth. This will include the development of multi-channel campaigns and the development of resources to deliver effective marketing communications as we meet the evolving needs of our business. The job responsibilities and key accountabilities of the AVP, Manager of Digital and Creative Services are to provide leadership, technical knowledge and clear direction on initiatives and creative strategies with a broad impact on the business. This position would report into the VP, Mgr of Marketing and Communications.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop the creative services department to concept and execute multi-channel marketing communications to support our strategic goals and our brand. This includes assessing our current capabilities and developing new tools, vehicles and campaigns to address evolving our communications based on a changing marketplace.
• Supervise the creative team from concept to execution across all areas: digital, print, broadcast, mobile, etc. Including but not limited to Journals, catalogs, direct mail initiatives, broadcast, digital strategies, company website, email campaigns, in-club communications and internal communications. Responsible for the design and development of all marketing and corporate communications in print, broadcast, in-club, direct mail and digital.
• Directly supervise 3 Exempt Team Members and indirectly supervise 17 Team Members.
• Interact with all levels of Team Members in Marketing and E-Commerce, as well as with Merchandising AVP’s, VP’s and DMM’s, and IT Team Members working on Marketing projects.
• Interact with external vendors, agencies and video and production houses

Key Accountabilities

• Understand strategic goals and brand; look at areas including environment, processes, technologies and resources for opportunities to improve on building and directing a creative function aligned and supporting the brand and strategic goals
• Guide the development of new digital strategies, delivering proposals for effective communications in digital. Identify what resources, tools are needed from other areas to support strategy (e.g. IT, Membership data, etc.) Ensure self and staff development in interactive marketing capabilities.
• Oversee development of all marketing communications from inception to completion and evolution, ensuring they are brand consistent and support the intended strategy.
• Develop creative services team (20+ people) and succession planning. Cultivate growth and professional development of team, especially mid-managers. Provide training opportunities to further develop skill sets.
• Communicate with all areas of marketing (e.g. PR, e-commerce) to ensure multi-channel marketing communications are consistent and reach intended audiences.
• Assure timely and informative communications between the creative function and partners: account services team, traffic and production and business owners
• Make decisions that ensure profitability and creative quality: work with traffic and production to vet competitive vendors to gain cost efficiencies while maintaining quality.

Experience

• 10 years of In-house or Agency Creative Director experience
• BA in Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Advertising or Communications
• Technology supporting graphic design, web design, and production knowledge relative to print, broadcast, film, web and email
• Outstanding management skills and experience
• Excellent communication skills