Finally had enough of working too late, making too little, and going nowhere?
Well, we don’t roll that way. NDG is an advertising and digital marketing agency located just outside Washington, DC, in La Plata, Maryland. We offer a work environment where creatives are respected and appreciated, where schedules are reasonable, where compensation is competitive, where the office is usually empty after 6pm, and where your career can grow as fast and far as you can.
- Competitive Compensation
- Generous Benefits Packages
- Work With a Team You’ll Love
- Work Where You’ll Truly Be Appreciated
- Family Atmosphere & Life-Work Balance
- Take Your Career to the Next Level
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We are currently hiring for the following positions:
- + Art Director
We’re NDG Communications, an award-winning advertising agency located just 34 miles from DC in lovely La Plata, MD.
You are a seasoned Art Director with solid experience designing for interactive and print—no kidding, you have designed eblasts, banner ads, landing pages, websites and mobile sites and/or apps. You are meticulous about details. You might even be looking for a shot at Associate Creative Director.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Develop creative ideas and execute deliverables for projects including html emails, flyers, ads, direct mail, websites, social media, blogs, etc.
• Collaborate with creative director, designers, programmers and account team
• Help ensure quality and consistency across projects and clients
• Mentor junior designers, as needed
QUALIFICATIONS
• Strong attention to even the smallest details while keeping an eye on the big picture
• 5-10 years professional design experience
• Excellent time management skills are a must
• Strong Adobe Creative Suite skills / Mac OS platform
• Solid, professional portfolio of interactive/web and print design work
• Advertising agency experience required
• Excellent communication, conceptualization, and visualization skills
To apply, use the button below. Include cover letter, resume, salary requirements (no numbers=no interview), and link to samples or include a brief PDF portfolio to be considered. NO CALLS or recruiters.
- + Junior Account Executive
This is a Account Executive-Track position
ACTIVITIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Help coordinate and manage client projects and day-to-day tasks for Account Executives
- Proof all materials and update all relevant information
- Provide account management staff with administrative support within the agency and at client meetings
- Create documentation, follow up with contacts, execute all client requests
- Attend all internal meetings with Account Executives to create documentation and notes
- Provide follow-up administrative services as requested
- Facilitate client revisions to collateral when requested
- Produce project change orders and instruction memos
- Review all ads for accuracy and make revision requests when necessary
- Keep projects organized and accurate, and maintain written documentation of all client requests
- Ensure client projects are running smoothly and on budget
- Ensure client projects are running smoothly and on budget
- Communicate with media representatives to schedule and order media insertions
- This position reports to the Director of Account Services
- Resourceful, proactive problem solver
- Energetic, positive attitude and a passion for learning
- Exceptional attention to detail, organizational skills and time management skills
- Effective, professional communication skills
- Experience with all social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Google+, etc.)
- Degree in Advertising, Marketing, Business, English, New Media, Journalism, or similar course of study from an accredited college or university
- Experience within the advertising, marketing, real estate, land/community development, or homebuilder industries
- + Senior Account Executive
ACTIVITIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Establish your role as day-to-day agency contact for key clients
- Oversee daily account activities, ensuring highest standards for timing, accuracy and quality
- Identify client marketing opportunities and needs
- Development of creative briefs that thoroughly and effectively communicate client needs
- Coordinate communication between creative and programming teams to ensure smooth development and implementation of campaign launch and management
- Oversee budget management, account reporting and administrative requests
- Research, planning and implementation of media schedules
- Conduct SEO (search engine optimization) research and develop recommendations for client websites
- Manage and optimize CPC (cost-per-click) campaigns
- Plan client events and facilitate on-site event management
- Measure campaign effectiveness and website performance, and presentation of analysis to clients
- This position reports to the Director of Account Services
- Energetic, positive attitude and a passion for learning
- Strong attention to detail, exceptional organizational skills and time management skills
- Effective, professional communication skills
- Resourceful, proactive problem solver
- Experience with all social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Google+, etc.)
- Willingness and ability to travel to regional client meetings
- 3-5 years experience within the advertising, marketing, real estate, land/community development, or homebuilder industries
- Degree in Advertising, Marketing, Business, English, New Media, Journalism, or similar course of study from an accredited college or university
- + Director of Digital Strategy
We’re NDG Communications, an award-winning advertising agency located just 34 miles from DC in lovely La Plata, MD. You are a management-level professional with extensive interactive media experience, including strategy development, web management, web marketing and promotion, mobile marketing, social media knowledge and client service experience. The Director of Digital Strategy supervises and assists the current digital development team in execution of all web-based interactive projects for the agency and its clients.
Responsibilities
- Build, lead and mentor the interactive development team, ensuring adherence to strategy, brand, and process
- Collaborate with creative and marketing teams to strategically plan the execution of all interactive projects
- Develop and convert strategies into interactive concepts, helping to meld technology with creative execution
- Manage all interactive projects and resources, and provide input across multiple projects
- Ensure projects proceed without a hitch, with an eye on process and detail
- Examine analytics/web metrics of client sites, providing solutions for improvement according to business objectives and supporting data
- Support the dissemination of UI/X findings and industry best-practices
- Constantly scour the web, mobile, and off-line products for design and UX inspiration
- Build and grow our digital development capabilities
- Educate other team members, as needed
Requirements
- Minimum of 10 years experience, preferably in an agency environment
- Ability to conceptualize, plan and execute strategic digital solutions in a fast-paced environment
- Experience and high competency managing and directing an interactive team
- Advanced Knowledge of XHTML, CSS, XML, JS, JQUERY, COLDFUSION, PHP, and custom-module creation and maintenance
- Development of responsive CSS for desktop browser, iPad, and mobile device viewing
- Advanced knowledge of cross-browser/platform issues, user interface requirements, debugging and code solutions
- Working knowledge of both Application and Database Server principals, set-up and scripting
- Strong time management skills and resource management capabilities
