The Team One C.O.R.E.

C = Collaborative

Builds and sustains strong, genuine relationships with people of all levels and takes positive steps to extend network 

and cultivate connections.  

O = Optimism

Is utterly reliable, always delivering on promises and maintains the highest standards of honesty and integrity. 

R = Results-Driven

Acts strategically to exceed goals and has the ability to adapt to changes in process and execution.  

E = Entrepreneurial

Constantly looking for and identifying actionable and thought provoking opportunities for the company and executing them. 

GENERAL SUMMARY

The Cost Control Specialist will be responsible for tracking all billable client spending.  They will partner with all Idea Groups & Resources to accomplish this and serve as a liaison with Publicis ReSources as well as New York Client Accounting to expedite vendor payments and client billing to manager. They will also maintain client production jobs and ensure required processes are followed. 

Day to Day:

· Monitor all costs (actual and committed) against each estimate.

· Review and process all invoices, billable expenses, shipping and internal studio charges.

· Maintain up-to-date job information.

· Finalize jobs upon complete receipt of all billable charges.

· Check and approve production estimates.

· Keep accurate records of fiscal year jobs.

· Liaison with vendors on issues, including invoice payments.

· Issue weekly and/or monthly unsigned estimate reports and job exception reports.

· Work closely with Team One departments on all spending data and help resolve outstanding issues.

· Must understand, practice and enforce Publicis Corporate Policies and Procedures.

Experience:   

Minimum of 1-year experience in an Accounting/Billing/Production environment. 10 key by touch; intermediate Excel and Word. 

Must be accurate, assertive, well organized, detail-oriented, able to multi-task, work well without close supervision, be a team player, numbers oriented, solid verbal and written communication skills, diplomatic, able to work well with others.  Must be able to handle fast paced environment.

SAP experience is a plus. 

Education: A bachelor’s degree is preferred -- disciplines focused on Accounting/Finance/Business Administration are a plus.

Skills and Abilities: This person must be highly organized, with a charismatic and varied communication style.

The Team One C.O.R.E.

C = Collaborative
Builds and sustains strong, genuine relationships with people of all levels and takes positive steps to extend network and cultivate connections.

O = Optimism
Is utterly reliable, always delivering on promises and maintains the highest standards of honesty and integrity.

R = Results-Driven
Acts strategically to exceed goals and has the ability to adapt to changes in process and execution.

E = Entrepreneurial
Constantly looking for and identifying actionable and thought-provoking opportunities for the company and executing them.

GENERAL SUMMARY

The Cultural Strategist is a vital part of Team One’s cultural anthropology practice within the strategic planning department. The ideal candidate is highly-motivated, naturally curious about and attuned to culture, consumers, and brands, and has a working knowledge of analytical tools, data platforms and research methods (quantitative and qualitative) for uncovering and sharing insights. Additionally, the ideal candidate has experience with strategic planning, consumer insights, or market research at an advertising agency, brand consultancy, research supplier, or client side.

They are excited about the prospect of helping to grow the agency’s cultural anthropology practice in partnership with the director, employing creative research and analytical methodologies, and building cultural intelligence deliverables to inform the work we do as an advertising agency. They are someone who is passionate about learning from people and culture, translating them into actionable insights, and inspiring strategists, creatives, and clients.

In addition to maintaining subject matter expertise and being the day-to-day point person on the agency’s thought leadership initiative The Global Affluent TribeTM, the Cultural Strategist will contribute to client-specific strategy development, as well as new business efforts, through insights, POVs, primary and secondary research, and other deliverables.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

• A go-to-person/subject matter expert for Global Affluent TribeTM related research data and insights. They would be responsible for socializing and applying findings within the agency and on client deliverables, and fulfilling ad-hoc requests related to this thought leadership initiative.
• Support Global Affluent TribeTM quantitative and qualitative studies, including ideation and design, project management, moderation, analysis and report development, in collaboration with the practice director.
• Support practice director in writing reports, custom POVs, briefs and promotional content.
• Support and participate in brainstorms and workshops.
• Proactively collaborate with and support strategists, analysts, and creatives to ensure a culturally astute perspective is a part of all the work we do.
• Monitor luxury, affluent and cultural trends, and socialize insights through regular newsletters or other channels. Co-lead cultural briefings to the agency and assist with providing cultural inspiration/fodder for ideation to creative teams.
• Build and maintain cultural intelligence database.
• Develop expertise with quantitative and qualitative analysis tools (e.g., cross-tabulation software, Dedoose, Atlas.ti, etc.), social listening platforms (e.g., Netbase), and other research tools and methods (MRI, Stylus, semiotics, text analysis, etc.).
• Support agency new business pitches, and client-specific strategy or primary/secondary research projects as needed.
• Reports to Director, Cultural Anthropology

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• A university degree from an accredited four-year program. Preferably trained in cultural anthropology, cultural analysis, sociology or similar field. Graduate degree is a plus.
• Familiarity with social science theories and literature, as well as cultural methods and frameworks, including but not limited to ethnography, semiotics, culture mapping, text analysis, etc., a plus.
• Experience or interest in luxury/premium brands or affluent consumers a plus.
• Prior strategic planning, consumer insights or market research experience preferred.

TRAITS AND SKILLS

• The Cultural Strategist embodies C.O.R.E.
• Empathetic, down-to-earth, social, collaborative, and a self-starter.
• Creative, strategically-minded, open and adaptive, and charismatic.
• Excellent interpersonal communication and presentation skills (both written and verbal). Presentation design skills a plus.
• Eats culture for breakfast: Curious about a wide range of subject matters; voracious consumer of culture, human behavior, societal trends and brands.
• A natural explorer: Inquisitive by nature and takes every opportunity to experience new things, from food to travel to media to retail and branded experiences.
• Research ambidextrous: This role is 50/50 qualitative and quantitative. Creativity and numeracy are required; comfort with both numbers and qualitative data to interpret, define and support insights.
• This person must be highly organized, hard-working, able to set tasks and meet deadlines, can handle ambiguity and multiplicity of assignments and the pressure of quick turnaround times.

At Team One, talent is our most important asset.  We seek to hire the best in the business and create a culture where ideas are supported, growth is encouraged and remarkable ideas continue to flourish.

We’re always looking for new talented individuals to join our team. If you are interested in working at Team One and don't see a position listed on the website that matches your experience, please submit your application here.

The Team One C.O.R.E.

C = Collaborative

Builds and sustains strong, genuine relationships with people of all levels and takes positive steps to extend network 

and cultivate connections.  

O = Optimism

Is utterly reliable, always delivering on promises and maintains the highest standards of honesty and integrity. 

R = Results-Driven

Acts strategically to exceed goals and has the ability to adapt to changes in process and execution.  

E = Entrepreneurial

Constantly looking for and identifying actionable and thought provoking opportunities for the company and executing them. 

GENERAL SUMMARY

 The Jr. Financial Analyst will be a detail-oriented finance/accounting professional with experience in financial analysis and month-end close.  This individual will have good Excel database skills and be involved in financial reporting, agency time reporting and analysis, as well as various special projects and duties.

 Day to Day:

• Direct role in the monthly financial close including journal entries, monthly financial & analysis reporting,  and P&L account investigations
• Work on assignments related to agency time reporting and tracking
• Assist in generating monthly agency department expense reports for review, distribution, and discussion
• Contribute to the Client SOW burn reporting on a regular basis
• Manage and track specific monthly client revenues related to events and activations
• Contribute general reporting including employee headcount and timesheet reviews
• Assist the Sr. Analyst in managing and tracking agency Asset Inventory
• Understand, practice, and enforce Corporate Policies and Procedures

Experience: 6+ months of related financial/accounting work (new grads with related internship work okay)

Education: Bachelor degree is required; MBA preferred but not required

Skills and Abilities:Strong Excel & Word background including V-Lookups and Pivot tables. Must be proficient in financial statement analysis and comfortable in a fast-paced work environment.  Must be able to adhere to strict deadlines and schedules and be strategic, accurate, assertive, well organized, and detail-oriented.  Abilities to work well without close supervision, be a team player, be diplomatic, and have excellent verbal and written communication skills.  Ability to work directly with other disciplines within the agency. 

Pace of Work:Workflow is continuous and can pick up depending on seasonal work, end of year, etc.  The ability to multi-task is essential.  

Scope: Decision-making will be based largely on established procedures and practices along with interaction with the Senior Finance Manager. 

Will also work closely with the Director of Finance and two other Analysts.

Impact: Finance is a key component in evaluating agency performance and maintaining required agency controls and processes. This individual must be detail-oriented and accurate.  

The Team One C.O.R.E.

C = Collaborative

Builds and sustains strong, genuine relationships with people of all levels and takes positive steps to extend network 

and cultivate connections.  

O = Optimism

Is utterly reliable, always delivering on promises and maintains the highest standards of honesty and integrity. 

R = Results-Driven

Acts strategically to exceed goals and has the ability to adapt to changes in process and execution.  

E = Entrepreneurial

Constantly looking for and identifying actionable and thought-provoking opportunities for the company and executing them. 

GENERAL SUMMARY

The Production Coordinator is the administrative support person for the Idea Production department, which is made up of a number of groups that provide a broad range of production services. The Coordinator’s primary function is to provide the support, training, space management and miscellaneous assistance needed to ensure the groups’ internal processes run smoothly. 

The Production Coordinator anticipates what needs to be done to help the department operate smoothly and efficiently. She/he focuses on organizing information and documents, has a resourceful approach to providing solutions, and is proficient at multi-tasking and prioritizing several simultaneous assignments. Having a clear understanding of agency systems and requirements provides them with the insight needed to best support the Production department. The Coordinator must enjoy working with a large, changing team in an open, social, and proactive manner. Duties include frequent collaboration with many other agency groups.

Day-to-Day:

• Distributing mail (daily)
• Managing approvals of purchase orders and trafficking invoices
• Updating and distributing status reports, spreadsheets (Freelance Staff Plan) and Organizational/Team Charts
• Managing expense reports
• Scheduling meetings
• Ordering meals and organizing department events
• Assists in managing department files and storage
• Processes freelance request forms, freelance offer letters and pay logs
• Administers a “Check-In and Check-Out” process for the department (Equipment returns, transfer files)
• Organizes and routes time sheets for hourly staff and freelancers
• Assists with financial tool tasks (running reports, setting up new vendors)
• Administratively collaborates with multiple agency teams
• Supports Business Technology; agency software licensing, password resets, device management.
• Maintains the department’s email distribution lists
• Maintains confidentiality

Skills/Requirements:

• Has strong communication (verbal and written) skills. 
• Is organized and detail-oriented.
• Has a proven ability to prioritize and work in a team-setting
• Is proficient with Microsoft Office and Email/Outlook, including calendaring. 
• Has proven skills in creating reports and spreadsheets.
• Is able to multitask successfully, keeping a number of assignments and priorities on track.
• Communicates effectively with internal and external groups.

Education: A bachelor’s degree is preferred. 

The Team One C.O.R.E.

C = Collaborative

Builds and sustains strong, genuine relationships with people of all levels and takes positive steps to extend network 

and cultivate connections.  

O = Optimism

Is utterly reliable, always delivering on promises and maintains the highest standards of honesty and integrity. 

R = Results-Driven

Acts strategically to exceed goals and has the ability to adapt to changes in process and execution.  

E = Entrepreneurial

Constantly looking for and identifying actionable and thought provoking opportunities for the company and executing them. 

GENERAL SUMMARY

The Proofreader reviews the content of creative work for accuracy, including but not limited to: typographical errors, spelling, grammar, punctuation, style, client nomenclature, phone numbers, basic formatting, and basic facts. They will be assigned more challenging assignments than required of a Proofreader Associate, such as maintaining Terminology guides and learning more in-depth knowledge of client terminology and style (becoming an authority on such matters).

Day to Day:

• Maintains and distributes Terminology Guides, as assigned
• Performs broad-scale consistency audits as needed
• Proofreads and makes editing corrections to copy decks, scripts, layouts, storyboards, “dummies,” new-business decks, mechanicals, direct mail materials, websites, microsites, web banners, interactive media, screen grabs, videos and similar materials during all phases of a project. 
• Reviews copy from copywriters. Makes corrections and provides editorial suggestions.
• Verifies that approved changes have been made. Makes corrections as appropriate.
• Verifies basic facts and makes corrections as appropriate.
• Verifies phone numbers and some URLs (where visible; not all links; not beta-testing).
• Ensures consistency within a project and across multiple projects.
• Reviews “as produced” scripts for changes made in editorial sessions.
• Keeps calm under pressure.

Experience:  The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3–7 years of hands-on proofreading and editing experience, plus interactive, advertising or automotive experience.

Education:  A bachelor’s degree in English, Journalism or a related field is preferred.

Skills and Abilities:   The ideal candidate must have excellent written communication skills including a command of grammatical rules and familiarity with referencing style guides. Candidate must also have the flexibility to work on multiple projects with tight deadlines.

› Knowledgeable about the rules and guidelines of language

› Appreciative of Creative and the creative process 

› Accountable and accurate

› Flexible

› Communicative

› Process-oriented 

› Detail-oriented

› Diligent, proficient. and productive