Current Opportunities
Karo Group is a brand agency that shapes brands through advertising, interactive, environments and communications design. After being named one of Marketing Magazine’s top 10 agencies earlier this year, we’ve gotten pretty busy and find ourselves looking for more people. If you’re interested in working on a collaborative team that approaches brands from every angle and has fun doing it we’d love to hear from you.
Calgary
Interactive Production Manager
We currently need someone who’s not afraid to tell people what to do. The Interactive Production Manager will help us schedule and manage the workflow within the Interactive department. The ideal candidate for this position will thrive in a fast-paced team environment. The ability to multi-task, accept and follow direction, stay focused, remember detail, and organize activity and responsibility is critically important to long-term success in the position. The right person will have at least 5 years of experience in an interactive group. If this sounds like you, submit your resume to Scott Lawrence, Interactive Director at careers_calgary@karo.com.
Interactive Art Director/Senior Designer
We currently need someone who has a passion for creating innovative web design and a portfolio to die for. As a Art Director/Designer you will be responsible for collaborating on strategic interactive planning, conceptual design/development and the execution of creative deliverables. Your responsibilities will also include creating and communicating concepts, implementing strategies, information architecture, wire framing and developing interactive design solutions. You will work and collaborate with the Interactive team of designers, developers, and external specialists while balancing the collaboration/interaction with the other Karo disciplines of Print Communication, Advertising and Environments. If this sounds like you, submit your resume to Jason Trufyn, Interactive Creative Director at careers_calgary@karo.com
Environments Design Manager
We currently need someone whose positive attitude helps motivate all those around to greatness. The Environments Design Manager will nurture existing clients and cultivate new opportunities while managing the design process from proposal to concept to completion of working documents. He or she will also do project schedules, budgets and proposals, and be the main link between Karo’s design and technical teams. The right person will have at least 5 years of experience in interior design, and a working knowledge of AutoCAD. Proficiency in SketchUp and InDesign would also be great. And NCIDQ, LID, Leed Accredited would really, really impress us. If this sounds like you submit your resume to Keith Moe, Environments Director at careers_calgary@karo.com.
Account Director
We currently need someone who can navigate the treacherous territory between agency and client with ease. The ideal Account Director will be able to leverage our unique multidimensional perspective as they nurture existing clients and cultivate new opportunities. To excel in this role you’ll need at least 5 years of agency experience, extraordinary management ability, and the ability to galvanize the efforts of a diverse range of stakeholders in a collaborative, team-oriented environment. If this sounds like you, submit your resume to Chris Bedford, President at careers_calgary@karo.com.
Copywriter
We currently need a writer who has a portfolio we’d want to steal. As a Copywriter you will be responsible for collaborating on strategic planning, conceptual development and the execution of creative. Your responsibilities will also include communicating concepts both internally and to clients. You will work and collaborate with the art directors, designers, and external suppliers while balancing the collaboration/interaction with the other Karo disciplines of Print Communication, Interactive and Environments. If this sounds like you, submit your resume to Phil Copithorne, Advertising Creative Director at careers_calgary@karo.com
Art Director
We currently need an Art Director who has a portfolio we’d want to steal. As an Art Director you will be responsible for collaborating on strategic planning, conceptual development and the execution of creative. Your responsibilities will also include communicating concepts both internally and externally to clients. You will work and collaborate with the writers, designers, and external suppliers while balancing the collaboration/interaction with the other Karo disciplines of Print Communication, Interactive and Environments. If this sounds like you, submit your resume to Phil Copithorne, Advertising Creative Director at careers_calgary@karo.com
Vancouver
Account Director
We currently need someone who can navigate the exhilarating territory between agency and client with ease. The ideal Account Director will be able to leverage our unique multidimensional perspective while nurturing existing clients and cultivating new opportunities. To excel in this role you’ll need at least 5 years of agency experience, extraordinary management ability, and the ability to galvanize the efforts of a diverse range of stakeholders in a collaborative, team-oriented environment. If this sounds like you, submit your resume to Warren Baxter, Managing Director at careers_vancouver@karo.com
Production Manager
We currently need someone who can spot a varnish at 20 paces, dreams of paper stocks and knows the difference between 5-year and 20-year vinyl to become our Production Manager for communications and environments. The ideal candidate will have 4 or more years of Production Management experience with a design firm or ad agency. He or she will be responsible for establishing a production team and leveraging its experience in order to build an entire production department from the ground up. All while providing the technical knowledge we need to create innovative solutions for our clients. Basically, we expect our next Production Manager to help us conquer the world (while staying on budget, of course). If this sounds like something you can do, submit your resume to Martin Batten, Director of Communications at careers_vancouver@karo.com
Project Manager
We currently need someone whose energy and drive can fuel the growth of our business. Our dream Project Manager would have a passion for great design and 5 or more years of experience in a design firm or ad agency. In this role, you will be responsible for managing a wide diversity of projects, as well as communicating with internal and external stakeholders. If this sounds interesting to you, submit your resume to Melody Taylor, Studio Manager at careers_vancouver@karo.com
