So, you’re interested in becoming the next Cargonian?

Are you a data storyteller? Well, we might be the place for you to preach numbers.

Cargo is looking for an Analytics Manager to help drive insights & actions.

This is an excellent ground floor opportunity as we are building out a marketing analytics practice, leveraging and expanding on Cargo’s marketing and advertising data and tools for current and future clients.

This senior-level analytics and research person will initially directly supervise a research and reporting manager while also leading the development and deployment of quantitative-based analysis for marketing activities. The AM will be client facing with the ability to show and tell a story through data – clients want to know “what does this mean?”, “how will it affect what we do next?”, “why is it happening?” and “what should we expect?”. The AM will help build and deliver those answers – both to clients and the rest of the Cargo team.

• Skills and Qualifications
  • Master’s degree in business analytics, statistics, math or other quantitative field
  • 8 + years’ experience in an analytics/quantitative role: management experience preferred
  • Proficient with a statistical analysis software; SPSS, SAS or R
  • Proficient in web analytics concepts and tools (GA, SiteCat, etc.)
  • Capable in Tableau or other recommended data aggregation software
  • Advanced Excel skills
  • Primary quantitative research experience
  • Experience using predictive analytics to influence decision-making
  • Experience in data integration
  • Extremely attentive to detail
  • Uncommon ability to interpret information and tell the story of the data
  • Individual who understands and respects the value of data integrity
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup-like environment
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical data analysis results to business people and business processes, challenges and issues to technical people
  • Leadership skills – mentor and supervise direct team and help grow the practice
• Additional Traits
  • Bring new and innovative ideas to develop insightful reports. Loves data.
  • Ability to self-direct and prioritize daily tasks in alignment with company goals
  • Identify all of the possible data points to analyze and drive insights
  • Create effective presentations for business leaders, with focus on insights and actions
  • Understand the data behind strategy and how to communicate it to people who don’t
  • Prioritize our company’s data and analytics approach
  • Willingness to roll up your sleeves – equal part thinker and doer

Apply via work@thecargoagency.com

The Designer visually grows a client's brand with the agency on both an evergreen and project basis. They work on the day-to-day agency creative efforts on behalf of the client’s product and/or service on assigned accounts. In this role, the designer insures that the agency provides:

• Sound and responsible marketing counseling and planning.
• Conceptual visual creation of ideas spanning all areas of integrated communication, branding and interactive programs.
• Proper and innovative execution of work in all areas on schedule.
• Deliver a consistently superior creative product.
• Innovative solutions and experiences.

• The Requirements
  • Bachelor’s Degree of Fine Arts, Media Arts, Interaction Design or equivalent education and experience.
  • The ideal candidate will have 4 or more years of broad visual and interactive design experience.
  • Proven experience in interactive/mobile/web and email design
  • Passion and aptitude for creative business and marketing answers to client problems
  • Knowledge of web application design and build
  • Understanding and aptitude in creative A/B testing and dynamic and contextual digital ad building
  • Self-motivated and driven to expand knowledge and skills
  • Ability to self-manage assignments and projects
  • Works well in a cross-disciplined and cross-functional team environment
  • Experience both print and digital production
  • Capability to work on simultaneous projects and meet tight deadlines
  • Familiarity with HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript
  • Experience with UX/UI, IA, motion graphics, & web design
  • Knowledge of animation and/or video editing software such as After Effects, etc
  • Familiarity with game design, storyboarding, creating prototypes (prototyping software tools)
  • Comfortable with short development cycles and flexible with shifting priorities
  • Illustration and drawing skills preferred

They are also a visual design leader for the client and works closely with all agency personnel in developing and executing deliverables. The Designer may have direct client contact with assigned agency clients so must be comfortable pitching answers and work.

Apply via work@thecargoagency.com

Cargo is seeking a mid-level PHP developer eager to take on their next challenge. They will function as a key member of the development team responsible for creating, iterating, presenting, and delivering exceptional front-end and back-end programming and system integration that exceed client expectations.

• The Requirements
  • Multiple years with MVC Frameworks (Server, Debugger, Optimizer)
  • Candidate MUST be at the expert level with OO PHP (4+ years)
  • Experience developing large, robust and high volume customer facing web sites in OO PHP
  • Proven experience in a fast-paced, team-development environment is critical
  • Considerable real-world experience working within a LAMP development environment
  • Experience with JavaScript Frameworks (Server/Client side: NodeJS/React)
  • Robust Experience with HTML5 or CSS3
  • Convert design into standard-compliant HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
  • Full understanding of operating systems (preferably Linux)
  • Ability to write functions, triggers and queries to MySQL
  • Working knowledge of web standards and usability best practices
  • Familiarity with subversion or code repositories (GIT, Subversion)
  • Familiarity with Photoshop, Acrobat, Illustrator & InDesign
  • Ability to manage multiple projects, meet deadlines
  • Superior problem solving skills
  • Detail-orientated and able to produce results independently as well as in a team environment
  • Develop workable budgets, development plans and realistic timetables
  • Collaborates with the other marketing functions on preparation of marketing recommendations, visual design strategies and actions for the client
  • Assist in producing technical specs, frameworks or additional elements on new projects, based on client requirements in collaboration with other team members
  • Ability to recognize upcoming opportunities and threats to their projects
  • Assist in translating complex business requirements, user requirements, and specifications into technical actions
  • Contribute to all aspects of a project: requirements gathering, service development, front-end development, data design, overall architecture, QA, server setup and administration
  • Monitors all budget, research and design related activity to their individual projects
  • Maintains communications with appropriate agency and client personnel to ensure positive workflow
  • Educating agency and clients on development and technical aspects of the project when they arrive
  • Self-manage projects from concept to finish, ensuring successful project completion against deadlines
  • Project quality assurance - testing and review of output, reviewing outputted deliverables against scope
  • Understands: visual design, UX, UI, development needs, timeline, journey maps, sitemaps, wireframing, roadmap planning and any additional elements the agency uses to proceed with digital project creation
  • Strong back-end skills to develop web applications, functional prototypes, interactive demos for a variety of web and mobile-based projects
  • Work as point of translation between external and internal, technical and non-technical audiences
  • Serve as a guide and arbiter of good architecture throughout the course of a project
  • Provide constructive design and code review for other developers, both in-house and freelance
  • Ability to create or better one’s own task list
  • Personal time tracking

• Bonus Points
  • Familiarity with Laravel
  • Experience creating HTML 5 banners/online display, working with Google Web Designer and DoubleClick
  • Understanding of analytic software (Google Analytics, Hotjar, Tableau)
  • Multi-Faceted type person to assist in creativity and idea thinking
  • Ability to read French

Apply via work@thecargoagency.com