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

Cargo, founded in 2006, is a leading North American (NA) marketing agency working with global brands that include Lenovo, Mercedes-Benz, 3M, RBC, and other Fortune500 brands. From the start, Cargo believed creativity and strategy were a mindset vs a department. And ideas can be born from anywhere or anyone at any time. That same problem-solving, passionate, entrepreneurial spirit is what has driven our day-to-day and our growth and is what we hunt for in the people that join the Cargo team.

This role resides in the Cargo Business Development Unit (BDU) which is solely focused on marketing and selling Cargo to prospective, and select existing, clients. The Marketing Manager (MM) reports to the Senior Marketing Manager (SMM) and serves as the team’s project manager and content marketing campaign specialist. S/he helps direct the development and leads the deployment of content creation and promotional campaigns across a variety of offline and online channels.

The MM will be based in Cargo’s Greenville office supporting US and Canadian BDU efforts.

• Skills and Disposition Required
  • People and Project Manager: Minimum 5-year proven track record in marketing or advertising campaign, content, and project management – ad agency experience a plus
  • Highly Organized Yet Agile: Strong experience in managing multiple projects, timelines and people while being agile and scrappy when plans and needs change
  • Social and Digital Media Savant: Strong hands-on experience of digital and social media marketing, with a focus on B2B Marketing best practices
  • King/Queen of Content: Strong understanding and experience on coordinating, creation, deployment, and optimization of a robust content marketing program
  • MarTech Savvy: While impossible to know and excel at all the martech platforms, this person should have strong understanding and hands-on experience with foundational tools that include CRM, social media, and reporting tools. ABM experience is a big plus.
  • Managing the New Normal: Ability to work with an in-person and remote team simultaneously and seamlessly
  • Team Player: The insight to read people and how best to lead and motivate them with a willingness to collaborate with a diverse team of thinkers and doers
  • Veracious Learner: An enthusiasm and passion to understand, or search to learn, all things marketing while being a self-starter and very proactive
  • Risk Taker: A desire to be bold and do bold things
  • Hunter and Gatherer: Strong business research skills and business/people intelligence gathering
  • Good Vibes: Positive, optimistic, and team-first mentality
• Typical Activities
  • Responsible for project management, deployment, and optimization of Cargo’s complete content and sales and marketing plan
  • Helps SMM monitor the plan performance based on provided reporting and supports optimization to achieve the plan KPIs and metrics
  • Has fun and creates a collaborative and inspiring team environment focused on the Cargo mission of “Making Work Better”
  • Helps coordinate all event (internal and external, virtual and in-person) activities, including pre-, during, and post-event sales and marketing
  • Manages the Cargo content and editorial calendar
  • Schedules, deploys, and optimizes all social media content and posts
  • Schedules, deploys, and optimizes all Cargo content on Cargo’s owned digital channels
  • Manages project timelines and team task assignments in Cargo’s project management platform
  • Opens new projects and helps SMM with team briefings and project launches
  • Leads daily team check-ins/status meetings
  • Reviews/routes projects for quality control (content proofing, on strategy, on objective, and meets target audience needs/expectations) and review/feedback/approval
  • Works with team daily to meet schedules and key delivery milestones
  • Schedules internal presentations and review meetings as necessary

Working in an agile, small team environment, the MM is naturally collaborative and personable, with a strong desire to do whatever it takes to succeed.

Apply via work@thecargoagency.com

The Client Engagement Manager serves as the primary contact between client and agency. The CE Manager identifies client needs and opportunities, leads and manages client expectations, and provides strategic direction to the agency team. The CE Manager is ultimately responsible for managing projects, client expectations, and the quality of Cargo work.

• Responsibilities
  • Works with Team Lead and keeps them informed of the status of accounts including plans, meetings, and current/future projects
  • Resolves client issues or escalates them to Team Lead
  • Leads and manages the client and works directly with the client daily
  • Leads, manages, and collaborates daily on work with client-centric team
  • Works with Team Lead to coordinate strategy and planning for clients by involving necessary team (dedicated or shared) members
  • Creates client documentation including Meeting Agendas, Status Reports, Call/Meeting Reports, Proposals, Presentations, and other client communications/correspondence
  • Monitors client business, competitors, and industry to gather research and intel
  • Reports intelligence and POV to client and Cargo team when appropriate
  • Provides client research necessary for brief development and Cargo team education
  • Reviews analytics data and tracking metrics for campaigns and projects
  • Supports New Business Team as requested
  • Responsible for monthly billing for assigned clients
• Project Management
  • Works with Producer/Project Manager to develop estimates: scope, time and cost
  • Monitors and manages the profitability of projects
  • Supports and participates in the strategic briefing and planning process
  • Leads team production briefing
  • Reviews/routes projects for quality control (content proofing, on strategy, on objective, and meets client needs/expectations) before presenting to client
  • Works with team to meet schedules and milestones
  • Schedules client presentation and review meetings as necessary
  • Routes projects to clients for review/feedback/approval
  • Updates team directly and via Workspace on client feedback

Apply via work@thecargoagency.com

At Cargo, we’re all creatives. No we don’t all use crayons, wear beanies, and write poetry. Well, some of us do. But all Cargonians need to think strategically and work creatively.

Whether you are an art director, copywriter, client engagement manager, planner, strategist, developer, project manager, designer, information architect, or even cultural observationist, we may have a role for you.

Send us a note and show us how you can think work@thecargoagency.com

Cargo, an idea generation & brand engagement firm, is always looking for interns — advertising, PR, design or development. Juniors, Seniors and above are welcome to apply.

Direct resumes, portfolios, links, etc. to work@thecargoagency.com