Seattle
1114 East Pike St
Third Floor
Seattle, WA 98122
206.267.0400 V
206.267.0401 F
Seattle Representation
Mark Andrews
mark@wherestheboards.com310.901.4663
Astrid Steel
astrid@wherestheboards.com323.702.5014
Chicago
350 West Ontario St
Sixth Floor
Chicago, IL 60654
312.944.3999 V
312.379.3998 F
Chicago Representation
Kent Smith
ksmith@d-kitchen.com312-944-3999
New York
6 West 18th St
Fifth Floor
New York, NY 10011
212.488.3999 V
212.488.3998 F
New York Representation
Simpatico
info@wearesimpatico.com212.352.1884
Jolie Miller
Ann Zagaroli
Brad Edelstein
Los Angeles
8695 Washington Blvd
Suite 206
Culver City, CA 90232
310.499.9255 V
310.559.6647 F
Los Angeles Representation
Mark Andrews
mark@wherestheboards.com310.901.4663
Astrid Steel
astrid@wherestheboards.com323.702.5014
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Director - Information Technology (IT) & Production Engineer
Digital Kitchen ("DK") is looking for a Director of IT & Production Engineering to steer and manage the company’s IT and audio/video (A/V) infrastructure and staff in New York, Chicago, Seattle, and Los Angeles. This is a senior leadership position reporting to the CEO. The candidate can be based in any of the company’s four offices, but travel to the other offices will be required.
This position provides immediate and primary technical support to the administrative, editorial and creative design staff across the company via the IT technologists in each office. Like the duck-billed platypus, this role combines elements not often found in nature: technology strategist, IT guru, A/V and production nerd, people manager, and CAPEX budgeter.
The ideal candidate is entrepreneurial and holistic in approach and willing to embrace the insanity and excitement that comes with the technology leadership role at a top-tier digital agency and production company that views technology as a catalyst for creative innovation.
Send PDF to job_director_of_it@d-kitchen.com
Chicago - General Manager and Executive Producer
What’s the position?
Digital Kitchen is looking for the right candidate to lead its Chicago office. A leader who will be a catalyst for our ongoing transformation into a digital agency. A person passionate about outstanding creative, as well as achieving the marketing objectives of our agency and direct clients. A candidate who will cultivate an office where strategic thinking, stellar design and efficient production thrive and translate seamlessly into our work.
What should you know about DK?
DK strives to deliver authentic stories and genuine experiences to consumers that meet the brand goals of our clients. We make the concepts that we develop and help shape with our clients, allowing us to chart the shortest distance between concept and consumer. We believe that results are the only way to measure our efforts and work.
Who do we need on our team?
DK is looking for candidates who are bold and opinionated. Candidates who thrive on change. Who function effectively across the strategy, creative, and production disciplines -- and support others to do the same. Candidates who are pioneers and want to set the new standards in the digital advertising age.
Send PDF to job_chi_gm_ep@d-kitchen.com
Chicago - Director of New Business Development
What’s the position?
Digital Kitchen is a looking for an experienced new business development executive to join our dynamic team and help lead our growth and transition from a full service motion graphics company to a full service digital agency. Ideally, this position will be located at our Chicago office.
About DK – Things you should know if you join our team
DK’s mission is to disrupt the current system. We are helping change how entertainment companies and top brand’s currently marketing themselves. We are creative, passionate, successful and driven to change the industry by “speaking through our work”. We believe that great creative work product is the primary vehicle for change outsides DK’s walls as well as within.
DK has a very top tier client base. DK has some of the best creative talent in the industry. We have a very strong portfolio of case studies. We have terrific experience collectively as a company as well as the individuals on our team. We are poised to lead change. And our management team is committed to the effort. However we are funded only on our own profits and successes. So we need to be lean, decisive, quick and productive in our efforts to build new business and outpace our competitors.
2010 will be the proving year for DK’s strategy and we are hiring a few key managers to join our team and bring the additional skills and leadership necessary to be successful. We indent on being recognized as one of the 5 top Digital Agencies World Wide by the end of 2011. An aggressive goal requires the right individuals and mindset.
Who do we need on our team?
The right individual will need to have a wide array of experience in advertising and/or entertainment industries. You will need to have business savvy as well as a passion and understanding for creative work product. You will need to have management skills, creative skills as well as strong social skills. You must be collaborative and willing to engage strong minded piers directly and productively. You must be able to function with limited resources while delivering exceptional pitches.
Most importantly, you and your team will need to thrive on change. You will need to manage to our mission. Neither DK or the industry ever look the same after 3-6 months. We are in a constant evolution. Your task will be to help capitalize on the realities of the industry and the realities of our agency – while maintaining and building A+ creative content. You will need to help DK adapt more quickly than our competitors and clients. Your team will need to communicate our mission clearly and concisely internally and externally in conjunction with our Strategy (account) team.
Job Description
Director of Business Development is responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive sales and marketing strategy for DK’s Disrupt, Entertainment and Advertising agency businesses. The Director will be responsible for seeking, identifying, strategizing and realizing financial and creative growth.
Send PDF to job_chi_nbd@d-kitchen.com
Los Angeles - Producer/Director Digital Kitchen Los Angeles is looking for a Producer/Director. We need a creative-minded, problem solver with a strong sense of story who can direct in the field and think fast on their feet. The right person must understand how to put together a project from conception through completion.
Send PDF to job_la_producer_director@d-kitchen.com
Los Angeles - Production Accountant
Digital Kitchen is seeking a Production Accountant for its LA office. The successful candidate will operate as liaison between the LA office and Seattle corporate, ensuring the reporting process runs smoothly.
Send PDF to job_la_accounting@d-kitchen.com
New York - Creative Director
The New York office of Digital Kitchen is seeking a Creative Director with experience in the advertising industry and strong interactive skills. The proven ability to deliver strategy, creative concept, as well as oversee the execution of integrated campaigns is required.
This position requires an individual with strong leadership ability and refined interoffice and client communication skills. The ability to build and inspire a team of designers, from creative concept to execution, is essential. The successful candidate must possess the ability to collaborate across offices with other Creative Directors to forge common goals and create work in line with DK company vision and standards. The role of the Creative Director is to motivate, enthuse, encourage, aim, focus, and concentrate the attention of creative employees and production partners on what really matters.
Send PDF to job_ny_cd@d-kitchen.com
Seattle - Designer/Animator The designer/animator regularly demonstrates an ability to understand and interpret communication challenges and creative strategies for both entertainment and advertising clients, across a majority of product and entertainment categories. They consistently produce exemplary work, demonstrating an exceptional command of the production process from initial concept boarding to final editing. The designer handles client input and changes with insight, understanding and promptness, and is able to reconcile the challenge of doing great work while meeting the needs of clients and DK CD’s. They can multi-task and more independently project manage, always meeting project milestones and deadlines despite creative changes, issues and other project assignments they are given. The designer is a collaborator, always working well with subordinates, peers, superiors and producers, in both development as well as production. Responsibilities include the following:
Please respond to job_sea_designer_animator@d-kitchen.com with a resume and link to demo reel.
Digital Kitchen ("DK") is looking for a Director of IT & Production Engineering to steer and manage the company’s IT and audio/video (A/V) infrastructure and staff in New York, Chicago, Seattle, and Los Angeles. This is a senior leadership position reporting to the CEO. The candidate can be based in any of the company’s four offices, but travel to the other offices will be required.
This position provides immediate and primary technical support to the administrative, editorial and creative design staff across the company via the IT technologists in each office. Like the duck-billed platypus, this role combines elements not often found in nature: technology strategist, IT guru, A/V and production nerd, people manager, and CAPEX budgeter.
The ideal candidate is entrepreneurial and holistic in approach and willing to embrace the insanity and excitement that comes with the technology leadership role at a top-tier digital agency and production company that views technology as a catalyst for creative innovation.
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Primary Responsibilities & Expected Results
- Align the IT vision with DK’s overall business and creative strategy.
- Devise the IT framework, technology procedures and practices of the company, including disaster contingencies.
- Manage all regional technologists, mentoring them and infusing a teamwork ethic.
- Responsible for the Capital Expenditures budget, including managing technologists in each office against the budget.
- Advise DK leadership about the timely need for investments in IT.
- Work with IT vendors and suppliers, data center partners, and outsourcing agencies to buy IT assets.
- Ensure that all IT assets and systems are functioning smoothly for DK employees and extended workforce.
- Provide training and support to IT staff, allowing them to be effective first points of contact for all on-site inquires related to both IT systems and A/V technology.
- Maintain a broad knowledge of current and emerging state-of-the-art computer/network and A/V systems technologies, architectures, and projects.
- Manage all facilities across the company, including physical space and HVAC.
- 8+ years of related experience required, including at least 3+ years managing staff.
- Must have strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Adept at multitasking and a high degree of drive, dedication, and leadership ambition.
- Expert understanding of editorial software and hardware & typical A/V equipment used in sophisticated visual effects and post-production environment
- Expert understanding of networking terms, topologies, technologies, and services. (IP, WAN, LAN, VPN, DHCP, DNS, AFP, NFS, SMB, etc)
- Expert working knowledge and comprehensive understanding of the Windows, MacOSX, and Linux operating systems and server/desktop platforms.
- Solid and comprehensive understanding of Apple’s XSAN system, components, administration, and operation.
- Solid and comprehensive understanding of the BSD underpinnings of the MacOS, including a background in scripting / workflow automation.
- Strong understanding of render farms on conceptual, operational, and troubleshooting levels.
- Basic facilities management experience (e.g. physical space, HVACs, lease negotiation, etc).
- Background in IT documentation, schematic and diagram creation and maintenance.
Requisite Skills
Send PDF to job_director_of_it@d-kitchen.com
Chicago - General Manager and Executive Producer
What’s the position?
Digital Kitchen is looking for the right candidate to lead its Chicago office. A leader who will be a catalyst for our ongoing transformation into a digital agency. A person passionate about outstanding creative, as well as achieving the marketing objectives of our agency and direct clients. A candidate who will cultivate an office where strategic thinking, stellar design and efficient production thrive and translate seamlessly into our work.
What should you know about DK?
DK strives to deliver authentic stories and genuine experiences to consumers that meet the brand goals of our clients. We make the concepts that we develop and help shape with our clients, allowing us to chart the shortest distance between concept and consumer. We believe that results are the only way to measure our efforts and work.
Who do we need on our team?
DK is looking for candidates who are bold and opinionated. Candidates who thrive on change. Who function effectively across the strategy, creative, and production disciplines -- and support others to do the same. Candidates who are pioneers and want to set the new standards in the digital advertising age.
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Responsibilities:
- Overall management of Digital Kitchen Chicago, including office P&L and strategic development of new business. Reports to DK CEO.
- Partner with the Chicago CD to define and implement the creative and business vision for the office.
- Identify, pursue and position projects and account opportunities that fit the office vision.
- Manage the strategic and creative development process on key account and project pitches in tandem with the Chicago CD.
- Manage all Chicago producers and the production process, including project margins, delivery schedules, and client relationship.
- Participate as a key member of Digital Kitchen leadership team.
- Delegate effectively, involving people at the optimal levels for project success and overall account utilization.
- Manage relationships across the office – from producers to creatives to administrative support.
- 7 to 10+ years in the industry managing a creative team and working with clients with a significant focus on digital media.
- Entrepreneurial drive with proven ability to formulate and execute on a strategic plan and budget for a business unit.
- Deep understanding of and connections within non-traditional advertising and digital media.
- Excellent client management skills; the ability to hold a room and pitch and win projects and accounts.
- Solid track record of managing sizeable teams with the ability to communicate across disciplines (production, creative, admin).
- Preference will be given to candidates with industry contacts and deep online & digital media industry experience.
- Strategic planning and account management experience are pluses.
Minimum Qualifications
Send PDF to job_chi_gm_ep@d-kitchen.com
Chicago - Director of New Business Development
What’s the position?
Digital Kitchen is a looking for an experienced new business development executive to join our dynamic team and help lead our growth and transition from a full service motion graphics company to a full service digital agency. Ideally, this position will be located at our Chicago office.
About DK – Things you should know if you join our team
DK’s mission is to disrupt the current system. We are helping change how entertainment companies and top brand’s currently marketing themselves. We are creative, passionate, successful and driven to change the industry by “speaking through our work”. We believe that great creative work product is the primary vehicle for change outsides DK’s walls as well as within.
DK has a very top tier client base. DK has some of the best creative talent in the industry. We have a very strong portfolio of case studies. We have terrific experience collectively as a company as well as the individuals on our team. We are poised to lead change. And our management team is committed to the effort. However we are funded only on our own profits and successes. So we need to be lean, decisive, quick and productive in our efforts to build new business and outpace our competitors.
2010 will be the proving year for DK’s strategy and we are hiring a few key managers to join our team and bring the additional skills and leadership necessary to be successful. We indent on being recognized as one of the 5 top Digital Agencies World Wide by the end of 2011. An aggressive goal requires the right individuals and mindset.
Who do we need on our team?
The right individual will need to have a wide array of experience in advertising and/or entertainment industries. You will need to have business savvy as well as a passion and understanding for creative work product. You will need to have management skills, creative skills as well as strong social skills. You must be collaborative and willing to engage strong minded piers directly and productively. You must be able to function with limited resources while delivering exceptional pitches.
Most importantly, you and your team will need to thrive on change. You will need to manage to our mission. Neither DK or the industry ever look the same after 3-6 months. We are in a constant evolution. Your task will be to help capitalize on the realities of the industry and the realities of our agency – while maintaining and building A+ creative content. You will need to help DK adapt more quickly than our competitors and clients. Your team will need to communicate our mission clearly and concisely internally and externally in conjunction with our Strategy (account) team.
Job Description
Director of Business Development is responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive sales and marketing strategy for DK’s Disrupt, Entertainment and Advertising agency businesses. The Director will be responsible for seeking, identifying, strategizing and realizing financial and creative growth.
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Key Activities and areas of responsibility:
- Manage internal and external sales and new business teams.
- Develop Business Strategy with Executive management team
- Manage balance between creative client base, portfolio projects with revenue and financial goals.
- Organic New Business Growth – building and growing our existing and previous clients
- New Business Development – seeking and developing new relationships
- Develop and implement Marketing strategy – Help define and lead how DK speaks about ourselves to the outside world. Our message needs to be CLEAR and CONSISTENT
- Develop and implement DK’S PR strategy
- Manage DK’s own Digital Brand strategy
- Manage and develop strategic partnerships and alliances
- Deep knowledge of Advertising and Marketing industry – particularly in the digital and/or interactive space.
- 7+ years high level experience in new business development and/or strategic account management
- Superior strategy and financial skills – with proven track record at previous job(s)
- Proven Track record finding and closing high level new business initiatives in industry
- Experienced as a manager, leading small teams in dynamic and fast paced environment
- Strong leadership capabilities – able to work autonomously as well as collaboratively
- Self-motivated with ability to work in an often unstructured environment
- Be able to communicate creative and strategy clearly with colleagues and clients
- Strong presentation skills – experience building, evaluating and clearly presenting our creative work and strategy
- Strong interpersonal skills – able to influence and improve skills of those around you and most importantly those that report to you.
- Director of New Business will report to President of DK. And ideally be located in the Chicago office.
- You will act parallel and in conjunction with Director of Strategy and EP/GM’s.
- You will be responsible for setting and monitoring goals for your direct reports as well as handling their reviews.
Job requirements:
Individual skills must include:
Organizational Structure and Logistics:
Compensation
Compensation consists of a base salary, performance bonuses, company wide bonuses and full benefits.
Send PDF to job_chi_nbd@d-kitchen.com
Los Angeles - Producer/Director Digital Kitchen Los Angeles is looking for a Producer/Director. We need a creative-minded, problem solver with a strong sense of story who can direct in the field and think fast on their feet. The right person must understand how to put together a project from conception through completion.
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Responsibilities:
- Create short form episodic content and write scripts.
- Oversee day-to-day production operations and be involved through post production phase of continuous, on-going projects.
- Position requires frequent travel for short periods of time related to on-location shoots across the country.
- At least 3 years experience creating episodic content, scripts and related production and directorial experience.
- Broadcast experience in entertainment or sports-related programming is preferred.
- Excellent leadership, communication, organizational, and team management skills.
- Strong client management skills and the ability to interface with clients effectively and professionally.
- Superior negotiation skills with both clients and partners.
- Deep understanding of project management, workflow and infrastructure.
- Requires strong presentation, verbal and written skills.
- Must think quickly and work well under pressure and tight deadlines.
- Be skilled at motivating and engaging your team to produce the best possible results.
Minimum Qualifications:
Send PDF to job_la_producer_director@d-kitchen.com
Los Angeles - Production Accountant
Digital Kitchen is seeking a Production Accountant for its LA office. The successful candidate will operate as liaison between the LA office and Seattle corporate, ensuring the reporting process runs smoothly.
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Responsibilities:
- Reconciliation of large account overhead/retainer budget with company staffing and spending.
- Actualization of number of live action production, graphic production, and post production bids against large production account.
- Analysis of account day-to-day budgets and expenses to ensure targeted profit margin is consistently met.
- Work closely with the company Finance Director and support staff in Seattle on actuals and budget projections.
- Reporting various budget information to client as requested.
- Bachelors degree in Accounting preferred.
- Minimum three (3) years related experience.
- Excellent communication skills; ability to think on one’s feet.
- Self-starter, ability to determine what needs to be completed without constant direction.
- Detail oriented and very organized.
- Experience working with creative agency retainer accounts.
- Working knowledge of production budgeting and actualizing.
- Proficiency with accounting software, including excel and basic reporting.
- Working knowledge of AICP and production union guidelines.
- Sense of humor invaluable.
Minimum Qualifications
Send PDF to job_la_accounting@d-kitchen.com
New York - Creative Director
The New York office of Digital Kitchen is seeking a Creative Director with experience in the advertising industry and strong interactive skills. The proven ability to deliver strategy, creative concept, as well as oversee the execution of integrated campaigns is required.
This position requires an individual with strong leadership ability and refined interoffice and client communication skills. The ability to build and inspire a team of designers, from creative concept to execution, is essential. The successful candidate must possess the ability to collaborate across offices with other Creative Directors to forge common goals and create work in line with DK company vision and standards. The role of the Creative Director is to motivate, enthuse, encourage, aim, focus, and concentrate the attention of creative employees and production partners on what really matters.
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Requirements
- 10 years+ relevant experience
- Collaborates with Head of Creative and Executive Producers on development plans for projects; demonstrates a command of the creative process from concept through execution
- Reads and knows the strengths and weaknesses of the team at hand, and manages and motivates accordingly
- Examples of online brand evolution within an integrated campaign
- Able to apply insight to understand a brand need and craft a strategy accordingly
- Creative must be supported by analytics and ROI-driven
- Solid understanding of social media platforms and their application in interactive campaign
- Understands profitability considerations for creative jobs and works to develop solutions to achieve them with their team
- Prepares and conducts performance reviews and promotion decisions for creative staff; works in collaboration with Head of Creative on performance related responsibilities
- Preference will be given to candidates with solid industry relationships
Send PDF to job_ny_cd@d-kitchen.com
Seattle - Designer/Animator The designer/animator regularly demonstrates an ability to understand and interpret communication challenges and creative strategies for both entertainment and advertising clients, across a majority of product and entertainment categories. They consistently produce exemplary work, demonstrating an exceptional command of the production process from initial concept boarding to final editing. The designer handles client input and changes with insight, understanding and promptness, and is able to reconcile the challenge of doing great work while meeting the needs of clients and DK CD’s. They can multi-task and more independently project manage, always meeting project milestones and deadlines despite creative changes, issues and other project assignments they are given. The designer is a collaborator, always working well with subordinates, peers, superiors and producers, in both development as well as production. Responsibilities include the following:
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Concept & Design:
- Develops exceptional concepts that are strategic and creatively unique.
- Is prolific-- able to develop multiple approaches to solve a client or brand need.
- Have exceptional technical abilities in motion and graphic design software programs – demonstrating a deep command of After Effects and Adobe software.
- Is able to communicate and support chosen design directions to CDs, Producers and clients.
- Is curious, constantly seeking inspiration from media and design trends.
- Leads and works collaboratively with project teams from concept through final production ensuring flawless execution and timely delivery of all assigned projects.
- Collaborates and communicates effectively with client counterparts throughout all projects, demonstrating a command of the creative process from concept through execution.
- Is able to develop concepts in written and board form.
- Knows the production process exceptionally well and is able to direct work with the Producer through shoot and post production phases.
- Thorough knowledge of After Effects and other relevant motion design software.
- Has a positive approach to their work and fellow designers, always finding solutions to improve our creative process and client wins.
- Can work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team approach.
Creative Execution & Production
Teaming:
Please respond to job_sea_designer_animator@d-kitchen.com with a resume and link to demo reel.
General Inquiries:
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