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Why Collective Alternative?

Want to know what it’s like to work at a company that cares about you, your ideas and your work?

We’re a team full of talent, passion, and creativity that likes to work hard and have fun while we’re doing it. From impactful graphic design, cutting-edge web development, organized account management and buzz-worthy messaging, we do it all—and we want you! We’re always looking for new top talent that’s ready to contribute to our growing team.

Where do you fit in?

If you have a creative mind, a passion for helping local small and medium-sized businesses grow and initiative to make a big impact, then you might be the next person we’re looking for!

Content Specialist

Collective Alternative (CA), a full-service marketing, public relations and advertising agency located in Indianapolis, Indiana is seeking a Content Specialist to serve as part of a dynamic, creative and collaborative team. Established in 2008, we specialize in creating comprehensive grassroots marketing strategies for small-to-medium-sized local businesses with a commitment to creating meaningful relationships and delivering valuable results. We serve a client base that spans a wide range of industries, including healthcare, medical equipment, real estate, finance, education and more. Our office is located in the buzzing area of Fort Benjamin Harrison, surrounded by a beautiful state park, great local restaurants, historic relevance and thriving local businesses. At CA, we think creatively, work passionately and are ready to welcome new talent to our team!

Job Overview:

We’re looking for a Content Specialist to join our talented and driven team at Collective Alternative! As our Content Specialist, you must be a marketing professional with a strong writing background and desire to learn. In this role, you will conduct thorough research, develop engaging content for a wide variety of industries and stay up-to-date on the latest marketing trends. You will work closely with our content team and other internal departments to strategize and write content for emails, blogs, digital ads, social media posts, and more for an array of audiences. If this sounds like your dream job, we want to hear from you!

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Write and proofread content for emails, blogs, print and digital advertisements, websites and other marketing collateral in a variety of tones, styles and structures
  • Work with internal departments to strategize and write engaging content
  • Monitor industry-related topics and publications to stay current with trends and identify new content topics of interest
  • Conduct keyword research and use SEO guidelines to increase web traffic
  • Identify client needs and gaps in our content strategy and recommend new ideas
  • Write and update website content to optimize SEO
  • Support social media distribution and monitor engagement
  • Assist with creation of social media content calendars

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in journalism, marketing, public relations, communications or related field
  • 2 years of professional experience preferably in a marketing or related role
  • Confident in ability to write for a wide variety of industries and produce creative content
  • Provide a portfolio of writing samples and industry-related work
  • Excellent research, writing and editing skills
  • Proficiency in social media platforms and distribution platforms
  • Ability to manage and work on multiple projects and be flexible with changing demands
  • Desire to work in a fast-paced, forward-thinking environment
  • Reliable, goal-oriented and deadline driven
  • Must love dogs!

Social Media Specialist

Collective Alternative (CA), a full-service marketing, public relations and advertising agency located in Indianapolis, Indiana is seeking a Social Media Specialist to serve as part of a dynamic, creative and collaborative team. Established in 2008, we specialize in creating comprehensive grassroots marketing strategies for small-to-medium-sized local businesses with a commitment to creating meaningful relationships and delivering valuable results. We serve a client base that spans a wide range of industries.  Our office is located in the buzzing area of Fort Benjamin Harrison, surrounded by a beautiful state park, great local restaurants, historic relevance and thriving local businesses. At CA, we think creatively, work passionately and are ready to welcome new talent to our team!

Job Overview:

We’re looking for a Social Media Specialist to join our talented and driven team at Collective Alternative! As our Social Media Specialist, you must be a marketing professional with a strong writing background and desire to learn. In this role, you will conduct thorough research, develop engaging content for a wide variety of industries and stay up-to-date on the latest marketing trends. You will work closely with our content team and other internal departments to strategize, build and execute social media strategies through competitive and audience research. Plus, set up, optimize and monitor company pages within each social media platform. If this sounds like your dream job, we want to hear from you!

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Build and execute social media strategy through competitive research, platform determination, benchmarking, messaging and audience identification
  • Write and proofread social media posts for a variety of tones, styles and structures along with creating editorial calendars and syndication schedules
  • Generate, edit, publish and share daily content for a variety of clients (original text, images, video or HTML) that builds meaningful connections and encourages community members to take action
  • Set up and optimize company pages within each platform to increase the visibility of company’s social content
  • Moderate all user-generated content
  • Continuously improve by capturing, analyzing and reporting the appropriate social data/metrics, insights and best practices, then acting on the information
  • Collaborate with other departments to manage online reputation
  • Monitor industry-related topics and publications to stay current with trends and identify new content topics of interest
  • Identify client needs and gaps in our social media strategy and recommend new ideas

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in journalism, marketing, public relations, communications or related field
  • 2 years of professional experience working in social media marketing or as a digital media specialist
  • Confident in ability to write for a wide variety of industries and produce creative content
  • Provide a portfolio of social media calendars and engagement
  • Excellent research, writing and editing skills
  • Proficiency in social media platforms and distribution platforms
  • Ability to manage and work on multiple projects and be flexible with changing demands
  • Desire to work in a fast-paced, forward-thinking environment
  • Reliable, goal-oriented and deadline driven
  • Must love dogs!

Account Coordinator

Job Overview:

We’re growing! And we’re looking for a talented, driven and forward-thinking individual to join our team as a full-time Account Coordinator! As an Account Coordinator, you will provide administrative and customer support to Account Managers, clients and our agency team. You will assist with advertising and media research, client objectives, project coordination and timelines. You will help manage the pipeline of our day-to-day projects on assigned client accounts, ensuring that all necessary information is being pushed through our project management system effectively and efficiently. This role will focus heavily on collaboration, following direction and understanding the bigger picture while excelling at managing the details. You will be responsible for knowing where current client projects stand and disseminating important information to our agency team.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Provide assistance and support to Account Managers in the day-to-day management of assigned accounts
  • Prepare documents and reports prior to client meetings
  • Respond to client communications and manage production and creative deadlines to ensure continued progress of client workflow
  • Serve as liaison between clients and agency team, gathering and disseminating necessary information to both parties
  • Manage client projects in project management system, consistently updating with changes, approval, etc.
  • Understand strategy and direction of clients to communicate with agency team
  • Work with a dynamic team of creative thinkers in fast-paced agency

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in marketing, sales, communications, business, or related field strongly preferred
  • 1-2 years professional experience
  • Proven ability to successfully manage multiple projects at once and react quickly to changing demands and environments
  • Excellent customer service skills and good business acumen
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Desire to work in fast-paced, forward-thinking work environment
  • Must have ability to manage time, prioritize tasks and work under pressure/own initiative
  • Personal alignment with CA core values: Transparency, Integrity, Initiative, Accountability, Partnership and Relationships
  • Harbor a deep affinity for dogs (or at least a willingness to tolerate them)

Implementation Coordinator

Agency Implementation Coordinator

Collective Alternative (CA), a full-service marketing, public relations and advertising agency located in Indianapolis, Indiana is seeking an Implementation Coordinator to serve as part of a dynamic, creative and collaborative team. Established in 2008, we specialize in creating comprehensive grassroots marketing strategies for small-to-medium-sized local businesses with a commitment to creating meaningful relationships and delivering valuable results. We serve a client base that spans a wide range of industries, including healthcare, medical equipment, real estate, finance, education and more. Our office is located in the buzzing area of Fort Benjamin Harrison, surrounded by a beautiful state park, great local restaurants, historic relevance and thriving local businesses. At CA, we think creatively, work passionately and are ready to welcome new talent to our team!

Job Overview:

We’re looking for a talented, driven and forward-thinking individual to join our team as our Agency Implementation Coordinator! As an Implementation Coordinator, you will be responsible for supporting the Director of Implementation, Creative Team and multiple projects for a vast array of clients. Our perfect candidate is someone who is ready to break into the agency world, looking to make an immediate impact on a growing team and have opportunities for growth and advancement.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Support Director of Implementation and Creative Team
  • Serve as first step of the internal review process, checking for quality and accuracy in both written and visual work
  • Set up and manage call tracking platform for multiple clients
  • Assist in project management and oversee timelines to ensure deadlines are met
  • Collaborate with internal and external members of content, design and development teams
  • Assist with scheduling projects and overall project management
  • Communicate and coordinate with external vendors and contractors
  • Serve as a website administrator, supporting content and design updates
  • Be in frequent communication with Account Management team to ensure deliverables are on track to meet client’s expectations

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business and/or related field, or equivalent work experience
  • Familiarity with WordPress
  • Knowledge of Adobe Suite preferred
  • Efficient in PowerPoint and Excel
  • Strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
  • Ability to organize and prioritize multiple projects and customer deadlines with accuracy
  • Ability to work effectively within a team in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
  • Strong problem-solving skills with impeccable eye for detail
  • Ability and desire to learn quickly and work independently with minimal direction
  • Ability to think strategically, generate creative solutions, manage multiple projects and achieve successful business results rapidly
  • Personal alignment with CA core values: Transparency, Integrity, Initiative, Accountability, Partnership and Relationships
  • Harbor a deep affinity for dogs (or at least a willingness to tolerate them)
  • Benefits offered 90 days after employment

Perks

We have an endless supply of coffee, offer paid vacation days, benefits, a 401K plan, and a business-casual dress code. Located in the lively Fort Benjamin Harrison—there’s plenty to see and do right outside our window.

If none of the positions sounds like the best fit for you, select other under the “Position I Am Interested In” and tell us a little bit about yourself and why you are interested in Collective Alternative.

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