We’re partnering with a Minneapolis-based strategic brand and marketing agency to find an energetic, proactive, detail-oriented Account Executive who thrives where strategy, creativity, and execution come together.
This is a hybrid role (Tuesday–Thursday in-office, Monday and Friday remote) for someone who brings ownership, urgency, and confidence, and who genuinely enjoys building strong relationships and helping great work come to life!
What You’ll Do
Build Strong Client Partnerships
You’ll serve as the day-to-day lead for a portfolio of brand strategy and creative clients, acting as a trusted partner and steady guide.
Lead client meetings, set thoughtful agendas, and map clear next steps
Translate client goals into focused briefs and actionable plans
Build trust through responsiveness, clarity, and proactive problem-solving
Anticipate needs and offer smart recommendations before they’re requested
We have partnered with a leading experiential agency on their search for a Senior Designer with deep expertise in activations, pop-ups, live events, and retail experiences. This is a high-impact role for a designer who loves bringing bold concepts to life – someone who can turn blank space into immersive brand environments that captivate audiences and drive engagement.
This position is remote-friendly and ideal for a designer who is energized by collaboration, big ideas, and turning insight into unforgettable brand moments.
The Role
As Senior Designer, you will lead the conceptual and visual development of experiential campaigns across live, hybrid, and retail environments. You’ll partner closely with account, and production teams to bring ideas from concept through execution, ensuring every detail ladders back to audience connection and business impact.
This role calls for both conceptual strength and executional rigor. Ideal for a designer who loves building, sketching, visualizing, prototyping, and refining ideas from the ground up and who is excited to work in a nimble, entrepreneurial agency environment.
Key Responsibilities
Concept Development & Creative Leadership
Lead design for brand activations, retail pop-ups, and immersive event environments.
Translate strategic briefs into compelling spatial and visual experiences.
Develop innovative concepts that create emotional resonance and drive engagement.
Present and articulate creative rationale clearly to clients and internal stakeholders.
Collaboration & Mentorship
Work cross-functionally with producers, account leads and creative team member.
Provide guidance and feedback to junior designers.
Contribute to a culture that values curiosity, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
What We’re Looking For
6+ years of professional design experience with a strong portfolio in experiential design, brand activations, live events, or retail environments.
Demonstrated experience designing retail activations or multi-location brand experiences.
Strong conceptual thinking paired with a sharp eye for detail.
Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
Comfortable presenting ideas and engaging directly with clients.
The Ideal Candidate
Thinks beyond aesthetics and designs with intention.
Understands how physical environments drive human behavior and brand perception.
Is energized by big ideas and ambitious creative challenges.
Balances imagination with practicality.
Values collaboration and accountability.
Is motivated by creating work that is not just beautiful but, meaningful and measurable.
This is a remote-friendly role with occasional travel for site visits, client meetings, and live event execution. The base salary range for this position is $75,000–$110,000, commensurate with experience and portfolio strength.
Position Summary We are seeking a passionate and proven marketing leader to define and lead marketing strategies and plans, driving growth across alumni and affinity travel programs. As a recognized leader in alumni and group travel for 50 years, the organization is dedicated to delivering exceptional travel experiences that inspire discovery, connection, and lifelong memories. For five decades, it has built trusted partnerships and delivered enriching travel experiences that connect travelers to the world and to each other.
Reporting to the Chief Marketing Officer/Chief Revenue Officer, this leader will guide a small but high-impact team, including a Direct Mail Manager, Marketing Coordinator, and Project Manager, while overseeing key creative and media agency partnerships. The Marketing Manager will shape and execute the B2B and Consumer Marketing roadmap, balancing strategic leadership with hands-on execution.
This role plays a pivotal part in evolving and modernizing the marketing approach, strengthening traditional channels like direct mail while expanding digital capabilities, testing new ways to engage audiences, and ensuring all marketing initiatives run efficiently, cohesively, and on brand. This leader will ensure marketing remains both data-informed and story-driven, combining emotional resonance with measurable performance.
Why This Role Matters
Owns the full marketing engine across B2B and consumer channels
Balances legacy direct mail strength with digital growth and modernization
High visibility and high impact role with direct impact on revenue, efficiency, and brand
Leads a lean team with strong agency support
What They Will Do
Lead marketing strategy, planning, and budget aligned to growth goals
Manage and develop a small internal team and agency partners
Drive partner acquisition and engagement across alumni and affinity organizations
Align closely with Sales on lead generation, enablement, and conversion
Oversee integrated direct mail and digital programs including paid media, SEO/SEM, email, and website optimization
Ensure brand consistency, compelling creative, and strong storytelling
Use data, analytics, and customer insights to optimize performance and retention
Ideal Background
7+ years of progressive marketing experience across B2B and consumer marketing
Proven success leading integrated, multichannel marketing programs
Expertise in direct mail and digital marketing
Strong people leader who is both strategic and hands-on
Data-driven marketer with strong business judgment and ROI focus
Excellent communicator and cross-functional partner
Work Environment
Minneapolis-based on site with one remote day per week
Occasional travel for partners and industry events
We are seeking a Director of Growth for a social-first agency that’s building something genuinely different in the market. This is a senior, hands-on role for someone who loves building growth from the ground up and wants real ownership over how an agency shows up, attracts clients, and scales.
This role leads all agency marketing and growth strategy in partnership with the agency’s Chief Growth Officer – from positioning and demand generation to actively identifying, prospecting, and converting net-new clients. There’s no inherited playbook here. You’ll help create it.
What You’ll Do
Partner with the CGO to lead the agency’s growth strategy end to end
Lead all agency marketing, positioning, and go-to-market efforts
Identify, prospect, and pursue net-new clients (this role is not passive)
Develop repeatable growth systems, pipelines, and partnerships
Work closely with agency leadership to align growth goals with business strategy
Track performance, learn fast, and continuously iterate
Who This Is For
This role is ideal for someone with builder energy – someone who thrives in fast-paced, evolving environments and sees ambiguity as opportunity.
The ideal candidate:
Has advertising agency experience or has driven proven growth in an agency-adjacent environment (consulting, creative studio, startup, platform, etc.)
Is results-driven and comfortable being accountable to growth outcomes
Enjoys prospecting, relationship-building, and opening doors
Understands how modern agencies actually win business today
Is a collaborative team player who leads with momentum, not ego
Believes social media is a growth engine, not just a channel
The agency is located in Minneapolis, MN and offers a hybrid work environment. This role requires some travel. Compensation will be base plus commission, with the exact structure determined by the candidate’s experience and potential.
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