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Invoke is an Award Winning Interactive Agency that specializes in transforming ideas into tangible results executed within a complete interactive brand strategy. As a full service agency, we ensure you receive the best of everything – from a world class website to effective marketing campaigns.
Our clients include well known brands like EA, Intrawest, Vancity, GAP, Wells Fargo, The Future Shop and many other well known local and international companies.
We love having fun, but we are serious about doing big things, and it takes a great team to make it happen.
Envision yourself working in a fast paced, fun, diverse environment for a growing company?
If any of these positions are of interest to you please email your resume and cover letter to iwannawork@invokemedia.com
Technical Director – Vancouver
DESCRIPTION
Invoke is on the lookout for a Technical Director for a newly created role. We're an award winning interactive agency with our head office based in Gastown, Vancouver, and offices in New York and LA. If you love all things digital, thrive in a fast paced agency environment, and want to join a vibrant team of creative people, we want to talk to you! The Technical Director will be a key player on any full-cycle projects at Invoke and will be responsible for driving and developing technology strategy and execution for some of the largest brands in the world. This will involve envisioning the company’s service offerings as a web-based business, leading implementation of web applications, and planning for risk and growth.KEY DUITES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provides leadership and vision to help guide the design and development of digital experiences that satisfy strategic aims and users alike.
- Ability to speak at conferences, tradeshows, and other events for Invoke as required
- Responsible for translating business requirements into an approach that is executable and delivers on business goals including insight on budgets.
- Assist in the development of the overall technology roadmap and resulting skills and resourcing plans
- Ability to identify risks, analyze options to mitigate risks and raise concerns when appropriate.
- Ability to collaborate closely with the other functional disciplines at Invoke Media, ensuring that technology related project deliverables are of the highest quality and that scope is managed according to original estimates.
- Collaborate closely with Sales, project leads, the client and any third-party vendors and partners, hold responsibility for representing technology through all phases of a project from discovery to deployment.
- Ability to provide technical capabilities and consulting service in briefings with account management team.
- Contribute to the development of digital and marketing strategies, help drive the collaborative efforts of the project’s creative, user experience and technology teams, and inspire teammates on all levels to exceed expectations.
- Must understand the target participants and the technologies they use to engage with brands and communities online.
DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- Minimum 5 years in web programming experience or related expertise in a digital agencies preferred.
- A track record of success in technology evangelism or business development and a keen interest in both.
- Experience with estimation and creating proposals for clients.
- Adept at using the agile methodology to lead teams through projects.
- Skilled in facilitating brainstorming and post mortem sessions in order to distribute shared learnings.
- Ability to analyze a process and help drive improvements that are needed.
- Experience contributing to the business process analysis for an agency.
- Experience managing multi-discipline teams (including contractors) and balancing all project needs.
- Experience contributing to team development and performance management through mentorship and feedback.
- Strong client communication skills and the ability to foster and maintain healthy working relationships with clients.
QA Analyst – Vancouver
WHO WE ARE:
Invoke is on the lookout for a Quality Assurance Specialist. We're an award winning interactive agency with our head office based in Gastown, Vancouver, and offices in New York and LA. If you love all things digital, thrive in a fast paced environment, and want to join a vibrant team of creative people, we want to talk to you! Our clients include well known brands like EA, Intrawest, Vancity, GAP, Wells Fargo, Future Shop and many other local and international companies. At Invoke we love having fun, but we are serious about doing big things, and it takes a great team to make it happen. Can you envision yourself working for a growing company in a fun and diverse environment? Great, then let's get down to the nitty gritty.WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:
Quality assurance is vital to the success of our company. As a member of our QA department you will be responsible for creative problem solving to assure the quality of our existing and newly created projects.- Perform Quality Assurance on projects and internal products.
- Web development fixes as needed in a LAMP environment.
- Working with lead developers and the team to define quality assurance standards.
- Finding creative ways to improve QA processes.
- Assist with documentation of existing code.
WHAT WE LOOK FOR:
- 4+ year experience testing in a project based development environment required.
- 2+ years testing experience in an Agile environment.
- Experience working with the LAMP stack and mobile technologies.
- Experience writing and executing application test strategies, test plans, test cases, test scripts and test completion reports, deriving test cases from use cases.
- Experience with testing tools to support testing (quality control) activities.
- A proactive approach to learning new technologies on their own.
- Solid bug tracking and test reporting skills.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills (in English).
- A great sense of humour.
NICE TO HAVE:
- Experience utilizing and developing Application Programming Interfaces (APIs).
- Quality or testing certification (s) (e.g. CSTE, CSTM), experience with IEEE testing standards and methodology an asset.
Business Development Strategist — LA
WHO WE ARE:
Invoke is an award winning digital innovation company with offices in NYC, LA and Vancouver that specializes in creating digital products and social engagement in mobile and web. Invoke’s technical abilities and creativity allow us to push limits and blur the lines between the arenas of digital technology and digital marketing. The backbone of our company is rooted in creative problem solving through technology and our inspirations are drawn from everyday problems and unconventional thinking. Objectives of this position: Grow strategic relationships with major brands that want to build meaningful long-term relationships with their customers and prospects. Our goal is to offer our clients a range of services that include: strategic planning, application development, social media marketing, analytic interpretation, with a strong emphasis on ROI.WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:
The majority of your work will be divided up into three categories. 1: Sourcing, pitching and closing new business. This will include:- Identifying strategic relationships that we can grow into longstanding client partnerships.
- Using your rolodex of contacts and the relationships you have built in order to find strategic matches with Invoke's products and service offerings.
- Networking at various events to identify new leads and find partnership opportunities
- Understanding clients' goals, anticipating clients' needs, creating, implementing and aligning innovative solutions and ensuring solutions are consistent with organizational objectives. This requires a strong knowledge of technology.
- Coordinating with the client services team to continue to build a seamless ongoing relationship with clients and to deliver great ROI value to clients.
WHAT WE LOOK FOR:
- Creativity and the ability to improvise within a very entrepreneurial work environment, which includes wearing many different hats, dealing with ambiguous data, and having the ability to learn very quickly
- Someone with an outgoing personality and a strong network
- Exceptional organizational and time management skills
- The ability to juggle and prioritize multiple projects at one time
- The ability to generate and cultivate new business relationships
- Strong communication and presentation skills. This person must have the ability to communicate with team members and client in an effective/efficient manner and the ability to clearly communicate creative ideas to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Strong problem solving skills
- A keen understanding of how the interactive medium is consumed and used by the general population
- Knowledge and passion for social media platforms and the industry
- Expertise in leading-edge theories, techniques, consumer insights, and/or technologies regarding innovation
- Strong work ethic, positive attitude, and a great sense of humor
WHAT YOU SHOULD HAVE:
- Experience in an agency environment, preferably in business development, client services or strategy consulting
- 5 to 7 years of business development experience with at least 4 years in a client facing role
- Bachelor’s Degree in Technology, Business, Marketing or related field
- Experience creating superb written proposals
- Experience working with consumer brands
- Passion for the Internet and all things digital
User Interface/Graphic Designer for Contesting Platform — Vancouver
DESCRIPTION
Invoke is on the lookout for a user interface designer for a new product initiative. Invoke is an award winning Digital Agency based in Vancouver and NYC. While we have won awards and accolades for our work, our shelf has plenty of room for some more, so we're on the lookout for an ambitious, creative interactive designer to join our ranks to work on Food.ee, our latest product from a team that has launched HootSuite and Memelabs amongst others.KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Design interfaces and user experience for the new product web and mobile.
- Translate ideas into execution plans using user profiles, wireframes, data flows, and sitemaps.
- Ensure interface designs are cohesive, complete, intuitive, and implementable based on project requirements.
- Actively participate in quality assurance to help identify defects and usability issues.
- Work collaboratively with the new product team to meet goals and timelines.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE
- 4+ years experience creating small and large scale social web apps and/or interactive projects(Web, mobile, experiential marketing, etc) successful start-up or new product launch experience
- 4+ years experience, or extremely proficient with Adobe suite of design tools (Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks)
- 4+ years experience or very proficient with latest front-end web technologies (HTML, CSS,JavaScript, JQuery, AJAX)
- Strong design sense, and understanding of user-centered design theory and practice
- Strong conceptual ability for big interactive ideas, from ideation through execution
- Ability to clearly communicate creative ideas to technical and non-technical audiences
- A keen understanding of how the interactive medium is consumed and used by the general population
- The ability to juggle several projects, prioritizing and self-motivated to prioritize and proactively solve problems
- A positive attitude and an inspiring work ethic; the ability to handle change is a must
- An eye for visualizing data; designing intuitive reports, graphs, and metrics
- Exceptional organizational and time management skills
NICE TO HAVE
- Degree in Design, Web or relevant related field
- Flash, Actionscript experience a plus
- Superb writing and presentation skills
- A great sense of humour
Business Development Intern — New York
Who we are
Who we are: Invoke is an award winning digital agency based in NYC and Vancouver that specializes in creating digital products and engagements. Invokeʼs echnical abilities and creativity allow us to to push limits and blur the lines between the arenas of digital technology and digital marketing. The backbone of our company is rooted in creative problem solving through technology and our inspirations are drawn from everyday problems and unconventional thinking.What you will be doing
- Working in collaboration with the business development, project management and account teams
- Identifying potential new clients and markets to penetrate
- Developing client proposals and pitch materials
- Networking at various events to identify new leads and find partnership opportunities
- Learning and understanding clients goals and strategies to best understand how Invoke can work with them
- Brainstorming with the Invoke team to create original and innovative proposal and pitch ideas
- Coordinating with the business development team to provide the best possible experience to perspective clients
What we look for:
- Creativity and Improvisation skills within the work environment
- Outgoing and networking oriented
- Exceptional organizational and time management skills
- The ability to communicate with team members and client in an effective/efficient manner
- The ability to clearly communicate creative ideas
- The ability to juggle and prioritize several projects
- The ability to wear many hats and learn quickly
- Knowledge of social media platforms and the industry
- A positive attitude and an inspiring work ethic; the ability to handle change is a must
- A great sense of humour
What you should have
- Interest in social media trends, mobile applications and digital technology
Business Development Strategist — New York
WHO WE ARE:
Invoke is an award winning digital innovation company with offices in NYC, LA and Vancouver that specializes in creating digital products and social engagement in mobile and web. Invoke’s technical abilities and creativity allow us to push limits and blur the lines between the arenas of digital technology and digital marketing. The backbone of our company is rooted in creative problem solving through technology and our inspirations are drawn from everyday problems and unconventional thinking. Objectives of this position: Grow strategic relationships with major brands that want to build meaningful long-term relationships with their customers and prospects. Our goal is to offer our clients a range of services that include: strategic planning, application development, social media marketing, analytic interpretation, with a strong emphasis on ROI.WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:
- Sourcing, identifying, pitching and closing new business
- Identifying potential new clients and markets to penetrate
- Developing client proposals and pitch materials
- Networking at various events to identify new leads and find partnership opportunities
- Learning and understanding clients goals and strategies to best understand how Invoke can work with them
- Brainstorming with the Invoke team to create original and innovative proposal and pitch ideas
- Proactively managing client relationships in an effort to bring in new business
- Coordinating with the business development team to provide the best possible experience to perspective clients
WHAT WE LOOK FOR:
- Creativity and the ability to improvise within a very entrepreneurial work environment, which includes wearing many different hats, dealing with ambiguous data, and having the ability to learn very quickly
- Someone with an outgoing personality and a strong network
- Exceptional organizational and time management skills
- The ability to juggle and prioritize multiple projects at one time
- The ability to generate and cultivate new business relationships
- Strong communication and presentation skills. This person must have the ability to communicate with team members and client in an effective/efficient manner and the ability to clearly communicate creative ideas to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Strong problem solving skills
- A keen understanding of how the interactive medium is consumed and used by the general population
- Knowledge and passion for social media platforms and the industry
- Expertise in leading-edge theories, techniques, consumer insights, and/or technologies regarding innovation
- Strong work ethic, positive attitude, and a great sense of humor
WHAT YOU SHOULD HAVE:
- Experience in an agency environment, preferably in business development, client services or strategy consulting
- 5 to 7 years of business development experience with at least 4 years in a client facing role
- Bachelor’s Degree in Technology, Business, Marketing or related field
- Experience creating superb written proposals
- Experience working with consumer brands
- Passion for the Internet and all things digital
Web Developer Contesting Platform – Vancouver
DESCRIPTION
Memelabs is currently seeking a talented LAMP developer with extensive experience in both designing and implementing successful web-scale applications. Memelabs is a multimedia user-generated contesting platform built by Invoke Media, a creative digital agency that specializes in social media, web, and mobile. The Candidate will play a key role in helping lead development efforts and building out self serve applications. This is a great opportunity to get in early with a lot of upside. Our team consists of motivated self-starters, and want to work with you if you too exhibit unusual drive, can deliver results, and share our passion. Creativity and outside-the-box thinking is welcome, must take pride in getting job done at all costs and enjoy a fast paced design and development environment. Please check out http://memelabs.com for more detailsKEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Design and implement scalable, reliable, and maintainable technologies for our Memelabs contesting platform and Social Viewing Companion product
- Integrate third party services via API (Open graph, Instagram, Youtube, Twitter)
- Find creative ways to enhance our product features while writing less code
- Ability to go beyond the predefined technologies and suggest new tools
- 3+ years experience with HTML, PHP, CSS, Javascript, AJAX
- 3+ years experience with web services/applications
- 3+ years experience with Flash and Actionscript 3
- Experience with video encoding, specifically Flash Media Server and ffmpeg
- Experience building self serve websites and applications
- Experience building Facebook applications and working with the social graph
- Knowledge of Mobile, Video and Web 2.0 technologies
- Experience with Amazon EC2 or other cloud computing services
- Experience with SVN and other version control systems
- Experience with HTML5 video, JQuery
- Working knowledge of open source content management/frameworks
- Comfortable working with the Linux command line
- Familiarity with Agile development / Scrum method of project management
- Familiarity with OAuth or other web app authentication
- A great sense of humour
- Any specific experience with C#, Objective C, iPhone app development
- Experience and knowledge with front end optimization
- Experience with server side caching mechanisms. (e.g - memcached)
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE
NICE TO HAVE
Junior iPhone/iOS Developer — Vancouver
DESCRIPTION
Invoke is a Vancouver-based Interactive Agency on the hunt for an ambitious and talented Junior iOS/iPhone developer. Ideally you’ve built an iPhone app or two (for your employer or as a side project for yourself), can grasp technologies quickly while meeting client deadlines and you have a passion for mobile technology. You code cool projects in your free time, have a GitHub account, and are ready to create elegant iPhone apps that solve real world problems for top name companies.KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Work with our lead mobile dev to own and develop innovative iOS apps like Eat St.
- Write elegant, object-oriented, clear and concise code that will make your computer smile
- Collaborate with small teams on technology
- Own the app and user experience
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL
- Provide links to apps they've launched in the App Store that have been downloaded and loved
- Know Objective-C, the iPhone SDK Framework and XCode like the back of their hand
- Specifically, have experience consuming & posting JSON from & to REST, APIs, Core Data, Core Location, & being able to turn PSD mockups into real apps
- Be obsessed not only with writing efficient algorithms (if you copy & paste your functions, please stop reading this), but also about creating amazing user experiences
- Know what Git is & use it on a regular basis (or at the very least know & use SVN and be willing to learn Git)
- Have a Computer Science degree or equivalent work experience
NICE TO HAVE
- A GitHub account and/or a Hacker News account
- Be familiar with Apple's HIG & App Store Guidelines
- 2-3 years experience with Web development, 1+ year in any mobile development (Android would be sweet)
- A working knowledge of the Adobe suite of design tools (Fireworks, Photoshop, Illustrator)
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, and a professional approach to your work
Superstars welcome, superstar attitudes need not apply.Please email your resume and cover letter to iwannawork@invokemedia.comWeb Developer — Vancouver
DESCRIPTION
Invoke is an innovation company that provides digital services for some of North America's hottest companies, in addition to developing its own products such as the Eat St. App, Memelabs, and Food.ee. We are seeking a talented and adaptable web developer with extensive experience in both designing and implementing successful web-scale applications. The candidate will play a key role in development efforts and should excel working alone as well as on teams with project managers and designers. We are motivated self-starters, and want to work with you if you too exhibit unusual drive, can deliver results, and share our passion. Creativity and outside-the-box thinking is welcome, must take pride in getting job done at all costs and enjoy a fast paced design and development environment.KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Design and implement scalable, reliable, and maintainable web-based technologies.
- Finding creative ways to enhance our product features while writing less code.
- Ability to go beyond the predefined technologies and suggest new tools
- Working on various client projects as directed by project management staff.
- Meeting deadlines.
- Staying on top of the latest web development trends, tips and tricks.
- Effectively communicating with co-workers.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE
- 3+ years experience with HTML, PHP, CSS, Javascript, AJAX
- 3+ years experience with web services/applications
- 3+ years experience with Wordpress
- Experience with Facebook applications
- Experience building on custom platforms
- Knowledge of Mobile, Video and Web 2.0 technologies
- Working knowledge of open source content management/frameworks
- Comfortable working with the Linux command line
- Familiarity with Agile development / Scrum method of project management
- Familiarity with OAuth or other web app authentication
- A great sense of humor and a can-do attitude
NICE TO HAVE
- Experience with Amazon EC2 or other cloud computing services
- Experience with HTML5 video, JQuery
- Any specific experience with C#, Objective C, iPhone app development
- Experience with Facebook open graph
- Experience using one or more API's; especially Twitter, Instagram, YouTube or Facebook.
- Experience and knowledge with front end optimization
- Open-source contributions.
- Experience with server side caching mechanisms. (e.g - memcached)
Creative Director – Vancouver
DESCRIPTION
Invoke is on the lookout for a Creative Director for a newly created role. We're an award winning interactive agency with our head office based in Gastown, Vancouver, and offices in New York and LA. If you love all things digital, thrive in a fast paced agency environment, and want to join a vibrant team of creative people, we want to talk to you! The Creative Director will be a key player on any full-cycle projects at Invoke and will be responsible for developing original creative design concepts and approaches. You will be overseeing multiple projects through execution, and managing a team of designers under them. The Creative Director will also contribute to the development of digital and marketing strategies, drive the collaborative efforts of the project’s creative, user experience and technology teams, and inspire teammates on all levels to exceed expectations. The Creative Director will be involved in managing the client relationship particularly for all things related to creative.RESPONSIBILITIES
- Articulate the creative team’s conceptual and directional choices up the production chain.
- Help Invoke define the overarching design vision, philosophy and company values.
- Actively contribute to a culture of innovation, excellence and accountability while promoting continual creative improvements.
- Lead the conception and creation of design solutions that fulfill strategic business objectives.
- Inspire and motivate the creative team while serving as the overall creative lead across all projects.
- Direct all phases of creative work from concept through production.
- Responsible for cultivating creative online strategies.
- Implement proven systems and processes to increase the overall quality and efficiency of the creative team.
- Responsible for mentoring and leading the creative team to produce high quality and award winning work.
- Develop and deliver thought leadership and unique creative solutions that strengthen clients’ market distinction.
- Participate in many new business development efforts to assist the sales team in articulating the creative requirements of projects to new and existing clients.
- Represent Invoke at conferences, tradeshows and client meetings when appropriate.
REQUIREMENTS/ QUALIFICATIONS
- 6-8+ years experience in a creative leadership role (at least 3+ years digital agency experience).
- Understand the user-centered design process and have an in-depth knowledge of interaction design, brand development, digital marketing and the creative process.
- Experience across a broad range of mediums including print, web, motion and interaction design.
- Proficient with Adobe Creative Suite.
- Experience in UI/UX design for mobile platforms.
- Extensive experience managing the creative development process in a client-services and/or product environment.
- Strong ability to provide clear creative direction and provide timely and helpful feedback to improve creative processes to keep work on budget and schedule.
- Excellent presentation skills and communication abilities at all levels of both internal and client organizations.
- Strong ability to prioritize work and resources across engagements based on short and long-term needs.
- Proven leadership skills, mentoring, supervisory, and team-building skills.
- A great sense of humour
Food.ee Interactive Designer – Vancouver
WHO WE ARE:
Created by Invoke in 2011, Food.ee is a new online platform that allows organizations to easily order delivery, or takeout to their office. We are seeking an Interactive Designer who lives for great design. If you are all about the details and love to sink your teeth into a problem, then this job could be for you. You just might be able to sink your teeth into some great food too!WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:
- Working in collaboration with Product and Marketing teams
- Owner of UX and UI for the application
- Owns the branding of Food.ee and how the story of Food.ee is expressed in partnership with Marketing
- Translate feature requirements and customer feedback into use cases, flows and wireframes
- Produce marketing assets for print and web.
- Create gorgeous and intuitive web-ready interfaces
- Validating your designs through a combination of analytics, user tests, and a/b testing
- Create and own the design standards for Food.ee
- Work with Product Manager to produce feature estimates and to inform upon the product roadmap
- Work with Development and Quality Assurance teams to test features and provide constructive feedback
- Participate in user tests to observe how they interact with the product
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR:
- Enthusiastic, efficient and creative thinkers are a must
- 3+ years working experience creating small and large scale social web or ecommerce applications
- Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks. After Effects experience a big plus
- Proficient with front-end technologies such as HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery
- Knowledgeable of capabilities of the latest web technologies to inform designs
- Ability to identify friction points, usability issues and provide solutions
- Experience producing interfaces for mobile web and apps (iPhone, iPad, Android, Blackberry)
- Skilled at producing concise copy for call to actions
- Experience creating the entire user experience from initial user stories to wireframes to full-fledged mockups
- Experience working within an Agile development process (Scrum, Kanban)
- Skilled multi-tasker
- Must be a team player
- Organizational skills are a must
- Ability to communicate design concepts and decisions to non-technical people
- Able to handle a start-up environment: highly self-motivated, independent, and flexible
- Knowledgeable on laws of usability, human-computer interaction principles
- BA or equivalent education or experience
- Data driven design & experience split testing are a plus
NICE TO HAVE:
- Start-up work experience
- Food blogger or avid food photographer
- Familiarity using analytics programs such as Google Analytics or Kissmetrics