Careers

To work with MercHad, you’ve got to have more than the talent and skill… you really need to love living and look at the world in constant amazement. Understanding this alone will make or break you, not only with MercHad- but (if you ask us) in life itself.

That said, here’s what we’re looking for on the “talent/skill” side of things …

Senior Designer – Cheyenne, WY

You make things pop. You’ve MADE things pop (that’s why you’re applying for senior designer.)  You create emotion with imagery and fonts.  You think in terms of how those receiving your visual artistry will be moved to emotion by what they see.  Your pad, canvas and tablet are just a conveyance for you to express that raw emotion – from the client’s problem solving product or service – to the customer/end-user’s senses.  You watch The Pitch and always say “I could do better than that!” or “WTF?? Are they crazy??” – then patted yourself on the back for picking the winner.

Does the above describe you?  If so, then everything else should fall into place… save for the standard flakiness that accompanies most creative people (yes, you know what we mean.)  That’s really not something we’re going to deal with and we have processes in place to weed those types out during the first set of interviews (and take it from the art director writing this – our industry is teaming with flakes – and you know it.  Talent most times isn’t a factor…it’s the execution, follow-through and completion that seem to be part-in-parcel of a creative mind’s issues.  If you think you’re too good to be replaced – you’re right, because we won’t even let you get to that point with us – we’ve got scores we’ll give the green light to before you see your first day on the job.)

If you can handle the above gauntlet, then you’ll be reporting directly to the art director, working side-by-side with copywriters and account managers where your contribution will, many times, take the lead. Other times, take a back seat – all depending on the direction and overall scope of the project.

Sound good? Apply with a cover letter and links to your portfolio and describe how you contributed to each project contained therein (This means if Nike is in your portfolio – don’t claim you designed the swoosh stripe because you didn’t and we know who did.  Conversely, if you put Nike down, having designed the invitations to the CEO’s kid’s birthday party …well you better say so – and own it.  In other words don’t leave it for us to figure out what you did or did not do.)

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Account Manager – Cheyenne, WY

You’re the type that looks at current ad campaigns and says “Why didn’t they take this other approach?” or “I could have done that so much better…what were they thinking?”  While you’re not a “creative” you do think creatively – but in business terms.  You know and get that sales make the world go ’round …but also know “hype” is for a by-gone era.  You feel comfortable conceptualizing and innovating top-shelf approaches for campaigns ranging from mobile to broadcast to online-banner ad to radio to print – and love doing so.

If that’s you – here’s what you’ll need to pass the gate:

Power of persuasion (aka Sales background)– this is all about one thing:  breaking down barriers and turning “no”‘s into “yes”‘s… understanding benefits vs. features, being well spoken, well written, etc.  Furthermore, having a big-ego (without letting it get the better of you) is in your DNA (having a God complex doesn’t hurt either.)

Markets – you’ve got a good sense of the landscape different companies operate in – and who their audience is (you study “audiences”/”tribes”/”social orders” etc.)   Demographics, trends, keywords, tweets, buzz …it’s all a part of your daily existence.

Leading/Following – you’ll take the lead on a lot – but you’ll also know when to yield to team members (you’ll work closely with copywriters and design/creatives.)  Your creativity – in the business sense – will be constantly at play with concepts, ideas and outcomes.

All in all – being a likeable “go-getter” is how some might describe you (while others might use body-part references. Depends on perspective, of course – and you’ve got a thick skin anyway.)

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Junior Art Director – New York, NY

You started as a designer, but now you want to transition and grow.  You know and understand the bigger picture of strategies …yet you’re tied to the creativity underpinning it all.  You get the scope;  motion graphics, print, broadcast and online – with discipline in one or more.

You’ll work with the ad-copy/design/account manager triad, keeping them on course to the MercHad style…brainstorming at key points in the process.

Is this you?  Drop us a line.

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Broadcast Producer – Los Angeles, CA

You’ll be responsible for executing television and radio projects for MercHad. You’ll be coordinating all aspects of the film and video shoots (broadcast to youtube/kickstarter/vimeo etc.)  You’ll deal with casting/talent houses, animation houses, photographers, videographers.  You’ll handle estimates, agency approvals, set supervision, licensing issues, bidding and payments for all of the above. You’ll maintain the database of all freelance project work both production and post production (graphics, editors etc.) You’ll have a list of contacts you’ve established as back-up/goto’s containing rep’s for music houses, production companies, etc. and any other services necessary to the agency’s day-to-day needs.

You need to come to the table with the following under your belt:

• Own your space -you must know how to work independently without suits looking over your shoulder (if things go off the rails and suits are ASSIGNED to look over your shoulder…you ain’t workin’ for us.)
• Juggle chainsaws (yes – real ones… but if you can’t do that, juggle tasks and meet deadlines… we’ll train you on the chainsaws later)
• Details. The devil is in them – so you better know how to keep track (or else.)
• Budgets. Demonstrate how you stay within them (or else.)
• Lead and command respect of the crew (any questions?)
• Speak and write as though you can speak and write (Fear standing before a group? Go bother someone else – not us.)
• Know the software: Vegas Vid Pro, Final Cut Pro, After Effects and your codecs/formats (and pluses for some form of 3D animation.)
• Production experience (5 years minimum… don’t send us your resume with 4 years and 364 days… no joke.)
• Links to your work (YOUR WORK … if you were a P.A. on the set – do not say you were the producer – no matter how good you are.)

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