C.O.nxt

Workflow Specialist

Position Description

As a Workflow Specialist you will help plan timelines, estimates, and keep track of budgets. Your organizational skills make things happen on time and under budget. You will work closely with our Workflow Team across all departments and help manage projects for clients throughout the food and ag system.

What Makes This a Great Opportunity?

  • You will be part of a mission-focused, team-based agency that is a strategic marketing and communications consultant for leading brands spanning food and agriculture
  • Culture of positive core values – Caring, Courageous and Committed – used to guide interaction with clients and each other
  • Continuous learning environment valuing ideas, collaboration, and results
  • Casual, friendly work environment with flexible work options
  • Dogs every day—employees can bring their dogs to work any day of the week

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Create detailed timelines and project estimates and make sure that work is assigned and distributed appropriately.
  • Actively traffic all assigned projects through each step, ensuring each is delivered on time and within budget
  •  Work collaboratively with all departments including client service, public relations, creative, production, and digital teams.
  • Work with client service and creative to create statements of work with budgets.
  • Oversee incoming requests from client services with follow-ups with appropriate team members and receipt confirmation with schedule.
  • Facilitate budget tracking throughout development of projects and deliver out-of-scope alerts and change orders.
  • Review and route projects through the proper channels.
  • Bonus: Assist production manager with print and production jobs and work with outside vendors and create POs.

Experience Needed:

  • 3+ years of work experience in workflow/project management; knowledge of digital work processes preferred
  • Proven track record of success managing projects in the digital space
  • Multi-dimensional planner and proactive problem solver
  • Familiarity with project management workflow and tools
  • Ability to rapidly adapt and respond to changes in environments and priorities
  • Excellent communication and organizational skills
  • Ability to elicit cooperation from all teams involved in a given project
  • Agency experience preferred, but not required
  • Bachelor’s Degree required
C.O.nxt

Media Planner and Buyer

Position Description

The ideal candidate is an engaging, creative, and data-driven thinker who wants to contribute from day one, bringing a positive attitude with a drive towards teamwork, communication, and strategic solutions.

You have a passion for all things media and seeing campaigns come to life in an omni-channel approach. You’re in-the-know about current industry and digital media trends. Your ability to reach specific audiences is unmatched and attention to detail is second-to-none. You are looking for a new opportunity to continue crafting your media savvy, like exploring both traditional and new media channels, testing new approaches, building relationships with media reps, developing and presenting paid media recommendations, and the execution of it all. Bringing new ideas, enthusiasm, and collaboration makes you the perfect new addition to our team.

What Makes This a Great Opportunity?

  • You will be part of a purpose-driven, team-based agency that is a strategic marketing and communications consultant for leading brands spanning food and agriculture
  • Culture of positive core values—Caring, Courageous and Committed—used to guide interaction with clients and each other
  • Continuous learning environment valuing ideas, collaboration, and results
  • Casual, friendly work environment with flexible work options
  • Dogs every day—employees can bring their dogs to work any day of the week

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

As an impact player, you will help further define this role and areas of expertise, with your skill set helping determine core responsibilities and stretch goals. We see a big and exciting future for you!

  • Plan and develop integrated media schedules from start to finish
  • Evaluate new opportunities and advise internal teams and clients on the latest trends across all media channels
  • Establish and nurture media rep relationships
  • Effective rate negotiations and value-adds, as well as building custom packages with media outlets
  • Prepare and present client presentations
  • Update, monitor, and evaluate media placement performance; optimize campaigns continuously against performance metrics (using Google Data Studio)
  • Experience working in Google Campaign Manager, preparing and creating 3rd party ad tags and tracking
  • Create and submit insertion orders (IOs) for all media buys; confirm rep receipt with documentation
  • Traffic media materials to media outlets and ad server services
  • Assist in navigating IO/billing discrepancies and reconciling media placements
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including account service, creative, PR, digital accounting, to create the best outcome and meet client and agency goals.

Basic Qualifications

  • BA/BS Degree in Communications, Marketing, or Advertising, or like industry
  • 2-5 years of experience with agency or media-related company
  • Digital experience a must; experience working in Google Data Studio and Google Campaign Manager is a bonus

Desired Experience/Traits

  • Passion for advertising, strategy, leading, and experience in traditional, non-traditional, and digital media
  • Experience in programmatic media buying in a DSP platform
  • Google Analytics and Google Ads certifications
  • Experience with food, foodservice, and/or agriculture clients
C.O.nxt

Senior Account Manager

Position Description

Senior Account Manager will work with our integrated teams to create impactful initiatives and brand ecosystems for our clients as well as C.O.nxt. The ideal Senior Account Manager will drive strategic planning, uncover market insights and identify untapped opportunities while demonstrating an ability for big thinking as well as everyday doing to drive client satisfaction.

What Makes This a Great Opportunity?

  • You will be part of a mission-focused team-based agency that is a strategic marketing
  • and communications consultant for leading brands spanning food and agriculture
  • Culture of positive core values—Caring, Courageous and Committed—used to guide
    interaction with clients and each other
  • Continuous learning environment valuing ideas, collaboration and results
  • Casual, friendly work environment with flexible work options
  • Dogs every day—employees can bring their dogs to work any day of the week

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

As an impact player, you will help further define this role and areas of expertise, with your skill set helping determine core responsibilities and stretch goals. We see a big and exciting future for you!

  • Represent C.O.nxt in a visible and proactive way, including leading industry engagement and networking activities.
  • Ensure timely development of plans, campaigns, and projects with an eye on both client and agency profitability.
    • Seamless integration of both online and offline initiatives, with an eye on digital efforts for improving marketing-to-sales attribution
    • Understanding of different digital, CRM and marketing automation platforms
  • Help lead new business development efforts as well as spot opportunities for growth within existing clients in a collaborative, cross-functional team environment.
  • Manage direct reports, leading and managing multiple accounts and client teams, providing guidance and direction, and ability to both develop strategies and implement tactics.
  • Keep a pulse on industry landscape, competitors’ activities and new market trends, translating that insight into timely opportunity.
  • Provide leadership and motivation, conveying the vision and values of the agency to staff.
  • Committed to lifelong learning and challenging the status quo, with innovation being a core driver.

Basic Qualifications

  • 7-10 years of related experience in agency or corporate marketing setting, with a passion for and understanding of agriculture and the broader, integrated food system
  • Experience working across all marketing and communications channels—digital, social media, paid media, mobile—but also understands the value and best use of offline/traditional channels
  • Strong strategic vision with an understanding of business and financial objectives
  • Industry involvement and experience within the food system
  • Strong, charismatic presenter
C.O.nxt

Account Executive

Position Description

As an Account Executive, you will assist in executing all aspects of client service. You are detailoriented and budget savvy. As the link between the agency and clients your mission will be to understand your client’s goals and anticipate future needs. You will utilize the agency’s resources to meet agency and client needs.

What Makes This a Great Opportunity?

  • You will be part of a mission-focused team-based agency that is a strategic marketing and communications consultant for leading brands spanning food and agriculture
  • Culture of positive core values – Caring, Courageous and Committed – used to guide interaction with clients and each other
  • Continuous learning environment valuing ideas, collaboration and results
  • Casual, friendly work environment with flexible work options
  • Dogs every day—employees can bring their dogs to work any day of the week

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with agency teams to brainstorm strategies, tactics and campaign elements— including creative, digital, media and PR—to develop communications plans
  • Work with a cross-functional team to implement plans and projects that align with client strategy and budget, including tactics like event management, social and digital efforts, sales support, collateral development and other related marcomm activities
  • Meet and build relationships with clients to understand their current and future needs
  • Learn the client’s business and gain an understanding of key issues, competitive situation and industry trends
  • Work on multiple accounts and manage status reports and multiple projects in a fastpaced environment, consistently meeting deadlines
  • Solve problems and negotiate resolutions
  • Monitor client budgets and invoicing, address and resolve invoice concerns
  • Follow agency processes and best practices
  • Stay current on new marketing trends and industry activities to help bring new ideas to internal team and client

Basic Qualifications

  • 2 – 4 years of integrated marketing experience.
  • Understand or have worked in an agency environment.
  • Exposure to and/or expertise in the agriculture and/or food industries.
  • Strong spoken and written communication skills.
  • Ability to write tactical plans.
  • Highly organized with good project and budget management skills.
  • Professional manner and ability to gain trust and respect of clients and co-workers.
  • Strong business sense and the ability to make decisions for the benefit of the client and agency.
  • Advanced MS Word, Excel®, PowerPoint® and Outlook® skills.
  • Ability to travel occasionally.
  • Bachelor’s Degree required.
C.O.nxt

Media Relations Lead

Position Description

Media Relations Lead will be responsible for media outreach and relationship building, as well as identifying opportunities for both our clients and agency. Along with strategic planning, tactical implementation will be part of your day, Our Media Relations Lead will understand how to pitch a variety of content to media outlets on topics spanning the food system, identify creative ways to engage target audiences and build programs that align with client and agency goals. What Makes This a Great Opportunity?

What Makes This a Great Opportunity?

  • You will be part of a mission-focused team-based agency that is a strategic marketing and communications consultant for leading brands spanning food and agriculture
  • Culture of positive core values – Caring, Courageous and Committed – used to guide interaction with clients and each other
  • Continuous learning environment valuing ideas, collaboration and results
  • Casual, friendly work environment with flexible work options
  • Dogs every day—employees can bring their dogs to work any day of the week

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Seeks out and identifies opportunities to elevate client brand and initiatives, including but not limited to event participation/creation, speaking engagements, media partnerships, influencer relations and sponsored content.
  • Establishes agency best practices for media relations as a discipline – story pitch development, media outreach, media list management, message training, process, etc.
  • Collaborates across agency disciplines to develop and implement strategic content.
  • Drafts messaging for press releases, pitches, social media accounts, media statements, events and other PR-related opportunities. Ability to draft long-form/feature articles.
  • Protects and promotes our C.O.nxt image, helping spot new channels for reaching prospects and ways to create awareness, interest and engagement.
  • Fosters relationships across traditional and online media channels, with both editor and sales rep contacts to help identify new opportunities and partnerships.
  • Craft and execute pitching strategies within the consumer sphere.

Basic Qualifications

  • 5 years’ experience working in a media relations role or holistic public relations.
  • Previous experience in consumer and social media, as well as and influencer marketing.
  • Must possess excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills with strong writing and editorial abilities.
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations or related field.
  • Experience in Cision and list management systems.
  • Established relationships across the food system a plus!
C.O.nxt

Video Animator/Editor

Position Description

C.O.nxt is looking for a talented video editor/animator who produces content across multiple channels for both our clients and the C.O.nxt brand. As a valuable member of the creative team, you will collaborate to create the highest quality content on-brand, within timeline and on-budget for social, digital and presentations. Strengths in motion graphics, editing and animation are ideal. Bonus is experience in agriculture and food.

What Makes This a Great Opportunity?

  • You will be part of a mission-focused team-based agency that is a strategic marketing and communications consultant for leading brands spanning food and agriculture
  • Culture of positive core values – Caring, Courageous and Committed – used to guide interaction with clients and each other
  • Continuous learning environment valuing ideas, collaboration and results
  • Casual, friendly work environment with flexible work options
  • Dogs every day—employees can bring their dogs to work any day of the week

Essential Responsibilities

  • Demonstrate best practices in all aspects of video production from concept to completion.
  • Elevate story with use of graphics, visual effects, typography and sound design.
  • Deliver rough cuts, alternates, final cuts and prepare files for sharing.
  • Contribute to ideation, story boards and new business pitches.
  • Highly conceptual and solution oriented.
  • Accountable for delivering great work on time while working on multiple projects for clients and the agency.

Desired Experience/Traits

  • Competitive knowledge of industry trends and technologies for editing and animating.
  • Knowledge of social content best practices for video.
  • Genuine collaborator: Ability to follow direction as well as work autonomously.
  • Strong interpersonal skills to work well with both internal teams and clients.

Basic Qualifications

  • Minimum of 2 years experience as an editor/animator.
  • Adobe Creative Suite including Premiere, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, or other
C.O.nxt

Sr. Public Relations Supervisor

Position Description

Our Sr. PR Supervisor will be responsible for the strategic approach and execution of public relations initiatives spanning the food system. You have proven abilities in media outreach, relationship building, influencer engagement and content creation for both our clients and agency. You are able to get smart on clients’ business quickly and translate that into opportunities and results. Along with supervising and mentoring PR team members, you have exceptional cross-functional team coordination skills, and you have fun doing it! The holder of this role will understand how to pitch a variety of content to media outlets, bring new ideas for brand building and activation, and identify creative ways to engage target audiences and build programs that align with client and agency goals.

What Makes This a Great Opportunity?

  • You will be part of a mission-focused team-based agency that is a strategic marketing and communications consultant for leading brands spanning food and agriculture
  • Culture of positive core values – Caring, Courageous and Committed – used to guide interaction with clients and each other
  • Continuous learning environment valuing ideas, collaboration and results
  • Casual, friendly work environment with flexible work options
  • Dogs every day—employees can bring their dogs to work any day of the week

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Seeks out and identifies opportunities to elevate client brand and initiatives, including, but not limited to, event participation/creation, speaking engagements, media relations, influencer partnerships and sponsored content.
  • Establishes agency best practices for media relations as a discipline—story pitch development, media outreach, media list management, message training, process, etc.
  • Collaborates across agency disciplines to develop and implement strategic, effective content.
  • Drafts messaging for press releases, pitches, social media accounts, media statements, events and other PR-related opportunities. Ability to draft long-form/feature articles.
  • Protects and promotes our C.O.nxt brand, helping spot new channels for reaching prospects and ways to create awareness, interest and engagement.
  • Fosters relationships across traditional and online media channels with both editor and sales rep contacts to help identify new opportunities and partnerships.
  • Leads, manages and coaches direct reports within the PR team.
  • Crafts and executes pitching strategies within the consumer sphere.

Basic Qualifications

  • 5 years’ experience working in a media relations role or holistic public relations.
  • Previous experience in consumer and social media, as well as influencer marketing.
  • Must possess excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills with strong writing and editorial abilities.
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations or related field.
  • Experience in Cision and list management systems.
  • Established relationships across the food system a plus!
C.O.nxt

Creative Intern

Position Description

As an Intern, you will learn agency life and what it takes to execute projects from start to finish, as well as how to communicate effectively across all departments.

What Makes This a Great Opportunity?

  • You will be part of a mission-focused team-based agency that is a strategic marketing and communications consultant for leading brands spanning food and agriculture
  • Culture of positive core values – Caring, Courageous and Committed – used to guide interaction with clients and each other
  • Continuous learning environment valuing ideas, collaboration and results
  • Casual, friendly work environment with flexible work options
  • Dogs every day—employees can bring their dogs to work any day of the week

Essential Responsibilities

  • Creatively execute ideas and concepts for clients and C.O.nxt.
  • Work closely with creative team to deliver on projects.
  • Assist our projects ranging from print collateral to digital and social content.
  • Educate yourself with the latest news and trends in food and agriculture.

Experience we are looking for:

  • Strong writing skills and the ability to communicate professionally.
  • The candidate should thrive in and enjoy being in a fast-paced, team-oriented culture.
  • Our successful interns are eager to learn, ask questions and are willing jump in wherever needed.
  • Portfolio of creative work.
C.O.nxt

Client Services/Digital Intern

Position Description

As an Intern you will learn agency life and what it takes to execute projects from start to finish, as well as how to communicate effectively across all departments.

What Makes This a Great Opportunity?

  • You will be part of a mission-focused team-based agency that is a strategic marketing and communications consultant for leading brands spanning food and agriculture
  • Culture of positive core values – Caring, Courageous and Committed – used to guide interaction with clients and each other
  • Continuous learning environment valuing ideas, collaboration and results
  • Casual, friendly work environment with flexible work options
  • Dogs every day—employees can bring their dogs to work any day of the week

Essential Responsibilities

  • Coordinate client meeting and presentations.
  • Assist in preparation of client and internal presentations.
  • Prioritize tasks and assignments to meet scheduled deadlines.
  • Research and prepare special projects as needed.
  • Work on projects across departments against set expectations.
  • Help account team with billing.
  • Assist our Digital team in conducting social media research, analyses and audits to provide account teams and clients with strategic recommendations for digital media initiatives that align with marketing communications objectives.
  • Help to identify digital media opportunities and develop an actionable plan for execution and measurement.

Experience we are looking for:

  • Strong writing skills and the ability to communicate professionally.
  • The candidate should thrive and enjoy being in a fast-paced, team-oriented culture.
  • Our successful interns are eager to learn, ask questions and willing to jump in wherever needed.
  • Experience in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint and Outlook.
C.O.nxt

Social Media Manager

Position Description

As a Social Media Manager you will oversee day-to-day management of campaigns and ensure brand consistency. You will create actionable plans to both grow and maintain followers through popular social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, YouTube, LinkedIn and TikTok.

What Makes This a Great Opportunity?

  • You will be part of a mission-focused team-based agency that is a strategic marketing and communications consultant for leading brands spanning food and agriculture
  • Culture of positive core values – Caring, Courageous and Committed – used to guide interaction with clients and each other
  • Continuous learning environment valuing ideas, collaboration and results
  • Casual, friendly work environment with flexible work options
  • Dogs every day—employees can bring their dogs to work any day of the week

Essential Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with agency teams to brainstorm strategies, tactics and campaign elements— including creative, digital, media and PR—to develop social strategies
  • Supervise all aspects of social media interaction for our clients to ensure a positive customer service experience
  • Meet and build relationships with clients to understand their current and future needs
  • Learn the client’s business and gain an understanding of key issues, competitive situation and industry trends
  • Work on multiple accounts in a fast-paced environment, consistently meeting deadlines
  • Create engaging social media content that communicates campaign and brand messages through current and emerging social media trends
  • Assist with social audits
  • Update our social content creation process from pre-work input through post-performance analytics
  • Follow agency processes and best practices
  • Stay current on new marketing trends and industry activities to help bring new ideas to internal team and client

Experience we are looking for:

  • 3-5 years of social media management experience
  • Professional certification in Google Analytics strongly preferred
  • Exposure to and/or expertise in the agriculture and/or food industries
  • Strong understanding of marketing strategy and how to effortlessly utilize these concepts throughout various forms of outreach
C.O.nxt

Account Supervisor

Position Description

As an Account Supervisor you will manage all aspects of client service. As the link between the agency and clients your mission will be to anticipate client needs and provide guidance in helping them achieve strategic, sustainable market positioning and implementation, all while staying on track with budget and deadlines. Your forward-thinking approach ensures no missed opportunities. You will work with agency resources to meet agency and client needs.

What Makes This a Great Opportunity?

  • You will be part of a mission-focused team-based agency that is a strategic marketing and communications consultant for leading brands spanning food and agriculture
  • Culture of positive core values – Caring, Courageous and Committed – used to guide interaction with clients and each other
  • Continuous learning environment valuing ideas, collaboration and results
  • Casual, friendly work environment with flexible work options
  • Dogs every day—employees can bring their dogs to work any day of the week

Essential Responsibilities

  • Work with a cross-functional team to write and present strategic, actionable plans and projects that align with client goals and budget.
  • Lead and collaborate with cross-functional agency teams on strategy execution.
  • Deliver value to client business through a strong commitment to success, consistent performance and the ability to develop a wide range of strategic ideas and sustainable solutions.
  • Acquire in-depth knowledge of, and be conversant in, client business and offerings—their key issues, competitive situation and industry trends.
  • Demonstrate confidence and authority as the day-to-day voice of the agency team.
  • Solve problems and negotiate resolution as required.
  • Effectively balance the dual expectations of your clients and the agency.
  • Anticipate potential relationship or expectation issues, advising leadership team in time for the agency to act proactively.
  • Demonstrate interpretive and analytical skills to evaluate overall campaign impact, opportunities and optimization.
  • Supervise, manage, mentor and/or direct team members, including goal-setting, priority and workload management and counsel on best practice and problem-solving.

Basic Qualifications:

  • 7 – 10 years of agency experience
  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Strong spoken and written communication skills
  • Excellent presentation and negotiation skills
  • Ability to work with a variety of colleagues and clients
  • Work well in a team environment

Desired Experience/Traits:

  • Agriculture and/or food system experience—either on the agency or client/corporate side
  • Skilled in building relationships and trust, quickly able to become a client confidant and advisor
  • Confidence, tact and a persuasive manner
  • Highly organized with good time management skills
  • Ability to identify opportunities and present innovative ideas
  • Strong business acumen with the ability to manage budgets
C.O.nxt

Assistant Account Executive

Position Description

As an Assistant Account Executive, you will help solve problems for dynamic clients ranging from scrappy start-ups to global brands that you and your neighbors already know. At C.O.nxt we value ideas, collaboration and results. Our culture is positive, flexible and dog friendly. And since we are a 100% employee-owned ESOP, every staff member truly shares in our success.

You are detail-oriented and efficient. You’re personable and able to build trust and confidence in your teammates and clients alike. When it comes to budgets, creative briefs and problem solving, you own it. In your next job, you’re looking to work with clients from across the food system. You’ll embrace clients’ goals like they’re your own with passion and insight. You have communications experience, preferably at an agency, and are passionate about building relationships.

What Makes This a Great Opportunity?

  • You will be part of a mission-focused team-based agency that is a strategic marketing and communications consultant for leading brands spanning food and agriculture
  • Culture of positive core values – Caring, Courageous, Committed and Courageous – used to guide interaction with clients and each other
  • Continuous learning environment valuing ideas, collaboration and results
  • Casual, friendly work environment with flexible work options
  • Dogs every day—employees can bring their dogs to work any day of the week

Essential Responsibilities

  • Write effective communications, including client correspondence and project input briefs.
  • Work on multiple projects and clients and consistently meet deadlines.
  • Collaborate with a cross-functional team to execute plans and projects that align with client strategy and budget.
  • Coordinate client meetings and assist in presentations.
  • Assist with research and backgrounding for clients and agency.
  • Help with tactical execution, including activities related to events, planning, campaign deployment and overall project coordination.
  • Manage client status reports and call reports.
  • Support billing, budget and invoicing efforts, including weekly time pulls and billing approval emails.
  • Practice confidentiality, given the nature of our clients

Experience and Skills Needed:

  • 1 to 2 years of experience; agency experience preferred
  • Strong spoken and written communication skills
  • Proven ability to work in a team environment
  • Confidence, tact and a persuasive manner
  • Good organizational and time management skills
  • High level of professionalism
  • Good business sense with ability to understand financials and budgets
  • Ability to work independently
  • Capable of working in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines
  • MS Word, Excel®, PowerPoint® and Outlook® skills

Educational Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in communications or related field

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Thank you for your interest in our ESOP services. We’ll be in touch soon with more information. In the meantime, you can learn more about our employee ownership enthusiasm in our State of the Plate blog.

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