WHO

We're an independent, strategy-driven full-service ad agency. We provide creative solutions for complex businesses with challenging branding and communications issues. Put more creatively, we're an idea mining and refining company. We dig for insights. And create advertising that really sinks in because it's based on the most enduring substance in the world.

The truth.

Our Services

  • BRANDING
  • ADVERTISING
  • DIGITAL
  • MEDIA
  • Branding & positioning
  • Marketing plan development
  • Strategic planning & analysis
  • Print & digital design
  • Qualitative & quantitative research
  • Focus groups & in-depth interviews
  • Digital research & marketing
  • Lead generation
  • Branded entertainment
  • Viral marketing
  • Social media strategy & development
  • Sales acceleration & tool development
  • Media planning, buying & measuring
  • Metrics & measurement
  • Video & photography production
  • Event design and support

HOW

Here's the point. The point is. So you might as well make the most of it. Focus on it. Leverage it. Highlight it. Most of all, get to it. And fast. Here's how we do it: With planners and strategists who weed out everything but the most salient points. And creative people who sharpen those points to hit powerfully across the airwaves. Digitally across the web. Or literally across a basketball court.


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Philosophy

At Keiler, Creative is King. Albeit it's the kind of king whose castle is generally under siege from account folks and other members of the realm. Oh sure, around here creative may be king, but the real power is in the hands of the people; the planning people, the strategy people, the marketing people. They're the ones who help keep all our creative executions on-point.

At this point, we'd like to point out that getting to the point is an art, but it's also a science. And like all science, requires the right conditions to get the desired reaction. At Keiler, getting to the point clearly and distinctly requires three basic conditions: Pressure. Heat. And chemistry.

3 Elements of Getting it Right

[Pressure]

001 Pr

Pressure

We work best under pressure. After all, this is the ad business. Pressure's been there since day one. Our clients have pressing needs. So their problems become our problems. That's why getting to the point takes place under lots and lots of pressure. And why we sometimes blow off steam playing foos.

[Heat]

002 Ht

Heat

Getting to the point also causes heat. And you better believe it can get mighty hot around here. Because the fact is, here at Keiler, we may not always see eye to eye with one another. We may disagree. Debate. Challenge. Shoot foam arrows down the hall. Give wedgies. (Just kidding, we don't really shoot foam arrows down the hall.) But it's all perfectly understandable. After all, crafting a clear, distinct, compelling, and to the point message isn't exactly easy. If it were, everybody would be doing it. And hello -- they're not.

[Chemistry]

003 Ch

Chemistry

Chemistry is key. Team chemistry. Client chemistry. It all counts. Chemistry is the intangible that makes the magic happen. You can't fake it. But with the right fundamentals in place, it just tends to occur. We start with the basics; things like listening carefully, being flexible, and having brilliant people in the room ... these things translate to the way we interact with our clients. This interaction is a big point of difference between Keiler and other agencies.

Jobs

We're always looking for talented people for full-time, freelance, and internships. If you like what you've seen here and think we might be a match made in heaven*, drop us a line.

*Foosball prowess recommended but not required.

We're actively seeking:

    Traffic Manager / Ad Operations

    We are looking for a highly motivated, proactive professional who has a proven attention to detail, strong organizational skills and the ability to work effectively under tight deadlines. This candidate will be responsible for coordinating the development and delivery of short and long term, multi-faceted advertising, design, and digital marketing programs. The ability to troubleshoot and communicate any issues to the appropriate agency personnel as well as to third party partners in a clear and professional manner is an important role within this position.

    Requirements:

    • Highlight-motivated / energetic
    • Knowledge and experience with current traditional and emerging advertising concepts
      • Working knowledge of digital advertising practices, specifications and serving requirements
    • Working knowledge of digital advertising practices, specifications and serving requirements
    • Ability to schedule and adhere to critical client deadlines
    • Ability to communicate effectively across diverse team of account and creative stakeholders
    • Knowledge and proficiency with Microsoft Office suite

    Responsibilities:

    Traffic Management

    • Scheduling and coordinating projects from opening job tickets through completion and delivery of campaigns
    • Ongoing collaboration and effective communication with creative, media, account and production teams to ensure each job is managed effectively, efficiently and delivered on time
    • Continual updating of the schedule and status for all projects via agency software
    • Training of new hires on the agency workflow process

    Print Ad Operations

    • Coordinate and communicate with agency media partners
    • Confirm production specifications upfront and share with creative team
    • Ensure files are proofed, trafficked to media partners on time

    Digital Ad Operations

    • Coordinate and communicate with agency media partners
    • Digital ad trafficking, including set-up, modifications and reporting
    • Troubleshoot and solve digital ad quality and/or error issues
    • Traffic all ads into the ad serving platforms
    • Ensure all ads adhere to creative, technical and legal specifications

    Preferred Qualifications:

    • Bachelor's degree
    • Prior ad agency experience (5-7 years)
    • Knowledge of ad serving platforms including MediaMind and DoubleClick

    If you quality and want to be part of an exciting work environment, please forward your resumé to jobs@keiler.com.