Overview: The Finance Manager is responsible for the financial activities of Suitcase Interactive, including financial planning, budget control and management and some operational input. The Finance Manager is accountable to ensure the finances of the company are in good standing, conform to generally accepted accounting principles and maintain high financial operating standards.

Critical Aspects:

• Financial policy
• Financial reporting
• Profitability and sustainability

Responsibilities:

• Maintain ownership of the profit & loss statement for the office. This includes the oversight of all expenses - payroll and related, facilities, vendors, contractors, hardware, software, supplies, equipment leases and other operational costs related to the office.
• Direct, coordinate, and report on the financial activities of the company.
• Recommend benchmarks for measuring the financial and operating performance of divisions and departments.
• Understand the company's overall vision and assist the executive team to achieve their goals.
• Direct and coordinate debt financing and service payments with external agencies.
• Manage the preparation of the financial reports for the quarterly board meetings.
• Manage and prepare financial reports on an as-needed basis.
• Oversee daily operations of the finance department.
• Main contact for office related finance questions.
• Manage the preparation of financial outlooks and forecasts.
• Lead the office efforts to maintain time sheet compliance. Work closely with - Project managers to make sure all human resources are being fully maximized. - Suggest hiring/layoffs to directors/executives.
• Working with managers and executive, develop five and ten year business plans.
• Oversee all record keeping functions insisting on accuracy and efficiency.
• Initiate and implement short and long term goals, financial policy and operating procedures.
• Work closely with the Executives to produce the annual budget and mid-year business review and the monthly forecast and reporting of actuals.
• Work closely with resource management or project managers to contain the cost of non-billable contract workers.
• Serve on policy and planning committees.
• Direct financial audits and recommend improvements.
• Oversee Accounts Receivable and Payable.
• Working with Account Managers and Project Managers, build payment structures within the Statement of Work.
• Communicate financial policies to the team.
• Develop budgets, sales forecasts and financial summaries.
• Monitor department budgets and holds team members accountable for spending.
• Develop and implement tools for tracking project profit.
• Make investment and asset growth recommendations.

Technical Proficiencies:

• Expert in financial accounting operating systems.

Qualifications

Required:

• Accounting Designation
• Ability to analyze financial data and prepare financial reports, statements and projections.
• Working knowledge of short and long term budgeting and forecasting, rolling budgets, and service and production profitability analysis.
• 4+ years in the accounting field
• Strong presentation skills
• Strong communication skills
• Strong motivational and leadership skills
• Facilitation skills
• Detail-oriented
• Able to accommodate a flexible schedule including some evenings and weekends
• Philanthropic aptitude

Asset:

• Entrepreneurial experience
• Working knowledge and familiarity with web trends and interactive marketing

Job Summary: The Technical Director is primarily responsible for the quality control of all products delivered to clients. The Technical Director oversees a team of designers and programmers and is accountable for the work produced by these areas.

Critical Aspects:

• Quality
• Accountability
• Leadership

Responsibilities:

• Directing and overseeing multiple development projects
• Mentor and manage a team of developes and project managers
• Research and refine new ideas and create plans for turning these ideas into products
• Lead the expansion of the development team
• You will define the technological vision of our company and play a vital role in determining what software the company should develop
• Along with the Project Manager, assigns tasks to team members and builds timelines
• Hold regular team status report meetings
• Present work to internal team and clients
• Assist in writing proposals and SOW’s through prototypes and specs
• Make budget recommendations
• Create clean and reusable code and optimized applications
• Research new emergent techniques
• Responsible for IT and data storage and backup systems

Technical Proficiencies:

• Expert in Programming software
• Working knowledge of Project Management software

Qualifications

Required:

• Post secondary degree/diploma in IT or computer science
• 8+ years of experience in related capacity
• Hands on experience as a developer
• Experience with risk identification and management
• Strong leadership ability
• Strong communication skills
• Must be a visionary and be able to see opportunity where others see challenges
• Philanthropic aptitude

Asset:

• Entrepreneurial experience
• Creative agency experience

Overview: Suitcase is one of the best interactive agencies in the region focusing exclusively on digital marketing and technology. Our agency is filled with opportunities for people who want to invent the digital future. We imagine. We create. We inspire.

Job Summary:

The Interactive Content Strategist is responsible for working with a cross-functional team to identify client objectives, help establish online content strategy and set overall tone through suitable digital mediums.

Critical Aspects:

Research Writing Creativity

Responsibilities:

• Participate in interactive brainstorming sessions to generate ideas fro client marketing.
• Researches and develop materials to enhance projects.
• Brainstorm ideas and concepts to develop compelling communication and messaging action plans.
• Helps guide the design team to carry out brand messaging and keep on track with the overall chosen concept.
• Writes all copy for websites, advertising and any other consumer-facing media.
• Develop strategic marketing solutions.
• Apply strong writing skills to various internal and external writing projects.
• Proofread and edit copy for all client-facing presentations.
• Provide strategic ideas during the collateral creation process.
• Pitch and defend work to clients.
• Be aware of current events, popular culture, music, film, art, literature, etc.
• Remain current on industry trends, changes and innovations.

Accountabilities:

• Clear, creative and error-free copy.
• Successful digital marketing campaigns.

Qualifications

Required:

• Associates degree in related field such as advertising, marketing, communications
• 5+ years of experience in related capacity
• Excellent writing skills/portfolio required
• Ability to work to a deadline
• Creative
• Strong team player with the ability to work independently
• Excellent time management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities concurrently
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent presentation skills
• Philanthropic aptitude

Required:

• Degree in communications, Marketing or related field
• Entrepreneurial experience
• Creative agency experience

Overview: The Developer will be responsible for development of web, thick client and mobile solutions, writing design documentation; implementing prototypes, working with other developers and project manager to convert requirements into envisioned solutions.

Critical Aspects:

• Time Estimating
• Problem Solving
• Production/programming
• Quality Assurance

Responsibilities:

• Develop custom systems solutions, including the analysis, development, testing, implementation, data accuracy, and documentation of these solutions
• Assist in the authorship of proposals through prototypes and specs.
• Present creative ideas to provide solutions to meet client’s needs/goals.
• Implement application architecture.
• Stay current with leading web technologies, social media techniques and location based marketing practices.
• Contribute creative and technological insights.
• Hands-on testing to help identify defects.
• Share knowledge and insights within department.
• Manage/Administer different builds and versions of a site through its life cycle. From the development server through pushing build iterations through to staging server to pushing final build to live server for site launch.

Technical Proficiencies:

• ASP.NET, C#, Java, JSP, PHP
• SQL Server, MySQL Server, PostgreSQL
• Microsoft IIS and Apache Tomcat web server
• Knowledge of web usability
• Knowledge of cross platform usability

Qualifications

Required:

• Post secondary degree/diploma in Information Technology
• 3+ years of C#/.NET and/or Java Skills
• Excellent time management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities concurrently.
• Can QA test developed code, shooting for zero bugs
• Strong team player with the ability to work independently
• Excellent communication skills
• Must be willing and want to learn.
• Creative thinker
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work to a deadline

Asset:

• Computer Science Degree
• Experience with different CMS solutions like: Joomla, Drupal, Sitefinity, etc.
• Creative agency experience
• Facebook, social media and mobile development experience

Overview: The Interactive Designer’s primary responsibility is to translate ideas and concepts into design and outstanding visual representation.

Critical Aspects:

• Creativity
• Logical Thinking
• Attention to Detail

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop and execute web-based projects.
• Work with the Art Director and Creative Director to execute creative and strategy briefs.
• Work with the creative team to ensure consistent, creative, high quality work.
• Support the business development team for new business opportunities.
• Generate creative moodboards and concepts.
• Interface daily with the Project Manager for any direction on project development, priorities, deadline requirements and approval phases.
• Produce exceptionally original and creative work.
• Contribute creative insights.
• Present ideas to the team.
• Building and maintaining team rapport with creative staff, account managers, and project managers

Technical Proficiencies:

• Working knowledge of MAC & PC graphic based software, including Adobe CS3 design suite.

Qualifications

Required:

• 3+ years of experience in web based design deliverables
• Ability to work to a deadline
• Ability to deliver creative interactive solutions to address client marketing needs
• Strong team player with the ability to work independently
• Excellent time management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities concurrently
• Good communication skills
• Philanthropic aptitude
• As good of a finisher as a starter
• Comprehensive understanding of interactivity and the Web and the fundamentals of information architecture
• Passion for design and eagerness to collaborate with other creative people
• Mature appreciation of the balance between creative and business opportunities
• Self motivated, organized and accountable