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MAARK is seeking a Technical Program Manager (TPM) to help deliver complex cross-functional client programs from inception to production.  The TPM will anticipate bottlenecks, escalate appropriately, make smart tradeoffs, and balance customer and business needs with technical constraints.  Working collaboratively with clients, business owners, creative teams, software architects and developers, the TPM will develop and implement effective solution strategies that maximize client value. 

We are looking for someone who thrives in a fast-growing company, is adaptable to modern technologies, and is passionate about creating the best software and UX on the market.  

 Responsibilities:  

• Create plans that deliver against well-defined success criteria, and clearly communicate progress and outcomes 

• Relentlessly simplify and demonstrate significant innovation, creativity, and good judgment when solving challenging problems 

• Drive best practices on the team, deal with ambiguity and competing objectives, and proactively identify and mitigate risks before they become roadblocks 

• Help teams reduce exposure to classic failure modes (e.g., requirements not sufficiently understood/documented, ineffective cross-team collaboration, long-term impact(s) from third-party technologies, APIs not protected/hardened, insufficient testing/gaps in QA) 

• Drive scalable solutions from problem definition to prototyping, evaluating, and engineering all the way through to production  

 Required Skills/Experience:  

• 5+ years of experience working directly with engineering teams  

• Experience managing projects across cross functional teams, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules 

• 3+ years of technical program management experience 

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related technical field  

• 3+ years practicing Agile development methodology  

 Highly Desired:  

• Experience developing large scale cloud-based solutions  

• first-hand working knowledge of current web and cloud technologies  

• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical team members and clients  

• Track record for being detail-oriented with a demonstrated ability to self-motivate and follow-through on deliverables  

• Experience developing and launching systems that require collaboration between cross-functional tech and business teams 

• Agile Scrum Certification

Personal Characteristics:  

• Highly adaptable to changing technology needs and customer requirements 

• Self-initiative and problem-solving skills (and proven examples of these qualities in production contexts)  

• Passionate about innovation and emerging technologies  

About Maark

Maark is a strategic marketing and innovation agency for global companies - headquartered in Boston, MA. We help our clients define and articulate their vision, design new connected customer experiences, and develop applications at the intersection of where what's possible meets what's relevant. 

At Maark, we don’t just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we respect it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. Maark is an equal opportunity employer. Employment at Maark is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. Maark does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, or any other basis protected by law.

We adhere to these principles in all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, benefits, social and recreational programs, and discipline.

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All digital designers at Maark share a passion for great design. We value the pillars of traditional graphic design—typography, composition, and visual systems—but build on them to be uniquely digital. We are designers who understand our clients’ business problems and deliver an exceptional level of insight and relevance. We articulate the user’s experience, research and learn new industries, tell visual stories, and speak to the final implementation of every experience. Digital Designers at Maark are well-rounded creatives that understand the context and impact of their work. 

As a Lead Digital Designer at Maark, you will work as part of our growing creative team, leading the design on one of our top-tier accounts, empowered to make design decisions and drive the product direction. You’ll act as a mentor to the designers on your account and work together to create intuitive, engaging experiences for our users. In-depth knowledge of design fundamentals, as well as a curious, disciplined mind, are the primary traits that will help you succeed at Maark.

Responsibilities:

• Help define the product vision with creative directors, project stakeholders, and other designers for new products, existing products, brands, and campaigns.

• Lead the design of a given account and mentor others on the account team

• Design web and native interfaces for branded, data-heavy, and complex applications

• Design, manage, and promote the use of design systems on your account and across Maark

• Create wireframes, final visual design, design specs, motion comps, and prototypes—anything needed to tell the story and convey the final product

• Supports discovery through research, interviews, tests, and a genuine curiosity for the problem they are solving

• Identify key design and interaction principles for a project

• Writing, presenting, and defending briefs that share your vision for a project to internal stakeholders and clients

You may be a fit for this role if you…

• have 8–15 years of digital design experience

• are a strong individual contributor

• have a BFA/BS degree in Design, HCI, or equivalent

• leadership experience

• excellent communication and storytelling skills. Confident in discussing design, your solutions, and your process

• confident working both individually and in small teams

• a strong foundation in typography, composition, visual systems, interaction design, visual design, and a design process

• proven history of designing and shipping user experiences across native and web platforms

• can describe the business strategy, story, design execution and technology requirements behind your work

Nice to have experience…

• writing HTML and CSS

• programming experience with Javascript and React

About Maark

Maark is a strategic marketing and innovation agency for global companies - headquartered in Boston, MA. We help our clients define and articulate their vision, design new connected customer experiences, and develop applications at the intersection of where what's possible meets what's relevant. 

At Maark, we don’t just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we respect it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. Maark is an equal opportunity employer. Employment at Maark is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. Maark does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, or any other basis protected by law.

We adhere to these principles in all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, benefits, social and recreational programs, and discipline.

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As Senior Account Director you will be responsible for helping to focus the agency’s collective creative imagination, business acumen, and technology expertise toward innovative and groundbreaking marketing and product concepts for strategic accounts. In this role, the Senior Account Director speaks on behalf of the agency throughout the client engagement lifecycle, serving as the strategic lead and catalyst for the joint agency and client team. The Senior Account Director is a primary owner of the health and growth of key strategic relationships and is responsible for client satisfaction and quality of service, working arm-in-arm with Program Managers, Creative Directors and Technology Directors to ensure on-time and on-budget completion of the agency’s engagements.

Responsibilities: 

• Provide key strategic insight on client engagements and enroll the firm’s creative and technology teams in providing cutting edge solutions to Maark clients.

• Work alongside Account and Program Managers to ensure client engagements are being executed and delivered on time, on budget, and that the high-quality standards maintained by the firm are being met.

• Take responsibility for account growth, client satisfaction, and retention by identifying client requirements and opportunities and helping to develop programs that deliver measurable business results.

• Develop and execute client engagement strategies in collaboration with senior management and discipline leads.

• Interface with both high-level and mid-level client contacts from the Chief Marketing Officer and VP of Marketing to Director of Product Marketing and Marketing Managers.

• Act as Maark lead on digital engagements by participating in innovation briefs and work sessions, contributing to the overall planning process, helping define interactive tactics within programs, and creating program plans.

• Devise account plans and manage account P&L from negotiating statements of work and retainers to making sure work is delivered on budget and invoiced according to the proper terms.

• Independently lead and make decisions that properly balance the needs of the client with internal goals and needs.

• Participate in the planning of engagements including goals, deliverables, schedules, and budgets with client teams and Program Managers.

• Serve as a new business resource and actively pursue new revenue sources as well as participate in strategic development of new business such as RFP responses and proposal writing.

• When necessary, build and manage a client services team which includes: providing adequate training, overseeing and conducting performance reviews, resolving issues/problems, rotating staff, and providing salary recommendations.

• Deliver consulting deliverables required in the early stages of most agency engagements.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• MBA degree

• Minimum 10 years of account management experience leading interactive and software development programs and managing client and agency teams

• Background in software engineering

• Proven ability to deliver on technical programs and world-class user experience

• Demonstrated experience running large engagements with Fortune 500 clients or equivalent

• Ability to develop strong relationships with clients by gaining trust and repeated successful delivery of expectations

• Knowledge of software development technologies and tooling

• Knowledge of Adobe Marketing Cloud including Adobe Experience Manager is a plus

• Experience with various project types, including web, mobile, video, brand, and strategic consulting 

About Maark

Maark is a strategic marketing and innovation agency for global companies - headquartered in Boston, MA. We help our clients define and articulate their vision, design new connected customer experiences, and develop applications at the intersection of where what's possible meets what's relevant. 

At Maark, we don’t just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we respect it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. Maark is an equal opportunity employer. Employment at Maark is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. Maark does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, or any other basis protected by law.

We adhere to these principles in all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, benefits, social and recreational programs, and discipline.

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Six-Month Contract

Every design starts with understanding—understanding the market, understanding the business, understanding the users. Understanding the landscape our clients are navigating and the problems they are trying to solve. The best research helps the whole team develop that understanding and identify insights that inform their decision-making and inspire solutions that will best serve our users.

For this engagement, Maark is looking for two experienced Senior Design Researchers to lead a six-month journey mapping engagement. Your work will contribute to creating intuitive, engaging experiences for our users and identifying new opportunities for our clients. Strong communication skills and a curious, disciplined mind are the primary traits that will help you succeed at Maark.

Responsibilities

• Prepare study plans, surveys, and interview scripts for a large journey mapping exercise across multiple business units

• Plan and facilitate stakeholder and user interviews

• Synthesize research into journey mapping diagrams

• Identify and present themes, findings, and opportunities

• Conduct sessions remotely in both North America and Asia

You may be a fit for this role if you…

• have 6+ years of UX/Design Research experience

• have a BFA/BS degree in Design, HCI, or equivalent

• excellent communication and storytelling skills and are confident discussing your research, your findings, and your process

• confident working both individually and in a small team

• experience interviewing and presenting to executive level stakeholders

• experience running previous journey mapping exercises

• experience and familiarity with the financial sector, specifically retirement investments and the business of financial advisors

Nice to have experience…

• conducting research in Asian markets

• fluency in more than one language, Mandarin preferred

• working with translators

About Maark

 Maark is a strategic marketing and innovation agency for global companies - headquartered in Boston, MA. We help our clients define and articulate their vision, design new connected customer experiences, and develop applications at the intersection of where what's possible meets what's relevant. 

At Maark, we don’t just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we respect it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. Maark is an equal opportunity employer. Employment at Maark is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. Maark does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, or any other basis protected by law.

We adhere to these principles in all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, benefits, social and recreational programs, and discipline.

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At Maark, we are passionate about bringing innovation and advanced concepts to life and sweating every detail in order to create the best possible experience for our clients and their customers. We believe that every interaction and transaction a user has with a product should be designed and built to work for that individual.

MAARK is seeking an AEM Engineer to drive back-end development for its clients’ B2B and B2C ECMS applications.  We are looking for someone who thrives in a fast-growing company, is adaptable to modern technologies, and is passionate about creating the best software and UX on the market.  

 Requirements 

•  5+ years of experience in Adobe AEM/Java preferably with large-scale enterprise applications or websites 

• Self-starter with strong leadership, analytical, and interpersonal skills 

• Ability to handle 

• Expert level knowledge of Adobe AEM 6.x and Java -- delivering solutions in production environments. 

• Proven understanding of MVC architecture. 

• Knowledge of database technology (MySQL, NoSQL) 

• Knowledge and experience with both Agile and Waterfall methods and flexibility to work with both as needed 

• Ability to work under pressure and manage tough situations in a rapid-paced environment 

• Ability to mentor junior developers and lead developers of all levels 

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent 5+ years work experience 

  Highly Desired 

•   Savvy understanding of UI/UX principles 

• AWS/DevOps 

  About Maark Maark is a strategic marketing and innovation agency for global companies - headquartered in Boston, MA. We help our clients define and articulate their vision, design new connected customer experiences, and develop applications at the intersection of where what's possible meets what's relevant. We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. We strongly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and background will lead to a better environment for our employees and a better experience for our clients. Maark is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of Maark to prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and to afford equal employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, gender, physical or mental disability, veteran-status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

 
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At Maark, we are passionate about bringing innovation and advanced concepts to life and sweating every detail in order to create the best possible experience for our clients and their customers. We believe that every interaction and transaction a user has with a product should be designed and built to work for that individual.

The clients we work with span a host of verticals – ranging from large financial institutions to telecoms to hospitality to bio-engineering. And the problems we solve for them range from highly animated, interactive frontends, to complex business rules on the backend, to IoT solutions that bridge digital and real worlds. We love diving into new subjects and researching our clients' businesses and look to work with people who are just as naturally curious.

In this role, you will work as part of our growing development team to craft and build frontend side of apps and web sites. We work on highly creative projects, utilize a wide variety of fullstack technologies, and empower each of our developers to create innovative solutions and explore and master emerging web technologies.

We are looking for local (Boston metro area) candidates only. No remote opportunities for this position.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

• 4+ years of experience in Web development.

• Expert level knowledge of JavaScript, HTML, and CSS and all aspects of cross-platform, responsive browser development.

• Demonstrated mastery of React, Marrionette/Backbone.js, jQuery, and other popular JavaScript frameworks.

• Experience with webpack, yarn, and/or gulp

• Proven experience with REST APIs to connect clients with back-end web services.

• Savvy understanding of UI/UX principles.

• Proven understanding of MVC architecture.

Highly Desired

• Fullstack experience, preferably Node.js or Laravel/PHP, delivering solutions in production environments.

• Experience working with relational databases and/or NOSQL is a plus.

• Experience working with popular CMS backends (such as Wordpress, Drupal, and AEM) is a plus.

About Maark

Maark is a strategic marketing and innovation agency for global companies - headquartered in Boston, MA. We help our clients define and articulate their vision, design new connected customer experiences, and develop applications at the intersection of where what’s possible meets what’s relevant. The Maark creative team is made up of artists, illustrators, designers, and developers, all focused on creating the best experiences for B2B markets.

We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. We strongly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and background will lead to a better environment for our employees and a better experience for our clients.

Maark is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of Maark to prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and to afford equal employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, gender, physical or mental disability, veteran-status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

Apply

To apply, contact work@maark.com with

• your resume

• a cover letter detailing why you would be a good fit at Maark

At Maark, we are passionate about bringing innovation and advanced concepts to life and sweating every detail in order to create the best possible experience for our clients and their customers. We believe that every interaction and transaction a user has with a product should be designed and built to work for that individual.

The clients we work with span a host of industries – ranging from large financial institutions to telecoms to hospitality to bio-engineering. The problems we solve for them range from highly animated, interactive front-ends, to complex business rules on the backend, to IoT solutions that bridge digital and real worlds. We love diving into new subjects and researching our clients' businesses and look to work with people who are just as naturally curious.

In this role, you will take on a hands-on leadership role for our growing development team to craft and build industry leading enterprise web apps and websites. We work on highly creative projects, utilize a wide variety of full-stack and enterprise CMS technologies, and empower each of our developers to create innovative solutions and explore and master emerging web technologies.

This role is a perfect opportunity for a senior developer looking to make the move into a Lead or Management role.

REQUIREMENTS

• 5+ years of experience in Adobe AEM/Java or full-stack Web development, preferably with large-scale enterprise applications or websites

• Self-starter with strong leadership, analytical, and interpersonal skills

• Expert level knowledge of either one or more of the following technologies -- Adobe AEM, Java, Node.js, React -- delivering solutions in production environments.

• Proven understanding of MVC architecture.

• Knowledge of database technology (MySQL, NoSQL)

• Knowledge and experience with both Agile and Waterfall methods and flexibility to work with both as needed

• Ability to work under pressure and manage tough situations in a rapid-paced environment

• Ability to mentor junior developers and lead developers of all levels

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent 5+ years work experience

HIGHLY DESIRED

• Savvy understanding of UI/UX principles

• AWS/Devops

Maark is a strategic marketing and innovation agency for global companies - headquartered in Boston, MA. We help our clients define and articulate their vision, design new connected customer experiences, and develop applications at the intersection of where what’s possible meets what’s relevant.

We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. We strongly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and background will lead to a better environment for our employees and a better experience for our clients.

Maark is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of Maark to prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and to afford equal employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, gender, physical or mental disability, veteran-status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

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To apply, contact work@maark.com with

• your resume

• a cover letter detailing why you would be a good fit at Maark

As a Full-Stack developer, you will work in the IT department of Maark performing both front- and back-end operations on websites and computer systems. You will design front-end website architecture and work closely with the Graphic Designers in Maark to ensure website applications collaborate well with their design elements. Additionally, you will evaluate the needs of our clients and analyze any technical issues to program highly functional systems. Full Stack Developers are also responsible for staying updated on developments in web applications and constantly training to learn new coding languages.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the complete software development process from conception to deployment

• Maintain and upgrade the software following deployment

• Manage the end-to-end life cycle for the production of software and applications

• Oversee and guide the analyzing, writing, building, and deployment of software

• Oversee the automated testing and providing feedback to management during the development process

• Modify and testing changes to previously developed programs

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Expertise in front-end technologies, including JavaScript, CSS3 and HTML5 and third-party libraries such as React Js, Angular, jQuery and LESS

• Knowledge of server-side programming languages including Net, Java, Ruby and Python

• Familiarity with DBMS technology, including SQLServer, Oracle, MongoDB and MySQL and caching mechanisms such as Redis, Memcached and Varnish

• Knowledge of UI/UX and basic prototype design

• Experience working with Nginx or Apache servers with a solid background in Linux

• Excellent writing and communication skills

• Ability to visualize a proposed system and be able to build it

• Project management skills

 About Maark

Maark is a strategic marketing and innovation agency for global companies - headquartered in Boston, MA. We help our clients define and articulate their vision, design new connected customer experiences, and develop applications at the intersection of where what's possible meets what's relevant. 

 At Maark, we don’t just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we respect it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. Maark is an equal opportunity employer. Employment at Maark is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. Maark does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, or any other basis protected by law.

We adhere to these principles in all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, benefits, social and recreational programs, and discipline.

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