We think it’s time that professional services reinvent how they build their teams. Let us use this old job ad to demonstrate how we expanded ours:
We are a company with aspirations to change the world; we are at the forefront of the socialization of business, and everything that means. People are sick of getting pitched to, it’s time that what you believe in, and your culture and people, are the brand that matters.
This is not a ‘marketing’ position; it is about giving a crap and creating valuable relationships at massive scale. We love our clients; we change their lives, their way of thinking about themselves and their businesses. Ultimately we set our clients free and then empower them to harness the power of Social Business.
We are not an agency; we handle business influence, change management, education, team development and leveraged communication systems. Essentially we turn people and whole teams and organizations into cohesive Social Businesses. We affect the very DNA of organizations in a way that is far more connected, personal, fun, and exponentially more profitable.
Because we are breaking old paradigms and creating immense value for those we serve, our business is growing beyond crazy. We believe that every business in the world that relies on people to sell, serve and interact with clients and customers will one day be a client of ours. We are looking to take this baby global!
Hence this is a ground floor opportunity to be part of something seriously special, life-changing and unique. This is more like a mission than a job, and a once in ten life time’s opportunity rather than a career stepping stone, so if you are looking for the highest salary for ‘time effort’ spent then look somewhere else. However, rarely is there an opportunity to be on the ground floor of a business with plans for global listing and the potential for equity that may provide.
If you are the kind of person that likes counting down the hours until you finish work, or you’re just waiting around for the weekend, then DON’T read any further. There are no B players in our squad and in a team of A players, there is nowhere to hide.
• This is your chance to be part of something amazing and to put your stamp on destiny. Our team is the ultimate in professional, but fun.
• In this squad, your work week will make you want your weekends to go faster because you will be fulfilled, valued, and a part of something outstanding.
• Your friends will think you are crazy because all you do is talk about how freaking cool your new job is.
• You will be surrounded by passionate and excited people; your dream A team.
• You are not a disposable commodity; you are valuable and we will appreciate you!
Being on an A team doesn’t mean you know everything; in fact, if you think you know everything, also DON’T read any further.
Your obsession will be with managing the community aspects of our public face, groups, pages, comments, interactions etc. You will be a natural for sparking conversations and keeping them going, you will love asking questions, connecting, finding out about people and figuring out ways to give immense value in simple and effective ways.
You will understand the importance of influence and that small things matter. You absolutely love the feeling you get from blowing someone’s expectations out of the water with the experience that you provide them, and you will have a whole team at your back with the same vision and mission.
As for Social Media, there isn’t much you won’t know or be fascinated by, and you will be able to write exceptionally and conversationally engaging words, yet at the same time you will be obsessed with perfection, understanding that detail matters, and that shortcuts kill engagement.
You will be responsible for making sure that all of our online and offline communities both public and private ALWAYS have momentum and that they are amazeballs places to learn, interact, collaborate, grow and basically hang with the cool people. People will check the communities you manage before they go to sleep and when they wake up.
You will constantly share content, comment, and question, build strategies and test and measure everything. Whilst you will have creative A players all around you to support your quest for community nirvana, we expect that you have a creative flair of your own and love what pictures, animations, videos, and words can do, and as such you will jump in and give all of these mediums your attention. We also expect that you will bring your teammates in to collaborate on every aspect of what you do.
Best of all you will have the mentoring of an influence master, who is going to make you rethink everything you know about what Social can do, who will challenge your views and reshape your destiny with what you will learn. You will be surrounded by a team of other obsessive freaks with a mission to see you succeed.
You will also rock the universe distilling your ideas and knowledge into awesomely engaging educational content for our public media as well as our online membership sites and programs. But don’t worry, we will show you the ropes and how to translate your awesomeness into behavior changing digital gold.
But that isn’t enough; you want to be pushed and challenged with new ideas and to be uplifted by your colleagues as opposed to repressed and ‘boxed in’. We want a Kick-Ass to bring their heart and soul to their game because we have a world to change and you can’t do that alone.
But make sure that what you wish for is actually what you want because we hold each other accountable. We have high standards and you are going to be mentored and pushed to move beyond your own fears and roadblocks to be a better version of yourself. That doesn’t mean we require perfection, that isn’t real, you will be expected to have the courage to make mistakes, and to learn from them.
It’s a crazy fulfilling mind blowing team to be a part of, however, beware, when you come to The Launch Pad you will enter what we call The Time Vortex, where a day feels like a week because you lived a normal week in a day and achieved more than you would in two!
There is no business like ours in the world, we are growing fast and have big plans, so this is your chance to invent with us as we go. To us the experience is EVERYTHING. We are going to make the world stand up and take notice of how business should be. If you are the right person, then these last sentences were the clincher for you; what you just felt is your future in YOUR hands.
To find out about us go to our business site: www.thesocialadviser.com
We don’t create pigeon holes and then stuff you in them. At our place, the saying…” it’s not my job”, doesn’t exist. We are building something special and we do it together!
Team and culture is more important to us than a piece of paper with ‘whatever’ written on it. Don’t get us wrong, you do need skills, but we know the true value of a person lies not in that piece of paper but in their character, their integrity, and their passion for what they believe in.
Ok, back to business…
Your pay structure will be determined based on your skill set, qualifications and basically, what you can bring to the table. This can only be determined in consultation and negotiation with you.
This is a full-time position only, and apart from some interstate and possible overseas travel for events, you will be located in our funky Launch Pad in Cashmere, north Brisbane.
Oh…and by the way, you MUST be willing to work with cats, as the team includes two!
The team at The Social Adviser