About The Sponge

We want to be the best branding agency for the world.
The Sponge is unbent on working with brands who create positive impact in the world. It’s who we are and it’s what we do.

Our Values

Big Love, like family
Our team and clients are family. We have each other’s backs and are devoted to every member’s success.
Delightful Awesomeness
Our playfield is “outstanding”, the step above excellence, where we continuously delight by delivering that extra awesomeness.
Effectiveness over awards
We create stuff that works brilliantly, focusing on being lean and finding the simplest, quickest path.
Timeliness and Clarity
We are quick, meticulous and never rush, so our work is always on time and its awesomest.
Positive Workplay
We play our strengths with energy and have fun. Smiles and happiness are warmly reciprocated and bring positive outcomes.
Perpetuate Goodness
With gratitude we help good, purposeful businesses become better brands, both profitable and cash strapped (via our impact streams).
Profitably Abundant
Our financial vitality enables us to comfortably work in our geniuses and be the greatest possible benefit for our families, clients, communities and the world.
Obsession with improvement
Our unquenchable fascination for the better way fuels our continuous personal and professional growth.

About “Awesomeness”
We say “awesome” a lot. That is all.

The Role

Seeking A Content Marketing Social Media Rockstar

Do you want to make the world a better place? And work from anywhere in the world?

Our remote team is looking for another team member – an awesome social media marketer/content marketer/community manager – who will help us with our purpose: to help good businesses become better brands.

Let’s see if you’re a good fit for our team:

  1. You know social media platforms inside and out. You are comfortable with Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube as well.
  2. You can adapt to a persona and ghost write content for blog posts.
  3. You’re a natural at identifying and connecting with relevant influencers/collaboration partners.
  4. You enjoy building and nurturing online communities.
  5. You are an organisational freak, diligent and reliable.
  6. You’re also a star at writing emails and press releases.
  7. You have design sense and can create or direct imagery for social.
  8. You have experience developing JV’s with collaboration partners.
  9. You have impeccable attention to detail!

Sounds like you? If so, we’d like to get to know you! Send us a cover letter and complete the Challenge below.

Your Cover Letter

Here’s what we need to know:

 

Your Experience

  1. What’s your level of experience? Share a couple examples to demonstrate your level of experience with the various social media platforms, influencers, press releases…
  2. How do you organically grow social media communities?
  3. What steps do you take in planning out social media strategies? What tools do you use?
  4. Are you paying attention? Include the word saturated in the subject line of your email application.

Your Values

  1. Introduce yourself – We are a values driven company, so values alignment comes first. Pick at least 3 of our company values (at the top of the page) and tell us what it means to you and how your personal values align.
  2. What are 2 of your personal favourite Good Businesses (brands with a positive impact) and why?

Your Availability

  1. Availability for 1-2 virtual meetings a week during Brisbane, Australia business hours.
  2. Able to commit to up to 20 hours/week of awesome work.

Remuneration

  1. What are your expectations?

Our Challenge

The best way for us to see what you’re made of is a real demonstration! Are you up for the challenge?

But first. This role is very focused on outcomes. Your efforts are to achieve the following Results and Purpose:

Result: 5000 engaged community members by September (excluding tiktokers which is a separate goal). 

Sub goal: 500 attendees to September workshops, 20% converting to group program. 

Purpose: To fill our workshops and Impact Brand Story Intensive groups, and flow on to project work. 

How we get there is going to be driven largely by you. With that in mind, let us know the following:

  • What would you improve on our Instagram?
  • Craft 3 LinkedIn Company page posts, 3 insta & 3 Tweets that are on brand for The Sponge (Include link to photo where applicable)
  • How would you convert engaged audience members to bums on seats?
  • Write a Blog Post that introduces you in a way that demonstrates your spongeness.
  • Your application email subject line must include the trigger word for it to filter into our view.

Application

If you have been nodding furiously all the way to this point – knowing that you are the awesome individual that we’re looking for, then:

 

  • Send us your application to wannabe@thesponge.com.au by 5pm AEST Tuesday 31st March 2020 (or earlier if you are a true Rockstar and want to blow us away)
  • Make sure you are thorough so we get to see your awesomeness
  • Include answers to the sections Your Experience, Your Values, Your Availability and Remuneration in your cover letter
  • Attach the answers to our Challenge in a separate document

 

We look forward to hearing from you!

 

Warmly,

 

The Sponge Team

 

 

N.B. The content you submit in response to this challenge is for evaluation/screening purposes only and will not be posted on any of our social media platforms.

 

Warning: Agencies, recruiters, spammers and incomplete applications will be ignored/deleted. Thanks for your understanding.