Madhouse has already outgrown the beautiful heritage house on Bernard. Who knew just two and a half short years ago that the growth would happen so rapidly. A great space in the heritage warehouse on Ellis Street proves to be the perfect fit for the growing agency - 3500 square feet in an upscale, trendy warehouse in Kelowna’s Cultural District. It has Vancouver Yaletown written all over it.

Madhouse has changed a lot over the past fifteen years. Strategy development is something Madhouse has always done, but it was creativity, service and outstanding quality of execution that set Madhouse apart from the competition. With the integration of marketing efforts and being able to show a return on investment, it is pushing Madhouse out front and letting the Okanagan-based agency compete head on with agencies from Vancouver and Calgary.

Integrated marketing communications definitely breaks through the old adage - “I know half my marketing works, I just wish I knew which half.”

Madhouse offers fully integrated marketing communications. A defined concentration on public relations, market research and marketing strategy sets the company apart. Helping development companies achieve more than $2 billion in real estate sales, Madhouse’s land developers require this level of strategic thinking and execution acumen. Crafting the brand, buying the media, developing the creative, monitoring the response, tracking the conversion rate of response to buyers and following the buyers through the entire sales process. It doesn’t end with print media either, the media is selected to meet the strategy. Broadcast, online placements and strong websites with organic search engine positioning are all a crucial part of the marketing mix. But more importantly, using technology to track where the response is coming from and changing it up as required helps gather valuable intelligence for campaigns.

Major work is also underway in the tourism industry, both with organizations like Tourism Kelowna as well as accommodators Manteo Lakefront Resort, RentChalets, and Boutique Hotels - The Cove and The Outback. Madhouse also manages the brand and marketing for other organizations and businesses such as the BC Cancer Agency, Assured Software and the Economic Development Commissions throughout the Okanagan. Madhouse has recently done some outstanding work on game development and packaging for GiftTrap.

The energy of Madhouse is attracting hot new talent from all over the country. With immediate plans for growth, in the past year Madhouse has added to the team Nathan VanDriel from Grant MacEwen in Edmonton, Randy Reynolds - originally with The Rise, Jennifer Walsh, Darren Hull and Mike Eburne from Wasserman and Partners in Vancouver. And the hunt continues as Madhouse is looking to grow the team further by adding an assistant creative director, account executives and web developers.

You will be working in a fast-paced, highly-skilled and creative team environment, and will be responsible for developing, updating and supporting websites. Your work will inspire users and create compelling and usable digital experiences while always being conscious of innovation.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

1+ years demonstrated development experience HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
Understanding of web usability and web analytics
Competency in Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Flash
Experience working within a team environment
Proficiency with cross-browser/cross-platform issues, and web standards
Experience working on PCs and Macs
Strong communication and problem solving skills and the ability to meet deadlines
Excellent written and oral communications skills
Must act as company advocate and embody the Madhouse values: people, passion, creativity, fun and excellence

ATTRIBUTES:

Demonstrates a commitment to bringing in new sources of creative inspiration to your work and the team, and will be driven to enhance your creative and technical skills
Understands the marriage between design freedom and business requirements
Loves to learn
Takes ownership of tasks and drives through to completion
Accountable and dependable
Demonstrates integrity, caring and honesty

MADHOUSE - INTEGRATED MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS:

Whether crafting the story of a brand, testing and implementing advertising strategies or designing innovative marketing materials - we take pride in what we do and demand our work has a return on investment for our clients.The unwavering aim is for our design, strategies and results to always exceed client’s expectations.

Please send us a compelling cover letter, resume and samples of your work to careers@madhousecreative.com