Content Strategist, ATL

Position Description
CONTENT STRATEGIST Second Story is a network of design studios that focuses on responsive environments, story-­‐
driven experiences, experimentation, and innovation. For more than 20 years, we have conceptualized, designed, and developed projects that educate, immerse, and activate across the cultural and brand space. Our studio is interdisciplinary and intensely collaborative, founded on the desire to make great work through collective authorship.
We are seeking an experienced Content Strategist (CS) for our Atlanta Studio. The CS is first and
foremost a passionate storyteller—s/he understands how to craft narratives that captivate an
audience. A deft communicator with a range of language skills, the CS’s words leap off the page to
bring abstract concepts to vivid life and make complex ideas easy to understand. The CS is an
imaginative conceptual thinker whose left-brain functions just as well as the right; s/he can analyze
and organize content into logical structures and develop strategies to apply it. Working closely with
both clients and the team, the CS crafts the message, shapes the narrative, and owns the story,
creating experiences that entertain, educate, and inspire audiences through innovative interactive
media.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Research, organize, and prioritize content to build a project’s story.
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Collaborate with the Experience Design team to categorize information into meaningful structures
(assist with crafting both the content strategy and the content matrix).
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Bring content to life through compelling text narratives.
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Contribute concepts during ideation sessions.
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Create concept write-ups that clearly and passionately communicate ideas.
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Write in multiple formats, styles, and voices.
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Create scripts and assist in project video shoots.
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Create onscreen user interface text.
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Proof and edit text components to ensure consistency in tone, style, and grammar.
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Ensure the story remains clear and compelling throughout the project execution.
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Write copy for new business responses.
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Document our work, including written project overviews and scripts for case study films.
THE CANDIDATE MUST:
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Be intrinsically motivated by the adventure of breaking boundaries to create something new
and different.
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Be a true collaborator with a positive disposition, a solution-based attitude, and the ability to
work with people with diverse skills, backgrounds, and beliefs.
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Stay informed about cultural trends but push past them in a thoughtful and original way.
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Exhibit true craftsmanship, understanding the gap between good and great work and
consistently working to cross it.
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Be adept at ideation and building on the ideas of others, valuing the evolution of concepts
generated by an interdisciplinary team.
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Be authentic and honest with a unique worldview.
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:
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A masterful command of the written word and an understanding of how to craft stories that captivate
and inspire an audience
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An authentic, versatile voice
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The ability to think conceptually, generating and refining ideas into thoughtful, provocative concepts
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The ability to clearly communicate ideas to both the team and the client
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A command of content, information, and presentation that brings clarity to complexity and
establishes the emotional tenor of a project
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At least 2 years professional experience
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An outstanding portfolio of work
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Experience with both editorial and narrative styles of writing (short- and long-form)
This is an exceptional opportunity for a meaningful career in an environment where collaboration is
paramount, but individual efforts shine. This position is located in Atlanta with a competitive, comprehensive
salary and a benefits package that includes medical, dental, disability, employer-contributed 401(k), and
professional development funds.
Please send your resume and your portfolio to joinus@secondstory.com.
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story-driven experiences, experimentation, and innovation. We conceptualize, design, and develop projects that
educate, immerse, and activate across the cultural and brand space. In our studios in Atlanta, New York, and
Portland, designers, producers, and technologists collaborate in a lab-based environment to create experiences
that reward audience interaction with powerful, personalized pathways through content and the world of
ideas. Second Story’s work has received hundreds of awards and is included in the Smithsonian’s permanent
research collection on information technology. For more information, visit www.secondstory.com.
A B O U T S A P I E N T N I T R O SapientNitroSM, part of Sapient®, is a new breed of agency redefining storytelling for an always-on
world. We’re changing the way our clients engage today’s connected consumers by uniquely creating
integrated, immersive stories across brand communications, digital engagement, and omni-channel
commerce. We call it Storyscaping, where art and imagination meet the power and scale of systems
thinking. SapientNitro’s unique combination of creative, brand, and technology expertise results in one
global team collaborating across disciplines, perspectives, and continents to create game-changing
success for our Global 1000 clients, such as Chrysler, Citi, The Coca-Cola Company, Lufthansa, Target,
and Vodafone, in 31 cities across The Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. For more information,
visit www.sapientnitro.com.
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