About us
About us
Purpose at the heart
Y brand is New Zealand's first business and brand consultancy with focus on purpose. We are a senior team based in Auckland, dedicated to building a project that turns your values into positive action.
Judit Maireder found Y brand in 2015 to create purpose-driven brand and communication strategies for businesses in New Zealand and around the world. Her aim is to help businesses build better relationships with customers and employees through story telling based on transparency and trust - focusing on common values and a greater purpose.
Judit is an experienced digital strategist holding senior leadership roles in media and creative industries for over a decade, consulting global brands in Austria, Germany and New Zealand. Besides her role as Director of Y brand, she is Beachhead Advisor for New Zealand Trade and Enterprise.
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Why us?
We believe in a new way of collaboration:
an agile team, award-winning, leading specialists in their field. Ready to work with you based on your needs.
Why us?
We believe in a new way of collaboration:
an agile team, award-winning, leading specialists in their field. Ready to work with you based on your needs.
Judit Maireder, founder and director
Judit is an award-winning brand and digital strategist. After a decade consulting globally leading brands in Europe and New Zealand, she found that there is a better way to cater to the needs of businesses in the digital era.
Judit founded Y brand in 2015, New Zealand's first business and brand consultancy with focus on purpose.
Besides her role as Founder and Managing Director of Y brand, she is working with New Zealand Trade and Enterprise as a Beachhead Advisor and mentoring social enterprises and start-ups.
Y DO YOU DO WHAT YOU DO?
"I love to unveil a business’ Y, and to tell the hidden stories that formed the basis of their success. It’s the human factor that helps businesses to build better relationships with people - focusing on common values and a greater purpose.”
Arjan van Woensel
Arjan is a creative entrepreneur and entrepreneurial creative. A global award winning designer and serial entrepreneur, he always considers the big picture when bringing ideas to life.
Y DO YOU DO WHAT YOU DO?
“I love applying creativity to solve business problems, to connect the dots, to cross-pollinate ideas from a wealth of disciplines, to combine and recombine these pieces and build something new. That’s what creativity is about, and that's why I do creativity.”
Jamie Bowering
Born with a camera in his hands he had his first commercial job at the age of three. After jetting around the world assisting some of the top photographers around the world, he is now creating world class images himself. His work exceeds expectations with a focus on detail and a unique observation of people and places that is key to his storytelling.
Y do you do what you do?
“The easy answer is because I have to. I’m an observer who’s constantly searching for the perfect image.
Aligning and shaping all the elements for a photograph keeps me in sync.“
RICHIE LOVELOCK
As a Web Developer Richie wants to raise the standard of websites across NZ to help local businesses to understand and use the power of the Web.
Y do You do what you do?
“I love to apply the limitless power of the Web to create a solution that’s unique to that business. No website is ever the same, and all websites focus on one thing that I’ll never lose interest in; human experience.”
SEUNG (SUGGIE) WO HONG
Suggie is a video producer, vlogger and content creator with focus on moving images. His casual but distinctive style he thrives on storytelling and creativity, and loves working with people.
Y do you do what you do?
“I thrive on storytelling, creativity and connecting with people and I hope the content that is produced inspires others to do the same.”
Join us!
Join us!
Digital Storyteller
PRIMARY PURPOSE
Y brand is New Zealand's first brand and digital consultancy with focus on purpose. We are a senior team based in Auckland, dedicated to building brands that excel in the digital era. To do this, we know brands have to do things a little bit different:
PURPOSE Start with Y - your aspirational purpose
STORY Share your story in unconventional ways
CULTURE Shape a culture that empowers people and grows a brand from inside-out
Our Digital Storyteller helps translate a brand’s purpose into a compelling brand experience, by creating compelling stories and sharing them in digital environments.
The purpose of the role is to create and manage client campaigns for brands across digital and social media channels, using various tactics that may include – but are not limited to - i.e. Content Marketing, SEM, Influencer Marketing, Direct Marketing. Beyond that, you are a good fit if you are able to think beyond traditional routes to come up with unconventional ways to tell and share stories.
At Y brand we are challenging the status quo, driving innovation and inspire clients by our thinking and passion. We are looking for someone with an entrepreneurial spirit, driven to improve the way our clients communicate to generate better outcomes for their business.
REQUIREMENTS
We are looking for an ambitious self-starter, with an entrepreneurial spirit and passion to tell compelling stories.
We are looking for someone with
· A strategic mind that looks at (digital) media in the context of broader communications
· Experience in managing digital media campaigns across various channels
· A creative thinker and problem solver
· Excellent writing skills and a good eye for creative excellence
We would also like you to possess and demonstrate:
· Commercial acumen and extensive knowledge of media and traditional media
· Profound experience in a digital media role including
o Social Media Management (Paid/Earned)
o Digital Media planning/buying experience
o Campaign Management experience
· Basic design skills an advantage
· Experience of embedding processes and tools that drive efficiencies within the business
KEY TASKS & DUTIES
1. Strategy and Planning
· Consulting clients about best practice to share stories across wide range of marketing channels
· Ability to think beyond traditional routes to come up with unconventional ways to tell and share stories
· Planning (digital) media campaigns to help achieve business goals
2. Content Marketing and Social Media Management
· Developing content strategies for our clients
· Creating content calendars reflecting strategies
· Coordinating and overlooking the creative production of content
· Creating compelling social media posts including written and visual content
· Community management on social media channels
3. Digital Campaign Management
· Managing digital media campaigns across various digital and social media channels
· Setting up digital media campaigns with planned audience and budgets
· Setting up tracking based on performance goals of campaign across channels
· Ongoing optimisation of campaigns based on performance
· Analysing results, reporting, generate learnings and recommendations
4. Other areas
· Business Development: helping with the development of client presentations
· Training: support in compiling and facilitating training for clients
· Supporting business with internal marketing and PR – blog, website, articles
WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
Directly reporting to the Managing Director
Direct client relationships
Coordination with supplier network and external producers
HOURS SERVICES REQUIRED
Contractor or part-time employee (approx. 16 hours per week)
Please send your application to: hello@ybrandconcept.com
Any questions? Let’s chat.
Judit Maireder – Managing Director
Ph. 0221379443