This was on Craig's list - and that's just funny. It makes me want to force whomever wrote that to be friends with me.
Experienced Account Executive With Giant, Pulsating Brain. (financial district)
Date: 2010-06-28, 2:37PM PDT
Did you ever see that old episode of Star Trek with the scary aliens in the blue sparkly muu-muus who could just kind of pulse their giant brains at you and get you to do stuff?
They were all like, "Paint our spaceship, Captain Kirk", and Kirk would be all "No way," and then they'd pulse their giant brains at him and he'd suddenly say: "How about a nice robin's-egg blue with white trim?"
That's basically what we're looking for, except without the over-sized, pulsating craniums and sparkly muu-muus. We're Mortar, and we have an opening for an Experienced Account Executive.
As you've probably figured out by now, we're a different kind of agency - one that prides itself on building brands people love, as opposed to kissing butt and doing time sheets.
That being said, you'll still have to do time sheets. And budgets. And presentations. (And clean the sink if you mess it up. We're not your mother.) As for the butt-kissing, our clients won't stand for it, which is fortunate, because we're terrible liars.
Anyway, here's the job:
Work with clients. Lots of them. Find out what they think they want. Help us show them what they actually need. Help the creative team deliver same. Then defend the work with the passion and zeal usually reserved for Oprah and spiral-sliced ham. Then start all over again. You'll buy drinks. Schmooze. Cajole. Persuade. Threaten. Laugh. Cry. Work your ass off. And sometimes, fail abjectly. You'll be proud of the work you do. And at the end of each day, if you need a shower, it'll be because your deodorant let you down, not your co-workers. Sound good? Show us what you've got.
Even if it's a blue, sparkly muu-muu.
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/mar/1816002817.html
Priceless
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