VIEW FROM THE TOP
Sapient Interactive is the world's largest independent interactive agency. Impressive, but that's not what I want you to remember. We're known for possessing a technological prowess that is unrivaled. Again, nice, but not what I want you to take away. Here's what you should remember:

Sapient Interactive is a new breed. A maverick.We are redefining what an agency looks like, how it works and what it's capable of achieving on behalf of its clients. Our technological muscle and award-winning creative results in highly effective, highly efficient marketing campaigns.

That's what we do. But we wouldn't be nearly as successful if it weren't for the way we do it.

It's called "The SapientWay": equal parts strategy, creation, execution and analysis. Yet it's the people who work here who give us our unique personality.

From designers and copywriters to programmers and project managers, there's a passion here that is tactile. I'm not talking about your run-of-the-mill "I like my job and I do it really well" kind of passion. I'm talking about passion bordering on mildly scary. An obsessive pursuit of excellence that has allowed us to forge partnerships with some of the world's leading brands.

At Sapient you'll find newbies and seasoned veterans. Deal makers and risk takers. Technology geeks and ridiculously talented freaks.

I use those terms with the utmost appreciation and respect for what these people bring to the dance. But they are most definitely individuals. Fortunately for me, and more important for our clients, all of these very individual, extraordinary people come together every day with a single, focused goal: to be the best at what we do.

Gaston Legorburu
Chief Creative Officer
Sapient



WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• CREATIVE PEOPLE And we don't just mean those folks with an overabundance of black clothing and exotic eyewear.We want people who think creatively, people who look at a problem from multiple angles and come up with multiple solutions.



• BIG THINKERS Da Vinci. Einstein. Freud. Look, we're realistic about these things.We'd settle for people who have grand ideas about things like marketing strategy and search engine optimization. You don't have to come up with an e=mc2. But who are we kidding? It would be nice..



• TECHNOLOGY DISCIPLES Technology is a big part of who we are and what we do. Consequently, we need people who understand just how big a role technology plays in marketing today. Ideally, we'd like people who eat, sleep and breathe the stuff, even on the weekend.



• GREAT COMMUNICATORS When you boil it down, communication is what we do. So it makes sense to employ people who are adept at it. That means both the spoken and the written word. Does that mean you have to be able to write like Hemingway? No. But we'd find it comforting if you knew who he was and why he's relevant to the subject of communication.



• LOUSY FOLLOWERS That doesn't mean we want people with an affinity for arguing and making a general nuisance of themselves. It means we want people who ask lots of questions.About the best ways to do something—to communicate something (see, we were just talking about that). Sound like you? Then come join us. See, we didn't say "follow" us.We practice what we preach.



• THE EGO-LESS ONES We want people whose talents outshine their opinions of themselves and not the other way around. We want the selfless, the ones who think that going above and beyond is just what you do. The ones who say, "If you need me just holler," and then who jump into action before the echo of that holler even fades. You need two things to sit at the Sapient table. The first is talent. The second is the understanding that it's not a table for one.

WHY WE WORK HERE
We asked staff members from three departments to tell us what they like best. Brazilians, Canadians, Americans, Germans, Australians, Cubans, South Africans, Mexicans, Hondurans, Brits and Swedes. The diversity of cultures and the ideas that come along with them are what make Sapient a truly interactive environment. When you walk through the halls and people from different backgrounds start interacting and the ideas start flowing, there's nothing like it. This is why I love it.
—Fio Rietti, Senior Art Director

For me, Sapient represents the future—both in evolving marketing services in an increasingly connected world and in how individuals and teams will work together, locally and globally. Sapient has created a culture that demands the utmost professionalism and accountability while giving every individual an empowering sense of latitude and support. Today's marketers need a new hybrid of creative, technology and consulting experience, and I believe Sapient is the place where that evolution is occurring.
—Dave Hibbitts, Account Director

I truly believe that Sapient offers more opportunity for growth than any other place I could be working. Here you do not have to wait for an opportunity. You can just make it happen. And after five years, that still is the case. For the next five years, I truly believe that Sapient is in a perfect position for the future. Interactive and technology are blurring the lines, and we have all the right components to be a leader in this evolving space.
—Marc Van Norden, Manager-Interactive Developer

Contact: Amanda Schonfeld
E-Mail: aschonfeld@sapient.com

SAPIENT AT A GLANCE Headquarters:
Cambridge, Mass.

Founded:
1990 by two tech geeks. We can say that because we love them.

Creative studios: New York, Santa Monica, Miami, Atlanta, London and Munich.

Other office locations: Amsterdam, Bangalore, Chicago, Delhi, Denver, Detroit, Düsseldorf, Houston, Kansas City, Munich, New York, Noida, San Diego, San Francisco, Stockholm and Washington, D.C.

Employees: 6,000 and counting

Benefits: You can wear jeans every day and every employee receives a company car. OK, we're lying about one of those things. Guess which?

Types of jobs available: Interactive developers, art directors, account managers, producers, media planners, marketing strategists and analysts, user researchers, archaeologists, airline pilots, jugglers and equine veterinarians. Hey, we didn't say that all of these jobs are available here.

Props:

• Sapient NA named a leading interactive agency in Forrester Research's December 2007 Forrester Wave



• Ranked No. 2, Top Interactive Agencies in North America, Advertising Age



• Ranked No. 1, Top 100 Interactive Agencies in the U.K., New Media Age