It’s also a real job opportunity—one that’s flexible and FEELS GOOD. 

"To shock. To awe. To be the agency that changes minds and accelerates impact." That's our mission. Black Sheep is a Brand Strategy and Creative Agency that centers itself around the core idea of activating people around things that matter. 

No rules. No bumpers. And absolutely no fucking walls. We’re looking for best-in-class creators in the digital space to work with our team on cause-driven projects (good ass work that’ll make you feel good at the end of the day) and, if that’s you, we’d like to connect.

You see, we believe the best kind of work requires the best kind of people, and we have a full pipeline of meaningful, can’t-fathom-turning-it-down work—global, national and local projects that have the potential to shift mindsets, change lives and improve our communities. 

Because of that, we are adding to our full-time team and recruiting for part-time and project-based strategists and creatives who want to do good and blaze new digital territory. While we hate the phrase “break the internet,” it pretty much summarizes what we’re aiming for. These projects deserve that kind of attention. 

While we know many are looking for full-time work at the moment, we are also looking to build a stable extended family of freelance talent (contract by project and moonlighters seeing meaning in their side gig). We’re intentionally not including job titles or descriptions, because we don’t want to limit who we’re connecting with. We think the right people will understand what we’re looking to do and take a minute to connect to see if the chemistry is there. All positions can be remote and the only expectation for experience is that you can prove you’re wildly creative and know how to generate attention that gets RESULTS. We’re in this to accelerate impact, so the only kind of creative work we consider great is the kind that drives that mission.

We anticipate receiving a high volume of submissions. When you reply, show us how you can stand out. After all, it’s what we do and what we’re looking for. To express your interest, we ask that you answer THESE THREE QUESTIONS (plus give us a few details about yourself).

Yes, we’re a gathering of rebels. We’ve come together to change minds and accelerate impact for organizations and businesses that are leading communities toward a more equitable future. In our field of strategy, marketing and creative ideas, we know the playing field isn’t fair, and getting a dream job is easier for some than others.

We believe our ecosystem is strengthened through perspective and collaboration, and that can only happen when mentorship, leadership and career opportunities are open to all. We’re looking for go-getters and figure-it-outers—people who think beyond the ordinary list of awards and internships and tell the story of how they’ve transformed their professional life through personal initiative and creativity.

We don’t believe talent and expertise should look the same—ever. Tell us how you’ll join us in sparking an empowered and brilliant future for our communities. Be the rebel that you are. We want to meet you.

This is a rally cry. A shout into the digital universe. A signal for the restless who cannot stop.

Calling All Digital Misfits

This is a rally cry. A shout into the digital universe. A signal for the restless who cannot stop exploring, experimenting, testing and trying to break the rules. An invitation to those creative bandits who want to surprise the world with new ideas and even newer ways of delivering them.  

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Whether in isolation or when we get back to the outside world, we’re adapting—every week. Every day. Every hour. We’re learning new ways to figure it out. So we’ve started this series for you (and for us) to keep track of the things we’re learning, day-by-day. Week-by-week. We’ll be sharing key takeaways with you—from crisis fundraising to new digital features to thought leadership. We’ll navigate. We’ll maneuver. And we’ll learn together. 

Nonprofits are facing one of the most challenging fundraising landscapes right now, so we’re gobbling up all of the information we can on how to revive lagging fundraising. 

After attending various crisis fundraising webinars, some learnings: 

Phase 1: The Bump - surge in fundraising than rapid drop

Phase 2: The Slump - lower-than-normal giving

Phase 3: The Surge - recovery of giving/erasing shortfall - typically led by major donors

- Don’t go silent right now with your donors. 
- Work on existing donor relationships first and then cultivate new ones after you’ve exhausted all other options. 
Foundations are a good first stop. 

- Be honest and direct as to where the money is going to.

- Do say your services/clients are impacted or possibly cut off. 

    - We’re personally recommending clients embrace vulnerability and transparency. 


This is a question we’re hearing a lot with most fundraising events being cancelled, postponed or going virtual. Some of our thoughts: 

- What were you trying to accomplish with your event? Maybe this is the wake-up you needed to shift away from that country club breakfast, hotel ballroom luncheon/gala. How can you be disruptive in this environment? 

- EXPERIMENT, EXPERIMENT, EXPERIMENT. TEST, LEARN, APPLY. This is a new frontier. 

- VR experiences, AR tools that bring event elements into the audience’s home, ongoing interactive initiatives that replace the single event…like we mentioned above, experiment!

We want to hear from you! What fundraising obstacles are you encountering? How are you bucking the norm right now? Email us at info@theblacksheepagency.com or send us a DM. 

Crisis fundraising tips for nonprofits during Covid-19

Crisis Fundraising