AMA CHARLOTTE EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW SERIES: Banks Wilson, Founder and President of Union

The AMA Charlotte team interviewed Banks Wilson, founder and President of Charlotte based marketing firm Union in our ongoing series with marketing leaders.

The agency is consistently ranked as one of the largest marketing employers in town. They are hiring! In fact, with a slate of new client engagements, there are twelve current openings to kickstart 2021.

Account Manager / Supervisor
Delivery Manager
Social Media Supervisor
Social Media Specialist
Paid Social Strategist
Paid Search Specialist
Programmatic Media Specialist
Email Marketing & CRM Specialist
Full Stack Developer
Front-End Developer
Back-End .NET Developer
UX Designer & Information Architect (UX/IA)

See comments for a breakdown of topics by timestamp.

0:16 Susan Wallace - Introduction to VP, Membership

0:38 Olivia Vaughn-Flam - Introduction to VP, Career Development

1:14 Banks Wilson - Introduction Founder and President @ Union.co

1:59 Bank's Career Background

3:08 Bank's Path to Entrepreneurship

4:25 Is Charlotte a destination for marketing professionals?

5:50 Advice for students seeking to pursue a career in marketing

7:14 Evolution of Union.co

12:50 Department Structure of Union.co

13:05 Service Line Specific Roles 1

4:24 Tips for staying relevant

16:08 Identifying Talent

17:03 Union is hiring!

18:30: Work culture at Union

19:35 Agency's Core Values

20:11 Details about a few open roles

20:17 Banks: {Delivery Manager Details}

20:59 Banks: {Paid Social + Programmatic Experience}

21:42 Banks {Social Media Lead}

22:27 Interviewing Tips

23:32 AMACharlotte.com Careers Page

24:18 Networking in Charlotte

25:28 Why work at Union.co?

Special thanks to our American Marketing Association - Charlotte Chapter board colleagues Susan R. Wallace, MBA and Olivia Vaughn-Flam for co-hosting with Wes Ninh Nguyen.