I applied online. I interviewed at Spark No. 9 in Aug 2024
Interview
They ghosted me after two interviews and an unpaid writing assignment. Didn't respond when I followed up with them.
Within the first two interviews they had a mock brainstorming session with me about brand/product positioning strategy (which they told me went well), as well as a general discussion on my writing approach. Third round was a two-part writing assignment that focused on ad copywriting and positioning strategy, as well as writing an internal brand-focused social post for them. I was told that this assignment would be the second-to-last round of their interview process.
I worked for several hours on their writing assignment, only for them to never get back to me. Just putting it out there that this is how they treat late-stage candidates.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you think of three different messaging strategies for positioning a certain product? (They gave an example of what the specific product was)