C U T T H E C O S T. K E E P T H E T A L E N T. WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS AND MANAGEMENT
20 years. Unexpected thinking. Unwavering focus. For 20 years, Sprocket Media Group has helped some of the world s largest and most respected brands reach their customer, grow their market share, and increase sales. ABOUT Our special expertise onboarding for staffing projects means you can rest easy when confronted with undermanned departments or hiring freeze constraints. Sprocket cooks up innovative staffing solutions that help you find -- and keep -- shining stars. We offer a smart, affordable way to contract the professional talent you need for short or long-term marketing communications and all creative assignments, without adding employees to your payroll. Sprocket Media Group was founded in 1994 on a philosophy of teamwork. We always: > Work as an extension of your company > Operate with transparency and honesty > Know your business, backwards and forwards
Clientele We have enjoyed successful long-term relationships with our clients, providing our core services: Specialist Staffing, Media Sales, Content Services, Creative Studios, Social Media and Digital Publishing. Some of our past and current clients include: CLIENTS
Rotate 360 degrees. See your team s potential. Plug in. Specific Skill Sets The loaded cost to retain employees can be as much as twice their salary! We can help you reduce that cost by a third or more. Our Specialist Staffing Services will help you find the perfect talent or provide a more affordable way to keep the talent you ve already got. Our team of Specialists (technical writers, copywriters, designers, web producers, production and traffic managers, software developers and programmers, and IT professionals) come from Fortune 500 companies and leading advertising agencies. If you would like to work with a specific individual, SprocketPro can take them on as an employee (a Sprocket Specialist). You get to set their rate. You can have them work on-site. You get the benefits of an employer-employee relationship without the responsibilities or overhead costs of maintaining an employee. Of course, you still retain the right to terminate service at any time should you be dissatisfied with an individual s performance. ONBOARDING
New Specialist Setup Options When engaging talent through SprocketPRO, we offer three options to best meet our customers business and contingent individuals needs: W-2 Traditional Includes traditional employee benefits: workers comp, mandatory withholdings, healthcare options (choice of medical, dental and vision) as well as 401(k) and FSA plans. W-2 Flex Includes mandatory withholdings and workers comp. Healthcare options may be purchased at the Specialist s expense if they work 30 or more hours per week. 401(k) and FSA plans are also available, with no minimum hours requirement. 1099 Contractor Sprocket provides all the tools necessary to manage relationships with freelancers or Independent Contractors, resulting in efficient and cost-effective streamlining of the talent you need while mitigating risk. As Independent Contractors, they are liable for their own tax withholdings and benefits. Our process includes: > On/Off-Boarding process for 1099 Independent Contractors and sub-vendors > Contract management and SOW/PO admin > Fast, efficient Contractor payment processing > Year-end 1099 processing PROGRAM OPTIONS
Lower costs. Better new-hire Fewer steps. The is Easy You supply basic information such as hourly rate and length of project. Meanwhile, we contact the specialist to get a background check started, then proceed with the rest of the paperwork. This process takes about two weeks. PROCESS Based on the information you provide, SprocketPro emails you a cost estimate and you open a PO. We ll also include information about requesting badges, phones, and internal network access. Once your PO has been approved, and the Specialist has returned their newhire documents and signed a contract, they re ready for work!
We re Here for You: For additional information, or to implement our services, please contact: SprocketPRO Headquarters 600 South Lake Avenue, Suite 408 Pasadena, CA 91106 626.396.9400 www.sprocketpro.com Jennifer Armstrong jennifer.armstrong@sprocketmedia.com Office: 626.396.9400 Mobile: 650.721.3427 Tricia Busalacchi tricia.busalacchi@sprocketmedia.com Office: 626.396.9400 Ext. 207 Mobile: 650.224.5053 Josie Damian josie.damian@sprocketmedia.com Office: 626.396.9400 Ext. 200 Mobile: 626.536.6908 Eastern U.S. Office 330 Grix Court New Milford, NJ 07646 Steve Branda steve.branda@sprocketmedia.com Office: 201.483.7871 Mobile: 201.280.7422 CONTACT
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