Mindset

You pick work that teaches you something. You’re the kind of researcher who reads the paper, questions the setup, builds the missing system, and shows the work. Original thinking matters to you, but it is not enough on its own. You turn ideas into code, experiments, prototypes, and products people can actually use.

What you'll do

You will work on the core problems that appear when agents need to act on behalf of people and organizations: identity, delegation, permissions, memory, provenance, and auditability. The work starts with unclear questions and ends with systems others can run. You might study how an agent should inherit authority, how permissions should persist across tools, how actions should be recorded and reviewed, or how memory and context should be structured so behavior stays reliable over time.

About the company

AKA NYC is a full-service advertising agency focused on live entertainment, arts and culture, attractions and destinations, and sports. It creates cross-platform campaigns by combining storytelling with data-driven insights to connect audiences with real experiences, delivering campaigns that drive measurable results. The agency differentiates itself through deep expertise in entertainment and cultural sectors, a content-forward approach, and a track record with iconic clients like Broadway shows, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The New York Botanical Garden, and the Harlem Globetrotters. The goal is to help brands reach audiences, tell authentic stories, and build real emotional connections that translate into engagement and attendance.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

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Founded

2008

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

August 2026 hired Joe Antonini and promoted Hailey Barton, deepening paid media leadership.
AKA won 2026 Emmy recognition for Ragtime and Harry Potter campaigns, strengthening pitch credibility.
The Plant expansion signals hiring capacity and continued demand from arts and live-experience brands.

What critics are saying

Broadway client concentration exposes revenue to one sector's production cycles and box-office swings.
Omnicom, WPP, and IPG consolidation intensifies pitch competition and procurement pressure through 2026.
If major theater clients shift in-house, AKA loses its core differentiation and employer brand.

What makes aka unique

AKA dominates Broadway, museums, and attractions with 115 staff across NYC and Los Angeles.
August 2026 paid-media expansion ties audience, creative, and media to conversion outcomes.
2026 Emmy nominations and recent Shorty wins prove differentiated live-experience marketing execution.

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Company News

blooloop

Apr 15th, 2026

AKA promotes Kaila Stokes to group account director.

AKA promotes Kaila Stokes to group account director. AKA, an award-winning, full-service advertising agency working across the arts & entertainment, leisure, travel, retail, and tourism sectors, has announced the promotion of Kaila Stokes to the role of group account director. This is her third promotion in less than five years, highlighting the agency's focus on developing bold, business-driving client leaders from within. Since joining AKA, Stokes has advanced from project manager to account supervisor and ultimately to client services director. She rapidly gained a reputation for delivering integrated campaigns with accuracy, strengthening client relationships, and supporting growth in AKA's arts, attractions, and sports sectors. Recognising a committed leader. In her new role as group account director, Stokes will oversee a chosen group of client relationships, steering campaigns from strategy to execution in close collaboration with AKA's business intelligence, media, and creative teams. "Kaila is an outstanding and deeply committed leader," says Kevin Bradley, senior vice president for arts and culture at AKA US. "She brings sharp strategic instincts, strong client judgment, and the ability to move complex work forward with clarity and confidence. Clients trust her. Teams rely on her. This promotion reflects the positive impact she brings to AKA every day." "I'm honored to step into this role and continue advancing ambitious, integrated work for our clients," adds Stokes. "AKA's 16+ years of getting people to go places creates a powerful advantage for the brands and organizations we serve. I look forward to deepening our partnerships and helping shape continued growth across the categories we lead." This announcement follows the appointment of Marc Jablonski to the role of vice president of business strategy earlier this month, recognising his role in developing the agency's data and analytics capabilities. Moving forward, he will define the long-term vision for data, analytics, and research to guide AKA's planning, client growth, and investment strategy. Charlotte Coates Charlotte Coates is blooloop's editor. She is from Brighton, UK and previously worked as a librarian. She has a strong interest in arts, culture and information and graduated from the University of Sussex with a degree in English Literature. Charlotte can usually be found either with her head in a book or planning her next travel adventure.

AKA

Oct 25th, 2023

AKA Wins 2023 Muse Creative Awards

AKA wins 2023 Muse Creative Awards.

AKA

Feb 2nd, 2023

New York, New York Launches Splashy Broadway Trailer

AKA partnered with Final Cut, Machine Sound, Significant Others, and DMS to create a spectacular celebration of a singular city, full of complex 3D and 2D VFX, stunning sound design, and inventive production design that brings the soul of this new musical to life—before rehearsals, set construction, and costume builds began.

AKA

Nov 18th, 2022

AKA NYC Announces New Senior Leaders To Drive Agency Integration

Melanie Brister joins AKA from Sotheby’s, the world’s premier destination for art and luxury, where she led social media and communications initiatives.

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