| May |
| 23 |
| 11:30 am |
Tim Anderson, Group Strategy Director at Edelman Creative, will be in Boise to speak at the Boise Advertising Federation’s luncheon this Thursday, May 23rd at 11:30 a.m. Details are below, or for the Reader’s Digest version:
Cost: $20 in advance / $25 at the door
Location: Beside Bardenay – 612 Grove St, Boise, ID 83702
Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
RSVP: Via Facebook
Looks like Oliver Russell is on the hunt for a Designer:
We’re hiring an ass-kicking designer who wants to use her/his design to change the world. Must kick ass. Must do good.
— OLIVER RUSSELL (@Oliver_Russell) May 9, 2013
Mitchell+Palmer in Boise has an opening for a Project/Traffic Manager. From the job listing that they were kind enough to send over:
The Job
Job Title: Project/Traffic Manager
Department: Creative Services
Reports to: TBD
The purpose of this job is to control the quality, logistics and cost of the agency’s output.
Key Tasks
What the agency requires of this role:
Develop and manage creative and production processes within the agency.
Oversee file structure and organization (fonts, documents, etc) on server.
Produce timing plans/schedules for the production of creative work, from first internal review to finished product. Ensure changes to timings are communicated to the Account and Creative Teams.
Manage workload of the creative teams across projects ensuring resource allocation is evenly distributed based on scope of work. Co-manage PTO with HR Manager (CFO).
Ensure deadlines are sufficient for the best quality work to be produced, and that they are agreed, communicated to the teams, and met.
Provide input for production estimates and collate overall costs. Monitor production costs as jobs progress, communicating any exceptions to the account team and finance. Issue production estimates from agency system.
Ensure the agency is not financially exposed and production costs are billed at the appropriate time. Sign off all production and media supplier invoices for budgetary control. Assist in reconciling budgets at the end of projects.Advise when client estimates are approved. Work with account team to finalize monthly billing for finance and approve draft billing with finance (CFO).
Manage supplier relationships and negotiate terms – financial and timing – with suppliers, ensuring expedient delivery to the agreed quality and within budget.
Issue Purchase Orders to suppliers from system.
Produce accurate specifications for suppliers across all print and broadcast media. Issue print and broadcast insertion orders from system.
Ad hoc: order office/production supplies; manage IT services of outside IT consultants; trouble-shoot Xerox color copier issues.
Knowledge & Skills
To carry out their Key Tasks, the Production Manager needs the following knowledge and skills
Knowledge
Thorough understanding of project management software, tools and principles
Understanding of the overall agency system (ADVANTAGE) and processes
Familiarity with the creative culture of the agency, and the logistical and practical challenges this might present.
Skills
First-rate organizational skills. Able to prioritize multiple tasks and perform under often extreme pressure.
Able to communicate clearly and authoritatively verbally, whether face to face or on the phone.
Able to negotiate favorable terms for the agency with suppliers, and to buy time from Account Management when necessary.
Problem-solving capacity, identifying causes and suggesting innovative solutions.
Able to give clear verbal and/or written instructions to suppliers and monitor progress.
Numerical capability to produce estimates, monitor on-going costs and reconcile on completion of projects.
To apply or for more information, contact the folks at Mitchell + Palmer, and be sure to let them know what spirit animal you are.
Me? I’m a wolverine, according to the quiz.
While looking through this year’s 40 under 40 – also known as the 14th annual Idaho Business Review Accomplished under 40 list – several familiar names were among this year’s honorees, including:
Karianne Fallow, Red Sky Public Relations
John Hardesty, Bodybuilding.com
Amanda Watson, Red Sky Public Relations
These, and the other 35 of this year’s Accomplished under 40 will be recognized at an awards ceremony on June 13th, and the 2013 Accomplished under 40 magazine will be published in the June 14th edition of the Idaho Business Review.
Congratulations to all.
DaviesMoore in Boise has an opening for an Account Coordinator. From the job description on their website:
The primary area of responsibility for this position is to provide support and coordination on the agency’s largest account. This includes maintaining a high level of awareness and organization with client activities, detail-oriented management, and professional communication with key client contacts as needed.
The individual who fills this position must be driven and exemplify strong leadership qualities, as well as fit into the agency’s established culture.
Position responsibilities will include:
- Facilitating workflow by coordinating or gathering background information and/or resources needed to complete jobs
- Tracking and maintaining an organized schedule of all account jobs
- Creating project timelines and making sure all work meets client deadlines
- Participating in and documenting discussions during client meetings and conference calls
- Supporting the account lead whenever necessary
Education and Training:
Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree in advertising/marketing or relevant field. Needs to be able to manage a wide variety of tasks at one time with a strong emphasis on leadership.
In addition, applicants must:
- Be able to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing
- Display strong writing skills for assistance with copywriting when necessary
- Be well organized and detail oriented
- Have excellent people skills and the ability to work with a wide range of people
- Maintain a professional appearance and persona
- Perform while working long hours, especially under tight deadlines
- Be able to handle pressure well
About the Agency:
DaviesMoore builds rewarding relationships and successful brands with integrity, confidence, and accountability. We sustain a fun and productive environment absent the roadblocks of ego and complacency, proving that brilliant marketing can be both pragmatic and bold.
Submit cover letters, resumes, and/or portfolios to jessica@daviesmoore.com.
For those who attended this year’s Rockie Awards Show, we’d like to know what you thought of it.
Fill in the blank:
This year’s Rockie Awards Show was ____________________________.
For those who may not have seen it yet, the full list of winners from the 2013 Rockie Awards is available on the Rockie Awards website.
| May |
| 2 |
| 5:30 pm |
Typochondria, the Boise State University Graphic Design Portfolio Show is coming up on Thursday, May 2nd at the Esther Simplot Performing Arts Academy.
This show features work from 18 designers from Boise State University, and includes a professional hour from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m., then opens to the public from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Parking is available near the facility.
Congratulations to Edward Moore, recipient of the 2013 Silver Medal Award from the Idaho Advertising Federation.
Drake Cooper in Boise is looking for a highly skilled ASP.NET/JS developer with a strong background in building creative, scalable, high-quality and high-performance web applications.
From the recent post about the opening:
We are seeking a highly skilled ASP.NET/JS developer with a strong background in building creative, scalable, high-quality and high-performance web applications.
This is a hybrid position and development will be split between .NET and JavaScript coding.
Front-end dev skills are a must: ability to code semantic, standards-based html; bulletproof css and have considerable experience with JavaScript. Advanced level JQuery and experience with JavaScript MV* frameworks such as backbone.js and/or knockout.js a plus.
Candidate must be self-directed with a high level of attention to detail and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in our fast-paced environment with a team of art directors, designers, writers, programmers, and account managers.
Full details and how to apply can be found on Drake Cooper’s site.
