Comcast needs employer with web project management experience

December 21, 2008 By Leave a Comment

Comcast founded in 1963, has grown into one of the world’s leading communication and entertainment companies-focused on broadband cable, commerce and content. Comcast Cable is the country’s largest provider of cable services, and has expanded to digital services, faster Internet and IP-enabled phone service, and innovative programming-over 250 cable channels, including popular channels like-E!, SportsNet, Exercise TV, The Golf Channel and more.

Comcast connects with more than 24.7 million cable customers, 14.1 million high-speed Internet customers and 5.2 million voice customers-providing top consumer products and services in three key areas: video, digital cable, VOD, HD and DVR; online; and voice. We strive to be the company customers look to for the products and services that connect them to what’s important in their lives.

Produce online features, stunts, and contests for SproutOnline, keeping website up-to-date with programming and marketing initiatives for Sprout. Manage agency and graphic designers to implement promotions, newsletters, and ad campaigns. Assist with development of new digital media efforts, such as iPhone applications, widgets, podcasts and more.

Work with Sr. Director and Technology Manager to conceive of site strategy and update calendar.

Manage production of site updates – work with graphic designer to develop promotions, feature user-generated content, post videos, etc.

Leverage web analytic data to develop cross-promotion strategies and increase site satisfaction.

Work in cooperation with programming team to initiate and implement online component to on-air stunts, including contests and message crawls.

Manage parent newsletter, including developing content, managing creative process, sending newsletter and tracking performance.

Support Sr. Director in developing custom advertiser sponsorships – work with interactive media agencies on collecting assets, assist in conceiving sponsorship opportunities, manage implementation and coordinate with ad sales staff.

For all projects, web producer will be responsible for leading internal kickoff meetings, creating and managing production timelines, communicating project requirements and timeline to staff and freelancers, internal acceptance testing.

Independent thinking required for the execution for these projects with input from the digital media, programming and marketing teams when necessary.

Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

Undergraduate degree with 2-4 years web project management experience, ideally working with multiple large consumer brands.

In order to better communicate with vendors/staff, some proficiency with Web technologies such as Flash, HTML, Java, Ajax, FTP, server setups and video compression. He/she should also have an understanding of the capabilities and limitations of graphics programs such as Photoshop and Illustrator. Video experience a plus.

Great marketing and cross-promotion instincts as well as strong writing and proofing skills are a must.

A candidate needs to be capable of respectful, strong working relationships with internal teams as well as external partners and development vendors.

Ability to work autonomously and handle multiple projects with various levels of input from a variety of teams.

Strong communication, attention to detail, and ability to meet deadlines in an fast-paced environment is critical to success in this position.

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Chicos looking for a Web Creative Manager

December 21, 2008 By 1 Comment

The Web Creative Manager drives the marketing objectives of White House Black Market and Soma Intimates brands by providing overall creative direction for interactive design including websites and online marketing. This position builds and maintains multi-channel brand integrity through consistent direction and design, tightly integrated with brand creative direction, while ensuring on time delivery of all interactive creative content. Manages, mentors, and leads a team of web designers and copywriters.

FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Collaborates with Brand Creative teams to conceive web, email, video, rich media and interactive campaigns; ensures that a consistent message is portrayed online to coincide with print and other key identity campaigns. Ensures brand individuality, excitement, impact and accuracy in all interactive creative. Integrates company branding, including images and in store collateral design into a cohesive web environment.
  • Creates and executes online design solutions that integrate brand guidelines, user experience best practices and e-commerce business goals. Creates design standards for all web design (color palettes, templates, photography, typography, and interactive design) for each brand.
  • Applies innovative web best practices to design interactive tools/pages, templates, and new website implementations to enhance user engagement.
  • Develops and executes all interactive creative, especially for robust email program, as well as rich media and other standard online assets.
  • Manages and coaches web designers and copywriters. Provides creative direction to internal developers and copywriters.
  • Researches retail online space/segment for creative inspiration/new ideas.
  • Responsible for setting direction on web photography and retouching.
  • Responsible for creation of all editorial content on site.
  • Manages relationships with outside vendors, design agencies and freelancers. Develops an online image bank, and historical media banks.
  • Manages web design and web maintenance budget.
  • Oversees web photography and re-touching. Maintains websites through weekly updates.
  • Responds to internal and external requests where possible, and asking questions and researching answers where necessary.
  • Partners with management to continually improve processes and procedures.

    • Job Requirements

  • REQUIRED: BFA/BA required in graphic design or related field.
  • REQUIRED: 5-7 years of interactive design/art direction experience with an emphasis in fashion retail, ideally with a multi-channel retailer. 4 years of supervisory experience for designers or art directors.
  • Creative and strategic critical thinker with high attention to details and excellent organizational skills. Executive level presentation skills with strong ability to influence others.
  • Proficient knowledge of internet technology and terminology. Strong knowledge of HTML & XML.
  • Excellent knowledge of collateral & marketing design, with specialization in web/interactive marketing and site design.
  • Mac proficiency and fluency in the following programs:o QuarkXPresso Adobe Indesign

    o Adobe Photoshop

    o Adobe Illustrator

    o Adobe Image-Ready

    o Macromedia Flash

    o Macromedia Dreamweaver

  • Ability to deliver high volume of assets under tight deadlines.
    COMPETENCIES:
  • Business Acumen: Knows how businesses work; knowledgeable in current and possible future policies, practices, trends, technology, and information affecting his/her business and organization; knows the competition; is aware of how strategies and tactics work in the marketplace.
  • Problem Solving: Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions; probes all fruitful sources for answers; can see hidden problems; is excellent at honest analysis; looks beyond the obvious and doesn’t stop at the first answers.
  • Creativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.
  • Strategic Agility: Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.
  • Priority Setting: Spends his/her time and the time of others on what’s important; quickly zeros in on the critical few and puts the trivial many aside; can quickly sense what will help or hinder accomplishing a goal; eliminates roadblocks; creates focus.
  • Process Management: Good at figuring out the processes necessary to get things done; knows how to organize people and activities; understands how to separate and combine tasks into efficient work flow; knows what to measure and how to measure it; can see opportunities for synergy and integration where others can’t; can simplify complex processes; gets more out of fewer resources.
  • Managerial Courage: Doesn’t hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and “actionable” positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
  • Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
  • Organizational Agility: Knowledgeable about how organizations work; knows how to get things done both through formal channels and the informal network; understands the origin and reasoning behind key policies, practices, and procedures; understands the cultures of organizations.
  • Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.

    • Relocation Assistance Provided

    For consideration please apply online or email resume to [Click Here to Email Your Resumé]

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    amNewYork is looking to hire News Reporter

    December 21, 2008 By Leave a Comment
    amNewYork is looking to hire an News Reporter to be responsible for the paper’s travel, dining, eating well and career sections. This editor must gather content (stories, photos and multimedia) from freelancers and the wires; write stories, captions, headlines and Web icons; and lay out pages. Solid news judgment and the ability to think creatively about how to produce smart content, present stories and drive coverage is essential. The editor also must be flexible and collegial in working with the amNY.com staff and assisting other print news editors with their pages when necessary.
    The hours are: Sunday through Thursday from about 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., but flexibility is essential as is knowledge of InDesign. New York City residency is a plus.
    DUTIES: · Smart, innovative daily and long-term planning for the sections. · Identify stories, photos and graphics from staff, wires and freelancers. · Report/write original stories. · Work on occasional original projects · Design sharp pages in InDesign on daily deadline · Write headlines and captions. · Oversee freelancers, assign stories and edit copy. · Maintain dining, travel, careers and eating well pages.
    Contact managing editor Rolando Pujol at [Click Here to Email Your Resumé]. No phone calls please.
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    i3 Statprobe needs home or office based Sr. Medical Editor

    December 21, 2008 By Leave a Comment
    i3 Statprobe focuses exclusively on providing the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries with comprehensive, integrated data service solutions that include data capture, summary, analysis, and reporting for clinical trials across all phases of research. The company demonstrates leadership and innovation by leveraging world-class process design and six-sigma quality, affording clients the ability to maximize efficiencies and exceed customer expectations.
    As a UnitedHealth Group company, i3 Statprobe is part of a worldwide health care service organization that uses innovation, integrity and commitment to prepare for the future – and you can prepare for yours with us. It’s a rare combination for success that only a career with i3 Statprobe can provide.
    We are currently seeking a home or office based Sr. Medical Editor.
    The Sr. Medical Editor is responsible for providing editing, fact checking and quality control (QC) support for various medical and scientific documents produced for an i3 Statprobe client, to ensure accuracy, clarity, and stylistic integrity. Documents to review include but are not limited to response documents (standard, custom, and expedited) and product formulary documents (dossiers, executive summaries, product summaries) and others.
    Responsibilities
  • Copyedit and proofread medical information and regulatory documents (eg, clinical study reports) and / or publications (e.g., journal manuscripts, abstracts, slide kits).
  • Edit all copy for clarity, accuracy, logic, and style
  • Ensure compliance with in-house or client practices as well as regulatory guidelines and/or journal specifications
  • Verify factual information (data and text) as appropriate to the project
  • Ensure accuracy of in-text references to figures, tables, and other display elements to maintain appropriate medical messaging
  • Verify all reference citations and generate reference lists in the required style
  • When appropriate, check documents according to QC and/or Editing checklists
  • See documents through to completion, including the “publishing” step in the case of regulatory documents
  • Build relationships with staff and external freelancers
  • Provide support to Medical Writers as needed to help ensure the success of joint projects
  • Advise authors on ways to improve their writing, when needed
  • Communicate status of projects and provide feedback/recommendations to the team
  • Maintain editorial style on each project

    • Job Requirements:

    i3 Statprobe focuses exclusively on providing the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries with comprehensive, integrated data service solutions that include data capture, summary, analysis, and reporting for clinical trials across all phases of research. The company demonstrates leadership and innovation by leveraging world-class process design and six-sigma quality, affording clients the ability to maximize efficiencies and exceed customer expectations.
    As a UnitedHealth Group company, i3 Statprobe is part of a worldwide health care service organization that uses innovation, integrity and commitment to prepare for the future – and you can prepare for yours with us. It’s a rare combination for success that only a career with i3 Statprobe can provide.
    We are currently seeking a home or office based Sr. Medical Editor.
    The Sr. Medical Editor is responsible for providing editing, fact checking and quality control (QC) support for various medical and scientific documents produced for an i3 Statprobe client, to ensure accuracy, clarity, and stylistic integrity. Documents to review include but are not limited to response documents (standard, custom, and expedited) and product formulary documents (dossiers, executive summaries, product summaries) and others.
    Responsibilities
  • Copyedit and proofread medical information and regulatory documents (eg, clinical study reports) and / or publications (e.g., journal manuscripts, abstracts, slide kits).
  • Edit all copy for clarity, accuracy, logic, and style
  • Ensure compliance with in-house or client practices as well as regulatory guidelines and/or journal specifications
  • Verify factual information (data and text) as appropriate to the project
  • Ensure accuracy of in-text references to figures, tables, and other display elements to maintain appropriate medical messaging
  • Verify all reference citations and generate reference lists in the required style
  • When appropriate, check documents according to QC and/or Editing checklists
  • See documents through to completion, including the “publishing” step in the case of regulatory documents
  • Build relationships with staff and external freelancers
  • Provide support to Medical Writers as needed to help ensure the success of joint projects
  • Advise authors on ways to improve their writing, when needed
  • Communicate status of projects and provide feedback/recommendations to the team
  • Maintain editorial style on each project
  • Apply for this job now!
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    Mediaedgecia company need Design Freelancer

    December 21, 2008 By Leave a Comment

    Are you a Graphic Design guru? Are you creative? Looking for a Freelance Assignment?
    Then you should apply to this position because MEC is looking for you! Remember to attach a current copy of your resume and we’ll do the rest!

    Are you a passionate and creative go-getter? Do you believe you have what it takes to be a top-notch communications expert? If yes, we want to hear from you!

    Mediaedge:cia is committed to developing the best talent in the industry.  If you think you have what it takes to join our teams around the country, respond to this job posting by telling us more about yourself and remember to include your resume.

    A little about us…

    Mediaedge:cia is the first global communications planning and implementation agency.

    We get consumers actively engaged with our clients’ brands, leading to relevant awareness, deeper relationships and stronger sales.

    Our services include consumer insight and ROI, communications planning, media planning and buying, interaction (digital, direct, search), sponsorship consultancy and activation, branded content and entertainment marketing.

    Our 4,000 highly talented and motivated people work with local, regional and global clients from our 220 offices in 76 countries.

    We are a founding partner of GroupM, WPP’s media investment management group

    Mediaedgecia (MEC) is the first global communications planning and implementation agency.

    We get consumers actively engaged with our clients’ brands, leading to positive awareness, deeper relationships and stronger sales.

    Our 4,500 highly talented and motivated people work with local, regional and global clients from our 250 offices in 84 countries.

    We are a founding partner of GroupM, WPP’s media investment management group

    Learn More about Mediaedge:cia
    Visit Our Website

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    Link building – tips for freelancers

    December 21, 2008 By Leave a Comment
    seoGetting links is a difficult task, today it is not enough to get links from any website.
    The links must adhere to certain factors such as:

    * Match semantics.
    * Quality link.
    * Proximity to the floor.
    * Frequency of use.
    * Diversity of the text.

    A time to get links to be clear that there is some points:

    1. What I need and how many links – Be clear what terms we want to position, what kind of links we need, how many links and how long. In the case of most blogs, the answer is simple: the more the merrier, as long as they are natural.
    2. Getting links – Once we know what we want, we must raise the strategies. We look at the types of techniques and mechanisms to achieve links.
    3. Weather – What a good point to link our site, with the right words and where we want, does not mean that our content will automatically go up. It is a long process. The links are more important because of their age by their PageRank. Google updates are usually every three months. If the site is new, we have to keep accumulating good links for months to see results.

    Do not worry if you’re getting links but you do not see results. There comes a point where all of a sudden, your hard work is successful for months: Suddenly, almost from day to day, Google is starting to send thousands of hits. Imagine the joy. But for that you have to work hard and well.
    Among many other factors that are used to determine if your site is doing some kind of automatic technique to get links. Once the consulting positioning the best recommendation is to get links on a regular basis, is the only way to continue to compete in competitive markets such as finance, real estate, among others.
    Among the strategies that we use for the enhancement of links include:

    * Exchange strategic sites relevant to the topic of your business.
    * High Directories in general and thematic.
    * Links from forums and blogs
    * Press articles.
    * Link Building through development of scripts.
    * Content quality.

    These are just some of the techniques we use to increase the number of incoming links to your site, in any case use these techniques with the aim of getting traffic referred portals, forums or blogs.

    The service we provide is tailored to the needs of our customers, always taking into consideration the recommendations made by the search engines.

    We recommend that before starting a campaign to link your website is well optimized for it to be compatible with the search engines and so they can determine which are the areas most relevant to which we must direct our efforts.

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