General Staff Jobs

Position: Associate Producer

Company: DeSales Media Group (News Content Group)

Reports to: Executive Producer

Overview:

Currents News is looking for an experienced, ambitious, and creative journalist who can jump into a fast-paced newsroom environment to assist in the production of a Catholic–based TV news program. If you are looking for a fantastic opportunity where you will be able to contribute your experience and grow into a producer role, this is it. The associate producer wears multiple hats and plays a vital role in the day-to-day production of the newscast. You will work closely with the EP, reporters, and production staff. You will contribute by pitching stories, writing scripts, editing video, help with breaking news, learn how to line produce, write in-house packages, assist with the running of the assignment desk, and contribute to other brands within the news department.

Responsibilities:

• Write vos and in-house packages
• Pitch and develop stories
• Produce interview segments with supportive material such as video, sound bites, and ordering graphics
• Edit short vides for vos, vo/sots, and interview segments
• Learn how to line produce under the direction of the EP, and then fill-in for them when they are absent
• Work closely with the assignment desk to communicate story and information needs
• Fill in and assist on the assignment desk, as required
• Train new writers and interns
• Assist with field requests from reporters on obtaining file video and/or creating graphics
• Print scripts and distribute rundown before the program is recorded.

Background, Skills, Requirements:

• Degree in journalism, broadcast news, or equivalent
• 1-2 years of experience in a newsroom
• Exceptional news judgment and knowledge of how to avoid copyright infringement
• Ability to edit on Adobe Premiere or equivalent
• Excellent writing, communication, and organizational skills
• Ability to learn quickly and work independently
• Experience working on digital platforms with ability share content on social media
• Strong and proven ability to multi-task and to work under deadlines
• Willing to work late hours and weekends, as needed
• Basic knowledge of Catholic Church, teachings, and traditions is a plus

About DeSales Media Group:

DeSales Media Group is the non-profit communications and technology arm of the Diocese of Brooklyn. Services include media relations and strategy, marketing and social media, ad sales, educational support, video production, large events, and news content. DeSales Media Group operates NET-TV, a cable television channel that reaches more than two million people in the New York area. Its news group produces a nightly television program, two award-winning newspapers (The Tablet and Nuestra Voz), and is growing its digital department, which produces original news and informational content. We don’t just cover our own backyard. We go where the news is happening. Recently, our reporters traveled to Puerto Rico, Texas, Colombia, Rome, and Hong Kong, Panama, and Ireland. The news department is the only outlet in the country to offer extensive live coverage of papal trips and recently completed live coverage of World Youth Day in Panama, and more than 40 hours of live in-depth reporting World Meeting of Families. DeSales Media is growing. We will soon be moving into a new building, which includes a state-of-the-art newsroom and studio. DeSales is looking for creative and experienced professionals who are motivated to make a difference. The company offers competitive salaries, and many benefits including comprehensive medical and dental benefits, paid time off, 403b with a company contribution.

DeSales Media Group

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER, CREATIVE SERVICES

Hello! Destination Management is a destination management company serving meeting planners in many of the country’s most popular destinations. We are here to serve our clients and their guests in every way that we can. We are the collaborators, event planners, logistics coordinators, innovators, creators, and dreamers who do what we love with a passion to please.

OPTIMAL CANDIDATE:

As an Associate Producer, you will play a strategic role on a strong team as it continually strives to over-deliver on client expectations. Hello! Destination Management specializes in Destination Management Services as well as the design and production of special events. We are looking for a career-minded individual who thrives in a fast-paced, high-energy work environment where excellence is the norm. The successful, team player will be innovative and able to apply creative solutions to client proposal requests. They will possess 1 year hospitality experience.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Associate Producer is a deadline driven position that requires critical thinking and basic knowledge of event planning, food and beverage logistics, and entertainment and design. This position requires attention to detail, organization, precise oral and written communication, multi-tasking, meeting deadlines, cooperation, teamwork, creativity, ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with co-workers, a polished demeanor and resourcefulness. Position requires the ability to design and create DMC experiences and proposal writing.

WORK HOURS:

This is an hourly position, Monday through Friday, with a minimum requirement of 40 hours a week. Based on client requests and projects some nights and weekends may be required.

EXPERIENCE: 1 year minimum

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS:

• DMC knowledge
• Creative writing skills
• Intermediate to advance experience with Microsoft Office applications
• Ability to manage multiple projects
• Strong organization and time management skills

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

• Receive all RFP’s- review, distribute, or return to Sales Teams with direction.
• Assist with internal sales development, AE improvement, “Creative Selling” of other products (ex. off property “up sale”)
• Follow up on pending proposals
• Attend weekly sales meeting
• Vendor relations
• Sets and ensures vendor standards/procedures
• Periodic buying review, set buying strategy with Vice President
• Resolves all conflicts
• Facilitates all negotiations – non- program related
• Maintain resort specific guidelines
• Approve all new product development (everyone participates but submits to Director)
• Direct routine sales tools, new product and/or training for teams via sales meetings with the assistance of VP
• Create proposals, self-assigned as Director
• Once “proposed”, maintain contact with Sales team until contracted
• Produce/Operate events (including draft of production schedules), as often as possible produce those she proposes
• Reconcile P&L’s (BILLING REVIEW)
• Maintain Calendar of Events
• Review and set training standards for training of new coordinators, account and ops managers Continuous education: Certification program
• Assist with internal sales development, AE improvement, “Creative Selling” of other products (ex. off property “up sale”)

COMPENSATION:

• This position offers an hourly salary with overtime possibilities
• Company provides laptop, mileage reimbursement
• Benefits include Health and 401K program.
• Remote working capabilities

Hello! Destination Management

Client Overview: Our client is a bright, up and coming agency, with a client list of household names.

Art Director Overview: As the Art Director, you’ve got an eye for design and a passion for helping brands stand out in the best, most creative way possible. In this role, you will establish a clear design direction that communicates the brand voice and vision across digital, print and experiential, while overseeing a team of designers.

Art Director Responsibilities:

• Communicate advanced topics in the digital space in a clear and visually engaging way to drive brand awareness and connect with target consumers
• Create, design, and direct campaigns across mobile, product, interactive, OOH, print, and digital
• Develop original and eye-catching work to help set the brand apart in a competitive and rapidly evolving industry
• Guide and oversee Junior Designers, providing constructive feedback while ensuring timelines are met
• Communicate clearly and effectively with cross-functional teams on design needs

Art Director Qualifications:

• 7+ years of agency or in-house design experience
• Experience designing, art directing, concepting
• Advanced proficiency in the Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Sketch, and more.
• BIG IDEAS person!
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred

24 Seven Talent

OK COOL is a (very) creative studio for social media.

We humanize brands. We connect them to culture. We help them think, act and behave like the people they need to connect with. Our clients are cultural powerhouses like Nike, Disney, Spotify, Converse, Mr Porter, Bumble, Tag Heuer, Gucci and COS to name a few.

If, like us, you’re obsessed with digital culture and you spend a massive portion of your day online, here is your chance to get paid for it.

OK COOL’s headquarters are in London but we are rapidly expanding in the US. We need a social creative lead to join our team and build our creative department and roadmap to help continue driving agency growth. We’re looking for a social first ideas person who can lead all creative work and conceptualize clever, innovative concepts across all social media channels. Our dream person is someone who can come up with ideas for TikTok, Reels, Feed and all other social media platforms and formats.

You live and breathe social creativity, presenting work to clients, have acute attention to detail, and are passionate about innovation in communication. This is a fast-paced work environment, so attentiveness and the ability to handle multiple projects with ease are a must. You’re able to stay humble while showing off your creative thinking, and will help us maintain an environment that encourages expression, inclusivity and collaboration.

You’d be in charge of:

● Lead the overall social creative vision and development process on major client accounts.

● Conceptualise short-form video content and come up with clever ideas for social media posts, mainly for TikTok, Reels, Instagram feed and YouTube

● Partner with account and production leaders to identify creative objectives and strategies; provide input into creative briefs.

● Push the creative envelope, continually raising the bar on the quality of the client’s creative while delivering successful business solutions for our clients.

● Hiring and managing a team of designers, copywriters, social mavens, content creators and more. Ultimate accountability for the quality, strategy and integrity of all creative deliverables.

● Monitor trends in the social, digital, marketing, design and advertising industries in order to position the brands as the leaders in their industry.

● Improve accountability across creative teams through management and process improvement.

● Organize a creative team with appropriate structure, experience levels, diversity of skills, etc. Plan, assign, schedule and direct work.

We’d love for you to live in NYC, LA or Miami so you can join us IRL on occasion – but we all work from home full time. 



Send your portfolio / website / IG handle and available start date to [email protected]

OK COOL

Art Director (THIS POSITION IS REQUIRED TO WORK IN OUR OFFICES LOCATED IN JACKSONVILLE, FL)

Format Agency is searching for an enthusiastic Art Director to join our team in Jacksonville, Florida. Comprised of designers, photographers, videographers, and digital marketers, our team works with a wide range of clientele from recognizable local brands to nationwide Fortune 500 companies.

Who You Are:

Are you a passionate and organized creative with an eye for all things design and web? Our ideal candidate is versed in both the digital and print spaces. You’re confident, collaborative, and comfortable working with a team in a fast-moving environment. As an expressive and strategic designer, you’re driven to craft varied and unique brand materials that satisfy the client’s needs without sacrificing artistic integrity.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead website design and visual UX
• Create web comps and update current sites
• Works on concepts throughout development, refinement of direction, and final adjustments
• Has a strong creative vision for multimedia and the ability to develop integrated campaigns
• Ability to apply/style brand guides in the execution of existing concepts
• Possesses a multi-disciplinary mentality towards design to be executed in traditional as well as digital
• Ensures quality and preparation of deliverables for handoff to interactive developers, printers, clients, etc.
• Develops creative ideas (in collaboration with team members and copywriters) based on criteria in creative briefs and/or direction from senior leadership
• Conceptualization, content, and design of all graphic content, including, but not limited to: Social media content, print communication, promotional content, web and multimedia graphics, email campaigns
• Work closely with other creative team members to deliver modern and relevant designs that will appeal to the target demographic and maintain and advance the client’s branding

Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree required; design 
• 3 + years of experience in an agency setting
• 3 + years of previous experience in graphic design
• MUST have a current portfolio to be considered for this position
• Strong eye for visual composition in typography, layout, color theory, and info design
• Experience creating unique identities for a wide range of brands and industries
• Strong knowledge of HTML/CSS and web development
• Understanding of marketing, production, website design, corporate identity, product packaging, advertisements, and multimedia design
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator)
• Ability to adapt to changing organizational and operational needs while under pressure on strict time deadlines
• Strong attention to detail, excellent organizational and time management skills, and the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously required
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and deliver and execute high quality and consistent work

Perks: 

• Casual and collaborative work environment
• 3 weeks PTO + holidays off
• Healthcare and dental plans
• Opportunity for continued education via conferences and other learning resources

Format Agency

We are a regional retailer looking for a creative director who is as passionate about serving multicultural consumers as we are. You are a team player and the kind of person who can lead and inspire a creative team composed of freelancers and internal creators to new heights.

We’re searching for someone who can use both sides of the brain. Process-driven, big picture thinker, strategic, with deep relationships and wide experience in the production space. Need someone who has experience with talented voice-over direction, video production, creative development, art direction, copywriting, and social media marketing

He/she is a naturally creative mind but also a team administrator. Someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment can juggle several projects, timelines, deliverables, internal meetings, and brainstorm sessions and who understands great creativity not only wins awards but drives revenue.

If this sounds like you, check us out! This is a full-time, on-site position located in Los Angeles.

Position Requirements

The Creative Director (CD) is responsible for overseeing and ensuring the outstanding quality of all creative products produced by the internal agency. The Creative Director reports to CMO and works collaboratively with agency staff and vendors, and regularly engages with cross-functional teams and leaders to manage a pipeline of work from multiple business units.

Summary of Key Responsibilities:

·       Senior creative leadership for projects within the internal agency, providing both a holistic overview as well as a detailed understanding of business units projects

·       Gaining/maintaining familiarity with the company industry, products, business culture, and competition

·       Supervises monthly creative and production of multichannel + omnichannel ad campaigns

·       Provides creative inspiration, direction, mentorship, coaching, guidance, and performance management/reviews to creative team members, ensuring each team member produces the highest quality of work

·       Understands advertising, digital, and media industry trends/developments and uses this knowledge to present business-building ideas for the client and the agency

·       Able to articulate to CMO and team members the rationale behind each concept

·       Work with CMO to identify solutions through creative and marketing strategies

·       Provides support to functional areas focusing on strategic objectives and consistent delivery of the creative product

·       Fosters strong collaborative teams across functional areas

·       Supervisory responsibilities include carrying out related responsibilities per the company’s policies and applicable laws and collaborating with Senior Leadership and HR on related issues, including hiring, training, planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding employees, and addressing resolving problems

·       Leads and mentors the creative team in developing brands, campaigns, and individual deliverables

·       Leads the creative process from inception through the review phases of the creative plan

·       Nurture talent while working to grow their knowledge and skills

·       Adheres to the stated workflow and processes of our company

Skills and Abilities:

·     Bilingual English/Spanish preferred

·       Functional expertise within Agency or in-house Creative 7+ years

·       Leading and mentoring teams 3+ years

·       Proven portfolio

·     Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) from four-year college or university (preferably in creative, design, advertising, or related field)

·     Ability to communicate concepts and ideas to others through written, drawn, and verbal means, particularly design staff across disciplines and project managers

·     familiarity with agency terminology, processes, and emerging/relevant technology and social/media channels

·     Good listening skills

·     Strong creative leader with proven creative and execution

·     Sense of humor

Condidential

Position: Sr. Art Director

Location: Onsite Hybrid (3 days onsite)

Salary: $75,000-85,000, plus benefits

Hours: Full-time

Duration: Permanent

Our client, a marketing agency in Indianapolis, is looking for a Sr. Art Director. Our client works with businesses that make the world a better place, and who are willing to be bold. They believe in honesty, kindness, and being choosy about the clients they work with.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Collaborating with copywriters/creative partners to help develop strategy, concepts and ideas that align with the brand and brief that help push long term brand growth.
• Creating, reviewing, and approving designs and other types of graphics for projects
• Managing design workflows and collaborating with designers and writers to ensure projects are delivered on time and are of quality
• Communicating with clients and/or senior management to develop an aesthetic that reflects the goals of a campaign or project
• Generating cost estimates for projects and directing photo/video production with minimal oversight
• Presenting creative concepts to clients for approval
• Helping to train and mentor junior designers, art directors and copywriters.
• Bringing in new ideas and processes that benefit the creative department

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• 5+ years
• Experience planning and directing complex photo/video shoots
• Experience managing a creative team for large scale campaigns
• Expertise with Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign and other job specific software and tools as well as familiarity with HTML, CSS, UX/UI
• Able to perform all Designer level responsibilities as needed for projects
• Able to fulfill responsibilities with little oversight

Vitamin T

Company Description

It all started with an idea at Block in 2013. Initially built to take the pain out of peer-to-peer payments, Cash App has gone from a simple product with a single purpose to a dynamic app, bringing a better way to send, spend, invest, borrow and save to our millions of monthly active users. With a mission to redefine the world’s relationship with money by making it more relatable, instantly available and universally accessible, at Cash App you’ll have the opportunity to make a real-world impact with your career.

Today, Cash App has thousands of employees around the world with a culture geared toward creativity, collaboration and impact. We’ve been a distributed team since day one, and continue to value working across time zones and continents both remotely and in our Cash App offices.

Our offices are great, but many of our roles can be done remotely from the countries where Block operates. We tailor our experience to champion our employees’ creativity and productivity wherever they are.

Check out our locations, benefits and more at cash.app/careers.

Job Description

As an Art Director on the Creative Campaign sub-team within our Creative Design team, you will be at the heart of coming up with big campaign ideas and boundless brand extensions, and work with teams across Cash App to bring them to life. You’ll be asked to translate project strategy into innovative advertising experiences across every medium. And you’ll be a big part of a small team tasked with launching creative marketing experiences that guide our mission, and drive our business and brand forward.

The Campaign Team focuses on creating innovative brand experiences that are built upon brand values and marketing strategy, solve for audience challenges, show up authentically in culture and are executed with a high level of craft. We work across most all traditional and non-traditional spaces, whether it’s the latest social platforms, video, web and mobile experiences, outdoor advertising, experiential installations, photography, animation, and more.

Our Creative Design team is made up of accomplished creative directors, copywriters, art directors, animators, designers and copywriters. This role reports to our Integrated Campaign Creative Director.

In This Role, You Will

• Translate brand strategy and human insight into powerful and purposeful creative solutions
• Develop innovative ideas and execute campaign projects across every medium.
• Produce, enhance, and voice creative presentations for internal and external stakeholders
• Work with partners across Cash App (often collaborating with writers, designers, marketers, producers, and creative directors) to guarantee an integrated brand experience.

Qualifications

• You have 3 – 6 years of relevant creative advertising experience or freelance work
• You understand how marketing objectives, strategic positioning, and audience insights can influence creative ideation
• You have a portfolio of work that demonstrates an ability to conceive for a variety of audiences, brand challenges, styles, and media.
• You generate clear ideas and concepts that solve for brand marketing objectives
• You have an eye for great design and high production value, from initial presentation to final execution.
• You have experience pushing a brand forward with fresh, inventive ideas through both new and traditional brand channels / media
• You have experience working cross-functionally to launch creative deliverables
• You have an insatiable appetite for new content and culture, an irrational ambition to make things no one has ever made before, and a contagious passion for the work that confronts challenges with optimism.
• Please submit a portfolio of work in order to be considered.

Additional Information

We’re working to build a more inclusive economy where our customers have equal access to opportunity, and we strive to live by these same values in building our workplace. Block is a proud equal opportunity employer. We work hard to evaluate all employees and job applicants consistently, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class.

We believe in being fair, and are committed to an inclusive interview experience, including providing reasonable accommodations to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. We encourage applicants to share any needed accommodations with their recruiter, who will treat these requests as confidentially as possible. Want to learn more about what we’re doing to build a workplace that is fair and square? Check out our I+D page.

Additionally, we consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team, and always assess candidates on an individualized basis.

Block, Inc. (NYSE: SQ) is a global technology company with a focus on financial services. Made up of Square, Cash App, Spiral, TIDAL, and TBD, we build tools to help more people access the economy. Square helps sellers run and grow their businesses with its integrated ecosystem of commerce solutions, business software, and banking services. With Cash App, anyone can easily send, spend, or invest their money in stocks or Bitcoin. Spiral (formerly Square Crypto) builds and funds free, open-source Bitcoin projects. Artists use TIDAL to help them succeed as entrepreneurs and connect more deeply with fans. TBD is building an open developer platform to make it easier to access Bitcoin and other blockchain technologies without having to go through an institution.
Cash App

About Artifact Design and This Position.

There has never been a better time to join our team of visual artists and storytellers. Artifact Design is the leading design-driven post-production studio in Atlanta, creating award winning content for any screen or venue. As Creative Director you will help lead our design vision and drive our future growth.

Our clients and partners are those who love the art of communication and the power of collaboration. We offer a wide array of services including design, motion graphics, 3D visualizations, VFX, color grading, and extensive post-production.

Role and Responsibilities for Creative Director

The job of Creative Director at Artifact goes beyond overseeing creative production on specific jobs. This is a leadership role, which means this individual is not only responsible for making sure our team is on-target and on-time, but also for making sure our clients gets the highest quality for their budget and timeline. All leadership roles at Artifact are involved with overall company goal setting, motivation and support of teams, developing relationships with Artifact’s current clients and helping our Executive Producer in establishing new clientele. Above all our Creative Director needs to exude a genuine passion and excitement for design, and a desire to create the highest quality visual products and experiences.

 Specific Responsibilities

• Develop and manage creative concepts through production. This includes conceptualizing and presenting ideas, planning the creative approach, and leading teams through working with footage, motion graphics and visual effects to tell the brand stories of our clients.
• Lead teams through a diverse range of projects, large and small, from 2D cell animation to 3D based jobs to interactive projects.
• Work closely with our Head of Production in choosing the appropriate resources for each job.
• Compose treatments, style-frames, and boards to solve the client creative brief .
• Mentor junior talent within the design department.
• Work closely with Project Producer to ensure projects stay within allotted budget and timeline.
• Maintain a thorough understanding of creative technology advancements and current design trends.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of art direction, post-production, motion design and animation experience.
• Knowledge of Adobe CC, Premier, Affect Effects and 3D pipelines,
• Applicants must exude integrity, honesty, and professionalism at all times. 
• Solid presentation skills. Comfortable presenting ideas to new clientele, and production progress to existing clientele.
• Ability and willingness to mentor other senior and junior staff members, able to inspire teamwork and collaboration
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and prioritize multiple requests and responsibilities. This includes the ability and willingness to delegate.
• Ability to remain focused and calm within a sometimes fast-pasted environment.
• A genuine passion and excitement for design, and a desire to create the highest quality visual products and experiences.
• Experience in AR/VR/interactive or user interface design is beneficial.
• Strong portfolio of completed work.
• Great references.

Artifact Design, Inc.

The IDW Entertainment department is driven to find the next big thing, and we’re hoping that can include you as our new Creative Director. The ideal candidate will have a natural eye for design and a drive to inspire dynamic ideas that connect with all types of audiences.

Responsibilities

• Working with external creatives to visually translate their vision of the look and feel of various potential entertainment properties.
• Producing new ideas for company branding, promotional campaigns, and marketing communications.
• Collaborating with artists to develop necessary materials that accompany pitches for entertainment properties.
• Photo editing and image creation.
• Create web design, branding and identity development, package design, brainstorm ideation sketches and concept renderings, infographics and more.
• Evaluating trends, assessing new data, and keeping up-to-date with the latest entertainment trends.
• Participating in brainstorming meetings and creative sessions on projects across a wide variety of genres.
• Shaping brand standards and creating procedures to ensure all products are brand appropriate.
• Prioritize work and resources across engagements based on short- and long-term needs, establishing production schedules
• Produce fresh, innovative work that translates complex ideas into compelling experiences for visually sophisticated audiences
• Present, or oversee presentation of final concepts, and obtain approvals for deliverables

Requirements and skills

• Bachelor’s degree in art, graphic design, marketing, or other relevant fields.
• 6-8 years experience, particularly with, but not limited to web, social, and emerging technologies.
• A solid understanding of design, copy, and web practices.
• Strong proficiency in the Adobe Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, as well as PowerPoint and Keynote.
• Brilliant interpersonal and communication skills.
• Have in-depth knowledge of brand development and multichannel marketing models in the Entertainment industry.
• Must be a creative and strategic thinker.
• Years of experience translating written entertainment pitches into engaging visual worlds.
• Comfortable multitasking in a fast-paced environment.  

ABOUT IDW

IDW Publishing (IDWP), a subsidiary of IDW Media Holdings Inc. (OTC PINK: IDWM), is an award-winning publisher of comic books, graphic novels, art books, trade paperbacks, and tabletop games.

Founded in 1999, IDWP is one of the top four publishers of comic books and graphic novels in the U.S with an award-winning library of world-renowned licensed content and original series. More than 80 IDWP titles have appeared on The New York Times Best Sellers list, and have won 48 Eisner Awards, the highest honor in comic book publishing, and 27 Harvey Awards. 

IDW Entertainment (IDWE) develops, finances, produces, and distributes creative, diversified and targeted entertainment content ranging from sister company IDW Publishing’s extensive IP catalog of comic books and graphic novels. Since 2013, IDWE has successfully delivered three seasons of the critically-acclaimed Wynonna Earp, and the Netflix series adaptations of the popular comic book Locke & Key by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodríguez and show run by Carlton Cuse, V-Wars starring Ian Somerhalder, and October Faction.

IDW Media Holdings