General Staff Jobs

JUNK Brands Creative Director will bring a mix of design expertise and business understanding to elevate our product, marketing, and creative execution by promoting, and building credibility of our company, brands, and products through digital assets and design leadership.

This proven creative leader is someone that can motivate others and cultivate a high bar and compelling vision for visual design at every customer touch point. Ideal candidates have a growth mindset and a track record of growing DTC product brands. They have a natural eye for design and a drive to communicate dynamic ideas that connect with all types of audiences.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the development and creation of brand standards, design guides, and reusable creative assets across the entire range of offline and online marketing, advertising, and communications channels.
• Lead and manage our team of creative designers, photographers and videographers
• Prioritize work and resources across engagements based on short- and long-term needs, establishing projects by collaborating with multiple departments and stakeholders.
• Produce fresh, innovative work that translates simple or complex ideas into compelling digital and mobile-first experiences, scaling appropriately for mass or visually sophisticated audiences
• Provide guidance and leadership of photography and videography across the business
• Be an advocate for our creative design community to enhance innovation, creativity, retention, and cross-functional understanding and communication.
• Present, or oversee presentation of final concepts, and obtain approvals for deliverables
• Develop and run test and learn creative cycles, COEs and creative sharing engagements to drive best of breed creative design and iterative design improvements
• Assist in the development of product go-to-market strategies and campaign concepts to drive awareness and sales for existing and new products and programs.
• Ensures team is meeting creative timelines and expectations for internal and external stakeholders.

Skills and Competencies

• Advanced knowledge of principles of design: layout, typography, color, balance, composition, and design trends
• Understanding of digital creative design with a focus on owned digital experiences
• Ability to inspire and motivate creative individuals towards goals and objectives
• Detail oriented with excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
• Creative and critical thinking
• Ability to juggle numerous tasks at once and deliver assets effectively

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or institution
• 7-10 years of related creative experience
• 3-5 years managing and leading teams in creative disciplines
• Proven history with concept development and creative direction
• Strong creative vision with an understanding of business objectives
• Proficient in Adobe CC, Office 365 and Mac OSX
• Experience with emerging tools and systems a plus (Unity, Blendr, Figma, Generative AI, etc)

JUNK Brands

Title: Gaming Brand Manager

Location: Irvine, CA (Hybrid/ Possible Remote)

Type: 6.5 month contract

Pay: $43-$57/hr DOE

The right candidate will be highly collaborative, passionate, and have a track record for building impactful marketing campaigns grounded by data and insights. They will partner cross functionally with internal teams creating plans, coms and initiatives that both bring in new audiences.

Responsibilities:

• Work with publishing leaders across regions to coordinate, develop, measure and improve global marketing strategies and tactics
• Work closely with Product Management and Live Ops partners to inform business decisions, and bring new business opportunities to market, and manage publishing team finances
• Coordinate with Community, Public Relations, Consumer Marketing and other discipline leads to ensure our programs comprehensive and impactful
• Work in partnership with the Director and Consumer Marketing leads to identify regional needs and help inform and inspire creative development of core marketing assets
• Analyze performance data to help identify challenges and opportunities for Publishing and marketing overall
• Coach and develop team members, share marketing best practices across franchises and marketing adjacent groups, and facilitate knowledge sharing abroad
• Manage partner marketing initiatives which includes 1st party partner promotions/featuring, co-marketing deals and more

Requirements:

• 3+ years of relevant brand/product marketing experience
• Experience working with international marketing teams, evaluating, evolving and facilitating great regional execution
• Ability to work closely with development to build effective marketing initiatives
• Ability to coordinate with Community, Public Relations and Consumer/Digital Marketing leads to build integrated marketing campaigns
• Strong presentation skills and the ability to sell-in and champion initiatives in a highly matrixed environment

Nelson Connects

TMZ is looking for a News Desk Associate Producer. The ideal candidate must have solid editorial news judgment and investigative reporting skills. We are seeking applicants with a passion for news and research. On a daily basis, you must be able to pitch and identify news stories for our website that fit within our brand. The ability to forge solid relationships is a key skillset to have for success in this position.

The ideal candidate has a journalism background (network news, local station and/or university news experience is a plus). Must have a flexible schedule and the ability to work various shifts and weekends when necessary.

Responsibilities:

• Ability to navigate through entertainment news, analyze content and recognize big stories
• Keep a finger on the pulse of trending news, both locally and nationally
• Provide original story angles
• Ability to develop contacts, cultivate sources, and maintain relationships to aid in the news-gathering process
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• 2+ years of experience working within network news, digital news outlet, or local station environment
• An interest in reporting and breaking news stories
• Ability to work well under pressure and multi-task in a fast paced environment
• Knowledge of social media and ability to effectively use and monitor various platforms

“Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure requirements, the pay range for this role, with final offer amount dependent on education, skills, experience, and location is: $19.00 – $21.00 per hour. This position is regularly scheduled for a 50-hour work week but scheduled overtime hours are not guaranteed”.

TMZ is a workplace that requires the COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment. Requested accommodations/exceptions will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis in accordance with law.

TMZ is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

TMZ

R/GA is a global digital innovation agency specializing in digital product development, brand transformation, media, and communications for major companies. We are on a mission to help companies grow by enabling them to change, across their business, the experience they offer and the campaigns that take them to market.

Our work tends to be a fusion of what we call Stories and Systems: the narrative and the design, technology and the interface working together. R/GA is a brand but it’s also a collective of atypical outsiders and misfits who drive everything we do through bold creativity and bright, strategic thinking.

Our Executive Content Producer is a production expert embedded within the agency team. This role is responsible for shaping creative development for content execution, as a seamless end to end production process. Driving proactive project scoping and modeling production approaches. focusing on integrated production, high volume content creation, technology and platform innovation, and internal agency content needs.

We have a global network of producers, creatives, editors, animators, motion-graphics specialists, and creative technologists with backgrounds ranging from traditional agency experience to production company style line-production. The ECP reports directly to and supports the Executive Director, Content Production Americas.

On any given day you might

• Draft, review and approve Staff Plans and Statement of Works (SOWs), signing off on deliverables and vetting fee hours and hard costs with Business Affairs partner
• Oversee bidding and bid revisions; oversee cost consultant negotiations (if applicable)
• Partner with agency and production discipline leads to determine correct casting, production approach, and project guardrails upon job intake
• Partner with Talent Management on job assignment to align aptitudes within the team given current and upcoming needs
• Partner with agency and production discipline leads on problem solving in regards to all aspects of content creation and production
• Vet creative based on schedule, budget and overall feasibility including legal considerations
• Approve vendor selection and oversee vendor outreach and vetting
• Partner with Business Affairs on vendor and talent contract negotiations as necessary
• Partner with Business Affairs to oversee wrap and reconciliation of jobs in a timely manner and in compliance with client contracts
• Foster collaboration and oversee communication within agency team and partner with content production team, as well as with clients and vendors
• Lead and inspire the team to achieve creative excellence across projects
• Clearly communicate project schedules, deliverables and daily/weekly deadlines

The ideal person

• Excellent leadership and communication skills
• Thorough knowledge of production workflows and procedures
• Proven experience managing multi-million dollar client accounts
• Proven experience managing multiple production teams in different production environments (in house, off-site, production company, etc.)

You bring

• 7-10+ years as an integrated production expert (live action, post production, experiential)
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• Agency experience
• Successful track record of developing and maintaining strong relationships with reputable brand clients and production vendors, reps and artists

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

The hiring range for this position is $160,000 to $190,000. Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee’s/applicant’s applicable skills, pertinent experience, and qualifications.

R/GA

The Gig:

We’re on a mission to create the world’s most irresistible travel brand and are searching for a

talented, cutting-edge, innovative, resourceful, sea-based entertainment rock star to help make

that a reality. Entertainment onboard our ladyships is one of the key elements to executing a

brilliant sailor experience, so are you up to the task?

The Entertainment Technical Manager is the human who makes sure all of the complex

entertainment technical systems onboard are in tip-top ship-shape. They will lead a large,

multidisciplinary team of expert technicians while keeping a laser focus on the consistent and

safe operation of all gear and equipment.

Virgin Voyage’s entertainment experience will be truly revolutionary and it takes a very special person to ensure that all of the pieces that make the magic happen are in perfect condition. This is a complex, multifaceted assignment where technical knowledge, creativity, strategic planning, strong management skills, exquisite communication chops, and a genuine passion for Virgin Voyage’s incredible entertainment are the keys to success.

What You’ll Be Up To:

• Manage a large and diverse team of technicians and specialists
• Manage the operation of professional lighting, audio, automation, rigging, pyrotechnics and video systems
• Manage the maintenance and repair of entertainment technical equipment
• Manage and update technical documentation and inventory of entertainment technical equipment
• Create an open environment by apprising crew of performance goals while actively promoting the shared values (crew creeds) onboard
• Maintain safety standards in varied venues, indoors, outdoors and off-site
• Attend all production meetings
• Collaborate with entertainment management on schedules for cast, technicians, Shows, Happenings, Parties, Music and rehearsals
• Manage the operation and data entry of our digital scheduling tool for technical events and technician work hours
• Lead regular meetings with direct reports and attend departmental meetings as necessary/requested
• Write and conduct evaluations for direct reports.
• Oversee the general and logistical needs of direct reports.
• Lead sign-on and sign-off of direct reports working with the onboard crew/sailor services department.
• Ensure training is up to date for direct reports.
• Field and action maintenance requests for direct reports.
• Be on call to assist with medical or safety emergencies for direct reports.
• Oversee direct reports crew perks and ensure their compliance with all rules and regulations
• Audit and submit direct reports work hours to people and culture, as needed.
• Actively address the concerns and needs of their direct reports
• Write regular voyage reports on your areas of the sailor experience, as deemed necessary by reporting structure
• Work with the shoreside team to implement additional programming for charters, holiday parties and special events
• Preserves artistic integrity and intention of all productions
• Other duties as assigned
• General safety duties, as dictated by the Safety Officer onboard
• Embody the Virgin brand with passion and joy

Superpowers Required:

• Minimum of five years professional experience in live event, broadcast or theatre industries
• Bachelor’s degree in theatre, stage management or technical arenas with knowledge of international theatrical production preferred
• Strong knowledge of the techniques, materials, tools and equipment used in the operation of stage settings, rigging, scenery and lighting system
• Exceptional communication and collaborative skills with a demonstrated ability to lead and motivate people
• Knowledge of broadcast technical systems a plus
• Cruise ship experience is an asset, but not required
• Able to work in loud, disruptive spaces
• Ability to work outside in the sun
• Must have an outgoing personality with excellent communication, language and social skills with a genuine interest in entertaining people
• Ability to work as a member of a team
• A self-starter, who can roll up their sleeves and make ship happen with little supervision
• Great energy and attitude of optimism
• Ability to move mountains without relying on others to do the heavy lifting
• Work experience outside of the United States, in cross-cultural settings, preferred
• Knowledge and experience in using key business tools (MS Office, Google Apps, etc.)
• Conversational English ability is required
• STCW training required

What Matters to Us:

As our founder, Richard Branson famously said, “Company knowledge and job-specific skills can be learned, but you can’t train a personality.” With this in mind, we encourage you to come as you are and be the best version of yourself. Smart and strategic are great, but so are intuitive, passionate, and kind (it’s cool to care).

In return for your epic talent, we’re committed to providing you with engaging and rewarding programs, events, activities, benefits, and perks, with the ambition to make Virgin Voyages your best gig ever.

Virgin Voyages is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Virgin Voyages

Tavant is hiring a Sales Director with experience in selling technology services and solutions. In this role, your responsibilities include but are not

limited to:

• Develops sales strategies and forecast sales volumes for their territory
• Ability to manage and be responsible for the Revenues and Gross Margins for their business
• Already has a proven/trusted network of relationships
• Proven track record of closing deals with top tier clients
• Proven ability to meet all customer acquisition and revenue attainment goals.
• Proven ability to aggressively `hunt` for new sales opportunities.
• Communicate and present complex software solutions to C-level executives.
• Organize requirements in advance for the BSM/Sales Engineer and assist in the overall sales strategy and preparation for detailed product demonstrations for prospective buyers.
• Provide post-sales support to recently sold customers and provide recommended products and solutions to problems.
• Coordinate accurate responses and the final delivery of detailed Request for Proposals (RFP`s).
• Provide accurate sales forecasts and reports.
• Provide market feedback to management team to optimize sales strategy and positioning.

KTek Resourcing

About the Role: The Creative Director will share responsibility of managing multiple creative teams, and effectively driving the creative disciplines of the agency.

About you:

• A strategic, creative thinker with robust experience in the digital marketing space
• Able to navigate client ambiguity and business challenges to find data-driven, strategic creative solutions where there is no obvious path.
• Confident and versatile people leader, excited to design, train, and implement best practices for a team to achieve consistency, and ultimately – client success.
• In pursuit of personal growth and challenge, and have a track record of doing the same with how you guide your creative teams and the clients at large.
• Able to traverse complex workstreams, with an eye for detail, and vision for the bigger picture.
• Champion of the creative work and the people executing it.
• A direct source of guidance and leadership in the department.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Build and manage a large creative team, composed of roles across Art & Copy disciplines.
• Provide hands-on guidance to elevate creative work.
• Foster ongoing improvements to creative processes and methodologies.
• Partner with the Head of Creative to build and continually improve the creative department to be in line with the company vision.
• Motivate clients to embrace and pursue work which is impactful beyond initial request/goals.
• Inspire and empower others to solve business problems with creative, ensuring scalability and sustainability.
• Contribute to new business pitches and large-scale production efforts.
• Bring outside influence to WITHIN, and encourage us to think beyond the expected

Requirements

• Must have extensive knowledge in Social & Digital-first creative
• Strong art background
• Expertise in work with Adobe suite
• Working knowledge of post-production
• Ability to conceptualize and execute conversion-yielding creative
• Up-to-date knowledge of successful creative trends and tactics to appease diverse KPIs, from awareness to acquisition.
• Ability to diagnose shortfalls in Clients’ existing creative campaigns or brand at large
• Senior experience in a Social/Digital first shop with demonstrated leadership
• Ability to prompt and promote collaboration; both inter departmental and with clientele
• Proven ability to foster new and additional growth to existing client relationships
• Confidence in working in a fast-paced cutting edge digital environment
• Ability to attract and retain top industry creative talent
• Compelling presenter, wanted by teams to be involved for important client and pitch opportunities

Benefits

About Us:

WITHIN is the world’s first Performance Branding company, partnering with some of the biggest brands in the world to drive business growth through innovative marketing strategies. Our integrated operating model collapses the traditional marketing silos between creative and media, performance and brand, and across media channels. With a full suite of offerings including media, creative, SEO, Lifecycle, Retail Media, Affiliate and Influencer, we’re able to work with our brand partners in an integrated fashion, allowing us to align marketing strategies back to core business objectives. Client teams at WITHIN are trained on how to always act as a trusted business partner, acting as a fiduciary to client needs above our own.

Teams at WITHIN have the ability to work with iconic brands such as The North Face, Timberland, Movado Watches and Jose Cuervo. Everyone at WITHIN wants to grow and be challenged. It’s a collaborative place made up of small, closely knit and versatile teams that are fast and adaptive to solve problems and build systems.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits based on ability level including:

• Base salary DOE ($96,000-$500,000)
• Unlimited vacation policy
• Monthly Phone Stipend
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance options
• 401(K) plan with matching
• Dog friendly office
• Hybrid work opportunity

WITHIN

Farm Progress is seeking a full-time Content Design Specialist for its editorial content group. The Content Design Specialist will work directly with members of our editorial team to design multiple monthly publications and to produce graphics for the corresponding websites. Position will report to the Director of Content Design.

• Design of monthly tabloid publications
• Production and posting of digital assets to content management system
• Creation of custom charts and infographics
• Production of event-related collateral
• Special projects as assigned

Qualifications

• Passion for design with attention to detail
• BFA or BA degree with concentration in design or demonstrated experience
• 3-5 years of experience is preferred.
• Proficiency with Adobe CC (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat)
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Knowledge of print and digital production
• Excellent time management skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Basic knowledge of SEO
• Experience with social media a plus.
• Publishing experience is a plus.

Additional Information

The annual pay range for this position is $51K -$60k depending on experience.

Employee experience is very important to us at Informa. On top of joining a supportive, diverse and ambitious team that welcomes all types of candidates. We are also flexible with different working patterns and prioritizes promotions internally.

Our benefits include:

• Learning and development plan to assist with your career development
• 15 days PTO,10 national holidays, 4 days for volunteering and a day off for your birthday!
• Competitive Benefits with 401k match
• Paid parental leave
• Work with a high quality of specialist products and service
• Bright and friendly staff who are all “expert’s experts” and additional training and development for helping you achieve your career aspiration
• ESPP – become a shareholder

We know that sometimes the ‘perfect candidate’ doesn’t exist, and that people can be put off applying for a job if they don’t fit all the requirements. If you’re excited about working for us and have most of the skills or experience we’re looking for, please go ahead and apply. You could be just what we need! We believe strongly in the value of diversity and creating supportive, inclusive environments where our colleagues can succeed. As such, Informa is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other protected characteristics under federal, state or local law.

Informa Markets

JOB DESCRIPTION: Junior Art Director

The Junior Art Director position is an entry-level position best suited for an individual looking to begin a career in advertising design.

Job Description:

The Junior Art Director will work with the Art Director, Copywriter, and Account Management team to conceptualize, design, and produce creative campaigns and various print and digital materials. Daily responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

· Delivering fresh thinking that is compelling, innovative, and serves the client’s business strategy

· Designing pieces that are both innovative and adherent to the client’s brand guidelines

· Working closely with the internal team to understand and incorporate client feedback and requests

· Checking typographic elements—such as kerning, tracking, and leading—for consistency

· Organizing creative files in accordance with digital asset management solutions

· Communicating status updates to ensure maximum workflow efficiencies

Qualifications:

· Proficiency in creative design programs such as InDesign, Photoshop/Illustrator, Acrobat, and Microsoft PPT (digital web design experience a plus)

· Comfort working in a fast-paced environment and able to adapt to changing priorities

· Ability to adhere to tight deadlines without compromising on quality of work

· Comfort multitasking across a variety of projects and brands

· Flexibility to make edits and willingness to adjust work to meet changing client needs

· Confident presenting work and articulating ideas to both internal and external teams

· Established portfolio and design background with a bachelor’s degree in art or related field or 1–2 years of relevant professional experience

Key Characteristics:

The key characteristics desired for the Junior Art Director position include someone who is highly creative with a thorough understanding of graphic design, typography, photography, and printing. Other successful traits include:

· Solution-oriented

· Values teamwork and collaboration

· Keen attention to detail and accuracy in a fast-paced environment

· Flexible in adapting ideas to suit client feedback

· Strong interpersonal skills and comfort communicating across a variety of levels within the organization

· Willingness to be mentored

About Core-Rx Communications

Core-Rx Communications is a promotional advertising agency dedicated to the health and wellness industry. Our agency is all about Fresh Thinking and helping our clients achieve the highest level of brand health. From our creative shop based in Oak Brook, IL, we strive for a collaborative and fun environment where our team is committed to developing unique brand experiences targeted to healthcare professionals, patients and consumers.

Core-Rx Communications

The Sharpsville Area School District, an “Equal Opportunity Employer” is seeking Pennsylvania Certified Candidates for the following full-time position:

Anticipated SECONDARY MUSIC INSTRUCTOR – Certification and a strong concentration in choir and band.

Interested Candidates should send a letter of interest, application, resume, Pennsylvania certification, transcripts and current clearances to Mr. John Vannoy, Acting Superintendent, 1 Blue Devil Way, Sharpsville, PA 16150. E.O.E. Position is open until filled.
Sharpsville Area School District