5-31-2011

While most of the positions I am working to fill are posted, often the most senior level positions must remain invisible. If interested in these posted positions, or interested in connecting with me to find out about those more confidential positions, contact me, D.C. Washington at dcwemail@gmail.com to send your website. If it looks like you're a fit I'll get back to you asap. You can also follow me on twitter or connect to me on Linkedin to keep an eye on my job updates.

NEW: May 31,2011
JR Interactive DES for NYC digital shop
MID/SR CW for NYC digital shop
MID/SR AD for NYC digital shop
ACD & CD for NYC digital shop

NEW: May 31, 2011
ACD level CW and or TEAM for West Coast top-tier small office of a large agency - benefits of the small shop plus the benefits of the large agency. Smart fully integrated work, blend of traditional and non-traditional, ie tv, consumer, social media and mobile, etc. For mid and sr positions, recognizable national level consumer advertising experience necessary, award-winning a plus.


NEW:May 24,2011:
SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER: for interactive southern coastal agency with variety of full service accounts. Background in copy, writing or journalism who have been working for brands running social media sites (blogs, facebook, twitter, etc).

NEW:May 20,2011:
JR DESIGNER with some Marketing experience: Great for a jr with some experience who would like working in a more corporate environment and work on marketing as well as packaging design and brand management for a med-spa company. Great for a self motivated, independent worker. See full job description.

NEW:May 17,2011:

URGENT NEED! - MID-SR level Interactive Designer and Interactive Art Director for small, growing, southeastern coastal agency with variety of full service accounts. Mid to senior level Web Designer who wants to push the envelope and create unique interactive experiences. Candidate must have experience creating design prototypes, graphics, layouts and user interfaces as well as executing design concepts, storyboards, and briefs. Must be able to work in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment, respond to client feedback with precision and insight, and collaborate with Information Architects, Analysts, and Project Managers on comprehensive website solutions.


Proficiency Requirements:
Superior knowledge of current web-design trends and techniques and understanding of the limitations and usage of programming languages such as XHTML, JavaScript, CSS, dynamic HTML, and Macromedia Flash. Expertise with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign or similar software. Knowledge and experience with cross-browser and cross-platform issues (IE, Firefox, Safari, etc.) and experience working on a Mac platform.
Formal training in desktop publishing or background in fine arts, graphic design and/or photography a plus.


NEW May 17,2011:

All level CWS and or TEAMS for West Coast top-tier small office of a large agency - benefits of the small shop plus the benefits of the large agency. Smart fully integrated work, blend of traditional and non-traditional, ie tv, consumer, social media and mobile, etc. For mid and sr positions, recognizable national level consumer advertising experience necessary, award-winning a plus.

NEW May 17,2011:

JR/MID level CW for boutique East-Coast agency - smart fully integrated work, quirky sense of humor bonus. Good if you like to work on music, spirits, gaming, promotional marketing ideas and may have samples of the same. Agency profile: roughly 50 creatives in creative department - small town but good work and opportunity to continue building portfolio.


OTHER ACTIVE postions:


STILL SEARCHING:

JAN 21,2011: SR level CW for great small WEST Coast agency. Fully integrated work, with strong TV, national level advertising examples - award worthy if not award-winning, work on spirits or beverage accounts bonus, and definitely needs to have some quirky strong humor in the mix.


SR CW or ACD - (Full range of Interactive and broadcast and print) for East Coast Digital Agency (full job description below inactive postions)


job description:
Top Interactive East Coast Shop Seeking:
Senior Copywriter or ACD

Global interactive advertising agency that uses innovative ideas and technology to deliver results for the world's leading brands. Their objective has never been to be "bigger" than anyone else. Just better. Whether it's the ideas they generate or their world-class implementations, this objective makes them focus on what's important: the quality of their solutions. They want the best talent of the most rewarding and challenging jobs anywhere.


Responsibilities

• Brainstorm, concept and collaborate on overall campaign ideas with creative team

• Write copy, establish project's tone and ensure it is consistent with brand guidelines

• Provide and craft all written elements of creative projects

• Take personal accountability for on-time deliverables

• Work to develop client-facing presentation skills

• Proactively identify and resolves issues

• Always present work to ACD or CD before all internal meetings and client presentations

• Stay aware of current advertising trends and industry innovations

• Seek out mentorship from peers within creative department


Requirement

• 5-7+ years experience in relevant fields

• Exceptional creative portfolio

• Outstanding creative ability and strong concept and strategic development skills

• Ability to write content and copy in a wide variety of styles

• Ability to work on multiple projects, working within time deadlines, and prioritize tasks for each

• Ability to work with a team across all creative disciplines

• Team oriented, self-motivated

• Experience structuring and developing interactive content

• Understand the principles and process of web development

• Display professional, articulate, and mature presence in all aspects of team and client relationship building

• Must be able to direct photographers, illustrators, sound designers, directors and outside vendors as needed


INACTIVE POSITIONS


FILLED:

RUSH! Strong mid - sr level writer needed for a premier boutique southeastern agency working on a primo-health and beauty account. ASAP - wants to hire by the beginning of the year.


FILLED:

MID level CW - 3-5 yrs. Small growing agency in Washington DC area recently won large account - needs to beef up with strong conceptual Mid level CW who has some amount of experience under the belt. NO political clients - nice range of client base and full-service work including new digital - iphone apps etc.


FILLED:ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE/SUPERVISOR:

North East coast ad agency seeking Mid-level 3-5yrs Account Excutive/Supervisor

Account Executive/Senior Account Executive to join our team of creative, strategic, fresh thinking individuals. We’re looking for someone with an entrepreneurial spirit and an ability to inspire great work – a marketer not a project manager. This person will be responsible for maintaining and growing our excellent client relationships, and will also contribute to developing and implementing strategic marketing plans from initial planning to ROI analysis. Agency experience, strong presentation and writing skills are necessary. A digital background and passion for new/social media is preferred.


FILLED: DIGITAL STRATEGIST: Hot Boutique south-east coast shop seeking digital strategist/planner. Proven abilities in award-winning or recognizable work a big plus. The Digital Strategist (Planner) partners with and provides leadership across cross-functional teams in execution of all insight discovery, digital strategy and marketing engagements. They are responsible for the digital planning, development and execution of advertising and marketing programs. They will also play an active role as a subject matter expert and develop company-wide perspectives on trends and the use of emerging media in the marketplace.


Filled:

Immediate need for freelance HTML developer at a small full-service agency in Atlanta. The project is an image gallery that will contain images, pdf's, and videos.


- xml driven html5 content

- ipad optimized css

- php + mysql experience


FILLED:JR-MID Account Executive: 3-5 years experience needed on accounts that include online advertising and social media, for a small full-service Atlanta agency.

FILLED: SR Interactive Designer: 3-7 years experience, for a small full-service Atlanta agency. Good design skills and ability to do simple programming in-house and manage heavy hitter outside vendor/programmers. Should really be plugged in to what can be done in the digital world. Doesn’t mean designer has to know how to do it all but they need to have a good grasp on how to get it done and what's new. Self reliance and ingenuity a must.

FILLED: Mid-Sr AD - NYC residents only: Experience working as an art director in an advertising agency mandatory. An interest in fashion and related fields is a definite plus. Experience on actual beauty accounts perfect. Freelance-to-perm is strongly preferred.

FILLED: SR Interactive DES Atlanta Based, Cool,Interactive Agency and Development Studio teamed with larger agency with backing. Not a start-up, but new growth.

FILLED: MID/SR CW for Smaller Market east coast Agency

FILLED: SR Web DES - Atlanta Based, New and Cool,Interactive Agency and Development Studio

1-25-2011

On HOLD: Interactive Creative Director: AGENCY PROFILE: Southeastern Coastal Agency growing and doing great work. Roughly 50 creatives in creative department - 100 employees at main office and total 700 employees including the 25 field offices.


ON HOLD: Web Developer - Atlanta Based, New and Cool,Interactive Agency and Development Studio

ON HOLD The positions below all require comfort working in sports accounts and drive to create innovative great work.

JR or Mid DES/AD with strong conceptual, print, broadcast, and integrated digital portfolios for Top-level creative, progressive, east-coast boutique agency.

JR & MID CWs and & 1WEB DES Top-level creative, online publication and interactive network for sports fans based on the east coast, and owned and operated by top-level advertising agency and sports/entertainment partners seeking young but experienced Web DES/DEV and copywriters all levels.