Debra Powell

Marketing Campaign Analyst : Oakland, CA : Temporary

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:01:51 EST

Marketing Campaign Analyst

Job Description
Main responsibility is to use analytic methods and reporting tools to create regularly running, multi-dimensional, on-demand reports to track campaign progress using Key Performance Metrics.

-Required skills:
• Hands-on experience using SAS and SQL
• Experience building reports using reporting tools such Cognos, MicroStrategy, Crystal Report, etc.

Major Responsibilities:
• Under supervision, use SAS and/or SQL to collect, extract, and manipulate data and conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis
• Design report paradigm that shows multiple views of results (by time, by region, by channel, by target group, etc.)
• Assists in development of ad hoc data analysis to address business problems and offer solutions
• Uses multivariate statistical analysis techniques to analyze data and produce preliminary reports
• Performs marketing campaign management activities using database management tools
• Ensure data integrity and consistency is achieved across relevant Sales and Marketing systems

Minimum Requirements:
• Bachelors Degree is required.
A major or minor in a quantitative discipline such as computer science, engineering, statistics or math OR relevant experience is preferred
• Hands-on experience using SAS and SQL
• Experience building reports using reporting tools such Cognos, MicroStrategy, Crystal Report, etc.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Prior experience in database marketing, reporting, market profiling or general analytics
• Proven ability to interpret data and express implications of analysis to clients

-Minimum years of experience required: 3 years

Production Designer-freelance : Carlsbad, CA : Temporary

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:02:49 EST

Freelance Print Production Designer to work in house within studio of an in-house agency of corporate client.

Are you looking for short term production design work to supplement your own freelance work? Well then this may be the opportunity for you.

You have excellent skills in Adobe Creative Suite along with some basic interactive skills.

You have experience and you're comfortable with in-house systems and processes and you're able to come up to speed on the systems and processes quickly.

Projects can be anywhere from a few days to a couple of weeks.

Work must be done on-site.

Please submit resume and portfolio for consideration.

Art Director/Snr. Designer-Freelance : Carlsbad, Ca : Temporary

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:02:51 EST

Senior Art Director/Senior Designer to work with in house design team of international biotech company.

Are you looking to supplement your freelance work? Then this could be the opportunity for you.

We are looking for Senior Art Directors/Senior Designers for short term, on-site project based work in Carlsbad.

Concepting, art direction and design for print and interactive advertising campaigns and corporate collateral.

Ability to work well within a fast paced team and pick up processes and systems quickly.

Please respond with your portfolio and resume for consideration.

Traffic Manager/Coordinator : Carlsbad, CA : Temporary

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:30:04 EST

Traffic Manager

As part of Corporate Marketing/Creative Services, the Traffic Manager is responsible for the resourcing, scheduling, and trafficking of all creative projects initiated by internal business partners, ensuring that all work is completed accurately and on deadline through the establishment of proper timelines.

The Traffic Manager/Coordinator will create custom schedules based on the agreed upon deadlines and workflows. They will be responsible for managing projects at all stages from the original request to closing the project and ensuring accurate pricing has been captured in the system.

The ideal person will be skilled at performing in a high-volume deadline-driven environment.

Essential Duties:
• Creates customized schedules and manages the flow of creative projects, creating timely work schedules and efficient workflow processes.
• Responsible for ensuring all jobs are completed on budget, and within the approved timeline.
• Effectively communicates and enforces production schedules and deadlines, managing the timely adherence to established deadlines and notifying Marcomm Managers when deadlines are in jeopardy.
• Generates and maintains daily priority list for the creative services team.
• Serve as day-to-day liaison between Marcomm Managers and creative team members and/or external agencies and vendors, providing updates on job status, clarifying questions, and troubleshooting problems.
• Verifies the accuracy and integrity of all job requests for missing or inaccurate information and follows through with communication to the Marcomm Manager.
• Analyzes workload in terms of project quantity, complexity and deliverables due dates to predict resource needs.
• Develop sound and effective solutions to issues and problems that impact a project deadlines.
• Facilitates internal and creative reviews with leadership, and members of the creative team.
• Manages budgets and closing projects in system to ensure that the appropriate price is assigned, including rush and revision charges.
• Resource management and allocation of projects based on the individual strengths/weaknesses of the team.
• Ensures all project files are saved in Digital Asset Management tool.  

Requirements:
• 4-year college degree. Degree in Advertising or Print Production preferred.
• A minimum of 5 years traffic experience preferably in an advertising agency environment or in house creative team.
• Strong background in Marketing Communications.
• Demonstrable experience and ability to manage all aspects of creative production– from project inception to completion.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills with the ability to analyze alternative solutions and prioritize quickly within tight deadlines.
• Detail oriented with the ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment, managing multiple projects without supervision.
• Experience using Marketing Communications project management systems.
• Ability to develop and implement new systems and procedures.
• Thorough knowledge of print production processes and operations.
• Ability to work effectively with people of varying backgrounds and professional experience.
• Strong initiative and customer service focus.
• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience with pre-flighting and Adobe software preferred.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office suite.

Marketing and Sales Coordinator : Carlsbad, Ca : Temporary

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:30:05 EST

The main duties of this individual will be to support various projects within the regional sales and marketing team, with the main focus being on Sales Rep Support.

This will include but not be limited to:
Digital Sales Rep support (Creating/editing flyers for sales reps)
Coordinating the creation of email and landing pages to support sales reps events
Managing Rep Support in box
Analytical Support
ASM Support (creating banners, flyers etc.)
Print vendor liaison
Project coordination

May also include:
Pulling web merchandising metrics on a weekly basis
Pulling promo revenue reports and doing basic analytics to report out findings
Fulfilling of promotional items to customers
Work with fulfillment vendor on promotional and sales rep requests
Responsible for sales rep generated design requests for marketing material
Updating and reporting out email metrics for the regional initiatives
Supporting sales reps in creating marketing material for their accounts

*Being an expert in excel is a must. The majority of the tasks require you to work in excel and know how you can use it to make your weekly/monthly tasks more time efficient.

In summary position requires someone to take initiative. The position will continue to grow in responsibilities as the individual grows in their role.

Skills
Being an expert in excel is a must.

We are looking for a problem solver - someone who can jump into a project and understand/work through the tasks they are given
We need someone who is extremely detail oriented with excellent proofreading skills - ability to catch problems before items publish
We need someone who is analytical and can present findings from reports.

Education and industry experience
A 4 year degree is preferred
Any science background will be highly considered as that will play an advantage in this company

Marketing Operations Specialist - Training : Carlsbad, Ca : Temporary

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:30:06 EST

Marketing Operations Specialist

The Marketing Operations Specialist is responsible for operations, training materials and communications related to the marketing services/creative services work flow software and systems.

Duties
Support the Market Development, Creative Services, Regional Marketing, and other users of the work flow tool.
Tasks include:
Creating and updating training materials
Sending out relevant communications
Managing user questions and issues
Arranging scheduled training and orientation as needed.

Determine additional system requirements based on business needs in line with evolving cross-functional Marketing processes and industry standards.
Partner with Marketing Systems owner and IT to prioritize and execute adaptations and enhancements according to plans.

Provide research and reports for leaders regarding the data in the work flow system.
Offer, as needed, analyses of the contents and structure.
Provide details and options for possible enhancements and solutions in response to feedback and requests from users and leaders based on an ongoing assessment of system capabilities.

Skills
This position functions as a team member, managing the training, support, and optimization of the global campaign planning system. Effectiveness in this role requires a thorough working knowledge of the associated processes, tools and systems as well as the department's policies and procedures. The job encounters work situations of diverse scope and moderate to high complexity and identifiable factors. Incumbent exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine action.

This position requires solid communication and organizational skills to communicate and implement plans and activities.

Must have strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, especially as applied to cross-functional logistics and computer software.

Education
Bachelor's degree or higher in Communications, Marketing or a related discipline or equivalent education and experience strongly preferred.

Front End Developer/Interaction Designer : Carlsbad, Ca : Temporary

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:00:03 EST

Interaction Designer/Front End Developer

This is an on-site, 10 month contract with possibility of permanent.

Requirements:
High level skills in hand coded HTML/CSS.
Proficiency in either Javascript or a javascript library.

Duties
Analyze, test and debug web applications.
Make modifications to current web programs and graphics as needed.
Assist in building new applications using Internet and Windows Development Tools.
Draft documentation for program requirements and design, test plans and test results.
Assist in developing and implementing related applications components including front-end development, server side development and database integration.
Work with other IT groups to obtain programming, maintenance and technical support services for the assigned Web-based applications.
Assist in establishing and communicating web standards to manage cost and ensure continuity of applications.
Coordinate with outside vendors in providing services and developing tests to ensure feature functionality.
Research, track and stay abreast of new web technologies to provide input in developing service applications and analyzing business requirements.
Participate with the IT team and others in the longer term planning for Web application enhancements.
May perform other related duties as required and/or assigned.

Core Duties/Responsibilities:

• Creating the experience and interaction design for transactional, informational, and marketing web and mobile sites
• Understanding target audiences' needs, tasks, and goals and translating them into creative concepts and functional components
• Working closely with different business units to translate business requirements into meaningful interactive experiences
• Collaboratively developing prototypes for demonstration of concepts to clients
• Developing and documenting detailed user experience specifications for highly interactive interfaces
• Participating in User Experience thought leadership in both the company and the industry

Skills Required Skills:
· Demonstrated experience translating user research into design decisions
• Demonstrated experience using web analytics data to inform design decisions
• Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills
• High tolerance for ambiguity matched only by your desire to organize it

This position interacts with equivalent levels of internal customers and some external vendors. That interaction requires good oral communication and customer service skills in identifying needs and implementing effective solutions that satisfy various customers. Effectiveness in this role also requires general knowledge of corporate and communications strategies and relevant Web-based application programs and programming languages. The incumbent works on problems of moderate scope and complexity requiring analysis of identifiable factors. Exercises judgment within defined procedures and policies. The incumbent normally receives general instruction on routine work and detailed instruction on new assignments

Education Qualifications
4+ years professional experience as an interactive designer / user experience designer; expertise in both information architecture and visual design
Bachelor's Degree required. Degree in design or a related field strongly preferred
An online portfolio or samples of work demonstrating experience creating great user-centered design solutions
Proficient skill level in the standard tools of the design trade, e.g. Photoshop, Fireworks, Visio, Omnigraffle, Illustrator, Dreamweaver and HTML/CSS
Fluency in best practices for web-based information architecture and design, as well as strong knowledge of usability principles and techniques