Grace Sarria

Workflow Coordinator : Baltimore, Maryland : Temporary

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:04:32 EST

The Workflow Coordinator’s primary responsibility is to manage project activities in the Electronic Publishing (EP) department under cost, resource and schedule constraints. Collaborates with supervisors and makes decisions regarding the distribution of projects and prioritization of work within the department. The coordinator meets with customers in person and also confers with customers regarding work that is received via electronic transmission or interoffice mail. The Workflow Coordinator actively monitors the production process and suggests improvements where efficiency and effectiveness can be achieved.

• Manages multiple projects; acts a project administrator intermediary for enterprise-wide initiatives; schedules, controls, documents and manages electronic production work so that repeatable success can be realized over time. Sometimes manages individual tasks of an overall project and conflates them into a cohesive whole. Facilitates the function where business needs and technology resources meet. Understands the different needs associated with different global locations.

• Ensures projects are performed and delivered under cost, resource and schedule constraints. Acts as a client representative and determines and implements the exact needs of the client based on knowledge of the business. Has the ability to adapt the various internal procedures of the EP department to ensure that client satisfaction is realized. Envisions multiple projects from start to finish and prioritizes resources and tasks for successful completion by managing deadlines and client expectations. Continuously monitors and measures project success and elucidates time and cost to the business and supervisors in terms of errors, fixes and additional work needed.

• Adheres to quality standards and process SLAs while validating requests for submission. Coaches and collaborates with internal clients and account management for efficient job submission, often acting as a plenipotentiary for EP. Uses critical thinking and problem solving skills to efficiently identify and solve project issues and evaluate risk. Anticipates problems and resolves them before they happen. Improves project success by applying known industry best practices in publishing

• Develops and maintains cordial relationships with clients, account management and team members

Requirements

• High school diploma/equivalent and 2 years related work experience, or
• Associate degree and 1 year related work experience, or
• College degree

Web Content Specialist : Baltimore, Maryland : Temporary

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:05:18 EST

The Web Content Specialist assists with implementing scheduled and ad hoc content enhancements, as well as creation and maintenance of outward-facing Retirement Plan Services web sites and client-focused microsites using a web content management system. The Web Content Specialist is responsible for providing consultative and collaborative web editing services, content management, project leadership, system oversight and training for peers. This position works closely with our Communication Consultants, Relationship Managers, Legal and Proofreading Departments to ensure that all materials posted on online are in compliance, meet regulatory standards, reflect internal or external clients style and are quality checked before publishing live web content.

Principal Responsibilities

Manages and edits content for the Marketing, Intermediary Resource Center, Plan Sponsor Resource Center, and Participant websites. Negotiates schedule changes to accommodate client requests and/or production issues. Ensures all Web content requests align with brand and content format standards.

Collaborates within team to provide status updates and discuss issues. Works with business and support teams to prioritize work and find solutions to challenges in ever changing environment. Utilizes extensive network to solve problems efficiently while balancing the impact on the business.

Initiates and implements process enhancement initiatives through collaboration with business partners and support groups. Facilitates meetings concerning process initiatives and/or clients work. Leads cross-functional projects and provides system oversight. Serves as main point of contact during system upgrades.

Mentors and cross trains web services team members and back ups on latest enhancements, process changes or new work, enabling them to support daily ad hoc requests. Provides mentoring to less experienced associates outside of immediate team, including Business Analysts and Web Developers.

Qualifications

2 years experience with content management system and tools

College degree in web/computer related field

Some knowledge of the Java development language

Demonstrated experience in applying technical standards and change control policies and procedures

Two to four years of programming experience

Working knowledge of a particular technology/language or unit-specific application, specifically web development concepts, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, and XML estimation skills

Visual Designer : Northern VA : Temporary

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:09:14 EST

Visual Designers play an important role on our User Experience (UX) team, creating the visual expression of our brand to the world. Their primary responsibility is to design websites and mobile applications that help us connect with our customers. Visual Designers collaborate openly with other members of the UX discipline, including Copywriters, Interaction Designers, and Front-End Developers, as well as members of our Marketing and Product teams.

Great candidates for this role are enthusiastic about creating modular design systems that can be applied across a range of different sites and applications. How do we use typography to communicate the right brand messages? How do we use color to depict our brand and draw users’ attention to certain elements? How do common elements across all tools help shape our users’ experience?

Strong Visual Designers think not only about the way things look, but also how they work. In the case of designing a web application, they understand modern front-end web technologies like HTML 5 and CSS3 and how these tools can be used to improve the UX. In the case of designing a mobile experience, they think about the physical device at hand and how everything from aspect ratio to gesture-based inputs can affect the quality of the design solution. There are a million things to think about, and Visual Designers love to explore them.
Responsibilities
• Creating visual design deliverables such as concept sketches, layouts, and specifications
• Conducting effective meetings with project stakeholders to understand project requirements
• Collaborating effectively with UX team members, as well as other project stakeholders
• Establishing and documenting visual design standards for common usage across all applications
Qualifications
• 2+ years experience designing digital marketing solutions
• Clear examples showing design systems – consistent use of layout elements, grid, typography, iconography, and color
• Experience with modular design systems is required
• Strong portfolio of work showing a range of design styles
• Expert-level skill in Adobe CS5 for Mac OS
• Secondary UX skills in Interaction Design or Front-End Development are a plus
• Experience with content management systems and/or mobile design is helpful
• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design or a related field is preferred

Designer : Denver, CO : Temporary

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:10:58 EST

Looking for a Graphic | Production| Presentation Designer for a short term contract to potentially perm opportunity in beautiful DENVER!!

The perfect candidate...
-will be working on all forms of marketing materials and ok doing some design and some production
-will be able to hit the ground running without a lot of direction
-sometimes will need to partner with writers
-adobe suite (cs3) moving to cs6
Be very experienced with:
- PowerPoint
- Photoshop
- Illistrator
-must know CS3-CS6

Online advertising Campaign Manager NE 6976 : Lincoln, Nebraska : Temporary

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:30:03 EST

Provide operational support to teams for campaign planning & execution Manage Audience IQ campaign operations and services
Provide reporting services for online activities & transactions
Provide advertiser deployment & onboarding support for AIQ programs

Requirements: 3-5 years technical and ad operations, preferably in the online media business
•Ad Trafficking
•Campaign reporting
•Campaign management Math, Statistics, Computer Science or Economics background preferred

Strong quantitative and analytics skills Detailed oriented, quality conscious work habits
Ability to work well with technical staff
Ability to prioritize multiple tasks
Excellent oral, written and interpersonal skills
Team Player: The success of this role will depend on the ability to work across business groups and key clients to provide dependable, timely, and high quality business operations support for all online programs.

Email Designer/Developer : Owings Mills, MD : Temporary

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:00:08 EST

Fantastic opportunity for an experienced email marketer to land at a leading Baltimore employer

HTML Email Designer/Developer (HTML Handcoding needed)

-On-site, 40 hr/wk, contract to perm opportunity in Owings Mills, MD.

Experienced email production savvy, front-end developer. Ability to hand code HTML, (HTML/CSS). Recognizes possible browser incompatibility issues before deployment. Recommends best practices, trouble shoots, and works quickly and accurately on a variety of digital, email, and web campaigns.

Highly visible position working on a team supporting the marketing managers, the creative team, researchers, and senior stakeholders. Process driven and production oriented requiring coordination of data, images, and content as you produce, edit and revise a variety of existing emails.

We are looking for that special someone who can handle the technical aspects and provide some design aesthetic but is also client-facing ready and typically works in a consultative, problem solving style.

Previous email campaign experience, CSS3 experience, command of Adobe CS (5.5) and MS Office would be ideal.

Project management, client interaction experiences also are very important. Experiences with Flash, Action Script 2 or 3, JavaScript, XML and video multimedia/print production experience a plus.