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IN THIS ISSUE:
Hot (Rocks) Talent
Featured Talent This Week
That Rockin' Bit at the End - "Sympathy from the Devil"
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HOT (ROCKS) TALENT
What did 80's hair band Poison mean by an "Unskinny Bop"? What, exactly, is an "Aqualung"? Can anyone, anywhere name a Golden Earring hit?
Sometimes Rocktober brings about more questions than answers.
Happily we're bringing you only answers this week, in the form of great Aquent Talent guaranteed to impact your company's bottom line and make your work life better.
Which will free you up to accomplish important life goals, like getting the Trans-Am off those cinderblocks and out of Mom's yard by Thanksgiving.
You can thank us with a PBR down by the river.
Follow the links for profiles, samples, and resumes.
Enjoy!
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FEATURED TALENT THIS WEEK
Elisabeth S. - Graphic Designer, Art Director
Namky L. - Production Artist & Coordinator
Cecilia A. - Mar/Comm Project Manager
Devin K. - Web Project Manager | Producer
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Elisabeth S.
Graphic Designer, Art Director
Armed with a portfolio chock full of beautiful samples, Elisabeth's award-winning work includes pieces from Avia, North Face, Coca-Cola, Nike, Frito Lay, Hewlett Packard, and (our favorite) Fairytale Brownies, just to name a few.
Talented, energetic, and professional, she freelanced at the Nike campus for 2 years and stayed on another 5 as a Consultant, providing top graphic and image design services for a company envied worldwide for their highly creative work.
Clever stationery systems, beautiful boxes, stunning brochures... Don't just take our word for it, check out her on-line profile for a sampling.
Elisabeth is currently looking for short-term on-site or project off-site work.
See her on-line Aquent profile!
Desired Work: Freelance
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Namky L.
Production Artist & Coordinator
Fresh in from Chicago, Namky was most recently Production Coordinator at publishing giant McGraw-Hill and has very strong hands-on InDesign and Quark skills.
His experience in both areas covers the field: production and design of catalogs, books, postcards, etc.; archiving, editing, and flightchecking new and reprint materials; preparing files for print; creating and maintaining image library databases; creating PowerPoint presentations; and much more. He recently supervised a massive migration of QuarkXPress legacy files to the InDesign format. He's worked in a wide range of industries including medical, educational, and insurance.
Production, coordination, or a combination of both...
He comes highly recommended from our Chicago office and ours as well!
See his on-line Aquent profile!
Desired Work: Freelance and Permanent
Skills: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, QuarkXPress, Adobe Illustrator, CorelDRAW!, Microsoft PowerPoint, Flatbed Scanning, WordPerfect, Microsoft Office, DOS, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Excel, Lotus 1-2-3
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Cecilia A.
Mar/Comm Project Manager
"But will it work in Spanish?" Only Cecilia knows!
Over 5 years experience in public relations, promotions, and advertising, and bilingual in English and Spanish, you could say Cecilia's a communications marketing specialist.
We do.
At Sunkist, she was responsible for implementing consumer advertising, public relations, and Web programs; developing content for consumer and trade direct mail and e-newsletters; and serving as spokesperson at company events and sponsorships. At American Red Cross she served as media liaison and spokesperson as well as writing press releases and internal/external newsletters, coordinating advertising campaigns, and making sure all communication met stringent FDA standards.
She works well with teams, ad agencies, media buying companies...
And, of course, you!
See her on-line Aquent profile!
Desired Work: Freelance & Permanent
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Devin K.
Web Project Manager | Producer
You may remember AOL's first live music concert, but you probably didn't know Devin was managing the whole thing for you and 2 million other viewers.
A Web/Interactive Producer since "Web" was a mere buzzword, he has over 9 years of experience and has been managing the development of 60 to 70 sites annually for the last 5.
Most recently at Warner Bros. Online, he managed the scope, schedules, budgets and implementation of hundreds of Web site, content, and marketing projects for their home video and theatrical departments as well as DC Comics. He expertly coordinates teams of Designers, Application Engineers, Interface Developers, and Marketing team members to ensure every element is running on time and on budget.
Equipped with PMI Certification in project management, he's expert at streamlining efficiencies, making projects more cost effective, and making sure your ideas go off with a bang instead of a whimper.
See his on-line Aquent profile!
Desired Work: Freelance & Permanent
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THAT ROCKIN' BIT AT THE END
"Sympathy from the Devil"
This is part of a series of advice columns we've collected from around the globe.
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Dear Satan,
Every time our neighborhood holds a friendly summertime get together, a certain family down the block never fails to show up with a cooler full of beer. My husband and I are trying to teach our children, ages 14 and 16, that one doesn't need to drink to have a good time. Do you think I should politely ask my neighbors to leave the brew behind, or am I butting in where I don't belong?
Temperance
Dear Temperance,
The evils of alcohol are well documented and you are right to be concerned for your children's interests. But the quandary is that if you become a teetotaler for their sakes, when the two eventually reach drinking age you will be splitting your weekends between the drunk tank and the detox facility.
The wisest choice is encouraging your children to drink as much alcohol as they'd like whenever they'd like. This way by the time they finally reach those high peer pressure years they will be (to borrow an expression from AA) so "sick and tired of being sick and tired" they will be the models of sobriety.
Your neighborhood will cheer you!
Dear Satan,
My son, "Phillipe," is 14. We have always been able to talk about everything. Yesterday I was shocked because he had shaved his legs! I tried to remain calm. He says that all his friends are doing it, and that the girls like it.
His father sat down with him and told him that men do not shave their legs. My son says it is the fashion, and hairy legs are not "in."
Phillipe is a wonderful young man. People always tell me how lucky we are to have such a terrific son. Am I overreacting?
Worried in Pittsburgh
Dear Worried,
You have a right to be worried. Leg shaving, most assuredly, leads to harsher and more destructive behaviors. If your son is this bent on pleasing his teenage cronies and the opposite sex, then chances are quite high he'll end up fixing up on the streets of New York City and leaning over heat grates for warmth in the cold, cold winters of the northeast. Phillipe is in trouble and you and your husband are the only ones who can help.
My advice to you is to send the lad to the harshest military academy you can find where he can get access to the discipline he so desperately needs. Be sure you tell him that it is for his own good.
He may not thank you now. And he may hate you forever. But what can you do? Leg shaving. Holy smokes.
Dear Satan,
I have a problem. I have a Sabre 402 with a new extendable whisker pole for the 130% genoa.
The pole is a forespar unit with internal extension line. A single ring is mounted chest high on the mast with 4 tapped machine screws. For offshore work and perfect safety, what is the recommended rigging procedure? Extra sheet? Fore and after guys?
Confused
Dear Confused,
You do not have a problem, you have an issue. And that issue, my friend, is that you do not fish enough. You must sacrifice everything: your work, your children, and most especially your relationship with your wife to figure out what is going on with this pole.
Dear Satan,
My mother's 75th birthday party is coming up and I want to get her something really special for the occasion. I want to go all out on this one, but I'm afraid I'll spend a fortune and end up with something she doesn't like. What would be an appropriate gift?
Unsure
Dear Unsure,
Since it is your mother, you need think of a very personal gift. Something that lets her know how sick and tired you are of her non-stop criticism, something that subtly delivers the message that you blame her for your incredibly low self-esteem, something that asks the question, "Why did you give up on me?" Something under $200.
I know that's a pretty tall order, but a nice bottle of Antinori Solaia '00 (bright aromas of crushed berry and raspberry, full bodied with lovely tannins) spiked with arsenic would fit the bill.
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Until next week!
Satan
Satan shares more than 100 of his favorite recipes in two booklets: "Satan's Favorite Recipes" and "Don't Call it Gluttony, Call it Eating Well". Send a business-size, self-addressed envelope, plus check or money order for $10 (U.S. funds) to: Dear Satan -- Cookbook Set, P.O. Box 666, Galveston, TX 61054. (Postage is included in price.)
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