The Aquent ASAP Job List
"I've Got Blisters on My Blisters"
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- A recent resume which reflects all the must haves
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- Any samples, if requested
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THIS WEEK'S POSITIONS:
- Off-Site Proofreader
- Web Designer with HTML/CSS skills
- Copy Project Manager
- Jr. Web Designer
- Web Art Director
- Director, Database Marketing and CRM
- Jr. Marketing Proposal Specialist
- Web Art Director
- Sr. Copywriter
- Business Intelligence Analyst
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POSITION: Off-Site Proofreader
TERMS: Freelance (Off-Site)
MUST HAVES!:
- 3+ years of professional proofreading experience
- Must be able to pass our rigorous proofreading assessment
- Ability to work remotely as well as travel to client location for occasional team meetings
- Position is no more than 27 hours a week
- Familiarity with insurance and/or healthcare industry a plus
PERKS!:
- Work in your pajamas (most of the time)
LOCATION:
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Your house and Woodland Hills
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POSITION: Web Designer with HTML/CSS skills
TERMS: Freelance-to-Permanent (On-Site)
MUST HAVES!:
- 2 to 4 years of professional Web site design experience
- Hands-on skills in HTML and CSS (Flash a plus)
- Able to work within a close knit team
- Please send professional sample URLs
PERKS!:
- Large marketing resource site
- Keep up-to-date with latest marketing trends, trainings, events, etc.
LOCATION:
- Culver City
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POSITION: Copy Project Manager
TERMS: Long-Term Freelance (On-Site)
MUST HAVES!:
- Copy and editorial skills
- Project management skills
- Experience interfacing with cross functional teams and performing on-line research
- Proposal experience preferred
PERKS!:
- Progressive health care organization
- Leading non-profit
LOCATION:
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Pasadena
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POSITION: Jr. Web Designer
TERMS: Permanent (On-Site)
MUST HAVES!:
- 1 to 2 years of professional experience (corporate preferred)
- Hands-on skills in HTML and CSS
- Client interface experience and strong communication skills
- Must send URLs for consideration
PERKS!:
- A very fun, casual environment
LOCATION:
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POSITION: Web Art Director
TERMS: Freelance-to-Permanent (On-Site)
MUST HAVES!:
- Must have 4 to 6 years of Web design experience
- Understanding of basic HTML and hand-coding
- Expert level in Photoshop & Illustrator
PERKS!:
- Start-up company with stock options
- Fun and cool environment
LOCATION:
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Beverly Hills
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POSITION: Director, Database Marketing and CRM
TERMS: Freelance-to-Permanent (On-Site)
MUST HAVES!:
- Experience and knowledge of data, CRM, and digital communications
- Knowledge of behavioral targeting & consumer event driven direct marketing
- Degree in marketing or related field
PERKS!:
- Fast-growing company
- Great team environment
LOCATION:
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West LA
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POSITION: Jr. Marketing Proposal Specialist
TERMS: Freelance-to-Permanent (On-Site)
MUST HAVES!:
- 2 to 3 years of experience writing custom proposals
- Ability to gather information through internal resources or research
- Degree in English, Communications, or related field
- Ability to pre-qualify client or project leads preferred
- Salary
PERKS!:
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Upward mobility and growth
LOCATION:
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Downtown
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POSITION: Web Art Director
TERMS: Permanent (On-Site)
MUST HAVES!:
- 5+ years of experience
- Ability to concept high-end design backed by great marketing strategy
- Experience in beauty, fashion, and/or luxury design
- Collaborative team player attitude
PERKS!:
- 1 day off a month to work for your favorite charity
- Fun, healthy environment
LOCATION:
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El Segundo
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POSITION: Sr. Copywriter
TERMS: Permanent (On-Site)
MUST HAVES!:
- Absolutely must have theatrical ad experience
- Must submit samples of movie one sheets, ads, sell sheets, etc. for consideration
PERKS!:
- Very cool entertainment agency who works with studios, gaming companies, etc.
- Very stable environment
LOCATION:
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Hollywood
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POSITION: Business Intelligence Analyst
TERMS: Permanent (On-Site)
MUST HAVES!:
- Data warehousing experience
- Experience with software development
- Oracle and Cognos a plus
- Ability to manage system related projects
PERKS!:
- Heavy discount on company products (health related)
- Plenty of room to grow
LOCATION:
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South Bay
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THAT BIT AT THE END
"Action!"
Most of what I've become, I believe, can be blamed on my father. The man was a relentless tinkerer and decided one evening to switch the voice box of my Redondo Beach Darby with the one from my brother's Mercenary Mike action figure.
So, come Saturday morning, my Darby doll began warning anyone walking outside her tiny condo about things like incoming mortar attacks and booby traps.
As you can well imagine, this affected me in many ways when it came to playing with friends.
I was, for one, embarrassed each and every time I brought my Darby over to my friends' houses. Mostly because my doll was apt to shout "Time to reload my crossbow!" or threaten to wallop their dolls with her powerful karate chop (a feature she didn't actually have).
Two, Darby and I spent an inordinate amount of time trying to figure out which one of my friend's dolls worked as a double agent for that conniving Dr. X. (Oh, how I was always on the lookout for his tell-tale laser red eye!)
Darby began to lead a double life. Yes, she looked stunning arriving at a party in a hot pink tricot bodysuit under her ruffled skirt (cinched at the waist with a wide silvery belt), but then she'd complain loudly that someone had eaten her C-rations. After taking a turn on the dance floor with Ben or one of the many other clean-shaven men dolls, she'd sit down with them and complain about the terrible jungle heat.
And so it went that my Redondo Darby stopped drinking tea or joining the others at the faux BBQ for fear that someone in the perfect little cocktail dress would poison her.
In her own condo, instead of cementing her relationship with her girlfriends by hosting late night gab sessions, she would badger them to load missiles into the Assault 'Copter or sweep the place for listening devices.
Taking the lead from Darby, during my formative years I never really learned to do many of those things that every little girl should: visiting with friends, discussing feelings, checking out boys, or shopping endlessly for clothes and accessories. Instead I became obsessed with the mysterious assault on Silo 66, about which Darby would speak with greater and greater frequency.
What is a "top ranking NCO?" How far is a "click"? These questions plagued me while my geometry teacher prattled on about the Pythagorean theorem.
I became less involved with my friends, whose dolls Patina and Clarisse were forever quarrelling about who had the cutest top or which was the best mall.
It didn't really seem to matter, especially if we were going to take down the perplexing Silo 66 at 1700 hours on any given day.
It was right then that I made the difficult decision to give Darby the makeover of makeovers. It was inevitable. You get a pink taffeta dress stuck on a grappling hook just once. It's a lesson you don't repeat.
Besides, Darby felt more comfortable in fatigues than a halter-top.
She moved out of her condo after an argument with her roommates over foreign policy turned into a slapping contest (it was one of the few times I actually did wish Darby had a karate chop).
And soon she found a nice bunker to share with two men named Redwolf and Flynt who, like her, preferred fingerless black gloves to arm length ones.
And she never looked back.
Neither did I.
And though it's been nearly 15 years since I was an adolescent, when shopping for clothes I will inevitably veer toward the camouflaged or at least black ones. And in sporting goods stores I can never walk by the crossbows without picking one up.
Sadly, the assault on Silo 66 never did materialize, and its location remains forever a mystery.
I still do have Darby in a box up in my closet. And I still take her out every once in awhile just to hear her gravelly voice just for old time's sake.
And whenever I'm at a party and a woman in the perfect little cocktail dress offers me a drink, I always tell her, as Darby would have if she were there instead of me, "Not on my watch, bub".
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