HOT TALENT
Now that Old Man Winter has finally gone, we wanted to unveil Aquent's brand new Spring Collection.
That's right, beginning this Monday, every person in our office will be sporting stylish spring attire.
From our Account Directors to our Accounts Payable, we're sure you'll agree our natty new outfits produce a level of service that's brighter, more refined, and ultimately, more "springy".
(Though some of this may be due in part to our newly installed espresso maker.)
And if you think our service is impressive, just check out the services these six amazing Aquent Talent have to offer!
Follow the links for profiles, samples, and resumes.
Sproing!
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FEATURED TALENT THIS WEEK
Josh K. - Flash | Interactive Developer
Jenna R. - Web Content Producer
Hilary B. - User Experience Researcher
Heather K. - Graphic Designer | Art Director
Joyce H. - Production | Graphic Design
Jordan A. - Web Producer | Project Manager
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Josh K.
Flash | Interactive Developer
Recently relocating from San Francisco to our own sunny clime, Josh is a fantastic all-around Developer with a keen eye for design and UI.
Scoring a whopping 5 out of 5 points on our intricate ActionScripting assessment, he's got skills to spare, including fluency in XHTML, HTML, CSS, and PHP with MySQL.
At Venables Bell and Partners, he developed complex Flash projects for the likes of HBO, Audi, PG&E, and Orville Redenbacher. He acted as liaison between rich media vendors, freelancers and creative/interactive departments and created an AJAX-enabled project management system to help everything run effortlessly!
His background includes all aspects of interactive design/development and video production from concept to stunning delivery.
An outstanding Aquent Talent we're exceedingly happy to have in town!
See his on-line Aquent profile by clicking here.
Desired Work: Freelance & Permanent
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Jenna R.
Web Content Producer
Jenna's a smart, powerhouse Producer who was most recently managing all editorial content production for the Disney Travel and Disney Family sites.
While on staff Jenna developed overall strategy and back-end CMS structure, collaborated on interactive design, and managed a team of 6 editorial on-site staff and 20 off-site freelancers.
As Senior Editor at AOL City Guide, she was responsible for programming and managing 7 major markets, including Las Vegas, which received over 1 million pageviews a month. She managed a team of more than 20 remote freelance writers across the country and implemented back-end changes which allowed Editors to be up to 40% more efficient in their work.
In addition to Jenna's extensive content development and project management experience, she also has a strong technical know how and can build a CMS system from scratch (which she did for AOL, consequently increasing office efficiency by a whopping 75%).
Armed with a great attitude, terrific skills, and a MENSA membership (we told you she was smart), you're going to wish you'd hired her years ago!
See her on-line Aquent profile by clicking here.
Desired Work: Freelance & Permanent
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Heather K.
Graphic Designer | Art Director
OUCH!
That's what our Mac said after Heather blazed through both our Quark and Photoshop assessments in record time.
On top of that, she is an amazing Designer who is talented and funny.
Her satisfied client roster includes DreamWorks SKG, Geffen Records, Gramercy Pictures, Walt Disney Co., Tiger Beat & BOP, and a bevy of others for whom she's created everything from packaging and magazines to CD covers and ads.
A detailed hands-on wonder, she can take any of your ideas straight through from concept to production.
With red-hot speed!
See her on-line Aquent profile by clicking here.
Desired Work: Temporary and Permanent
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Hilary B.
User Experience Researcher
Hilary has extensive experience with research and market research, including usability testing, concept testing, customer satisfaction metrics, competitive analysis, contextual inquiry, eye tracking, and so much more.
If you need to know it, she'll find it out for you.
At Yahoo! Hilary worked on both Enterprise Applications and Mass Market Web Sites, conducting heuristic reviews, moderating sessions, synthesizing findings, and tracking recommendations to see how well they worked. At Move, Inc. (formerly Homestore), she managed and ran a user research program for a suite of major consumer Web sites which got a whopping 11 million unique monthly views.
Her background includes work at Sandia National Laboratories, and TiVo and she has her Masters in Communication from Stanford University.
Incredibly passionate about her work, let Hilary help you stay ahead of the game!
See her on-line Aquent profile by clicking here.
Desired Work: Freelance & Permanent
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Joyce H.
Production | Graphic Design
Just back with Aquent, Joyce is an accomplished Production Artist highly skilled in Quark, Photoshop, and InDesign and with a great eye for layout design.
As a staff Designer for biomedical company Dako Corporation and as a freelancer at Fausset Printing and BioSource/Invitrogen, she's created 300+ page catalogs, brochures, tradeshow displays, direct mail campaigns, product promotions, and much more. She's a consummate Technical Illustrator and adept at coordinating all phases of print production, including prepping files, proofing bluelines, and conducting press checks.
Open to both off-site and on-site work, she's available immediately!
See her on-line Aquent profile by clicking here.
Desired Work: Freelance & Permanent
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Jordan A.
Web Producer | Project Manager
Most recently at Tinkerstreet Creative Group and Amp'd Mobile, Jordan has extensive experience producing high-quality Web content for multi-million dollar accounts.
At Amp'd, he was instrumental in launching the company's site, conceiving and producing on-line content for the site and mobile phones, interfacing and coordinating with marketing and 7 content teams, negotiating with and managing third-party vendors, and providing creative direction for the Web design team and marcom departments.
At Tinkerstreet, Jordan was the main client contact for all accounts, and his duties included branding and development and overseeing teams of designers and coders to fulfill all marketing needs from Web site production to print advertising.
Jordan has great experience managing both creative and technical requirements for the Web, even on gargantuan projects!
See his on-line Aquent profile by clicking here.
Desired Work: Freelance & Permanent
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