Transcendental Newsletter

HOT TALENT

What do Transcendental Meditation and our Hot Talent Newsletter have in common?

A great deal, surprisingly.

Both...

  • reduce anxiety attacks when projects become overwhelming
  • can be completed in candlelight
  • leave you calm and refreshed after finishing
  • make you much better looking

While we're working with the Aquent scientists to prove these claims, test our theories for yourself. See if you don't feel much better after you browse through these 6 outstanding Aquent Talent who are ready, willing, and able to make your work life more in control and relaxed.

Just follow the links for profiles, samples, and resumes.

Om!
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FEATURED TALENT THIS WEEK

Elliott L. - Senior Web & Print Designer
Jinah A. - Art Director | Senior Designer
Nicolas Z. - Jr. Flash Developer
Peter B. - Production Artist
Kelly M. - Proofreader & Copyeditor
John F. - On-Line Marketing Manager
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Elliott L.
Senior Web & Print Designer

Elliot wins the prize for working with more Aquent offices around the globe than any other Talent we know!

A highly skilled, hands-on Web & Print Designer with amazing ActionScripting skills (he nabbed a perfect score on our assessment in record time!), he has experience on both the agency and client side. Elliot has designed and built full sites, landing pages, mini-sites, banners, email campaigns and online flash quizzes and other interactive media, can hand code HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and is proficient in InDesign, Photoshop, and Quark.

His impressive client list includes The Cimarron Group, Commonwealth Bank, Mazda, Cirque de Soleil, Fox Movies, Allergen, Toshiba, and Colossal Clothing (an American Apparel company).

As with all hot Web Designers, call us about him today, because we can't guarantee he'll be available tomorrow!

See his on-line Aquent profile by clicking here.

Desired Work: Freelance
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Jinah A.
Art Director | Senior Designer

A powerhouse Aquent Talent with a clean, beautiful design style, Jinah's an Art Center grad with tons of experience in print, packaging, and interactive design.

Her client roster, both as freelancer and staff, is as impressive as her skill set: DZN, DIRECTV, Warner Bros., Universal Music Group, Gaiam LIVINGarts, Samsung Electronics, New Line Cinema, Charles Schwab, and Coca-Cola.

Web sites, identities, packaging, promos, brochures, sell sheets, direct mail...

Click here to see her on-line Aquent profile for samples, then call us for more!

Desired Work: Freelance & Permanent
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Nicolas Z.
Jr. Flash Developer

Hit me with your best shot!

Nicolas is a remarkable Talent able to take images and assets to create some of the most amazing, interactive Flash sites you've seen.

He also scored incredibly well on our rigorous Flash ActionScript assessment in record time! His recent work includes complete site design, navigation, and interface for a number of entertainment businesses (please contact us to see his private URLs).

We believe Nicolas has an impressive future ahead of him, don't you want your company to be part of it?

See his on-line Aquent profile by clicking here.

Desired Work: Freelance & Permanent
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Peter B.
Production Artist

Peter's an incredible Production Artist who fits in any environment under the sun.

Not only did he ace our exceptionally challenging InDesign assessment, he has a great attitude and phenomenal Quark and Photoshop skills to boot.

Peter's extensive client list includes corporate (Ernst & Young and KB Home), entertainment (New Line Cinema and Disney), consumer (Laura Ashley, Nine West, and PetSmart), as well as agencies (Ad Marketing Group and Ambrosi).

His work includes direct mail, retail catalog, POP, one sheets, brochures, signage, and much more.

And he's available right now!

See his on-line Aquent profile by clicking here.

Desired Work: Freelance
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Kelly M.
Proofreader & Copyeditor

Kelly is an editorial superstar!

A Proofreader and Copy Editor with an extensive experience in the publishing industry (including scientific scholarly journals), Kelly FLEW through our proofreading assessment, nabbing top scores.

As Editor for the American Psychological Association, she oversaw a team of Production Editors and Editorial Assistants and their work on 10 journals. She was also in charge of hiring staff and training them on editing and production techniques specific to the manuscripts and scientific journals.

Her staff experience includes top work at the American Anthropological Association and the global law firm Debevoise & Plimpton.

With her amazing attention to detail and great attitude, Kelly would be a great fit for any freelance opportunity!

See her on-line Aquent profile by clicking here.

Desired Work: Freelance
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John F.
On-Line Marketing Manager

Recently Associate Merchandising Manager at DisneyShopping.com, John has 5 years of Marketing experience in both print and Web, plus great project management skills.

At DisneyShopping John executed 15 to 30 product launches a month, working with licensees to acquire new products, executing creative briefs, and managing multi-million dollar budgets. He was instrumental in integrating the Baby Einstein Online businesses into the team, then helping the Einstein line exceed sales and profitability goals.

John has both B2B and B2C marketing experience, has an excellent understanding of the uniqueness of on-line customers (indeed, he helped exceed an on-line sales plan by over 15%), and absolutely loves what he does!

We're sure you'll love him, too!

See his on-line Aquent profile by clicking here.

Desired Work: Permanent

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