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HOT TALENT
Today we're throwing beads off our balcony to prove Mardi Gras isn't just for the folks down in the French Quarter.
Hey, we hit someone! He's shouting something... is he speaking in Cajun? French?
Wow, with all that wild gesturing and shouting, it looks like he's really getting into the Mardi Gras spirit. People really go gonzo for these necklaces.
Crazy, because they're so cheap two days after the event.
While we liberate ourselves of this box of 2,000, you can catch up on these great Aquent Talent who really know how to Laissez Les Bon Temps Roule!
In the Marketing and Creative sense, that is.
As always, enjoy in moderation.
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And we're still blogging!
Today: A Guide to Unemployment Insurance, just click here!
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FEATURED TALENT THIS WEEK
Eric B. - Online Community Manager / Web Producer
David W. - Flash Animator
Karen P. - Senior Print Designer
Syuzi P. - UEX Designer
Austin C. - UI and Interaction Designer / Developer
Nicole Z. - Online Project Manager
Olika J. - Traffic & Project Manager
Evan S. - Interactive Designer and Developer
Morley S. - Creative Services Manager
Robin W. - Print Designer
Blanca A. - Proposal & Marketing Manager
Ronit M. - Retail Brand Manager
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Eric B.
Online Community Manager / Web Producer
Eric is an Online Community Manager who has been "in the game" for over a decade!
His career highlights in social networking include work at Blogcritics.org where he built an online community of over 2,000 bloggers from the ground up! His successes with Blogcritics included launching online promotional campaigns and the sourcing/management of over 12,000 contacts!
Eric entered the interactive agency environment working as a Senior Producer for 3jane IndieClick, an interactive media agency whose clients included several high profile entertainment companies. There he produced the quarterlife.com social networking site for NBC, an online application for Snickers, and microsites, online advertisements, and full sites for clients.
Eric has experience managing anywhere from 15 to 20 projects at any given time; works well in fast-paced cross-functional team environments; manages budgets, develops content; is technically savvy with several social networking platforms like Facebook and Twitter; and if you can believe it, much, much more!
He's a great person to meet who can show you how to grow your online community! He's available NOW!
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David W.
Flash Animator
David is a Flash Animator/AS3 Developer with some serious chops!
He most recently worked at the Cartoon Network as Flash Animator for such popular animated series as Powerpuff Girls and Out of Jimmy's Head. Before his tenure at Cartoon Network, he was an Animator and Flash Developer for Animax, where he worked on full Web sites, banner campaigns, and developed plug-in tools for Flash Developers. There, he worked on projects for clients like Sesame Street and Disney.
We might as well add that he ACED our rigorous hands-on AS3 assessment.
He has a perfectly balanced mix of animation and development that would be a serious asset to almost any company!
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Karen P.
Senior Print Designer
Karen is a tried and true Aquent Talent who is available after a successful 1 1/2 years at PricewaterhouseCoopers. She really knows how to shine with a style guide, fonts, color pallets, and branding. She has a very clean, corporate look that fits well across many industries.
Prior to PricewaterhouseCoopers, Karen was Lead Designer at a 1,600-person professional engineering firm in DC designing corporate and marketing communications, multimedia presentations, trade show booths, logos, signage, and everything else you can imagine from concept to completion. Working with both internal and external clients, she translated her customers' communication and advertising needs into clean and very effective designs.
Her hands on InDesign and Photoshop skills are AMAZING!!
Karen has a great attitude, is a team player, brings a lot of great conceptual ideas to the table and has an unrivaled work ethic!
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Syuzi P.
UEX Designer
Syuzi (pronounced like 'Suzy") is an amazing User Experience Designer with cutting edge social networking and social media experience in her book of work.
Her most recent clients include Buzznet, ThisNext, Spike.com, and Loud3r.com (a large aggregate site). She has done simply everything: site analysis; architecture, mapping, schematics, and wireframing; and aesthetic design work like logos and art direction.
Before beginning freelance work on her own, Syuzi was a Senior User Experience Designer at MTV's iFilm where she was responsible for concepting and designing streaming media application players for the site and its affiliates.
Did I mention she was also an Art Center AND Cal grad? Oh, and she also recently got her book on wearable technology published by O'Reilly Media!
Why keep reading about how amazing she is when you can meet her about your next project?!
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Austin C.
UI and Interaction Designer / Developer
Austin is an award winning, Interactive Designer/UI and Flash Developer fresh from NYC!
He was most recently at BusinessWeek.com as Senior Interactive Designer and responsible for the design, development, and implementation of special Flash projects that included data-driven micro sites, interactive graphics, and RIAs that run along with stories. He is also very experienced in creating XML-driven applications and pulling data from databases using PHP!
Prior to Businessweek.com, he was at TBWA/Chiat Day where he created Flash designs for both Nivea and Sprint that included banner and online advertising. His awesome technical skills include HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Flash AS2 and AS3, XML, PHP, application design, and more.
Austin is superb at designing and organizing heavy content sites as well creating interactive applications for the front end!
He's relocating as we write this and will be available, in LA, on March 15th!
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Nicole Z.
Online Project Manager
Also new to LA, Nicole is a SUPER SHARP Aquent Talent with 3 years of professional experience with Nike at their headquarters in Oregon.
While onboard, Nicole developed online content for email blasts, blogs, Website content, and managed the schedule/launch of Nike's 6.0 action sports Web site. She also managed vendors and in-house production schedules for online ads, banners, seasonal print schedules, advertising budgets, photo shoots, and additional design projects.
We know you'll find her as amazing and super sharp as we do, so just give us a call and we'll arrange a meeting!
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Olika J.
Traffic & Project Manager
Olika is a results-oriented Creative Services/Marketing Services management pro with more than 16 years of experience at in-house ad agencies!
She has extensive experience with all types of print materials including collateral, packaging, merchandising displays, POP, and ads. She has excellent project management and client relationship skills, ensuring that projects are produced to client expectations, on time, and well within budget.
Olika is a creative thinker with the strength to independently manage projects from preliminary concept through final production in fast-paced environments, able to meet the tightest of deadlines with exceptional attention to detail.
We know you'll find she's a resourceful problem solver that possesses excellent communication, organization, leadership, negotiation and time management skills.
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Evan S.
Interactive Designer and Developer
Evan is a talented Interactive Designer and Developer with a portfolio guaranteed to wow you!
He excels in Web Design and Flash animation, plus develops in AS3. His most recent work has been on interactive games and animated banners. At Nemo Design, Evan worked with a team of Designers and Developers on Nike 6.0, Smith Optics, and HP Blackbird. He was their go-to man when it came to designing and developing interactive Flash features.
Evan's skills are a rare mix of developing and delivering outstanding design.
Let us know if you're interested in seeing some of his sites!
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Morley S.
Creative Services Manager
Morley is an amazing Creative Services Manager with years of experience in Entertainment!
Most recently contracting at Disney in their Home Entertainment Division, she was responsible for the entire ABC TV series releases to the International Market. She handled all of the creative and print production for DVD packaging and POP displays. As a Client Services Manager at AGI she worked with large clients like 20th Century Fox, Paramount, Disney, and others on all their DVD and POP needs.
Needless to say, she is very familiar with a large volume of simultaneous releases, quick turnarounds and a fast pace! She can easily interface with the Branding, Marketing, Legal and Sales Teams to ensure projects are on time, on budget, and meet all the necessary requirements, specs, and approvals.
Morley is very detail-oriented and is able to multi-task with various stages of the creative and production process. She is an expert at meeting a client's needs (whether internal or external) and is able to manage outside vendors.
She is a great addition to any Creative Services team!
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Robin W.
Print Designer
Robin is a Print Designer with a clean, elegant, modern style and really beautiful work.
She has worked on books, brochures, marketing materials, promotional materials and identities. From concept development of major advertising campaigns to designing signage for award-winning museums to writing nationally broadcasted radio spots, her communication, management and design skills have served her clients superbly!
Currently a freelance Art Director for design firms around LA, as well as for several studios around the city, her most recent work includes designs for Smart Papers, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, The Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, and the Beverly Wilshire Hotel.
Just ask to see her incredible book!
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Blanca A.
Proposal & Marketing Manager
If you are currently looking for a passionate, on the ball, highly talented marketing solutions professional, than you'll want to know Blanca!
In her most recent position as Proposal Development Manager at Maritz in their Interactions division, she was tasked with overseeing cross-functional teams comprised of senior management, Producers, Creatives, Writers and Designers. The RFP stops here! While project managing anywhere from 10 to 20 proposals at a time throughout different stages of development, she also had to cull and manage the different resources needed to stay on track to strict deadlines and demands.
You'll find Blanca's background filled with strong project management, account management, and event marketing background with agencies such as Team One Advertising, George P. Johnson, and TMP Worldwide.
Relationship building and team organizing is no small feat to master, and with Blanca by your side, your life will become that much easier!
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Ronit M.
Retail Brand Manager
Ronit is a HOT SHOT Retail Brand Manager making her mark in the world of Marketing.
As Retail Brand Manager for Nike, she was responsible for leading the development and implementation of retail marketing programs for Women's Training and Nike Sportswear. Her most successful project was a result of her strong analytical skills and eye for detail. A new Nike product had everything aligned perfectly. Everything, that is, except for the retail portion! Ronit took immediate action by monitoring stores and identifying best practices, then rolled an Extreme Retail Makeover, promoted ideas at all stores, and implemented quantitative data into Nike's strategies. The end result was a lift of 133%! Talk about a HOT SHOT!!
Ronit has an MBA from USC, is a strategic thinker, and possesses remarkable analytical skills. She can hit the ground running and either be a part of a cohesive team or lead the troops!
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