H O T T A L E N T
The Newsletter of Aquent's Available Talent
J U L Y | 2 5 | 2 0 0 7
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Hot Talent
Featured Talent This Week
That Bit at the End - "The Revolution Will Not Be TiVo'd"
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HOT TALENT
Has it really been 3 weeks since our last newsletter?
Believe us, we've missed it as much as you have.
If you were wondering what we'd been doing, check out our blog (http://aquent.typepad.com/) and see how we redecorated our office and hosted 100+ of our favorite Aquent Talent for a Taco Truck Fiesta and lived to tell about it.
(Then feel free to contact us for leftover taco fillings. Please specify Carne Asada or Al Pastor.)
In the meantime, have a look at the four fabulous Aquent Talent available today!
Follow the links for profiles, samples, and resumes.
Enjoy with salsa!
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FEATURED TALENT THIS WEEK
Jinah A. - Art Director | Senior Designer
Vonyse R. - Web | Graphic Designer
Coburn H. - UI Design | Developer
Meredith I. - Senior Account Executive
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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...
See her on-line Aquent profile for samples, then call us for more!
Click here.
Desired Work: Freelance & Permanent
Skills: QuarkXPress, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe ImageReady, Adobe Photoshop, HTML, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Macromedia FreeHand, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Word
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Coburn H.
UI Design | Developer
Now available after finishing up work for Ignited Minds, Coburn is a gifted Web Designer and Developer who has led creative teams in custom software development, internal- and external-facing sites, ecommerce environments, and much more.
With strong design skills and technical acumen, he's done excellent work of us at NBC Universal, Public Interest Advertising, and Earthlink. While on staff at Venice Consulting his client roster included Hilton Hotels, Buy.com, Fox Sports, Goldsmith Seeds, Shea Homes, Morgan Samuels, Millie & Severson, Pure Link, and Ladera.
His hands-on skills include some seriously strong HTML/DHTML, CSS, Photoshop, PHP, plus JavaScript and ASP.
Speaking of serious, if you're interested, call us today. We know he's not going to be available for long!
See his on-line Aquent profile by clicking here.
Desired Work: Freelance & Permanent
Skills: Adobe Acrobat, Adobe ImageReady, Adobe Photoshop, DHTML, HTML, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Macromedia HomeSite, Microsoft IIS, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Word, Visio
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Vonyse R.
Web | Graphic Designer
We love it when one call does it all.
Just coming off a yearlong assignment for us at NBC, Vonyse is a veritable Creative Swiss Army knife, able to design in print and Web (UI and visuals) as well as code (ActionScript, JavaScript, CSS) and handle print production.
Her 7+ years of stellar work include designing and programming sites for Jamie Foxx's Laffapalooza, Virgin/EMI, Save.com, Ervin | Bell Marketing Communications, and creating brochures, press packets, posters, national ad campaigns, and more for Los Angeles Metro, Bamflex, and Cal State Long Beach.
Besides being able to implement any interactive piece you could ever need, she has a deep understanding of the Web creative process and how it fits best with the development timeline.
Did someone call for Macgyver?
See her on-line Aquent profile by clicking here.
Desired Work: Freelance & Permanent
Skills: Macromedia Flash, HTML, ASP, QuarkXPress, XML, PHP, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, BBEdit, HTML, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Macromedia Fireworks, Macromedia HomeSite, Microsoft Office
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Meredith I.
Senior Account Executive
A recent relo to LA from Seattle, Meredith is a Senior Account Executive with extensive account experience in gaming and CRM.
Working on the Microsoft Xbox Global account for Young & Rubicam, she created the end-to-end communication lifecycle plan for the game console, incorporating business needs, customer insights, and analytics. She was a key player in the transition of the 10-million subscriber database and headed up the vendor search and best practices creation for mobile as a new channel.
As Marketing Manager at CurtCo Robb Media, she managed value-added services including partnerships and promotions for clients including Ferrari, Cartier, and BMW as well as providing end-to-end production of their newsletter.
Knowledgeable in testing, ROI analysis, data modeling, and budget optimization, when you need exceptional strategy, you know where to call!
See her on-line Aquent profile by clicking here.
Desired Work: Permanent
Professional Categories: Account Management, Database Marketing, Market Research, Marketing Communications, Strategic Planning
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THAT BIT AT THE END
"The Revolution Will Not Be TiVo'd"
Okay, I turned off my TV.
After hearing so many people bad-mouth it for so long, my wife decided, "What the heck!" and on New Year's Day 2007, she stuck our TV set out in the garage, right between several dusty pieces of workout equipment.
"You'll have loads of extra time," my wife said, handing me a SAY NO TO TV pamphlet. "Just think of what you can accomplish," she said.
Wrong.
I am here to tell you that we have done bupkus in 2007. Which is exactly the same output we had in 2006.
If you're anxiously awaiting our Nobel Peace Prize announcement, then you are just going to have to keep waiting.
The SAY NO TO TV folks are very gung ho on all that extra time you get when you give up TV. Which is true enough. We've plenty of time now that HGTV isn't on 24/7 telling us how to redo our kitchen backsplash in under an hour (we never got around to any of those projects they were always telling us about, either, but it was sure fun to live vicariously).
But what those SAY NO TO TV people fail to tell you is exactly what to do with that extra time once you get rid of your TV.
Was I supposed to use it to become a nuclear physicist? Plan for dramatic self-improvement? Learn Spanish? Well, none of that happened. I joined a gym that I quickly forgot about, and I took up 13 incredibly boring hobbies.
Turns out most stamps aren't just incredibly small, they are also unbearably dull. In fact, the only thing I found to be more uninspiring than collecting stamps was speaking to anyone who collects them. (I discovered there are lots of philatelists with PLENTY to say on the subject.)
Racquetball stinks, and so does home beer brewing, hydroponics, bowling, ham radio, juggling, pottery, billiards, paint-by-numbers, solitaire, model railroading, woodcarving, and sitting at the local bar with a bunch of old guys knocking politicians and downing beer.
Ever been to an indoor firing range? You aren't missing much if you haven't.
I found out the hard way why television is so popular.
Because from fishing to golf to gardening, every GOOD hobby takes place while the sun is shining.
Which is why I tell you that if you are considering going without TV, don't bother.
Just think, you get home at 6, and then you make dinner. You could be at the table by 6:30 and possibly done eating a little after 7. And then what are you going to do? Huh? You've got at least THREE FULL HOURS of time before you go to bed!
Those SAY NO TO TV people are chomping at the bit to tell you that getting rid of your TV could bring your family closer together. Well, what if you don't want to be any closer to your family? I was fine not talking to them while we were watching CSI, and the thought of sitting around with that lot playing Yahtzee frankly gives me the willies.
Turning off my TV for a half a year has not made me any smarter, better looking, or more outgoing. In fact, it's done the opposite. I have no idea what anyone's talking about around the office water cooler and can't participate in the discussions. (What's happening on Dancing with the Stars? What do the kids look like on Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?)
If you can imagine what it's like trying to scan the radio dial to find a station broadcasting the Eagles' game, then you can imagine what kind of hell my life has become.
And I do really miss that pretty traffic lady every morning on Channel 4.
I don't know what the heck people did before there was TV, but I am incredibly surprised that they didn't die of boredom. My grandparents' top accomplishment was bringing the bathroom into the house. Something they were still talking about it well into their eighties. It was big news to the pre-TV crowd.
So don't give up your TV.
Relish your time together with it. Enjoy it while you can.
And if you're not doing anything this week, feel free to invite me over to help you appreciate it.
I'm begging you.
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