Tim Donnelly: July 2008 Archives

As we come through the turnstile you'll be able see the spectacular Tomb of the Little Known Sailor.

If the tour group will look closely at the eternal flame on the top of the monument you will notice that it is coming out of the top of an antique whiskey bottle. This is a faithful replica of the 160 proof whiskey bottle found lying beside the passed out sailor discovered on this hallowed ground over one hundred and six years ago.

The tomb itself, a classic example of American folk art, has withstood tornadoes, floods, and the occasional rock-throwing teen and continues to be one of the least visited Monuments in the National Park System.

Dedicated on October 28, 1906 and designated as a National Monument in 1924, the monument was erected to commemorate sailors who have fallen while on shore leave.

On that historic October day, five off-duty sailors came upon their collapsed comrade and set out to build a monument of empty beer cans and whiskey bottles around the body.

Had the sailor drunkenly stumbled and passed out before he could reach his ship or had he simply been trying to drown his sorrows in cheap hooch?

This might have been a question for the ages had the sailor not actually woken up during the construction and begged the others to stop.

Fortunately for us, the extraordinarily inebriated "construction crew "was reluctant to give up their task and simply acted as if they could not to hear his pleas. They quickly entombed their fellow sailor then left for an impromptu wake at a nearby pub.

As luck would have it the tomb's door was never completed and the captive sailor made a quick getaway into the night.

No one would ever learn his name.

The door to the tomb remains unfinished to this day.

If the group will turn your attention to the east side of the tomb, you will see a bas-relief of a sailor and a white angel. Observe how the angel is helping the sailor back onto the bar stool from which he has tumbled.

This is believed to be the work of Terrence D'Nupre, an overzealous sculptor who devoted his life to working on public art pieces for which he had not been commissioned. Crafted out of dozens of aspirin bottles, it's a fitting complement to the tomb itself.

As we come around the south side, we see a specially trained member of the 3rd United States Ocean Patrol, who has been tasked with guarding the monument 25 hours a day. (They insist that they go the extra hour.)

Please do not approach the guard as he is instructed to engage anyone within five feet of the monument in a verbal battle of profanity.

If you have binoculars handy, you will note the particular redness in the guard's eyes. Before coming to work, each elite member of the Patrol must report across the street to Meehan's Public House and rapidly drink five shots of whiskey in succession then follow it with a plate of steak and kidney pie. The guard must be physically thrown out of the establishment into a nearby mud puddle before his shift starts.

Even without binoculars you can observe the telltale dirt stains around the jacket and leggings and the "I-haven't-seen-a-woman-in-over-400-days" stare.

Ladies in the group will now appreciate our insistence on wearing false beards for the duration of their visit.

Notably, the celebrated artist Jackson Pollock designed the costumes worn by the Ocean Patrol during one of his numerous weeklong benders. The drip technique made famous by the painter can be seen as embroidery on the leggings, coat, and long cape. These costumes are exceptionally challenging to maintain and clean, a fact made more difficult as the inebriated guards are continually staining them with grass, blood, mud, and horse manure.

Here on the west side of the monument you can view an enormous plaque dedicated to the Little Known Sailor. Each line contains the name of a drinking establishment from which a sailor has been ejected while on shore leave. Even using an extremely small 3-point font, the plaque was filled by 1908, two short years after the monument's completion. Additional establishment names have been carved onto the granite wall you see to your left. The wall holds the record, at just over 10 miles, as the longest continuous granite wall in the world.

As we step around the south side of the tomb, and conclude our tour, we find the Tomb of the Little Known Sailor Pub and Gift Shoppe.

Here you will find countless varieties of delicious sandwiches and other "pub grub", commemorative souvenirs, and over 777 beers on tap.

I hope you've enjoyed your visit to Tomb of the Little Known Sailor National Monument, and we do hope to see you again soon.

Do please remember to tip your waitress and return your beards as you exit.

Thank you.

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IN THIS ISSUE:

Hot Talent

Featured Talent This Week

That Bit at the End - Naval Gazing"

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HOT TALENT

Happily everyone in LA was only a bit shook up by our recent 5.4 earthquake.

So we thought it might be wise to send along the "what do to in an earthquake" link.

Maybe to share with any of the folks in your office that looked perplexed during the temblor.

You can download the LA Fire Department Earthquake guide (as a PDF) by clicking here.

And since no one lost any blood as a result of the quake, maybe it'd be a good time to think about donating some? Just click here.

Print this out on your way to the Red Cross to read about these wonderful Aquent Talent, ready and willing to rock your (business) world!

Sorry, couldn't resist.

Enjoy!

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FEATURED TALENT THIS WEEK

Ian S. - Web Producer
Joon F. - Flash ActionScriptor
Sarah L. - HTML Coder
Alisa M. - Brand Manager
Maria G. - Creative Director
Nicole S. - Traffic Manager
Lisa G. - Jr. Flash Animator
Jerry D. - Production Artist
Erin N. - Coordinator  | Sr. Level Executive Assistant
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Ian S.
Web Producer

At Sony for two years, Ian produced and managed the design and redesign of well-traveled sites including Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy!, The New York Times, Google, Maxwell House, Dawn, Febreze, People Magazine, Transitions Lenses, Sony Card, Last Minute Travel, and 24 Hour Fitness.

His experience includes wire frames, site outlines, schematic drawings, technical spec documents, production timelines, and vendor management. He also has a stellar design background and great hands-on design skills.

Enthusiastic, flexible, and dynamic, Ian is ready for his next opportunity!
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Joon F.
Flash ActionScriptor

Earning top scores on our Flash ActionScripting assessment, Joon is a highly skilled Flash Developer with CSS, HTML, PHP and a great eye for design!

And, lucky for you, he just became available!

Most recently freelancing for Diesel Jeans, Virgin Music Group, BCBG, and Crew Creative Agency, he was optimizing Flash sites for search engines, creating widgets for MySpace pages, and crafting multiple URLs to direct browsers to specific sections of Flash sites.

Joon was also Flash Developer at Ignited Ad Agency (Formally Ignited Minds) and ActionScriptor and Producer at Makita Power Tools.

Please call us if you want to meet him, because with skills like his, he's not going to be around long!
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Sarah L.
HTML Coder
 
Available in mid-August, Sarah is just wrapping up a yearlong assignment at Socal Gas & Electric where she's creating, updating, and debugging front-end code; designing and editing interfaces and graphics; and organizing and editing content.

Her scores on our arduous hands-on HTML/CSS assessment topped the charts!

Formerly Senior Front-End HTML Developer at Edmunds.com, she did full lifecycle development on four of their highest trafficked sites and modified and created HTML templates using CSS and JavaScript.

She works well in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment and would be a great addition to any development group!
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Alisa M.
Brand Manager

A brand manager whose trail of success follows her wherever she lands.

Whether it be Mattel, Toyota, MTV, Disney, or Nickelodeon.

Coming from a production background, Alisa joined the Consumer Goods Industry, specifically toys, 8 years ago. In her years of brand managing and producing, she's worked with two major toy corporations, not only focusing on commercial production, but also in toy development, design, marketing, and vendor relations.

At 889 Ink, an advertising agency, Alisa was responsible for the acquisition of all Barbie Reality commercials for Mattel.  This responsibility included researching Barbie products and launching a new and improved Barbie Reality brand, which followed through in all branding, not just the commercials.  Her successful launch led to a 12% sales increase, something Mattel was trying to do for years. Alisa worked with research and analysis to strategize a new branding look for Barbie, and the results were astounding!

Don't snooze on Alisa, because she won't be available for long!
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Maria G.
Creative Director

Maria is a human hybrid, specializing in print, online, TV, and direct marketing, who has extensive agency and client side experience.

Most recently at Los Angeles Times Media Group, she directed all broadcast, on-line, print, and outdoor advertising for brands including Los Angeles Times, latimes.com, TheEnvelope.com, and Metromix.com and supervised a 25-person creative, production, and traffic department.

Her staff positions include Foote, Cone & Belding Worldwide, Grey San Francisco, Leo Burnett Worldwide, and RCW/Omnicom. Her accounts include DIRECTV, Toyota, Adobe, Lexus, Visa, Motorola, and Microsoft.

She an award-winning Aquent Talent!
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Nicole S.
Traffic Manager

A Traffic Manager with loads of agency and in-house experience!

Working well in fast-paced environments where anything can and will happen, her impressive list of clients includes Universal McCann, Amgen, and Disney Mobile.

Nicole has experience working with vendors, managing budgets, and scheduling and has worked extensively with Excel and proprietary systems for trafficking.

With experience in both print and broadcast environments, she has a stellar reputation and a long history of stellar work at Aquent clients!
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Lisa G.
Jr. Flash Animator

Nabbing a perfect score on our rigorous Flash Animation assessment, Lisa finished with time to spare!

She's most recently been at Vivendi Universal Games working on functional and technical game testing as well as site content work and updates for game titles.

We believe she has a ton of potential and know you'll agree that her skills (and her disposition) are TOPS!
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Jerry D.
Production Artist

A very talented Production Artist with some great design chops!

A Cal Arts grad, Jerry's recently done a ton of production and layout freelance work for various healthcare clients, as well as designing identity, logos, and promotional events materials for small to mid-sized businesses around LA.

He nabbed top scores on our InDesign assessment and has experience with both pre-flight and pre-press.

In addition to his solid production skills, Jerry has a great sense of design and a degree in fine arts (just ask to see his portfolio!)

He has a fantastic disposition and is ready to work right now!
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Erin N.
Coordinator  | Sr. Level Executive Assistant

A skilled and knowledgeable Executive Assistant with over 15 years of experience in fast-paced environments, Erin also has exceptional experience as a Project and Events Manager. 

In her most recent position at Valley Presbyterian Hospital as a Department Assistant/Office Manager, her duties included design of department documents, maintaining student and employee databases, and registering healthcare professionals for a variety of classes that meet state compliance mandates.

In additional to healthcare, she has entertainment experience as well, working with Disney ABC, DreamWorks, CBS Paramount, and Sony Pictures Entertainment. She provided support to Presidents, EVPs, SVPs, and VPs managing and organizing calendars, fielding high-level calls, and working closely with Producers, Writers, and Agents.

A top Aquent Talent!

As a Designer, Art Director, Creative Director, Project Manager, etc. that is.

Not to push the Eco Point so far that I create backlash make people destroy the Earth just to spite me and my treehugging compatriots, I did want to pass this site along.

101 Things Designers Can Do To Save The Earth

Great advice like, 30. Avoid using colored paper stock, 14. Use something besides vinyl for banners, 13. Support your local paper mill, 6. Think about shipping.

Maybe I can just tell the naysayers since Aquent sponsored it, it's a marketing ploy.

Would that make them feel happier?

I can never really tell about naysayers.

Thanks to everyone from all over the U.S. who called in to see how we were.

We're okay, I swear.

Funny, I was just getting ready to go to lunch when I heard Sharon say, "Oh, here it goes" and proceeded to feel the building roll back and forth and watch the lights swing.

We all just stood here for the minute that it happened.

Then we went to lunch.

With, apparently, everyone else in the city, who were already standing out on the street. (Prompting the discussion: Is that really the best place to be in an earthquake?)

Happily, Reuters is reporting, "no reports of injuries, major structural damage or power outages". Happy fact, considering it's a 5.8 magnitude earthquake right near LA that took place in the middle of a workday.

Regardless, if you're working through Aquent and need assistance, please feel free to call the office and someone cheerful will help you out.

Or me, I'll help you out.

And maybe it's a good time to review the Red Cross Earthquake Safety tips (which of course, would be better if they came in the form of a coloring book).

Image courtesy of USGS.

Our stellar Recruiters, Tony and Julia, started sending their Aquent Talent Community emails a few weeks ago which I thought I'd pass along.

Yes, I'm always thinking about you.

Okay, I can take advantage of their awesome brain power on this Monday afternoon.

If you're a MyAquent user, the Job Search Agent tips below works really well.

The article on Too Much Information seems obvious, but when you've sat through a number of interviews, you'd be surprised how many times interviewees will make these pretty obvious mistakes.

Here's what I've cribbed from their most recent e-mail:

Job Search Agents
...A great way to be alerted about jobs that match what you’re looking for is to sign up for Aquent’s Job Search Agents in the Job Center. In this way, YOU choose the criteria and our system automatically emails you as jobs are posted that match what you’re looking for!

• Login to your MyAquent account
• In the left hand column/list, double click Job Center
• Under FIND WORK in the left hand column, double click Manage job Search Agents
• Click Create Job Search Agent
• Enter search criteria and click submit
• When jobs matching search criteria come up, you will automatically receive an email with that job listing
  

Content Social Networking
We’ve been talking about social networking, online and off, but have you actually thought about the content you put on your social networking pages? It’s very easy for someone to find us these days, so if you’re actively looking for work, you might want to consider your content! In the following article, Ellen Sautter and Diane Crompton, co-authors of “Seven Days to Online Networking” mention how important it is to use these sites to “establish your credibility and personal brand.” WE LOVE THAT! Establishing your personal brand is the best way to think about it!

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Too Much Information
Going along with the theme of branding yourself, here’s a useful article on too much information shared while interviewing. This might seem like basic common knowledge but you’d be surprised at how much information a candidate is willing to share about themselves. Lets just chalk it up to nerves...

Click Here

Peoria, Ill. (AP) - Thousands are rushing (albeit begrudgingly) to the opening week of the fourth annual World's Unfair being held in Peoria, Illinois.

Creators of the event tout that while the World's Fair (and WorldExpo) showcases innovations and celebrations of culture, the World's Unfair bemoans the general humdrumness of everyday life and the fact that universe is slowly falling apart.

"We think this is exactly why OUR fair will go on indefinitely," says Unfair director Stuart Connors. "Frankly, we're sick of hearing that everything is looking up, when we know for a fact just the opposite is happening."

He added, "Plus all those perky people are so absurdly irritating."

The event is being held for the first time at the fairgrounds surrounding the Peoria Dome, the nation's largest dome made completely of Popsicle sticks. This year's featured attractions include Journey To (Your Really Pathetic) Tomorrow, The Low Energy Pavilion, an Allergy Sufferer's Garden, an IMAX documentary on the history of taxation, a "CareerCoaster" featuring a 20-story drop simulating the heights of success leading to the doldrums of middle management, and even a Lactose-Intolerant Food Court where people from all around the world with sensitive digestive systems can gather together and safely complain over a soy latte and dairy-free ice cream.

Still hoping to be added next week are the exhibits "New Inventions Changing Your Future (Yeah, Right)" and the Pavilion of Unrealistic Fears.

The architectural centerpiece for the fair is fountain featuring a 300-foot half empty glass of water.

On hand for Unfair is the event's sluggish mascot, Torpor. A costumed three-toed sloth, the furry character spends his days alternately shaking his head in despair and napping in a hammock near the shabbily constructed Coliseum of Compromise.

Scheduled acts include international demotivational speaker Les S. Less, Esperanto enthusiast Ken Gordon, and an assortment of child actors, most notably Jimmy Osmond.

The very fact that over four hundred people showed up on opening day was a surprise even to the event's director.

"I was just hoping that at least my family would show up," Connors said.

Ironically, of those hundreds, none of them were the executive's family members.

"That is just so typical of them," added Connors while downing a slice of cheeseless pizza and a chocolate SilkShake. "They never do what I want to do."

Programs and shows will continue through the month or until interest wanes on the part of promoters and sponsors

THIS WEEK'S POSITIONS:

1. Search Engine Marketing Analyst
2. Web Designer
3. Front-End Web Developer
4. Web Producer
5. Web Production
6. Lead Interactive Producer
7. Web QA Specialist
8. Print Designer
9. Production Artist with PowerPoint Skills
10. Product Manager
11. Marketing Specialist

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1. POSITION: Search Engine Marketing Analyst

TERMS: Freelance-to-Permanent (On-Site)

MUST HAVES!:

• 2+ years of SEO, SEM, or Web analytics experience
• Prior work in an eCommerce environment
• Must love analytics!

PERKS!:

• Part of a growing eCommerce group
• Stable company

PAY:

• Up to $65K

LOCATION:

• West Valley

CLICK HERE TO CONTACT AGENT

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2. POSITION: Web Designer

TERMS: Long-Term Freelance (On-Site)

MUST HAVES!:

• Minimum of 5 years of professional design experience (combined print and Web)
• Hands-on skills in HTML, CSS and Flash
• Able to work on both Mac and PC
• Experience with print design and production

PERKS!:

• Great location - right by the ocean!
• Business casual
• Academic environment

PAY:

• Up to $45 an hour

LOCATION:

• Long Beach

CLICK HERE TO CONTACT AGENT

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3. POSITION: Front-End Web Developer

TERMS: Long-Term Freelance (On-Site)

MUST HAVES!:

• 2 to 3 years of professional experience
• Hands-on HTML hand-coding and CSS experience
• Light JavaScript experience
• Please note: this is not a design position, but for someone who loves code!

PERKS!:

• Great location - right by the ocean!
• Business casual
• Academic environment

PAY:

• Up to $40 an hour

LOCATION:

• Long Beach

CLICK HERE TO CONTACT AGENT

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4. POSITION: Web Producer

TERMS: Freelance-to-Permanent (On-Site)

MUST HAVES!:

• Minimum of 2 to 3 years of experience working on major sites
• Experience working with creative vendors (ad agencies, creative agencies) and managing site production from concept to delivery
• Please provide samples for consideration: sitemaps, flowcharts, and wireframes
• Entertainment site background preferred

PERKS!:

• Producing sites for video games!

PAY:

• Up to $40 an hour

LOCATION:

• Glendale

CLICK HERE TO CONTACT AGENT

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5. POSITION: Web Production

TERMS: Long-Term Freelance (On-Site)

MUST HAVES!:

• 2 to 3 years of professional experience
• Experience with data-driven Web sites
• Experience working with existing and new page layouts

PERKS!:

• Exciting start-up environment
• Work with a brand new team!

PAY:

• Up to $40 an hour

LOCATION:

• Santa Monica

CLICK HERE TO CONTACT AGENT

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6. POSITION: Lead Interactive Producer

TERMS: Permanent (On-Site)

MUST HAVES!:

• 3 to 5 years of interactive producing experience
• Ad agency experience
• Prior work on large Fortune 500 client sites

PERKS!:

• Cool, hip environment
• Building a new agency for large automotive client
• Tons of opportunity!

PAY:

• Up to $100 K

LOCATION:

• Hollywood

CLICK HERE TO CONTACT AGENT

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7. POSITION: Web QA Specialist

TERMS: Permanent (On-Site)

MUST HAVES!:

• 3+ years of professional experience
• Able to troubleshoot bugs, page loading, browser compatibility, etc.
• Automotive or agency experience a huge plus

PERKS!:

• Cool hip environment
• Building a new agency for large automotive client
• Tons of opportunity

PAY:

• Up to $75K

LOCATION:

• Hollywood

CLICK HERE TO CONTACT AGENT

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8. POSITION: Print Designer

TERMS: Freelance-to-Permanent (On-Site)

MUST HAVES!:

• 3 to 5 years of professional experience
• Great hands-on production skills
• Must have corporate design samples for client consideration

PERKS!:

• Leading, high-end restaurant group
• Concept and design a wide variety of collateral, ads, etc.

PAY:

• Up to $65K

LOCATION:

• Downtown

CLICK HERE TO CONTACT AGENT

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9. POSITION: Production Artist with PowerPoint Skills

TERMS: Freelance(On-Site)

MUST HAVES!:

• 2+ years of professional experience
• Great hands-on InDesign, Quark, and PowerPoint skills
• Able to work in a PC environment
• Presentation experience and client-facing skills a must

PERKS!:

• Great coworkers
• Good commute (well, depending where you are)

PAY:

• Up to $28 an hour

LOCATION:

• Downtown

CLICK HERE TO CONTACT AGENT

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10. POSITION: Product Manager

TERMS: Freelance (On-Site)

MUST HAVES!:

• Traditional CPG experience required
• Able to run trend/competitor analyses and manage execution of marketing plans
• Food products experience preferred
• MBA desired

PERKS!:

• Work with great global brand
• Fulfill all your caffeinated dreams!

PAY:

• Up to $50 an hour

LOCATION:

• Glendale

CLICK HERE TO CONTACT AGENT

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11. POSITION: Marketing Specialist

TERMS: Freelance (On-Site)

MUST HAVES!:

• Ability to plan, create, and implement corporate-wide Marketing initiatives
• Proven ability to research, create, and recommend creative plans and strategies
• Background designing marketing communications including advertisements, direct mail, brochures, fliers, and news releases

PERKS!:

• Great team environment
• #1 company in their industry

PAY:

• Up to $32 an hour

LOCATION:

• Whittier

CLICK HERE TO CONTACT AGENT

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IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO IS INTERESTED AND QUALIFIED:

Forward them this email, then have them drop your name to the Agent handling the position.

INTERESTED IN OTHER AQUENT POSITIONS?

Go here, my friend, then select Job Openings

* MyAquent users, use your UserName & Password to express interest in jobs. Everybody else, the registration is easy!

The JOB CENTER will track which jobs you've applied for and the current status.

We're still recovering from Aquent Prom but I felt I'd be doing everyone a disservice if I didn't pass along this CreativePro story on Photoshop's Camera Raw:

"Camera Raw comes free with Photoshop, but many people ignore it because of its complexity."

It's a tutorial that's an installment of the The Russell Brown Show available as QuickTime download right here.

Enjoy!

Flashforward 2008 just announced their Film Festival Finalists which, happily, you can look at here at their site.

For those of you who just love to be a little more interactive yourselves, they're holding a whole People's Choice Awards (which is not trademarked as is TV's popular People's Choice awards) that allows you to look at the pieces and vote on your favorite.

Sadly, there is no ballot stuffing.

You know, there's a public act that's just gone out of favor.

Regardless, this should get your primed for the November elections.

And don't forget, Aquent LA is still blogging! Today's post: Creepy Euro Burger King Adverts

Interested in a position?

PLEASE E-MAIL THE AGENT (see links for each job):

• A recent resume which reflects all the must haves
• A brief summary of how your experience matches the MUST HAVES
• Any samples, if requested

See something for someone else? Forward to a Friend!

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Not finding anything you're interested in? For more jobs go here.

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THIS WEEK'S POSITIONS:

1. Web Designer
2. On-Line Product Manager
3. UI Designer
4. Flash Art Director
5. Flash Animator
6. Web Designer
7. Affiliate Marketing Manager
8. eCommerce Marketing Manager
9. Graphic Designer
10. Creative Coordinator
11. Sr. Copy Editor

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1. POSITION: Web Designer

TERMS: Freelance (On-Site)

MUST HAVES!:

• 5+ years of experience as a Web Designer
• Prior Web design on eCommerce sites
• Clean, corporate or big brand look

PERKS!:

• Doing a cool reahaul of a global retail site

PAY:

• Up to $40 an hour

LOCATION:

• West Valley

CLICK HERE TO CONTACT AGENT

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2. POSITION: On-Line Product Manager

TERMS: Permanent (On-Site)

MUST HAVES!:

• 7+ years of experience in on-line product management or 5+ years as a Product Manager
• On-line knowledge highly preferred
• Must be able to work in a startup environment

PERKS!:

• Really exciting start-up
• This is a brand new company opening from a proven start-up

PAY:

• Up to $90K

LOCATION:

• South Bay

CLICK HERE TO CONTACT AGENT

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3. POSITION: UI Designer

TERMS: Freelance-to-Permanent (On-Site)

MUST HAVES!:

• Mobile or wireless experience
• Hands-on skills in Flash
• Able to create screen layouts in Photoshop or Illustrator

PERKS!:

• Top mobile brand!
• Great location

PAY:

• Up to $60 an hour

LOCATION:

• South Bay

CLICK HERE TO CONTACT AGENT

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4. POSITION: Flash Art Director

TERMS: Freelance (On-Site)

MUST HAVES!:

• Must have developed strategic goals and concepts for Web banners
• Experience producing major banner campaigns
• Must submit URLs/samples for consideration

PERKS!:

• Work with a talented and innovative Web team at a top agency

PAY:

• Up to $45 an hour

LOCATION:

• West Hollywood

CLICK HERE TO CONTACT AGENT

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5. POSITION: Flash Animator

TERMS: Freelance (On-Site)

MUST HAVES!:

• 2+ years of creating high-end Flash animations
• Prior work on timeline Flash animations
• Must submit URLs/samples for consideration

PERKS!:

• Work with a talented and innovative Web team at a top agency!

PAY:

• Up to $35 an hour

LOCATION:

• West Hollywood

CLICK HERE TO CONTACT AGENT

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6. POSITION: Web Designer

TERMS: Long-Term Freelance(On-Site)

MUST HAVES!:

• 2+ years of Web design experience at an ad agency, Fortune 500, CPG, or fashion company
• Excellent hands-on Flash animation, Photoshop, and Illustrator skills
• Great illustration and animation skills

PERKS!:

• A great team of incredibly talented Designers

PAY:

• Up to $35 and hour

LOCATION:

• El Segundo

CLICK HERE TO CONTACT AGENT

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7. POSITION: Affiliate Marketing Manager

TERMS: Freelance-to-Permanent (On-Site)

MUST HAVES!:

• 3 years of Web analytics experience or SEO/SEM
• Love of analytics!
• Prior work in an eCommerce or Retail environment

PERKS!:

• Department is growing
• Great, stable environment

PAY:

• Up to $30 an hour

LOCATION:

• West Valley

CLICK HERE TO CONTACT AGENT

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8. POSITION: eCommerce Marketing Manager

TERMS: Freelance-to-Permanent (On-Site)

MUST HAVES!:

• SEM/SEO
• 3 to 5 years of experience in retail eCommerce (preferably eCommerce marketing)
• Hands-on experience with top tier eCommerce engines and analytics applications

PERKS!:

• Global retail company

PAY:

• Up to $70K

LOCATION:

• Westside

CLICK HERE TO CONTACT AGENT

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9. POSITION: Graphic Designer

TERMS: Long-Term Freelance (On-Site)

MUST HAVES!:

• Must be proficient in Quark, InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop
• Extensive experience with long documents
• Must be able to work from conception to completion

PERKS!:

• Variety of clients and deliverables
• Great, stable company
• Cool downtown area!

PAY:

• Up to $35 an hour

LOCATION:

• Claremont

CLICK HERE TO CONTACT AGENT

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10. POSITION: Creative Coordinator

TERMS: Freelance-to-Permanent (On-Site)

MUST HAVES!:

• Experience as an Administrative Assistant to Creative Director or creative executive
• Ad agency experience
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment

PERKS!:

• Working on big brands
• In-house agency environment
• Gym membership

PAY:

• Up to $60K

LOCATION:

• Westside

CLICK HERE TO CONTACT AGENT

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11. POSITION: Sr. Copy Editor

TERMS: Long-Term Freelance (On-Site)

MUST HAVES!:

• Experience copyediting B2B marketing collateral
• Experience editing to match style-guide and voice
• Healthcare experience preferred
• Must commit to working on-site, 35 hours a week

PERKS!:

• Flexible 35 hour workweek!
• Leading non-profit

PAY:

• Up to $30 an hour

LOCATION:

• Pasadena

CLICK HERE TO CONTACT AGENT

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IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO IS INTERESTED AND QUALIFIED:

Forward them this email, then have them drop your name to the Agent handling the position.

INTERESTED IN OTHER AQUENT POSITIONS?

Go here, my friend, then select Job Openings

* MyAquent users, use your UserName & Password to express interest in jobs. Everybody else, the registration is easy!

The JOB CENTER will track which jobs you've applied for and the current status.

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THAT BIT AT THE END

"I Swear!"

Having kids around the workplace is fun. Except, of course, when they shred important documents, drain all the water out of the Arrowhead dispenser, or hack into the company database and e-mail all the customers that their credit histories have been compromised.

And while hosting children this summer in your office can be a joy, it can also be very difficult for staff members who were apparently raised on the high seas by pirates and unfamiliar with the many wonderful euphemisms available in the English language.

So, instead of locking these foulmouthed cretins in the supply closet when children visit your office, we've developed this primer intended to help out any person who may have issues speaking around children; chiefly those given to seeing the world through four-lettered glasses and offending everyone in a 50 foot radius.

And with family picnics right around the corner, this makes the ideal pass along to share with guests and relatives. Say those ones who tend to congregate and linger around beer-filled coolers.

So get out your erasers and make way for these terrific surrogate swear words!

------------------------

We've divided these substitutes into three different categories.

The first falls under banner of "Sound-Alikes".

Popular with the parents, these sound very similar to the offending word, thus eliminating the tedious process of learning a new and wholly different-sounding euphemism and still being able to enjoy the satisfaction of swearing.

Using these words is much like drinking non-alcoholic beer at a party.

(You may recognize some as those dubbed in by television networks when showing an adaptation of a Quentin Tarantino film.)

Exclamation points added for emphasis.

Son of a beach!
Shoot!
Darn!
Dang it!
Dang it all to heck!
Dagnabit!
Dad gummit!
Cheese and rice!
Jiminy Crickets!
Cheesy cripes!
Fudge!
Freaking!
Flipping!
Mother Hubbard!
Sugar!

For advanced cursers, there are the "Safe-Swears". Words you may not have used since you were young yourself.

Heck!
Baloney! (alt. Bulloney!)
Malarkey!
Hokum!
Hogwash!
Doggone it!
Balderdash!
Gadzooks!
Rats!
Bunk!
For crying out loud!
Nuts!
Jumpin' Jehosaphat!
Goodness gracious!
Good grief!
For Goodness' sake!
For Pete's sake!
For the love of Pete! (as a last resort)
Land sakes alive! (again, as a last resort)

For our final group, words which merely sound indecent by the inclusion of religious terminology (but nothing could be farther from the truth).

These are the "Minced Oaths".

Holy mackerel!
Holy smoke!
Holy cow!
(Basically anything with "holy" in it is up for grabs, i.e., Holy spumoni!)
Judas Priest!
Godfrey Daniel!
Christmas!
Heavens to Betsy!
Oh Heavens!
Heavens above!
Good Heavens!
For Heaven's sake!

Put them all together and what have you got?

"Holy Heckfire, Mathers! That flippin' report was due to the client by 4pm and you haven't even started it! Jiminy Crickets, man, get to it!!"

Yes, a child-safe environment.

Shucks, you may want to bring children into your office all year long!

Though we do believe there might be a law against that.

Meant as clever tray liners at Burger King in Germany (at least that's where this blogger got them), this series of ads featuring an onion with his pants around his ankles, a sniper attempting to kill an onion (wow, they really don't like onions), and a vegetable red light district clearly shows the difference in sensibilities between Americans and Europeans.

Question is, what happens when this stuff hits the global market via blogs, YouTube, and the like?

(I'm thinking about the funny Swedish Ikea ad everyone was passing around a few years ago.)

Do you, as a company, set out to protect your brand by making your European ads more conservative? Or just let the fries fall where they may?

You know, some emails are too funny not to blog about.

From a mutual friend, regarding a recent error on his credit card.

R---,

I just want to reconfirm our conversation. You will be receiving a credit of $585.70 due to our error.

Please send us the visa card number that we can use to process the credit too.

It can take up to a month to see the credit depending on your credit card monthly cycle,

We apologies for your incontinence.

Regards,

XXXXXX

Team Leader

American Express Business Travel

HOT TALENT

When it comes to business, folks are always saying it's about Location, Location, Location.

But it's pretty obvious come July and August, much of business is about Vacation, Vacation, Vacation.

And how you're going to keep business rolling while so many people are on theirs.

If you're reading this email, chances are you aren't lying in the sun, poolside.

Let us help you out with all your vacation needs, from Front-End Development to top-notch Design needs.

Your travel agent can take care of the rest.

Enjoy!
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FEATURED TALENT THIS WEEK

Tricia C. - Web and Print Art Director
Renee W. - Senior Designer
Jim P. - Senior Copywriter
Janet G. - Account Supervisor
Holly K. - Front-End Developer | Coder
Ed S. - HTML Coder
Jennifer L. - Print Designer
Patty C. - Production Artist
Gina K. - Proofreader | Editor
Beth B. - Senior Copywriter | ACD
Martin G. - Project Manager | Coordinator
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Tricia C.
Web and Print Art Director

Trisha is a multi-faceted Aquent Talent with award-winning experience in print advertising, collateral, direct mail, packaging, point of purchase, promotion, Web design, and trade show exhibits.

A recent relo from NY Aquent, she rocked the house at Disney Publishing Worldwide on large brands such as Hannah Montana, Playskool and many more. Previously she was Interactive AD at Young & Rubicam and Print/Web AD at EMI Music Publishing.

She is skilled in managing all phases of the creative process from concept to digital/traditional photography and final art to pre-press to print or Web delivery.

Trisha is an energetic original thinker, who sees challenges not problems. She has a keen sense of humor with the willingness to take a risk.

Her enthusiasm and ability to lead, along with her stellar communication skills, will be an asset to any creative team!
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Renee W.
Senior Designer

Renee is a Senior Designer with amazing experience designing for both print and Web.

She most recently worked at Murad on branding, identity, packaging, advertising, collateral, window displays, Web-sites, emails and banners. She also has Flash design skills.

Her client roster includes Kaiser Permanente, Variety, Los Angeles Magazine, Nine West, Warner Bros. Studio Store, Hollywood Stock Exchange, and more.

Renee is a pro at brand identity with styles ranging from clean and sophisticated to urban and edgy. Europe's trendy ezine Designboom acknowledged her keen design abilities internationally by giving an award to her amazing cell phone cover design. Her designs also won the Graphic Design USA contest for best in-house interactive for a 2007 product launch.

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Jim P.
Senior Copywriter

A Senior Copywriter who has amazing agency and automotive experience under his belt!

Jim was at Rubin Postaer & Associates for over 7 years as Copywriter for their largest accounts: Honda and Acura. There he helped launch the Honda Interactive Network, an intranet site that featured sales tools, information, training materials and more. He crafted all content for the site and was involved in the content strategy, working with Developers and Designers on content placement, and site flow. He also created all training materials and manuals for sales people and customers.

Jim also helped brand and launch the Honda Certified Used Car (HCUC) division at RPA. He created an award category from IntelliChoice, an auto rating service, which helped put Honda on the map in the pre-owned car world.

He has medical and health experience, working with "HopeLab" the eBay Foundation where he created an interactive game for kids to help keep them on their treatment plan (how cool is that?)

Jim's writing experience includes branding, messaging, all print collateral, POP, brochures, trade shows, manuals, ads, signage, on-line content, games, banners and more.

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Janet G.
Account Supervisor

Janet is an Account Supervisor who has experience in both the off-line and on-line worlds.

Most recently she was at JWT Inside where she led her team in creating AMAZING Web sites, on-line brochures, direct mail pieces, and career sites for Boeing. Janet was also responsible for managing a $6 million budget as well as overseeing 40+ projects at one time!

Prior to that she was at Cruz Kravetz: IDEAS, a leading Hispanic Ad Agency, where she managed vendors, interfaced with clients, and implemented a new job system. Her system made the team so much more efficient and productive that the company continues to use it today.

If you need someone who can manage people and projects, who has an eye for changes and has her MBA, then you will DEFINITELY want Janet on your team!
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Holly K.
Front-End Developer | Coder

Holly is a Front-End Developer | Coder with great experience in back-end Web development as well!

Currently freelancing with top clients in the LA area, she was previously at Mortgage USA, where she was the IT Director. While onboard she implemented a new Lead Management system that increased productivity 15% and efficiency by 30%! She also developed applications and set up the Intranet for the company.

Before that, Holly was a Software Analyst, running her own company dedicated to help small-mid size businesses solve their technical needs. She set up manuals, best practices and flow charts.

Holly rocked our development assessment using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. She also knows DHTML, XML, mySQL, PHP, .NET applications, Java, C+ and more.

Looking for a Front-End Developer to Rock your business?

Ask us about Holly!
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Ed S.
HTML Coder

Ed is an amazing Coder is who came in and ROCKED our rigorous hands-on, real-time HTML/CSS assessment.

Ed has experience working at a variety of eCommerce and start up environments such as WeSellSupplies.com and M2B World USA. In his last position, he was the Lead Developer for the company's main site working on content development, some SEO/SEM, and both front- AND back-end development!

With a BCSC from CSUN, Ed has a very strong technical background.

He is actively looking for his next great opportunity and available NOW!
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Jennifer L.
Print Designer

Packaging, art direction for photo shoots, in-store marketing, counter displays, product promotions, window posters, and product knowledge guides... You name it, Jennifer has done it!

With 9+ years of dynamite design experience under her belt, she's done amazing work for the likes of Mattel, Herbalife, Physicians Formula, YSL Beaute, Gymboree, and Gap.

Jennifer's flexible, efficient, focused, and has a great sense of color, space, typography and layout.

Did I mention that she is SUPER nice and professional??

You'll love her!
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Patty C.
Production Artist

Patty is a rock star Production Artist with both agency and client-side experience in the publishing and software industries.

She flew through our InDesign and Photoshop assessments and has great Quark skills to boot!

She was last working at Callan Advertising Company doing both design and production on print ads for entertainment industry. She has experience working with key art, and has pre-flight experience.

Patty's simply awesome and would be a great fit for any fast-paced environment!
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Gina K.
Proofreader | Editor

Gina brings strong proofreading and editorial skills set to any table!

For the past two years Gina's freelanced as a Proofreader, Editor, and Copywriter for the beauty, retail, household, and entertainment industries.

At Warner Bros. she created copy for print and Web for in-house products, services and production facilities; proofread, edited, and performed technical rewrites on existing trade literature; edited and wrote Web content for Web sites; and supervised a staff of 5.

She's extremely well spoken and has a great "can do" attitude!
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Beth B.
Senior Copywriter | ACD

Beth is an amazing Copywriter who served as ACD at The Point Group, a leading agency in Dallas.

She has tons of experience concepting and writing for ads, collateral, interactive, viral email campaigns, radio and TV. Beth has done new business concepting and pitches, has B2B and B2C experience, and has worked with healthcare, real estate, financial, hospitality, telecom and restaurant industries.

A top Aquent Talent!
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Martin G.
Project Manager | Coordinator

A terrific Project Manager | Coordinator with a ton of experience within marketing and creative environments!

Martin is a recent transplant from San Francisco where he last held a freelance position for Pacific Gas & Electric Company. There he was a Project Manager for their internal employee marketing communications group.

He has experience managing vendor relationships, writing policies and procedures, managing budgets and timelines, and working with internal clients.

He's worked with companies such as Gap, MSN, and McCann-Erickson.

Martin has a great professional demeanor and can come in and hit the ground running for virtually any task!

Having kids around the workplace is fun. Except, of course, when they shred important documents, drain all the water out of the Arrowhead dispenser, or hack into the company database and e-mail all the customers that their credit histories have been compromised.

And while hosting children this summer in your office can be a joy, it can also be very difficult for staff members who were apparently raised on the high seas by pirates and unfamiliar with the many wonderful euphemisms available in the English language.

So, instead of locking these foulmouthed cretins in the supply closet when children visit your office, we've developed this primer intended to help out any person who may have issues speaking around children; chiefly those given to seeing the world through four-lettered glasses and offending everyone in a 50 foot radius.

And with family picnics right around the corner, this makes the ideal pass along to share with guests and relatives. Say those ones who tend to congregate and linger around beer-filled coolers.

So get out your erasers and make way for these terrific surrogate swear words!

------------------------

We've divided these substitutes into three different categories.

The first falls under banner of "Sound-Alikes".

Popular with the parents, these sound very similar to the offending word, thus eliminating the tedious process of learning a new and wholly different-sounding euphemism and still being able to enjoy the satisfaction of swearing.

Using these words is much like drinking non-alcoholic beer at a party.

(You may recognize some as those dubbed in by television networks when showing an adaptation of a Quentin Tarantino film.)

Exclamation points added for emphasis.

Son of a beach!
Shoot!
Darn!
Dang it!
Dang it all to heck!
Dagnabit!
Dad gummit!
Cheese and rice!
Jiminy Crickets!
Cheesy cripes!
Fudge!
Freaking!
Flipping!
Mother Hubbard!
Sugar!

For advanced cursers, there are the "Safe-Swears". Words you may not have used since you were young yourself.

Heck!
Baloney! (alt. Bulloney!)
Malarkey!
Hokum!
Hogwash!
Doggone it!
Balderdash!
Gadzooks!
Rats!
Bunk!
For crying out loud!
Nuts!
Jumpin' Jehosaphat!
Goodness gracious!
Good grief!
For Goodness' sake!
For Pete's sake!
For the love of Pete! (as a last resort)
Land sakes alive! (again, as a last resort)

For our final group, words which merely sound indecent by the inclusion of religious terminology (but nothing could be farther from the truth).

These are the "Minced Oaths".

Holy mackerel!
Holy smoke!
Holy cow!
(Basically anything with "holy" in it is up for grabs, i.e., Holy spumoni!)
Judas Priest!
Godfrey Daniel!
Christmas!
Heavens to Betsy!
Oh Heavens!
Heavens above!
Good Heavens!
For Heaven's sake!

Put them all together and what have you got?

"Holy Heckfire, Mathers! That flippin' report was due to the client by 4pm and you haven't even started it! Jiminy Crickets, man, get to it!!"

Yes, a child-safe environment.

Shucks, you may want to bring children into your office all year long!

Though we do believe there might be a law against that.

A nice Adobe / Flash pass along Jenn in our office sent to Flash-related Aquent Talent:

Gain more notoriety with your multimedia projects and development via Search engines.

Adobe announced the company is teaming up with search industry leaders to dramatically improve search results of dynamic Web content and Rich Internet Applications (RIAs).

The full press release is here.

If you're currently on assignment through us, you probably get a number of emails from your Agent about what's going on around town during the summer, but I've been WOEFULLY poor at keeping up on events on this blog.

I'm sorry, so very, very sorry....

To try to make up for my lamedness, I'm giving you the hip tip on tomorrow's designer roundtable down at Barbara's at the Brewery. It's a group called Kernspiracy and is hosted by our friend Spencer Cross, and is absolutely free.

Okay, you have to buy the drinks.

But the friends, networking, business advice, and cold AC are all included in the price of admission.

More info by clicking below.

THIS WEEK'S POSITIONS:

1. Front-End Web Developer
2. Web Designer with Flash
3. Interactive AE
4. Flash Animator (Banners)
5. Web Project Coordinator
6. Flash Designer
7. Jr. Flash Developer
8. Web Designer
9. eLearning and Intranet Developer
10. On-Line Product Manager
11. Facebook Developer
12. Flash Developer
13. Jr. UI Designer
14. eCommerce Marketing Manager
15. Sr. Project Manager

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1. POSITION: Front-End Web Developer

TERMS: Freelance-to-Permanent (On-Site)

MUST HAVES!:

• Hands-on skills in HTML, CSS, XHTML, and JavaScript
• Working knowledge of Photoshop and Flash
• Ability to integrate design into code

PERKS!:

• Great company:
• Free breakfasts!
• Profit sharing!
• Gym membership!

PAY:

• Up to $75K

LOCATION:

• El Segundo

CLICK HERE TO CONTACT AGENT

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2. POSITION: Web Designer with Flash

TERMS: Permanent (On-Site)

MUST HAVES!:

• 3 to 5 years of Web design and production experience
• Experience in beauty, fashion, or cosmetic industry
• Experience with Flash banners, microsites, or landing pages

PERKS!:

• Great company:
• Free breakfasts!
• Profit sharing!
• Gym membership!

PAY:

• Up to $75K

LOCATION:

• El Segundo

CLICK HERE TO CONTACT AGENT

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3. POSITION: Interactive AE

TERMS: Permanent (On-Site)

MUST HAVES!:

• Experience at top full ad and/or interactive agencies, working with  automotive clients
• 2 to 3 years of heavy client-facing and interactive experience
• Experience with Web sites, microsites, and banners
• Presentation skills

PERKS!:

• Cool agency
• Great clients
• Room to grow

PAY:

• Up to $60K

LOCATION:

• Hollywood

CLICK HERE TO CONTACT AGENT

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4. POSITION: Flash Animator (Banners)

TERMS: Freelance-to-Permanent (On-Site)

MUST HAVES!:

• 3+ years of professional experience
• 5 years hands-on experience Photoshop and Illustrator
• Heavy interactive animation experience using Flash
• Video editing, After Effects, and trapcode plugins a huge plus

PERKS!:

• In-house agency environment
• Gym membership

PAY:

• Up to $45 an hour

LOCATION:

• Westside

CLICK HERE TO CONTACT AGENT

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5. POSITION: Web Project Coordinator

TERMS: Freelance-to-Permanent (On-Site)

MUST HAVES!:

• 1 year of experience as Web Project Coordinator or working with on-line media
• Hands-on skills in Microsoft Word and Excel
• Great coordinating skills and ability to multitask
• Must be very motivated and a self-starter

PERKS!:

• Working at a top interactive agency
• Fun accounts and a great environment

PAY:

• Up to $25 an hour

LOCATION:

• Culver City

CLICK HERE TO CONTACT AGENT

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6. POSITION: Flash Designer

TERMS: Long-Term Freelance (On-Site)

MUST HAVES!:

• 2 to 3 years of experience as a Flash Designer
• Knowledge of basic front-end scripting
• Experience designing ad banners
• Photography background helpful

PERKS!:

• Great healthcare company!

PAY:

• Up to $35 an hour

LOCATION:

• Pasadena

CLICK HERE TO CONTACT AGENT

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7. POSITION: Jr. Flash Developer

TERMS: Permanent (On-Site)

MUST HAVES!:

• 1 year of Flash programming experience
• Must be very familiar with AS2 and have some knowledge of AS3
• Must know how to perform Flash video delivery and integration of sound, motion graphics, animations and transition sequences
• Must submit samples for consideration!

PERKS!:

• This client has gotten rave reviews from all Aquent Talent who have worked on-site
• Good agency with great clients
• You\'ll gain a TON of experience working on Web sites, games, applications, and widgets

PAY:

• Up to $60K

LOCATION:

• Westside

CLICK HERE TO CONTACT AGENT

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8. POSITION: Web Designer

TERMS: Long-Term Freelance (On-Site)

MUST HAVES!:

• 2 to 3 years of professional experience
• Hands-on production, illustration, animation, and design skills for on-line media
• Awesome skills in Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, and Flash
• Must have recent samples and send online portfolio site!

PERKS!:

• Top Web site for girls
• Nominated one of the best places to work in LA
• Working on a creative team with incredibly talented Designers

PAY:

• Up to $35 an hour

LOCATION:

• El Segundo

CLICK HERE TO CONTACT AGENT

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9. POSITION: eLearning and Intranet Developer

TERMS: Permanent (On-Site)

MUST HAVES!:

• 3 years of experience developing Web applications and working in graphic design
• 2+ years of developing learning modules
• Candidate must excel in corporate environment

PERKS!:

• Great, business casual work environment
• Free on-site gym free

PAY:

• Up to $80K

LOCATION:

• West LA

CLICK HERE TO CONTACT AGENT

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10. POSITION: On-Line Product Manager

TERMS: Permanent (On-Site)

MUST HAVES!:

• 7+ years of experience in on-line product management or 5+ years as a Product Manager
• Must be able to work in a startup environment

PERKS!:

• Really exciting start-up
• This is a brand new company opening from a proven start-up

PAY:

• Up to $90K

LOCATION:

• South Bay

CLICK HERE TO CONTACT AGENT

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11. POSITION: Facebook Developer

TERMS: Freelance (On-Site)

MUST HAVES!:

• Facebook development experience
• Understanding of XML and database development

PERKS!:

• Working at a cool agency on one of the best known (and loved) consumer brands

PAY:

• Up to $45 an hour

LOCATION:

• Westside

CLICK HERE TO CONTACT AGENT

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12. POSITION: Flash Developer

TERMS: Freelance (On-Site)

MUST HAVES!:

• At least 3 years of professional experience
• Hands-on skills in AS3
• Game development experience
• You must provide samples for client to see!

PERKS!:

• Great agency with cool gaming clients

PAY:

• Up to $60 an hour

LOCATION:

• Mid-Wilshire

CLICK HERE TO CONTACT AGENT

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13. POSITION: Jr. UI Designer

TERMS: Freelance-to-Permanent (On-Site)

MUST HAVES!:

• 3+ years background in visual design or user experience design
• Must show samples of UI design (site maps and/or wireframes)
• Knowledge of HTML, DHTML, CSS, and JavaScript capabilities

PERKS!:

• Growth opportunity!
• Great place to expand your experience and abilities

PAY:

• Up to $65K

LOCATION:

• Westside

CLICK HERE TO CONTACT AGENT

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14. POSITION: Sr. Project Manager

TERMS: Freelance (On-Site)

MUST HAVES!:

• Experience managing on-line strategies
• Able to manage creative design as well as animation resources
• Ability to manage timelines and heavy deadlines

PERKS!:

• Working for exciting new client in their interactive department

PAY:

• Up to $35 an hour

LOCATION:

• West Hollywood

CLICK HERE TO CONTACT AGENT

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15. POSITION: eCommerce Marketing Manager

TERMS: Freelance-to-Permanent (On-Site)

MUST HAVES!:

• Extensive knowledge of SEM/SEO
• 3 to 5 years of experience in retail eCommerce (preferably eCommerce marketing)
• Hands-on experience with top tier eCommerce engines and analytics applications

PERKS!:

• Global retail company

PAY:

• Up to $70K

LOCATION:

• Westside

CLICK HERE TO CONTACT AGENT

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IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO IS INTERESTED AND QUALIFIED:

Forward them this email, then have them drop your name to the Agent handling the position.

INTERESTED IN OTHER AQUENT POSITIONS?

Go here, my friend, then select Job Openings

* MyAquent users, use your UserName & Password to express interest in jobs. Everybody else, the registration is easy!

The JOB CENTER will track which jobs you\'ve applied for and the current status.

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FEATURED TALENT THIS WEEK

Charlie T. - Creative Director
Samantha J. - Marketing Manager
Insung H. - Art Director | Designer
Cathy N. - Project Manager | Editor
Estevan B. - Web Designer
Angela D. - SEO | SEM
Chaya Z. - Print /Web Design & Production
James B. - Web Producer | Project Manager | Editor
Deborah M. - Marketing | Creative Talent
Ryan G. - Print Design
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Charlie T.
Creative Director

Check on this!

Charlie is a Creative Director who has created highly successful ad campaigns for clients in Consumer Packaged Goods, Automotive, Technology, Entertainment, and more. 

Charlie's strength is creating concepts in design, branding, messaging and the big picture for any product or client.  His reach encompasses print, outdoor, interactive, and events. 

At McGarry Bowen in NYC, he was the Executive Creative Director who lead the teams for Disney "Dream Portraits" campaign that paired world-renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz with celebrities to recreate many beloved Disney characters. For Kraft Foods, Charlie co-created the "Pure Kraft" salad dressing campaign, which was one of their most successful product launches. At Grey Worldwide he led the teams for Pedigree Dog Food, and the California Lottery. He's created full ad campaigns for IBM, NY MOMA, New Balance Running Shoes, and many more.

Most recently, Charlie has created Webisodic episodes for Champion sports apparel featured on YouTube and other Social Networking sites and really hit their core demographic: males, aged 18-35.  He directs, shoots, writes and edits these videos and has become a master at them; so much so, that several other agencies have asked him to create similar Web shorts for their clients!

Talk about cutting edge!!
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Samantha J.
Marketing Manager

Samantha is Marketing/PR Manager with 5 years experience in the consumer brand world.

Much of her experience comes from her time at E & J Gallo Winery working on the Bella Sera & Black Swan brands handling the relationship with BBDO West advertising agency. She spearheaded the repositioning of Black Swan, the Winery's largest Australian brand; led concept development process and research effort including quantitative (Online) and qualitative (Affinity Groups) testing to drive a revised creative strategy including a new package, tagline, advertising campaign, and PR plan.

Samantha also launched Red Bicyclette, Gallo's first French brand: developed a strategic brand plan which exceeded sales projections by 20% and established Red Bicyclette as the #2 Premium French brand and the #1 Premium Syrah after only one year in market; and helped reverse two years of declining trends in the French Wine category!

Samantha also worked at Nestle where she spearheaded the PowerBar Pria positioning renovation; isolated new consumer territories, led concept development, implemented qualitative and quantitative (BASES) consumer research to determine future brand positioning.
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Insung H.
Art Director | Designer

If you need a concept person with hands-on experience, Insung is your go-to-guy!

As an Art Director | Designer, Insung is clean, concise and creative. He has agency, corporate, and freelance experience from the likes of Columbia TriStar, Disney, Disney-ABC, Fox Sports Net, UCLA, DreamWorks, Kenwood Vineyards, American Airlines, and Embassy Suites Hotel, just to name a few.

Insung has managed a team as large as 12 and has run his own agency for a number of years designing DVD packaging, sell sheets, labels, logos, trade ads and much more.

He has a strong background in entertainment, but open to many challenging and rewarding roles throughout other industries. He enjoys conceptually creating and designing Web sites and is comfortable working on both MAC and PC!
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Cathy N.
Project Manager | Editor

An exceptional Project Manager and Editor, Cathy has over 12 years of project management experience (8 in the automotive industry) and an excellent understanding of Web, print, and fulfillment processes.

While at Sandy Corporation she was responsible for creating collateral and marketing communications for sales teams and staff members at Isuzu, Lexus, Toyota, Infinity, and Mazda. On- and off-line projects under her direction included brochures, monthly newsletters, sales guides, reward and recognition Web sites, internal communication letters, incentive programs, promotions and events.

And her customer service skills are second-to-none!
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Estevan B.
Web Designer

Estevan is a gifted Web Designer with an MFA, an incredible eye for design, and a strong passion for coding.

His client roster/staff positions include Raina Solutions, Blink Music Studios, Big Cat Production Group, Listen Digital, and UCLA.

At Wally's Wine and Spirits he worked in graphic design and development of email campaigns and strategies and also designed and programmed new elements within their ecommerce Web site.

He scored a high 4 out of 5 points on our rigorous hands-on HTML/CSS assessment and his planning and organizational skills for Web design are fantastic.

Familiar with Flash ActionScript and looking for contract opportunities, he'll make a great addition to your team!
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Angela D.
SEO | SEM

A search engine optimization and marketing expert with terrific experience at both Yahoo! and Google.

At Yahoo!, Angela held a copyediting and keyword specialist role, optimizing on-line ad campaigns running across Yahoo! networks and ensuring all relevant keywords were matched.

Working in a client-facing search marketing strategist role at Google, she was responsible for optimizing, copyediting, and copywriting on-line campaigns across vertical markets to ensure their maximum performance and ROI on AdSense.

With expertise in DART, DoubleClick, Google Analytics, and Yahoo Analytics, she's the perfect key to developing your next successful on-line marketing campaign!

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Chaya Z.
Print /Web Design & Production

Chaya comes to the LA Market from our Atlanta office, where she soared as an outstanding Talent.

Chaya is a Senior Art Director who has also held the title of Creative Director (Interactive) while at GMAC. She was the strategic, driving force behind rebuilding the company's entire Web site!

She has managed smaller teams and enjoys working within agencies and corporate environments, with print and Web experience in her back pocket.

With excellent verbal skills and an outstanding visual communicator, Chaya demonstrates B2C brand awareness across multiple channels. She is a strong Senior Art Director and has great hands-on skills.
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James B.
Web Producer | Project Manager | Editor

James is an experienced On-Line Developer and Content Manager, who can hand-code, design banners, and write content!

James developed and created the site Westlaonline.com, which focuses on community news and much more for the Westside of LA. He was On-Line Product Manager at AgentImage, a site focused on real estate, and at Homestore.com for many years as an On-Line Developer/Analyst.

He's an incredible Aquent Talent!
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Deborah M.
Marketing | Creative Talent

Deborah offers 25 years of experience as an award-winning and accomplished Marketing & Creative professional.

She has an extraordinary capacity to assess overall business objectives of an organization, define marketing strategies that continue to deliver beyond expectation, and implement diverse creative solutions to produce esteemed marketing collateral and branding messages with proven results for national and global companies.

She is highly successful at driving revenue and profit gains, large-scale cost-savings, and improved organizational productivity and performance.

Deborah has an exceptional portfolio including pieces for corporate clients such as IBM, TRW Systems, Hewlett-Packard, Bank of Commerce, Bank of Southern CA, Star Teller System, and SinglePoint Integrated Insurance.

She's an exceptional Creative Director with an incredible marketing instinct, looking to utilize both sides of her brain in her next position.
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Ryan G.
Print Design

Ryan is an awesome senior print designer just relocating to LA from New York.

His last position was hands-on Art Director at Cushman & Wakefield where he concepted and designed high-end brochures and presentations for their clients. He has extensive experience creating ad campaigns, trade show graphics, proposals and newsletters.  He's exceptional at elegantly laying out data-heavy print work, and his design style is highly versatile and can go from very clean and corporate to edgy.

Did we mention he also has Web design work, too?!

He is actively looking for his next assignment and is available NOW!
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To my home, apparently.

The 2008 AIGA Leadership Retreat was held in my home town of Omaha, Nebraska for "three days to connect with and be inspired by other chapters across the country."

And it's odd to think of AIGA leaders from NYC, LA, and SF, going down to Johnny's for the country's finest steaks, a restaurant conveniently located right above a stockyard. (No, I am not kidding. My prom was there. A scene in "About Schmidt" was filmed there. Years ago a steer got loose while everyone was dining quietly on martinis and New York Strips.)

Regardless, the current president of AIGA LA, Michael Lejeune gives a great blow-by-blow on what he learned on the Omahablog portion of the site.

If you're interested in where AIGA is headed, including AIGA China, you should definitely take a look.

Really, we had every intention in the world to update this blog for you. But as the man said, the road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Hopefully you weren't visiting here every day hoping for some crucial piece of useful information (wow, would you be in the wrong place, fella.)

I won't try to get your sympathy by telling you that Jenn, who was going to blog here, was a heck of a lot busier than she thought she'd be and that, weirdly, I couldn't access the blog due to a migration to the new Movable Type platform.

Or how sad that last fact was when, during my vacation, three relatives sat in the kitchen at the vacation house with their laptops, working away on emails, fwd:fwd:fwd: jokes, and looking up debated information on Wikipedia.

Regardless, we're back, semi-well rested, and ready to pass on "knowledge knuggets" to make your life better.

Really.

Like this Voice Mail Message to an "elegant lady" (set to video on YouTube) by a guy calling himself Dmitri. I urge you to take a break from your busy day to listen to the real Ladies Man.

Warning, this voice mail may make you throw your iPhone at the next man walking by.

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