H O T T A L E N T
The Newsletter of Aquent's Available Talent
M A Y | 1 6 | 2 0 0 7
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Hot Talent
Featured Talent This Week
That Bit at the End - "Reduce, Reuse, Regurgitate"
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HOT TALENT
It's only halfway through Q2 and we've already run through our quarterly allotment of exclamation points for these intros (as set by Aquent HQ).
It's just not going to be the same trying to get you excited about our wonderful Talent without using them.
Because we believe they're the best creative and marketing Talent on the face of the planet.
See?
Guess we'll just have to use twice as many exclamation points for the rest of the newsletter.
Be sure to follow the links for profiles, samples, and resumes.
Enjoy.
* sigh *
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FEATURED TALENT THIS WEEK!!
Maria M. - Web Designer | Front-End Developer!
Johanna B. - Designer!
Thea S. - Copy Editor | Proofreader!
Lei Lei S. - Marketing Coordinator!
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Maria M.
Web Designer | Front-End Developer
A gifted Web Designer and Front-End Developer, Maria rocked our HTML and Photoshop assessments.
Did we say rocked? We meant to say she blew them away with a cannon.
Comfortable with CSS and well-versed in JavaScript, she's adept at designing both Web sites and corporate intranets. At entertainment company North American Midway, she handled all the artwork for Web sites, Flash programming, video editing, print ads, presentations, and promotional collateral, plus created and spearheaded their email marketing campaigns.
Working for one of California's leading full-service law firms, Maria worked on their statewide intranet designing layouts and solutions for the functionality of on-line forms and interactive content such as online training materials, calendars, and the like. She also designed much of the firm's promotional and marketing material.
An excellent (and blazing fast) Aquent Talent!
See her on-line Aquent profile: <http://search.aquent.com/talent?PROC=AWUIDrawViewWebProfileResult&src=9&ID=1_835615>
Desired Work: Freelance
Skills: Adobe Photoshop, HTML, JavaScript, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Macromedia Fireworks, Macromedia Flash, ASP, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe ImageReady, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft FrontPage, Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Outlook Express, QuarkXPress, Typing, Visio
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Johanna B.
Designer
Fifteen years of diverse creative thinking within both agency and in-house environments, Jojo has produced outstanding work for the likes of Sony Pictures, Princess Cruises, Universal Pictures, Mitsubishi Motors, Disney, Cal Fed Bank, Jakks Pacific, and many more.
Her conceptual and organizational talents have helped her please many clients both on- and off-site, and she's able to handle everything from client pitch to stunning printed piece (including budgeting).
Her clean, elevated designs help set packaging, trade and consumer print ads, and whole identity systems far above the maddening crowd.
Available to handle all your on-site or off-site needs, check out her links for a peek at some of her terrific work!
See her on-line Aquent profile: <http://search.aquent.com/talent?PROC=AWUIDrawViewWebProfileResult&src=9&ID=1_229157>
Desired Work: Freelance
Skills: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, QuarkXPress
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Thea S.
Copy Editor | Proofreader
Over 19 years of experience proofreading and editing for a bevy of clients, Thea's industry background includes health, technology, pharmaceutical, and publishing.
As a freelancer for Direct Partners, Kaiser Permanente, Amgen, LA Weekly, Symantec, Bowflex, and many others, she's proven she can handle everything from direct marketing and quarterly journals to brochures and clinical studies.
As Copy Editor for John Wiley & Sons working on the American Cancer Society's biweekly journal, she received their Pacesetter Award for her excellence and efficiency. Thea also has extensive experience with textbook editing and proofing.
As a bonus, she has excellent illustration skills, making her an even greater asset to any team!
Currently seeking Permanent work on a part-time basis, you'll be amazed the amount of work she can get done in 30 hours or less!
See her on-line Aquent profile: <http://search.aquent.com/talent?PROC=AWUIDrawViewWebProfileResult&src=9&ID=1_303076>
Desired Work: Permanent
Skills: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, QuarkXPress
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Lei Lei S.
Marketing Coordinator
With over ten years of marketing experience, two focused on account management of interactive accounts, Lei Lei is a great fit for any company needing a top notch Marketing Coordinator with international experience.
While at Ising & Netzkern, a Web marketing and design agency in Germany, she interacted with the CEO, Project Managers, and clients to track product development by evaluating targeted profit analysis, effectiveness of marketing campaigns, and overall feedback from consumers.
For the past two and a half years, she's worked on product marketing for an import firm in California with with clients in the medical, entertainment, oil and automotive industries. She regularly plans marketing campaigns and manages clients' budgets.
Lei Lei also has outstanding public relations and project management capabilities and is a great multitasker. She has a background in Communications Analytics and a degree from University of Michigan in Business Economics and Global Media Studies.
Did we mention she's fluent in English and Mandarin Chinese, with high proficiency in German?
We said she's international!
See her on-line Aquent profile: <http://search.aquent.com/talent?PROC=AWUIDrawViewWebProfileResult&src=9&ID=1_1084895>
Desired Work: Freelance & Permanent
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THAT BIT AT THE END
"Reduce, Reuse, Regurgitate"
We can proudly announce That Bit at the End is now 70% Certified Organic!
That is to say that no more than 30% of the material found in this column is pilfered from other sources like newspapers, television shows, trade magazines, or conversations we overheard in the elevator.
In keeping with the government's just released Organic Content Law of 2007, nearly every paragraph you read right here will not parody, mimic, or otherwise ape any previously spoken, written, or broadcasted observations, comments, or remarks.
Terrific news for anyone who tires of hearing the name Paris Hilton!
Under this new law, all material that is not Organic (original) in and of itself must be labeled with the percentage of material which is Non-Organic (borrowed).
What does this mean to you, the consumer? Good question!
Say you're watching a sidesplitting television sitcom and two of the characters decide to share an apartment. If those characters start to bicker and divide the apartment in half with masking tape, then the episode must be labeled as Non-Organic Comedy Material according to the new government guidelines; more so if the characters start making jokes about access to the bathroom and hallway.
That means the next time you see a plot that contains the "pretend you're my boyfriend/girlfriend/boss so I can impress my boss/parent/ex-boyfriend/ex-girlfriend," you will know ahead of time how much of the material will be fresh and how much of it will be borrowed from sitcoms dating back to 1952.
Also covered under this law is the first comedic impression of a politician (which will get an Organic Impression rating). Every subsequent impression of the original comedian's impression of that politician (i.e., anyone doing Rich Little's impression of President Nixon), will need to state they are working with 50% Post-Comedic Waste.
Henny Youngman routines are now outlawed.
Great news, huh?
Movies or TV shows that borrow a previously written plotline must now automatically be labeled 50% Non-Organic (for example a Taming of the Shrew storyline between two characters on CSI:Miami).
Any actor imitating another actor (for example, an actor imitating Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry) to play a scene, must expressly state the reference to the audience.
Likewise, any movie loses two Organic Points for each usage of phrases like "I'll be back" or "You had me at hello." For example, there would be a total loss of four Organic Points for an actor blurting out, "Here comes Johnny!" (impersonation of Jack Nicholson in The Shining who, in turn, was lampooning Ed McMahon). See the government's complete list of phrases at www.rehash.non-organic.gov.
Hollywood must now cease and desist production of movies that were television shows in the 1970's.
Anyone performing The Rocky Horror Picture Show while the film is being projected above them can now be cited by the police.
Newspaper stories like "What really happened to JonBenet?" and "The Miracle Diet" will now bear the Non-Organic label due to their abnormally high Inorganic Content.
Also regulated are the Marketing expressions "New," "New and Improved," "New Packaging, Same Great Taste!" and "Wow, Did You Even LOOK at the Fat Content?"
Just so you know, the Content Law doesn't only apply to movies and journalism, our home and office lives will also be affected.
Around the office, any person using the term "bandwidth," expressing that "I'm trying to get my head around this," or threatening to "think outside the box" must mention that they are using Non-Organic Material.
Similarly, anyone asking a coworker ,"Whassup?!"
E-mails that have been forwarded but not read because the sender was too lazy to read them must now be labeled "Secondhand Material â€" Contents Unknown."
Fines will also be issued to any American citizen knowingly forwarding an amusing e-mail after removing the "FW:" subject heading. (The law states, "FW: e-mail heading may not be removed except by the consumer under penalty of law.")
In our own homes, anyone who asks if "I look fat in this," says something was "so last week," or pronounces "I'm not too drunk to drive" will be fined or (in the latter case) imprisoned.
Grudges will now be considered 50% Non-Organic, old grudges 70%, and fond memories a full 85%.
Embellishments of old stories will be discounted two Organic percentage points for each infraction thereof.
Déjàvu will be handled on a case-by-case basis.
Religious exclusions to the law include recitations of the Torah, Bible, and Koran and whatever it is that guy is doing on Venice Beach with candles and an altar.
Who says too much government is bad?
But back to us.
We're still exceedingly happy to announce that a full 70% of what you read right here is and will continue to be the freshest, most unsullied content available.
On the other hand, the other 30% is probably still going to be rehashed pap.
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