 Copywriter - 8/4/2008
Description: Wanted: conceptual copywriter wtih 3-5 years' experience and strong interactive and print. Thorough understanding of integrated campaigns required. Non-traditional and guerilla work also a plus. Strong radio and TV welcome, too.
You're up for the challenge of taking traditional retail, service industry and B-to-B clients and doing smart, creative and brave work. (And winning awards for it.) You'll get a chance to partner with different art directors on a variety of client business in a friendly, family-oriented agency located in a beautiful part of the country. You'll also get to work with a Kelly Award-Winning, Hall of Fame creative director. Nice, huh?
Requirements
3-5 years' experience as a copywriter.
Strong portfolio with a mix of print, radio, OOH, and especially interactive. Good TV reel is a bonus.
Ability to think strategically, visually and write good long copy when needed.
Presentation skills a must.
Education Requirements
4 year college degree preferred, but not required.
Journalism or related writing degree preferred.
Any post graduate (Creative Circus, Portfolio Center, VCU, Miami Ad School, Brainco) programs greatly valued and appreciated!
An Equal Opportunity Employer Company: Raleigh ad agency Contact: jobs@rbwagency.com
Interactive Developer - 8/5/2008
Description: RBW is seeking a talented interactive developer with 5-7 years of experience, preferably in an agency environment, to become part of its Creative Department and help us expand our digital chops. We’ve got the beginnings of a strong interactive capability and have produced several effective campaigns for our clients. What we want now is a person to help us strengthen our interactive team and take us several levels up.
Is it you? Read on and see.
You’ll be working with a seasoned group of award-winning art directors and copywriters conceptualizing and executing web marketing campaigns, microsites, email/newsletters, and any other digital creative work that comes up.
In addition, you’ll work with an entire project team (creative, media, account management, client) to help determine the scope of a project, define project requirements and identify technical considerations and implications. You’ll participate in all aspects of a project cycle: concept; design; programming; testing; implementation; documentation and ongoing management.
You’ll also help develop estimates, schedules, storyboards/comps (static and animated) and help us establish and implement agency standards and best practices. And, naturally, you’ll stay current with the latest online trends.
Solid communication skills are a must. You’ll need to be able to effectively describe abstract ideas to management, peers and clients as well as promote continuous learning by participating in informal training efforts for the entire team.
This position reports directly to the Group Creative Director of online/digital development.
Technical Experience
• Demonstrated fluency in ActionScript, HTML/XHTML, CSS, and Javascript • Ability to seamlessly navigate between Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator and Microsoft Office • Complete knowledge of banner ad click tagging • Knowledge/familiarity with emerging technologies a plus but not required: Air, Flex, Flash Lite, Ajax, widgets, and streaming video
Is this you? If you think so, send your resume and samples/URLs of your best work from the past 12-18 months to dean.logan@rbwagency.com
Carolinas and southeast-based candidates preferred Salary commensurate with experience
About RBW RBW is an independent, integrated marketing communications agency with a powerful philosophy to “Be Smart. Be Creative. Be Brave.” RBW focuses its people, energy and resources on discovering key insights that fuel growth for clients such as BB&T, CORT, Dollar Tree Stores, Old Dominion Freight Line and Queens University of Charlotte. To learn more about RBW, visit rbwagency.com. RBW Contact: dean.logan@rbwagency.com
Creative Design / Business Development Manager - 8/18/2008
Description: Position: Fulltime Salary: base salary + commission Benefits: Full coverage Medical / Dental / 401K / Profit Sharing
Due to The Creative Group's continued growth, we are seeking an Account Manager to join our Creative, Marketing and Advertising Practice. This person will be responsible for working on a sales team developing new business and managing existing accounts in the Raleigh/Durham/RTP/Chapel Hill market.
Requirements: Prior experience working in a Creative role in either an Agency or Corporate setting. It does not necessarily have to be in the staffing industry. Knowledge of technology trends and terminology is a must. The better this person understands technology, the quicker the ramp-up period will be.?Prior experience selling a service or solution is a plus, but not necessary. Ability to cold call new accounts, generate client visits, build relationships with decision makers, and manage accounts. The right candidate for this role should feel comfortable developing business at C-level and with line managers. Must be able to prospect, research, and identify new business. The Creative Group specializes in placing a range of marketing, advertising, creative, web and public relations professionals on a project and full-time basis with advertising and public relations agencies, Fortune 500 companies and small to mid-sized firms. Our strong relationship with the creative community enables us to provide our clients with precisely the creative talent they need for a variety of deadline-driven projects. We are faster at finding you work because of our strong network - we reach out to over 12,000 creative and marketing hiring managers each week. Additionally, we were just ranked number one in our industry on Fortune's list of America's Most Admired Companies. Call your local Creative Group office at 1.888.846.1668 to discover more about this position. The Creative Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Apply for this job now or contact our branch office for additional information:
4140 ParkLake Ave
Glen Lake One Suite 500 Raleigh, NC 27612-3723 Phone: 919.334.2821 Fax: 919.782.9625
Company: The Creative Group Contact: raleigh@creativegroup.com(919) 334-2821
Interactive Media Planner/Buyer - 8/18/2008
Description: Summary: This is a full-time position that provides strategic interactive media expertise for the
agency.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned to meet
business needs.
• Principal Responsibilities
o Provide the agency’s clients with extensive interactive media options
o Provide leading role in development of digital media strategy
o Manage and optimize all digital media campaigns
o Manage all rich media and online video placements
o Provide performance metrics for all online placements – CPM, CPC & CPL
• Primary Duties
o Research and develop interactive media strategies and plans that best fit the clients
overall marketing strategy
o Provide a seamless interface with traditional media team where both online and
traditional media are being used
o Work with media planning, account service and creative teams to devise
appropriate tactics to achieve the desired impact
o Present all interactive media plans to clients (who may or may not have significant
expertise in interactive media)
o Negotiate pricing with interactive media vendors and provide a final negotiated
recommendation to the client
o Work together with creative teams to ensure creative specifications of an approved
interactive media plan are satisfied appropriately
o Monitor live online campaigns via third-party ad serving software providing daily,
weekly, and/or monthly campaign performance results for the account service team
and /or clients
o Optimize all campaigns in real time with vendors to enhance performance
• Emerging Media Knowledge Requirements
o Instant text messaging
o Content sponsorships
o Mobile and text messaging
o Viral and Blog marketing
o Buzz marketing/reporting and co-ordination
Qualification/Requirements:
• Must have high level of interpersonal and presentation skills to work with in-house
staff, vendors and clients
• Must be able to interact and communicate with individuals at all levels of the
organization.
• Must have knowledge of third-party ad serving, reporting and tracking
• Extensive MS Office experience (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and IE)
• Work requires continual attention to establishing priorities and meeting deadlines.
Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to juggle
multiple competing tasks and demands.
Education/Training/Experience:
College degree preferred; Minimum of three to five years experience in interactive media planning
and buying with at least one year of traditional planning and buying. It is desirable to have
experience in an advertising agency environment; or an equivalent combination of education and
experience. The successful candidate will be a team player and enjoy being a part of building a
great agency.
Company: Cross + Associates Contact: sconino@cross-a.com
Office Manager - 8/18/2008
Description: Summary: This is a part-time position (25 hours per week) that provides accounting services and
administrative support for the agency.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned to meet
business needs.
• Administration
o Procurement of all office supplies and inventory management
o Set up and manage Quickbooks “Time Tracker” for all associates
o Assist the President in reviewing all agency contracts for business equipment
leases, maintenance contracts and agreements
• Accounts Payable
o Review, code and process A/P check requests
o Process and distribute A/P checks
o Handle inquiries from vendors
o Maintain A/P system records
o Prepare and distribute 1099, 1098, 1096 and other related tax forms
o Close A/P on a monthly basis, review, and distribute reports
o Audit employee expenses to ensure compliance with corporate policy before
paying
• Accounts Receivable
o Prepare, review and mail monthly billings based on information received from
Account Executives and the Traffic/Production Coordinator
o Make all bank deposits
o Make collection calls as needed
o Maintain accurate client billing records
o Responsible for coordinating with the agency’s bank to invest excess cash in short term
CDs to earn the agency interest income
• HR and Benefits Management
o Reconcile benefits statements on a monthly basis
o Enroll new employees in benefits plan
o Terminate employees from benefits plan
o Maintain vacation and sick day records for payroll purposes
• Work with the agency’s outside accounting firm, as needed, to prepare monthly
financials, payroll and tax returns
Qualification/Requirements:
• Must have high level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential
situations. Position continually requires demonstrated poise, tact and diplomacy.
• Must be able to interact and communicate with individuals at all levels of the
organization.
• Must have knowledge of a variety of computer software applications in word
processing, spreadsheets, database and presentation software (MSWord, Excel,
PowerPoint).
• Extensive QuickBooks experience
• Work requires continual attention to establishing priorities and meeting deadlines.
Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to juggle
multiple competing tasks and demands.
Education/Training/Experience:
College degree preferred; Minimum of three years experience with preferred experience in an
advertising agency environment; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. The
successful candidate will be a team player and enjoy being a part of building a great agency.
Company: Cross + Associates Contact: sconino@cross-a.com
Account Executive - 8/18/2008
Description: Summary: This is a full-time position that provides strategic and tactical account service for the agency’s clients
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned to meet business needs.
• Principal Responsibilities
o Provide a point of agency contact with clients as assigned
o Provide leading role in development of strategic marketing plans for clients
o Manage the execution of strategic marketing plans for assigned clients
o Manage all accounts in such manner as to grow the client relationship with the agency
• Primary Duties
o Meet regularly with assigned clients for the purpose of ensuring client marketing
objectives are met and remain on track
o Prepare client contact reports following all client meetings and distribute to all affected
agency associates
o Effectively present, sell and defend all agency work/proposals to clients while supporting
other client service team members in these functions
o Check and approve creative/production art, copy and related materials prior to
presentation to the client and coordinate client approval of same
o Stay informed of clients’ brands, products, services and related marketing developments within
a clients’ verticals
o Assist in the development of all client proposals including, but not limited to, marketing
plans, media plans, public relations plans and overall strategic plans
o Respond to all client communications including calls, emails and faxes
o Coordinate with traditional and interactive media teams to ensure seamless implementation
of all plans across traditional and digital media
o Coordinate project timing and budgets with appropriate agency associates
o Coordinate with the Office Manager to ensure prompt collection of accounts receivable
Qualification/Requirements:
• Must have high level of interpersonal, presentation and communications skills to work with
in-house staff, vendors and clients
• Must be able to interact and communicate with individuals at all levels of the organization
• Must be able to work in a team environment as well as independently
• Creative and digital media knowledge, highly desirable
• Ability to discern client needs and effectively communicate those needs to appropriate agency
associates
• Work requires continual attention to establishing priorities and meeting deadlines. Must be able
to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to juggle multiple competing
tasks and demands.
Education/Training/Experience:
College degree preferred; minimum of three to five years experience in account service. It is desirable to have experience in an advertising agency environment; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. The successful candidate will be a team player and enjoy being a part of building a great agency.
Company: Cross + Associates Contact: sconino@cross-a.com
General Manager - 10/16/2008
Description: WE’RE LOOKING FOR A LEADER
Big responsibility, huge potential
HMH, a leading marketing communications agency with offices in Portland, Oregon; Detroit, Michigan; and Charlotte, North Carolina, is looking for an experienced general manager for our Charlotte office.
You must share our passion for great work, have a BA or graduate degree and at least 15 years of relevant agency and/or client experience, including substantial agency experience managing staff, leading client accounts and developing new business.
You will lead and manage HMH growth in the eastern U.S.; supervise and manage Charlotte and Detroit staff, budgets, strategic planning and new business efforts; actively participate in the company’s operations group; and ensure compliance with HMH processes and procedures.
You must be an effective team player, execute multiple priorities simultaneously, have exceptional communications skills and share our values.
We’re a hands-on, roll-up-your-sleeves agency with a 30-year track record and a roster of regional and national B2B and B2C clients.
We offer salary commensurate with experience, excellent benefits and an unswerving commitment to doing great work in the company of nice people. Resumes and references to resumes@thinkhmh.com, attention Charlotte GM. No calls please.
Company: HMH Contact: resumes@thinkhmh.com
Senior Account Executive - 11/7/2008
Description:
About the Job
MedThink Communications, Inc. is Raleigh’s newest healthcare advertising and communications firm. We’ve hand picked our highly experienced employees to form a talented core poised for success. Our rapidly expanding practice seeks a Junior Account Executive for New Business Development and a Senior Account Executive in our Account Services group.
The SAE serves as the client’s primary contact within the agency to represent the client’s requests and point of view. This position is responsible for all facets of project management, including planning, developing, and implementing client initiatives, ongoing client satisfaction, as well as identifying and organizing growth opportunities with the client by building client relationships, establishing and monitoring budgets, ensuring adherence to timelines, identifying and enlisting resources, and ensuring the quality and timeliness of the final deliverable product.
This is not a sales position.
Responsibilities
– Supports Account Supervisor and Account Director in cultivating and building solid relationships with clients
– Documents client contacts (via e-mail), requests (change orders), and meetings (conference reports) concisely and accurately
– Prepares and sends materials to clients and authors/speakers
– Performs research as directed by supervisor
– Keeps entire agency apprised of client activities and needs
– Initiates and executes all projects
– Identifies and organizes growth opportunities within current client base, as well as new business development
– Provides effective direction to agency team
– Functions as internal team leader, ensuring that all members of the team work together smoothly and effectively
– Builds, maintains, and drives timelines—projects must be on time
– Works closely with operations department to develop cost estimates prior to project initiation and routinely review estimate as project progresses
– Reviews monthly billing
- Creative and scientific output
– Provides client/brand backgrounder approved by AS/AD for new clients prior to project kickoff meeting
– Provides creative/scientific team with complete briefing document, which has been approved by AS/AD
– Assists with research as directed by AS/AD
– Develops project proposals
– Assists AS/AD in proposal development
Knowledge, Education and Experience
- Working knowledge of pharmaceutical industry
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Ability to monitor competitor and industry developments
- Ability to function as team leader
- Basic understanding of marketing principals
- Basic understanding of science and drug therapy
- Bachelor degree (minimum), preferably in the health sciences, marketing, or communications field
- Mandatory 3-5 years of pharmaceutical and/or agency experience
For immediate and confidential consideration, please forward your resume and salary requirements to jobs@medthink.com . Please provide the position you are applying for in the subject line.
EEO
Company: MedThink Communications Contact: jobs@medthink.com(919) 786-4918
SEARCH ANALYST - 11/26/2008
Description: RBW has an immediate opening for a SEARCH ANALYST.
Position Summary
We are looking for a Search Analyst to facilitate the day to day management of our clients’ search marketing programs. The Search Analyst position will be responsible for the creation, optimization, execution and backend reporting of client search initiatives. This position requires an individual that can manage multiple tasks at once and effectively manage their time. Attention to process and detail is a must. This person must be passionate about search based communications and personally vested in setting the industry standards for RBW and its clients.
Specific Responsibilities
The Work:
Search Analysts are responsible for day to day progress of their client’s search engine marketing campaigns and ensuring timely completion and success of projects. Additionally, this individual will be responsible for:
- Planning and executing paid search campaigns for clients
- Establishing keyword and copy strategies
- Staying informed on evolving search landscape channels, tools, trends and providing insight both internally and externally
- Building out keyword recommendations to set client budgets
- Managing Search Marketing bid tools for:
§ Campaign trafficking
§ Campaign optimization
§ Campaign reporting
§ Monitoring and reporting on campaign performance and make improvement recommendations
§ Daily integration with the major search engines including Google, Yahoo and MSN
Required Education, Skills, and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university
- 1-2 years of experience in advertising, marketing, or media planning preferred
- Strong creative thinking and/or analytical skills
- Strong desire to work with the search and other emerging and/or search channels
- Ability to work independently and manage time effectively
- Technical proficiency, particularly with Excel, Word, and PowerPoint; includes the ability to quickly learn new desktop applications
- Experience and proficiency using the DART for Search tool to manage campaigns
- Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
- Solid interpersonal and teamwork abilities
- Demonstrated critical thinking and problem solving abilities
- Advanced knowledge of Paid search and Natural search marketing preferred
- Media math knowledge preferred
Send resumes to: jobs@rbwagency.com. An Equal Opportunity Employer
Company: RBW Contact: bev.buck@rbwagency.com(919) 848-2600
Executive Creative Director - 12/5/2008
Description: Executive Creative Director
MedThink Communications, an integrated full-service, award-winning pharmaceutical/healthcare advertising agency providing comprehensive services for the development, design, and execution of branded advertising and medical communications, is looking for a seasoned and proven Executive Creative Director. Our rapidly expanding agency is seeking someone that is honest, smart, flexible, hardworking, fun, and driven.
Job Description
The Executive Creative Director provides overall creative leadership for the agency and builds a positive environment for the development of the highest quality creative output. This individual represents the agency as the senior creative officer to clients, management, and industry. The ECD leads the overall creative vision of the company and is the agency’s “creative face” to all of its clients.
Duties & Responsibilities
• Monitor overall quality of agency creative output and provide creative direction and leadership
• Create effective structure to provide efficient development of creative product
• Evaluate, mentor, and counsel direct reports. Determine assignments, promotions, and incentives for creative managers
• Manage key administrative and financial aspects of the creative department, working with agency Partners and HR department
• Supervise, support, and inspire creative management leaders. Allocate appropriate personnel for all creative assignments
• Foster positive relationships between the creative department and other agency departments. Encourage strong collaborative relationships with account management and other departments
• Constantly work to improve communications and processes necessary for optimum creative output
• Promote awareness and communication of creative successes both internally and externally
• Create, build and maintain company creative reputation
Required Experience
• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Advertising, Marketing, and/or Journalism, Graphic Arts, Design, or Communications.
• Minimum 15 year’s creative management experience, strong credentials in copywriting and/or art direction, and a positive track record in the development of successful, market-moving creative idea
• Strong strategic instincts
• Experience in pharmaceutical/healthcare field a plus
• Excellent communication, mentoring, counseling, and above all, leadership skills
• Proven track record in a leadership role of delivering superior creative solutions to clients
• Ability to be a visionary who demonstrates thought leadership in the creative space
• Proven ability to set direction and mobilize creative staff to meet challenging goals
• Highly motivated and passionate people leader
• Demonstrable track record of new business wins
• Expert written, oral, and presentation skills
Company: MedThink Communications Contact: jobs@medthink.com(919) 786-4918
Media Coordinator - 12/16/2008
Description:
MEDIA COORDINATOR
RBW Advertising has an opening for an innovative thinker with a passion for marketing. Ideal candidate will have 1-2 years’ experience, be self-motivated, detail-oriented, and able to handle multiple projects in a fast-paced environment. Full-service agency experience and proficiency with research/buying tools a plus.
We offer a competitive benefits package. Email resume to: jobs@rbwagency.com.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Company: RBW Contact: bev.buck@rbwagency.com(919) 848-2664
Programmer/SEO/Visionary - 12/17/2008
Description: We are ready to add to the pack. The ideal candidate for this contract position is a self-starter with a sense of urgency around all things. They must possess a need to learn, evolve and adapt.
Candidate should be fluent in the following languages and softwares:
PHP ASP MySQL Smarty Templating WordPress Shopping carts
Job description: Programming for various websites, including paysites, retail, B-to-B, and affiliate programs. Job includes doing daily search engine optimization (SEO) for various clients. If applicant is not familiar with SEO, they must be willing to learn. Candidate will also deal directly with hosting companies for support, CMSs and other components for our client's brands. They will also experience a great deal of maintenance and upkeep on various sites and will need to become intimate with the inner workings of those brands.
Candidate is expected to have a voice. Free thinking is welcome and encouraged here. We want your input and suggestions. We want someone that is awake - ready to find solutions to problems, answers to questions. Laziness of the mind will not be tolerated. :)
This is a very fun environment and we get to work on some seriously sweet projects. We run the gamut from adult paysites to mainstream retail and everything in between. If you are okay with working on adult and mainstream brands, contact us today. No phone calls, please. Company: Pointer Advertising, LLC Contact: lindsay@pointeradvertising.com
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