• Performs implementation tasks alone and/or in team environment.

• Codes web projects per technical and design specifications.

• Integrates third party and proprietary applications.

• Performs QA, browser compatibility and testing efforts.

• Perform web site maintenance tasks as necessary.

• Understands and enforces schedules.

• Understands and establishes version control (development and live) hosting environments.

• Field client maintenance requests.

• Demonstrates appropriate sense of urgency in inquiry response.

Qualifications

• 4+ years professional experience in web development.

• Strong HTML and CSS skills (HTML5 / CSS3 experience a plus)

• Strong object-oriented development skills (PHP5 OOP, Javascript, MySQL)

• Strong experience with JavaScript libraries (jQuery, etc) and JSON

• Experience with the integration and implementation of 3rd party APIs and applications a plus

• Experience with WordPress and other CMS platforms

• WordPress custom CMS development experience

• Extensive knowledge of WP custom theme development

• Knowledge of WP custom plugin development a plus

• Experience with cross-browser and mobile optimizations

• Strong technical aptitude

• Strong emphasis on pixel-perfect, standards-compliant code

• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven team environment on multiple projects

• Must be highly motivated, fast, precise, accountable and passionate

• Capacity to learn new technologies / programming languages quickly

• Understanding of basic graphic design principles and interaction design

• Familiarity with Macintosh OSX operating systems

Ideal candidates can work in-house in our Orlando, FL location full-time, however flexible schedules and project-specific / freelance applicant requirements will be considered.

Salary and benefits are competitive and based on experience. Other job perks and benefits.

Applicants will be required to present real world project examples clearly illustrating their contributions to the projects, code snippets, and other reference code to showcase their experience and past work. Applicants will also be required to provide client and/or employer references.

If interested, please contact Samantha Anastasia at sanastasia@pushhere.com.

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POSTED: 4/24/12

Company: Tijuana Flats

Position: Area Marketing Coordinator

Location: Deerfield Beach

Salary Range: $30,000 - $32,000

Exempt / Non-Exempt: Exempt

Benefits: Eligible - See Below

Department: Marketing

Description 

The Area Marketing Coordinator is responsible for managing all local store marketing, working closely with Area Supervisors and Marketing Manager to build programs designed to meet operational and catering sales goals while increasing overall brand awareness.

We are currently looking to hire an individual for this position which will be based out of the Southeast Florida Area and will require travel on a daily basis throughout the greater South Florida Area, spanning from Deerfield Beach, FL to Stuart, FL. This position will also require some nights and weekends depending on times of marketing events and promotions. 

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POSTED: 4/09/12

Company: Global-5, Inc.

Position: Transportation Sponsorship Sales Research & Production Administrator

Looking to jump start your career and work Global-5 Communications seeks an experienced sponsorship sales research and production administrator.  This administrator will develop, analyze and interpret research, provide decision-maker contact information, and contribute to the creation of persuasive sales materials to assist key account managers in the sale of sponsorships/advertising for state Departments of Transportation and tolling authorities. This administrator will manage the inventory of available sponsor-ready outdoor and electronic products, the production of sponsor outdoor and electronic messages, and provide quantifiable metrics and reports monthly to support invoicing.  

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
This administrator will analyze and interpret research and confirm decision-maker contact information to support the sales staff and will assist in the development of sales materials, including proposals, fliers, PowerPoint Presentations, and brochures for presentations.

This position will analyze available space within the right-of-way on major highways, manage the production of outdoor signage, and placement of electronic sponsorship and advertising messages on websites, mobile applications, e-mail and text messages.  Manage vendors who are producing and installing signs within the right-of-way.   Provide quantifiable metrics for each sponsored product on a monthly basis to support invoicing.

Prepare and present statistical analyses for sales presentations. Supplement proposals with sponsorship/advertising/marketing research and demographic data. Maintain research resources and related market information. Conduct research on alternative statewide or national outdoor and digital sponsorships including promotional efforts and assist the sales team in developing sponsorship packages that will be most appealing to clients.

REQUIREMENTS
College degree in business, digital media, marketing or advertising preferred, or equivalent related work experience, preferably in out of home advertising or sponsorship sales support.  Department of Transportation experience a major plus.  This position requires a good-natured self-starter with exceptional organizational, analytical, database management, math, and verbal and written communication skills.   Software/Research Tools – Required:  Microsoft Office, strong emphasis on PowerPoint and Excel; please indicate in your cover letter the additional research tools you use.

WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:
Works under the general supervision of the COO/Executive Vice President and works closely with other staff members to coordinate overall sales and client relations services.   This person must be willing to work overtime or weekends if required to meet deadlines or client needs.   This is a full-time position based in the Orlando area.    Global-5 Communications, Inc., (www.global-5.com) is an Orlando based national award-winning marketing, multimedia, public relations, revenue generation/sponsorship sales firm primarily serving transportation and transit clients. Global-5 offers a comprehensive health care and benefits package, including 401K profit sharing. Global-5 is an EOE and Drug Free Workplace.  Please email your resume and cover letter detailing how your experience makes you the right person for this position to jenniluke@global-5.com.   

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POSTED: 4/04/12

Company: Aquent

Position: Online Display Media Coordinator

Looking to jump start your career and work with a great team? Aquent is looking for an Online Display Media Coordinator to join our client's online marketing team and assist with reporting, banner ad trafficking, online campaign set-up and general media coordination. 

Requirements

• 1+ years experience of display media coordination
• Knowledge of online advertising (online campaigns, banner ads, etc)
• DoubleClick for Advertisers (DFA) and Google Display Network (GDN) skills
• Previous experience developing reports, assisting with online campaign set-up and generating publisher tags
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• "Can-do" attitude and willingness to learn and get the job done 

Please send your resume to cmerriam@aquent.com to apply.

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POSTED: 4/04/12

Company: Valencia College

Position: Junior Account Manager (Consultant, through 6/30/12)

General Description:

Seeking freelance project management consultant for an 8 week contract to support the account management team for the marketing department. Manages small projects from concept to delivery as assigned and assists in all aspects of the project management process. She/He also serves as liaison and maintains relationships between the Marketing Department, the internal business partners that Marketing supports. Support to include communicating with clients and key stakeholders on projects, securing input from clients, creating schedules, routing changes through the marketing department to gain final approval on creative. Apply here:

A contractor’s agreement must be signed before beginning employment.

Apply here.

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POSTED: 4/02/12

Company: Orlando Sentinel

Position: New Business Development Representative, Recruitment 

This is a sales position that exists to acquire and grow revenue in new sources through sales of Tribune Digital products and solutions in an assigned territory or industry specific vertical.  It is anticipated that you will insure and grow this revenue stream via expert strategic deployment of resources and solutions through the enterprise within your assigned territory or industry vertical.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and implement plans which identify sales strategies, assess revenue potential, and outline targeted activities to maximize revenue opportunities
• To make aggressive daily outside calls and develop sales proposals/phone presentations to potential customers of Tribune Digital.
• To solicit and sell advertising solutions to meet or exceed the revenue goals for the Recruitment Division.
• To generate incremental and new business revenue by producing sales through individual and team projects, promotions, setting up appointments and lead generation responsibilities in order to meet or exceed revenue goals established in the company’s annual operating plan.
• Create and implement effective account/territory plans that include; developing and implementing a sales strategy considering new business growth, managing all resources necessary to drive new business; forecasting revenue; developing key contacts and business relationships within a new account including influential individual and high level decision makers.
• Cold call to secure appointments, gather information on customer needs, position and demonstrate solutions to customer's business issues, manage customer objections, negotiate pricing and contracts and close the sale.
• Develop strategic sales plan using business analysis tools to identify and track revenue trends, recognize sales opportunities, target specific sales activities, and analyze competitive threats.
• Understand the value of solutions and pricing as well as competitive offerings and articulate Tribune Digital benefits in a manner meaningful to a customer.
• Manage customers, clients and prospective clients with clear communication and needs analysis.

QUALIFICATIONS

• BS/BA or equivalent
• 2-4 years proven sales experience, Ability to close a sale
• Work experience in a professional sales environment desirable
• Strong organizational, time management and forecasting skills
• Understanding of professional research process and have the ability to quickly develop an in depth understanding of Tribune Digital products and solutions and how they apply to the customers’ needs.
• Demonstrate outstanding networking capabilities and exhibit a professional demeanor, business maturity, and technical knowledge
• Recruitment or Human Resources knowledge a plus

Click here to apply!

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POSTED: 4/02/12

Company: Orlando Sentinel

Position: Digital Services Sales Representative 

Sell digital services and activate new relationships for the Orlando Sentinel Media Group with small to medium local businesses.  This role will operate in a predefined geography seeking new opportunities to provide entry level digital solutions across targeted categories of local businesses.  Primary focus will be on activating accounts and referring additional business needs through Orlando Sentinel Media Group channels where appropriate.  This role includes heavy cold calling on a daily basis and the ability to grasp and explain emerging media and baseline social media strategy to local businesses. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Increase the company’s revenue with new clients in defined geographic territory, across targeted local business categories    
• Basic skills include aggressive cold calling, needs analysis selling, strong interpersonal skills and ability to utilize emerging technologies to present compelling analytics, competitive activity and make recommendations within the social media space
• Persistent follow-up and strong relationship management skills
• Daily usage of tablet applications to demonstrate capabilities, competitive analysis, client contact management and sales tracking
• Focused solution selling within the digital services portfolio, while maintaining a basic level of knowledge across all OSMG products including print, digital, developing businesses and direct mail
• Local community involvement required through trade groups and local functions
• Utilize support roles in order to maximize sales time
• Develop internal relationships with sales counterparts within your local territory, as well as peers selling digital services in other territories

QUALIFICATIONS

• Requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Liberal Arts or equivalent related experience in Marketing and/or Sales.  Previous sales experience a plus.
• Candidates must be Social Media users and have a strong comprehension of emerging media and technologies.
• Candidate must be highly motivated, persuasive and have strong interpersonal communication skills. 
• Candidates must be detail minded, flexible, be able to work at a fast pace, consultative and have the ability to work independently.
• Requires proficient selling, presentation, organization, time management and be comfortable utilizing mobile technology tools to service customers.
• Requires the ability to travel to customer sites and industry functions.  Requires a valid driver’s license.

Click here to apply!

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POSTED: 4/02/12

Company: Maximized Living

Position: Social Media Assistant - Internship

Description: This is a paid internship ($10/hr) requiring 10-25 hours a week minimum. Interns will be a part of a growing dynamic marketing team.

Requirements:

• Ability to manage lists, gather and input data.
• Knowledge of social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Youtube & Linkedin
• Comfortable with online blogging  including formatting, editing & publishing within a CMS.
• Promote events, core messages & programs through social media channels
• Comfortable with video and photo sharing through social media channels.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Basic knowledge of html a plus
• Experience in Adobe Creative suite a plus

Duties:

• Assists with social media initiatives and management including Facebook, Twitter & Youtube.
• Creates, organizes and manages social media posts for Facebook & Twitter
• Assists with blog management including formatting articles, publishing online and attaching images.

Please send resume and cover letter to Joshua Hurtado, Marketing Manager at jhurtado@maximizedliving.com 

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POSTED: 3/22/12

Company: MindComet

Position: Online Community Manager

MindComet is looking for talented Online Community Manager! 

Online Community Managers are the voice of our clients within their social platforms, and therefore must be articulate, personable and capable of creative thinking and communications. MindComet's Community Management team is responsible for surpassing the clients expectations when it comes to social media strategy, execution, and planning. This position requires a special balance of customer service, data analytics and communication skills. Success in this role will require an understanding of social media and big data landscape and trends.

Qualifications

• Ability to work quickly and methodically in an ever changing industry.
• Upbeat, team oriented attitude. 
• Ability to organize and coordinate, with strong informational research skills.
• Strong client service skills required.
• High level of motivation to achieve business results from marketing. 
• Ability to gather data, compile information, and prepare reports.
• Excellent creative, analytical, organizational and presentation skills.
• Ability to distill and present complex information.
• Ability to work well under pressure and often-tight deadlines.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and oversee client online communication plans. Drive strategies that increase visibility of the client organizations on multiple social media channels - ex. Facebook, Twitter, blogs, etc.
• Engage with community members on client social media channels in order to meet and exceed client business goals.
• Respond to community members comments and questions in a timely manner.
• Interface directly with MindComet's clients in regular phone and/or face-to-face meetings.
• Work with MindComet's media buying team to create media strategies on behalf of MindComet's amplification clients.
• Maintain an editorial calendar of upcoming communications and promotions on client social media channels.
• Identification and analyses of patterns, trends and issues in client online communities through the use of analytic tools to continually improve the organization's knowledge base, client experience and community loyalty.
• Content management and maintenance, including conversion of data and presentations into usable formats.
• Provide reporting and analysis of all assigned client-based social media activities in order to evaluate effectiveness and provide recommendations for new strategies.
• Use brand monitoring software to monitor the social web for conversations related to the client's brand and the client's competitors.
• Create and distribute surveys in order to extract useful business intelligence from client's online communities.
• Manage online contests/sweepstakes in client communities.
• Act as an "online evangelist" in order to promote core messages and programs.

We look forward to getting to know you.

Contact: Chris Carberg, Online Community Director 

Careers@MindComet.com

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POSTED: 3/22/12

Company: Intellavia

Position: Account Executive

We are looking for an experienced and motivated ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE to join our team.

The Account Executive’s primary responsibilities are leading, managing, and expanding client accounts as the primary lead. This involves developing and managing project work plans and budgets, updating the agency on progress of projects, acting as primary client contact, and working with management and accounting as needed to ensure proper billing. The Account Executive is expected to work with all agency staff members to ensure overall quality control of all projects while also working to ensure a positive, collaborative team environment.

The Account Executive reports directly to the Partners and works to ensure all staff on assigned projects are working to capacity without being overextended. Additionally, he/she may oversee outside vendors on specific efforts.

Account Executives should actively identify and pursue new business opportunities, contribute ideas into the overall management and well-being of the agency, and consistently identify and implement new ways to improve the quality of Intellavia’s work. A successful candidate will seek out additional opportunities for professional development.

Account Executives are expected to attend all internal and external meetings, and conduct themselves in a professional manner at all times while working to instill a positive work environment at the agency.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Bachelor degree required
• Three to five years advertising agency experience
• Digital project management skills a plus
• Self-motivated, with the ability to create great internal and client relationships
• Excellent writing skills
• Very effective communication skills and confident speaking capabilities a must
• Must have results-driven experience overseeing campaigns with multiple forms of media
• Candidate should be highly motivated, self-starter who takes direction well but can also work independently, thrives on variety and can shift directions seamlessly
• Must have outstanding writing skills and confident speaking capabilities
• Successfully run multiple accounts at any given time, including managing work plans, client expectations, and ensuring project is consistent with time and scope in the estimate
• Show impeccable client service as demonstrated by a continual pro-active strategic approach as well as positive reviews from clients when agency management makes periodic check-in calls
• Write strategic communication plans that can be implemented by the client and agency, while offering a solid approach and recommended activities for reaching client goals
• Write strategic social media plans following Intellavia’s STEPP process
• Create draft proposals that can be finalized and submitted with few revisions
• Create and manage work plans to scope of work outlined in proposal and/or contract
• Develop and implement high impact advertising strategies
• Utilize appropriate communication tactics to meet client’s goal
• Demonstrate outstanding copy editing and writing skills
• Consistently meet project deadlines
• Write strategic social media plans following Intellavia’s STEPP planning process
• Ability to do business development activities and networking
• Create agency time estimates and bill accordingly
• Maintain client budgets

But most importantly, we're looking for someone who has a sense of humor and is a nice, warm, fun, admirable, caring person that we can welcome into our little family. Because we really do believe that finding the right "fit" is the most important thing.

 
Apply on Facebook - http://apps.facebook.com/iv-recr/

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POSTED: 3/19/12

Company: Universal Orlandos Resort

Position: Representative, Advertising - Hispanic Markets

Job Description:  Oversee creative development and timelines for advertising and /or sales materials production for assigned client teams or as assigned by advertising management team.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Review and finalize project briefs, collect all pertinent project related information, materials, and strategic direction, coordinate input meetings and secure necessary department head sign off(s) to begin creative development projects.
• Coordinate production schedules for each campaign and/or project to outline deadlines for creative, approvals, production and costs; interact with Creative team and/or creative agencies, Purchasing department, publications, 3^rd party partners and client to ensure these deadlines are met. 
• Develop and maintain project-planning reports for each client to effectively and proactively manage workflow to meet client expectations.
• Secure approvals on creative concepts as well as final creative product from all project stakeholders, senior management, legal and 3^rd party partners.
• Manage and maintain projects within client budgets by offering cost effective creative and production solutions for their requests; maximize efficiencies by coordinating creative development and print jobs with other departments and/or projects when opportunistic.
• Understand and actively participate in Environmental, Health & Safety responsibilities by following established UO policy, procedures, training and team member involvement activities. 

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

EDUCATION:  Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university in (discipline) Advertising, Marketing, Communications or Liberal Arts.

EXPERIENCE:  3-5 Years; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Your talent, skills and experience will be rewarded with a competitive compensation package. EOE

We regret, due to the volume of responses, only applicants of interest will be contacted.

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POSTED: 3/16/12

Company: Universal Orlandos Resort

Position: Coordinator, Brand Marketing (Temporary) 

Job Description

At Universal Orlando, our success is defined by creating a legacy of delivering unforgettable experiences to our guests. As a Brand Marketing Coordinator, creating and communicating our unique products and services for delivering unforgettable experiences to our prospective guests is a part of the everyday responsibilities. Brand Marketing Coordinators have the opportunity to build upon our brand by executing innovative marketing strategies as we strive toward our common goal – to become the number one entertainment destination in the world.

Brand Marketing Coordinators at Universal Orlando are responsible for:

• Handling all marketing related activities, including but not limited to clerical support, filing, special events, activities implementation, weekly marketing reports, site inspections, writing marketing correspondence.
• Organizing marketing related administrative duties.
• Coordinating site inspections for clients.
• Generating weekly marketing reports.
• Coordinating character appearance administration.
• Collecting Marketing Manuals forms for meetings and for internal Marketing use.
• Ordering collateral for the department.
• Understanding and actively participating in Environmental, health & Safety responsibilities by following established Universal Orlando policies, procedures, training, and Team Member involvement activities.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Requirements

To perform the role of a Brand Marketing  Coordinator successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

• Consistent attendance is a job requirement
• High school degree or GED required. Associate’s degree (AA) or equivalent from two year college or technical school preferred. One to three years marketing experience preferred; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from guests, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of the Brand Marketing Coordinator job.

• While performing the duties of this job, the individual is frequently required to sit, talk or hear; and occasionally required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, and reach with hands and arms.
• The individual must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 p ounds, and occasionally lift and/or m ove upt o 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

The work environment characteristics described below are representative of those an individual encounters while performing the essential functions of the Brand Marketing coordinator job.

• While performing the duties of this job, the individual is occasionally exposed to outdoor weather conditions
• While performing this job, the noise level in the work environment is moderate.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

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POSTED: 3/14/12

Company: Bauza and Associates 

Position: Summer Public Relations Intern

Firm Description: Bauza & Associates Hispanic Marketing is a full-service marketing communication agency with offices in Hartford and Orlando.  The agency is made up of a growing team of professional communicators who produce exciting work, generate exceptional results and have a passion for what they do.  Bauza & Associates works primarily with general market companies who seek to tap into the rapidly-growing Hispanic markets in the region.

Requirements/Skills: Public relations intern will be actively enrolled in, or a recent graduate of, a university in a public relations, marketing, advertising or other related program. Current students will preferably have at least a junior standing. The individual must demonstrate the ability to undertake basic public relations writing assignments, and possess an understanding of basic media relations skills, and the ability to interact professionally with clients. Bi-lingual written and verbal skills are a must. A working knowledge of computers, as well as word processing and database management software is necessary. The public relations intern will be mentored by the public relations executives and report directly to the public relations vice president.  The team will help the intern prioritize tasks and focus on multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously. Interns are expected to work between 10-25 hours a week minimum. Prior relevant experience is preferred.

Intern Responsibilities:  

• Drafts basic media relations materials including news releases, media alerts, fact sheets and articles as directed in English and in Spanish.
• Continually monitors social media campaigns and draft social media posts.
• Tracks media coverage in the Spanish-language media, clips and scans news results and provides clip reports with English translations of media results.
• Carries out special and media event planning activities and arrangements as outlined by the public relations specialist or counselor.
• Draft administrative documents such as client meeting conference reports, status reports and other materials as directed.
• Attends and participates in client meetings, media training sessions, presentations, traffic meetings and brainstorming sessions as directed.
• Assists with the development and updating of media lists and other databases, including client, marketing, prospect and administrative databases.
• Assists with the distribution of client information/materials or the firm’s marketing materials.
• Assists with the management of outside vendors to successfully complete outside work, including, but not limited to printing of materials, renting of audio/visual equipment, photography, graphic arts services or supplying needed products.
• Assists with administrative duties including fax processing, sorting, collating, stuffing envelopes, mailings and other administrative functions as assigned.
• Assists firm staff with other client, business development and firm management projects as needed.

Send resume and cover letter to Nelson Camargo at Ncamargo@bauzaassociates.com 

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POSTED: 3/14/12

Company: Bauza and Associates 

Position: Summer Media Intern

Firm Description: Bauza & Associates Hispanic Marketing is a full-service marketing communication agency with offices in Hartford and Orlando. The agency is made up of a growing team of professional communicators who produce exciting work, generate exceptional results and have a passion for what they do. Bauza & Associates works primarily with general market companies who seek to tap into the rapidly-growing Hispanic markets in the region.

Requirements/Skills: Media interns will be actively enrolled in, or a recent graduate of, a university in a public relations, marketing, advertising or other related program. Current students will preferably have at least a junior standing. The individual must demonstrate the ability to undertake basic media relation assignments, and possess an understanding of basic skills and abilities to interact professionally with media partners. Bi-lingual written and verbal skills are a must. A working knowledge of computers, as well as word processing and database management software is necessary. The Media intern will be mentored by the Media Director and report directly to the vice president. The team will help the intern prioritize tasks and focus on multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously. Interns are expected to work between 10-25 hours a week minimum. Prior relevant experience is preferred.

Intern Responsibilities:  

• Assist in contacting media partners and facilitating Insertion Orders.
• Assist in the implementation of the media plan, including verifying that spots ran on their corresponding media outlets and monitoring competition.
• Develops and updates media lists, and prospective databases.
• Draft administrative documents such as media wrap up reports, client meeting conference reports, status reports and other materials as directed.
• Carries out special event planning and implementation activities and arrangements as outlined by the firm’s staff.
• Attends and participates in client meetings, media training sessions, presentations, traffic meetings and brainstorming sessions as directed.
• Assists with the distribution of client information/materials or the firm’s marketing materials.
• Assists with administrative duties including fax processing, sorting, collating, stuffing envelopes, mailings and other administrative functions as assigned.
• Assists firm staff with other client, business development and firm management projects as needed.

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POSTED: 3/09/12

Company: NBC Universal 

Position: Director of Emerging Marketing

Job Number: 4595BR

Business Segment: NBC Sports Group

Sub-Business: Golf Channel

Function: Marketing

About Us: NBCUniversal is one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world-renowned theme parks. Comcast Corporation owns a controlling 51% interest in NBCUniversal, with GE holding a 49% stake.

Golf Channel is a multimedia, golf entertainment and services company based in Orlando, Fla. The Golf Channel cable network, co-founded by Arnold Palmer and a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA, CMCSK), is available in more than 120 million homes worldwide through cable, satellite and wireless companies. Exclusive partnerships with the world’s top tours allow Golf Channel to feature more live golf coverage than all other networks combined, added to a programming schedule distinguished by golf’s best news, instruction and original programming. Golf Channel’s digital platform of businesses is led by www.GolfChannel.com, the number-one golf destination on the Internet, delivering unmatched coverage of the world of golf, as well as services that help the recreation player with how to play, what to play and where to play golf. 

Career Level: Experienced

City: Orlando

U.S. State, China or Canada Provinces: Florida

Country: United States

Responsibilities: The Director of Emerging Marketing will play a key role in bringing to market innovative Golf Channel products including Swing Fix and Deal Caddy as well evolving fast-moving digital channels such as social and mobile. In this exciting new role, you will help define and implement our social and mobile media marketing strategy, vet new marketing channels and lead the promotion design and execution for key products to drive consideration, engagement and perception. This marketing leader has successfully leveraged emerging online marketing strategies and programs in an agency or brand marketing environment, has a passion for online marketing and has a proven track record of developing successful digital programs. This position reports to the Senior Director of Online Marketing. 

Responsibilities include:

• Develop the positioning and messaging strategy and manage the marketing programs that drive demand for our products including subscription, trial, community-building and engagement
• Plan the launch of new products and releases and manage the cross-functional implementation of the marketing plan in order to maximize usage and revenue
• Create and implement the social media mobile marketing strategy, coordinating with stakeholders across the Company to ensure its effectiveness and advocate for the adoption of relevant social and mobile programs into the company's products and services
• Coordinate the planning of social media and mobile marketing campaigns, ensuring customer engagement and supporting monetization across the company's portfolio
• Source and manage relationships with social monitoring, agency and platform partners to support the adoption of emerging online opportunities
• Provide benchmarks and analyze data, to inform company-wide decision-making and commercial campaign targets are met, while similarly providing insights gained from social media monitoring into the Marketing, Sales and Product teams, to help them evolve their strategies 
• Manage outreach programs and build an active brand ambassador network to spread the word about core products through social media and online public relations efforts
• Identifies opportunities for mobile media growth and development, including providing strategic input on application and wap development
• Partners with marketing promotions, media, relationship marketing, sales and technology to deliver best-in-class user experiences that grow the subscriber database and increase online engagements Bottom of Form products and services

• 5-7+ years of digital marketing experience; at least 2 years in social media
• Creative, diplomatic, cool under pressure and exceptional interpersonal and presenting skills
• Strong project management and organizational skills
• Advanced knowledge and understanding of social media platforms and monitoring suite suppliers
• Familiarity with blogger and online community outreach 
• Team player, with the confidence to take the lead and guide other departments when necessary
• Experience with business and strategy development
• Ability to build and leverage a strong network of peers and partners
• Strong working knowledge of social influence on SEO
• Bachelors Degree
• MBA preferred
• Golf retail or social experience preferred

Desired Characteristics: EOE 

External Candidates can apply at www.nbcunicareers.com and search for 4595BR.

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POSTED: 3/09/12

Company: Fry Hammond Barr

Position: Creative Director / Copywriter

REPORTS TO: Sr. V.P., Executive Creative Director

ABOUT FRY HAMMOND BARR:

Fry Hammond Barr (www.fhbnet.com) represents many retail, consumer and commercial brands including Nemours, Stein Mart, The Peabody Orlando, Moffitt Cancer Center and First Watch restaurants just to name a few. As a full-service agency with offices in Orlando and Tampa Bay, Fry Hammond Barr offers a wide range of services including advertising, public relations, interactive and marketing communications consulting. The agency was founded in 1957 and currently employs a team of approximately 50 professionals.

JOB SUMMARY

Responsible for all creative operations for a specific group of accounts to include strategic leadership, staff supervision and work production. Directs the activities of creative and production teams to maintain the agency’s standards of creative excellence, timeliness, and profitability, while achieving the clients’ marketing objectives and goals. Resolves functional conflicts through consultation with regional function heads. Must be an experienced copywriter and presenter. Will have senior-level client contact.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develops strategic solutions, brand positioning platforms for existing and new client prospects and high level copywriting support. Insures the timely development and execution of plan, campaigns, and projects to assure earnings, growth, and profit goals are achieved.
• Plans, develops, and defends budget recommendations, work goals, measurements, and training requirements necessary to provide both profitable and quality service to clients.
• Provides detailed information and cost estimates to assure accurate data on which to plan and develop functional objectives and budgets leading to stable and profitable accounts.
• Provides leadership/motivation and conveys the vision and values of the agency to staff.
• Oversees creative consultations with account teams to assure appropriate creative strategies, adequacy/accuracy of input, schedules, budgets, production support, necessary reviews, and client presentations.
• Trains and supervises assigned staff of writers, artists, production and traffic personnel; oversees their execution of all creative efforts to insure they are on strategy, on budget, and on schedule.
• Maintains external professional relationships to assure the ongoing availability of specialized
• expertise, gifted freelancers, and reputable studios/producers when their services are required.
• Participates in the new business efforts as directed.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Seven or more years of related work experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• Work experience as a senior writer or art director preferred.

COMPENSATION:

• Commensurate with experience
• Comprehensive benefits package

LOCATION:

Fry Hammond Barr

600 E Washington Street

Orlando FL 32801

SEND RESUMES TO: Jobs@Fhbnet.com

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POSTED: 3/05/12

Company: Universal Studios Orlando

Position: Manager, Online Advertising

Job Number 4665BR

Job Title Manager, Online Advertising
Business Segment Universal Studios Orlando
Sub-Business Universal Orlando

Function Marketing
About Us Universal Orlando® Resort, a leader in theme park entertainment, brings pop culture’s most compelling stories and characters to life for its guests. It is world-class vacation destination and home to two theme parks, Universal Studios Florida® and Universal’s Islands of Adventure®, three on-site hotels and Universal CityWalk®, an entertainment complex. Universal Orlando recently attracted world-wide attention as it opened The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™, the only place in the world that brings the Harry Potter™ books and films to life.

Career Level: Experienced
City: Orlando
Country: United States
Responsibilities: The Manager, Online Advertising develops strategy and manages the execution of online advertising campaigns – Display Media (aka Banner Advertising), Pay-Per-Click (PPC includes Paid Search, Text Ads and Facebook) and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) – leveraging best practices around copy/keywords, content, creative, landing pages, ad rotation and other core capabilities required to boost efficacy of campaigns. They design cross-channel online advertising strategies to meet specific critical objectives and ensure that goals are being met in the most cost efficient manner possible. Responsible for ensuring online advertising is effectively driving increased awareness, brand appeal, online sales, and attendance for Universal Orlando Resort.

Job Responsibilities:

Leadership/Strategy

• Develop and manage the online advertising strategy which determines how we will utilize Display, PPC and SEO to drive specific marketing objectives.
• Lead and manage cross-functional team to proactively monitor, analyze, and optimize online advertising campaigns via optimization of key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Develop comprehensive creative briefs for display awareness and DR campaigns and guide messaging strategy for text ads.
• Function as online advertising subject matter expert for the global marketing team, staying current on industry trends and technologies, and providing guidance internally and externally.
• Create business cases for testing new initiatives and pilots in emerging mediums and technologies (social media, mobile, rich media, remarketing, etc.).

Project Management

• Manage digital asset requests through the creative review process, both providing feedback and soliciting feedback from stakeholders to provide direction to the advertising creative team.
• Act as the primary liaison between, and lead weekly cross-functional meeting with, Media Buying & Planning team.
• Ensure project timelines are being met and that they incorporate appropriately with offline marketing efforts.
• Review topline reporting and provide direction to analytics team for deeper dive analysis necessary to identify optimization opportunities.
• Provide reporting, analysis and digital outlook to various stakeholders to use as input for business decisions, media buying, and planning.
• Act as the voice of online advertising in weekly Media Mix meetings and develop recommendations for cross-channel media optimization to provide to leadership team.
• Collaborate with Manager, eCommerce to ensure consistent experience/message between advertising and experience on web site.

Resource Management

• Provide direct reports with guidance in day-to-day activities, coaching for professional development and performance evaluations for merit system.
• Collaborate with IT on all requirements necessary for system enhancements, campaign execution and projects.
• Partner with internal and external business partners to assess needs, architect streamlined solutions, execute and manage.
• Act as primary team representative to various internal “clients” who rely on online advertising to advance their business needs.

Business Planning

Develop the annual operating plan/budget for online advertising support including system and software costs, maintenance and enhancements.
Ensure we adhere to all online data privacy policies and develop new processes as necessary to react to changes.

Miscellaneous
Understand and actively participate in Environmental, Health & Safety responsibilities by following established UO policy, procedures, training and team member involvement activities.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications/Requirements Job Requirements:

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree from a four year college or university in Marketing or Business. Strongly Preferred: Master’s degree in Business [MBA]

EXPERIENCE:

• 5+ years in online advertising, including display media, pay-per-click and SEO; strategy, implementation and analysis experience
• Ability to identify consumer needs/wants develop relevant messaging (ad copy/creative) to drive toward desired action
• Experience working with the entire conversion funnel from lead generation to revenue creation
• Intimate understanding of paid search algorithms and the requirements for success
• Experience with online advertising platforms and paid search marketing tools - significant knowledge Google AdWords required; Dart for Advertisers and Omniture SearchCenter preferred
• Strong hands-on analytical experience interpreting online advertising results including trends with an eye on optimization
• Must have strong working knowledge of all Microsoft Office applications
• Detail-oriented with strong project management skills
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) skills and interpersonal skills with an ability to work with the executives and a wide range of professionals, and effectively lead and inspire to achieve group goals.
• Ability to evaluate and change priorities daily and to perform efficiently within a fast-paced team environment.
• Diligent, flexible, resourceful, independent worker with a strong work ethic.
• Strong communicator capable of delivering concise messages to various audiences.
• Positive attitude, team player with professional demeanor.
• Intellectual curiosity and strong willingness to learn; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Your talent, skills and experience will be rewarded with a competitive

compensation package. EOE.

We regret, due to the volume of responses, only applicants of interest will be contacted.

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POSTED: 3/05/12

Company: Bonnier Corporation

Position: Online Advertising Coordinator

General Description

The Online Advertising Coordinator is responsible for supporting online advertising campaigns conducted by Transworld. This position will liaise with a portion of the Bonnier publications to ensure ad campaigns are implemented, managed, and analyzed properly.

Responsibilities

The tasks of the Ad Specialist will include:

• Oversee the execution of all advertising for several sites (Transworld BMX, Motocross, Skateboarding, Snowboarding and Surfing)
• Work with Sales Teams to forecast Inventory availability for the sites.
• Supporting Sales Teams as they pitch advertising campaigns to potential advertisers
• Work with site developers to ensure ads are being served correctly
• Partner with web developers and content producers to create and serve ads
• Collecting creative assets from Advertising Agencies and ensure they meet Transworld site standards.
• Work with the Sales Team and Ad Agencies to optimize and actively troubleshoot campaigns to ensure optimal delivery.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with other Transworld departments (Publishers, Sales, Development, Edit…)
• Consulting with the site design team to provide recommendations on design standards that allow for  optimized Ad Revenue.

Requirements/Qualifications

Qualified candidates for this position will have a minimum of two years’ experience  in Internet Marketing, including some hands on experience with advertising production,  purchasing or sales. Additionally, the Ad Specialist should be knowledgeable about ad serving, HTML and Flash.

Beyond this experience, the candidate should be energetic, friendly, flexible, creative, detail-oriented, technically savvy, and able to thrive in a fast-paced, rapidly growing business while interacting with a broad range of  people.

Minimum Requirements:

• BA/BS degree – Marketing, Math, Digital Media, Operations Management
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and ability to analyze large amounts of data
• Well versed in IAB standards and best practices
• Strong customer service skills and ability to manage competing priorities
• Excellent customer service mindset
• A strong process orientation
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced work environment with tight deadlines.
• Highly organized with professional work habits
• Excellent in-person, telephone, and email communication skills.

Non-required skills that will be given additional consideration include:

• Experience in Internet Ad Purchasing or Sales
• Experience with Internet Development including: HTML, JavaScript, ASP, JSP, Flash
• Masters in Marketing, Digital Media, Business Administration or other related fields.

Apply here:

Contact Human Resources

Bonnier Corporation

Attn: Human Resource

460 North Orlando Ave

Suite 200

Winter Park, FL 32789

Ph: 407-628-4802

Fax: 407-628-7061  

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POSTED: 3/05/12

Company: The Group Advertising

 Position: Advertising Intern

The Group Advertising is a national full service marketing & communications firm that specializes in the Hispanic market. We are based in Orlando, Florida with an affiliate office in Buenos Aires, Argentina.  We help and motivate clients to understand the dynamics behind the consumer’s perception and coach them to develop brand experiences that deliver high ROI in the nation’s second-largest consumer market.

Advertising Intern

Internship duties will be determined by current client projects running or in the research stage. As an intern in our company you will get a thorough grounding in the advertising industry as well as experience on all areas of an advertising campaign from research to client approval through to campaign launch.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research to assist in the initial development of concepts and ideas
• Assist in the design and creation of advertising materials according to strategic plans provided by creative director and account team.
• Work with creative team in the selection of design elements needed to fulfill production of each project.
• Meet with team to ensure timely, accurate completion of assigned projects.
• Participate in meetings as requested.
• Assist all departments as needed.
• Update Agency sites like Website, Facebook, Twitter, and blogs
• Build and manage social media followers and fans for social networking accounts
• Meet deadlines and prioritize tasks

Requirements 

• Background in Marketing or Advertising fields
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and MAC Platforms
• Strong Work Ethic
• Able to meet deadlines
• Able to take direction
• Self-starter
• Detail-Orienated
• Exceptional Verbal & Written Communication Skills
• Team-Player

***BILINGUAL IS A PLUS*** 

Submit Resume & Portfolio To: 

The Group Advertising

Email: jobs@thegroupads.com

Call: (407) 898-2409 

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