START THE NEW YEAR WITH A FABULOUS NEW JOB

Despite what your friends might tell you, many employers hire new talent between Thanksgiving and Christmas in anticipation of the the new year. Last year, December was our busiest month! Several of my clients ARE hiring for important jobs now. Please see my current needs below. If you would like more information on any of these openings, send your resume to jobs@lasertalent.com.

Account Leadership
Account Supervisor – 5+ year’s consumer electronics or retail experience, Dallas
Account Supervisor – 5+ year’s consumer electronics or retail experience a plus, NYC
Sr. Account Director (Group Account Director) – heavy retail experience (including broadcast, print, digital), Charlotte, NC

Account Planning/Strategy
Director of Digital Strategy (or higher title, DOE) – Top creative ad agency, Los Angeles
Group Planning Director – CPG experience a must, Los Angeles
Director of Digital Strategy – Bilingual (English/Spanish), Southern California

Creative
ACD/Art Director – hip NYC agency seeks ACD/AD to craft brand stories and experiences across platforms from strategy and creation through execution (direct mail, email, digital, interactive, viral film, viral radio, blogs, social media, search and live stunting)
ACD/Art Director – eCommerce, fashion and beauty experience, NYC
Creative Director – Innovation experience, NYC
Sr. Creative Team – 360 degree, 90-100k salary, NYC
Copywriter – Bilingual, Los Angeles
Art Director – Bilingual, Los Angeles

Digital Production
Sr. Producer – mobile, app and innovation experience preferred, digital marketing agency, NYC
Sr. Producer – freelance to perm – top creative ad agency, Detroit
Producer – freelance to perm – top creative ad agency, Detroit
Associate Producer – freelance to perm, top creative ad agency, Detroit
Executive Producer – top creative ad agency, overseeing digital for great Fortune 500 global brand, NYC
Director of Digital Production – 15+ years digital production with mobile, app, innovation and campaign experience, NYC
Freelance Digital Producer – mid-senior level, for .COM redesign. Evolve website from flash-based experience to HTML/Javascript/CSS site optimized for mobile devices – starts NOW, hot NYC boutique agency

User Experience
Mid-Level UX - for top creative full service advertising agency – Los Angeles
Creative
ACD/Art Director – super hip NYC agency seeks ACD/AD to craft brand stories and experiences across platforms from strategy and creation through execution (direct mail, email, digital, interactive, viral film, viral radio, blogs, social media, search and live stunting)
ACD/Art Director – heavy digital eCommerce, fashion and beauty experience, NYC
Creative Director – Innovation experience, NYC
Sr. Creative Team – 360 degree, 90-100k salary, NYC
Copywriter – Bilingual, Los Angeles
Art Director – Bilingual, Los Angeles

Media
Digital Media Planner – great media agency, exciting beverage client, must have 1-2 years’ experience in Digital Media Planning role, Santa Monica
Digital Media Planner – great media agency, entertainment client, must have 1-2 years’ experience in Digital Media Planning role, San Francisco

Technology
Sr. Front End Developer – fully integrated advertising agency, Los Angeles

Thank you for your continued support and referrals. We wish you and yours a very happy holiday season and a new year filled with good times, good health and prosperity.

DETROIT - DIGITAL PRODUCERS FOR TOP AGENCY

Top creative full service advertising agency in Detroit is looking for Associate Interactive Producer, Interactive Producer and Senior Interactive Producer to work on major auto account. Will hire freelance for now with full time potential after 3-6 months. Please send resumes to jobs@lasertalent.com.

SR. INTERACTIVE PRODUCER - TOP SAN FRANCISCO AGENCY

I am looking for a creatively driven, highly knowledgeable and innovative Senior Interactive Producer who knows how to “make it happen.” The right candidate will be passionate about the space from Web to gaming to mobile and film. This person must also be solutions-driven and organized to ensure high quality work is delivered on time and on budget in an extremely fast-paced environment. Industry expertise at a top agency or client-side experience is a must. Key tasks include project planning (goals, budget, schedule, and scope) and oversight of interactive project development and resource management. The candidate needs to be capable of caressing and managing respectful, strong working relationships with internal team(s) as well as external partners and development vendors. Experience mentoring interns and less senior producer is also key.

Please send resumes to jobs@lasertalent.com.

SEO MANAGER/SAN FRANCISCO - TOP AD AGENCY

I am looking for a creative and results-driven SEO Manager for a top advertising agency's flourishing digital production team in San Francisco.

The SEO Manager will be responsible for auditing, consulting and monitoring overall search engine performance for client campaigns and will work closely with internal creative and production teams to implement search strategies and track the effectiveness of new and existing campaigns.

The SEO Manager will have strong analytic capabilities with specific, technical knowledge of online marketing analytics. The SEO Manager is expected to produce independent analysis to help search engine strategy alongside all facets of digital production disciplines.

If you are interested in learning more about this great opportunity, please send your resume to jobs@lasertalent.com.

September Update - Digital Producer Jobs NY and SF

I have several digital production opportunities in the US.

• Digital Producer - New York - top advertising agency, important Fortune 500 brand

• Sr. Producer - New York - two roles at super creative NYC agencies

• Sr. Producer - San Francisco - top creative advertising agency

• Executive Producer - New York - HOT client for top digital agency

• Director of Production - New York - HOT client for top digital agency

• Sr. Project Manager - New York - major integrated advertising agency, major pharma or consumer lifestyle brand focus

Please send resumes to jobs@lasertalent.com. Thanks so much!!!

August - More Hot Jobs - Update 8/9/2011

* Digital Producer - NYC - great creative agency. Amazing leadership and major account. Must know how to work with outside vendors and top creatives. Must live and breathe all things digital.
* Sr. Digital Producer - NYC - super fabulous creative agency. Must be very senior and be able to run with a project.
* Sr. Digital Producer - NYC - retail/ecommerce or social media experience. Major multi-million dollar account.
* Digital Art Director/Designer - Los Angeles, HOT agency seeks awesome Art Director/Designer. Motion design a plus!
* Assoc. Director of Strategic Planning - Bilingual/Hispanic with digital experience.
* Assoc. Director of Strategic Planning - with auto experience.
* User Experience/Interaction Designer - San Francisco - HOT agency
* User Experience Designer/Interaction Designer - New York City - HOT agency
* Assoc. Director of Digital Production - NYC - integrated background and CPG experience.
* Digital Media Planner Los Angeles - super fabulous brand (think sports/lifestyle, beverage) w/ 2-3 years of media planning experience, including at least 1 year focused online.
* Front/Back End Web Developer - awesome shop by the sea in Los Angeles that does truly amazing, inspiring work.
* Group Account Director/Bilingual/Southern California - top creative agency.
* Digital Branding Gurus - all levels - NYC (i.e. the person who created the "like" button on Facebook.")
* Digital Strategy Director - major automotive account, Los Angeles. Top creative agency. Rock star.
* Director Digital Strategy - CPG experience in Detroit.
* Director Account/Brand Planning - major automotive account, global brand - Detroit or NYC.

Thanks so much - referrals are much appreciated. Send resumes, portfolios, links, etc. to jobs@lasertalent.com.

DENVER, CHICAGO, NEW YORK CITY AND DALLAS - HOT JOBS!

DENVER
* VP, Insight and Strategy with Shopper Marketing experience
* Director of Insight and Strategy -- Shopper planning and CPG experience required. Beauty/Hair Care experience strongly desired. New York City or Denver location.
* Digital Creative Director -- Leads agency's digital creative group. Art background preferred. CPG experience desired.

CHICAGO
* VP, Shopper Marketing Planner -- To work across a wide range of national brands
* Creative Director -– Retail and technology experience wanted. Writer preferred.
* Senior Strategic Planner -– technology experience or retail/shopper marketing
* Planning Director -- National Retailer and CPG experience preferred.
* Account Director -- Apparel experience required.
* Associate Creative Director -- Apparel experience required
* Senior Art Director -- Apparel experience required.
* Senior Copywriter -- Apparel experience required.

NEW YORK CITY
* Account Supervisor -- Needs strong Customer Marketing experience.
* Account Supervisor -- Needs CPG and Shopper Marketing experience. Hair Care and/or Beauty Care experience would be great.

DALLAS
* Senior Strategic Planner -- Shopper marketing experience required.

Send resumes to jobs@lasertalent.com. Thanks!!!

CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER - CHICAGO

Looking for a Chief Creative Officer for a great agency in Chicago. I need someone who can make a statement and can push the creative team. Must have experience running a major agency’s creative department or a major client portfolio. Should have wide variety of experience – retail, shopper marketing, digital, CRM, loyalty - predominantly below the line.
If you are a decisive, collaborative leader with an amazing creative spark and a book that speaks volumes, send your portfolio to jobs@lasertalent.com.

FREELANCE OR FULLTIME SR. HISPANIC ACCOUNT PLANNER/SO CAL

I am currently looking for a Sr. Planner or Associate Planning Director who has experience with Hispanic marketing and the Hispanic consumer for a rapidly growing, creatively-oriented advertising agency in Southern California.

My client prides its efforts to build businesses for courageous clients who appreciate creative solutions. The agency is in the process of redefining excellence in marketing to Hispanics as it evolves its capabilities in the interactive space, both strategically and creatively as well as seeking assignments beyond the traditional Hispanic space.

I'm looking for someone who fits this profile:

* Minimal 6 years of experience in strategic/communications planning
* Ability to analyze and interpret a large amount of complex data (both qualitative and quantitative) and turn that into inspiring and actionable insights
* Can lead from end to end the strategic development process for a group of accounts
* Able to work in a collaborative creative environment, speaks the creative language and is striving for breakthrough creative ideas
* Highly organized with the ability to multi-task to meet tight deadlines and schedules as required
* A strong background in analytics, data modeling, quantitative and syndicated research but also in qualitative research and strategy development
* Ability to go beyond the creative brief, contributing to building the foundation of an integrated communications plan
* Experience in supervising people
* Good, proven presentation skills
* Persuasive selling skills
* Able to craft and share stories from data and creative briefs
* Bi-lingual (English and Spanish) preferred
* Experience in US Hispanic and/or Latin America markets a must
* General market experience a plus

Please send resume to laura@lasertalent.com ASAP. Thank you!

JUNE 2011 - HOT JOBS IN THE SUMMER TIME

There are lots of opportunities out there! Please send resumes to jobs@lasertalent.com. Please inquire about the "refer a friend" program if you know someone great for one of these roles.

ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT
Account Director NYC – 360 degree experience, must have retail or QSR background and heavy broadcast and digital production
Account Supervisor NYC - healthcare and digital experience
Account Supervisor So Cal - Hispanic/Bilingual, retail experience a plus
Digital Account Director Los Angeles – highly strategic and knowledgeable about web dev and social media for digital marketing agency

UX/INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE
UX Lead NYC - Top creative ad agency. Hot!!!

STRATEGY/ACCOUNT PLANNING
Executive Director, Digital Strategy NYC - leads digital planning group at top 360 degree ad agency, 10+ year’s strategy/account planning, passionate and fun leader sought, expert in all things digital
Hispanic/Bilingual Sr. Account Planner or Associate Director of Planning Los Angeles - must have 5+ year’s experience, top Hispanic agency
Sr. Digital Strategist EUROPE - 2 roles!!!
Freelance Sr. Digital Planner SF or NY based to help launch new social media dot com. Fashion or luxury experience ideal. Medium level experience!

MEDIA
Digital Media Director two high-level senior roles on the east coast, great agencies.
Hispanic Associate Media Director So Cal - Must have some digital experience. Top Hispanic agency.

PRODUCTION/PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Digital Producer and Sr. Producer NYC and LA - Looking for producers who can identify and communicate innovative ideas while providing strong project leadership. Only the best!!!
Project Managers (Junior to Senior levels) – NYC - healthcare and beauty experience, CRM a plus!
Executive Digital Producer NYC and LA - Rock star wanted for top brands, great agencies in NYC and LA!
Executive Integrated Producer NYC - must have broadcast and digital experience

CREATIVE
Digital ACD NYC - top creative agency. Highly conceptual award-winner sought.
Digital CD NYC - Highly conceptual and team leader. CPG experience a plus.
Rock Star Creative Team (Writer/Art Director) Paris, yes Paris!!! 360 degree team wanted (English speaking) with 3-6 years experience. Must have great, award-winning work. Does not need to speak French. Must have TV, print and great digital. Highly conceptual, truly understands brands.
Senior Art Director Los Angeles - someone with great design eye and strong TV.
Digital Art Director Boston
Jr. Art Director Boston - 1-2 years Integrated Experience/Up to 55k
Sr. Art Director Boston - 5+ years of art direction & concepting experience in direct mail & online media (web sites, OLA, e-mail,and social media) is required.
Mid-Level Team Los Angeles - 360 degree thinkers, top agency
Mid-Level Digital/General Copywriter Los Angeles, top agency
Hispanic ACD Copywriter Southern California - 4-6 years experience; bilingual with Hispanic agency exp (general market a plus) some digital. Top Hispanic agency.
Hungry “hot” Young Digital Creative Team – Los Angeles, top agency!

Please send resumes and portfolios (if applicable) to jobs@lasertalent.com.

HOT JOBS - MAY, 2011

What am I looking for? Glad you asked! I am seeking:

* Creative Director with Beauty Experience (digital) in NY
* Digital Executive Producers - NY, SF and Los Angeles with experience working on major brands for big budgets, managing team of 5 or more
* Digital Sr. Producer - highly creative agency in NY wants someone with great creative and technical chops
* Digital Associate Producers, Producers, Sr. Producers - for top Los Angeles agencies - from LA to the OC
* Sr. Project Manager - Orange County - Digital
* Digital Producer NYC - highly creative digital producer with FWA Awards under your belt (you know who you are) - around 5 years experience
* Digital Account Manager - NY - top creative agency
* Experiential Creative/Designer - if you know street/youth culture and have retail and web design experience, this is an amazing position at a super cool agency
* Sr. Planner with Auto or Consumer Electronics Experience - LA or NY
* Sr. Planner/Dallas
* Creative Technologist/San Francisco - Mobile experience preferred
* Digital Account Director/NY - ecommerce experience
* Director of Project Management/NY - ecommerce experience
* Sr. Account Executive - Atlanta - must have experience with broadcast, print and have managed at least one AAE or AE in the past
* Account Supervisor - Bilingual (English/Spanish)- with heavy broadcast and radio production experience for top Hispanic agency
* Sr. Digital Copywriter - San Francisco
* Sr. Creative Technologist - Los Angeles

EXECUTIVE DIGITAL PRODUCERS - CALIFORNIA (LA AND SF)

I have THREE clients in California (two in Northern California and one in Southern California) who are looking for super strong Executive Digital Producers.

Required Experience:
* Candidate must have 8-12 years of experience and be capable of leading large-scale integrated and interactive projects (budgets exceeding $2MM).
* Experience with various projects types, including web, mobile, video, OOH, installation, brand, and strategic consulting.
* Extensive experience with internal development staff & external production partners.
* Prior experience in fast-paced, highly creative environments.
* Proven ability to lead & provide mentorship to teams in excess of 20 employees.
* Superior conflict resolution skills.
* Ability to define solutions that will generate measurable results for the client.
* Excellent negotiation skills (especially contract negotiations) with clients, peers and partners.
* Superior leadership and communication skills.
* Deep understanding of project management, work flow and infrastructure.
* Strong knowledge of web development technologies.
* Knowledge of quality assurance process is required.

You should have the drive to create and manage best-in-industry interactive content and experiences, cultivate and maintain strong relationships with creatives, and passion about the digital space from Web to gaming to mobile and beyond. You must be creative, solutions-driven and organized to ensure high quality work is delivered on time in an extremely fast-paced environment. Industry expertise at a recognized agency or client-side experience is a must. Automotive experience highly desired.

Key tasks include project planning (goals, budget, schedule, and scope) and oversight of interactive project development and resource management. The candidate needs to be capable of respectful, strong working relationships with internal team (s) as well as external partners and development vendors.

Job Responsibilities:
* Strong, independent thinker, leader and decision maker with proven track record of delivering complex projects on time and within budget.
* Superior estimating, scheduling, budgeting and negotiating skills.
* Extensive knowledge of live action shoots, talent and contract negotiation and licensing technologies.
* Strong understanding of interactive design and front and back end development platforms.
* Interactive Production group leadership - developing executive level relationships with all peers, internal and external, and overseeing all producers and teams from beginning to end of each engagement’s life cycle.
* Project planning (goals, budget, schedule, and scope) - work with production teams and discipline leads to execute projects, involving people at all levels for repeated project success (goals, deliverables, schedule, budget, resources).
* Oversee multimillion dollar client relationship(s) with responsibility for staffing, client satisfaction, prioritization of all deliverables and ensuring quality of work meets agency standards and client objectives.
* Oversight of interactive project development, group operations management, agency retainer contracts, process and resource management.
* Manage team of 10-20 direct reports.
* Participation in the strategic development of work with planning, account and creatives.
* Candidate should be capable of respectful, strong working relationships with internal team(s) (from production to content management to developers to the creatives on a project) as well as external partners and development vendors.
* Candidate should be proficient with project management programs such as Visio, MS Project, FastTrack, and PMX, and have strong written and oral skills.
* Facilitates annual review of all direct reports managed and provides regular feedback regarding career development and guidance.
* Superior presentation, oral, and written communication skills.
* Excellent team-building, problem-solving, and conflict resolution skills.

For more information, please send your resume to jobs@lasertalent.com.

MEET LAURA LASER AT SXSW INTERACTIVE MARCH 10-14

Yee haw! Laura Laser, President of Laser Talent Group, will be at the SXSW Interactive Conference from March 10-14th. If you will be in Austin and want to say howdy, please contact Laura at laura@lasertalent.com. Hope to see some of you there! Current searches include:
* Director of Business Development - Hot digital agencies in Los Angeles and NY want true HUNTERS! (You know who you are!)
* Digital Producers and Sr. Producers - if you are a super creative digital producer, we need to meet!
* Digital Creatives for NY - Designers, Sr. Art Director, Sr. Copywriter, Creative Director
* Sr. Digital Art Director with proven awards track record for Australia
* Sr. Creative Team - Australia - seeking grown-ups (aka team who can work independently) with proven awards track record.
* Integrated Writer - Australia - true 360 writer wanted - digital, mainstream, copy, non-traditional and retail. Works closely with digital designers to conceive and craft websites and banner work.
* Digital Creative Director - Mid-West
* Digital Marketing Manager - great client-side job in Ohio
* User Experience Lead - work directly with ECD at top creative agency to lead new UX group
* User Experience Designer - Los Angeles
* Digital Strategy Director - Mid-West
* Jr. Planner - New York - auto experience preferred
* Sr. Digital Strategist - NY
* Sr. Digital Producer - Los Angeles
* Director of Planning - NY - looking for best and brightest creative minds
Follow @lauralaser on twitter!

USER EXPERIENCE DESIGNER/LOS ANGELES

As the intellectual owner of a user-centered design methodology at a major advertising agency in Los Angeles, the UX Designer is responsible for the overall user experience on digital marketing initiatives coming out of the Interactive & Relationship Marketing departments. This includes web sites, various marketing micro-sites, social media initiatives and other assorted media applications (e.g. Tivo, DVDs, multi-media ads, kiosks, mobile phone apps, etc.) This person balances the desires of the clients with the habits & needs of the user to create digital experiences that achieve the objectives of both. This position provides both strategic insights and recommendations for rewarding interactive experiences, and the executional blueprints to bring those insights to life in marketing projects.

Position Responsibilities:

• Serve as the key user experience expert in my client's Interactive & Relationship Marketing department
• Specify how users will find information by defining organization, navigation, labeling, and content categories.
• Design all information/site flows for digital executions
• Create detailed page-by-page wireframes for all projects
• Analyze available information and assets to assess optimal IxD approach
• Utilize insights from planning analyst, business/account services and creative to create the most effective user experience
• Map out how applications will accommodate change and growth over time.
• Assess information design of existing applications and recommend improvements
• Create information design that tracks to pre-determined success metrics.
• Stay up-to-speed on relevant industry trends and keep key stakeholders informed, including monitoring competitive executions of note.

Skills/Qualifications:

• Proficient with computer software including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, as well as Omnigraffle and any other programs directly related to interaction design documentation.

• Ability to analyze data of numerous types, including site tracking and user analytics, and turn into key insights that can directly lead to more impactful interaction design execution.

• Strong understanding of Interactive, Relationship (direct) Marketing and various digital/new media platforms.

• Experience with user personas and use-case scenarios.

• Ongoing interest in industry trends and information and working knowledge of resources that can regularly bring knowledge and insights.

• Strong communication skills (written and verbal), and an ability to present effectively to agency and client staff.

• Extremely detailed, able to find discrepancies, disconnects, etc. amongst complex site documentation.

• Needs to be analytical, hardworking, creative, curious and interested in people and ideas.

• Must be a confident and motivated self starter.

• Ability to create clarity out of complexity.

• Should be sufficiently bold, innovative and visionary to help the agency create new methods for creating meaningful engagement with target consumers.

Please send resumes and portfolios (or URLs) to jobs@lasertalent.com.

DIGITAL MARKETING MANAGER/MAJOR CPG CLIENT-SIDE OPPORTUNITY/MID-WEST

The Digital Marketing Manager will lead all aspects of digital marketing plan development and execution for multiple beauty and haircare brands at this major mid-western CPG company. This role will colloborate and coordinate with external agencies and strategic partners, technology vendors and various internal cross-functional organizations to deliver brand specific digital programs that maximize the ROI for the brands' investment in these programs.  The role provides local and regional program support, regional coordination, budget tracking, and campaign results and summary reporting.  This position works with the brand teams for the local and regional planning, management, analysis and reporting of the CRM database and its associated programs to obtain consumer insights, provide personalized, 1:1 consumer communications and deliver an increase in consumer loyalty and the lifetime value of their consumers.  This role operates as part of the broader global digital marketing team working collaboratively to drive adoption of global strategies and to develop and share global synergies and best practices.  Initially, this role will work with a cross-functional team to define the voice of the company's brands in Social Media, listen to consumers and respond appropriately.  The Social Media management portion of the role will eventually be transitioned to a Social Media Manager.

Job Responsibilities:

• The Digital Marketing Manager will be responsible for developing and managing holistic digital marketing programs for multiple beauty and haircare brands, leading their execution with excellence, and identifying opportunities for strategic partnerships, co-promotions, etc. that are aligned with the brand strategies and based upon consumer insights.  The individual in this role is a change agent to drive adoption of digital marketing and new, relevant forms of media in order to transform the way the brands connect with their target consumers.  The scope of responsibility includes, but is not limited to, website development, email marketing, CRM, search marketing, online advertising, and mobile.  This manager operates as part of the broader global digital marketing team working collaboratively to drive adoption of global strategies and to develop, share, and implement global synergies and best practices.  This role provides local and regional program support, regional coordination, and budget tracking.  The individual in this role will collaborate and coordinate with internal teams (Marketing, Marketing Services, Global Digital Marketing, ITSS, MRD, inCreative, etc.), external agencies and strategic partners, technology vendors and various internal cross-functional organizations to deliver brand specific digital programs.  This role is responsible for delivering consumer insights, maximizing ROI of brand investment in digital programs, and positively impacting top line and bottom line business results.
• Coordinate with a cross-functional team to define the voice of beauty and haircare brands within Social Media for each brand within each country.  Actively, listen to the consumer and engage (ultimately responsible for posts) in conversation with her at the appropriate time and in the appropriate places such as: Facebook, Twitter, Hyves, brand site communications, etc.  This portion of the role will eventually be transitioned to a Social Media Manager.
• Manage the relationship with the brand's digital agencies and vendors to develop and deliver digital marketing programs that are delivered on time and within budget and are tied to brand strategies and consumer insights.  Ensure that the agencies are appropriately staffed, have a good understanding of brand strategies, consumer targets, and business objectives.
• Provide strong analytical capabilities.  Implement key performance measures for each digital program and report on them regularly.  Evaluate the effectiveness of those programs and digital marketing overall.  Identify gaps and opportunities.  Deliver timely campaign results and summary reports.

Job Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 3+ years of experience, prefer CPG experience
• 2 + years of Marketing experience
• Understanding of Premium Beauty Aesthetics
• Strong project management skills
• Ability to manage and deliver multiple projects

Please send all resumes to jobs@lasertalent.com.

USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN LEAD NYC

My client a hip, award-winning advertising agency in NYC is seeking a User Experience Lead with proven experience developing innovative,award-winning experiences in highly collaborative, creative-driven environments. This person must have 5+ years experience working at an advertising agency or digital marketing agency. Sorry, no exceptions!

The UX Lead will be both hands-on with the day-to-day delivery of great work and focused on integrating UX into the creative team's approach to ideation and delivery.

Responsibilities
● Collaborate with Strategy, Creative, and Production to inspire, shape, and present creative ideas to clients and internal stakeholders
● Develop clear and detailed documentation including site maps, consumer journeys, user flows, wireframes, and functional specifications for a full range or deliverables covering applications, websites, mobile devices, emerging technologies, kiosks, and installations
● Conduct stakeholder interviews, heuristic analyses, content audits, user research, and usability testing as appropriate for the scale and type of projects
● Educate clients and internal stakeholders about the range of offerings within the UX discipline and industry best practices
● Interview, hire, and have direct managerial responsibility over freelance and full-time User Experience staff
● Develop the company's approach to User Experience based on best practices and established company processes
● Work with designers and production partners to ensure full understanding of
documentation and to reconcile final work with against approved direction
● Participate in pitches and new business opportunities

Skills & Background
● Must have 5+ years experience developing award-winning experiences with an agency or digital marketing firm
● Mastery of clear, effective documentation of complex digital experiences
● Clear written and oral communication of complex ideas for non-digital audiences
● Experience leading user research, usability testing, and stakeholder interviews
● Ability to multitask, think quickly, and be flexible in midst of a fast-paced and demanding environment
● Fluency with Mac UX applications (e.g., Omnigraffle, InDesign)
● Fluency with analytics reports (e.g., Google Analytics, Webtrends, Omniture)

Please send resume and work samples to laura@lasertalent.com

SR. TECH PROJECT MANAGER - LOS ANGELES

I am looking for someone with IT project management experience for a major advertising agency. This person should have experience overseeing large scale site developments and long-term schedules. He or she should have worked with a larger IT/software company in the past and should have at least 5-10 years experience in the IT or Software development industries. This person has probably worked directly for large brands as a consultants, or at a consulting company.  My client is looking for someone with PMP or Sigma 6 certification, or some other form of intensive training for project management production.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Analysis and design of objectives
• Schedule development according to the objectives
• Assessing and controlling and elevating risk
• Estimating resources and allocations of resources
• Coordinating with Creative & Development resource managers to acquire existing resources
• Coordinating with project stakeholder to identify new resources
• Assigning tasks
• Directing activities
• Controlling project execution
• Tracking and reporting progress to key stakeholders
• Coordinating with project team to forecast potential concerns
• Coordinating Quality Assurance plans and cycles.
• Issue management & resolution
• Defect prevention
• Identifying, managing & controlling changes
• Project closure (and project debrief)
• Communicating to stakeholders

Please let me know if you are interested in hearing more about this unique opportunity to join a great team. Send resumes to jobs@lasertalent.com.

INTEGRATED PROJECT MANAGER - NYC CREATIVE AGENCY - digital, print, TV, radio

This is an amazing entree into a super hot creative agency as PM for an super cool brand. This Project Manager will be responsible for timely advertising workflow through the agency from initial concept phase through release of materials for launch. The Project Manager oversees all projects that occur on their assigned pieces of business (digital, TV, all print mediums, radio). 70-80k+. 3-8 years experience in creative advertising agency a must!

Qualifications, Distinguishing Characteristics and Special Requirements

Bachelor’s degree preferred

3+ years experience of Project Management experience in a creative advertising agency

Working knowledge of Outlook, Excel and database software (ideally Donovan)

A proven track record of gaining trust and respect by consistently demonstrating sound critical thinking skills and maintaining composure in stressful situations

Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate with all levels of employees

Exceptional organization and time management skills

Exceptional initiative, attention to detail and follow through skills

After hours work required. 

Major Responsibilities/Primary Functions

Initiates new project by creating a tracking job number in Donovan Data System (DDS); distributes job number and client brief to team

Generates an “electronic job jacket” in agency public drive to contain all job information; organizes electronic job jacket according to project management specifications

Creates and continuously revises project schedule detailing key deadlines for every phase of project from concepting and production to media ship dates

Creates, maintains and distributes status report document, tracking all projects currently in progress; hosts regular status meetings to discuss project status; updates team on any agency and client revisions

Facilitates communication between team members to make sure deadlines will be met; schedules internal and team creative reviews as needed

Routes creative layouts, script and copy decks, presentation materials, mechanicals, rough cuts and other materials as necessary to appropriate team members for review, proofing, revisions and approval

Schedules debriefs with Account group and Creative teams to discuss any feedback or changes after client presentations

Translates print media plans into Studio Dept specification sheet templates in order for media files to be built, produced and shipped in correct size and format

Ensures productions departments have the correct project information necessary to create accurate estimates

Upon job completion, obtains pdfs of produced/shipped print mechanicals, scripts, and specification sheets to archive in electronic job jacket

Please send all resumes to jobs@lasertalent.com

 

CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP ROLES - LA & NY

I have three clients, two are major advertising agencies in NYC, one is a boutique digital agency in Los Angeles - they are all looking for Creative Technology Leadership.

My clients are all looking for outside-of-the-box thinkers who are excited by new technologies, have strong leadership skills, and are passionate about creating cutting edge technology solutions.

I would be happy to forward the job descriptions. Send me an email at jobs@lasertalent.com

SR. COPYWRITER GLOBAL CONSUMER ELECTRONICS BRAND - KOREA

Wanted: Sr. Copywriter to work on Global Creative Team for major consumer electronics brand in beautiful Seoul, Korea. This is an amazing opportunity to be part of the team that defines global campaign launches for one of the biggest consumer electronics brands worldwide. Reports to the Global ECD. Must have online experience as well as branding, and offline. Salary includes relocation and housing stipend. This is for a top-gun, award-winning copywriter.  Does not need to speak Korean!!! Please send URL or PDF and CV to jobs@lasertalent.com.