General Staff Jobs

Urban Emu seeks a talented Washington, DC-based Art Director to join our growing team. You’ll help lead and manage projects from conception to delivery, including concept development, art direction, site/app design, email marketing, paid media, and organic social. In addition, reporting to our Creative Director, you’ll work with colleagues to develop visual solutions for integrated campaigns for current clients and new business proposals.

You must have a strong track record of creative excellence, helping lead the visual development of multi-channel campaigns combined with fresh and progressive thinking. Experience should include developing campaigns for health and wellness clients from the Federal government to the private sector. You will help lead branded 360 campaigns supporting projects ranging from UX/UI for websites and mobile apps to video, advertising, branding, and social content. You’ll create and translate design concepts and marketing needs into inspiring and compelling stories and campaigns—ensuring consistent brand expression across all B2C and B2B facing materials, marketing campaigns, digital content and omnichannel experiences.

Urban Emu has a flexible hybrid working environment, and employees can split their time between the DC and home offices.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategic visual ideas that appeal to heads and hearts for 360 campaigns ranging from promotions, activations, and social media experiences.
• Conceptualize and execute social storytelling and content creation across all customer-facing materials, marketing campaigns, digital content and omnichannel experiences.
• Collaborate with a cross-functional team of account leads, creative directors, designers, copywriters, strategists, and project managers.
• Conduct discovery, research, competitive audits, persona development, and trends to inform/formulate campaign and communication strategies.
• Review and approve campaign ideas, art, and copy developed by the team, ensuring deliverables effectively address marketing goals and challenges.
• Deliver exceptional creative work on time, on target and budget.
• Present concepts and designs to clients and respond to feedback professionally and effectively.
• Stay current with media innovation, technology, and design trends while continually contributing to discussions to push our work forward.
• Manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously while meeting deadlines.
• Work closely with creative and account teams to develop project scopes, timelines, and budgets.
• Take direction from creative leads on projects and work independently.
• Check and approve all visual materials through all stages of pre-production and production.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Design (e.g., graphic, interaction, or visual communications) or a related field or equivalent practical experience.
• At least 6-7 years of experience helping lead concept, layout and design.
• Understanding of branding, marketing, and advertising principles.
• Portfolio of work samples that include the development of successful campaigns, and omnichannel experiences, including advertising, brand identity and social storytelling.
• Familiarity with design techniques such as storyboarding, user research and wireframes.
• Client-facing presentation skills.
• Possesses attention to detail, can work independently, and multi-task.
• High proficiency with design tools (e.g., Figma, Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Canva).
• Basic understanding of HTML and CSS.
• Experience in an agency or advertising industry is preferred.

About Urban Emu:

Urban Emu is an experience agency with a fast-growing team of experience designers, facilitators, strategists, researchers, UX/UI designers, and software engineers that create innovative experiences to improve and transform businesses. We’re passionate about team culture and work/life balance. We offer unique opportunities supporting growth and continuing education programs strengthening our team’s experience and knowledge in their focus areas and other areas of interest.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: From $85,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Urban Emu

Location

Carlsbad, CA

Job Type

Full-time hybrid: 4 days on site, and 1 day remote.

About Us

With each day comes a new opportunity to soak in the world around you. Hemlock is a San Diego-based headwear brand made to create connection: to the world, to the present, and to the soul. Hemlock provides premium style and shade for everyone, with unisex collections to elevate any day, any outing. Through a deep commitment to craftsmanship, superior quality, and endless exploration, Hemlock inspires stylish self-expression in everyday moments.

About the Position

Hemlock is looking for an Art Director who will play a vital role on the leadership team. This position will report directly to the CEO and help develop and execute the company’s creative vision that brings Hemlock’s story to life. This person will work closely with our marketing team to ensure that all the visual and creative content aligns with our overall marketing strategy.

Big picture items will be focused on creative and visual direction, creating processes, as well as management and oversight of the creative team. This position is responsible for creative materials that support the finished product, brand ethos & strategy and drive overall brand awareness.

The day to day will involve conceptualizing and executing compelling on-brand content. This will include all creative form of medias, social content, website visuals, product packaging, B2B assets and creative email campaign direction.

What We Are Looking For

The ideal candidate has a passion for design and brand vision with the technical chops to turn their ideas into reality. This person can conceptualize and execute on creative and visual content to help drive our brand message and products to the next level.

Equally important to the creative aspect is the interpersonal aspect. This position will need to effectively manage the internal creative team as well as supervise and work with outside creatives: photographers, videographers, models, graphic designers and hair and make-up artists. Being able to clearly communicate their objectives, visual direction for creative concepts and shoots, and meet tight deadlines all while adhering to the brand guidelines is a must.

This person needs to be comfortable with ambiguity and figuring out the best possible path towards our goal. To start, this role will not have a direct report but will be responsible for building a team as the organization grows. We need someone who is not afraid to “get their hands dirty” and help with the day-to-day work, even if it is a little outside the scope of the Art Director’s responsibility.

Overall, we are looking for a specific type of person who has the capability to balance creative work, technical skills, project and people management, and most importantly aligns with our culture and shares our values.

Skills and Qualifications

• 5+ years of design and creative work experience
• 3+ plus years of direct management experience, including hiring and recruiting talent
• Be able to understand the brand ethos and conceptualize and execute on creative and visual content
• Knowledge of the fashion/apparel industry is a plus
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite
• Be able to understand a company’s goals and create a visual strategy to help achieve their objectives
• Project management and meet deadlines across multiple projects
• Eager to learn and continuously develop their professional skillset

Compensation

Salaried: $100,000 – $120,000. Full Time, Exempt

Additional

• Paid Time Off
• Healthcare Benefits: Medical, Vision, Dental
• Free headwear, swag and friends and family discount
• Team events and so much more!

Who We Are

Purpose

To inspire people to seek out meaningful connections.

Core Values

These are the guide for everything we do.

01. Connection: at the heart of everything we do is a deep respect for the power of connection

02. Craftsmanship: we’re inspired by the joy, creativity, and artisanship it takes to craft beautiful, long-lasting headwear

03. Commitment: we hold ourselves to the highest standards when it comes to our products and our customer experience

04. Optimism: we approach our work, and life, with an infinite sense of optimism that allows us to weather any storms and focus on the inevitable brighter days ahead

Next Steps

If this job description sounds like something you have the passion and capability to do, send us your resume. If your resume stands out, we will set up a phone call. From there we will do two in-person interviews and then present an offer letter to the ideal candidate. Simple as that!

Hemlock Hat Company

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, KAZT Television, Phoenix, AZ

AZTV Channel 7 (KAZT) in Phoenix, Arizona is seeking an Executive Producer for its local, live morning show, Arizona Daily Mix. The candidate will be responsible for ensuring the program has a cohesive vision that aligns with the brand image. You will introduce new ideas and concepts that keep with station initiatives and creates relevant content that engages our audience and community. You will work closely with hosts, producers and the production team to meet competitive goals and ensure that all aspects of production run smoothly.

As the Executive Producer, you will coordinate with account executives and marketing to safeguard our platforms for revenue driven content. You will oversee talent development and be hands-on with booking, research, pre-interviewing and prepping guests for the show. 

Candidate must have excellent communication, organizational, and writing skills. Be able to work under tight deadlines, handle pressure situations, and provide thoughtful and decisive solutions. Candidate must have at least three years’ experience in broadcast television.

Please email your resume and link to your material to:  [email protected]

About KAZT-TV Channel 7

AZTV7 (KAZT-TV), the only locally owned and operated broadcast station in the Phoenix (Prescott) DMA, is licensed to broadcast across Phoenix and Northern Arizona with studio locations in both Phoenix and Prescott.  AZTV7 (Channel 7) is home to the locally produced morning show, The Arizona Daily Mix, as well as broadcasting today’s top programs including: Family Feud, Young Sheldon, The Goldbergs, Mom and more! Our mission is to be the most-loved station in Arizona. We utilize media to both entertain and create a sense of community. We engage with local businesses and events, sharing peoples’ stories and offering opportunities to support and connect with your neighbors.  AZTV7 is also home to MeTV, America’s #1 all classic television network with timeless and memorable television programs (Ch. 7.2); HSN Home Shopping Network (Ch. 7.3); Charge Network (Ch. 7.4) and AZTV Local Plus (Ch. 7.5). Visit aztv.com

AZTV

Job Title: Video Art Director

Work Location: Addison, TX

Duration: 1 year contract with option to extend

Education/Experience Required: Expertise in video for social platforms (trends and techniques)

Job Description & Responsibilities :

• The Video Art Director reports to the Associate Creative Director – Video and is responsible for supporting global branding and product launch toolkits.
• From concepting, research, and storyboarding, to editorial, motion design, and color; the VAD is a key part of the Global Art & Motion team.

Skills & Qualifications :

• Experience in the beauty/cosmetics/fashion category a HUGE plus.
• Understanding of storytelling, color, composition, and typography
• Exceptional design sense and the ability to iterate design concepts quickly
• Expertise in video for social platforms (trends and techniques)
• Ability to transform scripts into moodboards, storyboards, and shot lists
• Production/Editorial experience preferred
• Genuine kindness, respect, and humility required

For more information or to view other opportunities, visit us at www.paladininc.com.

Paladin Consulting is an EEOC employer.

Paladin Consulting

JUNK Brands Creative Director will bring a mix of design expertise and business understanding to elevate our product, marketing, and creative execution by promoting, and building credibility of our company, brands, and products through digital assets and design leadership.

This proven creative leader is someone that can motivate others and cultivate a high bar and compelling vision for visual design at every customer touch point. Ideal candidates have a growth mindset and a track record of growing DTC product brands. They have a natural eye for design and a drive to communicate dynamic ideas that connect with all types of audiences.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the development and creation of brand standards, design guides, and reusable creative assets across the entire range of offline and online marketing, advertising, and communications channels.
• Lead and manage our team of creative designers, photographers and videographers
• Prioritize work and resources across engagements based on short- and long-term needs, establishing projects by collaborating with multiple departments and stakeholders.
• Produce fresh, innovative work that translates simple or complex ideas into compelling digital and mobile-first experiences, scaling appropriately for mass or visually sophisticated audiences
• Provide guidance and leadership of photography and videography across the business
• Be an advocate for our creative design community to enhance innovation, creativity, retention, and cross-functional understanding and communication.
• Present, or oversee presentation of final concepts, and obtain approvals for deliverables
• Develop and run test and learn creative cycles, COEs and creative sharing engagements to drive best of breed creative design and iterative design improvements
• Assist in the development of product go-to-market strategies and campaign concepts to drive awareness and sales for existing and new products and programs.
• Ensures team is meeting creative timelines and expectations for internal and external stakeholders.

Skills and Competencies

• Advanced knowledge of principles of design: layout, typography, color, balance, composition, and design trends
• Understanding of digital creative design with a focus on owned digital experiences
• Ability to inspire and motivate creative individuals towards goals and objectives
• Detail oriented with excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
• Creative and critical thinking
• Ability to juggle numerous tasks at once and deliver assets effectively

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or institution
• 7-10 years of related creative experience
• 3-5 years managing and leading teams in creative disciplines
• Proven history with concept development and creative direction
• Strong creative vision with an understanding of business objectives
• Proficient in Adobe CC, Office 365 and Mac OSX
• Experience with emerging tools and systems a plus (Unity, Blendr, Figma, Generative AI, etc)

JUNK Brands

Title: Gaming Brand Manager

Location: Irvine, CA (Hybrid/ Possible Remote)

Type: 6.5 month contract

Pay: $43-$57/hr DOE

The right candidate will be highly collaborative, passionate, and have a track record for building impactful marketing campaigns grounded by data and insights. They will partner cross functionally with internal teams creating plans, coms and initiatives that both bring in new audiences.

Responsibilities:

• Work with publishing leaders across regions to coordinate, develop, measure and improve global marketing strategies and tactics
• Work closely with Product Management and Live Ops partners to inform business decisions, and bring new business opportunities to market, and manage publishing team finances
• Coordinate with Community, Public Relations, Consumer Marketing and other discipline leads to ensure our programs comprehensive and impactful
• Work in partnership with the Director and Consumer Marketing leads to identify regional needs and help inform and inspire creative development of core marketing assets
• Analyze performance data to help identify challenges and opportunities for Publishing and marketing overall
• Coach and develop team members, share marketing best practices across franchises and marketing adjacent groups, and facilitate knowledge sharing abroad
• Manage partner marketing initiatives which includes 1st party partner promotions/featuring, co-marketing deals and more

Requirements:

• 3+ years of relevant brand/product marketing experience
• Experience working with international marketing teams, evaluating, evolving and facilitating great regional execution
• Ability to work closely with development to build effective marketing initiatives
• Ability to coordinate with Community, Public Relations and Consumer/Digital Marketing leads to build integrated marketing campaigns
• Strong presentation skills and the ability to sell-in and champion initiatives in a highly matrixed environment

Nelson Connects

TMZ is looking for a News Desk Associate Producer. The ideal candidate must have solid editorial news judgment and investigative reporting skills. We are seeking applicants with a passion for news and research. On a daily basis, you must be able to pitch and identify news stories for our website that fit within our brand. The ability to forge solid relationships is a key skillset to have for success in this position.

The ideal candidate has a journalism background (network news, local station and/or university news experience is a plus). Must have a flexible schedule and the ability to work various shifts and weekends when necessary.

Responsibilities:

• Ability to navigate through entertainment news, analyze content and recognize big stories
• Keep a finger on the pulse of trending news, both locally and nationally
• Provide original story angles
• Ability to develop contacts, cultivate sources, and maintain relationships to aid in the news-gathering process
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• 2+ years of experience working within network news, digital news outlet, or local station environment
• An interest in reporting and breaking news stories
• Ability to work well under pressure and multi-task in a fast paced environment
• Knowledge of social media and ability to effectively use and monitor various platforms

“Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure requirements, the pay range for this role, with final offer amount dependent on education, skills, experience, and location is: $19.00 – $21.00 per hour. This position is regularly scheduled for a 50-hour work week but scheduled overtime hours are not guaranteed”.

TMZ is a workplace that requires the COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment. Requested accommodations/exceptions will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis in accordance with law.

TMZ is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

TMZ

R/GA is a global digital innovation agency specializing in digital product development, brand transformation, media, and communications for major companies. We are on a mission to help companies grow by enabling them to change, across their business, the experience they offer and the campaigns that take them to market.

Our work tends to be a fusion of what we call Stories and Systems: the narrative and the design, technology and the interface working together. R/GA is a brand but it’s also a collective of atypical outsiders and misfits who drive everything we do through bold creativity and bright, strategic thinking.

Our Executive Content Producer is a production expert embedded within the agency team. This role is responsible for shaping creative development for content execution, as a seamless end to end production process. Driving proactive project scoping and modeling production approaches. focusing on integrated production, high volume content creation, technology and platform innovation, and internal agency content needs.

We have a global network of producers, creatives, editors, animators, motion-graphics specialists, and creative technologists with backgrounds ranging from traditional agency experience to production company style line-production. The ECP reports directly to and supports the Executive Director, Content Production Americas.

On any given day you might

• Draft, review and approve Staff Plans and Statement of Works (SOWs), signing off on deliverables and vetting fee hours and hard costs with Business Affairs partner
• Oversee bidding and bid revisions; oversee cost consultant negotiations (if applicable)
• Partner with agency and production discipline leads to determine correct casting, production approach, and project guardrails upon job intake
• Partner with Talent Management on job assignment to align aptitudes within the team given current and upcoming needs
• Partner with agency and production discipline leads on problem solving in regards to all aspects of content creation and production
• Vet creative based on schedule, budget and overall feasibility including legal considerations
• Approve vendor selection and oversee vendor outreach and vetting
• Partner with Business Affairs on vendor and talent contract negotiations as necessary
• Partner with Business Affairs to oversee wrap and reconciliation of jobs in a timely manner and in compliance with client contracts
• Foster collaboration and oversee communication within agency team and partner with content production team, as well as with clients and vendors
• Lead and inspire the team to achieve creative excellence across projects
• Clearly communicate project schedules, deliverables and daily/weekly deadlines

The ideal person

• Excellent leadership and communication skills
• Thorough knowledge of production workflows and procedures
• Proven experience managing multi-million dollar client accounts
• Proven experience managing multiple production teams in different production environments (in house, off-site, production company, etc.)

You bring

• 7-10+ years as an integrated production expert (live action, post production, experiential)
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• Agency experience
• Successful track record of developing and maintaining strong relationships with reputable brand clients and production vendors, reps and artists

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

The hiring range for this position is $160,000 to $190,000. Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee’s/applicant’s applicable skills, pertinent experience, and qualifications.

R/GA

The Gig:

We’re on a mission to create the world’s most irresistible travel brand and are searching for a

talented, cutting-edge, innovative, resourceful, sea-based entertainment rock star to help make

that a reality. Entertainment onboard our ladyships is one of the key elements to executing a

brilliant sailor experience, so are you up to the task?

The Entertainment Technical Manager is the human who makes sure all of the complex

entertainment technical systems onboard are in tip-top ship-shape. They will lead a large,

multidisciplinary team of expert technicians while keeping a laser focus on the consistent and

safe operation of all gear and equipment.

Virgin Voyage’s entertainment experience will be truly revolutionary and it takes a very special person to ensure that all of the pieces that make the magic happen are in perfect condition. This is a complex, multifaceted assignment where technical knowledge, creativity, strategic planning, strong management skills, exquisite communication chops, and a genuine passion for Virgin Voyage’s incredible entertainment are the keys to success.

What You’ll Be Up To:

• Manage a large and diverse team of technicians and specialists
• Manage the operation of professional lighting, audio, automation, rigging, pyrotechnics and video systems
• Manage the maintenance and repair of entertainment technical equipment
• Manage and update technical documentation and inventory of entertainment technical equipment
• Create an open environment by apprising crew of performance goals while actively promoting the shared values (crew creeds) onboard
• Maintain safety standards in varied venues, indoors, outdoors and off-site
• Attend all production meetings
• Collaborate with entertainment management on schedules for cast, technicians, Shows, Happenings, Parties, Music and rehearsals
• Manage the operation and data entry of our digital scheduling tool for technical events and technician work hours
• Lead regular meetings with direct reports and attend departmental meetings as necessary/requested
• Write and conduct evaluations for direct reports.
• Oversee the general and logistical needs of direct reports.
• Lead sign-on and sign-off of direct reports working with the onboard crew/sailor services department.
• Ensure training is up to date for direct reports.
• Field and action maintenance requests for direct reports.
• Be on call to assist with medical or safety emergencies for direct reports.
• Oversee direct reports crew perks and ensure their compliance with all rules and regulations
• Audit and submit direct reports work hours to people and culture, as needed.
• Actively address the concerns and needs of their direct reports
• Write regular voyage reports on your areas of the sailor experience, as deemed necessary by reporting structure
• Work with the shoreside team to implement additional programming for charters, holiday parties and special events
• Preserves artistic integrity and intention of all productions
• Other duties as assigned
• General safety duties, as dictated by the Safety Officer onboard
• Embody the Virgin brand with passion and joy

Superpowers Required:

• Minimum of five years professional experience in live event, broadcast or theatre industries
• Bachelor’s degree in theatre, stage management or technical arenas with knowledge of international theatrical production preferred
• Strong knowledge of the techniques, materials, tools and equipment used in the operation of stage settings, rigging, scenery and lighting system
• Exceptional communication and collaborative skills with a demonstrated ability to lead and motivate people
• Knowledge of broadcast technical systems a plus
• Cruise ship experience is an asset, but not required
• Able to work in loud, disruptive spaces
• Ability to work outside in the sun
• Must have an outgoing personality with excellent communication, language and social skills with a genuine interest in entertaining people
• Ability to work as a member of a team
• A self-starter, who can roll up their sleeves and make ship happen with little supervision
• Great energy and attitude of optimism
• Ability to move mountains without relying on others to do the heavy lifting
• Work experience outside of the United States, in cross-cultural settings, preferred
• Knowledge and experience in using key business tools (MS Office, Google Apps, etc.)
• Conversational English ability is required
• STCW training required

What Matters to Us:

As our founder, Richard Branson famously said, “Company knowledge and job-specific skills can be learned, but you can’t train a personality.” With this in mind, we encourage you to come as you are and be the best version of yourself. Smart and strategic are great, but so are intuitive, passionate, and kind (it’s cool to care).

In return for your epic talent, we’re committed to providing you with engaging and rewarding programs, events, activities, benefits, and perks, with the ambition to make Virgin Voyages your best gig ever.

Virgin Voyages is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Virgin Voyages

Tavant is hiring a Sales Director with experience in selling technology services and solutions. In this role, your responsibilities include but are not

limited to:

• Develops sales strategies and forecast sales volumes for their territory
• Ability to manage and be responsible for the Revenues and Gross Margins for their business
• Already has a proven/trusted network of relationships
• Proven track record of closing deals with top tier clients
• Proven ability to meet all customer acquisition and revenue attainment goals.
• Proven ability to aggressively `hunt` for new sales opportunities.
• Communicate and present complex software solutions to C-level executives.
• Organize requirements in advance for the BSM/Sales Engineer and assist in the overall sales strategy and preparation for detailed product demonstrations for prospective buyers.
• Provide post-sales support to recently sold customers and provide recommended products and solutions to problems.
• Coordinate accurate responses and the final delivery of detailed Request for Proposals (RFP`s).
• Provide accurate sales forecasts and reports.
• Provide market feedback to management team to optimize sales strategy and positioning.

KTek Resourcing