Date: Thursday, December 9th, 2010 Time: 7-9 pm CT Place: Molotov Rooftop Bar |
We will be on the roof of Molotov to drink, dance, and be merry!!
Evening starts at 7 pm and officially goes until 10 pm but really it goes until the last person goes home.
Let's end this year with fun, festivities, and celebrate the great year we've had!
You are cordially invited to the first annual AD2ATX Mask & Mustache Holiday Soiree. Celebrate the most wonderful time of the year in style and dress in your most dapper mask or mustache. Sip on adult beverages and nibble on delectable delicacies provided by local favorites while mingling among Austin’s finest group of young professionals. RSVP to make it official. |
Where: U.S.A.A. - 2906 FRUTH ST
When: Tuesday, December 14, 7:00-Midnight
Members: FREE
Non-members: $20
Candid Conversations: Vendor Success Stories: Eric Harris
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. EST
Click here to register.
Candid Conversations: Supplier Diversity 101
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
2:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M. EST
Hear firsthand what it really takes to have success in the advertising industry.
Candid Conversation webinars are designed for diverse and women vendors who are interested in doing business with ad agencies, advertisers and media companies. The series will focus on relationship building (Relationship Building 101) between vendors and the ad industry, an introduction to ad industry associations (Who’s Who In Advertising) and feature success stories from diverse and women vendors.
The success stories will feature vendors who have had great success in doing business with ad industry companies. Participants will hear how to approach an agency or client, when to ask for business, how to evaluate the success of the venture and how to continue to do business with the company.
The series will also include a webinar geared toward educating ad industry professionals on the importance of supplier diversity (Supplier Diversity 101).
Webinars are led by supplier diversity professionals from the country’s top ad agencies and are open to everyone. Registration is available now.
| January | Vendor Success Stories: Digital |
| February | Supplier Diversity 101 |
| March | Vendor Success Stories: Broadcast Production |
| April | Relationship Building 101 |
| May | Vendor Success Stories: Advertising and Marketing |
| June | Who’s Who in Advertising |
| Job Title: | Interaction Designer |
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| Job Location: | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Salary: | Paid |
| Job Description: | Arc Worldwide, the marketing services arm of Leo Burnett, is looking for Interaction Designers for our Chicago office. Overview Leo Burnett/Arc has a dynamic, fast-paced and competitive digital practice embedded like a crown jewel within a world-class, global advertising agency. We work on a full-range of digital projects, from rollover and rich online advertising, games, mobile devices, kiosks, promotional and product-launch microsites, to robust "brand.com" web sites and redesigns. Our clients are big and have lots going on – McDonald’s, Kellogg’s, RIM/Blackberry, Whirlpool, Purina, and Allstate, to name a few. At Leo Burnett/Arc, everything we do… • is done through the eyes of human beings rather than through the eyes of marketers—or even consumers. • is inspired by a human purpose—a human purpose more powerful than a positioning or promise could ever be. • is rooted in the belief that creativity is most powerful when it creates HumanKind acts, not just advertising. Our digital practice is growing in both size and influence. We believe in the power of the digital world to bring people together, to build brands, and to affect and change behaviors. We are passionate about our work from the strategy all the way through to the delivery, and all points in between. We are dedicated to exploring advances in both technology and social behavior to find innovative applications and build our clients’ business. Interaction Design The Interaction Design team is committed to human-centered design principles. We are evangelists for supporting human needs and behaviors. The Interaction Designer designs the core functionality and behavior of the digital applications we create. IxDs collaborate closely with strategists, visual designers and writers, content strategists, and technical specialists, while working within a client team. What Our Teams Need From You • Thrive in a collaborative environment. • Be present, engaged and communicating both formally and informally with your team. • Present work internally and to clients • Articulate the practice of IxD within your team and outward to clients • Be passionate about brands, marketing, and how they are expressed through digital projects What We Expect IxDs to Do • Be the person who brings IxD thinking to the overall process • Create all IxD artifacts, such as interaction models, task flows, personas, wireframes, site maps, and user/functional requirements, that are relevant to the project • Use Visio, Omnigraffle, Illustrator, InDesign, to build documents (we are flexible based on your personal needs). • Have understanding of Web 2.0/Ajax/CSS/HTML/Flash development as they apply to designing digital applications • Plan, implement, and analyze research • Speak for the human being—her needs, goals, activities, experiences, and mindset—throughout the project What You Can Expect From Us We understand that this is not a one-way street. You probably have you pick of places to work. We will provide an atmosphere where you have the opportunity to do great work, to dive into and figure out thorny problems. We will open the door to work with team members as committed to doing great work as you are. We have a global network that provides multiple opportunities and projects. We have resources and technologies available to you that smaller places would not. We are a place where you can make a difference. |
| Job Requirements: | What We’d Like to Know About You • Your educational background with specialty in HCI, design, psychology, anthropology, psychology, sociology or other related field; graduate degrees are welcome. • Your work – a portfolio of examples of your work • Your experience: we’d like you to come to us with about 3 years experience, and up. We have positions for all levels of experience. • Your background and interest in marketing, branding and the agency life. |
| Application Instructions: | Please email resume to jill.reformado@leoburnett.com |
Each year, the Foundation – in conjunction with New York Women in Communications – awards scholarships to graduating high school seniors and undergraduate and graduate students who intend to pursue or further a career in communications. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic excellence, need, and a demonstrated commitment to the field of communications. New York Women in Communications and its Foundation are committed to inclusion and diversity. Note that awards are for use in the 2011-12 academic year.
