Added Value offers brand development and marketing insight services to blue-chip companies across all industry sectors. Globally and locally. What we uniquely provide is a powerful blend of intellectual rigour and inspired creativity. Everything we do starts with insight and ends with action, in pursuit of healthy brand growth for our clients.

Director - Innovation

Hampton Wick, UK

We're looking for a rare breed, an idea agent of the highest calibre, capable of inspiring and engaging others with a steely determination to deliver the best solution for our clients' strategic marketing challenges. Download full Job Specification. For more information contact: Clair O'Brien

Director - Brand

Hampton Wick, UK

This opportunity exists for an experienced international marketer to join the UK team to provide insight driven brand consulting services to our top priority global clients e.g. Vodafone, Nestle, Pepsi, General Motors & SAB Miller Your experience should predominantly (but not exclusively) be client side. Typically you should have reached or be close to reaching Marketing Director level. You must, above all be passionate about brand growth including the following areas. - Digging deep for brilliant insight - Portfolio planning - Brand positioning - Brand strategy development - Brand Innovation - Communication optimisation - Brand Equity enhancement. Download full Job Specification. For more information contact: Clair O'Brien

Associate Director - Quant

Hampton Wick, UK

A 'master' in communications testing (both ad tracking and copy testing), this Associate Director can present a point of view on communications methodologies and discuss this within broader issues with clients. This person should also have an interest in cars (though specific research experience with cars not essential). An Associate Director should spend 70% of their time in activities directly related to the GM account. The rest should be spent between the consolidation of experience in other skills and the development of other client accounts. The successful candidate should have a good fit with both the client and the AV team. Download full Job Specification. For more information contact: Clair O'Brien

Project Director - Quant

Hampton Wick, UK

We're looking for a rare breed, a super-solid and lively quant researcher, who is genuinely interested in seeing research through to its application to strategy, and has a real interest in brands. Download full Job Specification. For more information contact: Clair O'Brien

Project Director - Qual

Hampton Wick, UK

THEORETICALLY GROUNDED: With a degree in psychology / languages / critical theory / literary theory (English or modern languages). Able to name drop Jung, Freud, Heylen & Maslow etc. Interested in NLP, Archetypes, Gestalt theory & Neuroscience. FASCINATION FOR PEOPLE: An irresistible desire to understand people's motivations, desires, hopes, fears and dreams. BRAND FANATIC: has strong opinions about the role that brands play in people's lives. Can articulate how great brands are an expression of people's desires and anxieties and has a passion for translating this into action. A COMPULSIVE DEEP DIVER: A natural nosiness. A love of analysis & a drive to approach problems from a number of different perspectives. Will leave no stone unturned until they're satisfied they've reached the most compelling insight. Download full Job Specification. For more information contact: Clair O'Brien

Project Manager - Qual

Hampton Wick, UK

THEORETICALLY GROUNDED: With a degree in psychology / languages / critical theory / literary theory (English or modern languages). Able to name drop Jung, Freud, Heylen & Maslow etc. Interested in NLP, Archetypes, Gestalt theory & Neuroscience. FASCINATION FOR PEOPLE: An irresistible desire to understand people's motivations, desires, hopes, fears and dreams. BRAND FANATIC: has strong opinions about the role that brands play in people's lives. Can articulate how great brands are an expression of people's desires and anxieties and has a passion for translating this into action. A COMPULSIVE DEEP DIVER: A natural nosiness. A love of analysis & a drive to approach problems from a number of different perspectives. Will leave no stone unturned until they're satisfied they've reached the most compelling insight. Download full Job Specification. For more information contact: Clair O'Brien

Quantitative Vice President

New York, USA

A 'master' in Quantitative methods able to present a point of view on Quantitative methods and discuss this within broader issues with clients. Responsible for running and delegating the management of a wide range of projects with limited senior input; developing and championing an overall point of view of AV Quantitative methodologies; taking complex briefs from client; discussing project methodologies including qual approaches within the bigger picture with the client; development of junior team members. A Vice President would be expected to conduct/take responsibility for the total solution of a wide range of products, regardless of core skill area. For more information contact: Ana Reyes

Qualitative Project Manager

New York, USA

Project Managers are senior members of Added Value client teams in the US and are the day-to-day managers of Added Value's client work. They lead and manage project teams and projects in their discipline including the day-to-day internal management of projects and interface with the client with limited involvement from the Director and Client. We are looking for an individual who can: - Apply more traditional qualitative techniques, and has a desire to embrace less traditional/more creative approaches too. Plus have an understanding of & ability to apply semiotics. -Use their academic background influence & rationalise 'new' marketing thinking with an 'old' strong and respected school of thought and analysis -Cut to the chase and present in a succinct and compelling manner. -Be self sufficient in qual, yet happy to work with other disciplines -Be seen by clients and internally as a 'new perspective' who brings 'fresh thinking'. For more information contact: Ana Reyes

Project Director

Los Angeles & New York, USA

You must have a passion for Strategic thinking. A part of who you are must love helping clients pump up their brand equity. You must have an unquenchable desire to dig into segmentation studies, identifying different mindsets of brand users, fleshing out the target with words and graphics, enlightening clients on what truly matters most to their core market. Minimum requirements: self-starter who's able to multi-task; bachelor's degree and 3+ years of real world market research experience; quantitative background is a must, ad testing & tracking experience an advantage; excellent communication skills essential. Candidate will work closely with the Senior VP of Strategic (Custom) Research to provide clients with start-to-finish guidance on projects and will train & supervise Senior Research Analyst. For more information contact: Ana Reyes

Research Analyst

Los Angeles, USA

You must have multiple loves: Advertising, Marketing, PowerPoint ... well, ok you don't have to love PowerPoint. But you must possess a keen desire to understand what makes consumers tick, to grasp the deep-rooted psychology of why someone choosesone brand over another. Minimum requirements: bachelor's degree - if in marketing, economics, sociology, psychology, or business, that's a plus; some experience in consumer research, in school or the workplace, is advantageous; strong knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel & PowerPoint) essential. The Research Analyst will work closely with the Project Director and the Project Manager on multiple studies across a variety of categories, helping to coordinate resarch projects with internal staff, managing, analysing and proofing data, preparing informal and formal client reports and presentation materials. The position generally reports to the Project Manager, but you will also join other teams as needed on a project specific basis and interface with all levels of the company. For more information contact: Ana Reyes

Qualitative Project Director

Paris, France

The role would require a thorough understanding of Qualitative research and what application it will have in developing solutions to a client brief. Candidates need to be clear about how research will deliver against objectives and what approach to take. Taking responsibility for running a projects independently or as part of a more complex project. The role would also require experienced and resourceful moderation skills and the ability to create and design tailor made processes for each client. For more information contact: Paul Rodriguez

Brand Development Project Manager

New York, USA

A 'master' in brands marketing, able to present a point of view on all AV methodologies and discuss this in the context of market & commercial issues with clients. A Project Manager would be able to work closly with the VP Brand Development to sell the breadth of the AV offer - to recommend Qualitative and Quantitative Insight approaches for consideration as well as having a breadth of marketing experience to call upon. They would own the total solution together with the client. For more information contact: Ana Reyes

Amgen discovers, develops and delivers innovative human therapeutics. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen was one of the first companies to realize the new science's promise by bringing safe and effective medicines from lab, to manufacturing plant, to patient. Amgen therapeutics have changed the practice of medicine, helping millions of people around the world in the fight against cancer, kidney disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and other serious illnesses. With a broad and deep pipeline of potential new medicines, Amgen remains committed to advancing science to dramatically improve people's lives.

For more information visit Amgen's Career Site

Research Assistant

Research Assistants work within a team to provide quality marketing research to Fortune 500 clients in various industries including Consumer Packaged Goods, Retail, Financial Services, Healthcare, Technology and Apparel. Specific tasks include: executing project schedule and logistics, drafting questionnaires, data collection management, programming and checking electronic surveys, designing/checking data tabulations and designing/creating reports for the presentation of results.

Training will be provided to develop competence in:

• Research design/methodology
• Questionnaire design
• Data analysis
• Presentation of findings

Successful candidates will possess:

• Four-year college degree in related major
• Strong analytic capabilities
• Excellent writing skills
• Competence in Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to multi-task

Research Manager

Research Managers work within a team to provide quality marketing research to Fortune 500 clients in various industries including Consumer Packaged Goods, Retail, Financial Services, Healthcare, Technology and Apparel. Specific tasks include: managing 1-2 Research Assistant(s) and/or 1-2 Research Associate(s), secondary client contact, writing full questionnaires, data collection management, programming and checking electronic surveys, designing/checking data tabulations, managing a job budget and writing/creating reports.

Successful candidates will possess:

• 2 to 3 years marketing research experience
• Four-year college degree
• Strong analytic capabilities
• Excellent writing skills
• Competence in Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Experience with statistical software preferred (e.g. SPSS)
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to multi-task

Senior Research Manager

Senior Research Managers lead a team of researchers to provide quality marketing research to Fortune 500 companies in various industries including Consumer Packaged Goods, Retail, Financial Services, Healthcare, Technology and Apparel. Specific tasks include: managing a staff of 2-3 Research Managers, primary day-to-day client contact, writing proposals, research design, bidding projects, writing and reviewing questionnaires, data collection management, overseeing survey programming and quality assurance, designing/checking data tabulations, developing analysis plans, analyzing data, reviewing reports and consulting with clients on findings.

Successful candidates will possess:

• At least 4 to 5 years marketing research experience
• Four-year college degree
• Strong analytic capabilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Competence in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and SPSS or comparable statistical software package
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to multi-task

Vice President, Research Methods

Bovitz Research Group is seeking an experienced research methodologist to provide leadership and consulting services to our project management teams, provide internal training programs, conduct advanced statistical analyses and advise clients on research design and interpretation. This is an excellent opportunity for an entrepreneurial methodologist to join a growing company and help shape its approach to providing outstanding research services.

Successful candidates will possess:

• Master's or doctoral degree (preferred) in marketing science, statistics, quantitative social sciences or closely related discipline
• 8+ years of research industry experience
• Deep knowledge and understanding of all stages of the quantitative survey research process, methods, and data analysis
• Expertise in sample design and selection, survey design, and statistical techniques such as Cluster Analysis, Regression, Choice-Based Conjoint
• Analysis, Structural Equation Modeling, etc.
• Demonstrably high levels of organizational, teamwork, mentoring, project and time management skills
• Truly outstanding oral and written communication
• Ability to work with and advise on best practices for a wide range of clients and industries
• Willingness to travel, as required
• Experience in consulting to business executives

Vice President, Account Management

Bovitz Research Group is seeking an experienced account manager to generate leads to prospective clients, solicit RFPs from current and prospective clients, develop comprehensive proposals in response to RFPs including research design and description of deliverables and outputs, meet/exceed profitability goals, work with current and prospective clients to understand their business challenges and needs, ongoing client service and account relationship development, consulting to the project team working on the account, and presentation of findings and recommendations. This is an excellent opportunity for an account manager to join a growing company and help build its already impressive portfolio of clients.

Successful candidates will possess:

• B.A. degree in related field; graduate degree preferred (e.g. MBA, PhD in marketing, business administration, economics, psychology, political science)
• 5+ years research industry experience
• Possesses a deep set of relationships in the marketing and market research community
• Has a track record and/or skill set to generate $1MM/year in market research revenues
• Deep knowledge and understanding of all stages of the quantitative survey research process, methods, and data analysis
• Demonstrably high levels of organizational, teamwork, project and time management skills
• Truly outstanding oral and written communication
• Ability to work with and advise on best practices for a wide range of clients and industries
• Experience in consulting to business executives
• Willingness to travel, as required

Next Steps: Please submit a cover letter tailored to the position for which you're applying along with your resume to jobsonline@bovitzresearchgroup.com

What We Offer

Bovitz Research Group recognizes that employees are our most important asset. The competitive compensation package and broad range of benefits extended to our employees directly reflects the value placed on their importance to our success.

The compensation package includes:

• Competitive salary
• 401(k)
• Profit sharing
• Merit-based bonuses

Employee benefits include:

• 100% Medical and Dental insurance covered by BRG
• Company cell phone
• Paid vacation (two weeks annually)
• Paid sabbatical of four weeks after five years
• Volunteer time off (eight hours per year)
• Biennial sponsored attendance at marketing research professional conference of your choice (Managers and above)
• Weekly catered lunch
• Office kitchen stocked with free snacks and beverages
• Company sponsored events and activities (e.g., recent events have included a Lakers game, cooking school, Venice Beach day and team sports)

We Build, You Profit

"Our business: build new, highly profitable revenue for our clients with reduced capital costs, risk, and time to market.

Our visionary team of diverse industry experts develop, analyze and then execute new business initiatives on behalf of our clients - leveraging brand equity and core assets in new, strategic ways. The result: growth + profit."

For more information visit Brand Sense Partners

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Innovations Manager

Moore Park, CA

Degree:

• Minimum 4 year degree in Marketing or related field

Experience:

• Minimum of 1-3 years of experience in new product development and branding within the CPG industry or with automotive accessories/products

Compensation:

• Salary ($60-75K), outstanding benefits package, and opportunity of growth

Responsibilities:

• New product development: Ideation / Evaluation / Development / Commercialization
• Establishing a rolling pipeline of new products with ideas/concepts at various stages of the NPD process

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree is a must; however, Master's degree is preferred
• Approximately 1-3 years with a traditional Consumer Packaged Goods or with automotive accessories/products
• You must posses marketing experience including brand management, strategy development, brand innovations and/or new product development.
• Strong interpersonal skills to drive concepts through the entire NPD process
• Passion and creativity for succeeding in innovations

Innovations Manager

Moore Park, CA

Degree:

• Minimum 4 year degree in Marketing or related field

Experience:

• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in new product development and branding within the CPG industry or with automotive accessories/products

Compensation:

• Salary ($75-90K), outstanding benefits package, and opportunity of growth

Responsibilities:

• New product development: Ideation / Evaluation / Development / Commercialization
• Ensuring that new opportunities build upon and reinforce our brand strategies
• Identifying unmet consumer and customer needs, and understand the insights and drivers behind those needs
• Partnering with Insights to design and implement appropriate learning paths for key concepts
• Assessing feasibility of concepts and develop/refine those meeting appropriate internal hurdles
• Launching high potential concepts with exceptional excellence
• Establishing a rolling pipeline of new products with ideas/concepts at various stages of the NPD process

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree is a must; however, Master's degree is preferred
• Approximately 3-5 years with a traditional Consumer Packaged Goods or with automotive accessories/products
• You must posses marketing experience including brand management, strategy development, brand innovations and/or new product development.
• Strong leadership skills
• Balance of strategic and creative skills
• Solid analytical skills
• Managing cross-functional team, especially guiding product development
• Excellent project management
• Strong interpersonal skills to drive concepts through the entire NPD process
• Passion and creativity for succeeding in innovations

CO-OP looking for Brand Strategist in NYC

- 5 - 7 years experience in Brand Strategy / Brand Positioning / Brand Architecture Development
- Ability to independently lead a brand strategy project
- Ability to structure brand strategy implications for integrated marketing plan
- Excellent client presentation skills
- Excellent writing and presentation creation skills
- Experience with consumer and B2B clients

If you are interested, please send an email to rupam@co-opbranding.com with your resume and cover letter.
More on CO-OP CO-OP is a group of thinkers and creators sharing a common bond in like-minded ideals.
Our ideas are driven by simple truths and expressed through unique brand stories.
Our ethos is simple: cooperation.

Website: www.co-opbranding.com
Blog: www.co-operationblog.com
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Manager, Search Marketing

JOB SUMMARY:

The Manager of Search Marketing will be responsible for the execution, measurement and optimization of eHarmony's search marketing programs in the U.S., Canada and Australia. The includes managing both paid search advertising and organic search. The Manager will supervise our search agency partners.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Responsibility for driving customer acquisition through search campaigns. This includes both paid search ads and organic search. Achieve registrant and subscriber goals within allowable cost/registrant and cost/subscriber target ranges.
• Manage our online search agency partners to ensure effective program execution, adherence to strategic direction and timely program measurement.
• Stay abreast of latest search technologies and techniques for optimizing the effectiveness of online search.
• Be a company-wide advocate for creating search optimized websites and serve as a consultant to other business units on SEO best practices.
• Improve the performance of our search marketing over time through copy testing, landing page testing, keyword bidding optimization, etc.
• Analyze Search performance and make data-driven decisions on how to optimize campaigns.
• Provide accurate forecasts for Search spending and customer acquisition performance.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of 3-4 years experience managing Search marketing for the purposes of customer acquisition.
• Highly analytic and skilled at making data-driven decisions. Ability to work with large amounts of data and distill insights from it.
• Ability to learn quickly.
• Ability to think creatively, particularly in regard to continual optimization of Search.
• Excellent team player with strong project management and communication skills.
• Capacity to grow and progress into marketing leadership roles.
• A passion to obtain outstanding results while working on a service that deeply impacts people's lives.
• BA degree is required.

Realize your potential

"Magid thrives on innovation and the collaboration that stems from partnership with a prestigious roster of clients. The opportunity we offer for professional development through distinct and challenging roles attracts a diverse pool of exceptionally talented and analytical consultants. Magid remains dedicated to preserving a community where creativity and team interaction drive strategic thinking.

We are always looking for experienced and dedicated individuals to augment our professional and administrative staff. If you are interested in exploring opportunities at Magid, please send your resume with a cover e-mail describing your interests and experience to: humanresources@magid.com"

*courtesy of Frank N. Magid Associates, Inc.

Director, Brand Strategy

Business Environment and Job Description

The Director, Brand Strategy, will drive incremental brand and business value for HP by building a vibrant, differentiated and relevant global brand idea that resonates across HP's diverse customer and business segments, while also being distinct and having global cultural impact. The Director will also create and implement a clear brand architecture – including a naming strategy – that cohesively embodies all of HP's sub-brands and business units. Effective collaboration with the business units and regional operations is essential to this role, to ensure worldwide alignment in brand strategy and to provide a strong working partnership to tackle the changing dynamics of HP’s complex businesses, markets and competitive challenges. This includes consulting to any unit in the company on branding and naming issues, such as the implications of mergers & acquisitions, new product introductions, how to position the brand in portfolio communication, etc.

The Director will work closely with the Customer Insights team to devise robust brand tracking systems, with superior analysis that informs and directs HP's brand strategies.

The Director is responsible for managing HP's Archives, and positioning our history within the context of the brand strategy so it's relevant and value-added to our current and future business goals. The Archives include the founders' offices and garage, as well as the library of historical materials.

This position is also responsible for operational success, strategic alignment and integration of all Brand Strategy activities with other Corporate Marketing functions.

The Director will be supported by a Brand Strategy Manager and HP's Archivist, both of which are staffed. The Brand Strategy Manager, who oversees the brand asset systems will have a dotted reporting line into the Creative Director, who will oversee the creative assets. Based in Palo Alto, this role is part of Corporate Marketing’s Brand Strategy team, and reports into the group’s Vice President.

Qualifications

Experience / Skills

• World class brand strategy skills - with 10+ years in brand strategy roles.
• Broad-based brand skills – with extensive experience in customer-driven brand engagement
• Deep understanding of driving brand innovation and building emotive, leadership brands with global cultural impact
• Solid business acumen, with the ability to align brand strategies to the near- and long-term business priorities of the company
• Strong analytic skills and extensive experience working with brand analysis and metrics
• Superior capacity to direct, manage and inspire colleagues’ understanding of and connection to the brand
• Extensive experience working with global brands, and savvy to the dynamics of diverse international markets
• Capacity to devise strategy, communicate and execute across a complex global organization
• Superior presenter of ideas – but with clarity, simplicity and vision

Personal Qualifications

• Inspiring, confident, magnetic presence
• Engaging, dynamic, affable personality
• Ability to sell ideas and win alignment and partnership across a complex global organization
• Self-starter who can lead, drive and execute
• Master of building relationships, internally and externally
• Strength of character to navigate barriers, resolve conflicts and facilitate partnership and cooperation

Senior Brand Strategist

Interbrand (www.interbrand.com) a leading global brand consultancy is currently looking for a Senior Brand Strategist to work exclusively with Lowe's Home Improvement in the Charlotte, NC area. We are seeking an individual who has extensive branding, project management and brand strategy experience; paired with a professional ability to draw intellectual ideas and stimulus from a variety of fields, concepts, practices, and procedures. A good degree of strategic thinking, acumen and creativity are expected. Exceptional PowerPoint and presentation skills are needed. Minimum of a bachelor's degree, MBA preferred with at least 3 to 4 years of directly relevant experience, higher tenure a plus. Brand management background is preferred, but not required.

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Senior brand strategist

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Interbrand Opportunities

"Want to join one of America's fastest-growing companies? KCC has been recognized by the INC500 , Entrepreneur magazine and the Los Angeles Business Journal for its successful growth strategies and inspiring company culture. We take great pride in our candidate review and selection process. We ensure employees enjoy the opportunities for professional growth while living the KCC values of integrity, truth, passion and innovation every day. Please see below for a list of current career opportunities."

visit Kurtzman Carson Consultants Job Vacancies

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Driven, Commited, Motviated By a Challenge?

"At Liberty Mutual, we take our responsibility seriously. What does this mean for you? Work hard and we'll give you opportunities to grow professionally. Get results and we'll recognize your achievements within our strong pay-for-performance and promote-from-within culture. Along the way, you'll have the satisfaction of contributing to our mission to 'help people live safer, more secure lives.' "

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Director, Brand Strategy

Microsoft in Redmond (Seattle), WA

Help build an incredible portfolio of Microsoft server brands! In this leadership position, you and your team will be developing and driving effective brand and marketing strategies for the Server Tools Business portfolio of brands including Windows Server, Microsoft SQL Server, Visual Studio, Microsoft BizTalk, Microsoft System Center, Microsoft Forefront and .Net, as well as major initiatives such as Dynamic IT, Interoperability, Cloud Platform Branding, among others. If you’re a strategic thinker with passion for marketing and the energy, creativity and cross-functional skills to shape and strengthen our server brand portfolio, then this could be the ideal next role for you.

Responsibilities:

As a Director of Brand and Marketing Strategy, you will be responsible for helping create and maintain the brand strategy for products, services and initiatives within the server brands portfolio, specifically engaging with the Server and Tools business as well as working across organizations on software + services and developer initiatives.

You will manage a senior team of brand and marketing professionals who currently engage directly with the STB leads to develop brand strategies, brand voice, positioning, naming and visual identity that provide a framework for effective marketing.

You will also be engaging directly (or thru your team members) with product team GMs and their teams to ensure consistent voice and alignment across all areas of the business, including product management, product marketing, product development, partner marketing, and marketing communications.

You will serve as primary lead in managing cross-organizational teams that include other CMG disciplines (advertising, relationship marketing, marketing research, integrated marketing analysis and performance, ms.com, events, public relations) and drive integrated marketing strategy for major campaigns.

You will coordinate with other brand directors to optimize positioning, messaging, and marketing strategy across Microsoft and influencing world-wide adoption of best practices

Experience:

Candidates should have senior level experience along with 8-10 years in marketing and minimum 5 years driving marketing strategy and execution either on the corporate or agency side. Business and/or technology brand experience is essential.

BS/BA required; MBA/Master's degree preferred. This position has periodic contact with senior Microsoft executive management.

Keys to success include:

• Demonstrated strength managing virtual teams and cross-group collaboration
• Ability to build strong collaborative relationships with a diverse range of partners
• Ability to shape and harness qualitative and quantitative research to drive good decision-making
• Strong knowledge of how to build and maintain strong brands.
• Mastery of brand/marketing strategy (positioning, brand architecture, naming, messaging, personality, tone & manner, etc.)
• In-depth, strategic understanding of the relationship between brands and the many facets of marketing communications as they relate to brand management, e.g., advertising, public relations, internal communications and visual identity
• Ability to assimilate business group strategy and objectives and develop brand programs that support business goals
• Strong interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict-management skills. Ability to thrive and influence in a matrix organization.

BS/BA or equivalent required. MBA preferred. This position has frequent contact with all levels of Microsoft and periodic contact with Microsoft executive management.

This is an opportunity to join an important team and drive the brand strategy for one of Microsoft’s biggest brand portfolios.

Utilize this URL to gain details & apply to Microsoft: http://members.microsoft.com/careers/default.mspx

Director, Public Relations (Security)

Located in Redmond, WA for Corporate Communications (Corp Comm) Group

The Corporate Communications team is responsible for creating a unified company image and managing the way that image is conveyed to the media, government organizations, consumers, industry organizations and other audiences. Teams within Corporate Communications are responsible for developing the company's image agenda, issues management and crisis communi cation s , executive speech support, internal communications, analyst relations, support for international subsidiaries and the US sales regions, and more. This position is responsible for managing corporate communications strategies and execution for Microsoft in the area of security policy and corporate image ranging from product security to online safety. This position will work closely with product and business units, Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing initiative, global subsidiaries, communications agencies, and key reporters and editors in the US and abroad. Developing and managing communications strategies and initiatives; managing quickly emerging security and policy issues; coordinating communications outreach to policy, academic, government and industry audiences on key issues; managing process of coordination between PR, corporate legal and corporate government affairs; as well as international subsidiaries. The ideal candida te will have deep media relations and issues management experience, as well a solid understanding of the intersection between communications and security as it relates to corporate image. This position requires frequent contact with all levels of Microsoft executives, managers and employees and frequent contact with local media, national media, international media, trade press and public relations agencies. A minimum of 7-10 years of work experience in public relations, government service, public affairs or journalism is required. This position requires excellent oral and written communications skills, experience in working with the media and strong interpersonal skills. Aptitude for strategic planning and the ability to work under tight deadlines and on several projects simultaneously is also required. Bachelor's Degree a must, Master's Degree is a plus.

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Brand Strategist - Microsoft Branded Entertainment

Do you have a passion to understand how technology, consumer experiences and brands can intersect in today's media world to drive marketing results, revenue, customer satisfaction and competitive differentiation? Does the idea of presenting innovative marketing programs that you create to the senior management of Top 100 brands in the US get you excited? Do you thrive on big challenges, quick turnarounds, a supportive team and doing industry-leading work? Then read on.

MSN's Branded Entertainment and Experiences team is chartered with breaking new ground with the top 100 advertisers in the U.S. by working closely with them to understand their objectives and then finding new, creative and innovative ways to reach their objectives using MSN's core content and social platforms (i.e. MSN Messenger, MSN Video, MSN Spaces, the MSN.com homepage, etc.). You'll work closely with these brands to create programs that break through the online advertising "clutter" and deliver rewarding experiences for consumers while driving tangible results for the advertisers. You will have end-to-end responsibility, along with Account Executives, for these programs -- from client briefings to creative brainstorming to negotiation and closing to execution and distribution. You'll be surrounded by a supportive and energetic team who are dedicated to helping you create ground-breaking ideas and drive industry-leading solutions.

Candidates should have +5 years marketing experience on either the agency or client side, with a proven track record of innovation and collaboration. You should also have a well-rounded set of experiences that show you know how to apply new technology and innovative thinking to marketing challenges and see those through from start to finish. You should have experience working directly with marketing managers at top brands and agencies and should feel comfortable holding your own in briefings, brainstorms and pitches.

Skills that will important to have mastered in order to be successful in this position include: creativity and traditional marketing know-how, collaboration across a broad group of internal and external groups, a true passion for creating innovative and breakthrough experiences for customers and advertisers, polished and exceptionally high-level of verbal/written presentation skills and a genuine customer orientation.

Microsoft offers an excellent benefits package to full-time employees including medical, dental, vacation, employee stock purchase plan, and 401k, plus some great extras including: our 24-hour nurse line, stay fit program, product discounts, and paid infant care leave. All part of our commitment to our most important asset: our employees. For more information about life at Microsoft, please visit our careers website.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and strongly supports diversity in the workforce.

Key Words: branded entertainment, brand alliance, product placement, brand strategy, brand strategist, online, web, internet, strategic partnerships, co-brand, co-branding, branding

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Let's talk about growth

"We do it by combining the services and people of a seasoned consulting firm with the creative execution of an agency. In doing so, we do what each of them alone cannot - drive your business growth with a seamless mix of thinking and doing. Equal parts brain and muscle.

Our specialized consultants develop sound business strategies based on the key drivers of market growth. Then our brand strategists create or evolve your brand to be relevant, believable and defendable. Upon that foundation, we execute integrated marketing initiatives that sustain momentum over the long haul. Our model is seamless, synergetic and successful. RiechesBaird. We get it. And we get it done."

For more information visit RiechesBaird

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Perhaps you would like to be one of us?

"We believe that simplicity is at the core of the value we provide. Our notion of simplicity is rooted in five core values that our people also embody. They are... clear, fresh, honest, useful, and inspiring.

Does this sound like you? If the answer is yes, email your resume and/or portfolio, along with salary requirements to careers@siegelgale.com."

Creative Director

Los Angeles

Primary Roles and Responsibilities (other duties may be assigned)

Partner with Strategists and Creative Team to define project strategy and translate strategy to the development of creative concepts. Responsible for establishing and maintaining a cohesive and successful partnership between our Client and our internal creative team. Lead and define Creative Strategy.
Take direction from Executive Creative Director while functionally supervising and leading client teams.
Lead and inspire creative team to develop innovative design solutions, from broad concept development to the creation of preliminary sketches.
Elicit the most innovative work from design team.
Lead creative team and production team to ensure feasibility of design solutions and articulate design principles and guidelines for implementation.
Development and delivery of engaging presentations for internal and external audiences.
Manage client relationship; partner with Strategy team to build and develop client relationship on a profitable basis; look for and establish new creative opportunities with client.
Oversee delegation and direction of work.
Proactively maintain expertise in graphic design software packages
Participate in new business efforts as requested.
Manage, mentor and train Creative staff to maintain employee retention and quality standards. Manage performance reviews, and goal setting for direct reports. Establish professional development plans for team members.
Aid in recruiting new talent
Responsible for profitability of creative portion of client projects.

Required Skills/Experience

Innovative approach to visual communication.
Ability to elicit the best work from a team of designers and work in a collaborative environment.
Strong delegation and decision-making skills.
Solid interpersonal capabilities along with superlative verbal, visual and written communication skills.
Comprehensive understanding of design methodologies, user-experience/interface design, information design, and corporate identity/branding.
Extensive knowledge of typography, layout, color sense and the latest design tools including Indesign, PhotoShop, QuarkXpress and Illustrator.
Ability to clearly explain and write about design issues and dynamically present
ideas to senior management and public groups.
Ability to adhere to project budgets and deadlines.
Travel as required.
9 plus years of innovative design experience in a design, consulting or advertising firm with multi-industry clients; at least 2 years experience motivating and leading teams.
Undergraduate degree (B.F.A.) or equivalent; or 4 or more years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Advanced degree in design (M.F.A.) or similar specialty preferred.

Interactive Producer/Project Manager

Los Angeles

Primary Roles and Responsibilities (other duties may be assigned)

Collaborate with strategy, creative and technology teams to identify all resources needed to successfully complete project and assign individual tasks appropriately.
Manage daily activity of relationship including client expectations, schedules, client approvals and financial terms.
Develop work plans, schedules, budgets and staffing plan for projects.
Proactively keep interactive practice directors abreast of project timelines, workload issues and progress toward project goals.
Ensure all aspects of client relationship from inception to completion have been delivered upon and properly documented.
Help build relationships with clients (leadership, decision makers and project management) to ensure a productive and collaborative experience consistent with company goals and values.
Lead major meetings, work sessions, and initiatives as it pertains to accomplishing client or project objectives.

Required Skills/Experience

Experience as web producer or interactive project manager
Ability to manage multiple tasks, budgets and meet deadlines
Entrepreneurial and pioneering approach to managing business
Excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills
People management skills
Familiarity with process of producing and updating websites, from inception to maintenance
6 months+ experience in interactive media
2 years experience in tv/film, advertising, publishing or design preferred
Expert knowledge of computers and software including Word, Excel, MS Project and HTML

Senior Brand Strategist

New York and Los Angeles

Primary Roles and Responsibilities (other duties may be assigned)

Serve as the Client Partner, ensuring client satisfaction and the health of the client relationship
Lead strategy development for clients, ensuring that strategies support client business objectives
Write and present strategic recommendations and proposals to clients Provide project management oversight on strategic, creative and interactive deliverables; incorporating the appropriate team members from each department onto the client team throughout the client's lifecycle
Responsible for the fiscal health of all projects ensuring they stay on schedule and on budget
Manage the performance and contribute to the positive development of team members
Contribute to the growth and direction of the company, including participation in new business opportunities
Travel as needed

Required Skills/Experience

8-10 years in brand strategy, marketing, market research, advertising, account planning or product development
Depth of experience creating brand strategy and positioning
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Excellent client service skills
Strong organization and time management skills
Demonstrated experience in contributing to growth and advancement of current or prior employers
Experience with high technology industries including enterprise software, hardware and consumer electronics a plus.
Undergraduate degree (B.A. or B.S.) or equivalent experience, graduate degree preferred

Strategist, Interactive Media

Los Angeles

Primary Roles and Responsibilities (other duties may be assigned)

Client Management:

Build relationships with clients (leadership, decision makers and project management) to ensure a productive and collaborative experience consistent with company goals and values.
Lead major meetings, work sessions, and initiatives as it pertains to accomplishing client or project objectives.
Manage daily activity of relationship including client expectations, schedules, client approvals and financial terms.
Identify (new opportunities with existing or prospective clients) as well as and participate (needs assessments, proposal writing, presentations, etc.) in business development process to develop new, and extend existing, client relationships as needed.
Manage the flow of information between individual team members and key client team members.
Travel as needed.

Project Management/Internal Team Leadership and Oversight:

Responsible for leadership of internal teams including knowledge transfer, meetings, scheduling, deliverables and budgeting to ensure every team member fully understands their role, project ob-jectives, budget parameters and deliverables.
Develop work plans, schedules, budgets and staffing plan for projects.
Collaborate with creative and technology teams to identify all resources needed to successfully complete project and assign individual tasks appropriately.
Continually evaluate and manage the quality, profitability, staffing, deliverables and timeliness for each project and make recommendations for improvement as needed.
Proactively keep interactive practice directors abreast of project timelines, workload issues and progress toward project goals.
Ensure all aspects of client relationship from inception to completion have been delivered upon and properly documented.
Management and maintenance of client extranets.

Strategic Consulting:

Develop a deep and foundational understanding of the client's business, brand, competitive and industry imperatives to successfully craft the most appropriate online experience.
Working with interactive practice directors, conceive and succinctly articulate a clear and compel-ling online strategy that address the clients business, brand, competitive and industry imperatives.
Oversee the execution of those strategies to ensure they stay focused on addressing the imperatives and metrics.
Proactively keep abreast of industry best practices and enhance knowledge of all internal consulting disciplines.
Contribute to the knowledge management intellectual capital process.

Required Skills/Experience

5+ years experience in an interactive design, consulting or advertising firm with multi-industry clients.
Undergraduate degree (B.A.) from a four year college or university
Advanced degree (MBA) preferred
Strong leadership, communication, personnel management, presentation and organizational skills
Ability to work well under pressure
Proven experience successfully managing multiple projects simultaneously
Strategic insight and analysis
Client service oriented
Program Management and implementation
Strong knowledge of business trends, technology and design
Ability to bring strategic insight and management skills to programs and teams
Microsoft PowerPoint, Word and Excel

Vice President, Business Development

Los Angeles

Primary Roles and Responsibilities (other duties may be assigned)

Cultivate new relationships with established and emerging companies in key West Coast markets. Deploy direct selling tactics to generate new leads (target mailings, cold calling, etc.)
Write professional, high quality proposals
Negotiate and close sales
Extend existing client relationships by supporting the project team with proposals, pitches, etc.

Required Skills/Experience

10 to 15 years of solutions based sales. Candidates should have experience selling into a vertical industry (New media, high-tech, telecommunications, entertainment etc.)
Ability to develop personal sales plans outlining clear goals, sales objective and tactics
Demonstrated success in lead identification and qualification in a specific sector
Ability to work collaboratively in teams
Skills to develop and deliver presentation to different levels within the organization
Skills to write cogent and persuasive letters and proposals
Ability to marshal internal resources to meet deadlines

Senior Interactive Designer

Los Angeles

Primary Roles and Responsibilities (other duties may be assigned)

Conceive and create creative concepts and interfaces
Carefully interpret creative guidelines to produce accurate design deliverables
Provide mentorship and direction to fellow designers
Define and leverage functionality, and collaborate with consulting, information architecture and technology teams to translate the creative strategy resulting in user-centric solutions
Synthesize research, client interviews, technology concerns and consulting strategy to inform the direction of creative solutions
Work with the consulting team to help determine and visualize the strategic direction
Work with the technology team to devise the most appropriate interactive solution
Create, collaborate and present in clients meetings
Quality control and accountability for your final creative-related deliverables to ensure they meet the objectives of the assignment
Understand client business objectives and devise appropriate - usable - solutions for achieving them
Monitor project workflow for quality and timeliness
Supervise the design transition to development, also troubleshooting with development team about production-related issues
With fellow project team members, ensure a complete understanding of client, brand and project imperatives and devising the most appropriate solution to address the imperatives
Travel as needed

Required Skills/Experience

3 - 5 years of innovative design experience in a design, consulting or advertising firm with multi industry clients
Four year degree (BFA, BA) in a design related discipline is strongly preferred, or considerable relevant experience
Proficiency with current graphic/design software
Thorough knowledge of the Web and other interactive mediums
Current on the latest technologies and how they can best be applied to design solutions
Mastery of color, typography, photo manipulation and grid systems
Expert-level knowledge of Photoshop and Illustrator
Working knowledge of Flash and other motion graphics software for the development of working prototypes
Initiative and strong work ethic
Attention to detail and deadlines

Interactive Designer

New York and Los Angeles

Primary Roles and Responsibilities (other duties may be assigned)

Create and develop design, refining directions, creating presentation materials and implementing designs
Collaborate with the design team, devising and implementing creative concepts
Understand client business objectives and devise appropriate - usable - solutions for achieving them
Provide technical assistance to team members
Execute various aspects of production including scanning, digital retouching, image editing, special effects, file manipulation and layout
Develop creative style guidelines at the end of a project for the client
Work with the interactive team to deliver projects on time
Troubleshoot digital production issues
Maintain proficiency with current graphics software
Work with the consulting team to help determine and visualize the strategic direction
Work with the technology team to devise the most appropriate interactive solution
Quality control and accountability for your final creative-related deliverables to ensure they meet the objectives of the assignment

Required Skills/Experience

1 - 3 years of innovative design experience in a design, consulting or advertising firm with multi industry clients
Undergraduate degree (B.F.A.) or equivalent; or 4 or more years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination education and experience
Solid understanding of design implementation issues, including a thorough understanding of color palettes, color depth, and image formats
Strong knowledge of HTML scripting
Strong information design skills
Great attention to detail
Strong interpersonal capabilities
Good time management skills
Ability to adhere to project budgets and deadlines

*courtesy of Siegel + Gale

Director, Product Management

Description: TiVo works with the world's leading brands to deliver rich entertainment and promotions to the TiVo platform. TiVo provides unique interactive advertising products to engage viewers with informative and entertaining content, from long-form video to interactive applications, and the tools to measure its effectiveness.

TiVo is seeking a seasoned product management professional for a unique opportunity to define and drive TiVo's roadmap for interactive advertising products. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of product management and related experience, a background in interactive media, interactive television, or Internet products, and a proven ability to think strategically.

Here is what you get to do:

• Drive TiVo's interactive advertising products and services roadmap
• Interface with key customers including advertisers and service provider partners to ascertain business goals, key requirements, and define successful solutions
• Identify market trends and assess impact/opportunities for TiVo
• Lead cross functional effort with product design, research, engineering, and sales in developing, launching and supporting product releases. Manage products throughout the product lifecycle
• Develop product positioning and ensure effective communication of the TiVo solution benefits
• Balance technical, feature and schedule trade-offs in light of TiVo business goals

What you'll need to be successful:

• At least 8 years experience in product management of technology products. Experience in interactive television and/or interactive advertising solutions strongly preferred
• Proven success in defining and launching new products
• Ability to juggle multiple projects and prioritize activities for maximum results
• Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills
• Strong analytical skills; ability to assess market opportunities and recommend appropriate business strategies
• Strong team orientation, track record of working collaboratively with internal and external team members in a fast-paced environment
• Bachelor's degree required; MBA preferred

"At Yahoo!, we're not looking to hire people who think like us...we're looking to hire people who think like you.

There's no small task at Yahoo!. That's because over 400 million people make Yahoo! the most popular, widely used Internet destination in the world. We perform on the biggest stage, with the biggest audience, tackling the biggest challenges. (Good news is, we're big on fun too.) Working here, your day-to-day efforts will not only impact your future, but the web's too."

For more information visit Yahoo! Career Site

Zyman Group is in search of Brand Strategy Consultants and Directors as well as a Business Strategy Director. Our primary need is for individuals with B2B marketing experience though we also hire those with B2C experience. High tech marketers are a good target for us. A mixture of practitioner and consultant experience is desired but we lean much more heavily to preferring practitioners.

Interested persons should contact Danny Thomas, Recruiter at 404-682-5523 or danny. thomas(at)zyman.com. For more information and detailed job descriptions, please visit http://www.zyman.com