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For the past three decades gkBRAND’S reputation and distinctive image has continued to expand and develop. Instrumental to that growth is our ability to recruit dynamic, motivated employees with a passion for brand identity. We highly value creative talent and flair as well as strong business acumen and a true team spirit. We have exciting opportunities within a wide range of jobs.
gkBRAND is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All candidates are evaluated without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran, marital, or domestic partner status, citizenship or any other status or characteristic covered by federal, state or local law.
We offer competitive compensation. We will also provide you with training and development to help you succeed. To find positions of interest to you, please review our current career opportunities below. We will only contact those persons selected for further consideration.
CURRENT CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Job Title: Office Manager/Project Manager
Location: Westport, CT
Office Manager Duties:
- Answer phones, greet visitors and general customer service
- Perform administrative duties such as shipping, faxing, mailing, and filing.
- Manage office inventory
- Maintain the company’s social media networks (Blog, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, ect.)
- Conduct e-mail blast campaigns for company services and blog
- Add and edit articles, images, and blog entries to the company website using Joomla and WordPress
- Create and maintain contact databases for past and current clients, prospective clients, and vendors
- Manage company calendars and set up conference calls
Project Manager Duties:
- Set up all new clients, projects and freelancers on our project management system, Project Path
- Responsible with monitoring all project deliverables and deadlines
- Contact freelance Website Programmers and Graphic Designers as needed per project
- Assist in the development of project proposals, estimates, and creative briefs for both new and current clients
- Create and manage timelines for all client projects
- Produce working guidelines of the Joomla Website Content Management system for clients as needed
- Write weekly status reports for each project as well as all internal affairs
- Conduct weekly staff meetings
- Assist the CEO and EVP in the execution, production, and research on a variety of projects, both internal and external
- Manage projects through initiation to completion, including budgeting and daily contact with client
- Foster excellent communications and relationships with clients
Requirements:
• College graduate with relevant degree in Marketing, Design, or Communication
• 1 – 2 years of marketing experience preferred (internships may be included)
• Strong verbal and writing abilities
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong team player
• Personable and outgoing
Skills:
• Capable of taking initiative
• Efficient with the following programs on Mac:
• Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Filemaker Pro
• iContact
• WordPress
• Quark Xpress a plus
• Adobe Creative Suites (PhotoShop/Illustrator/InDesign) a plus
• Knowledge of file formats
• Must be web savvy
• Efficient with research databases (Hoovers, The List Inc. etc.)
Hours: M-F 9 am - 6 pm
Salary: Dependent upon experience
Temp to Perm position
To apply, submit a resume and cover letter with a subject line of "Office Manager/Project Manager Position" to: Anne Gilmore (
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) Job Title: Freelance Digital Graphic Designer: Super talented in mostly Web and some Print
Location: Westport, CT
Responsibilities include: developing new creative concepts through delivery of branding projects, web, email marketing, blogs, email campaigns, some html and updating some PHP sites, Flash animation, edit and prepare video files for the web. There is also some print work, and designs that are highly interactive and consumer friendly. Be able to both come up with unique and exiting designs and interpret sketches into Photoshop, Illustrator and Flash.
Required: Adobe Creative Suite, Dreamweaver, Flash, html, update PHP files
The ideal candidate has a Bachelor of Fine Arts or equivalent art school experience, and at least 4+ years working in a design firm, ad agency or in-house agency environment. They should also possess exceptional design skills, excellent digital illustrative and design skills in addition to being well versed in the subtle art of creating designs that are both responsive and engaging.
You will be highly organized, efficient self-starter with excellent brainstorming and problem solving skills. You understand strategy and interpret to on target creative solutions. You are easy to work with, a great team player with the ability to work SUPER FAST on multiple projects and accounts in a small and innovative environment and want to be part of an exceptional and close-knit team. Along with drive and initiative, the ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines is required.
Please note, at this time resumes and portfolios will only be accepted through e-mail as a PDF file. Include hourly rate. To apply, submit a resume, cover letter and PDF portfolio with a subject line of "Freelance Digital Graphic Designer" to: Anne Gilmore (
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) Job Title: Marketing and Design Intern
Location: Westport, CT USA
We are looking for a versatile, detail-oriented intern with initiative and excellent problem solving. Successful candidates must be team players and have excellent verbal and written communication skills. Previous office experience would be helpful.
The internship requires a either a full time commitment or at least 25 hours per week with flexible hours between Mondays to Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Your reward for working hard is an internship that will involve you in active jobs, respond to your ideas and give you a valuable “real-life” experience in a fast-paced agency environment. Interns will assist with a variety of administrative and design tasks. This is an unpaid position.
Responsibilities:
Administrative:
• Updating contact lists
• Handle mailings and eblasts
• Answer client inquiries
• Set up and confirm meetings
• Company and industry sector research
• Maintain filing and database systems
Design:
• Assist Art Director and Designers in the research, design, execution and production of on-going design projects Qualifications: • Related undergraduate degree
• Experience in Adobe Design Suite to include:
• PhotoShop, Illustrator and QuarkXpress
• Excellent verbal and written skills
• Customer service experience preferable
• Familiarity with FileMaker Pro or other name database system
• iContact email software
To apply please submit a resume and cover letter with a subject line of "Marketing and Design Intern Position" to: Anne Gilmore at (
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) Part-Time/Freelance Web Developer
Location: Westport, CT Our Web Developer must be a highly organized, efficient self-starter with excellent brainstorming and problem solving skills. He or she must have a *phenomenal* portfolio, be able to work on multiple projects and accounts in a small and innovative environment, and want to be part of an exceptional and close-knit team.
As a Web Developer, you will be responsible for the delivery of branding projects and web design that are highly creative, interactive, and consumer friendly. The right candidate will have excellent time management and organizational abilities, and be able to meet deadlines. You must be able to deliver compelling creative designs that are both responsive and engaging. We will only review applicants whose portfolios are readily available online or by email. In particular, we are seeking an applicant with real-world experience and a portfolio that backs it up.
Required: IBM Websphere, Java portlets, HTML, CSS, PHP, CMS, and Photoshop. Flash is a plus but not required. Please note, at this time resumes and portfolios will only be accepted through e-mail as a PDF file. Include hourly rate. Part-Time/Freelance Graphic Designer
Location: Westport, CT Responsibilities include: developing new creative concepts through delivery of branding projects, web, Flash, and print, and designs that are highly interactive and consumer friendly. Be able to interpret sketches into Photoshop and Illustrator.
Required: Adobe Creative Suite, QuarkXpress, Acrobat
Preferred: Dreamweaver, Flash
The ideal candidate has a Bachelor of Fine Arts or equivalent art school experience, and at least 4+ years working in a design firm, ad agency or in-house agency environment. They should also possess excellent digital illustrative and design skills in addition to being well versed in the subtle art of creating designs that are both responsive and engaging.
You will be highly organized, efficient self-starter with excellent brainstorming and problem solving skills. The ability to work on multiple projects and accounts in an innovative environment and want to be part of an exceptional and close-knit team. Along with drive and initiative, the ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines is required.
Please note, at this time resumes and portfolios will only be accepted through e-mail as a PDF file. Include hourly rate. Sales People Needed
Location: Westport, CT gkBRAND is in need of talented, experienced sales-people in the New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut areas to continue growing gkBRAND at a rapid pace and to add to the list of Fortune 500 clients currently in our portfolio. Our Sales People will work remotely for gkBRAND to establish new business contacts and to set appointments for themselves and key gkBRAND Executives to pitch our business.
The ideal candidate for this position will be highly results driven, extremely organized, with exceptional social skills and a "no-fear" attitude. This person will have 5 years of experience in Sales with a proven track record of providing growth and profitability to their respective company. Marketing, branding, or advertising experience is essential.
This position will be on a commission only role, and the percentage of commission will be determined by your experience level. Please note, at this time resumes will only be accepted through e-mail. gkBRAND is an EOE.
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