Account Assistant - Direct Mail
MSHC Partners is seeking a temporary Account Assistant to join our Client Services team for the 2008 election season. Ideal candidates have campaign experience as well as a strong interest in progressive politics.
Duties include:
- Assisting account executives and partners in coordinating advertising campaigns for agency clients
- Submission of copy edits
- Invoicing and maintaining client matrix
- Basic writing assignments such as drafting memos, marketing letters and research documents
- General administrative assistant responsibilities
Requirements:
- Must have at least 2 years of relevant political campaign experience
- Be able to multi-task in a fast paced environment
- Be detail oriented
- Be flexible, adaptable to frequent changes in workload and willing to work long hours
- Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university and two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Candidates should have working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite with a particular focus and proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
This is a full-time position lasting from May through November 2008. Please send cover letter, resume and salary history to
. Please reference the position in the subject of your email.
Account Representative - Direct Mail
MSHC Partners is seeking a temporary Account Representative to join our Client Services team for the 2008 election cycle. Ideal candidates have campaign experience as well as a strong interest in progressive politics.
Duties include:
- Assisting account executives and partners in coordinating advertising campaigns for agency clients
- Monitoring the creative and production processes
- Ensuring that projects are on time and on budge
- Researching issues and candidate backgrounds
Requirements:
- Must have at least 3 years of relevant political campaign experience
- Be able to multi-task in a fast paced environment
- Be detail oriented
- Be flexible, adaptable to frequent changes in workload, and willing to work long hours
- Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university and three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite with a particular focus and proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
This is a full-time position lasting from May through November 2008. Please send cover letter, resume and salary history to
. Please reference the position in the subject of your email.
Graphic Designer
MSHC Partners is seeking a Graphic Designer to join our art team for the 2008 election season. Ideal candidates have at least two years of experience in print design and experience in a large creative studio.
Duties include:
- Executing tight designs and layouts from creative concepts
- Edits to existing designs
- Finalizing designs for printers
- Creating unique editorial photo illustrations
Requirements:
- At least two years previous experience in a design studio or in-house art department concentrating in execution of print collateral
- Interactive design experience is a plus
- Comprehensive knowledge of design for print and a good eye for typesetting
- Ability to pre-flight work
- Experience in Adobe CS3 software suites
- Willingness to work long hours and weekends
- Ability to turn projects quickly
This is a full-time position lasting from July through November 2008. Please send cover letter, resume, salary history and PDF portfolio to
. Please reference the position in the subject of your email
Interactive Designer
MSHC Partners is seeking an experienced web and Flash designer to join our busy creative team for the 2008 election season. Ideal candidates have 2-3 years experience in developing engaging rich-media animations for online advertising and user-interface designs for interactive campaigns and websites. Must be detail oriented and able to meet deadlines.
Duties include:
- Working independently or on project teams producing banner advertisements and websites from creative concepts
- User-interface design and implementation for online projects of varying complexity
- Working with web developers to implement design elements from concept to completion of project
- Helping maintain and support a variety of online campaigns
Requirements:
- BFA/BA degree in web design or related field, or equivalent work experience
- Solid Flash, HTML/XML and CSS knowledge required. ActionScript knowledge is a plus
- Experience in Adobe CS3 software suite
- Understanding of the principals behind developing both static and data-driven sites
- Ability to work on Mac and PC
- ASP and PHP programming experience not required but is a major plus
This is a full-time position with a competitive salary and generous benefits lasting from April through November 2008. Please send cover letter, resume, salary history and online portfolio to . Please reference the position in the subject of your email.
Production Artist
MSHC Partners is seeking a Production Artist to join our art team for the 2008 election season. Ideal candidates have at least one year of experience in print design and experience in a large creative studio.
Duties include:
- Providing graphic support to Art Director and Designers
- Making copy and layout edits to existing designs
- Preparing files for printers
Requirements:
- Comprehensive knowledge of design for print
- Ability to pre-flight work
- Experience in Adobe CS3 software suites
- Willingness to work long hours and weekends
- Ability to turn projects quickly
This is a full-time position lasting from August through November 2008. Please send cover letter, resume and PDF samples to . Please reference the position in the subject of your email.
Production Assistant
MSHC Partners is seeking a Production Assistant to join our team for the 2008 election cycle. Ideal candidates have 1-2 years administrative and/or project management experience.
Duties include:
- Assisting in the purchasing of direct mail printing & mail shop services
- Invoice and purchase order reconciliation
- Organizing print sample library
- Communicating with vendors & staff on fast-paced, exciting projects
Requirements:
- Must have 1-2 years office/admin or similar project management experience; direct mail or print experience a plus!
- Be able to multi-task in a fast paced environment
- Be detail oriented
- Be flexible, adaptable to frequent changes in workload, and willing to work long hours
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite with a particular focus and proficiency in Adobe Acrobat and Excel
This is a full-time position lasting from August through November 2008. Please send cover letter, resume and salary history to
. Please reference the position in the subject of your email.
Production Manager
MSHC Partners is seeking a Production Manager to join our team for the 2008 election cycle. Candidates must have have print production experience and familiarity with current U.S. Postal Service regulations
Duties include:
- Manage the print, mailshop and delivery of direct mail pieces nationwide
- Manage junior production staff
- Communicate with in-house staff to ensure direct mail design meets current postal regulations
- Use our in-house database to create and track jobs and reconcile invoices
- Manage relationships with printers, mailers and Post Offices to ensure our product is delivered on-time, at the best possible cost
Requirements:
- Must have at least 4 years experience in print production
- Must be familiar with basic U.S. postal regulations
- Be able to multi-task in a fast paced environment
- Be detail oriented
- Be flexible, adaptable to frequent changes in workload, and willing to work long hours
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite with a particular focus and proficiency in Adobe Acrobat and Excel
- Superior communication skills
This is a full-time position lasting from August through November 2008. Please send cover letter, resume and salary history to
. Please reference the position in the subject of your email.
Studio Manager
MSHC Partners is seeking a seasoned Studio Manager to join our team for the 2008 election season.
Duties include:
- Working with Traffic Manager on scheduling, tracking and routing of new creative projects
- Managing copy edits to existing projects
- Scheduling for a team of multiple designers and production artists.
Requirements:
- Ideal candidates have 1-2 years experience managing traffic in a busy design studio
- Must be able to juggle multiple projects, proof work on the fly, and remain cool under pressure
- Knowledge of PDF workflow and a good eye for design is a plus.
Our fun studio environment and variety of projects requires long hours, weekend availability and ability to turn projects quickly.
This is a full-time lasting from June through November 2008. Please send cover letter, resume and salary history to . Please reference the position in the subject of your email.
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