Job Opportunities & Resources

• Hilton Worldwide is hiring a social media manager. This position is responsible for driving the company’s social media communications strategy, including TripAdvisor, Facebook, and Twitter.
• Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan has two openings of interest to writers: donation writer and proposal writer.
• The Imperial War Museum in London is looking for a Technical Webmaster. The job involves being both a technical manager and a web developer with the experience and knowledge to implement web strategies.
• The Book Cover Archive could use an intern to help with web content and submission queries. The blog editors are based in Boston, but you don’t need to be local to apply.
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art has an opening for Associate Web Developer in its Digital Media Department. The position is responsible for all front-end programming and collaborative template design and implementation.
• The Motley Fool is hiring an online copy editor to join the creative company. The job involves editing, proofreading, content management, and copywriting.
• Leveraging the Information Interview: In this guest blog for msuCatalyst, Professional Writing student Ainsley Elder shares how information interviews can be valuable to people who are unsure of what they want to do or want to get a sense of job realities.

Recommended Reading

• What they don’t teach you about identity design in design school: Pentagram Design’s Paula Scher looks at how identity design is taught in school or written about on blogs, and how that differs from real-world logo and branding design.
• The “Pros” and Cons of Spec Work: Jacob Cass of Just Creative Design has put together a comprehensive look at what spec work means for both designers and clients.

Publishing

• Math of Publishing Meets the E-Book: The New York Times breaks down print vs. digital publishing by the numbers to find out just how much each medium costs.
• Condé Nast and the iPad: Publisher Condé Nast is busy getting its biggest magazine titles ready for the iPad release, but some titles lose out on interactivity because of the Apple and Adobe dispute over Flash.
• How Penguin Will Reinvent Books With iPad: In iBook demos, Penguin shows how publishers might approach Apple’s tablet with loads of interactive content like videos, live chats, and street maps.

Inspiration

• 45 Creative Resumes to Seize Attention: If you’ve been looking for a way to break out of the standard resume mold, check out this gallery for design inspiration.
• Branding Across Mediums: How do you successfully brand a company from website to wine labels? Fuel Your Creativity showcases brand identities that do just that.

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Job Opportunities & Resources

• Interested in joining the NPR Digital Media team? They are currently looking for a Programmer to help create and maintain custom applications in Washington, D.C.
• The College of Communication Arts & Sciences at Michigan State University is hiring a Social Media Project Manager. Applicants should be familiar with academic research and current trends relating to social media. (Note: Application deadline has been extended.)
• Oakley is looking for a User Interface Designer to join its headquarters in Orange County, CA. Interested candidates should send links to their work.
• MyFonts has several openings in Marlborough, MA, including web designer, web developer, and web content editor. Candidates should submit a cover letter, resume, and salary requirements.​
• LiquidWeb is hiring Senior Software Developers to work in their Lansing, MI or Scottsdale, AZ offices. Candidates should be able to write clean and modular code, communicate effectively with team members, and produce software that delivers end results. There is also an entry-to-intermediate level opening for a Software Developer in the Lansing office.
• 7 Tips For Creating a Print-Based Design Portfolio: Building a portfolio is about showcasing your work and expressing your personality and design style. These tips and samples from Nubbytwiglet.com help you get inspired to put together your own print portfolio.
• How to use Twitter to build a stronger resume: Designer Brian Hoff shares his experience with turning feedback tweets into client testimonials.

Recommended Reading

• The Value of Design: This special report from Bloomberg and BusinessWeek examines how and why design matters for every business.

Social Media

• Google Analytics for Facebook Fan Pages: London-based web development company WebDigi walks through the necessary steps to make Google Analytics work for your Facebook fan page, including tracking wall visits.
• Tufts Now Accepts YouTube Videos as Part of College Application: Tufts University has begun accepting YouTube videos as an application supplement, giving tech-savvy teens the chance to “share their voice” with admission officers.
• Reasons Not to Use Social Media: MSU student and PR Start blogger Nick Lucido gives five reasons students should not be using social media “just because”.

Tools & Resources

• The Comprehensive Guide to Saving Images for the Web: Six Revisions goes over the basics and best practices for using Photoshop to save images that are optimized for web use.
• Training the Butterflies: Scott Berkun, author and professional speaker, shares his tips for public speaking in this interview with A List Apart.

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Job Opportunities & Resources

• Radio Flyer is looking for a social media coordinator in Chicago. Applicants should have knowledge and passion for working with social media and strong written and verbal communications skills.
• McKinney|Chicago has an opening for a full-time web designer. The ideal candidate will have at least two years of experience, be able to hand code clean HTML and CSS, and have an online portfolio.
• Want to join the Threadless team? The Chicago-based company is looking for a User Experience Director, an Interactive Designer, and a Marketing Director.
• Design Jobs Part 3: Interviews: In part three of her design jobs series, Andrea Zagata talks about interviewing and offers valuable insight from her experiences as both the interviewer and the interviewee.

Recommended Reading

• Web designers who can’t code: Designer and illustrator Elliot Jay Stocks sparked an industry-wide discussion last week when he said on Twitter that web designers should know how to code their own designs. Check out his full reasoning behind the tweet, as well as what other designers are saying.
• Group Interview: Expert Advice For Students and Young Web Designers: Smashing Magazine sat down with industry leaders to find out what words of wisdom they have to share with students and those just starting out. They gave advice on what to study, how to show value to employers, and whether to work for an agency or go freelance, just to name a few.

Social Media

• A new Buzz start-up experience based on feedback: The launch of Google Buzz set off a frenzy of concerns about privacy. Google listened and made changes that allow more control over sharing options.
• Facebook directs more online users than Google: A new web analytic report revealed that Facebook has passed Google in online traffic, causing some to say social media could become the next search engine.

Publishing

• Turf War at the New York Times: The print circulation and digital teams at the New York Times are at odds over who will have internal control of the price of digital content for the iPad.
• Young More Likely to Pay for Web Content: A recent Nielsen study revealed that young people (20 and under) are more likely to pay for web content. The study also showed that people are most willing to pay for movies, music, and games, and less willing to pay for magazines.

Inspiration

• A new global visual language for BBC’s digital services: BBC reveals the process behind the new look for its global digital services, including its use of grids, typography, and color palettes.
• Processed Identity: Looking for some branding inspiration? Check out Processed Identity, a site that explores the creative processes used to develop visual brands.

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Job Opportunities & Resources

• Detroit entrepreneurs Shauna Nicholson and Henry Balanon are looking for a Digital Assistant/Intern. This paid internship will give you hands-on experience working in the digital environment with e-commerce, marketing strategy, social media, and much more.
• There is an opening for a Social Media Manager/Strategist in Boston. Interested applicants need to provide links to Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, blogs, etc. and be ready to share success stories of social media campaigns you have personally worked on.
• MarthaStewart.com is looking for an Assistant Editor in New York. Responsibilities include creating interactive digital programming and media content promotion.
• The Michigan State University Physical Plant has a temporary (18 months) position for a communications professional aide. Job duties include writing for a newsletter, a website, and promotional materials, so professional writing experience, knowledge of AP Style, and publication design skills are a plus.
• Brand New has a job board for designers, strategists, marketers, copywriters, and brand fiends at brandnew.coroflot.com.
• Grain Edit’s job board is also being shared on Twitter. Follow @designer_jobs for graphic design, illustration, and web design jobs.
• The Ultimate Social Media Checklist For Job Hunters: Looking for a job? Check out this list to get the most out of social media and increase your job possibilities by being informed, connected, and visible.
• Design Jobs Part 2: How to Cut Your Clips: In part two of her design jobs series, Andrea Zagata shares some advice on choosing print clips to show potential employers.

Social Media

• Foursquare Inks Deals With Major Media and Entertainment Brands: foursquare says hello to Hollywood with new major media partnerships. This news came following a TV deal with foursquare and Bravo, but that’s not all the latest social networking darling is up to — the location-based service also recently paired up with the New York Times for the Olympics.
• The Importance of Managing Your Online Reputation: This is a good read about why online reputation management shouldn’t be limited to what you don’t want seen or said about you, but an opportunity to think about what you post online and enhance the network itself.

Tools & Resources

• Building Your Portfolio With Zero Clients & No Spec Work: Whether you are a freelancer, a recent graduate, or just in need of some updated samples, the Freelance Folder offers some tips on how to build your portfolio with quality work without doing spec work.
• Fontspring and @font-face: Fontspring offers a slew of @font-face ready fonts. This is a great resource for any designer looking to expand their web typography options.

Inspiration

• Designers’ Sketchbooks: Brian Hoff of The Design Cubicle has put together a fantastic showcase of designers’ sketches, notes, and other doodles within their sketchbooks.

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Job Opportunities & Resources

• Mashable is hiring experienced journalists and editors. The social media guide has both full- and part-time opportunities available, including Senior Editor and Editorial Assistant.
• INgage Networks has several openings, such as UI engineer and UI/UX designer. Positions are available in Michigan and Florida.
• Eventbrite, an online event ticketing, management and promotion service, is now hiring for several web, sales, and editing positions in San Francisco.
• Comic Book Resources in Los Angeles is looking for an Assistant Online Editor. The position is part time and requires flexible hours with occasional weekend availability.
• Quicken Loans in Livonia, MI is looking for an Email Marketing Program Manager. Candidates should have some experience with marketing/communications and be able to code HTML.
• How to Craft a Writing Resume: Putting together a resume can be difficult for writers, especially for those just starting out. The Traveler’s Notebook shares some tips to help, including using a CV format.
• Design Jobs Part 1: Application packets: In part one of her design jobs series, Andrea Zagata looks at how to put together your design application packet, from cover letter to clips.

Recommended Reading

• The Future of Journalism Education: Dan Gillmor of Mediactive shares some great ideas for what journalism education should be in the future — ideas that should be considered for all writing majors.
• Social Media: Editors Have Whole New Role: Editors from a range of media outlets gathered recently to discuss how social media has changed and is continuing to change the duties of editors and reporters.
• Designers These Days: Chris Coyier shares a list of skills and traits he thinks modern web designer should have, including an understanding of copyright laws and the ability to design for mobile devices.

Tools & Resources

• How to Grow as a Web Designer: Webdesigner Depot shares ways to reignite your growth as a web designer and avoid ruts in a field that is constantly changing and growing.
• On the Subject of Design: Designer Jason Santa Maria adds to his list of design, type, and theory reading recommendations. Check it out if you’re looking for some new reading material or inspiration.
• 50 Inspiring Portfolio Designs: Web Design Ledger has compiled a great list of layout, color, typography, and styles examples to help inspire your portfolio design.

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Job Opportunities & Resources

• 22squared has a limited number of summer internships (unpaid, for class credit) in Atlanta and Tampa. The internships cover a variety of disciplines, including media, creative, digital/interactive, and social media. The application deadline is March 5.
• Love social media? Clif Bar & Company is seeking an Interactive Communications Associate. Interested candidates should send their resume and a 140-character cover letter.
• Do you know PHP, CSS, or SEO? ddm marketing & communications in Grand Rapids is looking for a CSS Coder, a Search Analyst, a PHP Web Developer, and a Systems Administrator.

Recommended Reading

• What graphic design schools are lacking: Graphic designer David Airey asked design students and graduates what should be included in an ideal graphic design course. Their answers give valuable insight to what instructors can do to improve classes and what students should do to supplement their education.

Tools & Resources

• Design Instruct: Check out this new web magazine for designers and digital artists. The magazine provides step-by-step tutorials, design articles, and free resources.
• If you would like to attend a technology, marketing, or social media conference or event this year, check out this 2010 calendar from Socialmedia.biz. Events are listed by month.

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Job Opportunities & Resources

• McKinney | Chicago, a branding and marketing communications agency, is looking for a marketing intern. This 90-day paid internship with the possibility of hire will touch on the areas of account management, media planning/buying, production, social web/networking, editing/proofing, research, and advertising creative design.
• The Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce has a graphic design internship available. The intern will assist the marketing department in the development and execution of marketing promotional collateral, advertising, newsletters, web content, and direct marketing.
• Franco Public Relations Group in metro Detroit is looking for a winter PR intern. If you’re interested, please contact the company directly via Twitter: @FrancoPRGroup.
• Michigan State University’s media communications is seeking a science and technology communications manager. The manager is responsible for writing and pitching MSU technology and science news and must have professional experience writing, editing, and promoting stories on science, technology, and related fields. To apply for the job, visit jobs.msu.edu, posting #3697. The job posting will be open until February 1.

Social Media

• YouTube to charge $5 for some videos: YouTube announced it will charge for some videos in an effort to both promote independent films and gauge if viewers are willing to pay for content.
• Cravings Gourmet Popcorn Invests in Social Media, Sees Growth of 25 Percent: Lansing-based Cravings Gourmet Popcorn turned to social media and local networking opportunities to generate brand buzz and sales. Their efforts paid off with a sales growth from 2008 to 2009 of nearly 25%.

Publishing

• The Times to Charge for Frequent Access to Its Web Site: The New York Times announced it will begin charging for its web content in January 2011. Visitors will be allowed to view a certain number of articles free each month before having to pay a flat fee for unlimited access. Print subscribers will receive full access to the site without any additional charge.
• Why you’re seeing more copy-editing errors in The Post: Andrew Alexander of The Washington Post attributes an increase in errors to reduced staffing and the changing role of the copy editor.

Tools & Resources

• UX design in print media: designing with the user in mind: Graphic Design Blender explains the areas of usability that print designers should know in order to fully understand how viewers and users interact with design.
• How to effectively organize, manage and maintain your freelance design business: Graphic designer Brian Hoff breaks down the essentials for managing your freelance work on a daily and weekly basis.
• Introducing Think Vitamin Radio: The team at Carsonified just launched a podcast for web designers, developers, and entrepreneurs. Each episode will be around 20-30 minutes, and you can subscribe via RSS or iTunes.

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Job Opportunities & Resources

• New Seasons Market, a grocery store company in Portland, OR, has an opening for a Web/Print Content Editor. The position requires strong writing, editing, and proofing skills, as well as experience with web design and social media.
• The Lansing State Journal currently has an opening for a page designer/copyeditor/graphic artist. The Michigan newspaper is looking for a candidate with both design and editing skills who can multitask in a hectic newsroom.
• If you are an undergraduate or graduate student with an interest in public policy, law, and communications, then check out these communication internships with the Michigan Senate Democrats. Interns will help analyze legislation and create communication pieces such as press releases and web copy.
• Quicken Loans Careers has openings in Livonia, MI for a marketing designer and a web designer/marketer. Apply for these and other open positions on the Quicken website.
• Ignite Social Media is expanding and has multiple job and internship openings. The North Carolina company is looking for a Community Engagement Specialist, a Copywriter, a Junior Art Director, an Interactive Specialist, and 2-3 interns.
• TechSmith is now hiring for many positions, ranging from tech support specialist to web developer to intern. The company specializes in screen capture and recording software and is located in Okemos, MI.
• Identity Marketing & Public Relations is looking for a Production Coordinator. To request details, please send a direct message (DM) to the Michigan-based company via Twitter: @identitypr.

Recommended Reading

• Multicultural Critical Theory. At B-School?: It’s taken 10 years, but business schools are starting to realize the value of liberal arts education, critical thought, and design-thinking.
• Having a Personal Brand is Fine, But Making an Impact is Better: Social media strategist Shannon Paul shares her take on why personal branding needs to be about making an impact versus focusing on the superficial.
• Why small actions are more important than big plans: Whether you are a designer or not, you can jump-start the creative process one step at a time.

Social Media

• Calling all Ph.D. Students: Facebook has launched a Fellowship Program to support Ph.D. students in the 2010-2011 school year who can help solve social media and tech challenges, such as social computing and information retrieval.
• 3 Ways Educators Are Embracing Social Technology: Mashable looks at three American schools that are turning to Twitter, Skype, and cell phones to help combat growing challenges such as budget cuts and maxed-out classrooms.
• Foursquare Follows The Facebook Model, Takes Its Game To Harvard: Foursquare continues to expand its market with partnerships. The latest is with Harvard, which is the first university to use Foursquare to help students explore campus.

Publishing

• Why the designer holds the key to the future of journalism: Multimedia journalist Adam Westbrook talks about why online content must look good if newspapers ever hope to charge consumers. “[M]aking your website look pretty [...] opens up a new landscape of narrative and storytelling to the journalist. It adds untold value to your content.”
• Back in Business: ‘E&P’ Sold, Resumes Operations: It was only a couple of weeks ago that Editor & Publisher announced it was shuttering. But the veteran publication is back after a sale to Duncan McIntosh Co. Inc.
• Welcome To The Book: While publications continue to kill off literary sections, The New Republic is seizing the opportunity to supplement its print content. The journal has launched The Book: An Online Review, “[...] to extend the critical principles that animate the literary pages of The New Republic to online journalism–to help fill the vacuum left by the carnage in American newspapers.”

Inspiration

• The Workforce Transition of Oakland County: Shauna Nicholson, a talented online marketing strategist who has been featured in our “In the Workplace” series, has struck out on her own with a Michigan-based startup.

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Job Opportunities & Resources

• Are you a student who’s great at editing, designing, or web stuff—or know one? Print is offering print internships in its editorial and art departments. Interns will help develop the international magazine’s website and other online platforms.
• Booth Newspapers West Michigan, which covers The Grand Rapids Press, The Kalamazoo Gazette, and Muskegon Chronicle, is is looking for temporary online journalists for its MLive.com news site. The bloggers will be responsible for breaking news online, aggregating content, and interacting with readers.
• Looking for a job in information design and graphics? Check out the Infographics Alumni Facebook group created by Karl Gude. The group offers alumni a way to stay in touch, network, and share news and work.
• The Creative Finder is a platform for designers to showcase their work. It’s also a place where businesses can find and hire creative professionals.
• Is a Paper Resume Still Needed?: Employment Digest looks at the advantages of maintaining a paper resume even with the push to make everything digital.

Recommended Reading

• Advice for Designers: D. Keith Robinson, a designer based in San Francisco, kicks off the new year with some advice for designers of all levels. He offers great suggestions such as focusing on your weak spots and getting comfortable with criticism.
• The MLA, @briancroxall, and the non-rise of the Digital Humanities: Academhack looks at how academic conferences are talking more about how the rise of social media affects digital humanities, but still missing out on the scholarly conversations taking place online.
• Collaboration Tips for Designers Working with Developers: Six Revisions offers four fundamental tips and tricks to help designers work with developers regardless of what design tool is used.

Publishing

• There’s More to Publishing Than Meets the Screen: This opinion article from the New York Times questions whether a distributor should be able to issue e-book versions of a book without collaboration from the original publisher or the copyright holder.

Inspiration

• Creative Infographic Illustrations: Woorkup shares 16 infographics for your inspiration, from a customer’s mailstream to three months of crocheting for Etsy.
• What Do Ugly Boarding Passes Say About the Airlines That Print Them?: “The world really could use more input from young, loud-mouthed design geeks.” Get inspired by Fast Company’s look at Tyler Thompson’s redesigns of the boarding pass.

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Job Opportunities & Resources

• Do you have digital marketing experience? OTO One to One Interactive has nine positions open that include web analysis, marketing, sales, and web application development.
• Laughlin Constable in Chicago is looking for an Art Director with great ideas and Adobe Creative Suite skills. Find more information about submitting your portfolio here.

Recommended Reading

• The Content Strategist as Digital Curator: Erin Scime, Senior Content Strategist for HUGE, shares with A List Apart how the techniques and principles of museum curatorship can inform how online experiences are created, particularly in regards to content.
• You Are Not A Designer And I Am Not A Musician: This article from Drawar calls out web “designers” who are merely piecing together designs instead of diving in and constantly learning the craft to create experiences and translate ideas visually.

Publishing

• Editor & Publisher to Cease Publication After 125 Years: Editor and Publisher, the “Information Authority for the Newspaper Industry”, is being shut down by parent company The Nielsen Co. Both print and web versions of the publication are expected to end, though there is hope that the immense reaction to the news means E&P will be saved in some form.
• The End of Book Publishing As We Know It: Michael Hyatt, CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers, looks at how the line between newspapers, magazines, and books is about to become blurred as e-reader technology continues to advance.

Branding

• Punctuating Corporate Identity: More and more brands are turning to punctuation to craft their corporate branding, not only to distinguish their identity, but also to reflect the shift in how people write. As Michael Bierut of the Pentagram design group observed, “We’ve become a world of typers rather than a world of writers, and if an idea can be expressed in a keystroke, we’ll take it.”
• The DOs and DO NOTs of Brand: Thanks to social networking, consumers now have the opportunity to interact directly (and loudly) with a brand. What does this mean for developers? Carsonified shares what developers need to know to build and manage a successful web brand.

Tools & Resources

• The Construction of Instruction: Need help writing website copy? This article from 24 ways offers five simple rules for creating instructive instructions and constructive error messages that help your audience and reduce hassle.
• 50+ Free Resources for Writers, Bloggers, And Other Freelancers: The Freelance Folder has put together this massive list of free resources to help you write better, including organization and editing.
• 25 Photoshop Tutorials for Designing Portfolio Sites: Vandelay Design Blog shares 25 tutorials that walk you through the process of designing a portfolio in Photoshop.

Inspiration

• A New Year’s Resolution: Take a cue from designer Mike Kus and get inspired for a creative 2010 with a design resolution.
• Best Entrepreneur Stories: Jon Bischke shares his 10 favorite podcast interviews with entrepreneurs that both inspire and educate.

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