This position is responsible for writing accurate and scalable video based copy for a variety of clients working with Unity Medical/Unity Media Group. Copywriter will also be responsible for writing and/or editing marketing, communications and sales materials.

The position ensures accuracy and completeness of all documentation within assigned deadlines; writes and edits copy for video based communications and a variety of corporate brochures, manuals and other communications and marketing materials; identifies and offers solutions to problems; collaborates with internal staff and a variety of clients to include those in health care, government and other corporate environments.

More details and how to apply can be found on the original job listing.

The Boise Cutters will be holding their monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 9th from 7:00 p.m. – 10:0 p.m. at the Owyhee Plaza Hotel’s Den.

This month’s gathering will include a demo reel from Yellow Box Studio, and an explanation of how they use 3D imaging and compositing in their work and where they think the technology is going.

The group described itself as:

We are producers, writers, motion & graphic artists, broadcast and film professionals, advertisers, and students of the modern cool. What binds us all is our appreciation for Final Cut Pro’s ability to provide the tools that creativity demands.

More information about the event, and the group, can be found on their respective Facebook pages

The Tri-Digital Group (TDG) is an award winning, Boise-based, commercial photography studio specializing in photo composites, lifestyle, architectural, still life and styled food imagery for local and national customers.  We are seeking an Internal Marketing Support Associate to contact prospective clients.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Great phone personality and verbal skills
• Experienced in developing relationships
• Ability to identify sales opportunities and set appointments
• Strong communication and organizational skills
• Detail-oriented
• Familiar with graphic design and the photography field helpful but not needed
• Experienced in Excel, Word and Contact Management Systems
• Contact lists provided

Daily Tasks:

• Develop a consistent stream of new prospects
• Maintain all contact information
• Interface with TDG Sales Management and Photographers
• Help develop marketing strategies

Compensation:

• $8 to $10 per hour depending on experience – Plus incentives
• Full or Part time employment available
• Health insurance split 50/50 for full time employment

Contact:
Send resume to info@tri-digitalgroup.com or sales@tri-digitalgroup.com

Account Coordinator

The Account Coordinator begins as an entry-level account service position that reports to the Account Director. This position provides a necessary conduit between the Account Service group and the rest of the agency and supports smaller client projects.

Qualifications:

• Strong attention to detail
• Exceptional customer services skills
• Effective time-management and prioritization skills
• Solid knowledge of marketing principles
• Ability to communicate clearly with other agency team members
• Desire to accept mentoring and guidance from AE and Account Service Director in an effort to grow marketing skill set
• Effective verbal and written communication skills

Duties:

• Manages the day-to-day account relationship for smaller clients, as assigned by the Account Service Director:
  • Works in tandem with Account Executive and/or Account Director to develop strategic and tactical direction and recommendations to clients
  • Drives production schedules relative to these clients
  • Manages the process of authoring project briefs, conference reports and other internal documentation to drive project tasks
• Responsible for trafficking projects between account service, production and creative personnel to seek proper approvals
• Helps gather and assemble background information and analyses as needed by account services in development of briefs, etc.
• Partners with workflow management to:
  • Prepare job bags for all new jobs
  • Assist with changes in schedules and effectively communicate those changes back to necessary account personnel.
  • Order appropriate quantities of samples on each project and files those samples accordingly when project is completed
• Provides logistical support in client meetings by:
  • Preparing meeting agenda and necessary info packets
  • Taking notes and authoring necessary conference reports with input and direction of lead AE
  • Working with creative team members to prep graphics materials for client presentation(s)
  • Proofreading copy, artwork, print proofs and color keys; sees that all work completes the standard agency approval process before being reviewed by clients or turned over to suppliers
• Provides back up on fulfillment projects including maintaining necessary fulfillment inventory, shipping & tracking information
• Is aware of client activities to provide back-up for account services

Those interested in the position should send resumes to David Jenson, Managing Director.

The Idaho Advertising Federation is currently accepting nominations for the AAF Silver Medal Award.  The Silver Medal Award is presented “to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to advertising by furthering the industry’s standards, creative excellence, and responsibilities in areas of social concern.”

More details from the folks at the IAF:

Following receipt of nominations, the IAF Board of Directors selects a regional panel of Idaho judges to review nominees based on the criteria that follow. Only one Silver Medal is awarded each year, and judges may elect not to award the Silver Medal in any given year.

The Silver Medal winner will be announced at the annual Rockies Awards Banquet hosted by the Idaho Advertising Federation on April 24th, 2010. The recipient’s name is listed with other winners throughout the nation for presentation to the National Conference of the American Advertising Federation.

AAF SILVER MEDAL AWARD CRITERIA

Who is eligible?

• The Nominee must have achieved success in an advertising agency, for an advertiser or in broadcast or publishing.
• He or she shall have shown consistent creativity and have worked to raise the standards of the advertising profession.
• He or she shall have been active in civic, religious, or other groups dedicated to some phase of human or social welfare and must be currently active in advertising.
• The Nominee need not be a current member of the Idaho Advertising Federation.

How to submit a Nominee?

• Please submit nominations on 8.5″ x 11″ pages outlining in detail the extent to which the Nominee has met or exceeded the Silver Medal Award Criteria. You are encouraged to expand on the Nominee’s experience and contributions to such degree that judges will be fully informed. Please be advised that abbreviated nominations may be dismissed as insufficient to demonstrate a Nominee’s true qualifications.
• Provide the Nominee’s name and company affiliation on a cover page with the contact information of the nominator, followed by all pertinent qualifications of the Nominee for consideration on subsequent pages.

You may submit nominations by email to Bob Rosenthal, Vice President and General Manager of Journal Broadcast Group at rosenthal@journalbroadcastgroup.com or mail nominations to:
Idaho Advertising Federation
Silver Medal Award Program
P.O. Box 2691
Boise, ID 83701

Please submit nominations no later than Friday, March 26th, 2010. Nominations received after this date may not receive consideration. Should you require additional time to complete a nomination or if you have questions, please contact Bob Rosenthal at 208-381-6601 or 208- 9470

The Boise screening of ART & COPY will be this Thursday, March 18th at 7:00 p.m. at the Egyptian Theatre.  Proceeds from the screening benefit TrICA – Treasure Valley Institute for Children’s Art.  More details about the screening are available on Facebook.

And, to add a little personality to the event, here’s a reminder poster for the event designed by Drake Cooper’s Cale Cathey.

And, if you’d like your own copy of this poster, a PDF version is also available.

You’ve heard about Ignite Boise.  You may have even been to one of the previous events, or seen videos of the past presentations.  Now’s your chance to submit your idea for the next event.

Speaker submissions are being accepted now through March 19th for Ignite Boise | 04.  Don’t worry if your idea isn’t fully fleshed-out at this point — all you need is a topic and a paragraph to describe it.  If your submission is selected, then you can sweat the details.

More information is available on the Ignite Boise site.

Recently, Leo Laporte from TWiT interviewed Craig Allen and Eric Kallman of Wieden+Kennedy — the creative team behind the spot.  They spent about 15 minutes describing / explaining how it was produced, and everything that went into the making of it.

If you’re a fan of the craft, take some time to watch the video.

So, I’m stepping away from it all for a few days.

Look for new news and updates to resume next week.

1) A reminder — the Boise Advertising Federation’s Meet the Judges event is this Thursday, February 25th, starting at 5:30 p.m.

2) Perhaps lost in the initial notice was this: Submit your questions in advance for a chance to win free admission to the 2010 Rockie Awards.  The top four questions selected from those received by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 23rd will get free admission to this year’s Rockies.  Questions should be sent to JudgesQ&A@nootgroup.com.

The Director for Marketing and Communications is responsible for setting the strategic direction and planning, coordination, and management of the university’s marketing, public relations and strategic communications program. The Director works with both external and internal constituencies to strategically create and communicate the university’s messages and ensure overall continuity of institutional brand consistency and image.

Full details about the position can be found in the original listing.

Judge the Judges.

Come rub elbows with the 2010 Rockie Awards Judges. Buy them a beer. Provoke a dialogue. Challenge their wisdom. Flirt with their egos. Influence their decision making. The judges are Brett Craig of TBWA/Chiat/Day; Victor Camozzi of GSD&M; and Joe Shands of Vendor, Inc.

This BAF Speaker Series event will be a moderator Question and Answer format with the four best questions winning prizes.* To qualify, submit your questions by February 23 to JudgesQ&A@nootgroup.com.

The judging begins at Ha Penny on February 25.
Beverages at 5:30.
Q&A from 6:30-7:30.

* Free entry into the 2010 Rockie Awards.

Oliver Russell is a Boise-based direct marketing agency seeking a Marketing Analytics Supervisor.

Tasks for this position:
• Lead and develop direct marketing strategies – includes development of vertical campaigns, objectives and metrics to measure effectiveness of programs.
• B2B and B2C customer acquisition strategy and execution.
• Measurement of campaign success.
• Develop and learn new insights to improve campaign success.
• Partner with clients on developing customer segmentation models.

Needed skills:
• Strategic thinking and marketing creativity.
• Analytical skills.
• Excellent verbal, written and client presentation skills.
• Ability to apply creative problem solving by developing recommendations and either support or disprove them.
• Ability to independently consider all aspects of a program.
• Project management experience, including ability to provide direction and successfully generate results working with internal and external resources.
• Ability to manage team members.

More details and contact information can be found on the Craigslist posting.

CLM, LLC – an established and dynamic marketing and advertising agency in downtown Boise – is looking for an entry-level Media/Account Coordinator. The ideal candidate should be:

• Internet and social media savvy
• Able to manage several tasks at once
• A strong communicator
• An analytical thinker
• Detail-oriented
• Open to learning new things

Contact information and how to apply can be found on the original listing.

Not familiar with the name?  Unfortunately, neither was I until last week.

John Givens was a third-generation Boisean, a graduate of Boise High School and after service in the United States Naval Air Corp during World War II, a student at the Boise Junior College and the University of Idaho, among others.

John began his career in advertising in 1947, and in 1952 he founded Givens-Davies Advertising, Inc. with Kenneth R. Davies.  He helped grow the agency to become one of the largest and most powerful in Idaho, and a major player in the Pacific Northwest.  Note: Givens-Davies would later go on to become Davies-Rourke, and in its current form is known as DaviesMoore.

Later, he went on to form John Givens Advertising, Inc., and in 1988 was awarded the Silver Medal from the Boise Advertising Federation.  John retired from advertising in 1987.

Among his many accomplishments, John was instrumental in coordinating public relations and fundraising efforts for the Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, and creating the Idaho Governor’s Cup golf tournament scholarship fundraiser.

John is survived by five children, two grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and two step-grandchildren.

A memorial service was held on Saturday, February 6th.

While I never had the chance to meet John Givens, I would like to offer a belated ‘thank you’ to him on behalf of the entire advertising and marketing community in Idaho for everything that he did over the years, and those that he helped guide and inspire.

A complete obituary is available here, if you’d like to read more.

Now, for everyone else, here are the judges for this year’s show (after the jump):

Brett Craig
In the decade-plus that Brett Craig has worked for TBWA/Chiat/Day in Los Angeles, he has helped launch multiple brands including XM Satellite Radio, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3.  He has helped reinvent and rebrand companies like Pepsi and Ballpark Franks, and has worked with iconic companies like Apple, Energizer and Nissan.  Writing positioning lines, such as “Play Beyond,” for PlayStation, and “Every Generation Refreshes the World,” for Pepsi, is all in a day’s work for Brett.  He is no stranger to awards shows, having received recognition in every major awards show around, including The OneShow, Cannes, D&AD and Communication Arts.

Victor Camozzi
Victor Camozzi is a Group Creative Director and has been with GSD&M Idea City for the past ten years.  Victor’s commercials for Southwest Airlines have been honored with some of the top awards in the industry.  He was a leader in the creative launch of the new AT&T, as well as the merger of AT&T and Cingular. He promoted bipartisan solutions to the health care crisis for AARP.  He’s also worked with BMW, 7-Eleven, the US Olympic Committee, Hallmark, Caesars Palace and more.

Prior to joining GSD&M, Victor was part of a creative advertising start-up in San Francisco and worked in Los Angeles at Ogilvy & Mather on accounts such as Paramount Pictures.

Victor earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Advertising and Philosophy from the University of Idaho.

As a hobby, he recently released an album of Texas-style country songs that went top 10 on the European Americana Charts.  Just like his favorite mythical grunge band “Citizen Dick”, he’s big in Belgium.

Joe Shands
Joe Shands has worked for some extraordinary agencies including Cole & Weber (creating campaigns for Doc Martin), Goodby (where he helped launch “Got Milk”), Wieden & Kennedy (creating campaigns for Nike, Diet Coke, Miller Brewing Co, to name a few), and TBWA/Chiat/Day in Los Angeles (where he redefined Visa).  Joe has now taken his vast knowledge to Austin Texas and has opened the doors to his own agency, Vendor Inc.

Over the years, Joe’s been Adweeks Art Director of the year (he’s now a writer so…so much for that award) and he’s won every award that there is to be won.

Warren Payne
Warren Payne is partner at PayneSpencer, a marketing communications firm in Kent, Washington, that provides PR, advertising, marketing and editorial services for a wide range of clients, including Fluke Corporation, Amprobe Test Tools, Microsoft Learning, Pomona Electronics and Avanade.

With his business partner, Cathy Spencer, he also writes WineBites, a wine blog.

Warren earned a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts/Music from Seattle University and has performed music professionally for many years. He has also worked in marketing positions for several technology companies, including Aldus, Hewlett-Packard, and Real Networks.

Why do media buyers and ad agencies not invest more of their clients $$$ into Hispanic advertising on radio, TV and print in Idaho?

Thoughts? Opinions?

This, ladies and gentlemen will serve as your final boarding call for Flight 2010 – the Rockie Awards.

The late submission deadline is this Friday, February 12th, at 5:00 p.m.

Sorry for the short notice on this one.

The Idaho AIGA Chapter is presenting Learnch: Designing Sustainable Packaging.  This event, from 11:30 – 1:00 on Tuesday, February 9th, featuring guest speaker John Bernardo, will “focus on the triple bottom line benefits of sustainable operations, specifically sustainable packaging.”

More from the AIGA Idaho site:

AIGA Idaho welcomes John Bernardo as he discusses designing to meet the criteria for sustainable packaging as established by the Sustainable Packaging Coalition. AIGA members have a tangible opportunity to cultivate and strengthen client relations by promoting sustainable operations. Bernardo’s presentation will focus on the triple bottom line benefits of sustainable operations, specifically sustainable packaging.

Triple Bottom Line benefits: People, Profit, and Planet
If you operate with your employees, client and community in mind, consider the impact of your operations on the environment, and work towards the highest return on investment for your clients, stakeholders and investors, you will succeed and sustain your business into the future.

The event is at Ha’ Penny Bridge in BoDo.