Street level views of marketing & advertising in Idaho
Based in Eagle, Idaho, Funnel 33 “specializes in imagining and executing novel experiences for our clients’ worldwide events.”
And they’re looking for help.
Currently, they’re looking for freelance designers and developers to help them with a variety of projects, both now and into the future. Full details are available on the Careers page of their website.
For the fifth time in the past four years, Lewiston’s Advantage Advertising has been recognized by Bleacher Report for their football marketing work on behalf of their clients. The agency’s poster designs for the University of Idaho Vandals and University of Wyoming Cowboys placed at number 5 and number 13 respectively.
“Now Idaho can also lay claim to having one of the best schedule posters for 2015, one that creatively uses its state’s unique shape as a way to highlight its best players,” commented Feature Columnist Brian Pedersen on BleacherReport.com in ranking Idaho at #5. The Idaho poster can be viewed here.
“Wyoming had last year’s top-ranked schedule poster, and the Cowboys have another good one for 2015…It’s a great mix that is closely associated with the Cowboys, and to drive this home there are actual cowboys with lassos riding out from the prairie,” he commented on the #13 Wyoming ranking. The Wyoming poster can be viewed here.
The 2015 poster designs, created by Advantage’s Lead Designer Nathan Allen, mark the fifth time in the past four years that Advantage Advertising has been ranked nationally by Bleacher Report. All 50 ranked 2015 posters can be viewed here.
Last year, the agency’s design for the University of Wyoming Cowboy football poster was ranked #1 nationally. Previously, the agency’s designs for the University of Idaho Vandals ranked at #4 in 2012, and the Wyoming Cowboys ranked #17 in 2013.
Advantage Advertising has served as agency of record for U of I Athletics since 1995 and for the U of W Athletics since 2012, and was recently selected by the Colorado State University Athletic Department to develop its new marketing programs.
Rizen Creative in Boise is looking for an Art Director to join their team. From the job listing on LinkedIn:
Rizen Creative is looking for an Art Director.
Who’s (or what’s) Rizen Creative?
Rizen Creative–you can call us Rizen–is a creative studio in downtown Boise. We are nine underdogs that work on behalf of a bunch of underdogs (we call them clients). We spend our days thinking, creating and executing work that “nails it” for said clients. It could be a video, a website, a facebook contest, a print ad or a killer strategy. Whatever it is, we do it with passion. You’ll find a happy family environment, where we motivate each other to be better. You will not find cubicles, egos or bs.
You’ll also find a stocked fridge and a candy drawer.
Who are you?
You are a driven Art Director (maybe you call yourself a designer, a creative, or just a really talented human). You know the difference between kerning and leading. You see things differently…that’s ok in our book, frankly, required. You play well with others and love the art of critique. Good enough isn’t good enough for you. You take great joy in telling stories about creative work, whether it’s yours or someone you’ve never met. You yell out font names on signs while driving. You live design.
So what does a Rizen Art Director do?
They make ideas come to life…
For full details and how to apply, see the original job listing.
Stoltz Marketing Group has added to their staff recently, with the hire of Jay Bowen as Senior Account Director. From their recent release about the hire:
Stoltz Marketing Group (SMG), a Boise-based integrated marketing communications company, recently welcomed Jay Bowen as senior account director with a specialty in content and marketing automation.
In her new position, Bowen will oversee accounts in a variety of industries, including financial and professional services, retail, foodservice, and construction and maintenance.
“Jay is an innovative marketing game-changer in the digital space,” SMG President Ken Stoltz said. “She will help broaden our services in account management and digital marketing capabilities, and we are thrilled to have her on board.”
Prior to SMG, Bowen was VP of Sales and Marketing at Metageek, and Digital Content Director at DaviesMoore before that. She has over 15 years of agency and client-side experience working in the technology and digital space in South Africa, London, and the United States in a broad range of industry sectors such as travel, telecommunications/cable, government, non-profit, and financial. Bowen has degrees in both marketing and journalism from the London School of Marketing.
In addition to her experience in marketing, Bowen is the founder of Idaho Women in STEM, a nonprofit that raises scholarship money for young women who want to study STEM subjects in Idaho. She is also on the board of directors for the Boise Advertising Federation and recently represented the STEM space on the TEDx Woman Boise panel event.
Congratulations Jay.
DaviesMoore in Boise has an opening for a Director of Client Services. From the job description on their website:
Description
The Director of Client Services is responsible for management of the Account Services team, interaction with the management team, and overseeing client relationships as a senior member of the staff. In addition to management duties, this individual will act as an Account Executive on select accounts, responsible for daily contact between the agency and client accounts and interfacing with various agency departments to move projects through on behalf of the client. This includes coordinating with the creative director concerning creative issues and input, the media director regarding media planning, the public relations director for all PR efforts, the director of digital marketing concerning interactive projects, the production manager for scheduling and timing and the accounting department for budgeting and billing.The individual who fills this position must be driven and exemplify strong leadership qualities, as well as fit into the agency’s established culture.
The Director of Client Services will drive all initiatives for the Account Services department and have major input in developing strategic marketing plans for clients. After plans are developed and presented to clients, the Director will be responsible for overseeing those tasked with carrying out the plan on a daily basis and ensuring accurate and timely billing.
This position requires an individual with the capacity to maintain a high level of awareness and organization with client activities, detail-oriented management, and professional communication with key client contacts as needed.
Management Responsibilities
- Mentors and leads account services team and provides continued opportunity for learning
- Ensures delivery of quality Agency services across all accounts
- Attends management meetings and effectively represents account services department and team members
- Establishes account services strategy and workflow
- Oversees billing, projections and QVA (quote vs. actual) reporting for team
- Staffs account services team as necessary to guarantee proper client management
- Conducts department meetings and one-on-one reviews with individuals to stay apprised of client status and provide direction
Account Executive Responsibilities
- Handles day-to-day activities and execution of approved programs for assigned clients
- Keeps apprised of progress of clients’ projects through production and traffic managers or other relevant personnel
- Initiates and manages internal teams for client jobs
- Effectively presents, sells and defends all agency work/proposals to clients; supports other client service team members in these functions
- Keeps apprised of clients’ brands/products/services/marketing developments
- Assists in preparing client invoices, proposals, marketing communications and strategic marketing plans, media and public relations plans
- Regularly checks for and responds promptly to all client communications, including calls, emails and text messages
- Reviews and approves creative/production materials, copy, layouts, and production art, and coordinates client approval of same
- Authors and communicates thorough project and creative briefs to assigned team
- Develops and manages all scopes of work and client budgets
- Reviews billing prior to release to clients; ensures prompt collection of accounts receivable
- Handles all client billing projections and detailed monthly analysis for actual billing versus projections
- Coordinates project timing and budgets with all relevant agency personnel
- Actively seeks additional projects/new business from client contacts
- Represents agency at industry and community functions
Full details about the position and how to apply can be found on their website.