Job Opening: Creative Lead

Name Brand Promotions in Boise has an opening for what they’re calling a Creative Lead. This is primarily a designer role that could ultimately lead to an art director role.

From the job description on their website:

We’ve grown quickly; frankly we intend to keep growing… quickly. Much of our growth has revolved around creativity. Great ideas, functional, well-received concepts. Innovative product. We have arrived at a moment, where we need a full-time designer.

We won’t promise the applicant a role that confines you to logo or brochure design. Instead, we’ll promise you an incredibly fast paced & varied role. From concept work on: marketing goods, product development, merchandise lines, head-ware design, sports merchandise, web-site development, e-retail store themes, pitch boards, as well as our own marketing initiatives; and of course, the aforementioned standard graphical duties. Creativity is intrinsic to our business plan, future growth and success. We are looking forward to having you on-board

Qualifications

  • Requires design degree and or 3 years experience in a design/studio environment.
  • Multi-skilled creative, who is as proficient with InDesign as they word-press. And just as importantly, a willingness to adapt and learn new software as the situation demands.
  • Excellent time-management & prioritization skills.
  • Willingness to ‘dive-in’ to other duties, should they arise.
  • Understanding of brand guidelines and how to still achieve uniqueness in and around them.

Full details about the position and how to apply can be found here.

New hires at CLM

CLM Marketing & Advertising in Boise has added three new names to their staff — Nicolet Laursen, Oscar Mariscal, and Danielle Strollo. From the folks at CLM:

Nicolet LaursenNicolet Laursen is a graphic designer and developer who joined CLM in June. She spent her childhood roughing it in the resort towns of South Lake Tahoe and Coeur d’Alene before attending Boise State University to pursue her career in design. From 2008-2011, she worked as an interactive designer at Balihoo before starting her own company. Outside of the day job, she spends her time painting in her studio, running in the foothills and volunteering for worthy causes.

Oscar MariscalOscar Mariscal is a media planner, who graduated from the College of Idaho in May with a degree in business and an emphasis in marketing. When he’s not identifying media opportunities for our clients, you’ll find him running around town setting PRs in his half marathon training or serving aces on the tennis courts.

Danielle StrolloFormer East Coaster Danielle Strollo graduated from Dartmouth College in 2007 with a degree in History, or as she puts it, “Cocktail Party Factoids.” She came to us this May after a stint with Boise-based Tick Tock Media Productions, and before that worked in writing and fundraising in the Bay Area. If she’s not wordsmithing, she’s playing soccer or training for a triathlon, so look out for her speeding through Ann Morrison Park.

Congratulations to all.

Radio news & notes

A few Idaho radio news & notes:

Make a greater Impact

K269GI_FX_CUKWYD/Wild 101 just added a second frequency: 101.5 FM. The station launched in 2008 at 101.1 FM — and will remain there, but the new 101.5 signal will drastically improve signal coverage in the downtown Boise core, Boise State, and the Barber Valley. The 101.1 FM signal broadcasts from a site near Parma and has great coverage in Canyon County. This new transmitter sits near the cross on Table Rock and will help the station in town.

“When we launched KWYD as a brand new station on 10/31/08 we knew we had a great rimshot,” Impact Radio Group CEO Darrell Calton told me. “But with every rimshot comes the downside: Where is there a signal issue? In our case the station was eighty, maybe eighty five percent of a full Deer Point (based transmitter). The downside? Downtown and BSU.”

Calton says there are more changes to come as the group continues to grow – now with four strong signals. The market’s first HD commercial station is up next.

More events in the TownSquare

TownSquare Media continues to amp up its events business. The Boise Music Festival just wrapped up its sixth year – and the company tweaked the model for the event. Instead of relying mostly on attendance through ticket giveaways, the radio group pushed ticket sales this year and cut back on the number of free tickets floating around. Attendance remained strong – albeit likely off the nearly 80,000 folks who attended last year (108º temps will do that).

In addition to BMF, Idaho’s Largest Garage Sale and new event Insane Inflatable 5K – the group is putting on The Huckleberry Jam at Tamarack Resort in August. The two-day festival features Ben Harper, Brett Dennen and other artists – plus a camp site and more.

Randy & Alana leave Boise

TownSquare parted ways with KAWO/Wow Country 104.3 morning duo Randy & Alana last week. The pair left the station after several years – and were hugely popular in the market, taking top honors for country stations and providing the engine that Wow Country 104.3 zoomed along on the past few years. The decision was largely Rand & Alana’s and they’re looking for their next gig – and TSQM is looking for its next country morning show.

Don Day is the Digital Sales & Product Manger for TEGNA Media in Boise (aka channel 7).

New Hire at Fahlgren Mortine

Fahlgren Mortine has added Shelbi Haas as an Account Associate in their Boise office, to support clients such as J.R. Simplot Company and NeighborWorks Boise.

She was most recently a Sales and Marketing Coordinator for Hubble Homes, and previously served as a Marketing and Events Coordinator for the Idaho Lottery. Shelbi is a graduate of Boise State University, with a BBA in Marketing.

Congratulations Shelbi.

2015 Silver Medal Award Recipient: Jamie Cooper

Jamie Cooper, CEO of Drake Cooper, was the recipient of the 2015 Silver Medal Award from the Idaho Advertising Federation at this year’s Rockie Awards Show.

For those who may have missed it, here’s the video introducing this year’s winner:

Congratulations, Jamie.