Job opening: Graphic Designer / Art Director

c308 Marketing in Boise is looking for a Graphic Designer / Art Director to join their team. From the job description:


You are an aspiring graphic designer looking for a digital-first focus in which to build your career. You have a passion for the aesthetic integrity of brands. You value strategic design over trends (although you are well aware of those trends).

If this sounds familiar, we would like to talk with you.

About Us

c308 Marketing has been the digital marketing muscle for digital minded brands for the past 17 years. As one of the oldest digital marketing firms in the state, we have cut our teeth with a wide variety of clients. Ranging from Fortune 1000 companies such as Hewlett-Packard, ViewSonic, Intel, CDW, & Fujitsu-Siemens, to regional clients like the Idaho Lottery, The State of California (many agencies), The University of Idaho, & Covered California.

We are looking for a self-motivated designer with an exceptional talent for fresh conceptual thinking and a beautiful design sense.

Responsibilities

  • Website and Mobile App Interface Designs
  • Logo Development
  • Motion Graphics Creation
  • Digital Content Design

Qualifications

  • Talent. We are looking for the artistic design quality our clients have come to expect from our firm.
  • Work Ethic and Passion. To be successful in the digital marketing world, work ethic, and passion for creating exceptional work is a pillar.
  • Adobe Creative Suite. Working with various software in the Adobe Creative Suite will be required. We move between XD Interface designs, InDesign publications, and Illustrator compositions.
  • CGI, After Effects, and Premiere experience a plus

Please send resume, link to your portfolio, and a cover letter to jobs@c308.com.

Job opening: Creative Director

Drake Cooper has been on a bit of a hiring spree as of late. We’ve noted some of their recent openings in recent weeks, but this one seemed like it warranted extra attention.

Drake Cooper is looking for a new Creative Director to join their team.

From the job description:


Our mantra is – We Build Brands for the Ambitious.

To achieve that statement, Drake Cooper is seeking a collaborative, open-minded, and inspiring creative leader, with a willingness to set the tone by being hands-on. Our new Creative Director will make sure our creativity solves our clients’ most pressing issues and helps them achieve their most significant opportunities.

This is an instrumental creative role in the agency, guiding the creative vision for Drake Cooper. Reporting to the CEO, the Creative Director will oversee a talented group of artists, writers, and creatives charged with developing innovative advertising and marketing for clients that span multiple verticals such as real estate, retail, food and beverage, and travel and tourism. The Creative Director will work collaboratively across the agency developing successful campaigns that reach audiences via traditional, digital, and social platforms.

If you have a career goal to inspire, create, and innovate, this is the role for you.

Who You Are.

  • 10+ years of creative experience — specifically in advertising agencies, with 5+ years in a creative leadership capacity, directly supervising creatives
  • Someone who thinks conceptually, and has experience turning compelling conceptual ideas into successful advertising and marketing
  • Proven track record of breakthrough creative development and business success
  • Culture champion — you will have built and shaped agency culture that has resulted in a highly innovative, diverse, and engaged team
  • Experience in emergent digital visual design trends, including Print, OOH, Interactive, UI/UX, Email, Mobile, and Social
  • Experience overseeing the design of physical brand experiences
  • Deep expertise in developing print, digital, and broadcast campaigns
  • Advanced knowledge of creative development for advertising and promotional spots and content, along with knowledge of scriptwriting, motion graphics, editing, and music
  • Solid strategic understanding of brand strategy and market positioning to ensure a consistently modern voice across multiple client verticals
  • Open-minded and adaptive to how data, analytics, and other innovations can help inform the development of more effective creative
  • An outstanding collaborator and communicator who can work across multiple functions and internal teams with a strong executive-level presence
  • Have a strong appreciation of popular culture and avidly contribute to an understanding of the interests of our clients’ audiences
  • Deep passion for storytelling, advertising, marketing, film, etc.
  • Bachelor’s degree preferred

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

Allyship & Action Summit: The State of Equity

The Allyship & Action summit series are programs that gathers voices to have tough conversations about racism and discrimination in the industry through experiences, education and goals.

The next summit — The State of Equity — takes place October 29th and 30th. From the event’s description:

We’re all feeling the ominous weight of this upcoming election. It’s weighing down your teams, families, and society. It’s the most important election cycle in our lifetimes.

At the end of the day, despite who’s in office in 2021, we still have work to do to ensure equity in our industry. Join Mark Read, Fernando Machado, Imani Barbarin, Sereena Abbassi & more!

Find more details and register here.

Spotlight on: Idaho Falls Advertising Federation Board

Recently, the Idaho Falls Advertising Federation highlighted their board members on their Facebook page.

Given the work that they — and all members of any Ad Fed board — do, and the time commitments they’re willing to make to serve on the board, it warranted sharing here as well.