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Have you met the new BAF Board yet?

Recently, our friends at the Boise Advertising Federation sent us some information about this year’s Board of Directors:

BOISE ADVERTISING FEDERATION ANNOUNCES 2015/2016 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

BOISE, ID – The Boise Advertising Federation (BAF) elected its 2015/2016 Board of Directors at the organization’s annual installation of the board event in Boise, Idaho. The incoming board includes a mix of advertising agency, client side and media professionals representing 7 area advertising agencies, 3 media groups and 2 local organizations. Tyler LaDouceur (President), Lacy Wiest (1st Vice President), Andy Petersen (2nd Vice President) and Katherine Johnson (Chairman) represent the board’s leadership team.

Established in 1910, the BAF is the oldest trade organization in the state of Idaho with the purpose of educating and promoting professional development among its membership, and guiding and protecting the advertising industry from unwanted legislation. As a non-profit volunteer organization, the BAF relies on the assistance of local marketing and advertising professionals to organize annual events such as the Rockies, Get Your Think On!, and the Legends of Advertising Golf Tournament. The BAF has 118 members in Boise, and is sponsored by National CineMedia with in-kind sponsorships from ESP Printing and Hampton Inn.

The Board of Directors is represented by the following area marketing professionals:

Tyler LaDouceur, President – Oliver Russell Mitchell + Palmer
Lacy Wiest, 1st Vice President – KTVB
Andy Petersen, 2nd Vice President – Mitchell + Palmer
Jessica Moon, Rockies Judging Chair – DaviesMoore
Tracey Green, Education Chair – National CineMedia
Max White, Design Chair – CLM
Erin Trimble, Controller – Idaho Medical Association
Kallee McGrady, Events Chair – DaviesMoore
Val Koonce, Sponsorships Chair – KBOI-2
Melinda Mansfield, Web Master – DaviesMoore
Jay Bowen, Rockies Show Chair – Stoltz Marketing Group
Kendall Shew, Membership Chair – KBOI-2
Joan Cleary, Treasurer/Secretary – c308 Marketing
Katherine Johnson, Chairman – YMCA Treasure Valley
Dylan Amundson, Past Chairman – Drake Cooper

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Job opening: Senior Product Designer

We came across this job opening on Craigslist recently, and while it doesn’t specifically mention the employer, we’ve got a pretty reliable source to prove that it’s legit:

You are looking to break into product design. You crave designing beautiful interactions that improve the lives of many. You had San Fransisco typeface installed on your machine, even before iOS9 was released for beta. You don’t call yourself a UI or UX designer . . . you just do what it takes to build an amazing experience.

We are an established startup, based in San Francisco, looking to build out our design team in lovely Boise, Idaho. We serve other companies with innovative ways to build their audiences and cultivate user relationships. We work tirelessly to invent products that solve real challenges.

First on our list–find the Senior Product Designer that is up to the challenge. They must know iOS, Android and web platform design, inside and out. They must have an arsenal of user research techniques. They must know how to work with developers and product owners to get to market fast. They must know how to maintain a product through it’s lifetime. This is a full-time, salaried role.

Full details and how to apply can be found in the job listing on Craigslist.

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Freelance design and developer opportunities with Funnel 33

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.

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Recurring recognition for Advantage Advertising

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.