‘Round the new hire horn

It’s been a while since we’ve caught up on new hires around the area, so here’s what we’ve come across recently:

Stoltz Marketing Group

Stoltz Marketing Group has added three new staff members: Graphic Designers Alex Rhodes and Greg Montemurro, and Content and PR Specialist and Copywriter Cameron Stewart.

Read the full announcement here.

DaviesMoore

Danna Smith and Ryan Roberts have joined DaviesMoore. Danna joined the team as an Account Coordinator, and Ryan came on as a Digital Account Coordinator.

More about Danna and Ryan here.

Samantha Carmer has also joined DaviesMoore as a Digital Marketing Manager. Read more about her here.

Pith Works

Brandon Reidhaar joined Pith Works as their Marketing Director.

Learn more about Brandon here.

Oliver Russell

Ryan Donahue has returned to Oliver Russell.

Who else have we missed? Let us know.

Job opening: Media Buyer

DaviesMoore in Boise is looking to add a Media Buyer to their team:

Job Description:
DaviesMoore, a full-service marketing firm in Boise, is looking for a media buyer to work in a fast-paced, results oriented atmosphere.  This individual will be detail oriented, possess strong communication and negotiation skills, have working knowledge of Excel and previous experience in a media related field. Experience with Strata Media buying software and Marketing Research a plus.

The individual who fills this position must be driven and exemplify strong leadership qualities, as well as fit into the agency’s established culture that promotes autonomy with results.
Key Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

  • Analysis and placement of print, broadcast, digital and out-of-home advertising as directed by Media Planner
  • Negotiate with media vendors to maximize budget
  • Use appropriate research tools to analyze most efficient radio stations, TV programs, print vehicles and Digital options for clients
  • Negotiate and manage promotional opportunities
  • Manage and track schedule adjustments due to pre-emptions and make-goods
  • Approve media invoices and reconcile discrepancies
  • Manage and track buys against budgets

Education and Training:
Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree and/or relevant experience. This is a long-term position with room for advancement as knowledge increases and proof of performance is achieved.  The successful candidate will need to be able to manage a wide variety of tasks at one time with a strong emphasis on detail. The ideal candidate has 3-5 years relevant experience as a media buyer or in a related media field.

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

Job opening: Director of Client Services at DaviesMoore

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.

Job openings at DaviesMoore

Our friends at DaviesMoore are looking to add to their staff:

Digital Marketing Manager/Director

Position Overview

The Digital Marketing Manager/Director (title dependent on experience) is responsible for the successful development and execution of digital strategies for client brands and DaviesMoore.  The role requires an innovator, a trendsetter, a progressive thinker who can connect digital to all other aspects of a client business and drive growth opportunities.

The Digital Manager/Director creates the ideas that bridge web, mobile, creative, gaming, and digital media, etc., and provides solutions to multi-service clients based on consumer insight. This person answers key questions such as how brands are communicated and experienced through digital interactions, and how digital interactions fit into broader customer experiences. This person must have a love of the new, a passion for digital trends, and an understanding of consumers and brands.

The Digital Marketing Manager/Director develops, directs and executes digital strategies for clients that form part of overall Customer Relationship Marketing (CRM) and business strategies. This person plans the approach to digital initiatives including website and content development, search, social, email and digital advertising campaigns, as well as making recommendations regarding emerging digital and new technologies.

This individual combines an in-depth knowledge of client business objectives, internal online strategies, and their competitive landscape with a rich background in the digital marketing industry to deliver effective digital marketing recommendations.

The Digital Marketing Manager/Director partners with the agency’s accounts, media, PR, creative and digital teams.

Web Developer

The successful candidate for this role will be someone who is dynamic and innovative in their approach to web development. We are looking for someone who can collaborate, conceptualize, build and maintain websites for a variety of clients.

We take pride in developing a custom web experience tailored to the brand’s objectives while integrating into the overall marketing strategy seamlessly. We seek to provide our clients with engagement websites that don’t simply provide a brochure of products and services but start and continue a dialogue with its visitors.

This approach to web design and development requires someone who doesn’t just build a site to a PSD or to meet client requirements but rather someone who thinks beyond what the client says they want and what will really move the dial for their business. Knowing when it makes sense to add interactivity or unique functionality and then having the confidence to coach the client and then build it will require someone who is a self starter and constantly stays on top of trends in web design. This person will always be educating themselves as to how to create new ways of engagement via the web regardless of the device a person chooses to access it.

The ideal candidate will also be agile yet efficient and organized, highly-skilled, confident, curious and a joy to work with.

Follow the links on the respective job titles for full details about each position and how to apply.