Job Opening: Web Designer

Drake Cooper in Boise has an opening for a Web Designer.  From the job posting on Craigslist:

The ideal candidate for our Web Developer position comes with a couple of years of relevant experience and lives and breathes web. This candidate is someone who can write code and keeps a finger on the pulse of interactive design trends. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are a must. Candidate must be self-directed with a high level of attention to detail and the ability to work with minimal supervision. We are looking for both passion and creativity.

Technical Prerequisites:
The ability to code semantic, standards-based xhtml and bulletproof css. Experience with ASP.NET and jquery or other javascript frameworks is a must.

More details about the position, and how to apply, can be found on the original post.

Top Nine of 2009

Curious as to which Idaho Ad Agencies posts were the most popular last year? Well, I was.  So below you’ll find the top posts of 2009, based on traffic to individual posts.

  1. Your Thoughts: The Idaho Lottery
  2. Rockies – The Winners: Public Relations
  3. Changes at Drake Cooper
  4. Idaho Lottery Awards Marketing Services Contract to DaviesMoore
  5. The New Boise Agency Suspense is Over
  6. Hey Boise: Portland’s Talking Smack
  7. Rockies – The Winners: Public Service
  8. Spotlight on Creative: To Hell With Prep
  9. Ignite Boise 02

A couple of disclaimers: The site was moved over to it’s current location in April of last year, so numbers from the first few months could be a bit off.  Also, since you can read individual posts on the home page without clicking through, that (most likely) has impacted the numbers as well.

But there you have it.  And off we roll into 2010.

[Insert Appropriate Holiday-Related Headline Here]

Sorry, I just couldn’t bring myself to write a holiday-related headline this early in the season.  But the fact of the matter is that ‘the season’ is here.  And here’s one notable example:

Drake Cooper is putting on their Second Annual Turkey Drive, benefiting the Idaho Food Bank.  As they did last year, the folks at Drake are collecting turkeys to be donated to the Idaho Food Bank.  This year’s drive takes place on Friday, November 13th from 8:00am – 12:00pm.  Coffee and doughnuts will be available for everyone who brings in a turkey.

Another twist this year involves a little friendly competition: The agency/company/group that brings in the most turkeys this year will receive a prize package (of course you’re all free to write down Idaho Ad Agencies as the organization — really, I wouldn’t mind).

New Hire at Drake Cooper

Drake Cooper in Boise has added Amanda Sapp to their staff as a Project Manager on their Public Relations team.

Before to joining Drake, she was a Publicist and Marketing Specialist with FRP Books in Nashville, Tennessee, and prior to that was an Editorial Assistant and Feature Writer with LaVie Magazine in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  Her undergraduate studies were at Oregon State University, with graduate studies at Louisiana State University.

Congratulations Amanda.

George Parker Does Not Hate Everything

Believe it or not, it’s true — there’s proof!

Kidding aside, during an appearance on Episode 63 of The BeanCast, George Parker had a few complimentary words for the work that Drake Cooper has done over the years for the Idaho Lottery.

The brief comment came in the context of a discussion that he and the other panelists were having about the PlaidNation Tour, their travels, and Plaid’s desire to recognize great work that comes out of shops in different cities.  If you’re interested in listening, the discussion surrounding the tour takes place just over an hour into the show.

P.S. – All in good fun George, all in good fun.