This week’s employment opportunities

Each week Campaign Brief posts available positions within the industry (free for direct hires). Email any jobs you have going to martin@campaignbrief.com (please place “Employment Opportunities” in the email subject area) by 5.00pm Tuesday for listing on Wednesday morning.

ACCOUNT MANAGER – LONGTAIL

Due to our continued growth agency needs an energetic, highly organized account manager. You’ll work in a highly collaborative environment providing our clients with original, business-building ideas.

This is a great opportunity to be more than a ‘suit’ and develop a strong strategic focus in the digital space. Some digital experience is definitely preferable but we’re keen to hear from people with strong advertising agency or client side experience.

Please send your resume to carlo@longtail.com.au

DIGITAL SALES COORDINATOR – thewest.com.au

As part of the Yahoo!7network, thewest.com.au is Western Australia’s leading WA news website, giving West Australian’s access to the most comprehensive local, national and international news available. As a result of this game-changing partnership, thewest.com.au has surged ahead in popularity in WA and right across Australia.

We are currently seeking adigital sales coordinator to work within our growing digital team to generaterevenue across thewest.com.au, our associated online verticals, and the wider Yahoo!7 network in Western Australia.

If you are hungry tosucceed in the fast paced digital sales arena and have the expertise andexperience to match the new want to talk to you.

The Successful Candidatewill:

• Take the lead role in the contracting and committalprocess for all insertion orders and agreements; this may include thenegotiation of the terms and conditions for advertising
• Coordinate and oversee the execution of allcampaigns, including media delivery, optimisation and campaign reporting
• Traffic creative into ad-serving technologyincluding campaign troubleshooting and client support.
• Assist the online sales team in creating mediaschedules and developing online sales opportunities
• Manage online rate cards, advertising avails andproduct calendar
• Ideally have experience within digital media in thesales support area
• Have experience with ad serving technologies.
• Posses strong organisational skills and a keenattention to detail

 A competitive salary and all the benefits of working for Australia’s leading multi platform media company will be offered to the successful candidate.

Please forward you cover letter and resume to:

Cathy Leonard

West Australian Newspapers Ltd.

cathy.leonard@wanews.com.au

Applications close 5pm Tuesday 21^st February

ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE – EYE

EYE has a strong performance culture which is characterised by a focus on learning and growing, high achievement, sharing information, a commitment to being the best we can be and humility, fairness and openness in the way we go about our work.  At EYE we respect and value our partners and employ people who also value working in and contributing to this type of environment.

EYE Perth has an excellent opportunity for an Account Executive to join the EYE team based in our Perth office.

Key responsibilities of this role include:

• Attaining individual sales targets by securing revenue from small media agencies and direct clients.
• Maintaining and grow existing client and agency revenue year on year and introduce new client and agency revenue.
• Developing and maintaining solid relationships at agency and client level and provide an outstanding level of service to your agencies and direct clients.
• Possess a detailed knowledge of clients within your agencies and keep abreast of agency personnel and movements within the general market place.
• Preparation of sales proposals, administration of internal sales cycle and provision of client service support.
• Sales systems administration, coordination of sales reports and preparation of adhoc reports and general office administration.
• Possess well developed product knowledge of all products and clients’ needs and use this knowledge to provide targeted and relevant solutions to clients.
• Proving assistance to the State Sales Manager.

For you to be successful in this role you will need:

• Excellent attention to detail
• Initiative
• Enthusiasm and motivation
• Ability to prioritise
• Ability to work autonomously
• Ability and willingness to work with and support cross-channel business units and other sales teams.
• Willingness to learn and implement pro-active selling.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Well developed presentation skills (both written and oral)
• Independent drive and focus.
• High proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel and Word.

The successful person will enjoy the satisfaction generated from being a critical link in a creative, innovative and vibrant environment and offers growth potential within the company for the right person.

Past media experience or a strong interest in the media industry is highly desirable.

Please forward your CV and cover letter to recruitment@eyecorp.com

Get yourself ahead of the pack and have a shot at scoring your dream role! When you register with Asphar Recruitment the sky is the limit – so target the best of local and national freelance and permanent opportunities, by approaching Roshelle Curtis – via roshelle.curtis@asphar.com.au!

We currently have a number of permanent client placements and in-house freelance assignments waiting to be filled – talk to us today about your skills in the following areas:

•    Account Managers

•    Project Managers

•    Creative Directors

•    Business Development Managers

•    Digital Specialists

•    Art Directors

•    Web Designers

•    Graphic Designers

•    Mac Operators

•    Production Managers

•    Copywriters

We are also seeking experienced Reception and Administration staff for upcoming temporary and permanent roles!

If you’ve registered previously, feel free to contact Roshelle on 0488 401 410 – and keep me updated on your availability, as roles regularly become available at short notice! (Positions are often, but not limited to, onsite freelance assignments, so we require experienced people only.)

To register, simply email your CV and Portfolio directly to roshelle.curtis@asphar.com.au or chat to her on 6252 6907.

Experienced in Business Development, Account Management or Client Relationship Management? If the answer is yes, and you’re seeking a change of pace, then email through your CV to roshelle.curtis@asphar.com.au to get more information on a Belmont based Trade Coordinator position that may interest you!

·         Graduate and Entry Level roles!

Recently left university with a Marketing or Advertising degree, and looking for an immediate career opportunity? Email through your CV to roshelle.curtis@asphar.com.au to be briefed on a position that will provide you with training and career development.

·         Business Development Account Managers and .Net Developers!

Experienced in Business Development, Account Management or Client Relationship Management? If the answer is yes, and you’re seeking a new challenge, then email through your CV to roshelle.curtis@asphar.com.au to get more information on a Subiaco based role that may interest you!

The same client is also seeking a .Net Developer, so if you have the skills, and are available for a full time role, it’s time to make your move!

·         SEO, SharePoint and Ruby on Rails Developers!

We have freelance, contract and possible permanent positions available for SEO experts – and SharePoint and Ruby on Rails Developers – so please email through your CV to roshelle.curtis@asphar.com.au to be briefed on these positions.

*** Upcoming Roles: There is also an Account Director, Finance Manager and Administration Manager position on the horizon, so if you are keen to know more, please approach Roshelle. ***

Check out our website for more information on other roles also available www.asphar.com.au – and submit your CV or enquiries to Roshelle Curtis at roshelle.curtis@asphar.com.au to be considered for any career opportunities that catch your eye! Alternatively, for a confidential discussion, please contact Roshelle Curtis on 08 6252 6907.

Asphar Recruitment offers over 23 years of industry experience, and is still the only dedicated staff provider to WA creative businesses. We attract some of the best creative experts from all over the world, nationally and from within the state. Asphar fills the freelance and permanent jobs that get the WA Creative Industry designed, written, produced and delivered – for online, offline, print and interactive mediums.

Maximize your success by leveraging on this wealth of knowledge and experience by contacting roshelle.curtis@asphar.com.au – and align yourself with Asphar Recruitment today!

Let’s start a relationship…

Yes, I said a relationship. which happens to be the one thing that every candidate hopes to find, is always promised, yet rarely experiences but will be in shorter supply from 2012 onwards with a remarkable 69% of hiring managers/recruiters now admitting the use of ‘Facebook’ to screen candidates before a phone call. We hope it’s a phase but fortunately for jobseekers, we’re creatures of habit and prefer the old fashion way of keeping the lines of communications open.

These are the current vacancies as listed with ChoiceOne 14th February 2012 and the flavour of the month is design:

•     NEW – Digital Art Director (creative studio)

•     NEW – Graphic Designer (boutique agency)

•     NEW – PHP Developer (boutique agency)

•     NEW – Senior Graphic Designer (UK BTL agency/Perth)

•     NEW – Freelance Mac Artists (various)

•     NEW – Senior Graphic Designer 

•     NEW – Account Manager (ATL/BTL agency)

•     NEW – EOI from ‘insights’ specialists

•     NEW – EOI Account Director

•     Digital Account Manager 

•     E-Commerce Manager / CIO (Client Side)   

•     Sales & Marketing Manager (Rail) CIRCA 180k

•     Digital Project Manager (SharePoint)

•     Marketing Executive (Client Side)

•     Head of Digital / 2IC

•     Head of Digital / New Business Director (agency/FMCG)

•     Freelance Creative (Web & Print) URGENT 

The ideal candidate for these jobs…

Is the one who picks up the phone to find out more about the roles who can clearly explain to me what makes you tick, and why it is you might like the job you are calling about. We’ll take it from there afterwards!

Apply by emailing a cover letter and resume to allen@choiceone.com.au For a confidential discussion contact Allen Smith on 08 9215 3888.