Graphic Design Intern (Boston)
Company: OpSec Security, Inc.
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Job Title: Graphic Design Marketing Intern
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Division: Brand Protection
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Reports to: Director of Marketing
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Location: Boston
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About Us
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OpSec Security is a brand protection company that works with over 250 brands across various industry sectors including: apparel, footwear, luxury goods, licensed products, pharmaceuticals, consumer electronics, media entertainment and industrial goods. We provide security solutions that help global brands combat the issues of counterfeiting, gray market diversion, and digital piracy.
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About Our Internship
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Join OpSec and be a part of an environment that cultivates entrepreneurial spirit and encourages fresh thinking. Our interns gain hands-on marketing experience to help build resumes and start careers off on the right track. We are an exciting, growing, global team that is looking for an enthusiastic intern who can assist with graphic design, marcomm, and Web 2.0 projects.
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Essential Functions:
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To support marketing team in the areas of:
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• Creative concept development for marketing campaigns
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• Assistance with collateral templates, including: sell sheets, brochures, mailers, newsletters, etc.
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• Promotions using guerilla marketing & viral tactics
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• Some general miscellaneous tasks and coordination with general administration
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Qualifications
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• Strong work ethic and sense of ownership/accountability
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• Ability to communicate effectively with people at various levels
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• Ability to work well independently as well as within a team
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• Attention to detail and excellent follow-through skills
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• Experience with Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign a must
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• Flash experience a plus
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• Knowledge of PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
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• Photography & videography experience a plus
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Internships can be part-time, and are unpaid or for credit only.
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Please send resumes to aspinoso@opsecsecurity.com
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Graphic Designer (West Boylston)
Checkerboard, Ltd. is one of the nation’s top designers, manufacturers and wholesalers of fine stationery, invitation, announcement and holiday card products. We wholesale our product to over 3,000 retailers nationwide who carry our personalized stationery or boxed card products in their stores. Our full product line can be viewed at our website, www.checkernet.com.
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Our sister company, eInvite.com is one of the nation’s leading online purveyors for custom fine stationery, invitations and announcements. In addition to our own eCommerce site, www.eInvite.com, we also run the fully outsourced cobranded online stationery site for over 100 partners, including Costco Wholesale Clubs, Babies ‘R Us and Toys ‘R Us. We also run OutVite.com, the nation’s leading online fine stationery site for the gay and lesbian community.
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With over 130 employees in our West Boylston, MA location, we have grown consistently and rapidly over the past 15 years. Recognition for Checkerboard has included placement on Inc. Magazine’s 5000 list of fastest growing private companies in America in 2008 and 2009, Better Business Bureau’s Marketplace Ethics Award in 2006 and a seven-time winner of the Louie Awards (the greeting card industry’s equivalent of the Academy Awards).
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We are seeking a talented artist/designer to join our stationery design team. Responsibilities for position include original design, prepress, layouts, website and other related tasks.
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Requirements include:
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- Bachelors degree in graphic design or related field
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- minimum 2 years related work experience
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- Must have expert skill level in Photoshop, Illustrator (CS2 or later) and Quark. Web design, and knowledge of InDesign, Excel and PowerPoint a plus.
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We are a very fast-paced environment and multi-tasking is essential. Collaborative, team oriented. Must be flexible to work extra hours, evenings and weekends as required during crunch periods.
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To apply, please send your resume, 1-2 invitation design samples (must be small attached files please) and salary requirements to HR@checkernet.com. While we’d like to see your portfolio as well, we’d prefer not have large attachments transmitted vial email. If you can offer a link to your website where we can see your work, all the better.
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Sorry, no relocation and no telecommuting. No calls please.
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Contract eBook Production Assistant (Sudbury, MA)
Join Jones and Bartlett’s Media Services team as we enhance our position as one of the fastest growing providers of educational media and textbooks. The contact eBook Production Assistant will participate in the digital processes for production of digital textbooks and ancillary products with a strong emphasis on project management and technical prepress skills. Work with cross-functional teams to schedule, troubleshoot, expedite, and assist in maintenance, retrieval, and re-purposing of publishing digital assets.
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Summary of Potential Areas of Responsibility, not limited to:
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• Work with eBook Coordinator to prepare products for submission to eBook vendors, including gathering PDFs, preparing metadata, uploading and confirming vendor receipt, all according to individual vendors’ specifications. Use desktop publishing software to redact content as necessary. Maintain detailed documentation about processes and specifications for vendor submission.
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• Work with the eBook Coordinator to fulfill media asset requests, convert and optimize media assets. Assist in re-purposing for ancillary products.
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• Ensure organization of files on server, as well as helping to enforce archiving standards. Check consistency and integrity of download for compositors, illustrators, and printers.
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Qualifications:
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• Four-year degree or equivalent experience.
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• Previous production experience.
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• 1+ years experience with Mac and PC platforms in any of the major desktop publishing applications like QuarkXpress, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Acrobat, Acrobat Distiller, etc.
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• Must have had exposure to working in anything from 1/c to 4/c, 32+ page documents, maintaining styles across multiple documents. Must be knowledgeable of basic prepress and desktop publishing principles (RGB vs CMYK, TIFF/EPS vs JPG, TrueType vs Type 1).
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• FileMaker experience is also desirable.
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• Very accurate and detail oriented, sensitive to deadlines, strong creative problem-solving ability, ability to work on a wide variety of tasks.
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• Excellent communicator and team player, able to work with many others in varied functions. Strong organizational skills and the ability to work within schedules are key requirements.
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• While this is not a design-centric position, a demonstrated creative/design ability is applicable.
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Up to 3 month contract, position located in Sudbury, MA, no public transportation. Regular 8:30 to 5:00 schedule, 37.5 hours per week. See website www.jbpub.com
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Please send resume, with cover letter including hourly rate requirements to:
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Email: resume@jbpub.com
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Jones and Bartlett
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40 Tall Pine Dr.
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Sudbury, MA 01776
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Floral Clerk Part-time permanent (Acton MA)
Donelan’s Supermarket is looking for an experienced floral clerk for our Acton MA store.
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Hours are flexible….we are thinking mother’s hours Mon., Tues., Thurs., and either Friday or Saturday for
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a total of around 20 hours a week. But again, we can be flexible.
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Responsibilities include stocking the department, ordering, flower care, arrangements, special orders, cleaning and
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especially customer service! Must be customer service orientated, dependable, creative, professional and have floral
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design experience (in the last 2-3 years).
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Please see our website www.donelans.com to learn a little more about our company. You can apply on-line, fax your resume
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to 978-486-8168 or email response to this ad. You can also call the human resources department at 978-486-8988 ext. 112.
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Our part-time employees earn vacation time after a year and are eligible for our retirement plan.
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PS…..this is not just a Valentine’s day position…this is a permanent position!
Sales for Designer Woman/Man (Mass/Upper Ct)
We are looking for an individual that has a designers backround that can visit our existing and new accounts. Our product is needed for upholstery shops and designers. We will provide a schedule of people that need be visited. Our customers need to see our new decorative cards in leather and vinyl. Once the customer is seen then we send them updated cards for their binder. This position will start out part time and could lead to full time. We need a person with at least 1 years sales experience and we will train the right individual.. This is a very easy and fun sale. Please attach a resume along with two business references.
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Freelance Graphic Designer/ Social Media Consultant
Let’s be honest: all of your friends are jealous of your Twitter page. And your blog. And your online portfolio for that matter. Not only do you design them well, but you also know how to incorporate the latest social media technologies. You know what’s going to get people talking about your pages.
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And that’s exactly what Wilde is seeking: a freelance graphic designer who is at the cutting edge of social media technology. We want you to not only design our corporate blog and Twitter and Facebook pages, but also bring fresh ideas to the table that will drive our strategy. We’re a blank slate and will look to your expertise for guidance. You’re a dynamic team player—just “getting the job done” is not enough for you.
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This is a fantastic opportunity for a current college student or recent grad looking to expand his or her portfolio with real-world experience. It’s ok if you’re not near our headquarters in Holliston MA—this is a remote position, so you can work from the comfort of home.
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So now that we know who you are, it’s our turn. Wilde is a marketing service provider specializing in personalized communications. Our specialties range from agency services to fulfillment, and it’s how we put these specialties into business solutions that help our customers achieve results.
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Sound good? Forward your resume and portfolio to jmacaskill@wilde.com.
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To learn more about us please visit our website at www.wilde.com.
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Wilde Personalized communication | Personalized service
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Summer Camp Art Instructor (Middleboro, MA)
Camp Avoda is a non-profit overnight Jewish boys camp located in Middleboro, Mass., on the shores of Lake Tispaquin at the Gateway to Cape Cod and the Islands. We are seeking either a live-in male Arts and Crafts Instructor (or female instructor who can commute) with the following qualifications:
The ability to operate a kiln and run a ceramics program;
teach leather work, gimp (lanyards), silk screening, tie-dye,
plus many other arts and crafts projects.
Prior experience would be helpful. You do not need to be Jewish to work at our camp.
Camp season: 6/22/10 to 8/23/10.
Salary negotiable for the 9 week season.
6 classes per day, 5 days per week: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday. One day off per week.
If interested, please call Ken Shifman, Director, at 781-433-0131 or email ken@campavoda.org
Web site: http://www.campavoda.org
Project Interior Designers & Architects
Nancy Stracka Interiors-Residential Interior Design Firm-www.strackainteriors.com
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Project Interior Designers and Architects work Real Estate Agents, Architects and other design professionals to create new business opportunities for our firm.
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-We are looking for recent interior design/architecture graduates, 3rd/4th year students looking for an internship or Co-Op position, or experienced designers looking for a more flexible work schedule. Most of the work takes place in the field or from home creating residential floor plans.
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-Experience using AutoCAD, REVIT or Vectorworks plus Adobe Photoshop including the ability to create residential floor plans from field measurements is REQUIRED. Candidates with their own software are preferred.
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-Previous experience working in a residential architecture/interior design/interior decoration firm is desirable.
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-Candidates need to have the sophistication, presence and maturity to work with high net worth individuals.
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-Strong sales, communication and web skills are important.
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-Positions are available througout Boston Metro. Candidates having their own car are preferred, but opportunities exist in the Boston neighborhoods of the Back Bay, Beacon Hill, the South End and the Waterfront district for designers without a car.
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-Full and part time positions are available. Flexible work schedule with tele-commuting allowed.
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-Compensation is 100% commission based.
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Email resume and cover letter to Jeff Stracka at recruiting@strackainteriors.com.
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Nancy Stracka Inteiors, Inc.
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75 Arlington Street
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Suite 500
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Boston, MA 02116
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www.strackainteriors.com
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Nancy Stracka Interiors is an award winning residential Interior Design Firm. In 2008, we were honored with a Best of Boston Home award by Boston Magazine.
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Computer Skills for Marketing Projects (Hollywood- Ft Lauderdale)
Small company immediately needs help with design and format for monthly newsletter and other marketing material..Photo shop and other special software experience needed.
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Great for college student, Work will be done on your schedule from home as long as deadlines are met. Must be ready to start immediately.
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Pay is 10 an hour and appx 5 to 10 hours a month are needed. Easy work for extra money for dependable person who has right computer skills.
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Send brief e mail with your background info and confirm you can start immediately.Goal is to have first newsletter complete within 10 days so I need to
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have the right person start immediately. Right person would ideally live in Hollywood or Ft Lauderdale areas ( East Broward)
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Reply to nickigallagher@aol.com
Lead Game Designer (SF Bay Area)
LEAD GAME DESIGNER
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Mighty Play:
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Mighty Play is a San Francisco-based studio that offers strategy, ideation and interactive design to companies that work in the youth and casual gaming markets. Focused on play, community and learning, Mighty Play creates technology-based experiences and products that live on and off the web, including:
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1. Games
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2. Web experiences
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3. Internet connected products
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4. Content-rich toys
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5. Virtual worlds
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6. MMOGs
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7. ARGs
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Mighty Play is seeking contract Lead Designers, who are able to sign up for projects at a moments notice. The Lead Designer responsibilities include concept development, game design, and oversight of other designers in addition to client management and general project management tasks.
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Applicants should provide specific examples of relevant work. These examples can be in the form of gaming concepts, design documentation, scripting examples, video, or any other method that conveys your potential as a designer. Examples should also include descriptions of exactly what the applicant was responsible for and what creative processes were used. And, the more you can ‘think kid’ the better.
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This is a contract position only!
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Description of Tasks:
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Work with project team to define and maintain creative vision.
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Develop creative ideas and solutions both individually and in groups.
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Attend and facilitate brainstorms and ideation sessions.
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Plan player experiences and work through design revisions as needed.
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Create, review, update and revise Design Documents and Flowcharts.
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Provide design feedback to other members of the design team.
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Design and script in-game dialogue sequences.
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Help generate requirements for other disciplines such as animation, audio, and programming.
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Work closely with the Producer to ensure scope and milestones are met.
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Actively participate in design execution and functioning prototype development.
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Help troubleshoot and resolve both existing and new designs.
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Facilitate inter-team communication to ensure success of development plans.
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Qualifications:
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For lead designer, we seek previous experience in a design position, either in gaming or web experiences.
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills are necessary. Must be able to document work in quick, efficient and timely manner.
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Strong organizational skills: ability to keep track of minute details as well as the big picture while multitasking.
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Ability to adhere to schedules.
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Ability to both conceptualize and implement game ideas using various tools and technology.
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An avid gamer with strong interest in pushing the kid-centered world forward creatively.
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A passion for kid gaming required, and an interest in education desired.
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Strong computer skills. (Including knowledge of Microsoft Word, Visio and Excel.)
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Eagerness to learn.
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If interested, please reply with resume and samples of your work.