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Mother's Day Cards from Schmitz & Giggles

Don't want to stand around the card align with everyone and their mother, then shop for your Mother's Day card online and buy it from Schmitz & Giggles. They have some humorous, lighthearted cards to choose from. VISIT SITE

Sons of Italy Website by SecretPenguin

SecretPenguin worked with Andrew Marinkovich and Sons of Italy to create an updated site for the Nebraska chapter of Sons of Italy. An iPhone version of the site is also available - it shows a simplified site of the menu item for the week, plus location. VISIT SITE

Oxide's 2011 Big Omaha Website

In what seems to be an annual tradition for the Oxide group, they have created a new design and theme for Big Omaha 2011. This year's site a one page website with updated speakers and some fun little tricks like the changing of what the cow jumps over. I have seen a moon and the Enteriprise.

Check that: Galactica, The International Space Station, the Death Star have been spotted as well.

Now Hiring: Nebraska Global - Senior .NET Software Architect

Description

Are you more than just a developer who’s been around the block a few times? Do you want to make a real difference by helping mentor young talent and provide strong leadership while guiding software development?

Don’t Panic Labs is seeking the right person for Senior Developer. The ability to thrive in a fast‑paced setting is critical so it’s recommended that this person have past experience in software start-up environments and proven experience in not only developing, but shipping software. This person must have a self-starter attitude and be able to take a general idea and run with it.

A solid sense of design and engineering principles is needed, along with the ability to not just solve problems, but to understand problems and offer unique insights. Looking beyond the problem and taking various perspectives into consideration should be automatic.

Integrity and purpose should be the cornerstone of every decision and apparent in the attitude brought to the table every day. This person must always be open to new ideas, but not be afraid to advocate for their own.

This person must be honest not only with others, but with themselves. Strong self-assessment is key. Looking at their performance and opportunities to improve should come naturally. And although the needs of others, the customer, and the team should come first, personal needs should not be disregarded. This person must be able to always strike a healthy balance between work and their personal life. 

It should be understood that no one person can do everything. Great leadership means the ability and willingness exists to delegate tasks to help ensure deadlines are met. Extremely strong leadership attributes must be exhibited for this challenging but equally rewarding position.

Qualifications

• Strong background and several years of experience in Microsoft .NET and C# development
• A deep understanding of software architecture and advanced design principles
• Well-versed in Agile software development methodology
• Experience in test-driven development environments

Learn more on our website http://www.dontpaniclabs.com/. Interested candidates should send their resume to jobs@nebraskaglobal.com.

 

Now Hiring: Bozell - Copywriter

Bozell needs a copywriter. We’d prefer three to eight years of agency experience. Less or more is negotiable. A good portfolio isn’t. You definitely need one of those. Here’s what else you need:

• A passion for the business.
• Solid grasp of the English language, including spelling, punctuation and grammar. (You’d be amazed how many writers don’t actually have this.)
• The ability to sell and persuade – both in your writing and in client presentations.
• Aggressive concepting skills. Remember those long-term ideas you used to have before the industry started churning out one-shot, lasts-only-a-week, single-media things? They were called “campaigns” and crossed a lot of media. Yeah, we still do those.
• Enough knowledge of digital and social media that you can use them to enhance (or even be the foundation of) your Big Ideas.
• Interactive writing capabilities. This includes web copy, display ads and SEM.You’ll concept and write for clients of all sizes.

You’ll work in advertising, interactive and design. And let’s not forget new business. There’s plenty of that to go around. Sound like your kind of job? Send your resume and PDF/portfolio URL to rdonovan@bozell.com. Or mail your resume and minibook/samples to Bozell, Attn: Robin Donovan, 13801 FNB Parkway, Omaha, NE 68154.

Now Hiring: Bailey Lauerman - Sr. Copywriter (Omaha)

The writer we hire will be able to concept and execute killer work that gains national attention. Write short and write long. Have an ear for how people speak and insight into how people think and feel. This is a full-time position located in our Omaha office. A collaborative spirit is a must, along with at least 3 years of experience.

Send us your resume and a link to your current online portfolio or .pdf samples.

Swanson Russell Fall 2011 Creative Internship – Lincoln

Are you really good at getting coffee for people? Great. Grab some for yourself and get to work. Our interns aren’t glorified personal assistants, they’re members of the team.

The Job

Ultimately, we’re looking for creative minds who can think conceptually. You’ll be charged with coming up with new ideas, every day. Then – depending on where your particular strengths lie – we’ll center your internship around copy or design work. You’ll work on actual clients with actual account teams, and learn how an actual agency works. You’ll be supervised by our Creative Directors. You will not be asked to do any heavy lifting, unless the shuffleboard table needs a readjustment. But more than anything, you’ll learn how great creative work is done – and practice doing it yourself.

Here’s your first lesson: people love bullet points.

• Paid internship for the fall 2011 semester
• Must be a junior or senior
• 15-20 hours/week

Us

If you’re looking for an agency where CD’s intimidate you out of a career in advertising by throwing your book out the window, then look elsewhere. We’re far too busy for that. We’d rather just work with you to create better work than berate you. We take what we do seriously, but we prefer to teach and encourage you. It’s like The Apprentice, if it were hosted by Danny Tanner.

You

What are we looking for from an intern? You tell us. Why do you want to work here? What are you bringing to the table? What do you want to get out of this? Why do you like advertising? Do you like advertising? All those things. Tell us what you think we need to know. And hey, it’s a creative internship. So… you know… do creative stuff.

How to Apply

To apply, send a cover letter and samples of your best work to hr@swansonrussell.com or drop them off at Swanson Russell, 1222 P Street, Lincoln, NE, 68508.

 

June, Jelecos Launch MECA Websites

MECA and its public venues the Qwest Center, the Civic Center, the new TD Amertriade Park and the Red Sky Music Fesitval have new websites. A local partnership between June Advertising (design) and Jelecos (development) are behind the redesigns. June created a "template" layout that works across all of the MECA website network while giving each site its own color pallete. 

SKAR Updates Website

SKAR has launched a shinny new verison of their companies website. The new site is simplified into five pages: Work, Profile, Feed, Blog and Contact. In the Work section you use a taxonomy by medium and client categories. The Feed is an aggregator of all tweets from SKAR employee. The Blog section, dubbed "Purple Hot Sauce" seems to be a consolidated version of the all the SKAR blogs that is just broken up into categories instead. VISIT THE SITE

Bozell Launches Website for Singer/Songwriter Dan Wilson

Bozell recently launched an all-new website for Dan Wilson, who is best known as the singer/songwriter from Semisonic. Currently he has been doing songwriting and co-writing for other musicians and performers. For example in 2007, he won a Grammy for writing with the Dixie Chicks (Not Ready to Make Nice). Dan regularly collaborates with Jason Mraz, Mike Doughty, John Legend, the Dixe Chicks, Nicole Atkins and most recently and notably, Adele. One song Dan wrote with Adele has now topped the charts in the UK for the past 11 weeks and is anticipated to continue breaking records once it’s officially released in the US.

Dan had a very specific idea for his site, and Bozell worked very closely with him to turn that vision into a website. Nearly all of the illustrations were hand-drawn by Dan. Bozell converted his handwriting into a font for use throughout the website. And the main focus of the site is what Dan refers to as the “Main Thing.” That’s where he wanted to focus on one thing at a time on the homepage. VISIT THE SITE

Dan introduces the site and the concept pretty well in this video on his blog: http://www.danwilsonmusic.com/blog/wildcard/new-dw-website-welcome.