Talk about a Rocky Mountain High! We’re seeking a highly energetic and supremely effective Director of Marketing to develop the brand and marketing strategy for a breathtaking luxury ski resort in the Rockies.
We’re looking for a highly focused and inspirational content strategist who cares deeply about education to become the voice and drive all content and social media for our client, one of the largest and most successful nonprofit charter-school networks in the country.
Our client, a major cable network, is looking for an energetic data expert to fill the newly created role of Analytical Research Manager to obtain, mine, and analyze audience data that will shape their strategy.
The Hired Guns are seeking a dynamic and, quite frankly, brilliant Product Director to plan and develop innovative features and components for a major television network’s animal- and pet-focused websites and emerging platforms.
We’re seeking a brilliant up-and-comer in the digital space to become the new Digital Sales Account Manager for a high-profile travel and entertainment company that combines international reach with amazing only-in-New York connections.
We’re after an energetic, highly systematic, and team-oriented Senior Project Manager who can oversee the many digital projects underway at an innovative and endlessly entertaining TV network.
The Hired Guns are seeking an Insights and Analytics Gun with 5 years of experience to join our client, a global consumer goods company producing elegant reading and writing accessories.
If you’re a seasoned, take-charge Digital Project Manager, you could be just the Gun to help our client, an innovative e-commerce publisher, get its arms around a plethora of creative projects and set up a formal project management discipline for the creative team.
Our client, one of the largest and most innovative international news organizations out there, seeks a detail-oriented and highly savvy User Experience Designer to run UX projects across various platforms, with an emphasis on major mobile and tablet options.
Our client, one of the largest and most innovative international news organizations out there, seeks an ingeniously creative Interaction Designer who can help prototype and develop nothing less than a new visual language for its many platforms and apps.
Don’t Get Fooled Again: Be Ready to Freelance
The downturn might be over (we hope!). So what did we learn?
Bullet Points: Freelance Success
A sustainable freelance career takes a little work and maybe a little pivoting….
Show Me the Money: How to Price Your Work (and Get Paid for It)
A sneak preview of Beth Temple’s May 16 class on building a successful freelance career.
Tonight at the Hired Guns: Help and Advice for Working Moms
A quick reminder that tonight at 6:00 we’ll be hosting “How Does She Do It?” — a panel set up by and for working moms. It will be a forum to discuss working-mom challenges and successes around career management. Becoming a mom is a pivot…
Flextime: How to Bend (Not Break!) in Today’s Turbulent Workplace
The digital business consultant Beth Temple will be bringing her newest class, Freelance Success: Independence, Not Insecurity, to the Hired Guns Academy on Wednesday, May 16. This three-hour course is designed to help freelancers at all stages of their career become more successful at what…
Meet the Mentors: Laura Lubman Hamburg, Communications Pro
“Don’t confuse ‘being home’ with parenting. There will still be times when you need that bright, white line between the two.”
Meet the Mentors: Jacqui Stafford, Fashion and Style Maven
Next up in our series of interviews with the accomplished women who will be sharing their expert advice and ideas in next Tuesday’s mentorship panel for working mothers is Jacqui Stafford. You may recognize Jacqui from one of her many appearances on TV, or have…
Meet the Mentors: Kelly Day, CEO of the Blip Video Network
“… dads are less uptight about the ‘rules’ for caring for kids, which isn’t always a bad thing. Plenty of moms should learn to lighten up and relax about things, myself included.”
Wed May 16, The Academy: Freelance Success: Independence, Not Insecurity
Are you ready to freelance at a moment’s notice? Can you take your experience, package it, price it, and—most importantly—sell it? The ability to move seamlessly between fulltime roles and freelance gigs has never been more important. The people that not only survived but also thrived through this…
Internet Week New York
Since 2008, Internet Week has taken place all over the city, thanks to our many partners hosting diverse events in different locations.The result is a critical mass of web-focused events that raises the profile of NYC’s industry as a whole, as well as the partners…
Humor Writing: Become the Next David Sedaris
This workshop is for aspiring writers of all genres and levels who want to learn how to craft humorous personal essays and short stories. Whether you’re a writer by trade who seeks humor writing techniques or a non-writer who wishes to develop your voice, take…
TechCrunch Disrupt NYC 2012
TechCrunch Disrupt is a three-day, single-track conference and startup competition to immerse you in the debate about what’s changing in technology right now, what’s causing it and what we need to do about it to survive and thrive in real time. TechCrunch Disrupt gathers the…
Get Paid to Write About Your Favorite Topic—Yourself
Are you an aspiring writer who wants to craft personal essays for magazines but doesn’t know where to start? I’ll guide you through the kinds of essays that editors are looking for now. Using excerpts from top writers, we’ll examine: -creative nonfiction -essays on hot-button…
Career Strategies Conference
The Career Strategies Conference is designed for women who are trying to get a job or get ahead in their current position (but men are welcome). During this day-long event you’ll hear from over a dozen experts in their respective fields, learn how to enhance…
paidContent 2012: At the Crossroads
It’s the third year for this one-day, cross-sector signature event that brings together industry leaders and entrepreneurs, innovators and disruptors from across media, book and magazine publishing, entertainment and information—and it couldn’t come at a more pivotal moment. Branded content from marketers large and small…
Mommy CEO Affinity Group
Mommy CEO is a group for supermoms navigating life as a parent (of their children AND their business). Discuss strategies for staying on top of priorities and being the powerhouse you know you are. Capes optional. Rachael Ellison of Reworking Parents will facilitate the meeting.…
How to Write a Killer Magazine Article Pitch
Are you an aspiring writer who wants to land assignments for magazines but who doesn’t know where to start? Instructor Grace Bello (The Atlantic, Publishers Weekly, The Awl) will show you how she used her existing contacts, expertise, and interests to craft great pitches that…
The Right-Brain Business Plan
Do you know where your business is heading in 2012 and beyond? Want a fun and creative way to plan for your amazing entrepreneurial success? Then come join the party at the Right-Brain Business Plan® workshop! You’ll roll-up your sleeves and craft a visual plan…