Are you heading to Austin this year for SXSW? Come join The Hired Guns on Wednesday, February 22nd at The Hired Guns Hive at 6:30 pm. Various Hired Guns who are speaking at SXSW in Austin will be dry-running their presentations throughout the night —…
Stop by for some drinks with other great members of the digital media and startup communities. It’s the perfect place to exchange ideas, explore new partnerships, or find your next big job opportunity. At 7:30 pm, Brad Inman, founder and CEO of Vook, will speak…
Swear off the feast-or-famine cycle when it comes to your income in 2012. Now is the perfect time to define an online marketing plan that will get you the clients you want and need – whether they’re in New York or Hawaii! Since your clients…
This conference is for stakeholders, product managers and user experience designers passionate about building products that delight their customers, whether you work for a lean startup or a large organization. You’ll learn from the thought leaders in the AgileUX community about the entire lifecycle of…
Do discussions about money, math, or finance make your stomach turn? If so, this course is for you. The class will cover everyday practices creative entrepreneurs need for sound financial management, plus business tips to transform good financial practices into great ones. The seminar will…
Kansas City Design Week showcases and celebrates design’s impact and value on our society. The successful launch of this new initiative in February 2010 captured the community’s imagination and continues to reverberate through conversations and connections. For its third year, the Design Week planning committee…
Join us for an exclusive, intimate discussion with Supermodel and multimillionaire Beverly Johnson in our upcoming Survival Secrets of Game Changers speaker series. AMBERmag.com’s founder, Marcia Cole will interview Beverly about her life as one of the first Supermodels, her transition from becoming a model…
This course will help you become a better creative problem solver. Coursework will include in-depth exposure and testing of a wide range of excellent creative problem solving and brainstorming tools used in the business and creative idea-making worlds. Be prepared to work collaboratively using these…
The 19th annual SXSW Interactive festival will take place March 9-13, 2012 in Austin, Texas. An incubator of cutting-edge technologies, the event features five days of compelling presentations from the brightest minds in emerging technology, scores of exciting networking events hosted by industry leaders and…
The IA Summit is the primary event for those redefining strategy and structure in support of cross-channel systems and user experiences. The Summit is a premier gathering place for people and ideas in information architecture and user experience. Dave Gray & friends will open the…
Named after advertising legend David Ogilvy, The ARF David Ogilvy Awards for Excellence in Advertising Research annually celebrate his spirited advocacy of research in making good advertising better, recognizing the role of consumer research in creating successful advertising. The ARF David Ogilvy Awards were inspired in…
In 1999, Marissa Mayer joined Google as their first female engineer and 20th employee. Considered significantly responsible for the look and feel of Google’s iconic homepage, she also played an integral role in the development of Gmail and Google Search, which, under her direction grew…
Self-publishing isn’t just for would-be novelists: Publishing a book can raise your visibility, attract more ideal clients, and establish you as an expert in your field. There are countless books and websites promising to teach you how to self-publish your book. But you don’t have…
The 41st Annual ASJA Writers Conference, with more than 80 workshops and panels, will break down industry barriers and bring a successful freelance career within your reach. Freelance writers have earned tens of thousands of dollars from contacts they made at past ASJA conferences. Our…
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…
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…
Attend the world’s largest conference for Agile teams, developers, executives, and managers. Join colleagues, peers and teams from around the world to explore the depth and breadth of Agile software development across all practices, and perspectives. This annual event is widely regarded as the premier…
The Hired Guns is the premier talent agency for the digital creative class, and we’re eager to hear about “don’t-miss” events for our community. If you’re not familiar with us, visit our Disciplines list and see if our audience is right for your happening. Hint: we’ve got fascinating subject-matter experts in our community, so speaker requests are very welcome.
All events are posted in the sole discretion of The Hired Guns. There is no cost to you. Ads, product announcements, and press releases are not what we consider events, and they will not be posted. Events judged by our editors as not relevant to our audience will also not be posted. Good writing counts: your event will stand a better chance of being posted if it’s clear, concise, and well-written.
Product Management, User Experience, Information Architecture, Interaction Design, Usability Testing
Project Management, Program Management, Production, Content Production
Animation, Art Direction, Creative Direction, Corporate Identity, Flash Design/Dev, Graphic Design, Web Design
Content Strategy, Editorial, Copywriting, Copy Editing, Research, Blog Outreach
Brand Management, Business Development, Sales, Product Marketing, Event/Conference Planning, Promotions, Marcomms, Corporate Comms, Direct Marketing, E-Marketing, Public Relations, Market Research
Account Management, Account/Brand Planning, Media Strategy, Communications Planning, Media Planning/Buying, Social Media, Search (SEM, SEO), Web Metrics & Analytics
Web Development, Front End Development
[no subcategories]
We have but one over-arching rule for comments: Do not add to the chaos of the universe.