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Onward Search has an exciting new opportunity with one of our biggest beauty clients. The position is for a Senior Designer who can start immediately onsite at our client’s office in New York. Your primary focus will be developing and executing content for social media channels. The ideal candidate should be a passionate, creative and multi-skilled Senior Designer. If this sounds like you, apply today!RESPONSIBILITIESWork closely with other departments (Designers, Visual Merchandising, Copywriters and Social Media) during project development. Collaborate with Operations and Social Media to meet strict deadlines. Present ideas to senior management team. Deliver visually impactful, strong story-telling creative content for all global social media channels.Stay updated on the latest social innovations and strategically incorporate them into the brand’s creative. Take ownership of deliverables and initiatives with acute attention to detail and craft.Aid in projects from concept through coordination of photo shoots, release, post- production and retouching. Ensure standards are being met.Integrate specific projects with overall brand standards and style guidelines.QUALIFICATIONSMust have a Bachelor’s degree in a related field. Must have at least 5 years related experience at a traditional ad agency or similar experience in a brand creative studio. Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite including Keynote. Experience with prototyping tools (InVision, Marvel, etc.), story boarding, motion graphics, and video experience. Knowledge of the luxury market and trends in social media, user experience, culture, design, technology, and luxury arena. Must have collaboration skills. Strong interpersonal skills and team play mentality.Strong time management skills and ability to prioritize tasks. Positive and self-motivated. Impeccable eye for detail. Adaptable and multi-functional to handle ever changing tasks. Knowledge of and/or implementation of animation and video production skills a plus.

Onward Search is looking for a Sales Planner for one of our travel clients to join their Media Sales team on a year-long contract basis. This role starts asap, onsite in NYC.The Sales Planner will sit on an online display advertising team, supporting their top clients with manual reporting and research requests as well as helping Planners with proposal building and reserving campaigns. The Sales Planner will collaborate with Sales and Account Managers on a daily basis to understand their client’s objectives and needs in order to develop strategic media plans.Responsibilities:Build comprehensive media plans within the client’s order management system, working to reserve and book inventory, revise and optimize live campaigns for delivery, performance, and other client objectives Generate insertion orders and manage final bookings Client monthly Billing Reconciliation as well as resolving billing issues and generating timely invoicesQualifications:1-2 years of experience in a digital media environment Logical thinker who can keep up with emerging ad formats and digital concepts Excel skills with analytical ability preferred Strong attention to details, highly organized Great interpersonal skills Excellent written and oral communication skills Excellent problem solver Comfortable working under pressure to meet tight deadlines Driver of operational efficiency and excellence. A strong team player who can support other team members proactivelyInterested in this opportunity? Apply now with your resume!

Onward Search has a new exciting opportunity with one of our biggest clients. The opportunity is for a freelance Digital Designer who is able to start immediately onsite at our client’s office in New York. The ideal candidate will have a great eye for detail and the ability to multitask. If this sounds like you, apply now!RESPONSIBILITIES:Create high-quality graphics and computer animations. Design and deliver prototypes and mock-ups. Make necessary improvements to existing graphics as needed. Test designs for usability and quality. Deliver effective, aesthetic, on-brand, and on-strategy creative for websites, web pages, product graphics, email promotional creative, email templates, and social media, etc. Translate product positioning, existing research, and offline/online Marketing strategies into effective designs. Collaborate with others as necessary to translate and create marketing requirements into compelling, appropriate campaigns and designs. Manage and produce digital design work, including banner sizing and versioning.QUALIFICATIONS:Bachelor’s degree in digital design, graphic design, graphic communications or related field. Must have at least 5 years of professional experience in design. Ecommerce experience is a must have. Strong experience and skills in typography. Knowledge of/experience with email and site design using existing graphics. Must have a clean premium aesthetic (luxury aesthetic is highly preferred). Prior experience working on an e-commerce site, email designs, and homepage designs. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment without jeopardizing the quality of the work. Light animation is a plus. Impeccable Adobe Creative Suite skills, especially in Photoshop. Strong creative, organizational, and time management skills.Sound like you, apply now to learn more!

Global health company in NYC is seeking a Product Owner (Analytics) to join them for a Contract-To-PERM HIRE opportunty.Requirements :Actively manage the team backlog, implementation planning and operational readiness. Using Agile SAFE methodologies and ability to manage multiple concurrent tasks and projects. Defining user stories, continuously groom user stories and prioritize team backlog with scrum teams based on business priorities. Create and maintain high quality requirement artifacts (user stories, process flow diagrams, use cases, data mapping sheets, etc.) using various tools (i.e. Rally, Visio etc) Coordinate with stakeholders (business owners, end users) and technical teams (development, testing, scrum masters, etc). Strong analytical skills with the ability to understand data integration points, process workflows from an end to end perspective from back end and front end perspective Conduct end-to-end impact analysis, design reviews, test case reviews to ensure that the business vision, goals and requirements are met Coordinate with application users and various stakeholders (including other POs) to understand business problems, requirements, and goals that the business team need to achieve Manage and analyze business requirements with the ability to prioritize during changes and conflicts Attend daily standup, retrospective, team demo and document business release notes Ability to adapt in a fast paced, Agile SAFE scrum environment Manage significant product initiatives. Strong product management skills, strong technical knowledge of products and systemsExperience:At least 3+ years of recent experience as an agile product owner with a Business Analysis/ Business System Analysis background. Technical/Functional skills:Write user stories Interpret business requirements and elaborate them into user stories and key deliverables Drive meetings with IT/business stakeholders Documentation skills Converse in technical jargon (hands on development experience not required) - e.g., should understand what is meant by “webservice”, “json”, “database view”, “stored proc”, “big data”, “data science” etc. SQL skills – Should be able query databases and understand what that query does Data analysis skills

Digital Design Agency locaatd in midtown Manhattan is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect to join their team.This role will play an integral part in concept development and design, be responsible for leading technical design and development, and will closely coordinate with project management and creative disciplines to ensure projects are completed.The role will focus on improving the process, methodology, tools, and technologies used to take a project from design to completed solution, including:Development of technical knowledge and expertise, documentation, tooling and frameworks, and process and methodology Improvement of the way we manage, utilize and work with internal and third-party resources both local and offshore. The position will provide leadership in identifying the front-end technology roadmap and designing and developing. Active participation in project functional and user interface design process Leadership and management of project development efforts API design, development, and integration Translation of technical and functional requirements, and visual designs into clean, well-structured code Code review, testing, troubleshooting, and bug fixing The leadership of cross-project, company-wide technical solution architecture efforts Development and oversight of code quality improvement and validation processes, frameworks, and toolingKey Qualifications: 5+ years of experience Experience as a project technical lead Significant experience leading development teams Experience presenting to internal and client groups Significant experience working as a client-facing project technical resource Comprehensive web front-end application development experience and expertise HTML document structure and semantics JavaScript (ES201X) and key libraries (Lodash, etc.) Sass/SCSS Modern web application development frameworks (React, Redux/MobX, etc.) o Web style and scaffolding frameworks (Bootstrap) Web application performance Analytics integration• The comprehensive back-end and API development experience and expertise in Node and/or .Net stacksDoes this post peak your interest, then do not hesitate to apply!

Our client, a boutique digital and social agency in NYC, is looking for a self-motivated Resource Manager for a freelance position beginning immediately through early December. The right candidate will have agency experience, previous project management or resource management background and understanding of working with cross functional teams.Requirements + Responsibilities:3+ years experience in resource or project management Comfortable working in a fast-paced agency environment and working on internal schedules, assisting with staffing projects and coordinating moving parts. Detail oriented and able to stay on top of various requests. Ensure that staffing plans are aligned and appropriately covered. Stay on top of new business pipeline to update the resource plan appropriately. Check potential availabilities with freelancers, as needed. Ensure on-time completion of various project deliverables according to project schedules and scopes. Excellent communication and organizational skills. Can handle time sensitive projects.Interested? Please apply now!

Our client, a leading global advertising agency, is seeking an Account Executive to join their team. This role begins on-site in NYC as soon as possible.What you'll be doing:Act as a client facing representative of the agency for your clients, help lead client meetings, contribute to the discussion and support the success of the business. Responsible for the “paper trail” – write detailed meeting notes and client call reports. Provide support in developing client presentations. Ensure client billing, extranet, and other administration duties run smoothly. Work closely with internal resources to understand the client’s business, brand, and marketing in order to contribute ideas. Proactively research and explore client brand and customer needs and attitudes. Lead project documents for client and internal teams including creative briefs, media briefs, relevant sections of SOWs, scope documents and change orders. Provide input into strategy documents, creative, and assist teams in tactical direction. Provide input to the planning process. Analyze marketing results and assist in presenting them to the client. Monitor budgets and schedule (along with PM), and review with client on a regular basis. Manage more junior Account Management staff on the team, provide leadership and ensure staff development. Other tasks may apply.About you:2-3 years of Account Management experience leading integrated creative projects including digital advertising. Ability to manage junior staff and motivate the team. Proven track record in building relationships with clients and agency staff. A spirit of cooperation and collaboration. Superior organization and attention to detail. An “Everything is Possible” attitude. Strong writing and presentation skills. Self-motivated and passionate.

Our client is a powerhouse in the marketing agency world, and they are looking to bring on two stellar Art Directors for their NYC team. You will be reporting directly into the Creative Director and work alongside other Ads to create compelling retail experiences for a CPG brand. If you have an amazing portfolio that highlights your design capabilities for all things in-store and merchandising, we want to hear from you! The Details:Freelance opportunity with the potential to convert to fulltime 6+ years of graphic design experience Extensive experience designing for retail/merchandising/event collateral Responsible for taking projects from initial concept, testing and production including visual merchandising and graphic design for a variety of display units including cases and in-store promotions. Work closely with creative directors, interactive directors, production managers, and account executives. Expert in: MAC operating system, Adobe Creative Suite, Sketchup or other rendering programs Highly creative and captivating portfolio (should be graphic/merchandising focused, not digital or social work)​Apply now to learn more about this job now!

Our client, a leading global creative advertising agency, is looking for a Resource Manager to join them on an ongoing freelance opportunity. This role begins immediately in NYC.What you'll be doing:In conjunction with Client Managers, support active resource planning for a multi-disciplined office and assign work to staff according to capacity, experience, skillset, and interest. Report regularly to Senior Management on team’s utilization, forecast of resources and PTO allocations. Run weekly status meetings to discuss weekly deliverables and ensure that staffing plans are aligned with business realities. Stay abreast of the new business pipeline to constantly update the resource plan. Reach out to the Interbrand network for the necessary skills and support for client work. Check potential availabilities with freelancers, as needed; work with Finance and HR to hire/onboard freelancers in a timely fashion. Actively Support Client Managers by being the process gatekeeper around purchase orders, vendors, etc. to ensure on-time and on-budget delivery of work. Ensure on-time completion of various project deliverables according to project schedules and scopes. Develop and manage timelines, draft proposals and budgets; track project deliverables, prepare internal and external status reports and manage/monitor various project budgets. Oversee and develop content for presentations, deliverables, and workshops in conjunction with project teams. Other tasks may apply.About you:3+ years prior to Project Management or Resource experience in an advertising agency. Superior communication skills, both written and verbal. Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and follow-through. Ability to work effectively across multi-disciplined teams. Ability to handle complex and time-sensitive projects. Assertive conflict resolution and problem-solving skills Proven drive, initiative, and creativity. Self-motivated and self-directed. Prior experience in agency environment preferred; digital experience is a plus. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications, Expertise in Microsoft Excel.Apply now for more info!

Our client, a leading global creative advertising agency, is looking for a Recruiter to join their team on an on-going freelance role. The team is staffing up and needs the support to hire great talent! This role begins on-site in NYC as soon as possible.What you'll be doing:Meeting with Hiring Managers to discuss their needs (freelance and full time). Obtaining a Job Description and Budget Approval for each role. Proactively Recruiting on full-time Requisitions. Submitting resumes to hiring managers, pursuing them for follow-up, and holding first-round phone screens as necessary. Working closely with the approved vendors to vet and place freelance talent as necessary. Ensuring that interview scheduling, feedback, and follow-up occur without incident, across the organization. Monitoring and managing job postings for open positions. Maintaining the company's Applicant Tracking System. Managing the orientation/onboarding process for freelance and full-time talent alike. Attending internal HR meetings and speaking to the Recruitment progress on each Requisition. Other tasks may apply.About you:5-7 years of experience recruiting for an advertising agency. A strong understanding of Boolean string creations and sourcing is required. Metrics-driven with a knack for compiling, interpreting, and communicating data. A creative and strategic view of recruiting, with an affinity toward social media as a recruiting tool. Proven results in past roles including sourcing and/or recruiting. The results-oriented mindset with an ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.Apply now to learn more about this wonderful opportunity!