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Boutique agency specializing in the eCommerce space is looking to add a Digital Project Manager to their team, on a Temp to Hire basis. Experience working on e-commerce projects is a must, and Shopify experience is strongly preferred. Requirements & Responsibilities: 2+ years Digital Project Management experience, specifically working on e-commerce websites -- not looking for marketing/campaign focused candidates. Will consider candidates with 1+ years experience if they have a background working with Shopify. Familiarity working with development and design teams, and understanding of more development-focused projects. Ability to develop project plans, timelines and ensure projects are on time and budget. Can work within smaller team environments, wear many hats when needed. Strong communication abilities. Interest in eventually moving into a fulltime position. Can start immediately, but by October 1st at the latest. Apply now!

Onward Search has a new opportunity with a client that is looking for a freelance Web Editor. This client is looking for an individual who is a passionate web editor to research, plan, write, and edit web content. This individual should also be a skilled writer and researcher, with an eye for detail and an understanding of the special requirements of web writing. This freelance web editor position has an immediate onsite start at our client’s office in New York. If your goal is to produce creative web content to appeal to a diverse audience, apple today! Responsibilities: Producing, proofreading, editing, and publishing new content in a creative way Liaising with team members to decide on new posts Overseeing layout (images, graphics, videos, and artwork) Collaborate with professionals (e.g., web designers, marketing executives, and photographers) to improve presentation Use SEO and social media Ensure content is up to date and check content for accuracy Comply with copyright and privacy regulations Monitor website’s traffic to measure popularity and keep track of developments in web technology Qualifications: At least 6 years of experience as web editor Hands on experience with MS Office, InDesign, Photoshop, and any other publishing tools Proficiency in SEO and familiarity with content management systems Excellent writing skills in English Great attention to detail and creative mind Must be at least 18 years old. Onward Search is a drug-free workplace. Onward Search is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment with regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status or any other classification protected by federal, state and local laws and ordinances, nationally and internationally. EOE/M/F/D/V/SO

Our client is looking for an experienced UX designer to join their growing team. While translating design concepts into effective, useful information architectures, you’ll create solutions that address user, brand and business requirements. This will involve working closely with design team to establish project scope, building wireframes and incorporate existing UX models, and utilizing prototypes to test designs. Skills: An understanding of UX design across mobile and desktop platforms Experience with UX design, especially building and editing wireframes Presentation skills and exceptional communication skills Comfort with prototype software Requirements: 5+ years of experience in UX design at an agency or web design shop Up-to-date resume and portfolio Experience designing across multiple platforms Does this sound like you? Apply today! 

Our client, a well known digital agency, is seeking a freelance visual designer with strong production skills to join their team. You will be working predominantly on digital projects. This will include site work, banners, social and much more. The templates have been created, and you will be working from existing design assets. It will be your job to execute the design, resize, and tweak layout based on the existing templates/guidelines. The right person for this role has great attention to detail, strong task-management skills is a Photoshop and Illustrator wiz, and is motivated by working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. Requirements: 2-5 years of experience in visual design and digital production Mastery of Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign from the current Adobe Creative Suite Experience working in a fast-paced deadline-driven environment. Excellent communication skills and the ability to strike a balance between showing initiative and seeking appropriate guidance and input from others. Strong knowledge of industry best practices Well-organized design files and design build files. Apply now to learn more!

Global Music Entertainment firm in NYC is seeking a mid Level Data Scientist for a 6 month contract to possible hire role. We are looking for a Data Scientist contractor with a solid background in pipeline building, data wrangling and the following skills and competencies outlined below! Must have experience: Mid-level data scientist ready to go and can get cracking with data pipelining 3+ years of experience. Broad experience in writing, testing and ensuring the quality of a variety of types of data pipelines that would power these analyses. Strengths should include data accuracy validation, thoughtful schema design and annotations, and data definitions. Fluent in SQL and Python/R. Experience with Scala is a plus. Does this suond like you? Apply today! 

Sharepoint Designer needed for an ongoing project in NYC with a Global company. We have a need to develop and refine a SharePoint site to be used as a sharing platform by the Organization Effectiveness team and will be leveraged predominantly by our OE Community of Practice. Currently, the OE COE has several SharePoint sites (i.e., a Change Studio, an Org Design site). The goal is to convert these two sites into one holistic OE site that provides significant value to the user and is the “go to” site for the team and its OE Community of Practice. The site should be user friendly and easy to navigate while maintaining an elevated look. Work and contribute with key team members to develop requirements. Design and create SharePoint list/library/site, applying web parts, wireframes, creation of UI elements, and creation of layout templates based on the needs of the OE COE. Maintain User Experience (UX) standards across multiple SharePoint site collections for both layout and interactivity Create/edit list and library-driven SharePoint web-part pages, as well as pages containing static HTML content Strive to use Out of the Box SharePoint features/functionality/configuration over writing code Configure sites to use an array of custom SharePoint Permissions Design and create interfaces using out of the box SharePoint Online Strive to keep page load and responsiveness in mind at all times Create and edit SharePoint Display Templates for search-driven content Create security settings with appropriate access permissions Skills Required Able to guide and set up a user-friendly experience Experience building team collaboration sites that are easy to navigate and visually appealing Contributes with creative ideas, concepts and approaches that will shape user experience Experience creating out of the box SharePoint Online sites, migrating content, metadata in SharePoint, and creating and managing SharePoint permissions. Familiar with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and jQuery. Knowledge and experience in SharePoint administration at the site and site collection levels Knowledge of Access App development Knowledge of SharePoint form and list creation Knowledgeable of SharePoint best practices

Global packaging agency is looking for a Senior level Packaging Designer/Art Director to join the team on a permanent or freelance to hire basis. You would be working across brands in the spirits/CPG industries and have a background working with a well-known branding or packaging agency. Looking for collaborative candidates who are hands-on and creative storytellers, and can see a project from Concept through hand-off to the production team. Requirements: 5+ years of packaging design experience working on CPG brand, more specifically preference for spirits/liquor brand packaging Previous experience working for packaging/branding agency Strong sense of typography and color as it relates to packaging Conceptual and communicate ideas in a clear fashion Can be client-facing when necessary Extremely sharp presentation skills Portfolio with strong packaging samples Highly collaborative Comfortable working on a Mac Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop expert Does this sound like you, apply now to learn more today!

Global client in NYC is seeking a Data Scientist for a contract role with the possibility to go perm. We are looking for a Data Scientist contractor with a solid background in A/B-testing, data exploration and metrics setting to join our Personalization team. Experience: 3+ years professional experience as a data scientist in related tech/consumer field Experience working with setting up, validating and measuring A/B tests and hypothesis testing with product/engineering organizations Experience working with imperfect/unstructured data, and have the patience and skillset to "wrangle"/organize that data into effective pipelines for analysis Strong written and presentation communication skills SQL and Python/R skills are a must; Scala is a nice-to-have

Onward Search has an exciting creative Project Management opportunity with a premier financial client in their New York City location. As a Project Manager you will be managing budgets and timelines for our client's internal design team and are responsible for successful creative delivery and project management of projects by managing project planning, participating in the creation of project estimates, developing timelines and budgets, and managing the successful execution of day-to-day activities on a diverse variety of projects across multiple geographies. If the rest of the job description below sounds like an opportunity you're interested in, apply today!   Project Management: Evaluate project briefs for the Creative team, and answer any internal and external questions Efficiently and effectively manage day-to-day problems, and communicate effectively in difficult and time-sensitive situations. Understand when (and why) to escalate issues. Facilitate meetings, and ensure the team receives clear direction for next steps Deliver multiple, often concurrent projects: error-free, on time or early, on or under budget, all while meeting or exceeding creative objectives and expectations Possess knowledge of quality assurance methodologies and ownership/management of QA processes Relationship Management Proven ability to motivate and create positive team environments­—both internal and external Day-to-day marketing point-of-contact for all project-related tasks, proactively setting and manage client expectations on an ongoing basis throughout a project Build strong working relationships with internal and marketing team members, establishing a role as a trusted resource and advisor Specific Job Requirements A minimum of 3-6 years of experience in a creative agency or in-house creative environment managing multiple creative projects simultaneously, with a proven ability to use analytical, innovative and quick-on-your-feet thinking to deliver major projects on time and on budget File and asset management in a shared server environment with a strong understanding of required asset type by final deliverable Production knowledge (Print/Digital) experience from a Creative Agency; working closely with Design/Creative teams, and an understanding of the different specifications and processes for print and digital design production is highly preferred ​Apply today to learn more!

Our client, a leading services provider, is rapidly growing their digital Product team and is looking to hire a DevOps Engineer to be a key member in evolving their technology. The ideal candidate is motivated to help continue automating and scaling our infrastructure with a strong desire to implement change, growth, and maturity. This person will have opportunities to experiment with and implement new technologies across their entire architecture. Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, willing to try new things, and constantly push the envelope. This role begins on-site in NYC as soon as possible. Roles & Responsibilities: Responsible for the deployment of product updates, the identification of production issues and the implementation of custom integrations. Deploy updates and fixes to programs as needed. Build a series of tools to reduce errors and improve the user experience. Build software that integrates with the company's back end systems. Establish initial build pipelines and monitor programs to get ahead of spikes and issues. Investigate and resolve tech issues. Design procedures for troubleshooting and maintenance. Systems performance tuning with a focus on high availability and scalability. Infrastructure architectural scoping, design and implementation. Automation (Orchestrate systems provisioning, processes, and test all of it). MYSQL database administration (query optimization, replication, MHA). Day-to-day administration. Improve continuous integration and delivery. Willingness and ability to learn are required as we adopt new technologies as needed. Qualifications: 3-5 years of working experience in a DevOps Engineer or similar software engineering position. Experience with AWS infrastructure. You are familiar with how to set up run deploy an application from cradle to grave. Experience deploying scalable web infrastructure (Apache/NGINX/PHP/PHP-FPM/Redis/Memcache/MYSQL) Experience deploying microservices-based architecture Scripting ability (Bash, Ruby, Python, PHP) Strong experience with automation tools (Jenkins/Terraform/Packer/Ansible/Chef) Analytical/problem troubleshooting to resolve infrastructure issues. Understanding of monitoring tools (Pagerduty, Newrelic, Sumologic, Datadog) Solid understanding of Google Cloud (GCP) Apply now!