Southern California, agency side, full time position.

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If you are the Digital Strategist we are looking for then you are:

- Well versed digital advertising professional with strong communication skills – both verbal and written.
- Driven by a passion and curiosity for the digital space.
- Knowledgeable of the newest places technology  – mobile platforms, touch screens, apps, new forms of development like interactive content, etc.
- Able to spearhead and collaborate with internal production and creative teams to develop branded concepts & solutions.
- Obsessed with defining new approaches and solutions related to new media and mobile marketing.

Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree

-  6+ years experience in digital landscape, mobile marketing and/or new media within an advertising capacity

- 5+ years advertising agency experience

-  Strong presentation and leadership skills
-  Proven strategic thinker
- Ability to multi-task and deliver on multiple project assignments
- Detail oriented with great writing and communication skills
- Must be curious self-starter
- Experience in working with technical production partners and vendor

Is this you? Email your resume, PDF portfolio and links to on-line work to: submissions@tkdainc.com
Make your intro brief and to the point. Be sure to include your salary history/requirements as well as how you know TKDAinc.
The subject line of your email should read: First Name, Last Name: Digital Strategy (LA)

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Director of Planning- Brand Planning

Lead planning issues and projects for the accounts brand, as well as lead the planning department day to day.

Hands on supervision of strategic processes, managing research projects and providing key mentorship to at least 6 planners.

Candidate MUST have client facing experience, as well as management experience. Ideal candidate is one who enjoys managing the team, is practical and executional + collaborative.

Requirements:

o   6-8 years experience in planning at a solid strategic agency – in global brands, youth culture, media knowledge, and category experience in computers, music, and phones is a plus.

o   Clear written and verbal presentation skills and style.

o   Comprehensive understanding of the advertising/marketing, design, technology and media.

o   Passionate about all things technology.

o   Culturally connected.

Is this you? Email your resume, PDF portfolio and links to on-line work to: submissions@tkdainc.com

Make your intro brief and to the point. Be sure to include your salary history/requirements as well as how you know TKDAinc.

The subject line of your email should read: First Name, Last Name: LA Dir. Planning

Planner (Mid-Level)

not a traditional role, so open to a variety of candidates.  Looking for a tech lover + visual communicator. curious about the world, executional, good communicators (to the point)

Candidate must have   3 – 4 years of experience and exposure to quantitative research and analysis – ideally in the technology markets and be clued into mobile phone market trends.

Requirements:

o   3 – 4 years of experience and exposure to quantitative research and analysis – ideally in the technology markets

o  exceptional analytical and quantitative skills

o   They will be highly-numeric

o   Clear written and verbal presentation skills and style

o   Passionate about technology, advertising and media

-  BA required

Is this you? Email your resume, PDF portfolio and links to on-line work to: submissions@tkdainc.com

Make your intro brief and to the point. Be sure to include your salary history/requirements as well as how you know TKDAinc.

The subject line of your email should read: First Name, Last Name: LA Planner gig

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Ideal candidate will have/be:

- a minimum of 3 years relevant work experience

- have leadership and management skills

- TV capable

- work that would be targeted toward young males (23-26 year olds)

- beverage/spirit experience

- humorous writing abilities

- good presentation skills

-  prepared and willing to be trusted with important clients

- digital experience and interest

- a high degree of strategic sensibility

Is this you? Email your resume, PDF portfolio and links to on-line work to: submissions@tkdainc.com

Make your intro brief and to the point. Be sure to include your salary history/requirements as well as how you heard about TKDAinc.

The subject line of your email should read: First Name, Last Name: SD Copy gig

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Full Time job in NYC (Showroom)

Are you already selling a line (pref a denim brand. pref women’s) into NYC dept. stores and are looking for a new home? Somewhere that will offer room for growth with a line that is relentlessly in the pursuit of taking over the women’s denim space? Then read on….

TKDA is searching for a savvy, tenacious and passionate Senior Account Manager who possesses a current and active rolodex of department store denim buyers.

The goal of the position is to establish new department store accounts for the line utilizing your own denim buyer contacts and then build and maintain these relationships by selling deep and then taking over the denim space.

To be successful in this role, you will need to be able to understand customers’ needs, identify and develop new accounts by gaining the customers’ trust and confidence through your knowledge and ability to multi task in an organized way.  This role requires more than sales – it’s a true business development role.

Candidate MUST have:

- A current and active rolodex of department store buyers in NYC/US, with a denim focus (pref women’s)

- Effective communication skills

- The ability to negotiate and persuade customers

- The talent to guide and motivate

- The drive to SELL

- Ambition in both your personal and professional life

- The thirst to make the “sell”

- The drive and need to make money

Requirements and Qualifications

- Min 4 years retail and/or sales experience
- affinity with fashion business
- excellent track record in large sales accounts
- self-confidence and strong personality
- enthusiastic, organized, self disciplined and pro active
- fluent in English
- flexible in working hours and prepared to travel
- in possession of a driver’s license

This position provides a comprehensive base salary, bonuses,  full benefits, as well as a generous client related travel and entertainment budget.

Candidates must be living in NYC to be considered. Submit your resume, a few lines about your “selling strategy” with your current customers, as well as your “selling strategy” for new accounts, your salary requirements and contact information ASAP to: hello@TKDAinc.com

Be sure to include your first and last name in the email subject line.

We will make contact if you fit the profile.

If this is you, email us your resume and the top 5 reasons why you are a fit for this job, along with your salary requirements to: submissions@tkdainc.com

Candidate needs to be a proven project manager and strategic thinker who can take multiple assignments and run with them – this is expected to ensure flawless execution from creative development to launch.

-       Manage European business for a rocking global brand.

-       Help with development of intelligence and strategy

-       Manage, and begin to lead, the agency’s day-to-day relationship with key client contacts

-       Must have International experience

-       Must have TV experience

-       Must have experience working with media and planning depts.

-       5-7 years working on global brands. Software or tech brands a plus.

-       Able to manage entire Print, OOH, and Online Productions

-       Experience working with Planning, creating briefs and executing research.

-       Experience working with Media teams in creating media plans that fit brand strategy.

-       Experience managing AAEs and AEs.

-       Able to multi-task, working on several projects at once.

-       Able to work independently with little supervision.

-       Extremely organized and able to keep on a schedule despite obstacles.

-       Great problem solving skills—when faced with an issue, able to evaluate all the possible solutions.

-       College degree required.

This is a FULL TIME JOB and our client will relocate a candidate if they are the right fit.

Complete Benefits Package: Vacation, Medical, Stock, Bonus, Profit Sharing, 401k and more

• Innovative Visual designer (No coding skills required, but very helpful)
• Significant Web design experience is a must. Not looking for print designers
• Strong hands-on Photoshop skills are mandatory (Adobe Creative Suite)
• Thorough understanding of graphic design, page layout and typography
• Prior experience supporting national brands on large-scale, interactive sites

The Senior Web Designer will rely on extensive experience in working with big brand names to communicate their brand vision and drive their overall business objectives online. The qualified candidate will have a deep, highly creative interactive portfolio of work spanning many industries and verticals, and be equally comfortable working in B2B and B2C.

This role is highly collaborative in nature. While design and production are primary responsibilities, strong communication skills are critical in order to deliver effective creative solutions. Working with fellow designers, user experience, developers, project managers, account managers and business leadership will be integral to the position. Through these interactions, the Senior Web Designer will be expected to communicate strategies and demonstrate the thought and direction behind the designs to both internal and external teams.

All designs conceptualized and produced will be extremely professional in finish and quality. An ability to interpret information architecture and understand its influence on the visual design process is a must. Every design and the markup produced to implement it must be based on a strong understanding of XHTML and CSS. Further, candidates demonstrating JavaScript experience will receive additional consideration.

• Responsible for interactive designs from conception to production. You will take briefs, develop and execute concepts, refine direction, and build comps
• Generate innovative concepts in consideration of wire frames and business requirements
• Create Photoshop comps and final art deliverables
• Further the user experience toward a cohesive, unified vision through hands-on design, having a critical eye toward developing a consistent product
• Interface with key internal stakeholders to ensure the user experience reflects customer needs
• Translate business requirements into design concepts and see projects through to completion, while maintaining a high level of accuracy, consistency and efficiency
• Develop and maintain UI, graphic design, and interaction specifications/guidelines
• Adapt creative styles as needed while maintaining creative, technical, and brand standards throughout the site
• Develop expert-level knowledge of competitive and complementary products/experiences and bring new ideas to the team.
• Manage creative projects effectively while maintaining priorities, deadlines and deliverables
• Pitch key accounts and new business, as assigned.
• Introduce new and innovative methods of creative execution
• Ensure quality, performance, and successful delivery of creative projects
• Interpret branding requirements and apply to online and technical implementations.
• Develop an understanding of the operations of each assigned client and collaborate on a regular basis to reflect business requirements in design and execution.

Is this you? Email us your resume and on line portfolio. (candidates without one will NOT be considered)

This is a Freelance to possible FULL TIME job opportunity.

REQUIREMENTS:

- Candidate needs to be living in or near San Diego and be able to freelance in house full time for about 6 weeks.

- Candidate also needs to be interested and available to go full time.

-Must have experience (and have the work to prove it) working with big brands, be highly conceptual, and have a book full of both short and long copy samples.

- Must have INTERACTIVE WORK experience – this is NOT a job for a traditional PRINT Copywriter who has done a little bit of interactive – this is an INTERACTIVE COPYWRITER position.

- Candidate will be responsible for all the writing for all of our clients accounts. (mobile, apparel, hospitality, consumer products, food/beverage, more…)

- Candidates WITHOUT online portfolios WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

You?? Email your links/pdf book ASAP: submissions@tkdainc.com

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Full Time

Greater Los Angeles area

Client will NOT look at candidates out of the area, only local to LA candidates should apply for this.

Client side, consumer products industry

Client needs someone to conceive, manage and direct website re-design, This may or may not include hiring for the dept to get it handled internally, or sourcing an outside shop. (or a bit of both)

Shopping cart experience a must.

BA required, Masters a plus

Send us a brief email covering why you, and attach your resume submissions@tkdainc.com

growing stable private company with funding and still has electric start up feel. really good place. room for growth.

Full Time

Greater Los Angeles area

Client will NOT look at candidates out of the area, only local to LA candidates should apply for this.

Client side, consumer products industry

BA required, Masters a plus

Send us a brief email covering why you, and attach your resume submissions@tkdainc.com

growing stable private company with funding and still has electric start up feel. really good place. room for growth.

This is a full time job at an AWESOME Los Angeles ADVERTISING AGENCY – do not let this one pass by you. Email us your resume ASAP, or pass this along to someone who should.

Location: Los Angeles    Reports to: Account Supervisor

Responsibilities:
-  Maintain notes for meetings.
-  Keep documentation organized for productions.
-  Support TV/Print/OOH/ Interactive productions under very tight timing.
-  Research and compile analyses on competitive sets, categories, markets, audiences, etc.
-  Maintain confidentiality practices.
-  Assists in monitoring budget, research and similar items as assigned.
-  Handle assigned work requests in efficient, timely manner.

Requirements:
-  2 years experience at a solid agency working on a brand that does a lot of advertising
-  Bachelor’s degree in advertising, communications or related field
-  Research experience, a plus
-  International exposure a plus

email your resume to: submissons@tkdainc.com

email subject: first name, last name + AAE