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Entry Level Flash Developer
Love Flash? Love working with nice people? Want a flexible working environment with a broad variety of Flash based projects? We’re looking for you! We are seeking an entry level Flash Developer with good design skills, excellent people skills and intermediate ActionScript knowledge. The projects you would be working on are primarily web-based training, Flash marketing animations and some on-line games. We are looking for someone who loves working in groups, but can work independently. The ideal candidate should enjoy both the programming as well as the design side of Flash. Experience with Adobe/Macromedia Director and other video / multimedia applications is a plus. We are a strongly team oriented workplace where the ability to enjoy your work while playing well with others is extremely important.
Job Description
- Work with other Flash team members on action script components
- Work with in-house and client designers to translate script content and Photoshop templates into interactive visual layouts
- Work within existing project management and QA structures to ensure clean workflow (and to be kind to your fellow designers, testers and project managers)
- Ability (and desire) to continue acquiring new design and programming skills
Qualifications
- Associates degree or better in design or programming, preferably Multimedia and Web Design
- Software:
- Flash AS3 (AS2 a plus)
- HTML, CSS
- Experience with Adobe/Macromedia Director a plus
- .Net and ASP a plus
- Familiar with image compression and optimization techniques
- Capable of working towards aggressive deadlines
- Flexible in multiple task assignments while maintaining a high level of accuracy
- Self motivated
- Strong communication abilities
- Online portfolio required for consideration
All applicants must be able to work full time at our offices in Evanston, however we support a flexible work schedule including early or late start/end times or 4-day weeks.
Please send portfolio URL's ONLY.
- Compensation: $16-$20 per hour. Health, Dental and Retirement Benefits
- Interested parties should submit all resumes and references to jobs@brella.com
- Principals only. No recruiters please.
- Please, no phone calls about this job!
Freelance Medical Proofreader
Job Summary
Brella Productions, a new-media production company, is seeking a freelance Medical Proofreader to start immediately.
There is currently a temporary opening for an experienced Freelance Medical Proofreader to join our team on-site at a client’s suburban North Chicago, IL location (near Gurnee, IL). The medical proofreader’s role will be to proof high quality educational & marketing materials that communicate information about the client’s research and products to both medical and consumer audiences. The proofer must be skilled in medical writing, proofreading, research, referencing/annotating, and have American Medical Association Styleguide expertise.
Job Description
- Execute medical proofreading and writing activities for projects in accordance with applicable U.S. and international regulatory regulations and requirements under the supervision of the Agency Manager.
- Assume primary responsibility for proofreading of regulatory response documents and documents supporting major regulatory submissions, under the direction of the manager.
- Proofread documents for submission to FDA or other regulatory agencies, in accordance with team input, with oversight from the manager.
- Provide review and substantive editing of contributions from external contract writers.
Skills
- Extremely detail oriented
- Exceptional organizational skills
- Exceptional writing skills
- Exceptional proofreading skills
- Must be highly proficient in Microsoft office products
- Able to set and maintain both short and long term deadlines
- Able to take notes, self manage and follow through on complex projects
- Able to troubleshoot difficult or sensitive problems and find positive solutions
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in science, health profession, or journalism.
- Minimum of 2-3 years experience writing for pharmaceutical, biotechnology or equivalent experience (e.g. academia or scientific publications).
- Advanced degree in science, health profession, or journalism is preferred.
- Basic understanding of scientific methodology, with ability to understand clinical development, including the phases, processes, and techniques used within a clinical development environment from protocol design through regulatory submission.
- Able to understand FDA/international regulations, ICH guidelines, and applicable U.S./international regulatory processes related to document preparation and production (including CTDs).
- Able to understand guidelines and requirements related to the preparation and production of regulatory documents and submissions.
- Demonstrate problem-solving and interpersonal skills that facilitate effective interactions within cross-functional teams and with external providers.
- Able to identify issues and generate solutions or request appropriate intervention by management.
- Able to drive to or commute via Metra to the client site in North Chicago, IL
Compensation
- Starting Pay: TBD - Depending on skills and experience. Please submit you hourly rate based on single (~ 8 hour) days and also your rate for temporary placement of multiple weeks.
- Interested parties should submit all resumes and references to jobs@brella.com .
- No phone calls please.
- No Recruiters please.
Freelance Print Graphic Designer
Job Summary
Brella Productions, a Chicagoland new-media production company, is seeking a Freelance Print Graphic Designer to start immediately. Are you all about the details? Is multi-tasking a breeze for you? Would you like to work in a busy, creative, problem solving environment with other artists and designers? If you are a friendly, self-motivated person who loves to make awesome graphics for interactive and print, then we are looking for you!
There is currently a temporary opening for an experienced Freelance Print Graphic Designer to join our team on-site at a client’s suburban North Chicago, IL location (near Gurnee, IL). The ideal candidate should enjoy designing for a variety of applications, but have strong print experience.
Job Description
- The hours for this job are Monday – Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM – On Location Near Gurnee, IL
- This is a Freelance assignment that can last for a single day or up to several months
- Work with in-house account managers, project managers and clients to translate script content and design concepts into graphics for a variety of print applications.
- Be able to work on tedious repetitive elements one week and very complex fun elements the next.
- Ability to multitask and deal well with a busy production environment
- Ability to create a variety of designs to suit the style and needs of the client within a specific Brand
- Work within existing project management and QA structures to ensure clean workflow (and to be kind to your fellow designers, testers and project managers).
- Ability (and desire) to continue acquiring new design skills
Skills
- Must be proficient in all Adobe design software, a good knowledge of InDesign required
- Must be both Macintosh and PC knowledgeable
- Extremely detail oriented with great organizational skills
- Very good communication skills
- Must be highly proficient in Microsoft office products
- Strong knowledge of graphic design terms and applications
- Ability to work in a busy design department, working with several programmers and designers
- Able to set and maintain both short and long term deadlines
- Ability to takes notes, self manage and follow through on complex projects
- Willingness to take on new projects and generally seek out ways to help others
- Ability to troubleshoot difficult or sensitive problems and find positive solutions
Qualifications
- Able to drive to or commute via Metra to the client site in North Chicago, IL
- 4 years of related professional experience and a college degree or 5+ years of related professional graphics experience.
Compensation
- Please send both Day Rates and Multi Week rates based on a 40 hour work week
Interested parties should submit all samples, resumes and references to jobs@brella.com
- No phone calls please.
- No Recruiters please.
Video / Multimedia Junior Project Manager with Pharmaceutical Experience
Job Summary
Brella Productions, a new-media production company located in Evanston, is seeking a full time Video/Multimedia Junior Project Manager with medical or pharmaceutical experience to start immediately and work with our team in Evanston. We are a team-oriented workplace where the ability to enjoy the work while playing well with others is extremely important. The right candidate will find the work here interesting, varied, and with plenty of room for technical and creative experimentation.
Our Project Manager must have either Video Production and /or Multimedia/Web experience or a degree in these areas. The ideal candidate will have both.
For this position we also require work experience in the Pharmaceutical or Medical field. Medical writing experience is a plus, but not required.
Job Description
- Research and summarize a wide range of topics for the project team
- Balance multiple demands and deadlines
- Help organize projects, schedule milestones and maintain documentation
- Review and help to break out scripts/ storyboards
- Assist sales team with assessment of potential projects for work needs
- Facilitate communication with clients
Skills
- Prior writing and copy editing experience is a strong plus
- Experience and/or education in Video Production, Flash Design/Programming, or other web or multimedia field required
- Comfortable using computers and technology
- Extremely detail oriented
- Exceptional organizational skills
- Highly skilled in Microsoft office products
- Able to takes notes, self manage and follow through on complex projects
- Able to say no in a warm and friendly way
- Able to handle multiple simultaneous projects and multi-task
- Able to troubleshoot difficult or sensitive problems and find positive solutions
- Interested in learning new skills/methods and devising innovative solutions
Educational & Prior Job Qualifications
- College degree in writing, editing, video/ multimedia/web production or 2+ years related work experience
- 1+ years of work experience in the Pharmaceutical industry
Benefits
Health, dental, retirement plan with matching contribution, training, paid vacation and sick leave, flexible work schedule available (might include non-traditional hours and/or some work from home)
Interested parties should submit a cover letter, resume, salary requirements and references to jobs@brella.com .
No phone calls please. No Freelancers. No Recruiters please.
Multimedia Flash Project Manager
Job Summary
Brella Productions, a new-media production company based in Evanston, IL, is seeking a Video & Flash technical Project Manager to start immediately.
We are a team-oriented workplace where the ability to enjoy the work while playing well with others is extremely important. Brella is a quirky family of designers, programmers, editors, project managers and all around nifty people working to give our clients the best corporate communication projects possible.
We are seeking an experienced technical Project Manager with a background in Multimedia/Web programming or design and ideally some video production, who displays very strong organizational and people skills. The ideal candidate should enjoy the combination of tech and project management and is upbeat and self-motivated. Having a sense of humor is also good. Bowling skills are optional.
Pre Production Phase
- Work with Account Managers, technical/design leads and clients to document project requirements
- Develop and maintain project schedules, and resource requirements
- Document meeting notes on client meetings: all phases
- Determine all assets and required content
- Plan project staffing and resource requirements
Production/Development Phase
- Coordinate production of graphics, audio elements, video elements, and programming with internal and external team members
- Coordinate project testing and QA
- Assign tasks to staff members and ensure timely completion
- Follow-up and attain approvals from clients
- Deter scope creep and schedule violations
- Manage launch of project
- Close job and manage post production documentation and archiving
- Have fun with your team!
Qualifications:
- 2+ years of experience working with Flash or web programming
- WBT / CBT experience preferred
- Previous professional experience or degree in Video Production a plus
- Highly organized and proactive
- Able to say no in a warm and friendly way
- Able to set and maintain both short and long term deadlines
- Able to troubleshoot difficult or sensitive problems and find positive solutions
- Comfortable managing and working directly with our staff and our clients
- Multilingual a plus
All applicants must be able to work full time in the office in the Evanston area.
Compensation
- Starting rates: $22-$24 per hour
- Health, Vision, Dental and Retirement benefits provided.
- Applicants only. No recruiters please.
- Please, no phone calls about this job!
- Send a cover letter, your resume and availability to jobs@brella.com.
- We will contact select applicants for an initial phone meeting and then an in-depth in-person interview.
Account Manager
Job Summary
Brella Productions, a new-media production company, is seeking a skilled Pharmaceutical / Agency Account Manager to start immediately and work full time with our team in the Gurnee / North Chicago area to lead and manage initiatives for a large global pharma brand.
The Account Manager provides direction to a cross-functional team including account services, creative, digital, analytics/operations, and production. Required are 6+ years of agency experience, and proficiency in budget management and resource allocation. Also required are polished presentation skills and the ability to analyze market, client and brand opportunities.
The ideal candidate will have a strong pharmaceutical agency background as well as solid project management, design, organizational and people skills. We are looking for someone who loves working in groups, but can also work independently.
Key Functions & Responsibilities:
- Work with Clients and Creative Directors to document project needs and requirements
- Develop and maintain project schedules and resource requirements
- Document meeting notes on client meetings: all phases
- Determine and Acquire all assets and required content with design team
- Coordinate production of art with internal and external resources
- Plan project staffing and resource requirements
- Follow-up and attain approvals
- Deter scope creep and schedule violations
- Coordinate project testing and QA
- Assign tasks to staff members and ensure timely completion
- Manage Launch of project
- Close job and manage post project documentation and archiving
- Have fun with your team!
- Close job and manage ongoing analytics
Qualifications
- Required are 6+ years of agency experience
- Pharmaceutical or medical project experience preferred
- Must be highly organized, reliable and proactive
- Able to set and maintain both short and long term deadlines
- Able to troubleshoot difficult or sensitive problems and find positive solutions
- Comfortable working directly with staff design team and client marketing team
Compensation
- Applicants only. No recruiters please.
- Please, no phone calls about this job!
- Send a cover letter, your resume and salary requirements to jobs@brella.com
- We will contact select applicants for an initial phone meeting and then an in-depth in-person interview.
Project Manager
Job Summary
Brella Productions a new-media production company based in Evanston, IL, is seeking a Video Producer/Project Manager to start immediately. We are a team-oriented workplace where the ability to enjoy the work while playing well with others is extremely important. Brella is a quirky family of designers, programmers, editors, project managers and all around nifty people working to give our clients the best corporate communication projects possible.
We are seeking an experienced Producer, ideally with a background in Multimedia/Web programming or design, who displays very strong organizational and people skills. The ideal candidate should enjoy the combination of production and tech and is upbeat and self-motivated. Having a sense of humor is also good. Bowling skills are optional.
Key Functions & Responsibilities:
Pre Production Phase
- Work with both onsite and offsite Account Managers, technical /design leads and clients to document project requirements
- Develop and maintain project schedules & resource requirements
- Document meeting notes on client meetings: all phases
- Determine all assets and required content
- Plan project staffing and resource requirements
Production/Development Phase
- Coordinate production of graphics, audio elements, video elements, and work with technical team
- Assign tasks to internal and external team members and vendors to ensure timely completion
- Follow-up and attain approvals from clients
- Deter scope creep and schedule violations
- Manage Launch of project
- Close job and manage post project documentation and archiving
- Have fun with your team!
Qualifications
- 2+ years of professional experience working as a producer or director
- Experience with Flash or web programming a huge plus!
- Event production experience a plus
- Highly organized and proactive
- Must be very computer savvy
All applicants must be able to work full time at the office in the Evanston area.
Compensation
- Applicants only. No recruiters please.
- Please, no phone calls about this job!
- Send a cover letter, your resume and salary requirements to jobs@brella.com
- We will contact select applicants for an initial phone meeting and then an in-depth in-person interview.
- Starting rates: $18-$24 per hour depending on experience.
- Health, Vision, Dental and Retirement benefits provided.
- Applicants only. No recruiters please.
- Please, no phone calls about this job!
- Send a cover letter, your resume and availability to jobs@brella.com. We will contact select applicants for an initial phone meeting and then an in-depth in person interview.
Medical Writer
Job Summary
Brella Productions, a new-media production company, is seeking a fulltime Medical Writer to start immediately.
There is currently an opening for an experienced Medical Writer to join our team on-site at a client’s suburban North Chicago, IL location (near Gurnee, IL). The medical writer’s role will be to write high quality informational and marketing materials that communicate the client’s research and products to both medical and consumer audiences. The applicant must be skilled in medical writing, proofreading, research, referencing/annotating, and have American Medical Association Style guide expertise.
Job Description
- Execute medical writing activities for projects in accordance with applicable U.S. and international regulatory regulations and requirements under the supervision of the Agency Manager.
- Assume primary responsibility for writing of regulatory response documents and documents supporting major regulatory submissions, under the direction of the manager.
- Write documents for submission to FDA or other regulatory agencies, in accordance with team input, with oversight from the manager.
- Provide review and substantive editing of contributions from external contract writers.
Skills
- Extremely detail oriented
- Exceptional organizational skills
- Exceptional writing skills
- Exceptional proofreading skills
- Must be highly proficient in Microsoft office products
- Able to set and maintain both short and long term deadlines
- Able to troubleshoot difficult or sensitive problems and find positive solutions
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in science, health profession, or journalism.
- Minimum of 2-3 years experience writing for pharmaceutical, biotechnology or equivalent experience (e.g. academia or scientific publications).
- Advanced degree in science, health profession, or journalism is preferred.
- Basic understanding of scientific methodology, with ability to understand clinical development, including the phases, processes, and techniques used within a clinical development environment from protocol design through regulatory submission.
- Able to understand FDA/international regulations, ICH guidelines, and applicable U.S./international regulatory processes related to document preparation and production (including CTDs).
- Able to understand guidelines and requirements related to the preparation and production of regulatory documents and submissions.
- Demonstrate problem-solving and interpersonal skills that facilitate effective interactions within cross-functional teams and with external providers.
- Able to identify issues and generate solutions or request appropriate intervention by management.
- Able to drive to or commute via Metra to the client site in North Chicago, IL
Compensation
- Starting Pay: TBD - Depending on skills and experience.
- Interested parties should submit all resumes and references to jobs@brella.com
- No phone calls please.
- No Recruiters please.
Senior Print Graphic Designer
Job Summary
Brella Productions, a Chicagoland new-media production company, is seeking a Senior Print Graphic Designer to start immediately.
Are you all about the details? Is multi-tasking a breeze for you? Would you like to work in a busy, creative, problem solving environment with other artists and designers? If you are a friendly, self-motivated person who loves to make awesome graphics for print and interactive, then we are looking for you!
There is currently an opening for an experienced Senior Print Graphic Designer to join our team on-site at a client's suburban North Chicago, IL location (near Gurnee, IL).
The ideal candidate should enjoy designing for a variety of applications, but have strong print experience.
Job Description
- The hours for this job are Monday – Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Location is with our on-site team at our client's office near Gurnee, IL
- Work with in-house account managers, project managers and clients to create graphics for a variety of print applications.
- Be able to work on detail heavy repetitive elements one week and very complex innovative elements the next.
- Ability to create a variety of designs to suit the style and needs of the client within a specific Brand
- Work within existing project management and QA structures to ensure clean workflow (and to be kind to your fellow designers, testers and project managers).
- Ability (and desire) to continue acquiring new design skills
Skills
- Must be proficient in all Adobe design software, a high level knowledge of InDesign required
- Must be highly proficient in Microsoft office products
- Must be both Macintosh and PC knowledgeable
- Extremely detail oriented with great organizational skills
- Pharmaceutical or medical project experience a plus
- Very good communication skills
- Strong knowledge of graphic design terms and applications
- Ability to work in a busy design department, working with several programmers and designers
- Able to set and maintain both short and long term deadlines
- Ability to takes notes, self manage and follow through on complex projects
- Willingness to take on new projects and generally seek out ways to help others
- Must be highly organized, reliable and proactive
- Able to troubleshoot difficult or sensitive problems and find positive solutions
Qualifications
- Able to drive to or commute via Metra to work on-site in North Chicago, IL
- Experience with all Adobe Products, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator
- 4+ years of related professional experience and a college degree or 5+ years of related professional graphics experience.
Interested parties should submit all samples, resumes and references to jobs@brella.com .
- No phone calls please.
- No Recruiters please.
HTML / JavaScript Programming Intern
Job Summary
Brella Productions, a warm and fun loving multimedia company specializing in corporate communications in Evanston, IL is seeking an HTML / JavaScript Programming Intern for the summer / fall 2011.
We are looking for someone up-beat, self-motivated & ready for new challenges!
Skills needed for the job will include:
- Very strong in: HTML, JavaScript
- Familiarity with: Flash, SQL or some other back end database programming a plus
This Internship is $11 per hour and 20-40 hours per week depending on your availability.
Please send all resumes, work samples and questions to: jobs@brella.com
Interviews to begin immediately
Can't wait to see your work!
iPad / Mobile App Programming Intern
Job Summary
Brella Productions, a warm and fun loving multimedia company specializing in corporate communications in Evanston, IL is seeking an an iPad /Mobile App Programming Intern for the summer / fall 2011.
We are looking for someone up-beat, self-motivated & ready for new challenges!
Skills needed for the job will include:
- Very strong in: an iPad /Mobile App Programming
- Familiarity with: Flash, SQL or some other back end database programming a plus
This Internship is $11 per hour and 20-40 hours per week depending on your availability.
Please send all resumes, work samples and questions to: jobs@brella.com
Interviews to begin immediately
Can't wait to see your work!
After Effects / Video Intern
Job Summary
We are a multimedia company specializing in Corporate Communications, including Educational Publishing clients.
We are looking for someone up-beat, self-motivated & ready for new challenges!
Areas of work will include:
- Knowledge of After Effects and Motion Graphics
- Knowledge of Logging, Digitizing & Basic Editing
- Basic knowledge of Avid Media Composer &/ or Avid Express
- Familiarity with web compressions & tape dubbing
- An eye for detail
- The ability to create an visual narrative in an interactive educational environment
This Internship is paid $11 per hour, or is open for school credit, and we are hoping for at least 20 hours per week.
There may be weeks when there will be 40 hours available, please let us know your work limitations.
Please send all resumes & questions to jobs@brella.com
Interviews to begin immediately
Web Programmer
Job Summary
Brella Productions, a Chicagoland new-media production company, is seeking a Web Programmer to start immediately.
Are you bored working with the same old same old. Do you love programming challenges? Would you like to work in a busy, creative, problem solving environment with other artists and designers? If you are a friendly, self-motivated person who loves to develop websites and mobile apps, then we are looking for you!
There is currently a couple of openings for experienced Web Programmers to join our team web and mobile app teams in Evanston, IL and North Chicago
Job Description
- We are looking for 1-2 programmers to work on-site in our Evanston, IL office and another 1-2 for our North Chicago office.
- Work with in-house account managers, project managers and clients to create Web interfaces and mobile apps for a variety of clients.
- Be able to work on detail heavy repetitive elements one week and very complex innovative elements the next.
- Work within existing project management and QA structures to ensure clean workflow with good commenting and documentation (and to be kind to your fellow designers, testers and project managers).
- Ability (and desire) to continue acquiring new programming skills
Skills
- Must be proficient in HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, JQUERY, PHP, MySQL
- Any knowledge in AJAX, iOS, Drupal, Flash or Joomla a plus
- Must be proficient in Microsoft office products
- Must be both Macintosh and PC knowledgeable
- Extremely detail oriented with great organizational skills
- Very good communication skills
- Prior mobile app experience a plus
- Ability to work in a busy design department, working with several programmers and designers
- Able to set and maintain both short and long term deadlines
- Ability to takes notes, self-manage and follow through on complex projects
- Willingness to take on new projects and generally seek out ways to help others
- Must be highly organized, reliable and proactive
- Able to troubleshoot difficult or sensitive problems and find positive solutions
Qualifications
- Onsite required. Must be able to drive to or commute via EL/Metra to work on-site in Evanston, IL or North Chicago.
- Experience with all required software
- 3+ years of related professional experience
Interested parties should submit all samples, resumes and references to jobs@brella.com . If you are interested in one of the locations exclusively, please indicated that on your resume.
- No phone calls please.
- No Recruiters or freelancers who cannot be onsite please.
Video Editor
Job Summary
Brella Productions, a new-media production company located in Evanston, is seeking a Video Editor to start immediately. We are a fun family of designers, programmers, editors, managers and artists all working to give our clients the best that the corporate communications world has to offer. Founded in 1992, Brella Productions remains at the top because of our commitment to education, communication and delivering the best final product possible. We are a strongly team oriented workplace where the ability to enjoy your work while playing well with others is extremely important.
Love making video? Love working with nice people? If you are a friendly, self-motivated person who loves to make exciting and well-crafted videos, then we are looking for you! We are seeking a full time Video Editor who has AVID editing experience. However, a great candidate would also have some graphic design or visual effects experience as well.
Job Description
- Avid editing experience required
- After Effects or Graphic Design experience a strong plus
- Work with account and project managers and clients to create strong video presentations within budget and on deadline
- Be able to work on really tedious repetitive elements one week and very complex fun videos the next.
- Ability to interact with clients to come up with solutions to their needs
- Work within existing project management and QA structures to ensure clean workflow (and to be kind to your fellow designers, testers and project managers).
- Ability (and desire) to continue acquiring new editing and video production skills
- Chainsaw juggling experience is optional, but would be spectacular
Qualifications
- 3+ years of professional editing experience (experience in corporate a plus)
- Software:
- AVID
- After Effects
- Photoshop / Illustrator
- Optional: Sorenson Squeeze
- Optional: Protools
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Be able to work smoothly with clients in time sensitive situations
- Self-motivated
- Pleasant professional demeanor
Portfolio
- Online link or DVD samples (SAE if you want it returned) must be provided with resume. Please outline your specific role for each sample provided.
Notes
- All applicants must be able to work full time at our offices in Evanston
- Compensation: $16-$22 per hour depending on experience
- Interested parties should submit all resumes and references to jobs@brella.com
- Principals only. No recruiters please.
- Email only. Please, no phone calls about this job!
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