Careers Technical Producer – Digital Product Development

The Partnership for a Drug-Free America is currently seeking a Technical Producer to join its Digital Product Development team.

The ideal candidate will have 2-4 years of prior experience web production, with a strong desire to apply and grow their technical skills in the most successful and effective nonprofit organization with the mission of helping parents raise healthy drug-free kids.

The position reports to the Web Producer/Manager, Digital Product Development.

Responsibilities:
• Preparation, formatting and production of new content for an extensive and growing suite of consumer-targeted web sites, including extensive work with graphics and multimedia.
• Day-to-day maintenance and enhancement of web content.
• Production, implementation and measurement of all eNewsletter campaigns using Kintera marketing system.
• Implementation of search engine optimization across sites.
• Set-up, maintenance and reporting of site analytics.
• Conduct and coordinate quality assurance activities for new features and sites.

Skills and Qualifications:
• Strong front-end web production skills: HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Photoshop, etc.
• Experience with web publishing systems and CMS.
• Experience with Kintera Sphere preferred but not required.
• Experience installing and customizing blog template programming (WordPress preferred but not required),
• Experience with ASP, JSP, PHP, MySQL, XML technologies
• Excellent organizational skills; ability to manage and prioritize multiple project and task requests within tight deadlines.
• Experience with optimizing web images for download efficiency.
• Good grasp and eye for quality web design and information architecture principles.
• Experience working with technical, computer graphic and multimedia design professionals.
• Knowledge and/or experience with post-production of video and audio for web. multimedia features
• Understanding of best practices in web project management.
• Experience with website analytics, preferably Google Analytics
• Knowledge of search technologies, search optimization.
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.

Personal Attributes:
• Desire to stay on top emerging web technologies and methods.
• Good communications skills – ability to articulate and present technical ideas and
• Recommendations.
• Highly self motivated and directed.
• Keen attention to detail.
• Good analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Good grasp of and commitment to organization mission and objectives.

How to Apply:
The Partnership values diversity in the workforce and encourages candidates of diverse backgrounds to apply.  Interested candidates should send resume and cover letter including salary history to jobs@drugfree.org.


Assistant Director, Creative Development Group

The Assistant Director will be responsible for the management of advertising agencies for the Partnership's pro-bono efforts. Specifically, this will include recruiting and briefing agencies, reviewing creative work, and acting as the agency's primary contact through the strategic and creative development process as well as production.

While development of traditional advertising is an important part of the Assistant Director's responsibility, a significant challenge in this role is further expansion of the Partnership's capacity for creating digital advertising and content in new media: web-based, wireless, and gaming. The position reports to the Director of Creative Development.

Major Responsibilities

Specific duties include, but are not limited to:

  • Collaborate on creative strategies based on analysis of quantitative and qualitative research
  • Solicit advertising agencies and other content developers
  • Write & develop briefing materials and conduct agency presentations
  • Manage ad agencies throughout creative development, including providing additional research when requested, shepherding work through the approvals process and communicating changes to the creative, and providing creative suggestions and feedback to the agency
  • Review and approve casting and other production elements and attend pre-pro meetings and shoots

    Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree plus at least 3 years experience in Account Management at an advertising agency, ideally working on production intensive accounts.
  • Strong written and oral communication skills. Ability to conduct presentations.
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills and ability to foster incredibly strong business relationships.
  • Ability to encourage and motivate others.
  • Highly organized/detail oriented.
  • Ability to multi-task.
  • A passion for great creative work.
  • Experience in development of digital/viral creative solutions is a plus.

    How to Apply
    The Partnership values diversity in the workforce and encourages candidates of diverse backgrounds to apply. Interested candidates should send resume and cover letter including salary history to jobs@drugfree.org.

    No phone calls, please.