Digital Technology and Culture

A blog for students and friends of Washington State University Vancouver's Digital Technology and Culture Program

Terrific Commentary about Language, Text, and Technology

 Check this out:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOE





--Dene

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New Jobs Listed

 Marketing Associate

-       This is a great position for that real go getter that is looking for a great opportunity!

-       This position will be paying $32-$38K/yr DOE. 

-       To learn more or apply today go to www.CampusPoint.com or email your resume and cover letter Hirav at hirav@campuspoint.com. 

 

 

 

As a Marketing Associate, you will be part of a sales and marketing team focused on generating, maintaining and renewing business. A Marketing Associate's responsibilities will be varied. An Associate's time will be spent cultivating relationships, assisting with sales and marketing initiatives, providing logistical and administrative support in pursuit of service and renewal goals, conducting qualitative analyses creating marketing materials including copy, and collaborating with team leaders to manage proposal/program timelines and deliverables.



Key Responsibilities:

· Identify, develop and evaluate corporate marketing strategy based on knowledge of company objectives and the sustainability industry.

· Assist in planning and administering the financial aspects of marketing projects such as budgets, expenditures, research and development efforts.

· Recommend new processes where needed to improve quality or on-time delivery.

· Maintain current knowledge of industry practices.

· Track and report on business development activities including:

· Assisting senior management in strategic planning for client presentations, offer coaching for prospective client meetings, presentations, etc.

· Create company research profiles and core membership information

· Generate presentations, proposals, and sales documents under the guidance of management

· Staff trade shows and conferences

· Manage inventory of marketing materials

· Perform occasional duties outside of the above scope of work to support corporate needs

· Program/project duties, business development and operational duties



Required Skills:

· Program Management Experience

· Adobe Creative Suite

· Microsoft Office Suite

· Copywriting Experience

· Basic knowledge of HTML



The Ideal Candidate will:

· Be a Highly Motivated, Self Starter

· Have Exceptional Communication skills

· Be Detail Oriented

· Have an Outgoing, Energetic personality

 

Compensation: $32-$38K/yr

 

Learn more and apply via www.CampusPoint.com or email your resume and cover letter to Hirav at hirav@campuspoint.com.

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Content Developer – 4 Openings

-       Perfect opportunity for a recent college graduate looking to jump on board with a great company and gain some much needed experience.   

-       This position will be paying $14.75/hr to start - $17/hr after training period.

-       To learn more or apply today go to www.CampusPoint.com or email Hirav at hirav@campuspoint.com. 

 

 

Great for Economics, Statistics, and Mathematics Grads!



Are you searching for a unique career that fits your unique abilities? Do you like to figure out logic problems or critically analyze written material to determine the best solution? Are you interested in cars? Like computers but aren’t looking for a computer career? This is NOT an entry level programming or IT position.



The primary function of the Content Developer is to obtain, compile, analyze, interpret, research, code and test for presentation all ordering, pricing, and technical information. The Content Developer must apply highly specialized knowledge of automotive vehicles and the variations of each manufacturer, as well as keep track of numerous details and their inter-relationships in order to develop a logical structure of data that makes the software products display accurate information with every possible set of variables.



Job Duties Include:

· The new Content Developer accesses training tools and completes content assignments. Successful completion of the introductory period and exam are required.

· Participate in production and testing updates to Company products.

· Work with various manufacturers’ lines of products, developing a familiarity with how to decipher every detail from the information each manufacturer provides. All manufacturers’ data must first be acquired and analyzed to determine all possible sets of variables of the data. This preliminary work comprises approximately 50 percent of the Content Developer’s job.

· Establish and maintain data sources to acquire vehicle information needed for the products.

· Responsible to help the team achieve established goals, as well as completing individual responsibilities in a timely manner. May be assigned to special projects.

· Receive and respond to customer reports of error via Client Support.



Requirements:

· Strong research, analytical, math, and logic abilities are necessary to be successful.

· Strong computer skills, OR strong knowledge of and experience with the automotive industry.

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

· Very high accuracy and attention to detail is required and must be demonstrated in decision making and entry of information.

· An Associates Degree or equivalent.

·  Be a team player, responsible, able to work well under pressure and to excel in a constantly changing environment.

 

Compensation: $14.75/hr to start. $17/hr after training period.

 

Learn more and apply via www.CampusPoint.com or email your resume to Hirav at hirav@campuspoint.com. 

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VJ Fleet Video Online Now

A short video about the VJ Fleet project is now online at the VJ Fleet website.  Thanks to Cara Cottingham who shot the video, John Barber did the voiceover, and Michael Hatch who put it online at the site (and manages the site).

Check it out: http://www.vjfleet.org

It is on the front page of that site.

The students will be showing a longer version at the Research Showcase in Pullman this week and in Vancouver on April 9.


--Dene

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Government Jobs

 Those of you looking for jobs in visual design, video work, or web development can find positions posted at:  



http://www.usajobs.gov/



I tested the site using all kinds of keywords for jobs relating to digital media and found many.  Please give the site a look!



--Dene

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New Jobs

Front-End Interactive Design Intern with Mutt Industries

-       This is a great entry-level opportunity for anyone that is looking to hit the ground running!

-       To learn more or apply today go email Paige at paige@muttindustries.com. 

Mutt, a collective of writers, designers and filmmakers, is seeking a tenacious front-end interactive designer to lead a variety of creative projects.

The front-end interactive designer will be expected to: 

· Understand the nature of designing intuitive site functionality, interaction, site architecture and user interfaces.

· Develop and visualize key concepts of site structure and user pathways.

· Create site and animation storyboards and plan sequencing and flow.

· Develop and implement interactive elements such as animation video, and audio. 

· Produce innovative masterpieces.

This is a great internship opportunity with one of our clients. This will give you a chance to develop and fine tune your skills set in a real world situation/company! The hours for this position will be VERY flexible! If you are interested please be sure to apply today. If up for the challenge, please email your portfolio in PDF format to paige@muttindustries.com ASAP!!

Technical Writer – Electrical and/or Avionics Background

-       Amazing company with amazing benefits and perks!!  

-       This position will start out paying $16-$25/hr DOE. 

-       To learn more or apply today go to www.CampusPoint.com or email Hirav at hirav@campuspoint.com. 

We provide Technical Publishing and engineering support services to some of the finest aerospace, marine, and motor coach companies in the world. We are looking for top-notch people to join our highly diverse workforce



We have an immediate need for technical a writer with an electrical or avionics background to write and edit aviation-related maintenance manuals, operations manuals, handbooks, catalogs, and other technical publications while meeting production deadlines. Opportunities for occasional travel to Canada or Europe exist.



Qualifications:

· Strong electrical or avionics background

· Technical writing experience

· Analytical aptitude

· Read and interpret diagrams and schematics

· Balance technical accuracy while meeting strict deadlines

· Attention to detail

· Strong computer skills, including MS Office and MS Windows Explorer

· Familiarity with page layout software, such as Adobe FrameMaker



This opportunity is located in beautiful Sandy, Oregon, just southeast of Portland at the base of Mt. Hood. With 20+ years experience in aviation technical publications, helping customers define their requirements and then exceed their expectations through proactive and constructive engagement with each customer and the regulatory agencies of appropriate jurisdiction.

Compensation: $16-$25/hr DOE

Learn more and apply via www.CampusPoint.com or email your resume to Hirav at hirav@campuspoint.com.

IT Electronics Technician

-       Amazing opportunity for someone that has a little bit of experience and wants to start with a great company!!            

-       This position will start out $50-$75K/yr. 

-       To learn more or apply today go to www.CampusPoint.com or email Hirav at hirav@campuspoint.com. 

 Looking for an IT Electronics Technician. Ideal candidates will have some experience, but we are flexible on experience levels. The ideal candidate will have experience working with systems containing over 1,000 nodes.



Essential Skills:

· Advanced Prowatch experience in an large enterprise environment

· Working experience with LANs and WANs

· Working knowledge of Ethernet routers, switches (layer 2 and 3) and bridges

· Advanced working knowledge of TCP/IP

· Working knowledge of DNS, DDNS, DHCP,WINS

· Working knowledge of NAT, PAT as well as experience Port Forwarding

· Advanced level knowledge of Microsoft Windows Operating systems in a domain environment (XP, 2000, 2003)

· Working knowledge of Microsoft Active Directory

· Advanced level knowledge of Microsoft SQL server in a replicated database environment

· Working knowledge of Transact SQL

· Working knowledge of maintenance in a Microsoft SQL Server environment

 This is an amazing position within the security industry and one that will not be open long. With technological advances, the "bad guys" have gotten smarter and more sophisticated. Come help stop them!!

Compensation: $50-$75K/yr

 Learn more and apply via www.CampusPoint.com or email your resume to Hirav at hirav@campuspoint.com.

 

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Job Interviewing Skills

 This article from Careerbuilder.com (http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/worklife/03/04/cb.answering.tough.interview.questions/index.html) may be helpful for those of you on the job market or about to be:



How to answer 10 tough interview questions

There's no worse feeling than when you're in an interview and the interviewer asks you a question to which you don't know the answer. The best way to handle this dreaded debacle is to go into the interview prepared. Familiarize yourself with a few common difficult questions and arm yourself with answers prepared ahead of time. Check out these tough interview questions and some suggested responses in order to avoid an interview disaster:

Tough question No. 1: "Tell me about yourself."

This is usually the opening question in an interview and it's the perfect moment for you to toot your own horn -- not to tell your life history. Your answers should be a quick rundown of your qualifications and experience. Talk about your education, work history, recent career experience and future goals.

Suggested answer: "I graduated from University X and since then, I have been working in public relations with an agency where I have generated millions of PR hits for my clients. While I've enjoyed working on the agency side, I'm looking to expand my horizons and start doing PR for corporate companies such as this one."

This is your chance to talk about your experience and your career goals, not to badmouth a former boss or give a laundry list of reasons for your exit. Instead, focus on what you learned in your previous position and how you are ready to use those skills in a new position.

Suggested answer: "The company just wasn't a good fit for my creativity, but I learned that organizations have distinct personalities just like people do. Now I know where I'll be a better fit."

Tough question No. 3: "Where do you see yourself in five years?"

Let the employer know that you're stable and you want to be with this company for the long haul. Keep your aspirations to take over the firm with which you are interviewing, own your own company, retire at 40 or be married with five children to yourself.

Suggested answer: "I want to secure a civil engineering position with a national firm that concentrates on retail development. Ideally, I would like to work for a young company, such as this one, so I can get in on the ground floor and take advantage of all the opportunities a growing firm has to offer."

Tough question No. 4: "What are your weaknesses?"

The key to answering this age-old question is not to respond literally. Your future employer most likely won't care if your weak spot is that you can't cook, nor do they want to hear the generic responses, like you're "too detail oriented" or "work too hard."

Respond to this query by identifying areas in your work where you can improve and figure out how they can be assets to a future employer. If you didn't have the opportunity to develop certain skills at your previous job, explain how eager you are to gain that skill in a new position.

Suggested answer: "In my last position, I wasn't able to develop my public-speaking skills. I'd really like to be able to work in a place that will help me get better at giving presentations and talking in front of others."

Tough question No. 5: "Why were you laid off?"

This question will become more common as the economy continues to slow down. It's a tough question, however, especially because many workers aren't told exactly why they were laid off. The best way to tackle this question is to answer as honestly as possible.

Suggested answer: "As I'm sure you're aware, the economy is tough right now and my company felt the effects of it. I was part of a large staff reduction and that's really all I know. I am confident, however, that it had nothing to do with my job performance, as exemplified by my accomplishments. For example..."

Tough question No. 6: "Tell me about the worst boss you ever had."

Never, ever talk badly about your past bosses. A potential boss will anticipate that you'll talk about him or her in the same manner somewhere down the line.

Suggested answer: "While none of my past bosses were awful, there are some who taught me more than others did. I've definitely learned what types of management styles I work with the best."

Tough question No. 7: "How would others describe you?"

You should always be asking for feedback from your colleagues and supervisors in order to gauge your performance; this way, you can honestly answer the question based on their comments. Keep track of the feedback to be able to give to an employer, if asked. Doing so will also help you identify strengths and weaknesses.

Suggested answer: "My former colleagues have said that I'm easy to do business with and that I always hit the ground running with new projects. I have more specific feedback with me, if you'd like to take a look at it."

Tough question No. 8: "What can you offer me that another person can't?"

This is when you talk about your record of getting things done. Go into specifics from your résumé and portfolio; show an employer your value and how you'd be an asset.

Suggested answer: "I'm the best person for the job. I know there are other candidates who could fill this position, but my passion for excellence sets me apart from the pack. I am committed to always producing the best results. For example..."

Tough question No. 9: "If you could choose any company to work for, where would you go?"

Never say that you would choose any company other than the one where you are interviewing. Talk about the job and the company for which you are being interviewed.

Suggested answer: "I wouldn't have applied for this position if I didn't sincerely want to work with your organization." Continue with specific examples of why you respect the company with which you are interviewing and why you'll be a good fit.

Tough question No. 10: "Would you be willing to take a salary cut?"

Salary is a delicate topic. In today's tough economy though, how much a company can afford to pay you might be the deal breaker in whether or not you are offered a position.

Suggested answer: "I'm making $X now. I understand that the salary range for this position is $XX - $XX. Like most people, I would like to improve on my salary, but I'm more interested in the job itself than the money. I would be open to negotiating a lower starting salary but would hope that we can revisit the subject in a few months after I've proved myself to you." 

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Good Fun

 Check this out:  http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2009/3/9/



--Dene

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