We’re excited to bring you our 54th Opportunities on the Prairie today with positions from Oxide Design, Delinea Design, Bailey Lauerman, Impact Merchandising and Phenomblue in Omaha, Swanson Russell, Talent Plus Network and Kid Command in Lincoln and Torsion Mobile, SmartyPig and Dwolla in Des Moines.
If you or your company has one to add, please contact Danny Schreiber at jobs@siliconprairienews.com with the listing and a short description of your company. We’re looking for all types of opportunities, from week-long projects to full-time positions. We hope to help you make a connection.
If you apply to one below, please make sure to mention that you found it on Silicon Prairie News.
Oxide Design – Front-end Web Developer
Oxide Design is a communications and information design firm. We specialize in corporate identity, brand strategy, packaging, print and website design.
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What we’re looking for
A detail-oriented front-end web developer with a healthy respect for design. Ideal skills include fluency in HTML, CSS, Javascript, and jQuery. You must have an excitement for making pixel-perfect translations of visual/UI design into living, breathing websites and online experiences. Creative thinking a plus requirement. (As for design skills, imagine that at various points you’ll be given a set of three consistent elements and you’ll be asked to design on your own what the fourth element in the set would look like.)
Delinea Design – Part-Time Web Developer (Omaha)
Delinea Design is a multimedia creative studio located in Omaha, Neb. offering design solutions in print, video and web.
Delinea Design a multimedia creative studio, is in search of a part-time Web Developer, with the intent of becoming a full-time position.
We are a diverse bunch and we like individuals that are well rounded technically and creatively, that also collaborate well with others. Our projects often involve graphic design, photography, video production, animation and web development in tandem.
This position will work directly with our Web Designer to code sites, so an understanding of layout/design is not required, but would certainly be a plus. However, if you have a creative talent, let us know – in our line of work, you never know when it could come in handy.
Knowledge required includes: mobile web development, HTML, HTML5, PHP, MySQL, CSS and SEO. If you don’t know all of the coding listed, all we ask is that you are open to learn (we’d ask that anyway). An understanding of content management systems, such as WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, etc. is also required.
We are a close-knit group working together to expand our company and would like someone interested in a long-term working relationship. We take our jobs seriously; we love our clients and we like to have a good time creating cool, innovative, original work.
If this all sounds good to you, then send us your resume and some links to your work: info@delineadesign.com
Bailey Lauerman – Social Media Director (Omaha)
Bailey Lauerman is a marketing/communications company specializing in advertising, public relations, social media, branding, event and media planning.
We are looking for a Social Media Director to work out of our Omaha, NE office location. Will manage our agency’s social media team; is responsible for integrating social media solutions into existing accounts and campaigns. Monitor social media trends and make recommendations to senior leadership on how to develop social media capability including talent, skills, tools and platforms.
Impact Merchandising – Graphic Designer (Omaha)
Impact Merchandising is an custom and licensed apparel design, production and distribution company. Drastic Plastic and the record label Drastic Plastic Records are both part of the Impact family.
Impact Merchandising is looking for a Graphic Designer for apparel, print, and web collateral. The ideal candidate must be a positive, self-motivated team player who is detail-oriented and able to create quality work in a fast-paced environment and communicate well with all departments.
Required Characteristics:
Create quality, original designs for apparel, accessories, and print including web collateral in a fast-paced environment.
Collaborate and take creative direction.
Complies with art department approval process before submitting print, apparel designs and related design materials.
Learn new software, techniques as needed.
Must be capable of creating spec sheets, mock up and sized art for both print and web.
Proven knowledge of current trends in design, apparel and pop culture.
Demonstrate a strong understanding of graphic design and application of graphic design and typography principles
Apply established style guides and branding standards to internal and licensed graphic materials.
Assist with design and layout for all catalogs and print collateral including photo editing, layout and retouching.
Pro-active management of tasks and workflow
Excellent time-management skills and maintain deadlines
Meticulous attention to detail
Cooperative, enthusiastic member of a team with diverse groups, clients and personalities.
Work extended workdays when necessary.
Required Qualifications:
2 Years of related professional design and production experience preferred.
Strong portfolio.
Superior skills in Adobe Creative Suite OSX including Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
Preferred Skills:
Illustration ability.
Knowledge of apparel industry/screen printing process.
Working knowledge of web properties.
Knowledge of the history of and current trends in pop culture.
Submit application material to jobs@impactmerch.com, Attn: Steve.
All applicants must include a resume and PDF samples of work or current portfolio link to be considered for this position.
Phenomblue – Jr. Experience Engineer (Omaha)
Phenomblue is an interactive brand experience agency focused on designing and developing engaging brand experiences.
Phenomblue is looking for a Jr. Experience Engineer for development across Desktop, Web and Mobile platforms with an emphasis on rich interactive applications and games. Are you an entry level (1-2 years) software developer that wants to build innovative solutions using leading interactive web and mobile technologies such as ASP.net, jQuery, HTML5, Flex, Silverlight, Java, iOS and Android?
Talent Plus Network – Windows Network Administrator (Lincoln)
Talent Plus is the premier global human resources consulting firm with over 200 world-class, quality-growth-oriented clients
The Talent Plus Network Administrator will have responsibilities that include the following: install, configure and support our local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN) and our network system. The Network Administrator will maintain network hardware and software. Monitor the network to ensure availability to all system users, perform necessary maintenance to support network availability and plan, coordinate and implement network security measures.
Swanson Russell – Interactive Designer (Lincoln)
Swanson Russell is a full-service marketing communications agency that offers traditional and digital advertising, media, public relations, collateral, database marketing, online and interactive services.
Do you like the internet? We don’t just mean the pretty pictures and animated gifs of people falling down. We mean creating online experiences, solving problems and pushing yourself to unearth big-time ideas. Excellent, because Swanson Russell, a full-service marketing communications and advertising agency, is hiring an Interactive Designer in our Lincoln office.
We prefer it if you work on a computer. Actually, we require it. Because hey, it’s the internet. Specifically, you’ll need to know HTML, CSS, Flash, After Effects and Final Cut Pro. You’ll also want to be proficient in Illustrator and Photoshop. And if you’ve got Digital Video and 3D experience, that’s a big plus, too.
Kid Command – Flash AS3 and Java Developer (Lincoln) – Startup Job!
Kid Command is a virtual world geared for children ranging in age from 6 to 15 produced by Green Bein’ Productions. The games and challenges are designed around a story line that excites kids about working together to make a positive and environmental difference globally.
It is said, that when working with friends, you tend to accomplish more.
Well, we’re looking for a new best friend…who happens to have mad AS3, Flash, Flex and Java skills.
Green Bein’ Productions Inc. designs online video games. Currently, we are juggling three projects: a 3D virtual world for children ages 5 to 13 (www.kidcommand.com), a platform game creator called Synch (www.synch-it.com), and a Facebook app for Synch.
Our team of 15 works from HQ in Lincoln, NE and remotely around the world (sometimes in boxers from our living rooms).
We are former clock punchers who revolted. For you to fit with us, you’ll need to be brilliant (yes, brilliant), self-directed, motivated to learn new things when your skills wear thin, open to honest feedback, efficient with your time, and preferably funny.
Only people who can take ideas from concept to complete will be considered. And please be prepared to prove that.
Torsion Mobile – Developer (Des Moines) – Startup Job!
Torsion Mobile is dedicated to producing compelling and exciting mobile solutions that solve real problems.
As a developer at Torsion Mobile, you will help design, develop and implement our new mobile solution codenamed “Project M” (catchy, right?). We need experienced PHP developers. We would also like candidates to have some experience with an object-oriented PHP MVCframework. Experience with jQuery or backbone.js would be beyond awesome.
SmartyPig – Project Coordinator Intern (Des Moines) – Startup Job!
SmartyPig, the leader in online social banking, helps customers save for specific savings goals while earning high interest, as well as cash back savings on everyday purchases.
Intern will experience project management responsibilities to include testing within Quality Assurance department for both SmartyPig and its new nonprofit platform, PhilanthroPig. Expectations include the ability to monitor and update applicable project artifacts including project plans, presentation, SOWs, requirement schedules, and budgets. Position will regularly interact with management on matters concerning several functional areas, divisions, and customers. Ideal candidate must have extreme attention to detail with strong time management skills, excellent computer and writing skills, including knowledge of social media and knowledge around software development process or tools a plus (Photoshop, Ajax, .NET). Qualifications include: exceptional standards for work quality and customer service, ability to multi-task, and excellent analytical skills – problem structuring/solving and analytical modeling (Excel). Advanced skills in MS Office – Excel, PowerPoint, and Word. Ideal candidate currently enrolled as a student with an accredited college or university. This is a paid internship.
Dwolla – Intern (Des Moines, Omaha) – Startup Job!
Dwolla provides a free web based software platform which allows users to send, receive, and request funds from any other.
Are you a college student looking to be part of a fun, fast paced start-up culture? If so, we want to know you! We are primarily looking for interns in Des Moines and Omaha, but feel free to apply if you are from another city. It doesn’t matter what your major is (I once was a Philosophy major myself) but more importantly, where you can bring value to the team and how you can contribute to helping us continue to BUILD!
Dwolla – Customer Service (Des Moines) – Startup Job!
Dwolla provides a free web based software platform which allows users to send, receive, and request funds from any other.
There is no need to have a ton of experience as the most important attributes of our customer service team are: A) always put the customer 1st B) enjoy talking to the Dwolla community on the phone, via live chat, and through email and C) most importantly, don’t be a jerk (YES: that is one of our team values)
