MEG Career Openings and Events March 22, 2010

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Hakim Bangash

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Mar 22, 2010, 11:14:19 AM3/22/10
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Dear Friends,
The job openings and event announcements keep pouring in.  While there is no need to reply to this e-mail with a resume (though please feel welcome to), we are happy to help make direct introductions when we can. Feel free to contact us with any questions.
Hope to see you at the next Happy Hour or dinner.
Regards,
Kim
Media & Entertainment Group
 
 
Career Opportunities 
  1. Vice President, Product Mgt & Programming New York, NY
  2. Director, Digital Services, Activision Blizzard, Santa Monica, CA
  3. NBC Universal - Universal Television Group, Finance Director, iVillage, NY, NY
  4. Director of Public Affairs / Public Relations and Corporate Communications, Ohio
  5. Digital Associate Media Director, Hill Holiday, Boston, MA
  6. Marketing Manager, Americas, Native Instruments, Los Angeles 
 
Events
  • Mar 25 - Ansel Adams: Lost and Found, Chapman University, School of Law, Orange, CA
  • April 14 - Gotham Media Digital Breakfast: A Model for Success - Business Media, NY, NY
  • May 24 - VANJ Spring Entrepreneurs Expo & Elevator Pitch Olympics, Whippany, NJ
  • June 3  - Columbia Hatch Match Internet Week 2010, NY, NY
 
Career Opportunities
Vice President, Product Mgt & Programming New York, NY
This individual will be responsible for developing and managing video product strategy, negotiating content agreements for linear, VOD and broadband product, working closely with finance on cost containment and financial projections, and managing deal implementation. The VP will regularly interact with senior and executive management as well as a variety of programming and product vendors. This role does not have any direct reports but works with many aspects of senior leadership, field operations, legal teams, finance, accounting, division employees, media, marketing, etc. Outside of the company, they will also interact with vendors, programmers, and NCTC.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Video Product Strategy (Prod Mgt experience is critical)
Contract Negotiations
Cost Containment and Management
Deal Implementation
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Bachelor’s Degree Required, MBA or Graduated Preferred
• 7-15+ years negotiation experience in telecommunications, cable, or media industry (MSO experience desired)
• Product development or management experience
• Proven ability to close deals and execute projects
Please email me your resume at elsa...@rsijobs.com for more information.
Elsa Duty
Senior Executive Recruiter, Recruiting Services International
 
 
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Director, Digital Services, Activision Blizzard, Santa Monica, CA
Marketing
Activision Publishing, Inc.
Description:
Great Games Start with Great People!
This is a significant time in our company’s history – and one of the most exciting times to join us!
Activision Blizzard is the umbrella organization over Activision and Blizzard Entertainment, providing corporate shared services, such as Legal, HR, Finance, IT, Accounting, Facilities and Sales. Our combined company is the world’s most profitable pure-play game publisher. We have the most compelling and promising brands in our industry and the greatest talent to deliver on our promise. Activision Blizzard is the driving force shaping the future of entertainment.
Activision is the premier international publisher of interactive entertainment software. We maintain a diverse portfolio of products that span a wide range of categories and can be used on a variety of game hardware platforms and operating systems. We have created, licensed and acquired a group of highly recognizable brands, marketed to a growing variety of consumer demographics.
 
We have an immediate opening for a Director of Digital to join our Team at our Corporate Offices in Santa Monica, CA. A 10 year background in consumer ecommerce or subscriptions is required. A passion for this business is also a key requirement to be successful in our culture
 
The Director will be responsible for managing a customer acquisition and retention team, as well as ultimate responsibility for marketing, customer service, and brand strategy of new online consumer services.
Qualifications
Core Skills Include:
  • Business Leadership - P&L ownership, product strategy, forecasting, pricing strategy, and a proven ability to deliver on revenue growth in a dynamic consumer business
  • Product Leadership - Able to articulate a strong product vision, and work closely with product development and studio teams to create superior consumer-facing online products and services.    Practical knowledge and experience of user interface, ecommerce systems, production, and web-services,    
  • Consumer Acquisition and Retention - Team leadership of breakthrough customer acquisition, retention and optimization plans including best practices, analysis and trends, product positioning, creative and media strategies, PR and promotion.
  • CRM Focus - Understands leading edge CRM to drive long-term revenue and loyalty from our individual consumers.
  • Service Excellence - Strong knowledge and commitment to best practices in customer service and satisfaction.      Direct management of CS, as well as knowledge of working with third parties.
  • Candidates must possess a minimum of 7 years of product or marketing management experience. The position requires strong analytical, strategic and interpersonal skills. An MBA with a strong analytical background is preferred.
 
Other qualifications and/or requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree required; a Masters degree is strongly preferred
  • 8+ years marketing and customer acquisition in online consumer subscriptions or ecommerce  
  • Capable of developing a comprehensive plan and the ability to communicate the plan with key stakeholders.  
  • Management experience is required.  Experience in managing outside vendors/agency is strongly preferred.
 
Posted March 2, 2010
Apply via company website:
 
 
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NBC Universal - Universal Television Group, Finance Director, iVillage, NY, NY
NBC Universal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We develop, produce and market entertainment, news and information to a global market. NBC Universal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world-renowned theme parks
Description:
Own the specific digital divisional P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow including quarterly closings, account reconciliations, miscellaneous billing, forecast estimates, operational planning (SII and Op Plan), and long range planning (SI) for the iVillage UK business, Vertical (Emerging Digital Business) P&L, Commerce P&L, and Business Development P&L. Reporting to the iVillage CFO for these businesses.Finance Partner to the operational leads in each above area.
Responsibilities:
  • Act as a finance Partner to the operational leads in each area to provide financial leadership, strategic insights, and operational strategies into the business line's financial performance, inter-quarter pacing, and proper revenue recognition, and expense issues.
  • iVillage UK: Oversight of all FP&A/Manager Processes for iVillage UK, including 3rd P Billing & Collections with Amsterdam, Statutory Audits, and liaison with corporate and external acctg firm
  • Business Development: Work closely with BD team with financial modeling for new initiatives, evaluation of leads and existing initiatives, deal ROI analysis, contract review of all initiatives.
  • Verticals: Oversight of all FP&A/Manager Processes for the Emerging Digital Businesses, including partnership with the operational lead and operational team, work closely with the development of new accounting methodology and continued evaluation accounting policy, working closely with NBCU corporate controllers group.
  • All areas: Lead special projects - both analytical and process improvements (i.e.: improved management reports, synergies, efficiencies, operational processes, metric management techniques, etc.). Extend findings to provide meaningful recommendations to CFO and Operational Leaders.
Qualifications:
  • Minimum 8 years of experience in Finance and Accounting
  • Bachelors Degree required
Eligibility:
  • Interested candidates must submit a resume/CV through nbcunicareers.com to be considered (note job#: 1131218).
  • Willingness to work overtime, if necessary.
  • Must be willing to work in NY, NY
  • Must be willing to take drug test and submit to a background investigation.
  • Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States.
Desired:
  • MBA and/or CPA desired
  • Fluent in Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, General Ledger (SAP preferred), and System Reporting Packages
  • Leadership skills and exhibits full inclusiveness; manage at least 1 individual
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Controllership focused
  • Strong interpersonal skills, a positive outlook, and the ability to build consensus
  • Strong analytical skills. Able to analyze raw data, draw conclusions, and develop actionable commercial and strategic recommendations.
  • Process oriented. Able to analyze current processes, define and implement improvements
  • Continuous improvement attitude, ability to seek out and implement internal or external best practices
  • Strong time-management skills, ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
  • Public Accounting or Internal Audit Experience strongly preferred
 
 
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Director of Public Affairs / Public Relations and Corporate Communications, Ohio
Location: Ohio
Salary: Six figures + bonus + stock options
Relocation: Yes
Required Experience:
  • 10+ years in a communications role either in corporate, media, or public relations agency in addition to global consumer package goods (CPG) industry experience (Strong preference for candidates with CPG / Food / Cosmetics / etc. industry experience)
  • Minimum 3 years of management / leadership experience with senior management interaction
  • Crisis management experience is essential
  • Fortune 500/200/100 experience
This individual will be involved in the planning, strategy, and execution of external and internal communications that affect image, reputation, and profitability of this successful U.S. corporation and its brands. Communication will include newsletters, electronic publications, intranet content, and investor relations / public affairs.
If you meet the requirements for this position, please forward a resume in MS Word only.
If you know of someone that is a fit for this position, Talented Minds is offering a $2000 referral fee if the candidate is hired and passes a 90 day probationary period. Fee may alternatively be used to benefit a registered non-profit.
Kim Jones
Talented Minds
 
 
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Digital Associate Media Director, Hill Holiday, Boston, MA 
7+ yrs exper, strong leader/mgr, oversee display adv for retail and HC clients.
For details, go to: www.hhcc.com/careers
 
 
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Marketing Manager, Americas, Native Instruments, Los Angeles 
Job Profile:
  • Define and implement actionable marketing strategies to support Native Instruments’ growing sales objectives in the U.S. market
  • Supervision of timelines and marketing budgets for various projects
  • Planning and realization of events, workshops and other localized activities
  • Coordination of artist interviews, video shoots and VIP trainings
  • Forge relationships with key online communities and blogs, plus traditional media contacts and influencers/tastemakers in major markets
  • Supervise the realization of promotional activities in our sales channels, including POS material, giveaways, etc.
  • Ability to work well in an international team in our highly motivated US department
Your Profile:
  • 5 years of marketing management, preferably in the MI or music industry
  • Exceptional organisation and written/verbal communications skills
  • Solid understanding of planning and administration of marketing activities, with an emphasis in online marketing and social media
  • Knowledgeable in modern music production and experience with NI products
  • Ability to coordinate and maintain exact project timelines and budgets
  • Solid use of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.)
  • Inventiveness in the realization of all activities
  • Highly motivated and reliable
  • Outgoing and persuasive manner
  • Independent yet team-oriented working habits
What We Offer:
Native Instruments, a global leader in the music software industry, offers an exciting position within a highly motivated team in Hollywood California. We pride ourselves in a positive working environment and offer benefits such as a 401(K) option, full-coverage health care and paid vacation time. Competitive compensation is based on education and experience with ample development opportunities within a dynamically growing enterprise. In addition to this, the position offers integration in the international music scene as well as the metropolitan city of Los Angeles
Contact:
If you meet these qualifications please send a covering letter and your resume, stating your earliest possible starting date and expected salary, to jobs...@native-instruments.com (Please state the position "Marketing Manager" you are applying for in the subject of the email) or postal address:
NATIVE INSTRUMENTS USA
Attn. Jeff Horton
5631 A Hollywood Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90028
 
 
Events
Mar 25 - Ansel Adams: Lost and Found, Premiering at Chapman University, School of Law, Orange, CA
Chapman University School of Law, Room 142
5:00pm - Presentation and Q&A
6:00pm - Reception and Viewing of Images

A Special Conversation with Entertainment Attorney

Arnold Peter and Rick Norsigian

In the spring of 2000 while perusing items at a garage sale, Rick Norsigian came across a wooden box that held a stack of manila envelopes deteriorating from age. Inside were some interesting looking glass negatives wrapped in newspaper, dated 1942 and 1943. When he showed the delicate plates to friends and relatives, nearly everyone said the same thing: "These old glass negatives look like the work of Ansel Adams."

Ten years later, with the help of prominent entertainment attorney Arnold Peter, Norsigian has assembled a wealth of varied evidence that all points to a single fact: These

are the lost works of legendary photographer Ansel Adams. The results of this three-year investigation will culminate in a national press conference in May 2010.

Join Arnold Peter and Rick Norsigian for a special evening presentation and reception as they walk us through the puzzle pieces that form this memorable and fascinating case. Hear about the detective work and legal expertise it took to bring these lost negatives to prominence, as well as the significance of this historical find. Plus, Chapman students will be very first to lay eyes on the never published negatives themselves. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience these priceless works of art up close and in-person!

Please RSVP to

jkvan...@gmail.com by Tuesday, March 23rd.
 
 
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April 14 - Gotham Media Digital Breakfast: A Model for Success - Business Media, NY, NY
Digital Breakfast: A Model for Success-Business Media
Wednesday April 14, 2010
8:00am - 9:30am
Breakfast 8:00am-8:30am
Panel 8:30am-9:30am
Wells Fargo
375 Park Avenue
New York, NY
This panel will look at how business media might serve as a model for the future. Innovation and experiments with pay walls, information services and products are paying off, and financial media is as vibrant as never before. Is it a result of and interest in the economy? Whatever the reason, it is a bright spot in an unprecedented media downturn.
Panelists Include:
Henry Blodget CEO & Editor-in-Chief, Business Insider
L.Gordon Crovitz Co-Founder, Press+; Fmr. Publisher, Wall Street Journal
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson Media Editor, Financial Times
Brian Hecht Publisher, Premium Services, TheStreet.com
Phil Pearlman Director, StockTwits; Partner, Social Leverage
Jonathan Wald Adjunct Professor Columbia Journalism School, Fmr. SVP CNBC
Price: $40
Advance RSVP Required
Seating is Limited
 
 
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May 24 - VANJ Spring Entrepreneurs Expo & Elevator Pitch Olympics
VANJ’s 2010 Spring Entrepreneurs Expo & Elevator Pitch Olympics
Monday, May 24, 2010
Marriott Hanover, 1401 Rt. 10 East, Whippany, NJ
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Further information email cl...@vanj.com or call 973-267-4200, Ext. 193
Take advantage of this opportunity to network with venture capital firms, angel investors, early stage startup companies, professional service providers, entrepreneurs and corporate licensing and strategic partnering executives.
Learn more about investing, corporate partnering, and technology licensing and acquisition opportunities.
At 10:00 AM the exhibit hall opens and as many as 35 companies that are seeking capital showcase their companies.  At noon the luncheon program begins with our investor panel that focuses on the best ways for early stage companies to attract growth capital from angel or venture capital investors.  The day’s luncheon program ends with the Elevator Pitch Olympics from 1:30 – 3:00 PM.  The exhibits will open up again at 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM for further networking.
An elevator pitch is a short presentation made by an entrepreneur raising money for a venture.  The term describes a pitch that’s short enough that it could be given during an elevator ride when the entrepreneur has the only chance to talk with a potential investor.  Just as in the real Olympics, the investor judges hold up their scores and give points ranging from one to ten in the categories of quality of presentation and business fundability.
 
 
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June 3  - Columbia Hatch Match Internet Week 2010, NY, NY
Hatch Match is an annual event, organized by The Hatchery.  Typically held during Internet Week New York and co-hosted by a university partner, Hatch Match aims to bring together entrepreneurs, investors, and other parties interested in growing and being part of New York’s vibrant internet/web/information economy.  We are pleased to be co-hosting this year’s event with Columbia University, through its technology transfer office, Columbia Technology Ventures; the Center for Advanced Information Management , the Center for Technology, Innovation, and Community Engagement.
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