Do you have what it takes?

Opportunity

Are you a college student or a fresh-faced grad looking for an opportunity to gain valuable agency experience?

Adpearance is looking for one downright awesome and talented Web Design intern to work with our uber brilliant Project Team this summer on a number of fun, challenging, and excitingly varied projects.

As a young agency, we are one of Portland’s fastest growing companies with a portfolio of both local and national clients.  Now in our fourth year, we maintain the energy of a startup and balance working hard with playing hard.  At Adpearance, we support a positive, creative environment where food cart runs and ping-pong games go hand-in-hand with website launches and client presentations.

Qualifications Required

• Local. You will be working out of our office.

• Mastery of design. You must have a thorough understanding of design fundamentals like color theory, typography, hierarchy, and layout.  Your skills should be reflected in the level of attention you give to each design detail.  You should be able to clearly communicate the 'whys' of your design choices if asked; nine out of ten time "because it just looked good" won't cut it.

• Solid technical skills. You are a Photoshop expert and can easily reproduce new assets based on existing designs. You have proficiency and experience in front-end development, specifically HTML5 and CSS3; you should be able to modify and extend existing code.

• Bona fide problem-solver. While you will be under the guidance of another team member, you should be able to troubleshoot and have the skills to work independently.

• Strong communication skills.  We look for strong written and verbal communication skills and expect that you have the ability to explain your thoughts to your both you teammates and to those that work outside the tech/creative team.

Qualifications Preferred

As much as we'd like a unicorn web designer--an all-star designer and front-end developer--we realize that skill levels can vary between these two disciplines.  Be honest about your skill level when you apply and let us know the extent of your expertise in Photoshop, HTML, CSS, and Jquery.

Responsibilities

As an agency with an exciting client base, each day is different and the work we do is always fast-paced and wide-ranging. We're seeking an intern to assist in the creation of design assets and page templates for real clients.  Here's your chance to work independently under the direct supervision of a senior designer in our agency, gaining valuable insight on how a top marketing, design, and strategy agency.

Compensation

• Part-time (15 hours/week on a flexible schedule of 2 or 3 days)
• 2-month contract. Begins immediately. Does not guarantee full-time employment.
• Downtown office location, just off the Jeld-Wen MAX station

Got what it takes? We want to hear from you!

Opportunity

Adpearance is looking for a highly creative individual to join our team as a Marketing Specialist! The perfect candidate will possess a love for words and strong attention to detail, especially in the face of an energetic yet frenzied workplace that is fueled by tight deadlines and lofty client expectations. This position will require great flexibility and willingness to assist a team of fellow marketers and account directors in delivering all company services and products.

The Marketing Specialist will support account teams on fundamental daily activities including: media list building, drafting press releases and blogs, creating materials/reports for meetings, building editorial calendars, pitching to media, and of course, engaging with fans on various social media platforms. Other activities will include keyword research, helping to manage media and information databases, and compiling press coverage. This role requires ease with a wide range of interactive practices, concepts, and platforms, but a good sense of following directions will do.

Below are a few more details for our prized applicants.

Qualifications Required

• Strong academic background (B.A. or B.S. in Communications, Marketing, Journalism or similar degree)
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Ability to think analytically and creatively
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint

Qualifications Preferred

• Experience with Google Analytics or other Web analytics platforms
• Experience with top social media platforms for businesses, including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, Google+, Pinterest, etc.
• Basic understanding of html, Web architecture, coding, etc.
• Cision and PRWeb/Vocus knowledge is helpful, but not required

Compensation

• Salary commensurate with experience
• Benefits include health, 401K-matching, generous PTO and quarterly profit sharing
• Delicious baked goods (on a semi-regular basis)
• Epic ping-pong matches (on an anytime basis)
• Weekly #shoutouts and the mysterious Merchanto challenge (ask, but we may not tell)

Please send cover letter and resume to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) with the subject headline: “I Want to Join the #Nerdherd.”

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Opportunity

Adpearance is growing and we are looking for supremely talented front-end web developers to join our development team. 

As a company, we love to challenge ourselves in the projects we take on. Our goal is to build websites that will serve our client’s future marketing goals and campaigns. 

Front-end development projects will be fun, challenging, and varied. As an agency with an exciting client base, each day is different and the work we do is always fast-paced and wide-ranging. Expect to work independently, as well as with a small team, and come ready to share ideas and push your creativity on day one.

As a young agency, we are one of Portland’s fastest growing companies and expect to continue to be.  Now in our third year, we maintain the energy of a startup and balance working hard with playing hard.  At Adpearance, we support a positive, creative environment where food cart runs and ping-pong games go hand-in-hand with website launches and client presentations.

The primary responsibilities for this role will be web site development for clients, including e-commerce and mobile site development.  You will be expected to be an active contributor to our team in always improving our processes and ensuring unprecedented client satisfaction.

Qualifications Required

• Applicant MUST live in Portland area and work out of our office
• Expert in HTML and CSS including an understanding of HTML5 and CSS3
• High comfort level working in PHP environments
• Very proficient in Javascript and experience with libraries (jQuery is a must)
• Expert level of desktop and mobile browser testing and troubleshooting
• Experience coding/troubleshooting mobile and tablet web sites
• Proficient in Adobe Photoshop
• Experience with Subversioning (SVN) tools
• Extraordinary attention to detail and organization
• Track record of success
• Quick learner who continually challenges themselves to learn new technologies
• Easy to work with.  People like you.  You enjoy working collaboratively.
• Ability to modify and extend existing code.
• Proficiency in web standards (tableless layout, progressive enhancement, clean, lightweight, responsive code, etc.)
• Ability to work with designers as well as other developers and the ability to ask for help when you need it.
• A great attitude.

Qualifications Preferred

• Experience with eCommerce systems a plus
• Knowledge of frameworks, particularly Code Igniter is a plus
• Experience with AJAX a plus
• Familiarity with SQL systems
• A decent to above average ping pong game is a plus but not required

Compensation

This position will be a full time position located in downtown Portland, OR.

• Paid benefits
•  Paid parking
• Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience – we generously reward performance through promotions, benefits, paid time off, profit sharing, and other incentives.
• The opportunity to join a growing, enthusiastic team of designers, analysts, writers, and developers.

Got what it takes? We want to hear from you!

Opportunity

Adpearance is growing and we are looking for insanely talented back-end web developers to join our development team. As a company, we challenge ourselves in the projects we take on and approach our work from the unique perspective of building sites that we have the ability to build strong marketing campaigns around. We are one of Portland's fastest growing companies and expect to continue to be.

Qualifications Required

· Expert in PHP · Strong MySQL skills. · Knowledge of common PHP frameworks · Strong Linux skills. Must be able to navigate the shell and execute basic administrative tasks. · Experience with Subversioning (SVN) tools.

Qualifications Preferred

· Experience with eCommerce systems a plus. · Ruby on Rails experience. · Knowledge of frameworks, particularly Code Igniter and Expression Engine is a plus. · Experience with AJAX and REST a plus. · Java and ASP.NET. · A decent to above ping pong game is a plus but not required.

Responsibilities

The primary responsibilities for this role will be assisting Adpearance web developers with web site, e-commerce development and mobile site development. You will be expected to be an active contributor to our team in always improving our processes and ensuring unprecedented client satisfaction.

Compensation

Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Got what it takes? We want to hear from you!