HAVE: You possess the ability to analyze business rules, develop business models, problem solve, research new technologies, and of course, code. You can communicate, coordinate, and contribute to projects with results-driven solutions.

KNOW: Proficiency in ASP.NET (C# preferred), PHP, CSS/HTML and JavaScript. Preferred databases: MS SQL Server and MySQL.

GET: Receive a competitive package including healthcare, holidays, vacation, 401(k) with employer match, and rated a very cool place to work. Positioning Is Our Position®. What is yours?
Job Requirements & Other Details:

Application Instructions: Email resume, salary requirements and references to dick@innismaggiore.com. No phone calls please.

• • StoneKap Productions – online campaign “How We’re Built” for MTD and audio/visual public service work  “Illuminated” for Abolition International
• • Innis Maggiore – color consumer/trade campaign “Just In Case Safety Tips. GuideStone Property & Casualty Campaign” for GuideStone Financial Resources
• • Communications Exhibits, Inc. – interactive B-to-B trade show exhibit “ThyssenKrupp Elevator Interactive Virtual Navigation (IVN)” for ThyssenKrupp Elevator Company

Winning Best of Show was Innis Maggiore – production and service sales promotion “Darker is Better. Berries for Life Sales Kit” designed for Berries for Life by the award-winning team of Jack Wollitz, Account Executive; Scott Edwards, Copywriter/Creative Director; Lee-Ann DeMeo, Associate Director; Jeff Monter, Principal Creative Services; and Heather West, Production Manager.

This local competition sponsored by CAF is part of a the national award competition sponsored by the American Advertising Federation with winners first advancing to a regional and then the top tier competition this summer in Austin, Texas.  Entries in the CAF District 5 represent AAF affiliates in Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia. The ADDY Awards is the advertising industry’s largest and most representative competition, attracting over 50,000 entries every year in local ADDY competitions. The mission of the ADDY competition is to recognize and reward creative excellence in the art of advertising.

Under the direction of Event Chairperson Heather West of Innis Maggiore and Competition Chairperson David Yakley of Malone University, The Sound of ADDYs! Gala presented 21 gold and 43 silver awards to advertising and marketing agencies, photographers, freelance professionals and students.

“Every day we see this work as corporate ads, invitations, billboards, press releases, annual reports, documentaries and events,” explained Tim Kraft, of WordKraft and president of CAF.  “It is really rewarding for us as advertising and marketing professionals to recognize the industry skills, hours of work and unbelievable talent that goes into the creation of these media products.”

Gold ADDY winners included:  Innis Maggiore (9), StoneKap Productions (4), A LA MODE designs (2); Todd Biss Photography, Grabowski & Co., Malone University, Farthering Graphic Design, desantis creative and Project Digital.

Silver ADDY winners included: Innis Maggiore (17), Grabowski & Co. (6), Communication Exhibits, Inc. (5), Malone University (4), StoneKap Producations (2), Todd Biss Photography (2), Joan Mack Graphic Design Services, PPi Graphics, Triple Play Design, Michael Cameneti, Joe Smithberger Photography, Inc., A LA MODE designs and Cassel Bear.

All work entered in the ADDY competition must have first appeared in the media between January 1 and December 31, 2011. With the exceptions of Public Service Advertising, Advertising for the Arts, and Advertising Industry Self Promotion categories, work entered must have been the result of paid creative services and media placement in the normal course of business (excluding student entries).

Independent outside judges for this year’s CAF event were Joseph Mayernik, Creative Camp Counselor of StormFrog from New York; Kathy Velasco, of Velasco & Associates from Illinois; Kelly Murphy, Creative Director of Source Interlink Automobile Magazine from Michigan; and Lisa Sands, Marketing Team Leader of Whole Foods Market from Ohio.

The event was made possible by generous sponsors such as:  Malone University, Grabowski & Co., TKM Print Solutions, Walsh University, PPi Graphics, Coblentz Chocolates, Joe Smithberger Photography, The Personal Touch, A LA MODE designs, Innis Maggiore, Aflac/Mark Henderson, Cathy Cowgill Flowers, Metromedia Technologies, Clear Channel Outdoor, Massillon Plaque Company, Hilton Garden Inn, and Communication Exhibits, Inc.  Silent Auction donors included: Porthouse Theater, Translations Art Gallery, Gervasi Winery & Italian Bistro and AGS Custom Graphics.  Proceeds from the event benefit the CAF Scholarship fund offered to Stark County high school and college students pursing a degree in advertising, marketing or related careers.  Online applications are available at www.cantonadfed.org.

About Canton Advertising Federation

Canton Advertising Federation brings area advertisers, agencies, media, suppliers and academia together to promote professional development and positive awareness of the advertising industry. As part of the American Advertising Federation, the nation’s oldest and largest advertising trade association, CAF provides opportunities for members to build work-related skills,expand their business network and tap into resources on local, regional and national levels. In addition, members regularly share their time and talents to help local organizations, as well as students pursuing advertising and marketing careers. To learn more about CAF, visit www.cantonadfed.org.

About the Fifth District of the American Advertising Federation

The Fifth District of the American Advertising Federation represents the affiliate advertising clubs and federations of the American Advertising Federation (AAF) in Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia. The AAF is the only national grassroots trade association to encompass all segments of the advertising industry, including advertisers, agencies, corporate marketing departments, broadcast and print media companies, industry suppliers, college chapters and national trade associations engaged in various advertising pursuits. Local ad clubs sponsor a variety of programs, including meetings featuring industry-related speakers, professional development workshops, educational seminars, scholarships, public service initiatives, social events and local award competitions recognizing excellence in advertising. For more information, visit http://5thaaf.wordpress.com/.

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• College Degree
• Proven attention to detail
• Enthusiastic attitude
• Ability to maintain equilibrium in an unstructured environment
• Familiarity with Macintosh, Excel and Word.
• Quickbooks knowledge is a plus.
Application Instructions: e-mail resume to Mark Spaner at marks@spaner.com.

Job Description: Spaner Marketing Communications needs a writer with a proven creative flair for both short and long-form copy. Will work on everything from print ads to eBooks to websites for clients in B2C, B2B and technical markets. We are heavy into content development, so we need someone with clever ideas and a clean, easy-to-read style. You will be an important part of our creative team and we like enthusiastic people with a twinkle in their eye and marketing strategy in their hearts.

Job Requirements & Other Details: • 3+ years of professional experience. • Lots of ideas. • Thick skin. • Proven ability to understand technical subjects as well as consumer products. • Familiarity with direct response, e-mail, and web copy requirements.

Application Instructions: Please e-mail resume to marks@spaner.com.

Job Title: Senior Interactive Developer

Job Description: Mulberry Marketing Group, a leading business-to-business marketing agency seeks a creative and motivated Senior Interactive Developer for a full-time position. This person will take the lead role in developing the strategy for and implementing all digital/interactive marketing initiatives for our clients.

Job responsibilities include:

• • Establish the architecture and design of technology-driven projects and perform technical assessments and consulting for client engagements
• • Guide the production and management of effective web solutions to support our clients’ marketing goals
• • Participate in resource estimation and project scheduling in these application areas
• • Champion and lead the adoption of emerging web technologies and standards
• • Maintain strong relationships and communications with business partners and cross-functional teams
• • Contribute operational insights to establish and refine department processes

Job Requirements & Other Details: The position requires:

• • Strong technical background in web application development, systems architecture and methodologies
• • Excellent communication skills and the ability to work with other technical developers as well as non-technical personnel including sales, marketing and administrative staff and clients
• • Strong experience with project scoping, estimation and resource scheduling
• • Experience managing project schedules and resources
• • Excellent understanding of best practices, development methodologies, processes, version control and release management
• • Experience with application development and project management best practices and risk management
• • Ability to work independently in an informal environment
• • Demonstrated ability to write well-documented code that can be maintained by other members of the team.
• • Experience managing and juggling multiple projects
• • Ability to think on your feet and offer alternative solutions when necessary
• • Proactive, resourceful, solution-oriented approach to challenges
• • Self-motivated, organized and accountable
• • High energy, positive, friendly attitude
• • Willingness to work nights and weekends to meet deadlines, if necessary

Primary technical qualifications include:

• • Web applications design and development experience
• • Working experience with applications development in a service-oriented architecture
• • Translating visual designs into scalable interactive solutions while adhering to project specifications
• • Object-oriented programming experience
• • Expertise in HTML, JavaScript and server side scripting languages
• • Solid working knowledge of relational databases such as SQLServer and Postgresql
• • Ability to rapidly develop and modify “proof-of-concept” prototypes
• • Demonstrable aptitude and interest in user interface design issues
• • Demonstrated ability to rapidly master new technologies
• • Exposure to open source CMS, social API’s and related technologies is a plus.

Other desirable qualifications include:

• • Demonstrated interest in open source software
• • Experience with one or more content management systems
• • Demonstrated interest in social computing
• • Familiarity with graphic design principles and software tools

Application Instructions: Submit your resume for consideration to info@mulberrymarketing.com. No phone calls, please.

February 28, 2011 [Canton, Ohio] – With 23 gold and 31 silver presented, Canton Advertising Federation recognized the area’s best advertising during its 2011 ADDY® Awards gala last Thursday evening, held at the Metropolitan Centre in downtown Canton. Area advertising and marketing agencies, photographers, freelance professionals, students and others submitted 175 total entries.

Canton’s StoneKap Productions earned a Best of Show Award – Interactive and Innis Maggiore a Best of Show Award – Print. Judges said StoneKap’s video, Affero Project ‘I’m in,’ was “well written, beautifully shot and gave a clear and compelling reason for people to get involved.”

Quest Recovery Services’ Rock ‘N Soul Invitation, a print by Innis Maggiore, was praised for its typography, unique binding and spot varnish. “Everything about this piece is right,” a judge said.

Judges’ Awards went to:

• * StoneKap Productions for their webisode, Flite Test – Wildcat Review.
• * Innis Maggiore for the Aultman Hospital newspaper ad campaign, Reality Check.
• * a la mode designs for The Invisible Chef’s Pancake Packaging.

The event, themed A Night in Oz, featured guest emcees from the Canton Players Guild, including Don Jones as the Wizard, Courtney Vignos as Dorothy, Amanda Medley as Glinda and Jen Conklin as Elphaba from Wicked. All four regularly appear on stage at the Players Guild Theatre in Canton, as well as in other area venues.

Erine Bodo, president of Canton Advertising Federation, a local chapter of the American Advertising Federation (AAF), believes this event helps raise the bar on advertising and marketing excellence by showcasing and honoring advertising innovation and imagination.

“Canton Advertising Federation brings together many of the area’s most creative professionals, and we showcase their finest efforts at the ADDYs,” she says. “The opportunity for gold winners to move on to district ADDYs, and perhaps even the AAF’s national competition, is just one of the many professional development opportunities we offer our members and the community.”

Other silver and gold ADDY winners included: The Timken Company, Grabowski & Co., Malone University, Todd Biss Photography, Spaner Marketing Communications, Keith Berr Productions, Clear Channel Outdoor, Mulberry Marketing Group, Stark State College (student entry), In the Round, Project Digital and The Repository.

Judges for this year’s event were Matt Harlow, director of account service at Perry Ballard Incorporated in Saint Joseph, Michigan.; Barry Shawgo, general sales manager for Sales Development Services Inc. in Westerville, Ohio.; and Jeff Papparlardo, senior vice president and creative director at Crowley Webb and Associates in Buffalo, New York.

View Photos from the 2011 ADDY Awards on our Flickr Stream!

The committee in charge of Canton Advertising Federation ADDY Awards – the first of a three‐tiered, national competition conducted annually by the AAF – included event chair Heather West, Innis Maggiore; competition chair, David Yakley, Malone University; promotions chair, Lindsay Rice, Hendrickson; and lead creative, Cheryl Henderson, Innis Maggiore. The event was made possible by generous sponsors Malone University, Grabowski & Co., The Personal Touch, Innis Maggiore, Repros, CBS Outdoor, Communication Exhibits, Inc., Massillon Plaque Co., Milepost Productions, PPI Graphics, Hilton Garden Inn, Smithberger Photography, Cathy Cowgill’s Flowers, Coblentz Chocolates, Dr. Wraps Vehicle Skins, Westfield Belden Village Mall, Xpedx Paper & Graphics, Hawver Display, Lee Spencer Photography, The Players Guild, Gasser Fine Jewelers, Edible Arrangements, Rice Golf, Rebecca Ray/Arbonne and A Cup Full of Cake.

With more than 60,000 entries annually, the ADDY Awards are the world’s largest and arguably toughest advertising competition. The AAF, a not‐for‐profit industry association, conducts the ADDY Awards through its 200 member advertising clubs and 15 districts. It is the only creative awards program administered by the advertising industry for the industry.

About Canton Advertising Federation
Canton Advertising Federation brings area advertisers, agencies, media, suppliers and academia together to promote professional development and positive awareness of the advertising industry. As part of the American Advertising Federation, the nation’s oldest and largest advertising trade association, CAF provides opportunities for members to build work‐related skills, expand their business network and tap into resources on local, regional and national levels. In addition, members regularly share their time and talents to help local organizations, as well as students pursuing advertising and marketing careers. To learn more about CAF, visit www.cantonadfed.org.

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Download Full List of 2011 ADDY Award Winners

ADDY committee member Cheryl Henderson with Canton Players Guild members Courtney Vignos (Dorothy), Don Jones (the Wizard), Amanda Medley (Glinda) and Jen Conklin (Elphaba). Photo by Smithberger Photography.

StoneKap Productions and its team won a Best of Show Award – Interactive for their video, Affero Project ‘I’m in’, and a Judges’ Award for the webisode, Flite Test – Wildcat Review. Photo by Smithberger Photography.

Innis Maggiore and its team won a Best of Show Award – Print for Quest Recovery Services’ Rock ‘N Soul Invitation and a Judges’ Award for the Aultman Hospital newspaper ad campaign, Reality Check. Photo by Smithberger Photography.

Determines best methods for visually and strategically representing Summa Western Reserve Hospital via graphic design, website development, collateral development and advertising/promotions. Manages graphic design projects and ensures all projects represent “the brand” and support company strategies and objectives. Performs advanced graphic design functions; responsible for all phases of graphic design from conceptualization to production and printing. Ensures projects meet deadline and budget requirements.

Requirements:

1. Education and Training
Bachelors degree in art, graphic design or related field required. Equivalent visual design and management experience may substitute for degree requirement.

2. Experience
Minimum of ten years of creative design experience; project management experience required.

3. Other Skills, Competencies and Qualifications
Excellent communication skills and graphic artist skills required. Ability to operate and troubleshoot software programs such as Photoshop. Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, Adobe After Effects and video editing. Knowledge of HTML, DHTML, CSS required.

Strong working knowledge of experience design, brand development, interactive commerce and creative process; must be able to work in both print and web design capacities. Ability to lead projects from concept to completion. Knowledge of best practices in user interface and interactive design including image optimization and site mapping.

ACCEPTING CANDIDATES WITH ON-LINE PORTFOLIOS ONLY.

https://www8.ultirecruit.com/SUM1004/jobboard/NewCandidateExt.aspx?__JobID=362&__jbsrc=580B6304-B30E-496F-A7A7-4BA7FDEB5370

February 26, 2010 [Canton, Ohio] – Canton Advertising Federation unmasked the beauty and creativity of the area’s best advertising during its 2010 ADDY® Awards gala last night, held at the Joseph Saxton Gallery of Photography in downtown Canton.

Together with guest emcees, the Phantom of the ADDYs and the lovely Christine, Canton Advertising Federation recognized 20 gold and 30 silver entries and the creative geniuses behind them. Area advertising and marketing agencies, photographers, freelance professionals, students and others submitted 170 total entries.

VIEW THE LIST OF 2010 ADDY WINNERS!

Lisa Marshall, president of Canton Advertising Federation, a local chapter of the American Advertising Federation (AAF), believes this event epitomizes the ingenuity Stark County is known for. “The Canton Advertising Federation brings together many of the area’s most innovative professionals, and we showcase their finest efforts at the ADDYs,” she says. “The opportunity for gold winners to move on to district ADDYs, and perhaps even the AAF’s national competition, is just one of the many professional development opportunities we offer our members and the community.”

Massillon’s Triple Play Design earned the coveted Best of Show Award for its Cleveland Metroparks Lake to Lake Trail Wayside Panels, an outdoor campaign for Cleveland Metroparks that one judge called “a piece of art, not just a sign.” Another commented that the entry displayed “great use of multiple elements and textures.”

Judges’ Awards went to:

• • Innis Maggiore for their interactive media entry, Shearer’s Snacks Web site.
• • Todd Biss Photography for the advertising element To Hope on behalf of Living Fountain Dance Company.
• • Grabowski & Co. for their Kimono as Art campaign on behalf of the Canton Museum of Art.

Other silver and gold ADDY winners included: a la mode designs, Cassel Bear, Farthing Graphic Design, In The Round Design Group, Malone University, Mulberry Marketing Group, StoneKap Productions, The Repository/GateHouse Ohio Media, The Timken Company and Walsh University.

Judges for this year’s event were Ken Waldron, chief creative officer for Paul Werth Associates in Columbus; Jim Elkin, assistant vice president of field technology at Great American Financial Resources in Cincinnati; and Jacie Schultz, art director at Wyse Advertising in Cleveland.

The Phantom of the ADDYs was played by Andrew Black, who holds a bachelor’s degree in music education from Malone University and is currently pursuing a career in choral music and vocal performance. Christine was played by Amanda Medley, an instructor of voice at the Players Guild and St. Louis and St. Joan of Arc Schools.

The committee in charge of Canton Advertising Federation ADDY Awards – the first of a three-tiered, national competition conducted annually by the AAF – was chaired by Heather West, Innis Maggiore. Other committee members included David Yakley, Malone University, Kevin Rapp, StoneKap Productions, and Cheryl Henderson, Innis Maggiore. The event was made possible by generous sponsors Innis Maggiore, StoneKap Productions, Malone University, The Personal Touch, PPI Graphicsa and Printing Concepts. Table sponsors included AGS Custom Graphics, Cathy Cowgill Flowers, Hawver Display and J.L. Carroll Writing & Editing.

View more photos from Phantom of the ADDYs on Flickr!

With more than 60,000 entries annually, the ADDY Awards are the world’s largest and arguably toughest advertising competition. The AAF, a not-for-profit industry association, conducts the ADDY Awards through its 200 member advertising clubs and 15 districts. It is the only creative awards program administered by the advertising industry for the industry.

About Canton Advertising Federation
Canton Advertising Federation brings area advertisers, agencies, media, suppliers and academia together to promote professional development and positive awareness of the advertising industry. As part of the American Advertising Federation, the nation’s oldest and largest advertising trade association, CAF provides opportunities for members to build work-related skills, expand their business network and tap into resources on local, regional and national levels. In addition, members regularly share their time and talents to help local organizations, as well as students pursuing advertising and marketing careers. To learn more about CAF, visit www.cantonadfed.org.

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Canton, Ohio – November 19, 2009 – The Canton Advertising Federation (CAF) recently unveiled its new, more robust web site, which provides event and membership payment online and delivers more timely information and resources for members and the community.

Highlights of CantonAdFed.org include:

• • A regularly updated events calendar and an online membership form, both with online pay options.
• • Links to CAF’s many social media outlets, including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Flickr and more.
• • A regularly updated job bank for area openings in the advertising and related industries.
• • Information about recent and past awards, public service and other club resources.

In 2010, CAF will enhance its online membership directory, complete with company logos, social media integration and downloadable v-cards.

To view the Web site, visit www.cantonadfed.org. For questions about the site, contact Jessica Bennett, CAF board of trustees, at 330-458-2071.

About Canton Advertising Federation
Canton Advertising Federation brings area advertisers, agencies, media, suppliers and academia together to promote professional development and positive awareness of the advertising industry. As part of the American Advertising Federation, the nation’s oldest and largest advertising trade association, CAF provides opportunities for members to build work-related skills, expand their business network and tap into resources on local, regional and national levels. In addition, members regularly share their time and talents to help local organizations, as well as students pursuing advertising and marketing careers. To learn more about CAF, visit www.cantonadfed.org.

Canton, Ohio — October 1, 2009 — The Canton Advertising Federation (CAF) will again hold its Halloween Costume Reverse Raffle Fundraiser on Thurs., Oct. 22, at the Lake Cable Club House in northwest Canton. Hubble, bubble, toil and trouble will begin at 6 p.m. and the raffle at 7 p.m.

Costumes are encouraged, and one guest will win CAF Best Costume Award. Commemorative photos will also be available.

Tickets to CAF’s premiere fall social event and fundraiser are $30 for one, $55 for two or a special pack of 6 for $150. Each ticket includes dinner, two drink tickets and a raffle ticket, which will be entered into a grand-prize drawing. Guests need not be present to win.

For reservations contact Annie Murmann at 330-452-5594, ext. 210, or anniecm@spaner.com. For questions contact Kristie Bryant Fitzgerald, CAF ways and means fundraising chair, at 330-445-2370, ext. 18, or kristie@mulberrymarketing.com.

All proceeds from this season’s first fundraiser will support CAF’s annual student scholarship, professional development programs and public service projects for local non-profit organizations. This year CAF is assisting southwest Canton’s J. Babe Stearn Center with its transition to Boys and Girls Club of Canton.

About Canton Advertising Federation
Canton Advertising Federation brings area advertisers, agencies, media, suppliers and academia together to promote professional development and positive awareness of the advertising industry. As part of the American Advertising Federation, the nation’s oldest and largest advertising trade association, CAF provides opportunities for members to build work-related skills, expand their business network and tap into resources on local, regional and national levels. In addition, members regularly share their time and talents to help local organizations, as well as students pursuing advertising and marketing careers. To learn more about CAF, visit www.cantonadfed.org.

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