Career Opportunities

Check the job postings below to see if we have anything you’d like to try on for size.

Lead Graphic Designer – Epic Multimedia

Epic Multimedia is looking for a LEAD GRAPHIC DESIGNER with a strong design point of view mixed witha nice blend of technology understanding and brand lust.
With 5+ years of experience you should have an eye for great communications, typography, image anddesign. As an added bonus, it would be awesome if you can direct great photographs, inspire great copy,and be a razor sharp strategic thinker.
The ideal candidate will possess the following knowledge, experience, and skill-set:

• Must have 5+ years experience as a Designer or equivalent position.
• Must be able to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Must have expert knowledge of graphic assets tools like Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.
• Must have pre-press and print production expertise.
• Must have ability to design killer websites, banner ads and anything electronic.
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written) and a strong attention to detail.
• Ability to conceptualize and execute a project from beginning to end.
• Must have a can do attitude and strong work ethics and play nice with others.
• Looking for a creative, solutions-oriented self starter.

Please send your resume to: info@epic-multimedia.com

We work in a variety of media, so a diverse skill set and the ability to work in a cross-disciplinaryenvironment is essential. Additionally, we’re looking for someone with a keen sixth sense when it comesto connecting the dots to build great products and brands.

Production Artist – Paulsen Marketing

Paulsen is hiring a full-time Production Artist to help bring our ideas to life. Join us at one of the top 10 ag and rural lifestyle agencies in the country! Our ideal candidate has a graphic design degree, technical proficiency with Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. Your primary responsibility will be to work closely with our art directors to execute their designs into complete, production-ready files. Got what it takes? Send your resume and/or link to online portfolio to mike.dowling@paulsenmarketing.com

Media Planner/Buyer – Nichols Media

Nichols Media, a full service advertising agency in Sioux Falls, SD, has an immediate opening for a full time media planner/buyer.

If you are a creative, detailed, easy to work with, and enjoy a fast-paced environment, Nichols Media could be the place for you.

As a media planner/buyer, you will be part of a team that works with clients to develop sound marketing strategy. Your responsibilities include the development of media strategies, the implementation of media buys, traffic coordination, and the stewardship/media billing for your accounts.

Requirements:

• 1 year minimum experience at an Agency or in Print, Broadcast, and/or Social Media
• Strong verbal and written skills
• Creativity and Initiative
• Excellent presentation skills
• Ability to work independently and with a team to meet deadlines
• Experience with Arbitron, Nielsen, STRATA

Please submit resumes to bobbi@nicholsmedia.com.  We provide an excellent benefit package with pay based on experience.

Innovation Designer – The Good Samaritan Society

The Good Samaritan Society-National Campus is seeking a creative service designer to help design and lead the future of senior care and services for the Society. The position will use design thinking, education and outreach, deep customer understanding and research, and the best creative sensibilities to develop new products and services for the Society. Great collaborative skills are a must as are the ability to flourish in complex environments, solicit and collect narratives, journey map, develop prototypes, and test those prototypes in a real-world environment. Bachelor’s degree in design or a related field and 3-5 years of experience in real-world design products, services, or customer solutions required. Experience in senior care and services, health care, social media and communication, and education and outreach are all pluses. This position is based at our National Campus in Sioux Falls, S.D. Approximately 60 percent travel is involved.

Apply online at www.good-sam.com

Interactive & Traditional Media Specialist – Insight

Insight Marketing Design is seeking a results-oriented media strategist and planner who can work in the digital and traditional media worlds.

INTERACTIVE MEDIA PLANNING duties include search engine marketing and online media planning, placement, analysis and interpretation. This person will develop the media plan, working with the client service team. Google Certification or the ability to become certified is required.

TRADITIONAL MEDIA BUYING responsibilities include researching, planning and placing media in broadcast, print and outdoor. The ability to juggle is required, as well as knowledge of customer demographics and psychographics, and their implications to accurate and effective media plans.

Please send your resume to: insightmarketingdesign.com/jobs

Production Artist – Lawrence & Schiller

Can you turn big ideas into beautiful executions in any medium? Join us and you’ll be part of a dynamic, multi-talented team that builds market leaders and produces award-winning work.

What you’ll do:

• Work alongside some of the region’s most talented art directors and designers to produce interactive, print and broadcast materials that will make your friends envious and your mom proud.
• Make good things happen for great clients.
• Come to work every morning with a sense of excitement.
• Go home every night with a sense of accomplishment.

What you’ll need:

• At least three years of experience in interactive, print and broadcast graphics production.
• A degree in graphic design or equivalent.
• Expertise in Adobe CS programs
  • InDesign
  • Illustrator
  • Photoshop
  • Flash
• A strong eye for detail.
• The ability to adapt quickly and learn fast.
• Ambition, passion and big dreams.

What you’ll get:

• Unequaled opportunity
• Unparalleled experience
• Immediate responsibility
• A strong compensation package
  • Competitive salary
  • Health, dental & life insurance
  • Flex plan
  • Performance-based bonuses
  • 401k with company match
• A dynamic, fast-paced, fun work atmosphere.
• Great stories and the occasional bagel.

Got the right stuff? Send something that will make us sit up and take notice.

Production Artist
Lawrence & Schiller, Inc.
3932 S. Willow Ave.
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
contact@l-s.com
www.l-s.com
No phone calls, please.

Web Developer – Click Rain

Click Rain is looking for a driven web developer who loves life, and loves developing awesome web sites. Our company is small, so the lucky candidate will play a key role in all development, testing and website implementation. If you have some design chops, you’ll quickly rise to the top of our list. We’re looking for people who take pride in their work, demonstrate a sense of ownership, and push themselves toward greatness. Duties will include—but may not be limited to—content management systems integration, custom web application development, email campaign design and development, and other related website development tasks. Visit clickrain.com for more information.

Creative Director – MetaBank

The creative director is responsible for the creative output of Meta in three key areas, with oversight of the internal Marketing Services creative team and external resources (as applicable) by means of managing the creative processes; including ideation, presentation and execution of:

• Corporate communications in support corporate, department and key team strategies
• Corporate brand management as the industry, legislative/regulatory, product and thought leader
• Payment Solutions Sponsorship/Partner Services and Sales Support including client brand, marketing communications, and campaign oversight.

For a complete job description or to submit an application, visit the MetaBank website.

Website Programmer – Complete Media

Only so many hours in the day at Complete Media…We are looking for an experienced website programmer with solid HTML and design experience. Duties would include building client websites, updating current websites and search engine optimization. This is not a position to learn at and we would expect applicant to be able to perform work without any additional HTML training from us. Must be outgoing, able to articulate details to clients and ready to have fun! Contact: Matt Luke – 605.360.2259 ext 101 or matt@completemediainc.com

Web Designer & Coder

44 Interactive is looking for an experienced web designer that can create engaging website layouts with a strong emphasis on user experience and with the ability to turn those designs into semantic, valid HTML & CSS. The ideal candidate will have a strong portfolio of websites under their belt that display their proficiency in design, typography, usability and that they understand how to communicate.

Must Haves:

• Strong Portfolio
• Advanced Photoshop & Illustrator skills
• Ability to hand-write valid HMTL & CSS
• Knowledge of browser variances and troubleshooting
• Passion for user experience
• Willingness to learn
• Ability to take art direction or work individually

Bonus Points:

• jQuery Experience
• Flash Actionscript 2/3 Experience
• PHP Familiarity

Art Director/Senior Graphics Designer

Are you the best in your shop but have little room for advancement? Feeling you
have more to offer, but no where to grow?

Agency seeks experienced, talented senior graphic designer, who is energetic
and passionate about design. Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced,
never boring environment and be able to successfully lead and collaborate with
graphics creative team keeping multiple projects on budget and on schedule.
Must be detail-oriented, have strong communication and time-management skills.

Will be required to design every type of print material including but not limited to:
direct mail, billboard, brochures, catalogs; as well as logos, branding materials,
signage, retail displays, storyboards, websites.

Must possess a general knowledge of printing and quoting processes, and the
ability to work with printers and other outside vendors.

Must be proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign

Minimum 5 years experience required. Top salary/benefits.

If you have rock star designs, a rock solid work ethic and are ready to rock the
world, send your resume and samples to jim@jamesdugan.com , right now.

Creative Designer/Illustrator

Daktronics, Brookings, SD
Creative Designer/Illustrator

Daktronics is recognized worldwide leader in the large display industry. The company designs, manufactures, sells, and services a variety of display products through four primary business units: Live Events (LE), High School Park & Recreation (HSPR), Commercial, and Transportation. LE customers include colleges and universities, professional teams and facilities, sports federations, international events, and unique “spectacular” display systems.

As a creative services division of Daktronics, Keyframe is responsible for creating renderings and conceptual materials collateral that helps our sales staff secure orders. Daktronics is currently looking for a talented designer with experience working in a fast paced design environment. Our ideal candidate has a passion for design and a compelling set of industrial design skills, including an exceptional sense of aesthetics, innovative conceptual development, strong sketching abilities, an understanding of manufacturing, as well as the ability to translate brand values into great products.

1. Create illustrative color conceptual, drawings and other graphic materials needed for sales and marketing presentations.
2. Visualize, develop, interpret, and / or apply skills dealing with three-dimensional objects through us of concept generation, sketching and renderings.
3. Understand conceptual design input, analyze and apply appropriate elements of manufacturability, and translate into finished design.
4. Organizational and time management skills.
5. Creative, problem solving and analytical skills.
6. The ability to manage projects and meet deadlines.
7. The ability to understand and translate brand values.

www.daktronics.com

Graphic Design/Marketing Student

Daktronics, Brookings, SD
Job Type:  Day Shift
Requisition Number: 11-0118

Daktronics is recognized worldwide as a leader in the large electronic display industry. The company designs, manufactures, sells, and services a variety of display products in three primary markets: sports, commercial, and transportation. Keyframe, a division of Daktronics, delivers creative services to maximize the impact of video and graphic display systems for both Daktronics and non-Daktronics customers. The Keyframe marketing group is responsible for creating Keyframe sales and promotional literature.

1. Develop and update various sales literature including brochures, flyers, proposals, advertisements, newsletters and more.
2. Accept direction and instruction from marketing team.
3. Other duties as needed or assigned to complete communication functions.
4. Regularly and reliably work the scheduled hours.

Requirements

1. Enrolled as a fulltime student pursuing a Bachelors degree in Graphic Design or Journalism with an emphasis in Advertising.
2. Must maintain an acceptable GPA.
3. Detail oriented.
4. Interest in layout and design.
5. Good oral and written communication skills.
6. Demonstrated ability and desire to accept responsibility and take initiative.
7. Basic knowledge of Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop and page layout software (Adobe InDesign, Adobe PageMaker or QuarkXPress) is preferred. Experience in Photography, HTML, Macromedia Flash and Microsoft PowerPoint are a plus.
8. Background check may be conducted.
9. Fluent in English; both written and verbal.

www.daktronics.com