If anybody in the NYC area is interested, the following jobs are open @ my office in Manhattan.


Photo Processor - $15.00/hr

Processing Raw photos, color correcting, retouching, silhouetting, some manipulation from time to time. Save as multiple formats for database stock. Keep files organized and updated. Photoshop CS2 experience required. Other graphics abilities a plus.


Graphic Production Artist - $20 - $25/hr

Must be able to execute usable design files from mockup page and written instructions. Layout according to technical specs, manipulate art files, and create finished comp pages. Fast paced, short deadlines, very dynamic high-stress work environment. Need to be able to deal well with varied personalities. Photoshop & Illustrator CS2 experience required.


Packaging Production Artist - Salary Negotiable

Background in marketing & packaging. Create new packaging according to style guides, help create new styles, strong editorial capabilities. Research competitive products for price point, market placement, presentation. Assist as Graphic Production Artist when necessary (see above job description). Photoshop & Illustrator CS2 required.

Wow...I can't believe how much someone can make an hour...getting paid that much here in Fresno would put you in the filthy rich category...I like the second one, must be able to work with a difficult person...that sounds scary.

Thanks for posting this Cat...maybe with luck, some NY Caedes member will have a new career.

this difficult person wouldnt be a certain art director we've heard so much about would it Cat?

lol… I was just advised by my boss (who asked for that to be indicated) to change the wording for legal reasons

Always the legalities ! ;~)

Would YOU be my boss? .. or ... would you be in any position to claim you were my boss just to get .. coffee or something

because the salary negotiations would have to factor that in

LOL

lololol. So nice to know you'll work cheaper for me. 8•P Of course when you get paid in Munchkin Chow and Fungal Growth Creme, the only question is what kind of a deal I can get @ Costco *smirk*

well… I wouldn't be boss, but I would be involved. Photo Processor person would coordinate with me and another person for 1st couple of months and then my involvement would pretty much drop out.

Graphic Production Artist would be mentored by myself and another person, and semi-answerable to the 2 of us. Scratching your head there? We're responsible for helping coordinate the department schedule, making sure jobs are done to company standard, helping resolve problems, and being all-around helpful, etc., so we're not exactly boss, but we have some authority/responsibility. (this does also extend to running interference w/certain people when necessary)

Packaging Production Artist, I would have little to no involvement with as it stands now apart from the fact that they'd be in an adjoining cubicle. My main responsibility there would be answering questions that the person they'd be most closely involved with didn't know & I might.

Would I have to live in NYC or can I commute from Washington State?

But but but ... you'd have to go to a different forum to complain about me .. you certainly couldn't do it here .. I have feelings too, ya know

think of the threads you could start ... like

How do you tell a nitwit he doesn't know what he's doing?

or

My Boss said I have to fire this guy because I vouched for him .. what do I say?

sorry! no cybercommuting. (or i'd be offsite too. lol)

"How do I tell the 46 year old baby with the mushroom cap on who has a rather creepy resemblence to The Joker that I don't believe in office relationships?"

*moans* don't tell him THAT, Sam ....he's next incarnation will be as Baby Big Ears/Mushy Boy/The Joker ....OMG....think of the damage to the young psyches on site ??!!!! Think of the damage to our psyches !!

LOL! I completely missed his earlier post… as we were apparently busy posting together

I'd say something cheesy like "people who post together stay together", but I already belong to Lauren 8•P

I really should get back into my camera .. I've been meaning to .. now's a good time

Yo !!! .. TAXI

Is Keifer allowed to have children?

Of course he is! We already have a couple growing in a dark cabinet, and are busy on our home improvement project of building an adjoining cabinet so the kids won't fight over their space.

On a serious note… please do not allow my ranting about a certain person put anyone off. Outside of that person, I enjoy everyone I work with, I have a boss with a great sense of humor, and as long as you can handle the deadline & last minute "wtf did this job come from?" stress, the jokes flow all day long and it's a fun place to be.

Well we will see what HE has to say about all that after we talk to him.

Does Keifer have any children? If so do they look like him? Aside from the ones you have in the cabinet of course.

well… you might have to wait a couple of days… that taxi ride here's gonna take awhile 8•P

Uh oh....you are the mother?

Well duhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Oh my word! Those poor kids. Be sure to leave them in the cabinet.

Are there health benefits?

Oh wait ... one more ... we are talking about real money here, correct?
$15.00/hr & $20 - $25/hr & 'Salary Negotiable' aren't some kind of euphemistic commercial art world terms for 'sucka?' Right?

Hey, that 'bridge incident' wised me up to the ways of the NYC world.
*clutches wallet and bankbook ... a little tighter*

what she hasn't told you is .... rent costs, parking costs, soup costs (from the soup nazi), work uniform for new hires, anti-mugging bribery costs, dental costs when you refuse to pay anti-mugging bribery fees

you're right Les .. this has "sucka" written all over it

oy!

A) It's on W. 26th Street between 6th & 7th Avenues… great neighborhood

B) Rent only costs if ur trying to LIVE in the nabe, not WORK there.

C) Parking costs? What parking costs? That's what "stand under the guy's smelly armpit on this crowded train" public transportation is for.

D) The soup nazi is out of business… but he's opened CHAIN STORES w/his name on them. How friggin sad is that?!?!?

E) The costs are payable to me, aren't we all trying to help me get wealthy? *innocent look*

F) Stop trying to scare the candidates off Mushy Boy! When people fill these jobs, I won't have to take as much work home, and I'll have more time to "play". Capisce? After all… you're the one who complained when I missed Max's arrival on the island of the Wild Things last nite cuz I was too busy to settle down and watch!

P.S. I'm still sticky from all the popcorn you kept throwing to get my attention, come wash me off 8•P

(*cries*)

*hands Keifer a slighty soggy kleenex*

See Lauren? You are every bit as sick as the rest of us.

*sigh* nobody wants a job? 8•(

I do, I do, ......just not in NYC. Maybe you can mail it to me?

a 3000 mile commute makes for a long day ... can I be late? .. alot?

lol. as long as the work gets done and out the door on time, I don't care when ya get here 8•P

Keith ! Don't be a fool ! Negotiate for travel expenses on top of all your bennies & salary !

Well… there's news. Lots of news. The packaging position has just been filled, and my unofficial promotion has just become official.

I'll still be a backup as a studio production artist, but I'm now the Creative Director for a couple of licenses and will be picking up more as the year goes on until I'm out of the production artist for other people business altogether except in a tight pinch. 8•)

Yay!!!

Nice Cat. Congrats. :o)

ty 8•)

in other news also: the person who I shared responsibility/authority around the department with has been promoted to Studio Manager, which is a great fit for him. He'll continue to be a production artist also, but will manage the workload for, and be responsible for mentoring/overseeing the rest of the production artists.

Way to go Cat ! Congrats ! Drinks are on you !

;o)

*ducks the barrage of drinks thrown @ me*
*looks @ Lauren while pulling sopping wet shirt loose*

Gee… thanks!

Sounds like .. "too many cooks ruin the stew" .. but, now, you don't have any cooks left, just restaurant managers who "used" to know how to cook but feel it's beneath them and might splash on their expensive duds

what I'm trying to say, is ... congratz !!!

*smooches* ty mushy boy 8•)

Hack...ptooey!! You guys are gagging me out with the kissy kissy...I feel a hurl coming on.