Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Microbiologist Technical Writer – Sacramento July 17, 2009
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| Company | Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc. |
| Division | SMSD – IVD OPS |
| Functional Area | RD – Research/Development |
| Location | CA – Sacramento |
| Req ID | 79775 |
| Job Type | Regular |
| Job Time | Full-Time |
| Experience Level | Entry Level |
| Required Education | Bachelors Degree |
| Required Travel | 0% |
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc. offers a broad portfolio of performance-driven diagnostic solutions that provide more effective and efficient ways to anticipate, diagnose, monitor and treat disease. Our products and services offer the right balance of science, technology and practicality across the healthcare continuum to provide medical professionals with the vital information they need to deliver better, more personalized healthcare to patients around the globe. Visit us at http://www.siemens.com/diagnostics.
Siemens is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace.
CA Medical Technologist License preferred. Incumbent will be required to understand the basics of microbiology and produce related literature and labeling relevant to the creation of panels for the MicroScan product line. Incumbent must have leadership skills along with the technical knowledge in order to chair meetings, participate as a core team member on new development projects and arbitrate technical review meetings. Experience with any microbiolgy instruments a plus.
To apply:
Solar Power Partners MarComm Manager – Mill Valley September 16, 2008
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The Marketing & Communications Manager (MarCom) will report to the VP of Sales & Marketing and will be responsible for all aspects brand building, public relations, lead generation and demand creation, including conferences, Web seminars, search engine campaigns, direct marketing, advertising and sales support by customer presentations and other. This is a creative management role; the right candidate must effectively drive measurable results. The marketing manager must drive the use of all available tools and techniques to improve effectiveness implement automated reporting and drive the fine tuning of the lead generation machine to maximize results. The MarCom Manager will work closely with the sales, market development and executive management teams to achieve a fully integrated company position and consistent message in the minds of our target audiences.
Responsibilities:
- Build brand
- Manage Public Relations & Communication
- Responsible for Website
- Create Sales Collateral incl. whitepapers, PPT, brochure and more
- Manage tradeshow and events
- Independently create relevant, compelling content in support of all lead generation activities
- Build a positive, cooperative relationship with the sales organization
- Leverage partners to help maximized marketing budget and reach
- Manage salesforce.com for marketing; both in data accuracy and reporting
Qualifications:
- 5+ years B2B MarCom
- Excellent written communication skills an absolute must
- Graphic skills
- Experience with start-up environments, particularly companies on aggressive growth paths
- Strong understanding of positioning principles and methodology
- Experience using systems such as Salesforce.com
- Operates with integrity without compromise
- Outstanding attention to detail; must be highly organized
- Strong leadership, influence and interpersonal skills required
- Understanding of the CleanTech and renewable energy marketplace
Compensation: Competitive Based on Experience + Performance Bonus + HR Benefits + ESOP (stock options).
To apply:
Email resume and cover letter to HR with job title in the subject line.
TVWorks Contract Technical Writer (3-6 mos) – Mill Valley September 15, 2008
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Job ID: 4761784
Witness the evolution of TV! TVWorks connects living rooms with new and exciting broadband services. We are hard at work providing software to the largest digital TV cable operators in North America, helping them develop the next generation of interactive TV applications. Our software enables a variety of sophisticated services such as Video on Demand, Personal Video Recorders, Electronic Program Guides, Enhanced Programming, Interactive Advertising, Portals, and Games. Help bring viewers an advanced television experience with software and services from TV Works.
Headquartered in Mill Valley, CA (5 minutes north of the Golden Gate Bridge), TVWorks can be reached on the Internet at http://www.tvworks.com/
We have an incredible culture and environment at TVWorks. We are part of a joint venture between Comcast Corporation and Cox Communications, two of the largest cable operators in the world. As Comcast employees, we are provided with excellent compensation, benefits, stock grants, an incredible vacation/time off plan (30+ days a year!) and other great perks including FREE Comcast cable/internet services for all employees in Comcast service areas. Plus, it is a really great place to work!
TVWorks is seeking a talented and motivated Technical Writer for a 3-month contract. The focus will be to work with Product Managers and Software, QA and Support Engineers to upgrade and expand software developer kits and application and server installation and administration guides for external end-users. This individual must be able to plan, analyze, develop, and write system overviews, installation and administration procedures, reference material and tutorials. The qualified candidate will be a self–motivated technical writer who is familiar with a variety of technical writing concepts, practices, and procedures.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Developers Kit Documentation
- Application Installation and Administration Guides
- Server Installation and Administration Guides
- Release Notes
- Internal User Documentation
- Technical diagrams
- Other duties as assigned by supervisor
Knowledge/Experience/Education Required:
- Excellent creative, organizational, analytical, interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal).
- High-level project management skills to design and drive new product documentation from start to finish.
- Knowledge of single-sourcing and high-level skills with FrameMaker and WebWorks.
- Detail oriented, proactive and able to prioritize and juggle multiple projects at once.
- Ability to work in a collaborative environment with diverse teams.
- Excellent technical writing, editing and proofreading skills.
- At least 3 years of experience producing technical writing.
- B.A./B. Sc. or equivalent experience.
Knowledge/Experience/Education Preferred:
- Previous experience creating software developer and server documentation (Linux or UNIX) for external audience.
- Familiarity with a programming language, an IDE (Eclipse preferred), XML, and XSD.
- Experience with IXGen Indexing plugin or previous index creation experience.
- Technical knowledge of Java, C/C++, Object Oriented technologies, web applications, software products a plus.
- Experience working in an Agile development environment.
To apply:
Email Aaron Steinberger or call (415) 722-4436
For more info:
Health Net Writer/Editor – San Rafael September 15, 2008
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Job code: 08002442
MHN, Inc., is the behavioral health subsidiary of Health Net, Inc. Serving over 10.5 million members, MHN provides Employee Assistance Programs, managed behavioral healthcare, wellness programs and workplace productivity solutions that help employees live better and companies work better.
Health Net Health Net, Inc. (NYSE: HNT) is among the nation’s largest publicly traded managed health care companies. Health Net’s mission is to help people be healthy, secure and comfortable. The company’s POS, HMO, insured PPO, behavioral health and government contracts subsidiaries provide health benefits to more than 7 million individuals. For more information on Health Net, Inc., please visit the company’s Web site at http://www.healthnet.com
JOB SUMMARY:
Researches and writes copy for MHN’s internal and external audiences, including Intranet articles (news items and features), promotional materials, announcements, email messages, scripts, presentations, marketing collateral and more.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Writes and publishes a variety of communications products for internal and external audiences, applying appropriate language, style and media to suit message and audience.
- Writes content for marketing collateral, business summaries, facts sheets, scripts, presentations, letters, question and answer documents, public relations materials, newsletters, memoranda, announcements and stories.
- May also researches and writes media and press release materials, content for web pages, periodicals, scripts, speecehes, etc.
- Provides communications consultation services to assigned businesses, including counseling on methods for developing and distributing effective communications.
- Supports meetings and events, by providing collateral materials, announcements, speeches, and promotional materials.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Communication, English, Journalism or comparable discipline, required
Experience:
- Minimum five years experience in communications, employee relations or public relations or other related experience in communication and marketing support, preferably in a corporate setting. Experience collaborating with other writers and editors, and with designers.
- Proficiency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Excellent written and editing skills, using a variety of writing styles to inform business, management and consumer audiences
- Excellent understanding of brand, voice and audience
- Demonstrated ability and habits in being well organized, independent, and productive
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize intelligently and deliver on deadline
- Strong ability to learn and use new applications, and to research and understand business materials
- Experience using intermediate to advanced features in computer applications, particularly for word processing and presentations
- Solid interpersonal skills
Health Net, Inc. supports a drug-free work environment and requires pre-employment background and drug screening.
To apply:
Optisolar Technical Writer – Sacramento August 14, 2008
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Job ID DC-409
The Technical Writer will create operational, assembly, maintenance and test procedures, as well as process and tool specifications in support of Manufacturing Engineering.
Responsibilities:
Conducts interviews with engineering and manufacturing staff to gather data for required documentation. Translates information into error-free, technically accurate operational and maintenance manuals for both technical and non- technical users. Delivers high-quality documentation within specified time deadlines, with minimum guidance and supervision. Recommends documentation formats that will meet technical and end user requirements.
Experience:
- 5 years creating technical documents for manufacturing equipment.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Possess the ability to effectively manage multiple projects.
- Proficient using standard desktop publishing and technical writing tools including Adobe Frame Maker and Microsoft Word.
- Experience working within the semiconductor manufacturing equipment industry a plus.
Education:
- BA/BS or equivalent experience.
We provide a comprehensive benefits package including 15 days PTO, 10 days Paid Holiday, medical, dental, vision, 401(k) and competitive salary. At OptiSolar we operate in a casual teamwork environment. If your experience and skills meet or exceed our requirements please e-mail your resume in Word format to sacjobs@optisolar.com or fax to 916-927-0826. Please include DC-409 in the subject line.
To apply:
Email HR
Freedom from Hunger Technical Trainer – Davis July 3, 2008
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Position Summary
The Technical Advisor designs and writes training curriculum focusing on learning conversations, learning games, and learning parties that will be delivered as modules by a diversity of local organizations to chronically hungry poor women and girls to protect and strengthen their financial and health assets. They will also train trainers in the modules and assist in the development of Freedom from Hunger’s training systems; report on the progress of training systems, suggest improvements, create tools to enhance replication of the system, experiment with e-learning and distance learning alternatives, and develop and train field agents and managers of Microfinance Institutions, Social Franchises and a variety of other local organization in institutional practices that will improve their outreach of integrated services.
Core Duties and Responsibilities
- Review, summarize, and interpret information that promotes best practices within institutions offering integrated services, business and financial education and health protection to chronically hungry poor women and girls
- Design and implement market research (PRA and focus group interviews) that assess the needs as well as the existing business and household financial practices of mostly rural illiterate women and their families in Asia, Africa, and Latin America
- Analyze market research data to determine challenges to adopting best practices at the individual and household level and establish indicators of potential knowledge and skill acquisition
- Innovate new approaches to non formal adult education, documented as training modules, to train women in these best practices and lead the field testing of training modules and revise based on the results of the field test
- Manage the module development process from conception to distribution by engaging subject matter experts, Freedom from Hunger managers and other functional units (knowledge management, research & evaluation, document production
- Design training modules that enable a diversity of institutions (microfinance, NGOs, social franchises) to manage their social performance and improve their internal operations related to integrated services
- Deliver trainer of trainer workshops to enable partners and Freedom from Hunger Regional Trainers to implement training modules and provide additional technical support and coaching to improve individual effectiveness
- Monitor the performance of Freedom from Hunger Regional Trainers by applying training quality control tools and report on progress to the International Centre Training Unit
- Participate in the creation of training systems that can be standardized and implemented globally including experimenting with alternatives to instructor-led training for Freedom from Hunger Trainers
- Establish productive and positive working relationships internally and externally with stakeholders and contribute to the overall cohesiveness and excellent reputation of the training unit.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Prior Experience
- Post-graduate degree in international development plus three years, minimum, work experience in Asia, Africa or Latin America
- Minimum three years experience with savings and/or credit led methodologies preferably as an employee of an MFI or other community-based organizations offering integrated (financial and non-financial) services
- Minimum three years experience in designing education modules for low literacy populations in developing countries and ideally in business development and/or financial education for female entrepreneurs
- Experience in designing and implementing trainer of trainer’s workshop for community based organizations
- Experience or interest in social franchising as a means of reaching the chronically hungry poor
- Must be able to speak French and/or Spanish fluently
- Ability to effectively and tactfully communicate with a variety of individuals from Freedom from Hunger Regional Trainers, partner organization professionals to field representatives, including members of the self-help groups and/or credit unions
- Strong command of English, both written and oral communications
- Willingness to travel up to 30 percent nationally and internationally
- Must be able to work both independently under general direction of the Director, Training as well as a member of a team
General Job Competencies regardless of department or position
- Positive “can do” attitude
- Passionate about the mission of Freedom from Hunger
- Smart about pursuing and achieving cost-effective, efficient work
- Collaborative in finding solutions, achieving quality work, and delivering outcomes and materials on time
- Integrity in dealing with colleagues and executing work in support of the mission
- Sensitive and respectful of internal clients’ concerns and needs
- Effective organizational and multi-tasking abilities
- Attentive to detail, producing consistent, high-quality, reliable work
- Capable of operating in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Strong written and oral communications skills
To apply:
http://www.freedomfromhunger.org/about/job4.php, or email HR
Freedom from Hunger Online Content Manager – SF or Davis July 3, 2008
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Position Summary
The Online Content Manager is responsible for the maintenance, modification, and update of all content for Freedom from Hunger’s public website and associated program- or initiative-specific sites, which includes Reach. The Online Content Manager will work with colleagues throughout the organization to ensure that all web-based resources for staff are accurate, useful, and easily obtained.
Core Duties and Responsibilities
- Ensure robust presence by Freedom from Hunger on its public website by regularly updating and refreshing all posted material
- Working with colleagues across the organization, propose new content that advances Freedom from Hunger’s commitment to a dynamic, informative site that serves a variety of audiences—individual donors, institutional funders, partners, peer organizations, and the general public
- Be vigilant to ensure http://www.freedomfromhunger.org is serving first as the organization’s chief communications tool to a casual site visitor or potential donor without sacrificing any richness of content for the practiced or item-specific visitor
- Review, edit, approve, and post content submitted by Davis- or country-level program staff
- Develop and implement systems and procedures for managing and updating all Web content that inform staff of the status of specific activities
- Define protocol for editing and translating Spanish, French, and English content
- Collaborate with key program staff on all electronic schedules and opportunities, integrating the objectives of communications efforts with that of the website
- Working with Web counsel when appropriate, identify metrics to measure and track visitor usage and page hits/visits
- Manage site feedback from all internal and external sources
Web Strategy Objectives
- Maximize visitor usability of the site
- Participate in organizational ambitions to add awareness-increasing tools at Freedom from Hunger along the lines of Freedom from Hunger Day ’06 and ’07
- Maintain knowledge of current technologies and content delivery systems and make recommendations for implementation, where appropriate
- Monitor usage trends and modify websites to increase visits and usage
- Seek and create new ways to improve and promote effective sharing among global staff, including program- and initiative-specific staff and partners
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Prior Experience
- Undergraduate degree in appropriate discipline or equivalent experience, preferred
- Excellent writing, editing, and communication skills
- Attention to detail, accuracy, quality, and strong organization skills
- Ability to work with a variety of stakeholders and demonstrate teamwork
- Ability to gather, synthesize, and present information in a professional, practical, and compelling manner
- Ability to translate technological language to lay audiences
- Experience with information communication technology, including online portals, intranets, collaborative workspaces, and/or other internet-based tools for marketing, communication, and information sharing
- Knowledge of Web design theory and marketing trends
- Basic knowledge of Web development
- Experience implementing Web-content changes
- Previous experience creating and/or maintaining Websites
- Fluency in English required
- Candidates who are fluent in French and/or Spanish will be given extra consideration because of the organization’s presence in francophone West Africa and Latin America
General Job Competencies regardless of department or position
- Positive “can do” attitude
- Passionate about the mission of Freedom from Hunger
- Smart about pursing and achieving cost-effective, efficient work
- Collaborative in finding solutions, achieving quality work, and delivering on time
- Integrity in dealing with colleagues and executing work in support of the mission
- Sensitive to and respectful of internal clients’ concerns and needs
- Effective organization, time management skills, and multi-tasking abilities
- Attentive to detail, producing consistent, high-quality, reliable work
- Capable of operating in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
To apply:
http://www.freedomfromhunger.org/about/job1.php, or email HR
HP Marketing Communications Writer – Roseville July 3, 2008
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Job Req – 215241
Background:
HP focuses on simplifying technology experiences for all of its customers – from individual consumers to the largest businesses. With a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure, HP is among the world’s largest IT companies, with revenue totaling $107.7 billion for the four fiscal quarters ended Jan. 31, 2008.
The HP ProCurve Networking division within HP is the Network of Choice for best-in-class solutions, products and services for wired and wireless networks. ProCurve’s Adaptive Networks vision enables customers to implement an open, standards-based network infrastructure that adapts to the changing needs of users, applications and organizations. ProCurve was positioned in the Leaders quadrant in research and advisory firm Gartner, Inc.’s 2008 Magic Quadrant Report for Global Campus LANs and is No. 2 worldwide in Ethernet switch market revenue according to Dell’Oro Group.
For more information on HP ProCurve, visit http://www.procurve.com.
Job Description:
The Marketing Communications Writer position is responsible for, but not limited to, writing, editing and authenticating sales collateral, articles, emails, web pages and other promotional content – including advertising, white papers, product descriptions, data sheets, specification books and company brochures.
Responsibilities include:
- Creation of written content for marketing materials including collateral, web and advertising materials
- Understanding of key product marketing messaging/positioning and ensuring that proper descriptions appear in all marketing materials and web
- Ensure consistency with ProCurve style guide, messaging master documents and grammatical usage
- Regular copy updates to all outbound marketing literature in print and on web
- Collaborate with Sr. Editor, marketing and in-house design staff in the development of effective marketing communications
- Participation in other marketing writing activities as deemed important by HP ProCurve marketing management
- Help to establish high standards in writing, proofreading, syntax, spelling, formatting and style (Chicago Manual of Style and AP Stylebook)
Candidate Characteristics:
- A self-starter with good time management skills
- Ability to self-manage workload.
- Ability to interact at all levels of the organization to meet milestones
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Sense of urgency for meeting commitments and completing assignments
- Appropriate balance of technical and creative marketing writing abilities
- A highly collaborative team player
Qualifications:
- Experience: 3-5 years of high technology writing within a marketing organization. Familiarity with enterprise networking solutions a plus.
- Education: Bachelors degree in Marketing, Communications, English, Journalism, Advertising or related field
- Must have excellent oral and written communication skills, with a proven ability to quickly learn new technologies.
- Candidates must provide samples of print and online writing and editing.
To apply:
InsWeb Part Time Web Writer/Editor Intern – Sacramento June 3, 2008
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InsWeb Corporation, the Internet’s leading insurance marketplace is looking for a part-time Web Writer/Editor Intern.
- Qualified candidate will research and write website content that addresses user needs, enhances users online experience, and promotes key offerings.
- Ensure web content meets established editorial, quality and industry standards for web usability, accessibility and SEO best practices.
- Apply AP Style and web editorial guidelines to all projects.
- Ability to understand complex information and be able to translate it into user-friendly information that is easy to understand.
Requirements
- Excellent research, writing and editorial skills.Bachelor’s degree in progress in relevant discipline (marketing, mass communications, English, journalism, PR/advertising, technical writing/editing).
- Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to prioritize among multiple work items.
- Ability to work independently and meet rigorous deadlines.
- Previous Web-based writing a plus.
- Must present samples of previous writings.
Benefits
- Immediate eligibility for medical, dental and vision insurance.
- Life Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account
- 401(k) with company matching
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Paid days off
- Holidays
- Educational assistance
- Fitness membership discounts
Date Posted: 05/21/2008
To apply:
If you use a simple typeface and a font size of 12 to 14 points, you can also fax or mail it to:
Contact: Human Resources
Fax: 916-853-3328
Address:
InsWeb Corporation
11290 Pyrites Way, Suite 200
Gold River, CA 95670
InsWeb Web Writer/Editor – Sacramento June 3, 2008
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InsWeb Corporation, the Internet’s leading insurance marketplace is looking for a multi-talented individual for its Web Editor.
- Responsible for researching, writing, editing, repurposing, maintaining and tracking website content that addresses user needs, enhances users online experience, promotes key offerings and supports partner relationships.
- Manage vendor relationships for outsourced content creation.
- Ensure web content meets established editorial, quality and industry standards for web usability, accessibility and SEO best practices.
- Apply AP Style and web editorial guidelines to all projects.
- Administers policies and practices related to copyrights, reprints, legal contracts, author approvals and vendor relationships related to content development.
- Understands e-business content partnership objectives and knows how to prioritize and troubleshoot and work cross-functionally.
Requirements
- Excellent research, writing and editorial skills Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline (marketing, mass communications, English, journalism, PR/advertising, technical writing/editing).
- 5+ years experience in corporate editorial and/or web content team environment.
- Understanding of search optimization techniques as it pertains to developing content.
- Demonstrated experience managing deadlines.
- Demonstrated experience managing freelance writers.
- Strong multi-tasking, verbal communication and project management skills.
- Ability to work independently and proactively.
- Previous experience including portfolio of Web-based editorial work.
- Understanding and demonstrated use of web analytics.
- Basic understanding of HTML coding.
- Insurance or financial services industry experience a plus.
Benefits
- Immediate eligibility for medical, dental and vision insurance.
- Life Insurance.
- Flexible Spending Account.
- 401(k) with company matching
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
- Paid days off
- Holidays
- Educational assistance
- Fitness membership discounts.
Date Posted: 05/21/2008
To apply:
If you use a simple typeface and a font size of 12 to 14 points, you can also fax or mail it to: *
Contact: Human Resources
Fax: 916-853-3328
Address:
InsWeb Corporation
11290 Pyrites Way, Suite 200
Gold River, CA 95670
Health Net Staff Writer – San Rafael May 9, 2008
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STAFF WRITER-MHN GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Health Net, Inc. (NYSE: HNT) is among the nation’s largest publicly traded managed health care companies. Health Net’s mission is to help people be healthy, secure and comfortable. The company’s POS, HMO, insured PPO, behavioral health and government contracts subsidiaries provide health benefits to more than 7 million individuals. For more information on Health Net, Inc., please visit the company’s Web site at http://www.careersathealthnet.com
This position is currently located in Point Richmond, but office will be moving to
San Rafael in June.
Reporting to the director of program development, the (government services) writer will serve as a daily member of the marketing & communications (MarCom) team, dedicated primarily to government services’ projects. The writer is responsible for conceptualizing and developing copy in support of MHN Government Services’ initiatives. Projects include writing corporate communications, website development, marketing collateral and member communications. Additionally, the writer will support MarCom with non-government related editorial projects, including editing and proofreading, as availability allows.
Responsibilities:
- Conceptualize the purpose, tone, design and content criteria for messaging
- Write, design and edit communications targeted at service members and government officials
- Write and edit online content
- Prepare executive presentations and other executive communications
- Write and edit press releases
- Create promotional campaigns and materials targeted to members, brokers and consultants
- Author internal communication pieces including promotional material and routine messaging
- Assist with MarCom projects as assigned
- Support other MHN units with editorial support
- Represent MarCom during internal and external meetings
- Ensure that messaging continually targets the appropriate audience, and communicates a consistent message, voice, vocabulary and nomenclature
- Develop project-specific communication plans
- Work independently and among a team
- Prioritize and manage multiple copy jobs simultaneously
- Attend local and national communication planning sessions attended by government customers and other vendors
- Support local promotional campaigns at military installations; some travel required
- Possible overseas travel may be required.
Qualifications:
- A minimum of three years of experience in Marketing, Communications or related field
- A Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Marketing, Communications or related field
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Quark Xpress, Pagemaker,
- Superlative work ethic, attentive to detail, positive attitude, team player, high standards yielding excellent final product, competent in many areas
Desired:
- Military or government communications experience
- Knowledge of behavioral/mental healthcare
To apply:
1) visit http://www.careersathealthnet.com.
2) Click on Find a Career; locate this position by Job Number 08001062, click on Search
3) click on the job title when it appears (toward bottom of page)
4) click on the Apply On Line button.
Health Net, Inc. supports a drug-free work environment and requires pre-employment background and drug screening. Health Net and its subsidiaries are an Equal opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer M/F/V/D.
Millions of Us Contract CopyWriter – Sausalito May 9, 2008
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Millions of Us, based in Sausalito, California is an agency specializing in virtual worlds, are looking to hire a copywriter. Some of our virtual world campaign clients include Toyota, Warner Brothers, Coca-Cola and HBO.
Since our founding in July 2006, we have grown rapidly and now count 1/3 of the Fortune 50 as clients. Our work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Business Week, and NPR.
Qualifications & Responsibilities:
You make everyone around you better. The right candidate can work in a fast-paced start-up environment that is rapidly growing and is capable of creating work with major brand accounts. You bring passion, professionalism and a proven track record of successfully completing projects with aggressive timelines.
The ideal candidate is:
- 1-3 plus years experience
- Creative and resourceful with substantial interactive experience
- Detailed oriented
- Ability to be part of a team
- Meet time critical deadlines
- Exemplary organizational skills
- Excellent prioritization skills
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
- Experience in the videogame industry highly valued
- Advertising agency experience a plus
- A portfolio and writing sample either personal or professional that demonstrate a diverse skill set
- Assist the various creative directors in creating, writing pitches and proposals
To apply:
Email HR
Health Net Training & Development Specialist II – San Rafael May 9, 2008
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Health Net, Inc. (NYSE: HNT) is among the nation’s largest publicly traded managed health care companies. Health Net’s mission is to help people be healthy, secure and comfortable. The company’s POS, HMO, insured PPO, behavioral health and government contracts subsidiaries provide health benefits to more than 7 million individuals. For more information on Health Net, Inc., please visit the company’s Web site at http://www.healthnet.com
JOB SUMMARY:
The Training and Development Specialist II administers, organizes and conducts training and educational programs in connection with management and professional development, on the job training, and employee orientation. Maintains records of training activities and employee progress, and monitors effectiveness of programs. Assesses, designs and develops training programs. Develops partnerships with line management to identify organizational issues and create solutions.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Directs training of PDM/Configuration associates in various modalities: classroom, small groups and individual mentoring.
- Identifies training, developmental and support needs by conducting departmental analyses.
- Designs, develops and updates training materials including manuals, desktop procedures, bulletins, computer based training modules, and student evaluation exams.
- Recommends and assists in the selection of external resources as required.
- Develops criteria for evaluating effectiveness of training activities and regularly monitors and reports results to management, along with recommendations for improvement as appropriate.
- Maintains records of training activities.
- Monitors and evaluates trainee’s progress and development by implementing an evaluation and proficiency assessment process that is consistent with company appraisal, developmental and feedback standards.
- Stays abreast of training, development, and learning materials, methods, and techniques, and their possible application to current and planned training/educational programs.
- Responds to complex questions from PDM/Configuration associates.
- Reviews and creates new policies, procedures and guidelines with PDM and Configuration associates including updates and changes for consistent implementation and interpretation of these guidelines.
- Trains new hires on all systems.
- Cross-trains all associates on all systems.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
REQUIREMENTS:
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Education or related field, or equivalent combination of education/experience.
Experience:
- Minimum one year training/teaching experience in a professional setting with demonstrated capacity to design training and performance improvement programs.
- Experience in needs assessment, performance gap analysis and assessing training needs.
- Healthcare/insurance industry experience required.
- Lotus Notes and system configuration experience preferred.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Proficient in PC based software programs, including word processing and presentation software (PowerPoint) and automated database management systems.
- Must possess strong written, oral, interpersonal and presentation skills.
OR
- Any combination of academic education, professional training or work experience, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position.
Health Net, Inc. supports a drug-free work environment and requires pre-employment background and drug screening.
Health Net and its subsidiaries are an Equal opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer M/F/V/D.
To apply:
Bio-Rad Art Director II – Hercules May 9, 2008
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CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS GROUP
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. ranks among the top ten clinical diagnostics companies worldwide, manufacturing and supporting an array of products used for medical screening and diagnosis. The group specializes in quality control systems, blood virus testing, toxicology, in vitro and genetic disorders testing, specialty chemistry, molecular pathology, and internet-based software. It is recognized worldwide as the “Gold Standard” in diabetes monitoring, broad-spectrum drug screening, and hospital epidemiology. Recently, the group introduced new products for use in the areas of diabetes monitoring, HIV testing, and proteomics.
Req Number: D07-105
Career Field: Marketing Communications
Education: B.A. in Graphic Design or related discipline
Experience:
5-7 years experience in a high volume, high quality advertising and corporate work environment. During this time, the candidate will have demonstrated increasing levels of responsibility and proficiency. Successful candidates will have the ability to balance innovative ideas with branding goals and style guidelines, take designs from concept to print, work independently and collaboratively, quickly shift gears and prioritize work while managing multiple deadlines and clients. In addition, the candidate will be accustomed to handling all aspects of concept development, layout, type specification, photo selection and retouching, color correction and illustration. This is a hands-on position.
Skills:
Expertise in the following OSX-based software required: Quark Express, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat Professional, Word, Excel and Powerpoint. Knowledge of PC environment, Firework, Flash, HTML, Dreamweaver, and Lotus Notes a plus.
Duties and Responsibilities:
This position will report to the Marketing Communications Manager and work directly with the manufacturing product managers, sales marketing staff and marketing communications team to execute a broad range of sales materials. These materials include, but are not limited to, projects in the following areas: print, presentation, promotion (ads/giveaways) and web-based projects.
To apply:
Medidata Technical Writer – Ross March 23, 2008
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Medidata Solutions is a provider of software applications and services for the clinical research industry, and offers a comprehensive, integrated suite of clinical trial solutions. Simple and straightforward to use, the system is extremely fast in low bandwidth environments and provides powerful management tools to improve the efficiency of the clinical trial process. Medidata has successfully implemented trials both in the U.S. and internationally, in Phases 1-IV, and in multiple therapeutic areas.
TECHNICAL WRITER
The Technical Writer will be responsible for developing design specifications, user manuals and other manuals that accompany the software product and for working with Product Management and Development teams to understand product design and functionality.
Responsibilities:
- Research and understand hardware and software systems, as well as technical procedures
- Create design specification documents based on C# and HTML code
- Create user manuals and guides as needed
- Develop templates for standard documents as needed
- Work with Product Management and the Development team in R&D to produce documentation deliverables
Required Experience/Skills:
- 4+ years of technical writing experience with software or online systems
- 4-year degree strongly preferred
- Ability to translate complex technical concepts into easy-to-understand and straight-forward user documentation
- Expert knowledge of MS Office
- Strong familiarity with other standard documentation tools: Visio, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, RoboHelp
- Proficiency in HTML
- Familiarity with SQL databases, object-oriented programming (preferably C#) and web technology
- Attention to detail
- Ability to work both in a team and independently
To apply:
Email HR
