Head of Production & Operations

thehappycorp global is seeking a head of project management to be the ringmaster to our creative circus. You will work with a world class team on many amazing projects. You will will be managing designers, illustrators and other artists, while working directly with the Partners of the company. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit, the drive to succeed, and great attention to detail, then say hello. We'd love to hear from you.

The candidate will take on the following Responsibilities:

+ Lead the production management of all AAARRR!!! and thehappycorp projects, both internally and client related.
+ Develop and manage all project timelines and budgets.
+ Practice and contribute to the management and evolution of all strategic service offerings.
+ Responsible for day-to-day management of external client contacts and communications related to projects.
+ Identify growth opportunities for all parts of agency with current clients and advise new business team on areas to focus on.
+ Develop the internal processes that support service delivery, profitability and client satisfaction.
+ Create a tight team of freelancers who can develop online advertising, websites, motion graphics, video, and television spots when necessary.
+ Gather technical specs and work with programmers to develop wireframes for website projects.
+ Ability to lead internal client meetings when necessary.
+ Organize and manage company assets and intellectual property.
+ Assist in training and development of creative team.
+ Work with a team defining the overall scope of a project and developing a sound implementation plan, which meets the project strategy and works with the budget and timing.
+ Manage the implementation of AAARRR!!! external marketing projects.
+ Manage production of internal (intranet) websites.
+ Manage production management software platform.
+ Create project estimates for all new business and internal projects.

thehappycorp requires numerous internal working relationships across a broad range of functions, so as the company expands, there may be instances where new responsibilities will be laid out. Those will be analyzed with skill sets and time restraints within the company at that time. The position reports directly to thehappycorp global partner.

The ideal candidate will have the following Candidate Characteristics:

+ Strong strategic and analytical skills.
+ Strong organizational and written skills.
+ Sound creative judgment that comes from ability to synthesize consumer perspective with complex business/product needs.
+ Advanced technical know-how.
+ Superior client relationship and communication skills.
+ Ability to see business situations from a variety of different creative perspectives.
+ Ability to manage and motivate creative individuals to achieve greatest quality and output.
+ Ability to think forward about potential issues and how to prevent/manage them.
+ Strong leadership presence, and confidence.
+ Assertive, yet flexible, even-tempered and highly motivated.
+ Team player and diplomatic.
+ Ability to learn new skills quickly and easily.
+ Desire to be pro-active with learning new technologies and software that benefit the company and position.
+ Be a creative problem-solver and great listener on all client and internal engagements.

Salary and Benefits

This position pays $1800 - $2900 biweekly depending on experience and ability. Successful candidates will receive company standard medical insurance and 3 weeks paid vacation annually. To apply for this position please send a copy of your resume and relevant materials to jobs@thehappycorp.com.

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Publicity Intern

Description
We are a young, successful, and fun agency looking for a talented intern to help build our publicity department. We have internal and client projects that are ready-made for media exposure and need a talented go getter who will go... get... it.

You read Page 6 and the front page of the WSJ. You know your way around NYC and how to talk yourself into a good party. When you walk in the room, all eyes turn to you. You get along with everyone, have an easy time making friends, and like to work hard and play hard. You are not afraid to call a major talent agency and talk to agents about celebrities and events.

Are you looking for a creative outlet and a position with responsibility? Are you willing to make phone calls, send emails, run errands, and organize events? If so, this is a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor of an expanding agency while gaining real industry experience. We want someone who will charm every editor in town with their wit, style, and happiness and follow it up with a professional pitch and release that forces them to take you seriously.

Responsibilities
Thehappycorp is looking for candidates with strong writing, communication, and research skills who are interested in PR and marketing. Intern responsibilities include finding leads, contacting magazine and newspaper representatives, organizing marketing materials, building databases, writing and sending press releases, attending special events, and maintaining press information.

You will work with a PR professional whose established contacts and skills will help you learn this industry inside and out. You will have innovative, press-worthy material to pitch that will make your job easier. Strong skills using Excel and Word, maintaining databases, and organizing contacts are required. Design capabilities are highly desirable and experience with Adobe software (Photoshop, InDesign) is huge plus. Knowledge of HTML and familiarity with the web is key. Candidates must be computer-savvy and preferably comfortable with Macs. The job hours are approximately 40 hours/week, with occasional late nights when we are finishing a project.

Incentives
This position pays $400/month plus a monthly subway pass. You will work in a creative, fun environment with great clients and award-winning advertising and marketing talent. You will learn valuable trade skills from our team and have the opportunity to attend A-list events and parties. You will be tapped into a network of fun, influential companies and individuals that will help open many doors in the future.

Schedule
This is a M-F position, 10:00 AM - 6 PM. The internship is for three months, after which you will be evaluated for full-time employment. We do not guarantee full-time employment, but this position gives you a far greater chance at securing a full-time position with thehappycorp global.

To Apply
If interested, please send a resume and a cover letter to intern@thehappycorp.com with “happy publicity intern” in the subject line. You can send Microsoft Word, Apple Pages, and PDF attachments only! No faxes or phone calls, please. Otherwise, copy your resume and cover letter into the body of the email and we’ll get back to you. Have a nice day.

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Seeking Sweeeet Flash Developer

thehappycorp is currently seeking a talented, creative, and experienced Flash Designer with the desire to create ground breaking digital communications. Do you dream in Photoshop and Action Script? Would you sleep in a tent waiting for the launch of Flash 8?

You should be hella talented with Flash Action Scripting and it would be great if you love pulling data from XML files into your Flash. The XML file creation will be handled for you by our team of sizzling backend developers. You should be comfortable with the following criteria:

- Large amounts of data displayed within interactive flash sites
- Sharp clean modern design
- Fast paced client interaction
- Experienced with developing websites, banners and applications

You’ll need to be an energetic, deadline oriented team player to be a good fit.

If you feel that you are ‘the one’ (neo save us!), please respond to this post with links to examples of your work. Send to:

jobs@thehappycorp.com
56 Spring Street
New York, NY 10012

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Seeking Swashbuckling Design Apprentice

Creative Renegades and Rule Breakers seek Design Intern for Adventure and Swashbuckling!

We are a young, successful, and fun agency looking for a talented design intern. This special someone will have strong design and communication skills with an interest in media, marketing, design, art, fashion, music and culture.

You’ve been setting type since you were tall enough to reach the refrigerator magnets. You see design everywhere you look and usually think you can do it better. You can conceive, design, and execute web, print and video projects. You have talent and some great work to show, but you are looking to build your book and get in on the ground floor of a growing agency.

You call Photoshop, Indesign, and Illustrator your bitch and you pimp slap the entire Macromedia toolset. You don't mind rolling up your sleeves and pushing some pixels, cause you know that at this place you'll balance that with tons of opportunities to let your creative mind run wild. You take direction well and work hard to produce the best project no matter what you are working on. You don’t believe in the 9 to 5 mentality, but believe that working on stuff you love shouldn’t feel like a job.

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LVHRD Tycoon Seeks MBA Students

Private arts organization seeks an ambitious self-motivated college senior, MBA student, or recent graduate to create a business plan that will attract potential sponsors and investors for our 2006 social events calendar. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants real life experience creating a restaurant / bar business plan, while working under an established, talented professional. Applicants with prior experience writing business plans preferred.

This is an excellent opportunity for a student or recent graduate to get real world skills in a comfortable environment working on a VERY interesting project. After the internship, you will have developed your writing skills and have a polished document in hand to add to your portfolio and resume, and a great reference for future employment.

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Senior Programmer / Tech Lead

thehappycorp global seeks a lead technology expert with advanced experience in programming and technical writing.

Must be able to lead a team of programmers and have the managerial experience, diligence, patience and focus to finish projects on time and under budget.

You must breath XML, PHP and have the ability to code using the AJAX methodology. You have a thirst to learn about new programming technologies and the entrepreneurial spirit to weather the challenges of a growing company, and in turn, benefit and bask in its future success.

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Legal Eagle

thehappycorp is seeking a part-time legal eagle to guide us down the path of lawfulness.

Are you a sucker for reruns of L.A. Law and Ally McBeal? Are your favorite movies "My Cousin Vinny", and "From the Hip"? Did you watch "Changing Lanes" and actually believe in the sentimental crap that Ben Affleck was shoveling? If so, then we want you.


thehappycorp global is seeking a young, inspired lawyer who is excited about the possibility of helping us grow and protecting our company and clients with their legal expertise.

This is a role for someone who graduated law school near the top of their class and has passed the bar, but does not see themselves fitting into the traditional law firm route. Perhaps you are working at a firm but desperately desire an outlet for your skills that allows you to think creatively and interact with fun, interesting, and creative people.

You should have a black belt in contracts and a solid grasp of the worlds of new media, licensing, and intellectual property. You should be excited about entering new legal territory with us and learning a lot. Most of all you must be excited about thehappycorp and our mission of doing good.

We will pay you an hourly wage for your time, but we need you to accept an hourly wage that allows us to grow as a young company with the knowledge that the future holds big, big things. You will have to be excited about taking the occasional phone call for advice without billing us into submission. Media & Advertising industry experience would be outstanding.

The job will be fast paced and challenging and provide many extra perks. We are definitely open to candidates who have other positions with time to commit to this on the site. We can promise fun, and interesting people. Come along for the ride.

All interested parties please contact us.

jobs@thehappycorp.com
thehappycorp global
56 Spring Street
New York, NY 10012

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Financial Strategy & Business Consultant

thehappycorp is seeking a part-time financial strategy consultant.


This is a leadership role within our organization. You will work directly with the principles of the company to analyze financial statements, develop revenue models, analyze internal systems and plans for the future.

You are a recent MBA grad who scored at the top of your class, but who has been confronted by boring options since your graduation. You have a creative mind when it comes to business and an understanding of the media and publishing industries and their financial models. You know what a blog is, and how to monetize it. You know how online retail sales work, and how to keep costs low and profits high.

You are a ninja with Excel and can design financial models in your sleep. You live to write a polished business plan, stand in a board room at a table of hungry and demanding venture capitalists, and present a well thought out reason they should open their wallets to you.

Past experience working in the Media & Advertising industry before your MBA is preferred. This job will be fast paced and challenging. It will be roller coaster ride and an adventure that will be more fun than any job you've had before.

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