I know I haven't been updating much...I've been spending most of my job-blogging time over at MySpace. You can check there for info on job openings if I continue to neglect this space! (And friend us while you're there.)
We do still have plenty of openings, though! Check them out, and forward your resumes to dgresume@digitalgrit.com.
Job Opening: Director Product Development
DigitalGrit was named one of the Best Small and Medium Companies to Work for in America by SHRM in 2006. We've also been named among the top 5 Best Places to Work in New Jersey in 2005 and 2006. And we've made Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 for New Jersey for the last two years, too.
DigitalGrit Inc., a leading full-service interactive marketing company serving Fortune 500 clients, is looking for a highly motivated and experienced Product Development Director.
As the Director of Product Development your role will be to:
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
We are a tightly-knit team that operates in a casual and exciting work environment. We offer the opportunity to work with clients from major multinational corporations. Our compensation package includes competitive pay, health coverage, Retirement Savings Plan, paid holidays, and paid vacation. Send your resume to dgresume@digitalgrit.com.
If you're currently in cubeland, feeling a little Dilbert-like, we have some suggestions for you:
You're going to hate me for this!
Last week we were a sponsor of the NJ Ad Club's Career Day which, granted, I should have posted last week. Sorry about that! :-(
We met a lot of great people that day, and we're looking forward to getting involved again next year. I sat on the marketing breakout session panel, and I learned a lot! (I also posted some tips from that session on our MySpace blog.)
We're still looking for interns, though -- one Internet Marketing Intern, one Marketing Technology Intern ) . So if you're looking to start your Internet Marketing Career, look no further!
We've got about a million jobs open in our NY and NJ offices. A MILLION. And I'm not even exaggerating (much).
Here's the list -- click through for full details:
(OK -- so it's 12. It's ALMOST a million. Well. Not really. Whatever!)
Heading out to OMMA East -- come see us a booth 200! It's going to be a great time!
We've just moved - and expanded - our NYC office. Now we need to get some bodies in there!
On September 27th we're having an Open House (ok, it's not really an open house because you have to send your resume and book a time slot in advance) at our brand-spankin'-new 33rd Street office space.
If you think you've got the chops to work at DG, check our available positions and RSVP by sending your resume in. You'll meet our whole Senior Team and fast-track your way in.
Go for it!
When I say we're a passionate bunch here, don't take it lightly. JAM, our "User Experience Queen" literally eats, drinks and breathes UXP. Here's her take on our new mascot:
There’s a Bat in My Belfry and Other User Experience Urban Legends
It’s all about the user experience. This is my mantra. Everything eventually goes back to the user experience, or so I say. Recently, some DG employees had a discussion about a Google error message, and I was made fun of for “replying to ALL” (a dangerous move at DG as you then open yourself up to both private and public ridicule from your fellow colleagues) to point out how the format of the error message was a great UXP practice. So, when the company-wide email went out about our new mascot, the DigiBAT, one of my wonderful colleagues challenged me to somehow relate that to User Experience. So here it is.
With the discovery of our bat came some urban legends (okay, okay- I am the one who propagated these falsities but it was late and I needed to amuse myself somehow) as well as some truths. Among the lies:
Some of the truths:
How is DigiBAT related to User Experience? Like our poor little mascot, users are often mis-viewed and misunderstood. Too often, marketers buy into rumors or beliefs based upon outdated or a complete lack of actual evidence and research. For example: I walk into a client’s office and they tell me, “We know what our users and prospects want/are thinking.” Thrilled (yes, thrilled, I do get that excited about this stuff), I ask to see the data or source they got that information from only to be told, “Oh, we just know,” or “It was from a survey we did five years ago!” That’s when my poker face comes into play.
As much as you think you know about your users, as much as I think I know about your users … we don’t really know unless we’ve asked them. There are many cases where we’ve thought we knew how a certain group of users would think or act only to be completely surprised when we did some testing. In short, you don’t really ever know until you ask your actual audience.
Companies will say that they don’t have the time or budget to conduct testing, that it’s safe to move forward using some assumptions. I say, if you’re going to spend a lot of money building a web property or creating an online marketing campaign, it’s too costly not to. Getting the thoughts of your prospects/users can prevent you from making rather large and expensive mistakes AND show you what you’re doing right and where you can make improvements and optimize. Testing doesn’t always have to be in a formal lab environment with eye tracking and one-way mirrors, there are many other efficient and effective ways to capture the voice of your user. (You will, however, want to be sure that you are using a sound methodology and that it has been implemented correctly so as not to skew your results. In other words, don’t try this at home, kids. Be sure to consult a professional).
You may think you know your users, but you probably also once thought that bats fly into people’s hair or are blind or all have rabies (and if you still think that, shame on you! Plus, even if you knew those were lies about bats, it still doesn’t mean you know your users, it just means you know something about bats!). So don’t make assumptions – instead, gather some real data. The only real way to know what your users want or how they will behave is to ask.
We never asked for a mascot, but one has just found us. Meet DigiBAT, a furry little guy who's decided that he, too, wants to join one of the Best Places to Work in New Jersey (and America).
Our tiniest team member seems to have found a home with our sales team in their space on Main Street. (We've since renamed the space "Guano." It was called "The Pit," which I suppose is equally fitting.) Our VP, New Business Development is on vacation this week, but I imagine DigiBAT will start his official training in early September.
I've asked DigitBAT to join the events committee. I mean, who better to help plan the Halloween party, right?
If you can see that little spot in the upper right corner of the door frame -- that's him.
(You have to admit -- he *is* kinda cute.)
Anyway, welcome to the team, little guy!
UPDATE: I neglected to give props to Nicole D for risking hair and blood to get such close-ups shots of our furry, typhoid-carrying little mascot. Sorry, Nicole!
Have I become so jaded by our many victories that I've actually forgotten to write about them? Looks that way.
DigitalGrit was recently voted one of the "Best Small and Medium Companies to Work for in America" by the Society for Human Resources Managment. No small feat. The honor was accepted by our founders in front of over 12,000 people in Washington DC.
Can't believe I didn't post this earlier!
We celebrated by having a huge party for our staff and their families in a local park. Lots of fun (and water pistols) for all.
Oh, yeah...and we've got some job openings again, too. ;-)
