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Job Description:

Job Summary

The Design Strategist reports directly to the Executive Creative Director and assists in formalizing and making repeatable both the overall design strategy process and the strategic tools therein. Furthermore, the Design Strategist is responsible for making scalable adjustments to the process based on the size of the project. The design strategist functions one contributor to a trio of expertise (that also includes the creative director and the senior brand consultant) but is particularly pivotal in framing for both the client and the design team the way the business challenge will be resolved through design. The quality and clarity of the insights are critical to making the design process efficient and effective. The design strategist plays a critical role in the thought leadership and strategic way forward for design projects. However, all strategists must temper their influence during the strategic component of the project so that all constituents (designer and client) come away taking great pride of ownership in the resulting platforms that will inform concepting.

Job Responsibilities

RESPONSIBILITIES

Develop, implement and always improve overarching design process and strategic tools
Assist in building Design Strategy initiatives and process to set foundations for platform development and concepting
Partner internally with cross-functional leaders to maximize the value of design. Set standards for measurement of strategic success
Build strategic efforts across the business unit through identification of market trends, consumer and customer behavior, set standards for strategy implementation
Provide design thinking best practices and share successes broadly

REQUIREMENTS

In order to deliver world-class design thinking that allows our clients to lead their categories, the Design Strategist must excel in the following sub-specialties:

Strategic Expertise

Consumer behavior: shopper psychology as well as cultural and human factors involved in purchase decisions.
Brand behavior: Masterbrand and endorsement strategies, brand blocking, equity building, brand analogs, etc.
In-store dynamics and merchandising pressures
In-category dynamics: Flanking strategy, shoppability, stoppability, readability, maturity and demarcation of categories, etc.
Understanding of timely market forces and consumer trends
Addresses idea feasibility and foresees how they may play out in the marketplace
Deals with ambiguity and acts decisively

Design Expertise

Best practices for information design & weighting of visual elements
Color and symbol meaning and relevance
Executional challenges: Printing techniques and their limitations, brand legacy issues, functional messaging imperatives, etc.
Visual disruption vs. assimilation within category

In addition to the aforementioned, the Design Strategist must have the following skills:

People, Process and Project Management

Brings the creative ideas of others to market
Excels at scheduling and resource planning
Steadfastly pushes self for executional excellence and results

Influence Management

Strengthens relationships across integrated design team & with client
Negotiates masterfully

Winning Attributes

Courage: Doesn't shy away from saying what needs to be said & taking action
Personal leadership: Has patience, listens and waits for others before acting
Good sense of timing
Organizational agility: Knows how to get things done through formal channels and informal networks

Sales Consultant - Part Time- Ann Arbor, MI (50117413)

Details: Division/Entity
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) (www.comcast.com), is one of the world's leading media, entertainment and communications companies principally involved in the operation of cable systems through Comcast Cable and in the development, production and distribution of entertainment, news, sports and other content for global audiences through NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is one of the nation's largest video, high-speed Internet and phone providers to residential and business customers and is also the majority owner and manager of NBCUniversal, which owns and operates entertainment and news cable networks, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, local television station groups, television production operations, a major motion picture company and many theme parks

Job Overview
Responsible for engaging customers in a retail location and driving
sales of Comcast's services including HDTV, high speed internet, home
security, wireless cards, and digital telephone services. Educate,
excite, and assist consumers by helping them understand the benefit of
these services and selling the best possible solution to meet their
needs. Communicate these advantages to consumers and place an order on
their behalf at a designated location inside the retail store.

Core Responsibilities
The future of Awesome is here, and this is an exciting retail opportunity to illustrate Awesome directly with Comcast customers. If you have an appreciation for retail, a passion to work with customers, a love of new technologies and a winning sales drive, then this opportunity may be for you!

Play with interactive displays of Xfinity cable and television. Move between your favorite show and a Skype session right on the TV. Show an incredibly fast download of a movie using Xfinity Internet. Monitor a staged Comcast home remotely using Xfinity Home. Receive a voicemail via text on your laptop. Do all of this right in front of a customer!

Educating and energizing customers on features, benefits and use of all Comcast products and services has never been more fun. Comcast will provide the tools, and they need you to provide the Awesome. Ultimately, you will recommend and sell the perfect solution for the customer.

In this role, you will work directly with customers in a retail location and review all of the products and services that Comcast has to offer a customer, based on the customer's needs. You will help the customer understand more of what Xfinity is about.

Additionally, you will also be responsible for helping existing customers on interpreting and clarifying their account statements and paying their bills in the store. You will be able to answer any questions they have on current or new services, make changes to account data, upgrade or downgrade levels of service, and process all general service requests.

Other responsibilities include helping customers with any concerns they may have with their products or services. These concerns may include, but are not limited to, billing discrepancies, service disruptions, and general service inquiries. Comcast realizes that sometimes things aren't perfect; however you will be able to resolve these issues first-hand, and help the customer leave the store much happier than when they arrived.

Tasks
- Provide strong understanding and enthusiasm around technology,
especially around Comcast products and services.
- Sell with passion and engage new and existing customers in a high
quality experience which enables them to make informed purchase
decisions.
- Maintain high energy and detailed sales product knowledge including
competitive information.
- Provide superior customer service with all customer interactions.
- Meet or exceed sales quotas in accountability based culture.
- Proactively retain existing customers from canceling service by using
retention techniques.
- Evaluate customer's potential product needs and make appropriate
recommendations.
- Process payments and equipment transactions in order to maximize the
customer experience.
- Work in a fast, high volume environment and maintain a positive I can
do attitude.
- Regular, consistent and punctual attendance. Must be able to work
nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) and overtime as necessary.
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Sales Consultant - Plymouth, MI (SC7PLY)

Senior Network Engineer

Details: Qualifications: Candidate will have the following skills and qualifications: Knowledge of and current experience in applying telecommunications industry best practices Knowledge of and experience in systems engineering where the requirements for networks and the applications running on the networks are analyzed and solutions are designed and issues resolved at the system level An Active Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Voice certification or higher An Active Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Wireless certification or higher Avaya ACE-Design certified staff Specialized experience shall include recent experience and current expertise in the following areas: Networking & Converged Technologies: Voice over IP, Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS), SIP, OCS, wired cat5/6, 3G/4G wireless, broadband, Unified Messaging, Active Directory, soft phones, IP desk phones,Cisco routers and switches, Private Branch Exchanges, Intuity®, Aura Messaging and Modular Messaging voice mail systemsCisco Unified Communication Manager, Cisco Unified Border Element, Cisco Unity Connection, Avaya Call Manager Preferred Qualifications: as needed Physical Requirements: SitBend StandWalk Handle objects (manual dexterity)Use fine finger movements (type)Must carry/lift loads of up to 25 lbs. Mental Requirements: Read/comprehendWrite Perform calculationsCommunicate orallyReason and analyze

Control Engineer

Details: The Control Engineer will be responsible for the design, support of process control and related projects for the North Louisiana Plant and Facilities. Other responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Engineering and technical support for process control, instrumentation, and measurement technologies. Provide guidance and support for process control project scope and estimates. Participate in operational training as related to these systems.

Senior Process Development Engineer

Details: Amazon is obsessed to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, Amazon Fulfillment needs exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people to develop and implement world-class order fulfillment systems. We are seeking a Sr. Process Development Engineer for our Manufacturing “Make-On-Demand” Engineering Team based at our San Bernardino, CA manufacturing and fulfillment facility. Responsibilities include: • Design, build, and improve manufacturing infrastructure throughout the North American fulfillment network • Provide technical leadership for large-scale engineering projects • Work with manufacturing equipment, material handling equipment, and packaging equipment to design safe and efficient processes based on Lean principles • Lead and coordinate design efforts between internal teams and outside vendors to develop optimal solutions through appropriate equipment specification, material flow study, process design, and site layout. • Manage capital projects; create conceptual drawings, equipment specifications and bid documentation to facilitate a competitive bid environment. • Monitor and enforce project schedules and quality with vendors or subcontractors. • Inspect facilities and equipment in accordance with corporate standards and procedures relating to material handling, processing and storage. • Provide leadership and coordination between internal departments and vendors for multiple sites. • Develop and manage budget and contract documents including RFPs, change order controls, purchase orders, and invoicing. • Coordinate with local site management to ensure proper operator training, procedural compliance, maintenance and safety practices are followed for new and existing equipment. • Manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously and effectively influence, negotiate, and communicate with internal and external business partners, contractors and vendors. • Facilitate process improvement initiatives among site operations, engineering, and corporate systems groups. • Manage projects effectively amidst changing priorities and use good judgment in critical business situations• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (any field), Operations, Business Administration, or a related field or 2+ years of Amazon experience • 5+ years of experience as a project engineer, process engineer, project manager, manufacturing engineer or related occupation • Experience must involve technical leadership of engineering projects of at least $5M in total value • Experience integrating multiple OEM vendors and diverse internal business units into a single solution while maintaining Lean Principle standards. • Proficiency in using MS Excel, MS Project, and AutoCAD • Ability to travel up to 50% of time to other existing or new installation sites throughout the United States • Flexibility to work a variety of hours and shifts as projects demand including weekends and holidays, if necessary• Master’s degree in Engineering (any field), Operations, Business Administration • Six Sigma Black Belt