by Ronald Barron | Feb 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
Job Description
Title: Technical Drafter II
Location: Scottsdale AZ Remote US
Within Fender Musical Instrument Corporation’s ( FMIC ) global Engineering / R&D team, we are focused on delivering excellence to the business and our customers by promoting collaboration, building trust, and setting high standards. Our mission is to support and enable the makers who fuel the pursuit of musical expression. We are currently searching for an exceptional Technical Drafter II to join our team in Scottsdale, AZ/ Remote US.
An American icon, Fender was born in Southern California and has built a worldwide influence extending beyond the studio and the stage. A Fender is more than an instrument, it’s a cultural symbol that resonates globally.
The Technical Drafter II will be responsible for creating mechanical drawings using CAD software in support of Jackson, Charvel, EVH, Gretsch, and Bigsby projects.
About the job:
In this role, you will be responsible for drafting and management of Solidworks CAD files for amplifier, pedals, and accessory products. You will develop drawings and 3D models of products from industrial design concepts through release to manufacturing and beyond. Additionally, you will ensure that drawings and models meet R&D design and drafting standards.
Your responsibilities will include the creation of solid models and drawings that meet engineering requirements. You will participate in design reviews for other projects as well as your own. This is a team environment, and you will be required to work closely with the rest of the team including mechanical engineers, industrial designers, drafters, electrical engineers, project management, and manufacturing engineers.
What you need:
- Mechanical Drafting associates degree or better with 3-5 years of relevant experience.
- 3+ years of significant mechanical drafting experience
- Strong Solidworks skills
- Experience with Solidworks PDM
- Solidworks sheet metal experience
- Multi-body part and master model experience
- Problem solving skills sufficient to design, with some supervision
- Experience designing sheet metal, wood and plastic components
- Solid understanding of basic woodworking
- Basic understanding of electronic circuitry and PCBA standards preferred.
- Good technical and non-technical communication skills
- Musical background is a plus, particularly guitar and related products
About Fender Musical Instruments:
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) is one of the world’s leading musical instrument manufacturers, marketers and distributors, whose portfolio of brands includes Fender , Squier , Gretsch , Jackson , EVH , Charvel and Groove Tubes , among others. For more information, visit www.fender.com. FMIC offers a competitive benefits package which includes medical, dental, 401(k), paid time off, and an equipment purchase program to help you get the band back together. Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, disability, veterans’ status, sexual orientation, or any other protected factor.
Fender is required by law in certain jurisdictions to include a pay scale in the job posting for this position. Pay scale means the salary or hourly wage range that Fender reasonably expects to pay for this position; it is neither a promise nor a guarantee of the compensation that the successful candidate will receive. The pay scale for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that Fender considers in making compensation decisions, including, without limitation: skill set, experience, and training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. If this is a remote position, the pay scale disclosed herein may be adjusted further based upon the applicable geographic differential associated with the location from which the successful candidate will work. Please note that it is not typical for a Fender employee to be at or near the top of the pay scale for their role especially as a new hire and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. Subject to the foregoing, the current pay scale for this position is $41,133-$82,267
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by Ronald Barron | Feb 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
Job Description
Graphics/Media Specialist
Full-time
Regular
Professional
Hybrid, Minneapolis, MN, US
Remote, US
POSITION SUMMARY
The Graphics Media Specialist will be a design and PowerPoint expert who has a strong business sense, is innovative/creative and passionate about delivering a stellar product. This role is meant to elevate the graphics and corporate presentations from their current standard. We work in a fast-paced environment and the ability to exceed expectations in a timely manner is key to success.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Create bold, innovative, and effective creative materials for the executive team (~30% with the CEO) and the customer-facing teams.
- Develop webinar and event presentations with speakers.
- Create presentations and/or graphics for internal training materials.
- Create and post graphics and content related content for social, print, direct mail pieces, and tradeshow exhibits as needed.
- Oversee digital creative brief process and hold to allotted work time/accountability.
- Interface with executive team and customer-facing team members to develop content, flow, design, and creative of various projects.
- Oversee multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines and expectations.
- Proofread and do a final check on items being created and released internally and externally
- Edit/Create video content for events, learning management system, and other customer/internal based video.
- Demonstrate the values of Outsell in everyday interactions
- Perform other duties as required
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree; and
- 4+ years of experience with an advertising or design company; and
- 2+ years of experience creating graphics and video content on social media platforms (YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram); or
- A combination of education and work experience is necessary to perform key responsibilities.
- Preferred: Experience in a company with revenue of $25 million or greater
Demonstrated Success (Competencies, Traits):
- Proficiency with PowerPoint, InDesign, Photoshop, Adobe Premier and Illustrator.
- Application of originality, innovation, problem-solving, and personal expression.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, set priorities, identify/address problems, meet deadlines and exceed client expectations.
- Interpersonal skills; a team player, positive and innovative thinker with a growth mindset.
- Possess a positive, can-do attitude when working with dealer clients as well as internal associates.
- Be curious, and agile to ensure support when unexpected challenges arise.
- Highly motivated and strong initiative; ability to work independently, in support of the company’s creative goals and the dealer client’s business objectives.
Our Benefits:
- Affordable Medical, Health Savings Account, Dental and Vision
- 401(k) with company match
- Unlimited paid time off
- Paid family leave for maternity, paternity, and adoption.
- Half day Fridays throughout the year
- Tuition reimbursement for formal education, professional development, trainings, etc.
- Eight paid holidays with two personal holidays
- Spot bonuses for performance
- Hybrid and remote work arrangements
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by Ronald Barron | Feb 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
Job Description
Project Manager
United States – Remote OK
Temporary
Marketing
$40.00 – $45.00 / hr
About the Project Manager position
We are looking for a reliable Project Manager who will manage our key client projects. Your duties will include delivering every project on time within budget and scope.
You should have a background in business, management or budgeting and possess strong analytical and team-building skills. We expect you to be able to get the best out of the people and projects that they oversee.
Project Manager responsibilities are:
- Develop project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility
- Organize and coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects
- Oversee the timely delivery of all projects, ensuring they remain within scope and within budget
- Allocate resource and ensure their availability
- Prepare a detailed project plan to track progress
- Monitor project performance with the helps of appropriate systems, tools and techniques
- Manage changes in project scope, schedule and costs with the help of appropriate verification techniques
- Prepare reports and present them to senior management as needed
- Maintain relations with the client and all stakeholders
- Analyze and manage risks in order to minimize negative effect on a project
- Build and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors
- Prepare and review comprehensive project documentation
Project Manager requirements are:
- 2+ years’ experience of working on a Project Administrator position in the information technology sector
- Significant experience in software development and web technologies
- Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills
- Outstanding organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills
- Good practical experience with Microsoft Office
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Complete educational background, preferably in the fields of computer science or engineering for technical project managers
- Additional certifications such as PMP or PRINCE II will be a bonus
About Keyo
We are building a company that reflects the world in which we want to live. One where we can enjoy the convenience of biometrics without compromising our privacy or personal freedom. To make this a reality, our technology allows businesses of all kinds to adopt biometric authentication quickly and easily.
With Keyo, people are clocking into work, paying for a coffee, and unlocking doors with a wave of their hand. Our team is remote first, by design. Our talented employees work from all over the world because we want Keyo to reflect the people who use it: global citizens who bring their diverse perspectives to solve unique problems.
We are at an exciting juncture and looking for new voices and ideas to continue building our vision for the company. Keyo believes that the things that make us unique are our greatest strengths. We have an inclusive, global, remote-first workplace that comprises people from all different lifestyles, backgrounds, abilities, and nationalities
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by Ronald Barron | Feb 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
Job Description
Project Manager
Full-Time in Remote – Remote OK
Calling all people-persons. And Type A personalities. We’re looking for a friendly, proactive project manager to keep our clients not only super happy, but always clear on expectations, requirements, and deliverables. We value transparency and collaboration with our clients and need someone to help us ensure they are always in the loop.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Proactively manage client communications and expectations to ensure client satisfaction in partnership with internal teams
- Define and scope client requirements and deliverables.
- Create and maintain detailed project plans together with a lead Project Manager
- Collaborate with internal teams and client stakeholders to creatively solve problems and brainstorm solutions
- Coordinate tasks, assign appropriate resources and ensure proper task completion
- Help manage schedules and facilitate required meetings both internally and client-facing
- Identify risks, threats, or opportunities that could impact the success of the project, notifying the team, and escalating issues when appropriate
- Identify deviations between project scope and desired deliverables, initiating change requests as needed
- Establish a deep understanding of the client’s business, processes, and procedures and apply that knowledge to support the project’s success
- Ensure the use of best practices and apply lessons learned from previous projects; share findings with other project management team members
QUALIFICATIONS
- Has 3+ years of experience in agile project management methodologies
- Experience in, and a high comfort level with a fast-paced, deadline-driven culture
- Ability to juggle multiple projects and deadlines
- Detail-oriented with strong organizational and time-management skills
- Excellent communicator and collaborator
- Accountable, takes initiative, and focused on high quality
- A focus on customer service and understanding customers’ needs
- An understanding of industry trends, development principles, and project methodologies
- A can-do, positive attitude and the drive to learn and grow
- Ability to remain humble and appreciative
PREFERRED SKILLS
- Big Plus Versed in agile development and best practices
- Big Plus Experience in a client-facing role
- Big Plus Experience with Shopify Plus or Shopify
- Big Plus Experience working with other eCommerce platforms (Magento, etc.)
- Big Plus Understanding of conversion rate optimization or data-driven product development (analytics, a/b testing, etc.)
Can you bring the “Human” Factor?
- You offer help before someone has to ask.
- You are not afraid to tell a joke (even if it’s a bad one.)
- You ask “why?”
- You want to help build a better company because it is good for you and the person sitting next to you.
- You strive to find the opportunity in every obstacle.
- You smile, even frown at times, laugh, & try hard!
You’re Going to Love This
- Complex, challenging projects and incredible clients that inspire out-of-the-box thinking.
- An accommodating, collaborative, and open environment in which culture and personality is valued and respected.
- Involvement and input into every phase of a project.
- Full benefit package including dental, vision, and life.
- A 3% match on our IRA plan.
- Generous PTO + Quarterly Days Off + ‘No Meeting Fridays’ every other week.
- Profit-based bonuses.
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by Ronald Barron | Feb 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
Job Description
Senior Manager of Product Design, Commerce/Payments
Location: Remote – USA
This role can be based anywhere in the USA, or Quebec / Ontario, Canada.
We’re searching for a thoughtful, results-driven design leader to join our UX team to help shape the future of our Commerce product. You’ll be leading and developing a growing team of product designers and partnering with product management, engineering, and research leaders to drive the vision for helping thousands of small/medium businesses transact business with HubSpot. This is a fantastic opportunity to have a major impact with a team of experienced designers in an emerging business line that is critical to HubSpot’s business strategy. We value leaders who are empathetic coaches, set a high bar of design quality, and are excited about collaborating with cross-functional partners. This leader should also have the ability to communicate and influence a large dynamic organization to help bring the team’s ideas to the world.
What types of problems do we work on?
The Commerce Product Line is a dynamic space and we’re looking for a design leader who likes the challenge of maturing a team. We’ve grown the Commerce UX team aggressively in order to hit customer and business goals, and we’re looking at 2023 as a year to stabilize the team, establish team norms and rituals, and work with partners to set up operating systems that will scale with future growth. If you like that type of challenge, here are some things to get excited about:
- We’re helping small and medium-sized companies grow their businesses with our Commerce and Payments solutions
- From small sales teams, marketing-departments-of-one, and part-time services folks to medium-sized orgs that are scaling, we design products that help the front office deliver a more connected experience for their customers. Offering an efficient B2B buying experience across a variety of channels is core to delivering that connected experience.
- We’re transforming how our customers sell by building a sales experience that deeply integrates their sales pipelines with their commerce data, providing greater efficiency, better reporting, and more accurate forecasting
- You’ll be forming a new leadership team with PM and Engineering peers. This will be your first team and you’ll work together to set the product strategy and operating system for the teams in your group
- You’ll work with your direct team of designers to establish processes and help them build influence with their teams
- You’ll partner with several UX leaders to create a healthy culture and sense of belonging in Commerce.
How do we design?
- Design at HubSpot is both grounded in experience design fundamentals and a deep belief that small autonomous teams are the best way to get excellent work in customer’s hands.
- We value solving for the customer above all else
- We give each designer the responsibility and ownership to chart the course for their designs throughout the product and across teams
- We deeply respect User Research and Content Design, and work closely and cooperatively with them whilst designing
- We carefully lead and maintain a high-functioning, usability-centered design system and design language with our front-end teammates
- We’re embedded on small teams with engineers and product managers in sane, sustainable ratios.
We are looking for people who:
- Have partnered with product and engineering leaders to establish objectives, align on high-level strategies, and inspire teams to execute
- Bring demonstrated success delivering intuitive products – we value consumer-grade experience quality while solving enterprise problems
- Are skilled at collaborating with adjacent teams to create consistency in the product experience
- Have experience leading UX in B2B commerce and/or payments
- Practiced in coaching designers to identify and drive impact that is great for customers and good for business through clear and actionable feedback
- Have a developed sense for balancing speed, quality, and consistency of design
- Can manage complex scenarios and drive clarity from ambiguity
- Co-create design strategy with peer leaders and designers and influence execution
- Several years of building and scaling a high-performing team of designers, leads, and managers
- Understand how to foster team health and bring a sense of mission to the group you lead. This includes being responsible for creating a safe space for feedback, thoughtful team organization, aligning strengths to problems and providing opportunities for career growth through additional responsibility or potential impact
- Nice to have: Are experienced designing for the customer service space or relevant adjacent spaces, like productivity applications or omnichannel messaging tools
About UX at HubSpot
Our UX team is a passionate and diverse group of more than 250 product designers, content designers, researchers, and design ops folks who build consumer-grade experiences while solving enterprise-level problems. We’re set up to work as equal partners to our peers in product management and engineering. And we design and deliver a crafted experience to our customers by setting a high bar on ease of use. We’re investing deeply in building whole and healthy UX teams across all of our disciplines so we can better solve problems for our customers.
We involve our customers in every step of our development process. And we strive to deliver a B2B product that’s just as easy to use as the best B2C products on the market. When our customers grow, we grow, too!
Want to know more about product design at HubSpot?
- What does a product designer do at HubSpot?
- The possibilities of and prioritizing usability alongside feature growth
- By the people, for the people: keeping your design system evergreen
- See all HubSpot UX blog posts
One more thing you should know
There’s a lot of research showing how marginalized groups of people may not apply for jobs unless they meet 100% (or more!) of the qualifications. We also know that many UX folks come from backgrounds with different experiences that might not seem standard and that’s okay! We really value people who bring unique perspectives and add new knowledge to our team.
But you might not feel like you check all the boxes as you read this job post. We get it. And we feel these things ourselves, too. But we hope you’ll apply anyway because we’ll take great care in working with you.
Cash compensation range: 191,000-239,000 USD Annually
The cash compensation above includes base salary, on-target commission for employees in eligible roles, and annual bonus targets under HubSpot’s bonus plan for eligible roles. In addition to cash compensation, all HubSpotters are eligible to participate in HubSpot’s equity plan to receive restricted stock units (RSUs). Some roles may also be eligible for overtime pay. Individual compensation packages are based on a few different factors unique to each candidate, including their skills, experience, qualifications and other job-related reasons.
We know that benefits are also an important piece of your total compensation package. To learn more about what’s included in total compensation, check out some of the benefits and perks HubSpot offers to help employees grow better.
At HubSpot, fair compensation practices isn’t just about checking off the box for legal compliance. It’s about living out our value of transparency with our employees, candidates, and community.
Important COVID-19 Guidance (For candidates applying to roles in the United States):
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by Ronald Barron | Feb 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
Job Description
QA Engineer
- REMOTE
- United States
- Engineering
- Full time
Who we are:
We here at Littera are on a mission to help students connect with tutors. We are the first software platform designed to help K-12 schools and districts design, deliver, and monitor their tutoring programs. Our team is rapidly growing and we’re looking for people wanting to get engaged in solving tough problems. Are you up for the challenge? Then come join us. This role is working in an Agile team environment where you’ll participate in the full software development lifecycle. This involves working with business stakeholders to refine their ideas, coding, testing, and delivering reliable software that delights our customers.
Reporting to:
Head of QA
What’s it like to work here:
This role will lead QA for an engineering team. You will be hands-on in developing full QA automation and a key point of communication for your assigned team/teams. You will be responsible for the following:
- Test plan creation and execution of backend and frontend services, the writing of automation scripts for backend API testing; frontend UI testing; performance testing; benchmarking.
- Participating in the continuous development of an industry leading experience to help students connect with tutors.
This platform is key not only to help students learn, but provide the tools tutors need to communicate core concepts. Team members are comfortable with change and taking calculated risks, but most importantly, take ownership of outcomes. Collaboration and transparency is key and respect is given to all ideas.
Our team strongly values:
- Continuously learning new best practices, processes, technologies, and languages.
- Mentoring, coaching, and leading the charge on best QA practices.
- Commit to completing well-defined work and deliver on those commitments.
- Test solutions with the utmost scrutiny at the unit, integration, and end-to-end levels.
- Security is taken seriously and protecting student and tutor data is thought about in every aspect of the SDLC.
- Strive to always build an experience that is accessible to make sure all students and tutors can successfully engage.
- Ensure we are providing the best possible levels of customer service through identifying and implementing process improvements.
Requirements
- 3-5 years’ experience in each of the following:
- Front End Testing Technologies: Selenium, Java, JavaScript
- Automation Frameworks: Playwright, BDD Gherkin, Cucumber
- Knowledge of Behavior Driven Development and Test-Driven Development
- Experience in API testing in Postman
- Experience in Mobile testing.
- Experience in UI testing Manual and Automation
- Log Management Solutions: Splunk, Loggly, or / and Sumo Logic
- Monitoring Frameworks: Dynatrace, New Relic, Logic Monitor, or / and Grafana
- Performance Frameworks: BlazeMeter, Gatling, Jmeter, or / and Loadrunner
- Knowledge of and desire to work in an Agile/Lean development environment.
- Be able to ensure Test Coverage
- Must be able to produce test results, defect reports, test logs, and reports to evidence for testing
- Experience in Git based source control tools like GitLab, GitHub, Bitbucket
- Understanding of backend computer system infrastructure, program design, Postman and APIs.
- Ability to communicate clearly at all levels of the organization.
- Well organized and able to identify priorities aligned with the goals of the team.
- Always strive to automate everything.
- Strong advocate for the end user and able to convey concerns, ideas, and issues to engineers and product team members.
- Understanding of the full SDLC.
- Help drive tasks to completion.
- Coach and mentor fellow team members to expand and improve their skill sets.
- Ability to debug and perform root cause analysis.
- Enthusiasm to learn and grow.
- Resourceful self-starter with creative problem-solving skills who’s willing to take ownership of results.
- Experience in dealing with multiple teams representing various areas in delivering projects
- Desire to join a mission-driven team with a passion for improving education and making sure all students get the help they need to succeed.
- Stays up to date with industry trends and best practices to apply them to an existing project
If you see yourself succeeding here, please apply! If you have most of the above, but not all, still apply, we want to hear from you! We value more than just checking boxes.
Littera’s Core Values:
- We say what we mean, honestly and directly.
- We figure it out and solve problems with the resources available.
- We do what we promise and own the results.
- We maniacally focus on our customers, striving to understand their needs and support them.
- We celebrate the inherent differences across our customers, users, and team and commit to creating an inclusive environment.
Hours of work:
We’re a remote first company that works typical Monday through Friday hours. Since we like to get together, we ask that you’ll be flexible for travel up to 5% for team events.
Benefits
What you will receive:
Salary range (90k – 120k based on level of experience)
Medical, dental and vision
Paid Parental Leave
Unlimited PTO
401k
Equity in the company
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