Careers At VCM Interactive

VCM is always seeking knowledgeable, creative and committed individuals who are ready to grow with us. If you want to experience the spirit of an entrepreneurial organization while enjoying the support of a team-oriented, established company with impressive resources of a creative organization, we invite you to join us. We offer a challenging and rewarding work environment with opportunities to grow.

Current opportunities

• Production & Marketing Assistant
• Sales Representative
• Junior Graphic Designer

Job Descriptions

1. Production & Marketing Assistant

We are looking for a Production & Marketing Assistant to work closely with VCM’s Sr. Producer. The candidate should have experience with video production and project management with 1 to 5-years of experience. Knowledge of digital and traditional marketing initiatives is also required. Digital marketing involves social media, Google and LinkedIn marketing techniques.

Skill set:

• project management
• video production knowledge ie. producing, production management, pre-production, coordinating, scheduling, creative briefs, shots lists, crew, equipment, post production etc.
• Software – Microsoft Office, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Creative Suite ie. Premiere, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Customer service
• Knowledge of running an office with general administration duties
• Phone personality and the ability to assist Sr. Producer with client meetings

Application deadline is March 15, 2016. Interested applicants can send their cv, resume and demo reel to [email protected].

2. Sales Representative

The Requirement:

An experienced sales professional with proven experience in the multi-media field (video production, web casting, on-line learning, web development etc,) with existing client relationships that can be transferred.

The successful candidate will be an energetic self-starter who will enjoy working in a smaller organization where rewards are directly linked to results.

The Position

Reporting to the Sales and Marketing Executive, the ideal candidate will be responsible for generating profitable business by developing long term customers from assigned accounts throughout the greater metropolitan Toronto area.

Specific duties include maintaining regular call frequency in order to make recommendations regarding the company’s services; assessing potential volume and factors related to pricing; discussing quotations, acquiring and/or clarifying contracts; developing order and delivery schedules; placing orders and coordinating them with production schedules; presenting new products and services as they are discovered; forecasting customers’ needs; collecting market information; developing and maintaining a partnership relationships with corporate decision makers as well as key site personnel; keeping aware of customers’ ever-changing needs and making recommendations to the Sales and Marketing Executive accordingly. In addition, the Account Director will handle complaints and co-ordinate service requirements, and perform other duties likely to produce sales, as assigned.

The Successful Candidate:

• Must have a college degree or equivalent, some technical and practical training in the audio-visual, multimedia, post production area.
• Must have two or more years selling experience in the communication or broadcast industry.
• May have work experiences in video/broadcast production which would be a definite benefit.
• Must be a self-starter
• Must demonstrate determination, enthusiasm and be persuasive.
• Should demonstrate creative thinking and have an ability to visualize the client’s needs and deliver a posible solution.

3. Junior Graphics Designer Objective

We are looking for an energetic and passionate individual to share his/her great design abilities and knowledge in the Interactive multimedia world.

The energetic individual will take part of the design concept and run with it. Would involve working with the Creative Director in developing graphics and layouts to scope a particular project.

Strengths

• Excellent sense of design.
• Ability to work hours on end and through repetitive tasks of content population and image manipulation (not often, but it happens for some projects).
• Exceptional experience in applying graphic design principles to produce innovative and tastefully created projects for Interactive Web, CD/DVD ROM’s.
• Flexible and adaptable to new responsibilities, time pressures and fast pace environment.
• Ability to communicate ideas well and take direction.
• Strong knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite software.
• Positive attitude, ability to work within strict deadlines.
• Understanding of printing processes with Illustration skills id definitely an asset.

Experience

• Good knowledge in design, layout, illustration, typography, photography, and production process.
• Strong communication, organizational and time management skills.
• Proven problem solving skills; must have the ability to come up with creative solutions to improve our client’s business and grow our client’s brand.
• Strong background in print, outdoor, web and direct mail, which are the dominant media that will be used.
• A flexible team player, reliable, ready, willing and able to “go the extra mile”
• Strong visualization skills, super enthusiastic.

Software Expertise

Adobe CS6: Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, After Effects, Dreamweaver, Premiere, Sound Forge/cool Edit, HTML-5, CSS, PHP, Microsoft Office, FTP Client Software, knowledge of Adobe Director and/or DPS velocity will be definitely an asset.

The Successful Candidate:

• Must have a college degree or equivalent, some technical and practical training in the audio-visual, multimedia, post production area.
• Must be a self-starter.
• Must demonstrate determination, enthusiasm and be persuasive.
• Should demonstrate creative thinking and have an ability to visualize the client’s needs and deliver a posible solution.

To apply for this job send in your resume (pdf format) with a link to the electronic portfolio, to [email protected].

All applicants must submit a Cover Letter and Resume. We’d like to thank all applicants but will only contact those who will be considered.