Account Assistant
MSHC Partners is seeking a temporary Account Assistant to join our Client Services team for the 2008 election cycle. Ideal candidates have campaign experience as well as a strong interest in progressive politics.

Duties include:

1. Assisting account executives and partners in coordinating advertising campaigns for agency clients
2. Submission of copy edits
3. Invoicing and maintaining client matrix
4. Basic writing assignments such as drafting memos, marketing letters and research documents
5. General administrative assistant responsibilities

Requirements:

1. Must have at least 2 years of relevant political campaign experience
2. Be able to multi-task in a fast paced environment
3. Be detail oriented
4. Be flexible, adaptable to frequent changes in workload and willing to work long hours
5. Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university and two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
6. Candidates should have working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite with a particular focus and proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

This is a full-time position lasting from March through November 2008. Please send cover letter, resume and salary history to . Please reference the position in the subject of your email.

Account Executive
MSHC Partners is seeking an Account Executive to join our Client Services team for the 2008 election cycle. Ideal candidates have campaign experience, excellent strategic and writing skills and a strong interest in progressive politics.

Duties include:
- Working directly with senior staff to develop client strategy
- Interacting daily with client and consultant team (some travel may be required)
- Writing strategic memos and plans
- Managing the day-to-day implementation of direct mail and Internet programs of multiple clients
- Monitoring the creative and production process of multiple projects
- Supervising one or more junior staff

Requirements:
- Must have at least 3 years of previous managerial experience on a political campaign, with an advocacy organization or similar experience
- Be able to multi-task in a fast paced environment, be detail oriented, be adaptable to frequent changes in workload
- Willing to work long hours and be flexible
- Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university; and three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Candidates should have working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite with a particular focus and proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

This is a full-time position with a competitive salary and generous benefits lasting from March through November 2008. Please send cover letter, resume and salary history to careers@mshcpartners.com.

Account Executive - Sacramento
MSHC Partners is seeking an Account Executive to join our Sacramento Client Services team. Ideal candidates have campaign experience as well as a strong interest in progressive politics.
 
Duties include:  
- Managing the day-to-day implementation of direct mail and Internet programs of multiple clients
- Writing first draft plans and memos
- Monitoring the creative and production process of multiple projects
- Ensuring the projects are on time and on budget
- Creating sources of new business
 
Requirements:
- Must have at least 3 years of previous managerial experience on a political campaign, with an advocacy organization or similar experience
- Be able to multi-task in a fast paced environment, be detail oriented, be adaptable to frequent changes in workload
- Willing to work long hours and be flexible
- Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university; and three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Candidates should have working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite with a particular focus and proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
 
This is a full-time position based out of our Sacramento office with a competitive salary and generous benefits lasting from March through November 2008. Please send cover letter, resume and salary history to .

Data Analyst
MSHC Partners is seeking a Data Analyst to join our Targeting team for the 2008 election cycle.

Duties include:                                                                                                                       
- Running counts on in-house data file     
-Building and maintaining voter files   
-Creating simple charts and presentations for our Client Services staff   
-Producing production-ready lists of contacts for our mail                                                  

Requirements include:                                                                                                          
- Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university or equivalent experience      
-At least 2 years experience of data management   
-Must be proficient with SQL and familiar with SPSS    
-Must be extremely organized                                                                                           
- Willingness to work long hours during the election season

This is a full-time position with a competitive salary and generous benefits lasting from February to November 2008. Please send cover letter, resume and salary history to . Please reference the position in the subject of your email.

Interactive Designer
MSHC Partners is seeking an experienced web and Flash designer to join our busy creative team. Ideal candidates have 2-3 years experience in developing engaging rich-media animations for online advertising and user-interface designs for interactive campaigns and websites. Must be detail oriented and able to meet deadlines.

Duties include:
- Working independently or on project teams producing banner advertisements and websites from creative concepts
- User-interface design and implementation for online projects of varying complexity
- Working with web developers to implement design elements from concept to completion of project
- Helping maintain and support a variety of online campaigns

Requirements:
- BFA/BA degree in web design or related field, or equivalent work experience
- Solid Flash, HTML/XML and CSS knowledge required. ActionScript knowledge is a plus
- Experience in Adobe CS3 software suite
- Understanding of the principals behind developing both static and data-driven sites
- Ability to work on Mac and PC
- ASP and PHP progamming experience not required but is a major plus

Project Coordinator
MSHC Partners is seeking a bright, enthusiastic Project Coordinator to join our Targeting team for the 2008 election cycle. Ideal candidates have experience simultaneously managing multiple projects using MS Project or similar project management software.

Duties include:
- Developing project timelines
- Managing resources and schedules to ensure timely completion of projects
- Assisting with invoicing, purchase orders, and budgets for projects
- Monitoring timelines and quality control procedures
- Ensuring that projects are on time and on budget
- Additional work as needed.

Requirements:
- Must have 1 to 3 years of relevant experience in project management
- Experience working with Microsoft Project or similar project management software
- Be able to multi-task in a fast paced environment
- Be detail oriented
- Be flexible, adaptable to frequent changes in workload, and willing to work long hours
- Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university and three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite with a particular focus and proficiency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- An interest in progressive politics is preferred but not required for this position.

This is a full-time position with a competitive salary and generous benefits lasting from February through November 2008. Please send cover letter, resume and salary history to . Please reference the position in the subject of your email.

Senior Concept Writer
MSHC Partners is seeking a Senior Concept Writer to join our creative team for the 2008 election cycle. Ideal candidates have 3-5 years experience in advertising or related field.

This is a unique position. We’re looking for someone who can come up with the “big idea” then work with copywriters and designers to make it a reality. The ideal candidate could come from a writing or design background.

Duties include:
- Developing concepts and campaigns for print, direct mail and internet working independently or with a team
- Working with our Creative Director, art studio and client services team to meet deadlines and see concepts through to completion

Requirements:
- BFA/BA degree in design, advertising or related field
- Mac proficient
- Experience in Adobe CS2 software suite
- Internet experience a plus
- Background and/or interest in politics is a plus

This is a full-time position with a competitive salary and generous benefits lasting from February through November 2008. Please send cover letter, resume, salary history, online portfolio or PDF to . Please reference the position in the subject of your email.