The Creative Director will lead the creation and direction of all new projects. Specifically, you will oversee and direct the development of several niche social networking websites. This includes interactive strategy to detailed functional design to presentation specification. The Creative Director assembles creative teams, draws together art directors, designers, copywriters, interaction designers, and engineers to produce jaw-dropping creative results and effective user-focused design.  You will serve as the point-person between PathConnect and our clients or partners. We have several development deals in place with established brands and celebrity personalities.

Additional Responsibilities:
• Confident and capable of juggling multiple projects simultaneously
• The desire to mentor junior talent and support a learning organization
• Understanding of client's business objectives and to proactively contribute to the evolution and success
• Ability to understand the “big picture” of the project and how it fits into the full consumer experience
• Maintain high standards for execution and attention to detail
• Create and substantially influence the development of engagement models and project plans for all phases of interactive design
• Develop usability research plans for the project, and direct the design, implementation, and analysis of research.

Required Skills/Background:

• At least 5 years related experience (Online Creative working with user-centered design projects)
• Understanding of user experiences on the web

• Ability to manage creative team

• Ability to communicate with clients
• Desire to inspire creativity, innovative thinking, strong concepts and solutions through thoughtful management.
• Superior communication skills, organized and understands time management

To apply, please submit your resume to jobs@pathconnect.com.

PathConnect.com is in search of skilled ASP.net developers to take part in the design and implementation of a new social networking web site.  PathConnect.com is headed by Ryan Blair (www.ryanblair.com), and is the web’s premiere social networking destination for the ambitious lifestyle.   

This is a rare opportunity to be a founding team member of the next big thing in the social networking and personal development industry - on the Internet! Visit our website http://www.PathConnect.com.

Massive work ethic; desire to learn and grow a must! 

Duties Include

Collaborate with business users to develop web site requirements.  Translate functional requirements into technical design and program code. 

Design and implement ASP.net code.  Responsible for server side and presentation. 

Design SQL Server table schema and write stored procedures. 

Collaborate with graphic designers to incorporate the graphics into the web site.

Skills/experience

Minimum 2-3 years of programming in the Microsoft ASP.NET framework

Microsoft Visual Studio

Languages: VB.NET;  C#HTML, CSS

Microsoft SQL Server – database design and stored procedures.

Degree in CS a plus 

Benefits
Stock Options, Medical, Dental, Vacation Days, Sick Days.

Seeking Blog Manager/Editor for www.PathConnect.com- "Social Networking for the Ambitious Lifestyle." You would be responsible for recruiting, managing and editing the posts of approximately 5-10 bloggers on a bi-weekly basis. 

Blogs will relate to the overall theme/direction of the site and will be heavily promoted on the site. You must approve all blogs after proofreading for grammatical errors and confirming the blog is in line with voice of the brand. 

REQUIREMENTS: must be blog-savy (including knowledge of RSS); impeccable writing, proofreading and editing skills. 

If all goes accordingly, there will be additional opportunities for writing/editing with the growth of our company.

Duties:

* Develops organizational technology strategies by consulting with users; investigating and understanding informational and operational requirements; presenting optimal strategies for applying and optimizing technology; contributing new technology information, analysis, and recommendations to organization strategic thinking and direction; establishing new technology objectives in line with organization objectives; articulating business advantages of technology development.

* Develops new technology financial strategies by estimating, forecasting, and anticipating requirements, trends, and variances; aligning monetary resources; developing action plans; measuring and analyzing results; initiating corrective actions; minimizing the impact of variances.

* Develops technology solutions by assembling staff, vendor, and service resources to evaluate, design, test, install, and maintain hardware, applications and systems software, and communication network; preparing technology introduction, information and system conversion, and human/technology integration programs.* Protects systems by discovering potential failures; devising protective and recovery strategies; testing system reliability.

* Integrates information by promulgating and enforcing technology standards.

* Updates network knowledge base by tracking basic research and emerging developments in technology; participating in technology conferences and educational opportunities; visiting with research scientists and academicians; reading technology publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in technological organizations.

* Accomplishes human resource objectives by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; planning and reviewing compensation actions; enforcing policies and procedures.* Updates job knowledge by tracking and understanding emerging information technology practices and standards; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.

* Accomplishes organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.Skills/Qualifications:

Technical Leadership, Technical Management, Developing Standards, Managing Processes, Managing Profitability, Promoting Process Improvement, Supervision, Decision Making, Problem Solving, Dependability, Analyzing Information

Overview:

Seeking a skilled Software Development Engineer to take part in the design and implementation of middle tier components with a strong focus on ODD. Join our small Los Angeles team, complete with skilled marketing experts and graphic designers.

Requirements:

Check back regularly for additional opportunities with our company.