HTML5: The Wilderness Downtown

HTML5 what is this?

HTML5 is the next major revision of the HTML standard. This language brings features such as video playback, geo-location, as well as, new elements including header, nav, section, aside, footer and canvas. Currently, HTML5 is not supported by all browsers, but Chrome, Safari and Firefox are among the advanced and leading the industry. Find out how well your browser supports HTML5.

Marketicity explores a Chrome Experiment

The Wilderness Downtown, created by friends from Google, was built in HTML5. This interactive film uses imagery from Google satellite images and music by Arcade Fire to walk you through the days of old. Marketictiy explored Chris Milk’s downtown adventure. Imagine a whimsical Indie alternative sound taking you back in time to the streets of your childhood. This film uses the new video tag to play all videos and the canvas tag to draw a message to your younger self. Marketicity utilized the dynamic 3-D drawing tool and left a message for others who occupied our building at 109 North Main. Audio and video stream directly to your browser without a third party plug-ins such as Flash or Silverlight through the technology of HTML5. Casara Heaton, Marketicity's own graphic design specialist, sees the wave of the future in HTML5 and this video is a great example of its capabilities.

Walk through The Wilderness Downtown and see how HTML5 is pushing the future of Web.

SEO/Social Media Account Manager

Marketicity Inc., an award-winning advertising and public relations agency since 1994, is reviewing applications for an SEO/Social Media Account Manager. In this role, the individual will be responsible for account management, business development, and recommending, creating and implementing marketing and communications projects for a wide variety of clients.

Confident and creative self-starters will be successful in this role. Our firm will be a welcome challenge for those who are tired of being pigeonholed in a large agency or organization with office politics and rigid roles that make for a boring (or frustrating) work day.

Qualifications:
Basics
• Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, journalism, marketing or similar field
• 2-5 years of communications/marketing/advertising/public relations agency experience

Writing/PR
• Exceptional writing skills and thorough knowledge of AP writing style
• Excellent proofreading skills and attention to detail

Business development
• Skills to aggressively develop/increase our client base
• Proven ability to build relationships with clients

Social media/digital marketing
• Familiarity with commercial social media/digital progressive marketing campaigns with the ability to locate/record conversation
• Ability to implement and guide ongoing strategic social media tactics
• Develop and manage digital communication programs

SEO/advertising
• SEO copywriting, PPC ad writing skills
• Media buying is a plus, but not required

Design
• Adobe Suite skills are a plus, but not required
• Knowledge of HTML/CSS is a plus, but not required

Personality
• Ability to work with designers to ensure aligned and consistent branding
• Strong project coordination and organizational skills
• Strong public speaking, persuasion, presentation and interpersonal skills
• Ability to manage and work with vendors and freelancers
• Critical thinking, originality and intellectual curiosity
• Entrepreneurial spirit with driven mentality
• Ability to work in a multi-faceted and deadline-oriented environment

About the Position:
Position salary is commensurate with the successful candidate’s experience and skill set. Marketicity offers medical insurance, a SIMPLE 401k retirement plan and other benefits.

To apply:
Mail or email three writing samples (one news release, two creative writing samples/articles/ads), a resume, salary history and salary requirement to:

E-mail: theteam@marketicity.com

P.O. Box 168
Columbia, IL 62236

St. Louis PR, Marketing and Design Firm Internships

Marketicity offers year-round internships in marketing communications and web design/development. An internship at Marketicity provides first-hand exposure to the world of marketing and design.

Internships are open to college juniors, seniors and graduate students. Hours for the position are flexible and would vary from 15-20 hours per week. Internships are paid and available for credit.

Fall Internship Application Deadline - July 15
Spring Internship Application Deadline - November 15
Summer Internship Application Deadline - March 15

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