Friday, August 31, 2012

10 Things to Know Today

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney acknowledges delegates before speaking at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney acknowledges delegates before speaking at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Actor Clint Eastwood speaks to an empty chair while addressed delegates during the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Homes in LaPlace, La., west of US 51 and south of I-10, are covered in floodwaters in the aftermath of Isaac on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. Isaac hovered over Louisiana for a third day Thursday, shedding more than a foot of additional rain that forced authorities to hurriedly evacuate areas ahead of the storm and rescue hundreds of people who could not escape as the rapidly rising waters swallowed entire neighborhoods. (AP Photo/The Times-Picayune, Michael Democker) MAGS OUT; NO SALES; USA TODAY OUT

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today (times EDT):

1. A HIGH-ENERGY NIGHT AT THE GOP CONVENTION

Romney plunges into the campaign's final 67 days focused more than ever on jobs and the economy.

2. CLINT EASTWOOD GOES OFF-SCRIPT

Taking the podium, the actor turns in a bizarre, unscripted endorsement of Romney.

3. ISAAC LEAVES SOGGY MESS AS IT HEADS INTO NATION'S MIDSECTION

Louisiana residents without power or clean water face days of misery.

4. COLORADO SHOOTING SUSPECT TRIED TO CALL DOCTOR

Defense says 9 minutes before the theater attack, James Holmes dialed an after-hours number hoping to reach psychiatrist.

5. WHY THE FINANCIAL WORLD IS HANGING ON BERNANKE'S WORDS

At 10 a.m., the Fed chief will deliver a speech that might give clues about his next moves to strengthen the U.S. economy.

6. HARVARD PROBING POSSIBLE EXAM CHEATING

The allegations concern a take-home final exam, and now the university is considering an honor code.

7. A LAST GOODBYE FOR NEIL ARMSTRONG

Lunar pioneers will attend a private service at 11 a.m. in Ohio for the hero-astronaut.

8. HOW TO SUCCEED IN COLLEGE: SLEEP MORE

A campus-wide "flash nap" is one way schools are spreading the word that rested students are better students.

9. CORONER REVEALS FINDINGS ON STALLONE'S SON

Sage Stallone died at age 36 from natural causes due to a heart condition.

10. A PALACE FOR HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

A gleaming $60 million field of dreams opens tonight in Texas. (Where else?)

Associated Press

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8/31: JOBS | Los Angeles Art Resource

  • Special Events Manager at Anderson Ranch Art Center, Colorado
  • Culver City Architecture Firm seeks Administrative Assistant
  • Events Manager, Grand Park
  • The Autry: Board Liaison
  • Development/Underwriting Director ? startup non-profit FM radio station
  • UCLA World Arts and Cultures/Dance seeking Technical Director
  • Cal State Fullerton Entertainment Art/Animation Tenure-track Faculty Position
  • Cal State Fullerton Entertainment Art/3D Animation Tenure-track Faculty Position
  • Cal State Los Angeles A&L/Department of Art/Temporary Renewable lectureship in Design
  • Cal State Los Angeles A&L/Theatre of Arts & Dance/Temporary Renewable lectureship in Dance
  • Cal State Los Angeles A&L/Department of Art/Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Graphic Design/Visual Communication
  • Curator Job at UCR California Museum of Photography
  • The Banff Centre, Walter Phillips Gallery, Canada ? Seeks Director (deadline Sept. 10)

Special Events Manager at Anderson Ranch Art Center, Colorado

Anderson Ranch Arts Center Anderson Ranch celebrates artists, art-making, critical dialogue and community. We promote personal and professional development of artists of all levels of expertise through year-round workshops in ceramics, sculpture, photography, new media, painting and drawing, printmaking, woodworking, furniture design and more. Our artists residencies for emerging and established artists, summer internships, visiting artists and critics, community outreach, and public events offer a full spectrum of opportunities to creative people of all levels. The facilities feature fully-equipped art studios and galleries. Anderson Ranch programs and activities including art auctions and artist slide lectures, attract thousands of artists, art-lovers, students, faculty and patrons annually to this historic Rocky Mountain ranch dedicated to the fine arts.

Summary

The Special Events Manager is an integral part of the team that is responsible for annual giving, major gift initiatives, and fundraising events at Anderson Ranch. This position coordinates the administrative and logistical aspects of all fundraising events including the Recognition Dinner, the Annual Art Auction, the Print Monothon Dinner and Auction, summer auctionettes, and Holiday Open House Auction as well as special events such as the Holiday and Spring Open Houses.

MAJOR AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Fundraising Events Coordinator for the planning and organization of all fundraising events including budgeting:

a) Coordinator for the Recognition Dinner. Duties include supporting the event chair and committee, preparing for the event working with vendors, maintaining event records and photo documentation, and conducting necessary follow-up.

b) Coordinator for the Annual Art Auction. Duties include supporting staff and volunteers working on art acquisitions, maintaining solicitation records, tracking solicitation process, event coordination and staffing, coordinating art handling, providing information for Auction catalog, maintaining event records and photo documentation, logistical oversight, and conducting necessary follow-up. Oversee an intern, who will assist with artwork tracking, framing, development of online auction catalog, and other event logistics. Work closely with the Executive Director to organize and plan Art Auction Committee and Jury meetings.

c) Coordinator for auctionettes during the summer workshop season including assisting artistic staff in soliciting artwork donations, organizing staff and interns to run auctionettes, and maintaining related materials. Oversee all credit card transactions for auctionette events.

d) Coordinator for other fundraising events as listed above and future events.

Gift Processing

a) Receipt of incoming event contributions and ticket sales by check, pledge and credit card, plus in-kind gifts and artwork donations.

b) Run all credit card transactions for events.

c) Entry of gifts into database using consistent entry procedures.

d) Timely generation of acknowledgement letters.

e) Partner with the Controller to investigate and set up improved online donations.

Database Management

a) Maintain donor records as they apply to event attendance and contribution.

b) Maintain and update auction component of database.

c) Work with other administrative staff on database issues.

d) Attend database task force meetings.

Volunteers

a) Coordinate volunteers for fundraising and cultivation events.

b) Track and thank event volunteers. Grow the volunteer base for events.

Annual Giving Fundraising

a) Assist with Annual Giving mailings.

b) Coordinate with Annual Giving Manager to organize annual departmental mailing schedules.

c) Assist with cultivation events including those for the National Council.

d) General assistance as needed.

Communications

a) Provide Communications staff with pertinent facts, contacts and images for fundraising and special events marketing.

b) Responsible for writing text for Annual Report on events fundraising.

SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION

Non-profit and/or fundraising experience and knowledge of the visual arts including art handling experience are beneficial. Special events experience required. Must be detail-oriented and well-organized with strong written and verbal communication skills. Strong computer skills are required including Microsoft Word, Excel and database experience. College degree required.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Full-time employment with benefits. Based on 40 hour work week with nights and weekends as necessary. Should be able to lift at least 25 lbs.

Please send cover letter and resume to:

Anderson Ranch Arts Center

Special Events Manager Search

PO Box 5598

Snowmass Village, CO 81615

or by email to jclauson@andersonranch.org

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Culver City Architecture Firm seeks Administrative Assistant

Fast paced architecture and design firm is looking to hire a full time Administrative Assistant to provide administrative support to both of the partners. Duties include: wearing many hats and working well in a creative team oriented environment. Daily workload includes: heavy calendaring, and phones, prepare conference room for client meetings, and conferences, booking international and domestic travel, marketing coordinating, maintaining publications library, and digital/analog archives, update Cvs, catalog press, digitize slide archives, coordinate PR campaigns, mass emails and mailings regarding completed architectural projects, events and gallery exhibit promotion, work with editors, writers, publishers and newspapers to provide accurate background information and images of architectural projects.

Primary duty is administrative support to boost productivity of the partners. Candidate must be flexible, patient and meticulous, a good

multi-tasker, possess excellent follow through, and be willing to adjust to the needs of an ever changing office.

Hiring ASAP.

Email resume and cover letter to:?mailbox@hplusf.com

Hodgetts + Fung | Design and Architecture

5837 West Adams Blvd Culver City, California 90232

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Events Manager, Grand Park

The Music Center of Los Angeles County is seeking a well-networked, detail-oriented, proactive and experienced event manager professional to join the new Grand Park team. Grand Park is a beautiful 12 acre public park that adds spirit and vitality to downtown Los Angeles. The Park stretches from The Music Center on the west to City Hall on the east. The new park celebrates the cultural life of Los Angeles County and is host to community events, cultural experiences, and holiday celebrations amongst other activities that engage and attract visitors.

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Grand Park is looking to hire two Events Managers that would be responsible for all production and operational aspects for Grand Park. Production responsibilities include coordinating aspects of park production including original programming, existing Music Center programming held at the park, partnership events and outside rentals. Operations responsibilities include serving as the liaison to all parties involved in safe, efficient and successful park operations. This individual will play a critical role in helping achieve the vision of Grand Park through quality execution of programming and the development of management practices that are consistent with the overall goals of Grand Park in providing Angelinos of all walks of life a place where they may come together to share memorable experiences.

Responsibilities include:

- Oversees coordination of Grand Park event productions from initial concept to post-event strike

- Manages contracts with program partners and rentals with selected vendors, consultants and artists;?ensures the timely execution of all contracts

- Sources and negotiates with suppliers, clients and talent on an event by event basis

- Procures subcontractors for work (i.e. staging, seating, food?services, etc.), as needed

- Responds to inquiries both over the phone and through email for patrons or organizations interested in holding public or private events in the park (i.e. Farmers Market, Chess Tournament, Yoga, Concerts, BBQs, Weddings); works with Scheduling & Events employee to execute events

- Obtains necessary permits (i.e. food permits, street closures, etc.); works closely with Scheduling Department to ensure that health and safety guidelines and regulations are met

- Creates and executes production schedules, monitors and adjusts schedules as needed

- Oversees crew for set-up and take-down of events; ensures necessary support of all events

- Bookkeeping responsibilities: tracking, coding and payment of invoices

- Conducts ongoing research of best practices in the field in order to make recommendations for the creation and implementation of various park operational procedures; strives to be at the forefront of safe and efficient park operations

- Serves as a continuous link between all involved parties, i.e. Fire Marshal, Music Center Security team, Music Center Operations team, County officials, contractor

- Procures equipment, vehicles, materials, supplies, and services relating to

projects or special events

- Exercises considerable independence and initiative in the performance of responsibilities

- Demonstrates flexibility and the ability to multi-task in a fast-moving environment;?resourceful in setting priorities and partnering with a dynamic team

- Keeps the Park Director and Programming Director informed of work progress and potential problems as well as innovative solutions to address problems

- Works closely with the other Events Manger

- Communicates and coordinates with both internal and external partners, including The Music Center and Los Angeles County

- Maintains positive relationships with all levels of Music Center and Grand Park staff, as well as key external stakeholders and partners

- Performs?other duties as required in the scope of the job as designated by the Park Director and team

Qualifications:

Grand Park is seeking an accomplished Events Manager with at least 4-5 years of production and/or operation experience in or around Los Angeles County, ideally within a complex nonprofit arts entertainment organization. The ability to execute outdoor events in a wide range of sizes with varying needs, as well as the competency to work cogently in collaboration with diverse groups of people is crucial.

- Bachelor?s degree required

- Experience in outdoor event production

- Knowledge of local vendors and subcontractors

- Critical thinking, problem solver with strong management and negotiation?skills

- Understanding of contract legalese

- Must have a high level of production experience, including but not limited to familiarity with staging, rigs, building, permitting, coordination, safety regulations, etc.

- Meticulous record keeping and budgeting skills

- Must possess strong listening, and articulate written and?communication skills

- Technologically savvy; proficiency with word processing, electronic editing programs and spreadsheets

- Pro-active and self-directed professional with excellent follow-through and time-management know-how

- Can operate with a flexible schedule, must be able to work events on weeknights and weekends

- Ability to work independently and effectively in an entrepreneurial team environment

Salary range: $45,000-$50, 000 a year, commensurate with experience. Compensation package includes health (employee company paid medical/HMO,?dental and vision coverage) and welfare benefits, vacation and sick days, 401(k) plan with employer contribution, plus more.

How to Apply: To be fully considered please submit a cover letter, resume, and salary history to: Fax (213) 972-0721 or Jobs@musiccenter.org. Please include the position title in the subject line.

Please no phone call inquiries

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

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The Autry: Board Liaison

Responsibilities

The Board Liaison manages designated Board related events, ensuring proper notice is provided, agendas are developed, material, including confidential documents, is distributed appropriately, and meeting minutes are reviewed by appropriate Board members or Senior Staff. Event responsibilities comprise planning and coordinating quarterly Board of Trustee meetings including the annual retreat. The incumbent maintains related policy manuals, Board documents, and Trustee website organization.

Additionally, the Board Liaison provides administrative support to the Vice President, Development: expediting the flow of work through the Vice President?s office by prioritizing correspondence, composing business letters, managing appropriate calendar(s), assisting with visiting guests, and facilitating communications between the Vice President and his/her direct reports.

Qualifications

- Bachelor?s Degree in related field (Communications, etc.)

- Four or more years experience planning Board-related events

- Strong verbal and written communication skills

- Demonstrated skills using Microsoft Office

- Excellent calendar management skills

Application Information Please mail or e-mail your r?sum? and letter of interest to:

Human Resources

Autry National Center

4700 Western Heritage Way

Los Angeles, CA 90027-1462

E-mail: hr@theautry.org

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Development/Underwriting Director ? startup non-profit FM radio station

KX 93.5 is a new, non-commercial, member-supported radio station in Laguna Beach. We?re a 501(c)(3). We will go on-air in early October, and the format will be alternative rock from the 1960s until today. Here is a recent article in the Laguna Beach Coastline Pilot about the station:

http://www.coastlin epilot.com/news/tn-cpt-0824-russell-20120823,0,635005\1.story

We are seeking a motivated, hardworking person with non-profit experience to lead us in gaining donations, securing underwriters and sponsors, and planning fundraising events. This station is being built from the ground-up, so we need someone who is not afraid to knock on doors, introduce themselves, and sell our mission to the community. If you live in Laguna Beach or you know the area very well, that is a huge plus. We are a small station with big plans and goals, and we are in the correct affluent community to support that, as long as we get the right person. The salary will not be huge, but it will increase based on performance and commissions. We do offer health benefits. And, of course, radio is a lot of fun!

If you are interested or would like to learn more, please email your resume, bio, and references to LagunaBeachRadio@gmail.com.

Laguna Beach Radio, Inc. is an EOE.

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UCLA World Arts and Cultures/Dance seeking Technical Director

The UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance is currently accepting applications for a full-time Technical Director to coordinate and plan technical activities for performance, conference and special events associated with the department.

Interested parties are encouraged to apply through the UCLA Career

Opportunities Website at:

hr.mycareer.ucla.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=60448

(requisition number 17821)

Applicants must fill out all requested information online, plus attach a cover letter, resume, and list of references. All applications must be received no later than September 04, 2012.

The Department will be conducting interviews in mid-to-late September, 2012

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Cal State Fullerton Entertainment Art/3D Animation Tenure-track Faculty Position

to apply, visit: http://www.fullerton.edu/arts/art/index.htm

Job ID: 23603G-13-022

Position

This new faculty would contribute to a growing animation program offering a strong traditional foundation as well as a significant digital component. This appointment is a teaching assignment consisting of 18 studio contact hours per week (three studio art classes each semester), four hours of office hours, attendance at faculty and area meetings, and participation in other professional activities and service to the department, university and/or community. Assignment may include studio classes in animation, animation pre-preproduction, storyboarding, figurative and animal drawing, and/or digital imaging/animation, etc. For more information about the coursework, please refer to the CSUF Art Department website http://www.fullerton.edu/arts/art/index.htm or contact the search committee chair.

Faculty members are responsible for creative activity and/or scholarly research recognized by peer review, professional activity (currency in the field) and service to the department, university and community. Also, participation in outreach to area colleges and high schools is required.

Qualifications

- MFA in a related discipline is preferred, though a BA, BFA along with significant and exemplary professional experience may be considered.

- Strong draftsmanship skills, studio experience in the production of animation and college-level teaching experience is desirable.

- The candidate?s ability should include: knowledge of the animation filmmaking process, accomplished life-drawing, a strong interest in story-telling and the use of animation as a story-telling tool, and Proficiency; and professional experience in one or more of the following concentrations: animation, storyboarding for animation, animation pre-production.

- Additionally the candidate will have demonstrated an ability to contribute to a positive working environment with a wide and culturally diverse range of colleagues, students, faculty and staff.

Rank and Salary

This is a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor. Salary is competitive and commensurate to experience and qualifications. Periodic salary adjustments are enacted by the state legislature. Additional teaching in summer and intersession is often available. An excellent comprehensive benefits package is available, which includes health/vision/dental plans, spouse/domestic partner/dependents fee-waiver, access to campus child-care, a new affordable housing program, defined-benefit retirement through the state system, along with optional tax-sheltering opportunities. For a detailed description of benefits, go to http://hr.fullerton.edu/Benefits/Faculty_Unit_3.pdf

The Department

The department is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design to offer the BA, BFA, MA and MFA in Art. CSUF is located about 30 miles from downtown Los Angeles in metropolitan Orange County. The department has approximately 1,500 undergraduate art majors and 100 graduate students, 32 full-time faculty and 70 part-time faculty. A full range of fine arts and professional programs is offered, a 45,000 sq. ft. graduate studio/residence/exhibition facility, Grand Central Art Center, is located 15 minutes from campus and a nationally recognized art gallery is located in the visual arts complex.

Job Control Number

23603G-13-022

Appointment Date

August 2013

Application Procedure

A letter of application; teaching philosophy; resume; list of three references; a reel and portfolio containing a minimum of 20 examples of your current work (please include life and animal drawing in addition to examples related to personal and professional animation work), and examples of student work. Document the contents of the reel with a shot list clearly specifying what you were responsible for in the material presented. Please submit your work digitally on a DVD or CD-ROM as Quicktimes and JPEGs within two appropriately labeled folders and a credit list with project descriptions, or as a hard copy portfolio (please submit quality copies of your work-no originals) along with a SASE for return to:

Chair, Entertainment Art/Animation Search Committee

Department of Art

California State University, Fullerton

Fullerton, CA 92834-6850

Application Deadline

To be assured of full consideration please submit all materials by Monday January 16, 2013.

Position remains open until filled. Interviews will be held at Fullerton in March 2013.

Cal State Fullerton is an Equal Opportunity/ Title IX/503/504/VEVRA/ADA Employer

Achieving A Climate Of Success Through Diversity & Equity

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Cal State Fullerton Entertainment Art/3D Animation Tenure-track Faculty Position

to apply, visit: http://www.fullerton.edu/arts/art/index.htm

Job ID: 23603G-13-020

Position

This new faculty, ideally, would be described as a Maya Generalist. This appointment is a teaching assignment consisting of 18 studio contact hours per week (three studio art classes each semester), four hours of office hours, attendance at faculty and area meetings, and participation in other professional activities and service to the department, university and/or community. Assignment may include studio classes in animation, 3D modeling, rigging, and 3D imaging. Courses to be taught include Introduction to 3D Digital Imaging and Animation (Art 255), Character Modeling, Texturing, Rigging, and Animation (Art 355), and Special Studies in Animation, Topics in 3D Digital Imaging and Animation (Art 487E). For more information about the coursework, please refer to the CSUF Art Department website http://www.fullerton.edu/arts/art/index.htm or contact the search committee chair.

Faculty members are responsible for creative activity and/or scholarly research recognized by peer review, professional activity (currency in the field) and service to the department, university and community. Also, participation in outreach to area colleges and high schools is required.

Qualifications

- MFA in a related discipline is preferred, though a BA, BFA along with significant and exemplary professional experience may be considered. Consideration may also be extended to a candidate with a BA, BFA contingent upon a defined commitment to future completion of an MFA degree in a related discipline.

- A minimum of three years professional experience in animation or an animation related industry such as games or visual FX, and college-level teaching experience is highly desirable.

- The candidate must have the ability to teach classes using current animation, digital video and graphics software, especially Autodesk Maya.

- Demonstrated proficiency and/or professional experience in the following concentrations: 3D digital animation, modeling, texturing, rigging, lighting, and cameras.

- Additionally the candidate will have demonstrated an ability to contribute to a positive working environment with a wide and culturally diverse range of colleagues, students, faculty and staff.

Rank and Salary

This is a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor. Salary is competitive and commensurate to experience, and qualifications. Periodic salary adjustments are enacted by the state legislature. An excellent comprehensive benefits package is available, includes health/vision/dental plans, spouse/domestic partner/dependents fee?waiver, access to campus child-care, an affordable housing program, defined?benefit retirement through the state system, along with optional tax-sheltering opportunities. For a detailed description of benefits, go to http://hr.fullerton.edu/Benefits/Faculty_Unit_3.pdf

The Department

The department is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design to offer the BA, BFA, MA and MFA in Art. CSUF is located about 30 miles from downtown Los Angeles in metropolitan Orange County. The department has approximately 1,500 undergraduate art majors and 100 graduate students, 32 fulI-time faculty and 70 part-time faculty. A full range of fine arts and professional programs is offered, a 45,000 sq. ft. graduate studio/residence/exhibition facility, Grand Central Art Center, is located 15 minutes from campus and a nationally recognized art gallery is located in the visual arts complex.

Job Control Number?: 23603G-13-020

Appointment Date: ?August 22, 2013

Application Procedure

A letter of application; teaching philosophy; resume; list of three references; a reel and portfolio containing examples of your current work as well as examples of student work (if available). Document the contents of the reel with a shot list clearly specifying what you were responsible for in the material presented. Please submit your work digitally on a DVD or CD-ROM as Quicktimes and JPEGs within two appropriately labeled folders and an image list with project descriptions, or as a hard copy portfolio (please submit quality copies of your work?no originals) and a DVD NTSC reel along with a SASE for return to:

Chair, Entertainment Art/Animation Search Committee

Department of Art

California State University, Fullerton

Fullerton, CA 92834-6850

Application Deadline?To be assured of full consideration please submit all materials by Monday January 16, 2013. Position remains open until filled. Interviews will be held at Fullerton in March 2013.

Cal State Fullerton is an Equal Opportunity/?Title IX/503/504/VEVRA/ADA Employer

Achieving A Climate Of Success Through Diversity & Equity

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Cal State Los Angeles A&L/Department of Art/Renewable lectureship in Design ? Temporary

Brief Job Description

College of Arts & Letters?Department of Art?Position: Temporary. The California State University, Los Angeles, Department of Art is offering a renewable lectureship in Design to being in various quarters as needed. Teaching responsibilities may include instruction in courses that includes print and web design at the undergraduate level. Special consideration will be given to those who can teach courses in interactive design.

Minimum Qualifications: Candidate must have a Master?s degree from an accredited university. One year of teaching or professional experience. Demonstrated excellence in teaching at the college level. Must be able to work effectively with a wide culturally diverse range of students and faculty. Must have knowledge of a variety of different multimedia software.??Salary: This is a non tenure-track Faculty position with the possibility of renewal for additional quarters. Salary is competitive and commensurate to experience and qualifications.

The University??California State University, Los Angeles, a comprehensive urban university and one of 23 campuses that comprise. The California State University system, offers programs in more than 50 academic and professional fields. The campus is located at the eastern edge of Los Angeles, adjacent to the western San Gabriel Valley, with more than 22,000 full-and part-time students reflecting the rich ethnic diversity of the area. The University is committed to student-centered learning, free scholarly inquiry and academic excellence, hires on the basis of merit, and encourages qualified minorities, women, and persons with disabilities to apply.

Required Documentation: Please submit curriculum vita, official transcripts, three letters of recommendation and the University?s Application for Academic Employment. http://www.calstatela.edu/univ/hrm/docs/forms/Empl_applic_academic.pdf Employment contingent upon proof of eligibility to work in the United States.

Application: The deadline for submissions of applications is on-going. Please send a letter of application that includes your teaching record/approach, a summary of your past and present research activities, a curriculum vita, a course syllabus, and three letters of recommendation to:

Search Committee Chair, Department of Art

California State University, Los Angeles

5151 State University Drive

Los Angeles, CA 90032

Phone: 323.343.4013/FAX: 323.343.4045

Note: In addition to meeting fully its obligations under federal and state law, Cal State LA is committed to creating a community in which a diverse population can live, work and learn in an atmosphere of tolerance, civility and respect for the rights and sensibilities of each individual. To that end, all qualified individuals will receive equal consideration without regard to economic status, race, ethnicity, color, religion, marital status, national origin or cultural background, political views, sex, gender identification, sexual orientation, age disability, disabled veteran or Vietnam era veteran status.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Upon request, reasonable accommodation will be provided to individuals with protected disabilities to (a) complete the employment process and (b) perform essential job functions. status.

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Cal State Los Angeles A&L/Theatre of Arts & Dance/Temporary Renewable lectureship in Dance

Position: Temporary. The California State University, Los Angeles, Department of Theatre Arts and Dance is offering a renewable lectureship in Dance to begin various quarters as needed.

Minimum Qualifications: Candidate must have M.F.A. or PhD from an accredited university. M.A. plus 5 years or B.A. plus 10 years professional experience acceptable in lieu of M.F.A. or PhD degree. Demonstrated excellence in teaching at the college level. Must be able to work effectively with a wide culturally diverse range of students and faculty. Must have substantial experience in designated area of instruction.

Duties: Teaching responsibilities may include instruction in courses, ballet, modern, tap, hip hop, salsa, folkorico, and dance education at the undergraduate level. Special consideration will be given to those who can teach courses in these designated areas.

Salary: This is a non tenure-track Faculty position with the possibility of renewal for additional quarters. Salary is competitive and commensurate to experience and qualifications.

The University California State University, Los Angeles, a comprehensive urban university and one of 23 campuses that comprise The California State University system, offers programs in more than 50 academic and professional fields. The campus is located at the eastern edge of Los Angeles, adjacent to the western San Gabriel Valley, with more than 22,000 full- and part-time students reflecting the rich ethnic diversity of the area. The University is committed to student-centered learning, free scholarly inquiry and academic excellence, hires on the basis of merit, and encourages qualified minorities, women, and persons with disabilities to apply.

Required Documentation: Please submit a letter of application, curriculum vita, official transcripts, three letters of recommendation and the University?s Application for Academic Employment form. http://www.calstatela.edu/univ/hrm/docs/forms/Empl_applic_academic.pdf Employment contingent upon proof of eligibility to work in the United States.

Application: The deadline for submissions of applications is on-going. Please send a letter of application that includes your teaching record/approach, a summary of your past and present research activities, a curriculum vita, a course syllabus, and three letters of recommendation to:

Search Committee Chair

Department of Theatre Arts & Dance

California State University, Los Angeles

5151 State University Drive

Los Angeles, CA 90032,

Phone: 323.343.4110/Fax: 323.343.5567.

Note: In addition to meeting fully its obligations under federal and state law, Cal State LA is committed to creating a community in which a diverse population can live, work and learn in an atmosphere of tolerance, civility and respect for the rights and sensibilities of each individual. To that end, all qualified individuals will receive equal consideration without regard to economic status, race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin or cultural background, political views, sex or sexual orientation, or other personal characteristics or beliefs.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/TITLE IX EMPLOYER

Upon request, reasonable accommodation will be provided to individuals with protected disabilities to (a) complete the employment process and (b) perform essential job functions.

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Cal State Los Angeles A&L/Department of Art/Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Graphic Design/Visual Communication

Position: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Graphic Design/Visual Communication (Interaction or User Experience Design)

Starting Date: Fall 2012

Cal State L.A. seeks candidates for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor of Art to teach in the Graphic Design/Visual Communication program with a specific focus in Interaction Design or User Experience Design. We are looking for a key graphic design educator to join in evolving this unique and compelling Los Angeles design program and to become a key player in the program?s leadership.

Minimum Qualifications: A terminal degree in Graphic Design or Visual Communication Design (usually a professional master?s such as an MFA in Graphic Design or Visual Communication or MDes. with thesis or project required.) Area of specialization: interaction design; user experience design; design for screen or web design.

Candidates should have a record of professional design activity, as well as a demonstrated potential for effective teaching using a variety of methodologies. Candidates should also demonstrate an ability or interest in teaching in a multicultural, multiethnic urban commuter university that is strongly committed to service learning and community engagement.

Desired/Preferred Qualifications: The Department invites collaboration-minded applicants with commitment or demonstrated excellence in one or more of the following areas: community engagement focused design practice; evolving professional standards-based learning; design theories, histories, and futures; leadership development in diverse urban settings; design entrepreneurship; service design.

Duties: In addition to teaching at all undergraduate and graduate levels of the program, applicants? duties will include ongoing development of curriculum, continued research and design activity, as well as student advisement and committee service to the Department, College, and University.??The Department: The Department of Art offers undergraduate (BA) and graduate (MA and MFA) courses in Animation, Art Education, Art History, Fashion and Textiles, Graphic Design/Visual Communication and Studio Arts. The National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) have recently reaccredited all of?these programs.

The University: California State University, Los Angeles, a comprehensive urban university and one of 23 campuses that comprise The California State University system, offers programs in more than 50 academic and professional fields. The campus is located at the eastern edge of Los Angeles, adjacent to the western San Gabriel Valley, with more than 22,000 full and part-time students reflecting the rich, ethnic diversity of the area. The University is committed to student-centered learning, free scholarly inquiry and academic excellence.

Salary Range: Initial salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Required Documentation: Please submit

1) a letter of application;

2) curriculum vita;

3) official transcripts from accredited institution awarding highest degree;

4) three recent letters of recommendation;

5) digital portfolio of professional work (CD, URL, etc) and

6) the University?s Application for Academic Employment form http://www.calstatela.edu/univ/hrm/docs/forms/Empl_applic_academic.pdf

If available, copies of student work may also be submitted. Employment is contingent upon proof of eligibility to work in the United States.

Application Deadline: Review of applications will begin January 13, 2012, and continue until position is filled. This position may be closed when an adequate number of qualified applications have been received. Address application, required documentation and/or request for information to:

Graphic Design/Visual Communication Search Committee

Department of Art

California State University, Los Angeles

5151 State University Drive

Los Angeles, CA 90032

In addition to meeting fully its obligations under federal and state law, Cal State LA is committed to creating a community in which a diverse population can live, work and learn in an atmosphere of tolerance, civility and respect for the rights and sensibilities of each individual. To that end, all qualified individuals will receive equal consideration without regard to economic status, race, ethnicity, color, religion, marital status, pregnancy, national origin or cultural background, political views, sex or sexual orientation, gender identification, age, disability, disabled veteran, or Vietnam era veteran status.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY / TITLE IX EMPLOYER

Upon request, reasonable accommodation will be provided to individuals with protected disabilities to (a) complete the employment process and (b) perform essential job functions when this does not cause undue hardship.

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Curator Job at UCR California Museum of Photography

The Curator of the UCR/California Museum of Photography, working closely and under the supervision of ARTSblock?s Executive Director will initiate, research, budget, produce and supervise the museum?s exhibition program. Curatorial responsibilities include involvement in the selection, conceptualization, management, interpretation and coordination of UCR/CMP exhibition activities from inception through final installation. This position has the responsibility to ensure the artistic and conceptual integrity for all UCR/CMP exhibitions in order to maintain the institution?s leadership and world-wide presence in the field of photography and related media. In all these activities the Curator will work closely with ARTSblock?s Executive Director, the CMP Faculty Advisory Committee, and other curatorial and administrative staff members.

Essential Functions

Curatorial Responsibilities and Curatorial Adminstration:

-Exhibition Project Development

Working independently but in close coordination with ARTSblock?s Executive Director and with the counsel of the CMP Faculty Advisory Committee and other UCR/CMP staff, the Curator of Exhibitions will initiate and manage the creative, financial, and organizational responsibilities of the museum?s exhibition program including exhibition conceptualization, management, and related communications with lending institutions and exhibiting artists. The Curator of Exhibitions will work with ARTSblock?s key staff that includes staff members from administration, media, collections, and education. In the areas of exhibition conceptualization and organization the Curator of Exhibitions will apply specialized knowledge gained from a background in previous museum or gallery work and from scholarly and academic work in art and art history. Areas of focus will range from changing exhibitions, presentations from the permanent collection, interactive exhibits, and the aesthetics of artistic practice. The Curator will be the primary intellectual proponent of the exhibition program and must be capable of sophisticated writing and public speaking concerning the exhibited work. The Curator of Exhibitions will be capable of forming and nourishing community links to the exhibition program. The Curator of Exhibitions will supervise student interns and community docents in the exhibition program. The Curator of Exhibitions will encourage close curatorial collaboration with and research initiatives by CHASS faculty in related fields including Art and Public History, and with particular attention to the intellectual and academic concerns of the Department of Art History. The Curator of Exhibitions will lead the educational initiatives of the museum. The Curator will carry on correspondence and communication on a high level for both management issues and conceptual exploration. The Curator of Exhibitions will be responsible for the design, management, implementation and production of all aspects of PR and marketing related to the exhibition program. The Curator of Exhibitions will work closely and supportively with exhibiting curators and artists to encourage their projects, manage and coordinate production, travel, and transportation issues, and the creation of textual material needed for the exhibition and grant applications.

Exhibition Installation and Exhibition Marketing

The CMP Curator of Exhibitions will supervise and work with ARTSblock?s preparation staff in CMP exhibition preparation and installation. The Curator of Exhibitions will determine the overall aesthetic for exhibitions and work with the preparation staff in design and implementation. The Curator will carefully schedule and coordinate all preparation and installation with other relevant ARTSblock staff. The Curator will create and produce all wall text and other written materials for exhibition installations as well as for PR, marketing, and publication. The Curator will workclosely with ARTSblock?s Digital Media staff to bring all information to the web in a timely manner.

Academic Internships and Exhibition Tours

In conjunction with ARTSblock?s Executive Director and other appropriate staff, Curator of Exhibitions will assist in recruiting, coordinating, and retaining academic and curatorial interns working with the exhibition program and assist in the development of meaningful curatorial internship projects. In conjunction with other appropriate staff, Curator of Exhibitions will supervise the educational programming of the museum and frequently lead tours and related programs.

- Collections Research Responsibilities

Working with the Keystone-Mast and other CMP Archives Numbering more than 350,000 images spanning the years 1892-1963, the Keystone-Mast collection is the largest archive of its kind in the world. In addition CMP holds a major photographic and photographic apparatus archive. The Curator will help enhance the accessibility, visibility and research potential of these archives by regularly scheduling exhibitions drawn from or based on these resources. In this endeavor the Curator will work closely with CMP?s Curator of Collections, CHASS faculty members, and independent curators.

- Fundraising and Grant Writing

Exhibition Fundraising and Grant Writing

The CMP Curator of Exhibitions will be the primary CMP grant writer supporting the exhibition program and will write and initiate grant applications to support the exhibition program, and work actively in concert with other museum and ARTSblock staff on development and fundraising.

- Public Intellectual and California Community

Public Intellectual

The CMP Curator of Exhibitions will remain current in the field with special attention to contemporary practice through research, studio visits, and attendance of related exhibits, seminars, symposia, and associated activities and will build associations and relationships with others in the field, especially in Southern California. As funds allow, the CMP Curator of Exhibitions will regularly attend regional gallery openings and represent the museum at selected conferences and symposia; present lectures to visiting classes and at other public venues on exhibition issues and museum programs; prepare lectures, panel discussions and other oral or written communication for professional meetings; develop and maintain lines of communications with exhibiting artists or gallery directors and other curators at university and public museums.

Response to the University, Riverside, and Southern California Community CMP Curator of Exhibitions will be committed to the diverse, polyglot community at the university and in Southern California and be thoroughly acquainted with a range of contemporary practice in photography and new media by younger as well as seasoned Southern California, national and international artists. Curator will establish an exhibition program that acknowledges the diverse demographic, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds of the museum?s audience. It is preferred that Curator of Exhibitions will be able to converse and write fluently in one of the Asian languages strongly reflected in the UCR student body; and/or one of the major Middle Eastern languages such as Arabic, Persian, or Turkish; and/or Spanish. Curator of Exhibitions must understand the museum as a center for experimental studies and inquiry that promotes collaborative work cutting across disciplines, engaging the broadest possible audience, and exploring the intersection of art and culture, rather than a traditional repository of objects and artifacts.

Other duties as assigned

Minimum Requirement:

- Education

Bachelor?s Degree in Art History or related area; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

- Museum Experience

Six (6) years of experience in curatorial work in a professional museum setting, including two (2) years in a supervisory capacity; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Knowledge of contemporary museology, new museum theory and practice, and the contested politics and ideologies of museum exhibition programs

Past Exhibition Projects that demonstrate involvement and understanding of current cutting-edge practice

Successful experience in securing outside financial support through grants, gifts, and general fundraising

Demonstrated knowledge of promoting exhibitions and producing effective PR and marketing campaigns

- Exhibition Project Development

Demonstrated knowledge of contemporary art, photography and media works

Ability to work well with and manage projects with guest curators and artists

Budget and time management skills

Electronic calendaring skills

- Management Skills

Ability to work with students at levels ranging from high school through University programs

Demonstrated supervisory skills in working with professional museum preparators, student staff, and volunteers

Ability to work well and congenially with outside curators, artists and art institutions

Ability to work well and productively with media outlets

Demonstrated ability to adhere to administrative policies and procedures relating to purchasing, outside contractors, loan agreements, risk management and human resources.

Proven ability to work independently with minimum of supervision

- Research and Public Presentations

Exceptional interpersonal skills in forming liaisons with artists, curators, gallery directors, media personnel

Excellent public speaking ability

- Computer Skills

Knowledge and proficiency in use of Microsoft office software: including Word, Excel, Outlook or Entourage, PowerPoint

Knowledge and proficiency in the use of Adobe Creative Design Suite for design and photography including the programs InDesign, Photoshop, and Bridge

Basic knowledge of Web production

Preferred Qualification

- Education

Advanced Degree in Art History or significant experience in related areas

- Computer Skills

Experience with high-end ink jet printers, Knowledge and proficiency with using web or email based calendaring programs

- Language Skills

Ability to converse and write fluently in one of the Asian languages strongly reflected in the UCR student body; and/or one of the major Middle Eastern languages such as Arabic, Persian, or Turkish; and/or Spanish

to apply, visit: http://www.ucr.edu/employment.html

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The Banff Centre, Walter Phillips Gallery, Canada ? Seeks Director (deadline Sept. 10)

www.banffcentre.ca

The Banff Centre is looking for a dynamic Director, Visual Arts and Walter Phillips Gallery

The Opportunity?The Banff Centre is looking for a dynamic Director, Visual Arts and Walter?Phillips Gallery to envision, lead and manage the implementation of all?Visual Arts programming at The Banff Centre, including the studio residency?program, Walter Phillips Gallery, and the Banff International Curatorial?Institute.

Position Objectives

- Leads the Visual Arts department, envisioning a compelling future?for programs that meets the ambitions laid out in the overall strategic plan?of The Banff Centre

-Develops new programming of a high artistic caliber that meets the needs of Canadian and international artists in the 21st century and?increases the reach of our nationally and internationally renowned programs

- Creates an environment where artists can experiment and push?creative boundaries to build on existing artistic knowledge and facilitate?personal growth and development?Responsibilities? ? Oversees a group of onsite staff with expertise in studio?facilitation across artistic disciplines, curatorial research, exhibit?preparation and production, publications, and collections management

- Draws on his/her own network of contacts within the visual arts?community to form a roster of exceptional sessional creative faculty

- Ensures the Walter Phillips Gallery?s reputation is enhanced as an?institution of artistic excellence so that it is positioned at the forefront?of contemporary art

- Responsible for the Banff International Curatorial Institute, which?supports research and professional development opportunities in the?curatorial field?Qualifications

- Has excellent knowledge of current art practice and a comprehensive?understanding of art education and professional development at the?post-secondary level

- Displays familiarity with funding sources to identify and support?the application for grant opportunities

- Possesses at minimum a master?s degree in Art History, Curatorial?Studies, Fine Arts, or a related field

- Has worked at least 5 years in a leadership role in a visual arts?context?- Demonstrates knowledge of and has at least 5 years? experience with?all aspects of collections management?Application Process

If this opportunity matches your interest and experience, please submit your?application online via The Banff Centre careers website before September 10,?2012.

Source: http://losangelesartresource.wordpress.com/2012/08/31/831-jobs/

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Thursday, August 30, 2012

Fantastic Guideline On How You Can Approach Stress and anxiety ?

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Chris Christie's big hope in GOP convention speech: an Obama repeat (+video)

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will give the keynote address at the GOP convention Tuesday night. It's a prestigious slot that usually leads to very little ? except in one recent case.?

By David Grant,?Staff writer / August 28, 2012

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie attends a sound check at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Tuesday.

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Quick: Who was the Republican keynote speaker at the GOP?s 2008 national convention? What about the guy who grabbed that lauded speaking role at the Democratic convention that year?

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The answers are former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and now-Sen. Mark Warner (D) of Virginia, respectively.

But the real answer is: They were largely immaterial to Election 2008.?

Tuesday night, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) gives a much-anticipated keynote address at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. The speech will be in prime time, with all four broadcast networks covering it live.

It?s ?much anticipated? because Governor Christie is a rousing orator with a gift for straight (and often colorful) talk. But what is the potential impact of the marquee opening-night address? If anything, it will likely be on the speaker's own political career, not the presidential race.

?Keynote convention speeches can be a huge leg up in someone?s own political career,? said Stephen Farnsworth, a political scientist at Mary Washington University in Fredericksburg, Va. ?The real impact is for the individual doing the speaking more than for the party.?

Indeed, there's?no recent historical precedent for a keynote address affecting the hopes of the nominated presidential candidate.

Despite Christie?s effectiveness as a speaker, Professor Farnsworth says, ?It?s hard to imagine much of anything happening this week that moves the needle all that much,? because there are fewer undecided voters than in previous cycles.

?If they?ve been undecided through all of the onslaught through the television ads and new stories so far I?m not sure the convention is going to pull them off the fence,? Farnsworth says.

And there?s only one recent example of a convention keynote propelling the speaker to greater political heights. The?best-case scenario for Christie, it seems, is that he could be the next Barack Obama.

It was in 2004 that Mr. Obama, then an obscure state senator in Illinois, offered a speech that blew the roof off the Fleet Center in Boston. A little good fortune and a lot of ambition ? and the notoriety he gained in Boston that night ? propelled Obama to the US Senate that year and then to the White House in 2008.

But Obama?s speech didn?t shine any light on presidential hopeful John Kerry, who went to defeat.

The history of other convention keynote speakers has been similarly undistinguished.

Democrat-turned-Republican Zell Miller offered the keynote for President George W. Bush in 2004. While Mr. Miller?s speech was fiery, none credit it with helping Bush over the finish line, and Miller was out of politics.

Bush went without a formal keynote in 2000, splitting the honors between Sen. John McCain (R) of Arizona and retired Gen. Colin Powell. Senator McCain went on to become his party?s nominee in 2008, but the speech was a footnote, at best, in the rise of an often iconoclastic public figure.

In 2000, Democrats served up then-Rep. Harold Ford (D) of Tennesee, the youngest member of Congress at the time. Mr. Ford went on to an inspired but eventually unsuccessful run for the Senate ? and a much longer career as a contributor to political television programs.

Going further back, check out this helpful?POLITICO list. But in looking over the historical record since 1980, there?s not a single keynote address that stands out as a game-changer for anyone save Obama.??

Christie, for his part, described the goal of Tuesday?s speech first in personal terms.

He hopes viewers say, ?Yup, that?s him, that?s who I heard about. Seems genuine to me,? as Christie put it on Good Morning America on Tuesday.

But the second part of his goals sounded downright presidential.

?And if they say, ?I like the vision he?s laid out for the country and for his party for the next four years,? ? Christie said, ?then I will have done my job for my party and my country.?

And that bit of aspirational flourish adds a little truth to Farnsworth?s dictum for politicians: ?If you have a choice in politics of being on television in prime time or not,? he says, ?you choose being on TV in prime time every time.?

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Reuters: Google and Apple are conducting secret patent settlement talks

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Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Speaking of Wealth #25 - Best Practices for Online Publishers ...

Jason Hartman talks with Kim Mateus, Senior Partner of Mequoda Group, LLC who leads the Mequoda Research Team responsible for content development for events, seminars, workshops and in-house training programs. She works with new and existing consulting clients to help assess their current internet marketing programs and design educational and consulting services to increase their [...]

Female Voice: Speakers, publishers, consultants, coaches and info marketers, unite. The Speaking of Wealth Show is your road map to success and significance. Learn the latest tools, technologies and tactics to get more bookings, sell more products and attract more clients. If you?re looking to increase your direct response sales, create a big time, personal brand and become the go to guru, the Speaking of Wealth Show is for you. Here?s your host, Jason Hartman.

Jason Hartman: Welcome to the Speaking of Wealth Show, this is your host Jason Hartman and this is Episode Number 5. I?m not sure if you can hear the noise in the background or not but I happen to be recording from the beautiful Island of St. Martin here in the Caribbean and yes, those are crashing waves in the background. I?m at the Western Resort and my hotel room is right on the beach here so it?s really, really nice. And isn?t this one of the reasons that we got into the speaking, publishing, info marketing business to create passive income so that we can have the freedom to live the life we want so that we can travel, we can take up our hobbies, spend tine with our families, whatever it is for us and that?s what the Speaking of Wealth Show is all about is creating those profits as passively as possible.

Once we get that business in motion, it tends to remain in motion without our direct efforts and that?s what the Speaking of Wealth Show is for. So today we?re going to go to a fairly technical topic. We?re going to be talking about digital publishing with a high level person from a company called Mequoda and this is pretty technical and it?s pretty good though. Sometimes we explore the more philosophical sides of the business. Sometimes we explore the more technical sides of the business and everything in between and that?s what we?ll be doing on the show today. So, let?s listen to the e-interview with Kim and learn more about digital publishing. Here we go.

My pleasure to welcome Kim Mateus from Mequoda Group, LLC with us today. We?re going to talk about the best practices for online publishers and marketers, and if you have an internet based business, one of the great things that makes it possible to enjoy financial freedom as well as time freedom, is being an infopreneur and being an info publisher, publishing white papers, special reports, audio programs, video programs, online e-books, etc., etc. Membership sales, things like that. There?s just a lot of opportunity here. It?s one of my favorite business models and Kim is here to really talk to us about the best practices today. Kim, welcome.

Kim Mateus: Hi Jason. Thank you for having me.

Jason Hartman: It?s great to have you on. I have been very impressed with your company since I discovered it. Maybe oh, 10 months ago I want to say, you guys have some very innovative things that you do. You really seem to drill down on what it takes to be a successful online publisher and also Mequoda seems to do it more from the professional angle rather than the sort of guru info preneur angle. That?s more of a sort of corporate angle, at least that?s my impression. What are some of these best practices?

Kim Mateus: Sure. Well, over the last five years or so, since Mequoda Group has been in business under this name, we have been consistently defining and refining a set of best practices and we?re now coming around to calling them content Mekwring best practices. We?re always ? sort of this online publishing is about online publishing and the answer of course, it?s about both. So, right now we?re sitting on about seven best practice strategies that we again are consistently refining. We usually start with editorial because online of course, it?s all about the content and even if you weren?t on to traditional publisher which is who we are used to working with, when it comes to the internet, it is all about content because people start with search and Google, of course, gives preference to content based websites.

So, one of the strategies that we focus a lot on is editorial and how to leverage your content and your reputation.

Jason Hartman: Yeah, and you do that very well and I know we?ll talk during this interview about how you look for content, which is really requested highly in terms of key words on the search engines and then it doesn?t have a lot of content for it, and then you try to fill that void all the time and you actually sort of build your white papers and special reports around that, isn?t that correct?

Kim Mateus: Right, that?s exactly the case. So, before we begin a new website launch because Mequoda?s business model really is ? you know we?ve got the publishing division where we publish the Daily News letter. We do a live Webinar every other week which we charge for their paid Webinars. We?ve got a membership website, we do live events you know strictly for the publishing industry. Again teaching our best practices, but sitting in the middle, we?ve also got a consulting division where Don works one on one with publishing clients from small to medium to larger size organizations around the country and around the world helping them figure out their digital strategy and before we even sort of have any other discussion, the very, very first thing we do before we help them build a new website is to first determine what are the key words that your market is Goggling every day that your website should tie into? So in our view, you shouldn?t even consider building a website in any market without first knowing exactly how many people every day are goggling the terms that you are trying to target. And then again, it?s not just about volume, so you don?t want to write about something because it?s popular, because of course there?s a lot of competition out there. So the sweet spot is to find key word phrases that a lot of people are goggling, but not a lot of other websites are competing for and there?s a lot of free tools available right from Google that will help you with this process, and that?s really the sort of core piece of or strategy, if you will.

Jason Hartman: When you talk about online publishing and content, maybe let?s talk about the different sort of disciplines for best practice within that field, the different maybe verticals within that. So there?s doing documents whether they be e-books, special reports, white papers, etc., there?s membership sites where you?re trying to get people to pay a subscription fee and there are other things. Do you want to go into sort of each of those nieces?

Kim Mateus: Sure, sure. It?s interesting that you bring that up second because it?s actually second in our seven strategies. Number two is revenue strategy for choosing the right business model and you know, for a lot of our clients that we work one on one with, that we have obtained a relationship with, they?re coming to the table with existing products, so they might have magazines, they might have newsletters, books, events and frankly our system works best when you do have a way to monetize all of this effort that you?re going to put into publishing free contents. So, we?re giving you know the bigger pieces to give away the free contents that attract the audience and then convert them to becoming a paid customer and that can either be through the sales of a subscription to a magazine, a downloadable e-book you?re charging $20.00 for or a paid membership website where you?re charging a fee for annual access.

So, the revenue model certainly differ a lot depending on who you?re talking to and this ? and then again the beauty too that being in this content marketing world, it does allow you a chance to create products. So, a lot of times what we?re doing is we?re helping our clients with product development. You know, when there?s a real need again in terms from a search stand point, and a competitive stand point, then there?s a chance that you can develop a paid product out of that need, if that makes sense.

Jason Hartman: In terms of these subscription model if you will, you want people to come and subscribe and get content where they have a password and get content for that website. What type of content sells the best? Are there any sort of price points that you recommend in that world?

Kim Mateus: Well you know again, I think it depends if it?s B to B, B to C. Of course, on the B to B side, you?ve got a chance to charge more money for your content because that tends to be more on the need to have versus the nice to have on the B to C side when you?re living in the nice to have environment, you can?t necessarily get away with charging a lot for a content, especially if there?s a kind of free content out there already. So, demand has to come into play there and competition I think it all comes back that.

Jason Hartman: Are there certain industries that work better with the content marketing business than others and do they have certain price points around them. I mean it?s odd because it seems like the world is just full of free information now days, yet some publishers releasing to pull off charging and many times charging pretty high prices for that information. I ? it seems to come like a disconnect, Kim. It?s sort of both ways. It strikes me as though it?s largely packaging in the way it?s presented ?

Kim Mateus: Right.

Jason Hartman: ? the way the offer is presented, in the way the offer is presented.

Kim Mateus: Certainly hat has a lot to do with it and I think brand as well ? I mean I was taking today to somebody about the whole free verses paid and you know why it works for some and why it doesn?t and I thought about consumerreports.org. You know, there?s a company with a beautiful brand preference ? of only had a strong brand preference and when it came to the internet in deciding what kind of business model was going to work for them, they were lucky because it?s very clear that they couldn?t accept advertising, thy were consumer reports, they didn?t take advertising in their magazine so when it came to the internet, they knew they wouldn?t be able to get away with just giving it ? everything away for free,. They had to modify it and so they had to build a paid membership website straight out of the gate and their pricing is really quite interesting and they?ve ? sort of were challenged with this as well, you know, do you place the internet access lower than print because it?s seemingly cheaper to produce? And I think now they?re sitting at parity pricing where the print costs just as much as the online, and I think through our clients we?ve seen the same thing that you shouldn?t necessarily discount online because it?s cheaper to produce ? parity prices seems to work pretty well where the prices are pretty equal no matter how it?s getting delivered.

Jason Hartman: Yeah and that?s interesting. And boy, that?s music to a publisher?s ears because what that means is that you just have no sum costs other than the research and the intellectual property development cost but there?s no printing, no shipping , just a much more cost effective model. But would you say the pricing is at parity except for maybe shipping and handing like with some of my products I sell them for the same prices but if want the printed version or the physical version I should say, its shipping and handling is added to it.

Kim Mateus: Right.

Jason Hartman: Is that abut the norm or is it ?

Kim Mateus: Yes, absolutely, definitely. Absolutely.

Jason Hartman: All right. In terms of membership websites, it?s kind of back to that for a moment, I see a lot of info marketers and online publishers going the really low cost route now days where they?re selling things for $7;00. They?re selling monthly memberships for $9.97 and not ? and I mean less than $10.00. Not $997.00. It seems as though there?s a lot of information out there now days. It?s being sold rather cheaply but the downside of the consumer is that it seems that all of this information is geared toward an up sell to the next thing rather than the real content.

Kim Mateus: Right.

Jason Hartman: Any thoughts on that?

Kim Mateus: Yeah, I think that?s just part f the business. I mean even at Mequoda we recently made our membership products such an incredible deal that it?s just ? you just can?t say no and at first I was reluctant to offer such an incredible deal because I didn?t really know how it impacted from a cost standpoint, but it?s certainly getting the orders in and I think with a membership product, simplifying the offer is definitely the way to go even if it means you?re giving away more than you think that you should. I mean, make it a great deal for the customer, make it so that they can?t say no, and of course is there an up sale behind it, naturally. You now we charge $297.00 from Mequoda pro. It?s a phenomenal deal which includes all of our upcoming live Webinars all on demand access to all of our previous Webinars, but do I really just want a big large stable of Mequoda pro subscribers? No, I?d like some percentages of those Mequoda pro subscribers to be so impressed with our content and our offers that they are willing to come to the Mequoda summit which is our live event and which is much more expensive and then from there perhaps get Don on the building to deal with one on one consulting. I think there?s no reason up so I think that should be part of our reality right. We all need to eat, but if you just remain honest and again make the products sort of so valuable that the consumer just can?t say no, I think that that is a wining situation if you can manage to pull it off and not go broke from a cost end point.

Jason Hartman: Right, right. Do you want to talk a little bit about how you work in terms of sort of the find and need and fill it if you will, looking for what people are searching for and looking at what they?re finding or what they?re able to find out there and sort of filling that need for people so that you really have a high demand for product and there?s not too many people filling it. That?s a pretty good deal for any business person to be in the situation.

Kim Mateus: Certainly.

Jason Hartman: Do you want to talk about the methodology for doing that?

Kim Mateus: Sure absolutely and I live the order because we?re going right into the third strategy where that we label audience strategy so it?s attracting targeted website traffic. And how do you do that? You?re first using a lot of free tools that are out there. I mean the Google key work tools is one of our favorites and it is an add words tool but you can use it to research organic traffic. So what ? the question that you?re basically trying to answer is how many people every month are searching for this phrase? And looking at internet marketing, for an example, if you put the term internet marketing into the Google key word tool and ask it to return it to you, how many people search for that phrase every month, it will give you a number. And that ? I don?t know it off the top of my head but I know it?s extremely high. It?s a very, very competitive key word phrase.

So you know, if you didn?t thin about competition and you just put that term in, you might say, oh wow, 70,000 people a month are searching for internet marketing. That?s something I should be writing about. Well, it?s like no because then if you go into Google, how many other publishers are competing for that phrase, you would see the number in the millions, and then you do the math on that and it doesn?t pan out. You don?t want it ? target phrase is that 100,000 people are searching for but 10 million other publishers are competing for.

Jason Hartman: It?s really a ratio is what you?re saying. It?s a ratio of a number of people searching compared to a number of providers, and so you want a favorable ratio where you may have only 10 people searching for that, but if you?re the only provider, then all 10 of those people are going to be the path to your door, whereas if you have 100 million people searching for something and there?s 200 million providing the content, that?s not such a good ratio, is it?

Kim Mateus: Exactly, that?s exactly right. And the way that we find that competition is very simple. We go to the Google.com and go to the actual Google search engine, and we put the search phrase into quotes, and you know on the top right hand corner of the screen where it will say, you know, results are one through 10 are 96 million, that 96 million is the number that you?re looking at, and the reason we put it into quotes is not because that?s how people are searching, but we want Google to tell us how many other websites our there are using this phrase in that exact order. Because if you leave it with no quotes, then it?s ? the number?s going to be much larger because Google?s going to also return results where somebody?s using the word internet in one paragraph and marketing in the other paragraph.

So, by putting it in quotes, you?re forcing Google to return the results where the website is using that phrase in that exact order. So then it?s about getting the ratio as you said. The other beautiful thing about the Google key word tools, if you put in a phrase like internet marketing, not only is it going to tell you how many people are searching for that phrase every month, but it?s going to give you a bunch of related phrases just like internet marketing strategy, internet marketing tips, internet marketing tools and so it gives you a bunch of suggested phrases where you can find something more relevant and more specific. It?s all about the longer the phrase, the more specific the phrase, the better chance to rank on that.

Jason Hartman: The mechanics of doing that again go to Google, type your phrase in quotes and then what? So, you see how many websites are providing that content, those words in that exact order, and then what do you do?

Kim Mateus: Well, the first step is actually to go right to the Google key word tool and you can get there by Goggling Google key word tool. And again, it isn?t part of the add word sweep because Google wants to provide all this information so you can go spend money with their add words program, but we can use it from an organic perspective as well, because it?s just volume.

So, if you go to the Google key word tool, you?ll see a little box where you can enter in any term on the planet that you?d like to search for and then it returns to you a bunch of results and you want to select exact match. There?s a couple of different match options but you want to know exactly how many people search for that phrase in a given month, and as I mentioned, it gives you a bunch of related phrases. So, internet marketing ? now you?ve got data on all the related phrases as well.

I mean, once you have that data, you can actually download it off of the Google key word tools, so now you?re working in Excel, and once you have a list, and you can do this over and over. So, you did it for internet marketing, let?s say you also write about affiliate marketing, you can just do it all over again, and then once you have all that data in Excel and you just decide on which term looks good, you know, which terms fit your content model, then you would go to the trouble to actually Google each of the individual phrases to see how competitive they are, because that?s the piece that?s manual that?s a lot of work. That?s actually the second step that you only go through the trouble of doing that once. You know, you?ve decided which phrases you think fit your work, your content model. But essentially it?s about finding the volume first and then going after the competition, and then going to see how competitive they are by putting the phrase into the Google search engine with the quotes around it and then just recording that number that shows up in the upper right hand corner.

Jason Hartman: Now you know the supply and demand side of equation, right?

Kim Mateus: Yep.

Jason Hartman: And then what?

Kim Mateus: Now it?s about ? well, there?s a number of things. I mean if you were doing this from scratch and you wanted to ? you don?t have a website right now or you know you just need to reassign your site, if you want to build a true, publishing destination type website, that people are actually going to find, you would go through this exercise for every one of what we call primary topic. So in our view, every blog that we helped build has a set of topic pages.

So, on a quote of daily, you?ll find like 20 different topics that we write about designing media websites, email marketing, internet marketing strategy. We just added Kindle Publishing, landing page authorization. So you go through this exercise to determine what your site essentially is about. So, that?s kind of a ? sort of step one. Then it?s time to actually start targeting some of these phrases, so (a) you need to know the information so you know how to build your website properly, and then it?s time to go in and target.

So, within each one of your topics, let?s say back to the internet marketing example, say one of your topics was internet marketing, sitting under that topic you can have 150 related phrases, because you could decide that your site talks about, you know, as I mentioned earlier, internet marketing tips, internet marketing training, internet marketing expert. So, once you decide to target, what we do at Mequoda is we ? we?re big believers in giving away free downloadable special reports in exchange for email address, because the end ? we build these sites and it?s lovely if your site can be found in Google and you get a lot of traffic, but how much of that traffic are you converting into email subscribers, because email is usually where the caching happens, that?s where the money?s going to be spent.

So, building your email subscribers file is, in our opinion, almost more important than having a lot of traffic to your site, because if you don?t have a big email list to market to, traffic only does you so good, right. So, we use our free report of the catalyst to build our email subscriber file. So, back to the targeting, if we?re going to pick a phrase to target, we?re going to then write a free special report about it to say we?re really serious about targeting the phrase internet marketing strategy. We?re going to go write a special report titled, Ten Tips for Improving your Internet Marketing Strategy. So we put the phrase that we?re targeting right in the title of the free report so that when somebody in the future is Goggling this phrase that you?ve decided to target, they?ll find your landing page and on that landing page you?re describing all the benefits of this free report and then in order for the reader to access the free report, they?re going to give you their email address. So, you?re building your email file at the same time that you are attracting that traffic from Google. Does that make sense? I know it?s kind of a mouth full, but does that make sense?

Jason Hartman: Yeah, absolutely. Let me take a brief pause. We?ll be back in just a minute.

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Jason Hartman: There?s a lot to do. The world has just become a complex place. It used to be about just opening your store and hanging out a shingle and people would come in and buy things. But really now, it?s not even that easy because the website is there and you may have traffic, and I think the nature of that traffic and which is why you very correctly said that the money is the email list, because the nature of traffic is that it comes and goes and it?s a single sort of hit and run visit a lot of times, and the email really allows you to constantly drip on people to make special offers, to make other offers and eventually they hopefully become customers and they buy things and they spend real money.
What else do you need to know about content? I mean, if someone is listening and they?re interested in dog training or real estate investing, how to be a better public speaker, and that?s what they teach people about and say they?ve done consulting on any of those fields and maybe they do classes on it or they?ve got a background on it, whatever, but they really want to get into the publishing business and expand the regent?s capability, it?s sort of like, how do you pick that small, defined niche rather than the big broad term, because the big broad term, like the example internet marketing you gave a few minutes ago, that?s just too genteral, right.

Kim Mateus: Oh, for sure.

Jason Hartman: Yeah, well give us some suggestions about narrowing ones focus, because I can see people thinking well, I?m an expert in dog training or I want to publish on that, but what do they do?

Kim Mateus: Well, the beautiful thing is that you know that again the first thing we would tell you to do is go play with the Google key word tool because it?s free and it?s going to give you great insight immediately, almost into the kind of activity that?s out there revolved around dog training. Like, I?m on the site right now, I just put that in. It looks like there?s about 201,000 people a month, globally searching for dog training and then underneath that, there?s a bunch of related phrases like dog training tips and dog training schools, and you know, dog agility training, dog potty training, and I mean this gives you so much insight into the possibilities that are out there.

And again, right now I?m just getting numbers and it drops dramatically. You know, dog training 201,000 dog training tips drops down to 12,000 and that?s still a healthy number. I mean in terms of what?s a lot, I mean, if you?re just starting out and you want to build a site revolved around dog training, I mean that?s a lot of activity. Again, that?s just volume, so of course the next step would be to then download this into Excel and then go play in the Google search engine to figure what your competition looks like, how many other websites out there are also about dog training. Who?s in your market? That?s one of the first things we like to tell publishers to do is come up with an online audit, and you do that by goggling the phrases you?re thinking about targeting and see who?s in your space. Are you going to be up against big, huge, branded publishers? Are there entrepreneurial type websites out there that you can partner with? You know, so it?s doing a lot of research in advance, because this is a lot of work and none of it?s easy even ? you know I hope I?m not making it sound easy because it?s so ? it?s such ? it?s a ton of work to do this, but it?s certainly better to put the work in, you know, sort of correctly in advance, versus going through all the trouble getting funding, you know, staffing, building this business and then you find that no one?s visiting your site and you know, it?s just better to do all this research up front to be absolute ? even for established publishers who?ve got product, who are already making money in the print world, if you will, and you need to figure out the digital strategy.

The first thing we do with them is sit down and do this exercise, because think about a general interest title like a Reader?s Digest or something, or they write about everything. Well, when it comes to their website, they really need to go niche. They need to niche down into particular segments if they really want to you know, get that traffic in. So, it?s all about the niche publisher, but you really do need to put the time in, in advance, to do the research to know what you?re targeting and then there?s a lot of work after that, as well, building your site so that it can actually receive the traffic from Google and the beauty about the word press and a lot of these post Google CMS, is that they?re ?

Jason Hartman: What?s a CMS?

Kim Mateus: ? word press is what we use.

Jason Hartman: Content Management System, is that what you?re saying?

Kim Mateus: What I was saying about word press is that it ? because it was built after Google ?

Jason Hartman: Right.

Kim Mateus: ? was around, it?s inherently a Google friendly system.

Jason Hartman: Oh, ok. Good, good.

Kim Mateus: It makes your job easier because it already knows about category pages and so many different plug ins out there where you can make sure you get all the metadata that you need.

Jason Hartman: Now Kim, by the way what I was referring to is you said ?CMS? and I wasn?t sure everybody knew that acronym, so that?s ?

Kim Mateus: Oh, I?m sorry.

Jason Hartman: ? Content Management System, correct?

Kim Mateus: Correct.

James Hartman: Okay good. Thank you. Now, on word press there are many different templates people can choose for word press. Are there certain templates that are more friendly than others or do they all work just as well with Google, and search engines?

Kim Mateus: Well, I?m not too much on the technical side, but I know for us, you know, a word press is the basis system and then there?s one to plug ins out there that we sort of borrowed and we also want to build a couple to make the system do what we needed to do from like a fulfillment standpoint from an email management standpoint. I mean, we?ve got word press as our base and it?s tied into sort of a bunch of subsystems to get it to do what we need it to do.

Jason Hartman: So, it?s really incumbent on a publisher to spend a lot of time finding those niche words or phrases, I should say, that are highly attractive. They?re being searched a lot but not many people are providing content. You?ve really got to do two different things to determine that, as you mentioned before, as far as I understand it. Someone should invent a site that just tells you phrases that have the best ratio, right. Is there such a thing or no?

Kim Mateus: Not that we found. I mean if there?s ?

Jason Hartman: That?s the zillion dollar idea right there. I just had it.

Kim Mateus: I know, I know. There you go. And you know, but I?m sure they exist out there. I?m sure someone?s developed some kind of a program to do just that.

Jason Hartman: Isn?t that Kim, what?s so great about capitalism in a free market? It?s like any desire, any idea, there?s someone who thought of it and someone who?s filling it. It?s an amazing every day in the internet age, it?s just amazes me more and more. Every resource is at your fingertips. I mean, if you?re listening and you didn?t have the internet for part of your life, you really can?t appreciate it enough. It?s a pretty incredible tool.

Kim Mateus: I know.

Jason Hartman: [Inaudible] about it.

Kim Mateus: It makes our job harder in a sense.

Jason Hartman: And easier too in a way, yeah.

Kim Mateus: It?s so clarifying, and the data?s right there for you if you know how to seek it out.

Jason Hartman: Well, do you want to talk about the e-book revolution that?s going on and why ? say e-books. I don?t mean paper e-books that are PDF files, although certainly you?re welcome to talk about that because that?s a big thing to publishers, but the kindle revolution and the ? all the competitors, the Sony E-Book Reader and Barnes and Noble has their ? what do they call that, the Q or something like that, I think, and all of these different things that are out there. I purchased my Kindle right away when it was the Kindle II, the second version that really was a huge improvement. And I love it. It?s a great tool and I published several of my books on the Kindle, but there?s a lot of real mastery that comes with that, isn?t there? That?s a whole other area of discipline which has best practices and all sorts of stuff, right.

Kim Mateus: Certainly, certainly. We just actually did a Webinar on it last week and it was you know, very well attended and it certainly sparked a lot of interesting discussion and in my opinion I think that we should focus on sort of the basics first. I don?t think we would recommend that a publisher consider going on Kindle if they?re basic you know, site architecture isn?t set up and they don?t have the basics of online publishing down, because as you mentioned, it really is a whole other animal.

Jason Hartman: Right. And another thing though, just to mention it, on Kindle and some of these other readers is blog publishing, which I think could be also another lucrative avenue. But again, that?s a whole other specialty in and of itself. But it is an exciting time. It seems like the e-book reader, Kindle Jondreau is really going to catch this time. They?ve been trying to do it for years, but it seems like this time it?s really working and it?s going to become the standard for our future, don?t you think?

Kim Mateus: Sure, absolutely. There?s no doubt about it. People go online to look for book reviews and it?s in terms of the reader itself, I mean people are ultimately looking for that ease you know, and when you going to travel and you?re going on a business trip or anything, you know you don?t want to have to decide which books to carry or which magazines to carry. The reader?s just going to make it, you know, that much easier for avid book readers to just have so many options right in one device.

Jason Hartman: It really is incredible. Just to kind of wrap all of this up, Kim, what would you like people to know in conclusion about the opportunities for online publishing? Any final advice you?d have?

Kim Mateus: Sure, I mean I think I?d just rather back up to figuring out what the demand is out there. I mean, I think it?s very clear that none of this really is easy and it?s not going to necessarily would be an overnight success, but at least what we?ve discovered doing the key word research in advance and having a true understanding of what people are searching for and who else is in your space online, I can give you a great leverage point as you?re starting out or just kind of hitting the reset button, and that?s the other beautiful thing about ? on the internet in today?s day and age but if it?s not right today, I mean there are steps you can take to make improvements as you know is all constantly improving. So, subscribe to some good email newsletters, listen to folks that are ? have had success and just try to copy smart and stay in touch with what your market is searching for and needing information on.

Jason Hartman: Excellent. Kim, we appreciate you joining us today. Thank you.

Kim Mateus: Thank you very much, Jason. Take care.

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