Working here

Every person in our organization plays a key role. The unique experiences and personalities that make up our organization form our most significant differentiator: committed, experienced and creative people. Together, we form a team of approximately twenty people, plus a few dogs. We work in an 1850s-era brownstone in Boston's historic South End, where we make a difference in each other's lives and in our clients' pursuits.

Our employee retention averages more than twice the national average—attesting to the quality of our organization and each person that contributes to the community here.

Senior-level design position

Sametz Blackstone Associates, Boston, is looking for a verbally engaging and visually inspiring graphic designer. We work on a wide range of projects-across an equally wide range of clients-in both print and electronic formats, from worldwide brand identity systems to multi-year capital campaigns.

Respondents must be articulate; typographically savvy; detail oriented; interested in innovative, progressive design; and able to connect client business issues to design solutions. Must enjoy working on teams, have a great work ethic and have enthusiasm for both print and digital media. Must be adept at systems thinking, client communication, and multi-tasking.

We are interested in meeting a range of designers at both senior and design director levels. Applicants for this position should have 6+ years experience.

Please send resume, samples and salary requirements to the attention of Human Resources, Sametz Blackstone Associates, 40 West Newton Street, Blackstone Square, Boston, Massachusetts 02118. E-mail to hrdesign@sametz.com; no phone calls please.

HTML/CSS web developer

Seeking a creative web developer to add to our collaborative Digital Media team.

Required skills:

• hand codes clean HTML/CSS/JavaScript (MooTools a bonus) to current standards (W3C required, 508 a plus). No WYSIWYG.
• has experience with content management systems (Joomla a plus),
• has experience in troubleshooting cross-browser compatibility issues,
• is comfortable in a Mac environment,
• is well-organized and pays attention to details (especially alignment and other subtleties of designer's layouts), and
• plans for and meets strict deadlines on multiple projects, contributes creative ideas to solving real problems, and is able to work well alone and in a team setting with colleagues from the digital media, design, strategy, and project management disciplines.
• is comfortable--and willing--to take the lead on a project or support a colleague in a lead role.

The ideal candidate will also have experience with:

• PHP/MySQL and other coding,
• networking,
• client contact / customer service, and
• mastery of JavaScript.

You'll be joining a creative team of developers, designers, strategists, and project managers to work with a great client base in a fast-paced environment. This is a full-time, in-house job with competitive compensation and benefits.

Please send resume (including a minimum of three live URLs demonstrating your coding abilities) and salary requirements to the attention of Human Resources, Sametz Blackstone Associates, via email ( hr@sametz.com ) or fax (617.266.1937). No phone calls, please.