Slow Food NYC Monthly Happy Hour!

The University Slur - The Grey Dog

Monday, May 6, 2013 (7:00pm to 9:00pm)

The Slow Food NYC monthly Happy Hour! It’s fun, social, and informal. But it’s also your opportunity to talk to the leadership of Slow Food NYC and let us know what you think. Got a great idea for an event? Looking for ways to get involved? Want to learn more about Slow Food? Just looking to relax with other “Slow” minded people? The Slur is your opportunity -free and open to everyone.

Our city’s colleges and universities are hotbeds of passion, idealism, and creative energy when it comes to creating a food system that is good, clean, and fair. Slow Food NYC is very excited about building new and stronger connections with our local sibling chapters. Are you are a member of your school’s Slow Food chapter? Are you interested in creating a new Slow Food chapter at your school? Are you just an individual student who’s interested in learning more about Slow Food? The University Slur is for you!

The Grey Dog was opened in 1996 with the aim of providing a local, small-town coffee shop for those in the neighborhood to retreat to comfortably and often. At their Mulberry Street location, The Grey Dog offers an extensive array of teas and coffees, juices, smoothies and sodas, as well as a short list of beer and wine. On the menu, you’ll find salads and sandwiches, small plates, and classic American breakfast served well into the afternoon.

For this Slur, we will be co-hosting with The New School chapter of Slow Food. We hope to see you there.

Location: The Grey Dog (Mulberry St.) - 244 Mulberry Street (btn. Spring & Prince); Manhattan

“The challenge is to focus on the work, not on the fear that comes from doing the work.”

- Sometimes I listen to Seth Godin’s Poke the Box on my way to work…

I have seen a lot of students lately in panic-mode.  You will find an internship, it is not privilege, nor a gift. It is hard work.

The time it takes to reflect on what you want to learn, identify a list of internship sites, prepare (curate your portfolio/work), apply, interview…this is the work you need to challenge yourself to focus on - not the fear of the unknown, the questions you can’t answer.

“Reject the tyranny of picked. Pick yourself.”

Pick you, pick the internship that is good for you (to build on your existing knowledge & develop your communications skills - which is one of the #1 thing those hiring are looking for….great communication skills).  

Picking you means developing your level of self awareness (what do you know about what you want and who you are?)  These questions factor into where you ultimately will apply, and keep applying.  

“Please stop waiting for a map. We reward those who draw maps, not those who follow them.”

Shhh - Freelance leads…smells like summer $$ to me.

If you or anyone you know is interested in the jobs posted below please reach out to Jamie at JSztoser@choicecofashion.com. 

-Our NYC based TV Development and Production Company is looking for an Executive Assistant in a temp (potentially to perm capacity) for the two founders/co-owners/executive producers of the company. Candidates with 1-2 years of prior experience should have a skill set, either with video/editing or with excel, etc and have interest in developing and producing shows. $500/week. 

-Our Long Island based client is looking for a Freelance Assistant Designer. This role would start ASAP and go through May. Candidates must have strong Illustrator, Photoshop, and Excel skills. Must be able to create strong CADs quickly. This role will also be working on multiple contemporary brands. Candidates must have some exposure to fashion industry, strong internships OK. Hours are typically 8:30-5:30. Hourly rate will be $12/hr 

-Our Long Island based fashion client is looking for an Associate Technical Designer (or Product Manager at other companies). They are looking to screen people in all capacities of temp - perm, perm, or temp. This role requires 2-4 years of experience working with lycra, spandex etc. Those coming from a swimwear, active wear, or intimate apparel background are strongly preferred. If this role was to be perm, salary would be $35-40k, and temp would be $12-13/hr. 

-Our Long Island based client is looking for a Freelance Graphic Designer. This role is maternity leave coverage starting in April and should last approximately 3 months. Candidates MUST have majored in graphic design and be computer literate in Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop. Must be able to illustrate fashion figures/ flat sketch in Illustrator Program and needs to have strong layout skills in InDesign. Hours are typically 8:30-5:30. Hourly rate will be $18/hr 

-Our luxury client located in NYC is looking for a Freelance Fashion Recruiter to start ASAP in assisting the head of recruitment. MUST have prior recruitment (retail, operations, luxury, etc) experience and should be able to secure, schedule and submit candidates. We are unsure how long this position will last, but has potential to be long term. We expect the pay to be $18-22/hr. 

-Our luxury client located in NYC is looking for a Freelance Retail Inventory Planner. Candidates MUST have super excel skills and at least 2 years experience along with good communication skills. We are unsure how long this position will last, but has potential to be long term. We expect the pay to be $18-22/hr 

-Our contemporary vertical retail client is looking for a Financial Retail Analyst in the finance department to help out ASAP for 3-4 weeks. Candidates must be proficient in Excel, with strong analytical skills and should have experience with profit and loss. They also need to have corporate finance experience (gl, forecasting, budgeting). Hourly rate will be 18-22/hr. 

-Our contemporary global brand is looking for a Freelance Inventory Control Analyst based in their NJ warehouse. This client works with Gentren and will be switching over to Advantex. Candidates will need to locate, analyze and reconcile any inventory discrepancies as well as run reports. Candidates need 2-3 years of analytical/operational experience preferably coming out of a fashion company with a focus on inventory control. Must have STRONG excel skills and knowledge of various EDI systems. This role will last approximately 2-6 months dependent on the how the launch of the new WMS system goes. We expect hourly to fall between $18-21.75/hr BOE 

-Our global fashion client is looking for an EDI Supervisor in a temp-perm capacity for their Carteret, NJ warehouse. Candidates need to know inbound/outbound shipping and receiving processes from beginning to end. The client is currently using Gentren but will switch to Advantex - knowledge of both software systems preferred. Need 3-4 years of strong experience with EDI - must know processes start to finish, well enough to communicate to and guide team. Will be responsible for 1-2 direct reports at a coordinator level. We expect hourly rate to fall between $24-28 and once perm the role should fall between $60-65K. 

-Our global motion picture/television/home entertainment client is looking for a Digital Campaign Manager with 3-5 years of experience (digital space preferred). This position will start as temp with a strong possibility of turning permanent. The hourly rate is TBD but once perm salary should fall around $70k.

Creative Evenings - an Alumni Speaker Series 4/9/2013 AMAZING SPEAKERS!

CreativeEvenings is a new alumni speaker series and evening gathering of creative types with the Pratt graduating class. The gathering begins at 6:00 with the topic presentation. CreativeEvenings are designed to bring alumni and students together to share knowledge and meet and greet.

Speakers for April 9th Creative Evening :

Jordan Awan, “The New Yorker,” Art Director (2008 Communication Design)

Lisa Kim, Two Trees Management, Cultural Affairs Director (2005 Masters of Industrial Design)

Caroline Taylor, Deutsche Bank,  Curatorial Assistant for the Art Collection (CSR), (2009 BFA Painting & minor in Art History)

Tuesday April 9, 2013 6:00-8:00

Pratt Institute Brooklyn Campus- Student Union

RSPV required, go to http://www.eventbrite.com/event/5547338238

Questions? Email or telephone:

Deborah Yanagisawa

Assistant Director

Center for Career & Professional Development Pratt Institute

718 687 5842

dyanagis@pratt.edu

Freelancing Series @ Pratt - Part 1 “Working with a Recruiter” is on 4/11/2013 at 6 PM

Thursday, April 11, 2013

6-8 PM

DDA Lecture Room, Pratt Brooklyn Campus

Clear the clutter and learn the nuances of the freelancing life.

A job recruiter can be a private individual or a representative of a company who specializes in finding the right people to fill a job.  These jobs include permanent positions, contract work or short term freelance work with a company.  In this first part of a four-part discussion dedicated to all things freelance, Ila Abramson, owner/recruiter at I Spy (www.ispyrecruiting.com) will discuss the ins and outs of working with a recruiter.

Join us for this listen and learn session about what a recruiter looks for in a resume and portfolio and how you can help recruiters find you!

Click here to RSVP for this event.

This program is presented by the Center for Career & Professional Development.  Please contact the CCPD at 718.636.3506 or career@pratt.edu for any inquiries.