Innovation Philadelphia and PhillyCreativeGuide.com will host “createAdelphia: the Philly Creative Jobs Event,” a creative industries career fair on Thursday, September 25, 2008 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at World Cafe Live. Job seekers with 3-5 years experience will have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with potential employers, as well as access the first-ever regional, interactive web site where creative industry jobs will be posted along with industry requests for proposals (RFPs).
“createAdelphia is about connecting creative talent in this region with companies who need for-profit, creative industry services, such as graphic and web design, communications and marketing and information technology services,” said Kelly Lee, Executive Vice President of Innovation Philadelphia. “We are opening doors and starting conversations at the event and then strengthening business relationships over the long term online. It is all part of establishing the Greater Philadelphia Region as a leader and world-class destination for for-profit, creative economy industries.”
“We developed Philly Creative Jobs with one thing in mind: to serve the region's creative community,” added Bill Haley, Evangelist for PhillyCreativeGuide.com. “We want to help create opportunities, fill needs and help grow the creative community that we're so proud to be a part of.”
Jobs in the following industries will be offered at createAdelphia: Architecture, Engineering and Planning; Communications and Marketing; Digital Media and Programming; Fashion Design, Graphic and Visual Arts and Multimedia Design; Information Technology; Interior and Industrial Design; Music, Film and Video Production; Photography; Product and Merchandising Design; and Software Development.
Employers in Attendance
Employers looking to hire creative talent will have hundreds of jobs available in person and online at createAdelphia. In addition, job seekers can access a first-ever regional, interactive web site, Philly Creative Jobs, to find creative industry jobs and creative industry requests for proposals (RFPs).
Comcast Interactive Media (CIM), a division of Comcast Corporation, will be in attendance at createAdelphia. CIM develops and operates Internet businesses focused on entertainment, information and communication, including Comcast.net, and products include Fandango.com, Fancast.com, Ziddio.com, GameInvasion.net, and thePlatform, the industry-leading provider of digital media publishing solutions over broadband and wireless networks. They will be recruiting for positions in marketing, graphic arts, information technology, digital media, film and video production and multimedia design.
Local architecture firm TJD Architects P.C., located in New Jersey, will be recruiting at createAdelphia for experienced project architects with at least three years experience. IEI Group, an interior design/architectural firm offering a broad range of architecture, interior design, facilities planning services, project management, and procurement services, will also be recruiting at createAdelphia.
In addition, there will be plenty of career opportunities for job seekers specializing in graphic and visual arts and multimedia design. Among employers recruiting these kinds of creative positions are Disc Makers, PointRoll and the BOSS Group.
Additional employers attending createAdelphia include: Marketing Capital Management, FRONTIER2, Liberty Personnel Services, Inc., Cadient Group, Inc., Environmental Tectonics Corporation, Arts & Business Council of Greater Philadelphia, Digitas Health, AXIS HEALTHCARE, IEI Group, Brownstein Group, Advanta Bank Corp., Blue Plate Minds, GSI Interactive, Phlare Magazine and Aquent.
There is still time to register your company at createAdelphia, to recruit the best and the brightest creative talent in the Philadelphia Region. To date, 350 job seekers have registered for createAdelphia. Don’t miss the opportunity to tap into the tremendous creative talent looking for jobs in the region. Click here to register.
createAdelphia is one of Innovation Philadelphia’s many initiatives to grow the region’s for-profit, creative economy. The purpose of createAdelphia is to not only help employers find experienced creative professionals, but to also help retain creative talent in the region.
createAdelphia is being sponsored by Aquent, the world’s leading marketing and design staffing agency. createAdelphia is also being supported by the Arts & Business Council of Greater Philadelphia and Phlare Magazine.
World Cafe Live is located at 3025 Walnut Street, Philadelphia. Admission is free for job seekers and only $100 for employers. Pre-registration is required at www.innovationphiladelphia.com.
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