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Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Forever 21 will be opening their Avenues Mall location soon, and as it is one of their largest locations they need a full-time visual merchandiser. This is a great job for a Fashion Retail & Management student OR an Interior Design student or grad. If you are interested please ask Career Services to submit your resume to their local recruiter. This is an awesome opportunity.
Federal Work Study Position available with America Reads program, reading to children in Day Care Center. Please see Career Services to determine eligibility and to proceed with application. Must have and maintain a 2.5 or higher GPA and must have been a Student at The Art Institute of Jacksonville for at least two quarters before applying. Must be eligible for Federal Work Study Program, as determined by Financial Aid Office.
Friday, August 27, 2010
Jacksonville Business Journal We're looking for a full-time Graphic Designer. If know of someone who would be interested ask them forward their resume and samples to Kristilee Adler at kadler@bizjournals.com - Please share this!
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Tommy Bahama is hiring! They are looking for a sales associate. If interested please apply in person or apply online.

Location:
4813 River City Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32246

Website:
http://www.tommybahama.apply2jobs.com/
If you have some patternmaking skills and are looking for contract work for a new company, please email your resume to Debra Ammiano at debammiano@comcast.net.
If you are looking for an internship next quarter please let me know ASAP--great company needs someone who is very strong and reliable and who has a portfolio to show in an interview.
BlackFinn American Grille in the St. Johns Town Center is opening in September and is still hiring. Go to their website at: http://blackfinnamericangrille.com/careers/ for details on how to apply. You can either email your resume or apply in person at their temporary office next to West Marine. Many opportunitues available--don't miss this one!
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Dali Decals is seeking a full time graphic designer. Must have illustration skills and be proficient in Photoshop and Illustrator. Will be creating wall decals. Web experience helpful. Fast growing, hip company. To apply for this, you MUST be an upcoming or recent graduate and MUST be prepared to work full time. You also must be able to provide a link to an online portfolio. If you do not have an online portfolio, please do not apply. If interested, please send your updated resume and link to your portfolio to Melanie in Career Services--mmclendon@aii.edu.
The Tile Market of San Marco is seeking a paid interior design intern. ONLY upper level students who have a strong resume and previous interior design/decorating experience should apply for this competitive internship. Please ask Career Services to submit your resume. A link to an online portfolio would greatly increase your chances.
West Elm at The St. John's Town Center is looking for a PT visual merchandiser with a good eye for creating retail displays for abour 25 hours a week. ONLY upper level students or graduates who have experience in visual merchandising should apply. Please ask Career Services to send your resume directly. A link to an online Portfolio showing examples of Interior Design or Visual Merchandising work would be very helpful.
Monday, August 23, 2010
******* JOB DETAILS *******
Job Title: Wedding Dinner Servers
Job Type: freelance
Job Location: St. Augustine Beach, Fl
Salary: Negotiable
Required Skills: Food Service & Bartender Referral Source: School Reputation Job Description: Need 1 -2 Culinary Students to help on the evening of September 16th & 17th with a rehearsal dinner and wedding reception Application Process: Send resume and / or cover regarding your experience with food prep and / or bartending to michael.mccauley@av.abbott.com


**As with all Freelance work, please do not proceed until you have a contract in place, signed by both yourself and the client, and have clearly agreed on the price and the work to be done. See Career Services for guidance if you have any questions.
Advantage Design Group is looking for a designer and would like to bring a full time person on this September. They are most interested in a person with web design experience or a degree in this area. If the designer has additional skills like print, video editing or flash that would be of interest to too.

Please email your resume, cover note and a link to your online portfolio to San Swingle at Sam@Advantagedesigngroup.com. Only students and graduates with online portfolios will be considered.

They are also interested in any student with the above skills that would be interested in doing a three month internship(immediate opening).
Thursday, August 19, 2010
MoJo Kitchen is hiring for a few positions. The person I spoke to mentioned a new restaurant opening in the Avondale area, so it's possible that you would eventually get moved to that location. They are looking for servers, hostesses, and bartenders. If you're interested please apply in person Monday- Friday between 2-...4.

Location:
1500 Beach Blvd
Jacksonville, FL 32250
To assist with marketing logos for an educational materials company.

Qualified candidates will be set up to start Friday, August 20th.

Position will require experience with photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, graphic design, and some HTML.

This is a min. 1 week project, 8AM-5PM.

Pay is $10/hr.

Please email an updated MS Word version of your resume to angie@customstaffinginc.com for IMMEDIATE consideration!
We have Kitchen Prep opportunity currently available in our Jacksonville location within Whole Foods Market! If you're looking for a great new job, look no further! Want opportunities for advancement, competitive pay and benefits? How about an environment that is fun and promotes hard work? Apply today! Excellent customer service skills are required, previous food service experience is a plus!

Please email your resume or job history to job@genjiweb.com for immediate consideration! Qualified candidates will have strong communication skills, excellent customer service skills, attention to detail, access to reliable transportation and open availability (including evenings and weekends). Qualified candidates should also be comfortable working with/touching raw fish, shellfish and other products. Sushi experience is preferred but not required-we will provide full training for qualified candidates!

*We offer competitive pay, benefits for full-time employees, opportunities for growth and much, much more!

We are Genji, Inc., a premier provider of all-natural sushi and Japanese cuisine. Our Mission is to help our customers lead a healthy daily lifestyle by serving the highest quality Japanese-inspired cuisine with all-natural, fresh and nutritious ingredients. At Genji, we follow the strictest food safety standards and seek out environmentally-friendly sources. We are a fast growing company with over 125 sushi bars in 19 the U.S. and London UK, within Whole Foods Market locations
Business Name: Npact America
Title: Print
Job Type: part-time
Job Location: Jacksonville
Salary:
Required Skills:

Job Description: We are looking for someone to produce a variety of print pieces including a sales packet, catalog and promotional one-sheets.

We are also listing a position for a web designer. Ideally we would like to find someone who is proficient in both web and print design. Please have Career Services submit your resume and online Portfolio. Only those with online portfolios will be considered.
Please apply in person at:

2107 Hendricks Avenue
Jacksonville, FL 32207
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Dillard's at The Avenues is hiring! They are hiring for full time sales associate; if interested please apply online.

Website:
http://www.dillards.com/sec/CareerOpportunitiesServlet?storenumber=0233&storename=The+Avenues

Location:
10300 Southside Blvd
Jacksonville, FL 32256
Chipotle at the St Johns Town Center is having open interviews TODAY from 8:30-11am. If interested please stop by between those hours!

Location:
4865 Town Center Parkway
Jacksonville, FL 32246
Edible Arrangements is looking for a full time customer service representative. They are located in Bartram Park, if interested please apply in person.

Location:
13760 St. Augustine Rd. Ste 117
Jacksonville, Fl 32258
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
The Jacksonville Film & Television office is in need of a couple of great interns for the 2010 Fall Semester. The Jacksonville Film and Television Office is a division of the Jacksonville Economic Development Commission, through the City of Jacksonville.

The intern’s primary responsibility is to assist the Film Commissioner and PR Specialist in office operations. Duties may include researching and responding to production leads, photographing various Jacksonville locations and special events, researching, writing and editing copy for our newsletter and blog, coordinating bi-monthly board meetings, coordinating marketing communications materials, organizing and maintaining photo files and miscellaneous administrative tasks.

Though this internship may provide ample opportunity to make contacts in the film and television industry, the job itself does not offer direct, on-set film experience. Candidates must have strong writing, verbal and interpersonal communication skills and must be able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment. Applicants should be highly organized and self-motivated. This is an unpaid internship; however credit is available through an accredited university.

Send resumes and work samples to:

Sandy Ilog, Public Relations/Film & Video Specialist
Jacksonville Film & Television Office
1 West Adams Street, Suite 200
Jacksonville, FL 32202
Direct: (904) 630-1622 Fax: (904) 630-2919
Web: www.filmjax.com
silog@coj.net
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Five Alive Films looking for Grips and a Script Supervisor for upcoming project. You will be compensated. If interested, please have Career Services send your resume. This is contract job and will last the length of the project. Pay is negotiable between Five Alive and student. http://www.fivealivefilms.com/
Wedding photography for event on Sept 11. Please contact Rosalyn at 904-391-6566 or 904-472-7604. Budget between $300 and $350. As with all Freelance work, please do not proceed until you have a contract in place, signed by both yourself and the client, and have clearly agreed on the price and the work to be done. See Career Services for guidance if you have any questions.




T-Shirt Art-will be paid by design. Designs needed will be similar to images pictured. Contact Robert at procaptains@gmail.com. As with all Freelance work, please do not proceed until you have a contract in place, signed by both yourself and the client, and have clearly agreed on the price and the work to be done. See Career Services for guidance if you have any questions.
Client needs already existing logo lifted off business card and modified. Please contact Faye at LadyDesigner53@yahoo.com. As with all Freelance work, please do not proceed until you have a contract in place, signed by both yourself and the client, and have clearly agreed on the price and the work to be done. See Career Services for guidance if you have any questions.
Monday, August 9, 2010
http://www.canvaswines.com/artistseries
Design Department Intern Web/Multimedia/Graphic Design

CFM, a full service ad agency, is currently interviewing Design Interns. Interns will be working closely with the Web Designer and the Art Director. Job duties include, but are not limited to, working in print, press publication, Web and multimedia design. Students will learn first hand about the work environment of professional designers at an Advertising agency. Web and/or multimedia experience is preferred. We provide clients with identity systems, direct mail pieces, Web sites, outdoor advertising, etc. Interns have more design freedom than in many agencies and many pieces may be used, published and printed to help strengthen their portfolios. Interns need to have a broad skill set and the ability to multitask jobs. CFM has a large and diverse amount of work and strict deadlines. Interns are treated as part of the staff, and the jobs they are given are expected to be delivered on time (the proofs and final copies) and in a professional manner.

Preferable qualifications include:
Strong in print and Web platforms
Familiar with navigating CS3 Suite
Minimum 15 hours per week.

We are flexible with scheduling around school and work. Although unpaid, internships at CFM involve perks including concert and event tickets, gift certificates to many local restaurants and business and other promotional opportunities.

Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Any questions or interests and to set up interview appointments, please email Erica Lanier at erica@cfmedia.net or call 904.232.3001 xt. 401. CFM is located downtown across from the Jacksonville Municipal Stadium next to Metro Park in the Ch.7 (WJCT) bldg. 100 Festival Park Ave.
Here's a preview of some of the jobs out there:

Business ID#: 62606
Job ID# : 8189
Job Title : compositor, junior
Job Major : MAA

Job Description:
cutting-edge 2D to 3D conversion studio located in beautiful
San Diego (Del Mar) has openings for junior compositors with
roto/paint and matchmoving experience with either a strong
recent-graduate demo reel or 1-2 years of hands-on production
experience. The successful candidates must also be team
players, committed to fitting into and developing the
team-first environment.
Skills Required: No Keywords
Position Type : FT Schedule/Hours : DAYS
Wage Type : HOURLY Range from $15.00 to $0.00 ADVEST
Job Location : SAND San Diego CA
# Pos Open : 1
Car Required : Pub Transportation:
Travel Required: Candidate Relocate:
Paid Relocation: Required Test :

Application Process:
apply directly to mshea@legend3d.com

Business :
Legend Films
12230 El Camino Real
San Diego , CA 92130
Web Site :
Contact: Shea, Marc
Title : Recruiter
Phone : 858-793-4420 Ext: FAX: 858-793-4482
E-mail : mshea@legend3d.com
Any recent cuilnary grads looking for work on a cruise line? Let me know. You must be a graduate to be eligible.
Our externship opportunity is now posted and available for students to post.

Please have all interested students visit www.hiltonfamily.jobs and apply to Job ID 49186 (Culinary Externship). We have multiple positions open in many different outlets. Placement in specific locations will be based on previous experience and knowledge.
Friday, August 6, 2010
Tommy's Brick Oven Pizza has posted that they are looking to fill a few different positions; cashier, hostess, and food prep. These are all PM positions. If interested they ask the applicants apply in person; Monday- Friday 10-11:30 AM and 1:45-3PM only!

Location:
4160 Southside Blvd
Unit 2
Jacksovnville, FL 32216
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Sneakers Sports Grille is hiring! They are looking for experienced servers and bartenders. They ask that applicants must be able to work nights and weekends. Accepting applications and resumes between 1-4 on a daily basis.

Location:
8133 Pointe Meadows Dr.
Jacksonville, Fl 32256
The Loop is hiring! They are taking applications only tomorrow August 5th between 2-4pm! They are looking for counter and busser/dishwasher crew members with experience.

Location:
9965 San Jose Blvd
Jacksonville, FL 32257

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