One of the topics brought up at our 04/29/09 meetup that everyone thought was a good idea was for us to have a place for job or project openings on this website. If you have job openings or maybe just want to contract out someone on a project basis, please feel free to email those to me: cotton.rohrscheib@pleth.com and I will place them here for you.
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UPDATE: 01/29/10 – Job Opportunities
We received this list of openings from Acxiom this week
Solutions Developer Internship – Acxiom Corporation, Conway, AR.
To Apply: http://www.acxiom.com/about_us/careers/Pages/Careers.aspx
Job Title: Intern – Solutions Developer
Job Description Summary: Solutions Developer Interns to work with a support unit to meet client needs by developing and/or customizing technical solutions, creating automation, creating specialized reports,etc. Utilizing business insight as well as technical and data processing knowledge, they interpret client requirements and translate those requirements into specific technical solutions.
Job Duties & Responsibilities:
*Provide input to business solutions deliverables.
*Maintain and enhance technical applications.
*Produce documentation to validate system performance.
*Participate in design and analysis of systems and/or products.
*Develop custom software solutions to meet clients requirements.Required Work Hours: 20 hours per week. Must be able to work Monday – Friday between 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Required Skills:
*Strong oral and written communication skills.
*Attention to detail.
*Experience troubleshooting and resolving data processing issues in a work or academic project.
*Ability to work in a team environment.
*Continuous self-directed learning.
*Exposure to project management in a work or academic project.
*Experience using UNIX, SQL, C/C++, and C Sharp in a work or academic project.
*Microsoft products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access).Nice to have: Oracle, Microsoft products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access), PERL and Java
Preferred Educational Criteria:
*Bachelor or Masters students pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Computer Systems Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Management Information Systems, Math, technical majors or related areas of study. GPA: 2.75 or aboveAbout Acxiom:
The global leader in interactive marketing services, Acxiom provides deep consumer insight to connect clients with their customers for profitable business relationships. We incorporate decades of experience in consumer data and analytics, information technology, data integration, and consulting solutions for marketing across digital, Internet, email, mobile and direct mail channels. To learn more about Acxiom and to apply for this position, visit our website at www.acxiom.com.__________________________________________________________________________________
Database Developer Internship - Acxiom Corporation, Conway, AR.
To Apply: http://www.acxiom.com/about_us/careers/Pages/Careers.aspx
Job Title: Intern – Database Developer
Database Developer Interns assist in defining computer database project requirements and ensure the successful implementation of project parameters. They monitor and support the use and application of database(s) to ensure the successful organization of classification of Acxiom data.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
*Gather, analyze, and interpret database project requirements.
*Write maintainable computer code that ensures proper data organization.
*Conduct testing to ensure satisfactory product development.
*Prepare design and internal program documentation.
*Perform data preparation and transform tasks.
*Analyze, compare, and balance databases.
*Executing, monitoring, and troubleshooting processes.Preferred Educational Requirements:
*Bachelor and Masters students pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Management information Systems, Information Quality, Accounting or Finance, or related areas of study. The students must be classified as at least a Junior. GPA of 2.75 or above.Required Skills:
*Understanding of relational database concepts.
*Previous exposure to relational database tools in a work or academic project.
*Previous experience using Microsoft Excel in a work or academic project.
*Analytical problem solving.Nice to Have Skills:
*Exposure to Visual Basic for Applications.Work Hours
*10-15 hours during Fall and Spring semesters. 40 hours during the summer.Who are we?
A global leader in interactive marketing services, Acxiom connects clients with their customers through deep consumer insight, powering effective and profitable marketing initiatives and business decisions. Our consultative approach spans multiple industries and incorporates decades of experience in consumer data and analytics, information technology, data integration and consulting solutions for effective marketing across digital, Internet, email, mobile and direct mail channels. Founded in 1969, Acxiom is headquartered in Little Rock, Ark., and serves clients around the world from locations in the United States, Europe and Asia-Pacific.