C. A. Ching Newsletter

C. A. Ching Construction Newsletter

Texas-sized picnic

Stepping foot into the World’s Championship Bar-BQue

Contest at the Reliant Stadium is a true experience.

The barbecue, the cowboy hats and boots, the music,

the funnel cakes…Is Texas a great state or what?

Houston-area glass, air conditioning, electrical, general

contracting and building supply companies were a

part of it all Feb. 26-28.

Team names included Hang-Em-High Kookers,

Chillin-N-Grillin, Men in Black, Cayenne Social Club and

The Beefy Cowboys.

The post office made us do it!

Notice anything different about our front page? It wasn’t our idea to put the mailing label above the masthead, but the U.S. Postal Service has issued new requirements for ALL mailed publications (newspapers, magazines, newsletters, etc.). If we didn’t put the mailing label above the masthead, our other alternatives were to put it along the top right side, cutting into our top right frontpage story or cutting into the left of our front-page GC. I talked to people at other companies and organizations that mail their publications, and many of them were as confused as we were. Even the mail centers and printer mail-house companies were confused. So I, and various mail centers, contacted the U.S. Postal Service, and we all got different answers: the post office personnel seemed to be as confused

as everyone else. Evidently the reason for this major change is that the U.S. Postal Service has

acquired new mailing machines, effective the end of March. The confusion was due to “how” the mailed publication is folded, or if it mails flat, unfolded. The requirements are different in each case.

So, folks, just wanted to let you know that “the post office made us do it” after all these years. Most readers probably won’t care, but we liked our layout the way it was. Technology moves forward and everything with it. My guess is that a few years down the road, it will change again – possibly back to the way it was.

-Reesa Doebbler

Announcements - Positions Open

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Office Coordinator / Receptionist / Business Development Assistant -

We have a terrific opportunity for a responsible, customer service-oriented professional in the role of Office Coordinator/Receptionist/BD Assistant

Responsibilities:

Enthusiastically support overall vision, mission, and core values of C. A Ching Construction, Inc.
Prepare correspondences, expense reports, travel arrangements and research reports for Business Development team
Schedule BD meetings, manage faxes, files, data entry, database management, event planning and special projects for the Business Development team
Collaborate with business development staff to coordinate workflow and function as a team
Proactively identify opportunities for improving the office environment and implement solutions
Answer and appropriately direct incoming calls to C. A. Ching Construction

Greet and announce clients and guests; prepare and receive courier packages
Provide general administrative and project assistance
Assist in making travel arrangements for employees and consultants
Manage office and kitchen supplies, inventory and organization

Required Skills/Attributes:

5+ years of previous receptionist/administrative experience
Expertise with Microsoft products (Word, Excel, etc.)
Excellent communication skills â€“ both verbal and written
Good judgment, customer-service and detail-oriented, highly organized
A positive attitude, professional demeanor, and demonstrated ability to interact with staff, clients and visitors.

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Sales Planner

Responsibilities:

Responsible for working with sales team to build and grow our current client list
Pre and post sale operations support the west coast sales team
Help with execution, completion and fulfillment of requests for proposal (RFPs)
Responsible for procedures related to booking the insertion orders, working with ad operations to schedule creative and execute revisions
Ensure that campaigns are delivering properly to minimize future issues (under deliveries, unscheduled lines, exclusive conflicts, priority issues, etc.)
Ensure that our premiere clients receive the highest level of operational customer service
Ability to prioritize and deliver timely work
Ability to provide scaleable solutions for advertisers
Run inventory queries for the Sales team using DFP's Availability Forecast and Inventory Management tool
Review media plans to ensure accuracy of placement details
Assist in filling out advertising spec templates and answering questions about C. A. Ching's ad specs
Run custom queries on campaign performance
Assist Sales with @Plan, AdRelevance and Comscore reports

Requirements:

1-3 Years in online media operations
Dynamic, flexible, hard-working, and highly organized
Strong Communication skills, both written and verbal, and comfortable in engaging communication on any level
Excellent Project Management skills, PowerPoint, Excel
Excellent Relationship skills, Must love music

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Graphic Designer -

We have a terrific opportunity for a talented graphic designer to join our team. You should have an exceptional eye and enjoy pushing the limits of design in all directions. You need significant experience designing in a variety of styles and should be comfortable juggling several projects with changing priorities.

C. A. Ching Construction's graphic design team is responsible for creating cutting-edge online advertising that is well-integrated into the overall C. A. Ching experience. You will have a level of creative freedom unusual in the advertising world. You will also help to maintain C. A. Ching's high standards of design for new features, communications projects, and more!

Primary Responsibilities:

Graphic design and production of unique ad units and page skins
Authoring of HTML and CSS to implement ad units
Working directly with the ad sales team to design compelling custom ad units for major accounts
Design of marketing communications materials

Requirements:

Demonstrated ability to conceptualize creative, engaging consumer designs
A BA in Graphic Design or related field
At least 3 years of relevant experience, including online advertising
Strong Photoshop, Illustrator, and Flash skills
Comfortable working knowledge of HTML and CSS
Ability to work quickly and flexibly while juggling several projects
Ability to work in a variety of visual styles
Knowledge of Actionscript and Motif Ad Kit is a plus

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Online Ad Trafficker

C. A. Ching Construction is looking for an Online Advertising Trafficker. You will be a key contributor in the Advertising and Sales Operations team, implementing online ad campaigns, including ad trafficking and testing, and developing numerous campaign reports and analysis to support the Sales team.

Responsibilities:

Reserve, traffic, test, and maintain online advertising campaigns

Troubleshoot any ad creative issues that affect tracking, implementation, or reporting

Create daily and weekly reports to monitor campaign delivery and to communicate relevant metrics to Account Management team

Regularly monitor and reconcile campaign delivery across third party ad serving systems

Work collaboratively with Account Managers to recommend campaign modifications, leveraging understanding of advertiser and product performance

Assist in monthly billing process by providing month-end or campaign-end reporting

Develop post-sale reports that wrap up results and assist in the development of case studies

Support Account Management team by running inventory queries and updating ad calendars

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Senior Software Engineer - Web Developer

We are looking for a very knowledgeable Web Developer with significant experience designing and building killer consumer web applications. As a member of our engineering team, you will participate in design decisions and help create the company's core software assets. You will be expected to come up to speed quickly on difficult problems, become a significant contributor to a hard-working team, and to take pride in your work. We have high expectations, and are looking for seasoned engineers with experience in a wide range of areas. This is not an entry-level position.

Requirements:
You should have a deep understanding of browser compatibility issues, web view technologies and knowledge of SQL. You must be capable of managing your time well and working efficiently without close supervision. You place a high value on automated testing and have experience using test frameworks such as JUnit to test your work. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, are required.

Minimum 5 years experience developing consumer web applications.
Experience developing object-oriented code in Java.
In depth knowledge of web view technologies such as JSP, Velocity.
Experience with MVC technologies (e.g. Struts, Spring).
Expert level experience working with Apache with Jetty or Tomcat.
Experience writing cross-platform JavaScript
Experience working with back end databases, using SQL.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Plus Requirements:

Technically strong using any of the following: Hibernate, PostresSQL, XML-RPC, Python/Jython, Perl, Flash, OpenLaszlo, Ajax.
Experience providing streaming media direct to consumers.
BA/BS or better in Computer Science or a related field.
Core Technologies:
JSP, Velocity, Jetty, JavaScript, Java, Python/Jython, Apache, Jquery, Distributed Systems.

C. A. Ching Construction, Inc.

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