November 2007 News

In this issue:
Team building
Travel companion for Dubai opportunities
Transcreation – opportunities for copywriters
End of month drinks
Xmas dinner
Permanent position
Latest exploits from The Internationals
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Team building
Sandra has now returned to The Collective office to join Casper and Miriam. She’s working Wednesday-Friday each week handling jobs, thereby freeing up some of Casper’s time to improve the quality of our freelancers database – more about that later

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Travel companion for Dubai opportunities
Copywriter Erik Rolf is looking for an art director to accompany him on a month-long work-seeking mission in Dubai. He says: “I’ve tried to find freelance work there via email, but everybody has the same advice: don’t bother calling from Amsterdam, it doesn’t work that way. Just go and it will be very easy to find work.” So if you fancy a change of scenery, drop
Erik an email at hello@erikrolf.com.
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Transcreation – opportunities for copywriters
The Collective is going to add “Transcreation” to its list of disciplines in an attempt to encourage companies to improve the quality of translated texts by having their translations made and touched up by copywriters. If you would like a slice of this action please get in touch (Casper@thecollective.net) with info about which languages you are available to transcreate from and to. Casper will shortly be sending new profile sheets to all of our copywriters which will include a section for you to let us know which languages you would like to transcreate from.
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End of month drinks
November end-of-the-month drinks will take place on Friday 30^th November 5pm-8pm in the shop “The Jack Stafford Collection” at Vijzelstraat 67, Amsterdam. All are welcome. 
Please RSVP (Miriam@thecollective.net) to help us know how much wine/beer to get!
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Xmas dinner
All freelancers listed on our books will soon receive an invitation (via Evite) to this year’s Collective Xmas dinner. Save the date: Wednesday 19^th December.
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Permanent positions for Copywriters
Two of our clients has asked if we can find a copywriters for permanent positions. Please let us know (Sandra@thecollective.net) if you or anybody you know are interested.
The first is at an Amsterdam agency:
Copywriter:
A small but global agency in Amsterdam is in search of a strategic thinker with a flexible writing style, preferably a native English (or native-level English) speaker to:

-oversee multi-market integrated campaign executions (including TV, print, outdoor, and nontraditional media) for top international clients, with responsibility for all copy and script writing involved
-deliver cutting edge conceptual ideas and exceptional creative work
Candidate must have:
-excellent writing skills in both short and long copy
-a strong reel and portfolio with extraordinary work
-4 to 5 years of relevant experience gained from select global agencies working in different forms of media and across a variety of clients
-excellent sense of humor
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The second is at an agency in Frankfurt
Copy Writer (English native speaker)
Responsibilities:
Development and implementation of communication ideas for all mediums: TV, print, radio, interactive and DM for a global FMCG account
Skills:
Extensive experience as a copy writer in an advertising agency preferably on FMCGs; strong strategic and conceptional skills; good knowledge of holistic communications and communication channels eg. online-media; English native speaker
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Latest exploits from The Internationals
A new cartoon featured in the 8^th November edition of Adformatie

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