The latest news about the clients and people of Ramey.

This week Ramey is shooting a new round of broadcast spots and social networking videos for client Entergy – to add to Entergy’s “The Power of People” campaign.

POSITION TITLE: Associate Media Director
POSITION SUMMARY: The Ramey Agency is seeking an Associate Media Director with at least 6 years of traditional and digital planning experience.  This is a full-time position. Responsibilities will include management of planners and buyers, development of media strategy and other monthly media management duties.

REQUIRED SKILLS:
- Bachelor’s degree required, or recognized equivalent in work experience
- 6+ years of agency media experience
- Thorough knowledge and understanding of different types of media (e.g. print, Web, broadcast)
- Superior supervisory and management skills
- In-depth understanding of media planning, negotiation, implementation and performance analysis
- Exemplary communication skills (persuasive written, compelling oral)
- Smart+ and Advantage software experience a huge plus
- Strong PC skills including Microsoft Excel and Word
- Strong analytical, written, communication and organizational skills

Commensurate salary, relaxed professional atmosphere, excellent benefits and perks.

Send information/resume to:
The Ramey Agency
Attn: HR Department
3100 North State Street, Suite 300
Jackson, MS 39216

OR electronically to:
rpenson@tra.net

POSITION TITLE: Staff Accountant/Billing Specialist
POSITION SUMMARY: The Ramey Agency is seeking a staff accountant with at least 3 years of accounts receivable experience.  This is a full-time position. Responsibilities will include client billing, A/R maintenance, assisting accounting manager with general ledger maintenance and other monthly accounting duties.

REQUIRED SKILLS:
- BS in Accounting/Finance, or recognized equivalent in work experience
- 3+ years of accounts receivable experience
- Experience in accounting, financial analysis and budgeting with strong general ledger knowledge
- Consulting/advertising/service industry accounting experience a huge plus
- Strong PC skills including Microsoft Excel and Word
- Strong analytical, written, communication and organizational skills
- Knowledge of GAAP

Commensurate salary, relaxed professional atmosphere, excellent benefits and perks.

Send information/resume to:
The Ramey Agency
Attn: HR Department
3100 North State Street, Suite 300
Jackson, MS 39216

OR electronically to:
rpenson@tra.net

Little Rock, AR — Bank of the Ozarks introduced a new corporate advertising campaign created by The Ramey Agency, which features bank employees and showcases actual customer-employee banking scenarios.

The new campaign, “You have a friend here.” was created to communicate the bank’s financial strength, as well as the attention to customer service that is integral to the philosophy of Bank of the Ozarks. The campaign is a multifaceted effort that consists of television commercials, newspaper and magazine print ads, a redesigned website, web banner ads and radio spots.

Bank of the Ozarks conducts banking operations through 86 offices including 65 Arkansas banking offices; seven Texas banking offices; six Georgia banking offices; three banking offices in Mobile, AL; two South Carolina banking offices; two North Carolina banking offices; and a loan production office in Charlotte, North Carolina.

To help the Millsaps Business School recruit for its upcoming fall Business Advantage Program, The Ramey Agency created a landing page that promotes the program through testimonial videos of previous program participants and serves as a portal to the Millsaps College website.

Ramey and client The Catfish Institute are in the midst of the world premier of an all-new premium, sustainable seafood product called DELACATA. At the American Culinary Federation’s annual convention, held this year in Anaheim, Calif., approximately 2,000 professional chefs will taste the new product over the course of the three-day conference that runs August 2-4, 2010. In addition to having a presence at the tradeshow, DELACATA served as the main attraction at a luncheon for nearly 700 Certified Executive Chefs.

Ramey Farms, our rooftop organic garden, continues to produce a bounty of vegetables and cut flowers for friends and family. Members of the agency formed a co-op this spring, to share in the expenses and labor of our first rooftop garden experiment.

MasterChef premieres on Fox tonight at 8pm (CDT) and will feature contestants cooking on Viking Designer Series products. Gordon Ramsay’s much anticipated new series brings together 50 of the country’s best amateur home cooks to compete for $250,000 and the chance to publish their own cookbook.

The Ramey Agency won three awards in the 2010 District Seven ADDY® Awards competition. Gold went to both the McAlister’s Tea Freaks website and the McAlister’s “Sweeten Up” campaign. Silver went to the Mississippi Arts Commission multimedia mailer promoting their Business Recovery Grant Program.

Mississippi Development Authority is on its way to the Farnborough International Airshow, an aerospace and aviation trade show in England this week. Ramey designed the trade show booth with their new branding imagery, and created an aerospace-focused brand video.