We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Product Designer to join our team and lead the creation of user-centered digital experiences. In this role, you will utilize your expertise to design impactful solutions that align with our organizational goals while enhancing user satisfaction. This position involves close collaboration with cross-functional teams, including product managers, developers, UX writers, and researchers, to ensure seamless design implementation. As this is a long-term contract opportunity, you will contribute to ongoing improvements and innovation across our digital products.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Develop innovative solutions that meet both user needs and organizational objectives, leveraging tools like Figma and Jira within agile processes.<br>• Apply human-centered design principles to address common challenges, optimizing functionality and engagement across digital products.<br>• Tackle specific design problems such as process optimization and user engagement improvements based on input from team leads and stakeholders.<br>• Present and justify design decisions confidently to team members and senior stakeholders, ensuring alignment and clarity.<br>• Facilitate collaboration within cross-functional teams through effective communication and storytelling, fostering trust and strong relationships.<br>• Mentor less experienced designers by providing guidance on methodologies, best practices, and career development.<br>• Demonstrate leadership by modeling key competencies such as teamwork, delivering outcomes, and fostering a positive work environment.<br>• Support a culture of continuous improvement and employee engagement, contributing to exceptional client experiences.<br>• Uphold organizational values and purpose, maintaining trust and reputation through high-quality design solutions.
<p>Robert Half is assisting a manufacturing client in the recruiting for Cost Accounting Manager to join their finance team. In this role, you will oversee the cost accounting function, including setting and maintaining standard costs, analyzing financial variances, and leading cost-related projects. You will collaborate with various departments to ensure accurate financial reporting and contribute to the organization's overall financial strategy.</p><p><br></p><p>This is a permanent placement opportunity offering full benefits package with generous 401k match, 4+ weeks vacation and annual bonus eligibility. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p><p>• Conduct analyses of cost of goods sold and provide explanations for variances against budgets and historical data.</p><p>• Review month-end cost-related variances, including material, labor, overhead absorption, and other relevant factors.</p><p>• Establish cost structures for new purchased and manufactured products and update standard costs as needed.</p><p>• Assess the impact of changes in product design, raw materials, and manufacturing processes on overall costs.</p><p>• Partner with the engineering team during new product development to determine cost targets and ensure financial alignment.</p><p>• Support organizational pricing strategies, including annual standard cost updates and price increases.</p><p>• Perform detailed gross margin and profitability analyses across products, customers, and business segments.</p><p>• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy within cost accounting practices.</p><p>• Lead cost reduction initiatives by generating ideas and tracking progress.</p><p>• Prepare budgets related to cost of goods sold and assist with external audits by providing necessary documentation and financial schedules.</p>
<p>Robert Half is partnering with a Plymouth area client in the recruiting for a Marketing Manager to join their team. This role is ideal for a creative and strategic thinker who thrives in a fast-paced environment and has a proven track record of success in event marketing. The ideal candidate will play a key role in shaping and executing marketing strategies to enhance brand visibility, foster partnerships, and drive growth.</p><p><br></p><p>This a permanent placement opportunity offering competitive benefits package, generous annual bonus eligibility, 401k match and additional profit sharing. <strong>Must be willing to work some weekends with events during an 8-5, no weekend nights.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Event Strategy Development: Design and implement comprehensive event marketing strategies aligned with organizational goals, including trade shows, conferences, product launches, and experiential events. </li><li>Event Execution: Coordinate end-to-end logistics of events, including vendor relationships, budget management, site selection, and team collaboration.</li><li>Promotional Campaigns: Develop and execute integrated promotional campaigns to support events across digital, social, and traditional marketing channels.</li><li>Audience Engagement: Optimize event experiences to ensure active audience participation, brand consistency, and retention.</li><li>Data Analysis: Track, analyze, and report on event-specific metrics, including attendance, engagement, lead generation, and ROI.</li><li>Collaborative Leadership: Manage cross-functional collaboration with internal teams, stakeholders, and external sponsors to deliver seamless event experiences.</li><li>Budget Management: Develop, monitor, and optimize budgets relating to event marketing activities while ensuring cost-effectiveness.</li><li>Trend Monitoring: Stay updated on industry trends and innovative practices in event marketing to continuously improve strategies.</li></ul>
