Brand Photoshoot - Male and Female Models Needed (downtown / civic / van ness)

Graphic designer/production mgr (Venice) Sign shark inc. Hi! We are looking for a couple graphic designers. Must be proficient in adobe suite and flexi or rip software. We are a production fast paced shop. We produce signs vehicle graphics t shirts hats banners wraps etc. We are looking for an efficient designer that is capable of great designs and running the large format printers plotter and laminator. We can train you on the equipment, if you've not used them, it would be beneficial if you have skills in operating them though. Sign shop or printing experience would be best type of person we are looking for. Must be able to create unique and complex designs in a efficient manner. If you have a drug or alcohol problem don't bother applying. THIS IS A IN HOUSE POSITION ONLY! Please do not apply if you are not within driving distance. $17-30.00 per hour depending on your knowledge and performance. We are also looking for someone maybe less qualified, that is willing to learn and help with other tasks around the office.

XQ Institute is the nation’s leading organization dedicated to rethinking the high school experience so that every student graduates ready to succeed in life. We work in communities throughout the country, with individual schools and entire school systems, to help them dream big about what high school could be, turn their innovative ideas into action, and create more rigorous and equitable schools. The Opportunity As a key member of the Content team, the Editorial Director will lead the day-to-day execution of our content strategy. Reporting directly to the Chief of Content & Editorial, this strategic leader will drive the creation of content across channels, ensuring that it aligns with our editorial strategy, standards, and voice. The person in this role will lead the conceptualizing, assigning, and editing of content, including managing the composition and work product of our “bench” of writers and editors. The Editorial Director will also interact closely with our Marketing & Communications, Product, and Schools teams.  Requirements Key Responsibilities Work closely with the Chief of Content and Editorial to develop and implement the editorial vision for XQ, ensuring that content aligns with our mission to transform high schools. Oversee editorial planning and calendar, ensuring timely production and publication of high-impact content. Draft thought leadership pieces, reports, and other editorial content as needed. Manage content production workflows, from ideation to publication, including overseeing and mentoring a team of freelance writers and editors to create high-quality journalism-style content across channels Collaborate with our Marketing & Communications, Product, Research & Data, and Schools teams to guide the creation of content, including supporting editorial needs related to events and activations, new product launches, board materials, and other ad hoc initiatives Identify emerging trends in education and media to inform storytelling approaches. Maintain editorial standards for all written content, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and consistency across all publications  Lead efforts to innovate editorial formats and storytelling methods, integrating multimedia and interactive features when appropriate. Track content performance and audience engagement, using insights to continually refine editorial strategies Qualifications The ideal candidate is a skilled storyteller, strategic thinker, and detail-oriented editor, who also has: 10+ years of editorial experience, ideally with a background in journalism, nonprofit communications, or content strategy. Proven leadership experience managing editorial teams, with a strong focus on coaching and mentoring writers. Exceptional writing and editing skills, with a deep understanding of journalistic principles and storytelling. Strong ability to create content for multiple audiences, including educators, policymakers, students, and general public. Experience with product storytelling and collaborating across teams to craft narratives around new products or initiatives. Experience with content strategy and performance metrics; familiarity with SEO, analytics, and digital content distribution. A passion for education and strong curiosity about issues surrounding high school. Strong organizational skills, with the ability to juggle multiple projects and deadlines. XQ Mindsets Ours is a world defined by uncertainty, a society in flux, a state of unprecedented upheavals. While we don’t anticipate any quick fixes, we can anchor ourselves to what we see emerging. That’s why we have established a set of collective XQ Mindsets to ground us.  100% accountability: This doesn't mean you have 100% ownership. It doesn't mean you are responsible for every last thing that needs to be done. It means choosing to take responsibility for our collective success and impact. Maker mindset: We build stuff. We won’t always get it right the first time—in fact, we rarely will. But by quickly making and testing our work, we can learn what works and what doesn’t. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for: Critique is not enough. It is on us to create the solutions—no matter where we sit in the organization. We are a well-resourced organization filled with brilliant people. No one else is coming to our rescue. Opportunity knocks: We are ready, willing, and able to take on anything that is thrown our way. Pivots are a natural part of our approach, so let’s embrace them so that we can experience them joyfully. Stand on the shoulders of giants: We honor those who came before us, who aren’t seated at our tables, and build on others’ and our own earlier work with respect and reverence. Benefits Compensation The salary for this role is highly competitive and commensurate with experience. XQ offers excellent organizational benefits. The salary range for this $175k - $225k annually. Location XQ is based in Oakland, CA with offices in Washington DC, Los Angeles, and New York. This role will be based in Oakland. To Apply Please apply online. If your background and skills are a good fit with the role, we will ask for three writing samples that you feel reflect your technical and narrative capabilities, as well as two professional references who can speak to your editorial experience and skills.  XQ is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace. At XQ, promoting, celebrating, and supporting diversity is a core value. Individuals are considered without regard to race, gender, age, sexual orientation, sexual expression, religion, color, veteran status, disability, marital status, or ancestry.

Piano and Vocals Instructors We have students that need you NOW! Music Motive, a well established school, has a piano and vocal instructor leaving the area at the end of August. This is a great opportunity to start with a roster of existing students in need of a new instructor! Most students are beginning to intermediate skill level and a variety of ages. The days available to takeover piano and/or vocals are Mondays in Grover Beach and Tuesdays through Fridays in SLO, afternoon/evening. Interested in partnering with us for some or all of the available days? Contact Stefanie at Music Motive No specific experience is required beyond knowledge of the instrument you would like to teach. If you are new to teaching, we can help you get started! If you play/teach other instruments, or would like to be a guest instructor when one of our regulars is out on tour or vacation, we’d love to hear from you!

Our senior retouchers collaborate closely with internal photography production teams and account managers to deliver high-end, editorial-quality, and high-volume e-commerce imagery for our brand clients. The role requires both artistic finesse and technical precision, with the ability to manage complex projects and maintain consistency across thousands of assets under fast-paced deadlines. Candidates must be deeply experienced in Adobe Photoshop, Capture One, and a suite of AI-assisted and automated retouching tools, as well as demonstrate an expert understanding of skin, texture, fabric, lighting, and brand-specific aesthetics. A highly trained eye, senior-level judgment, and the ability to direct or mentor junior retouchers are essential. This role is operating in a hybrid model with 3 days per week onsite in our Tribeca studios and the balance of the time remote. This schedule is subject to change at any time. Responsibilities High-end retouching of fashion, beauty, and product photography, including editorial-level skin cleanup, composite creation, fabric shaping, and precise color work Use of frequency separation, dodge and burn, and texture grafting techniques to maintain natural yet flawless finishes Build and refine complex paths, alpha channels, and layer masks for compositing or background swaps Interpret and enforce detailed brand style guides, lighting references, and art direction Retouch images to match color standards, ensuring precise product accuracy for e-commerce Perform complex multi-image composites (e.g., swapping heads, bodies, backgrounds) Incorporate AI-powered retouching and automation tools to increase workflow efficiency (e.g., Adobe Generative Fill, Retouch4Me, ImagenAI, Luminar AI, Runway ML) Conduct pre-flight image reviews and detailed quality control checks for final delivery Collaborate with photographers and production to troubleshoot post-production issues; onset retouching for photography shoots when necessary Maintain a consistent file structure and naming convention in alignment with studio protocols Mentor junior retouchers and contribute to team knowledge of tools and workflows Identify opportunities to streamline processes using AI-assisted batch automation, color correction, and smart masking tools Perform quality control check on final images prior to delivery of final assets Responsible for retouching a high volume of images while keeping in line with standards and quality of ICS and its partners Skills & Competencies Mastery of Adobe Photoshop, including: Non-destructive workflows Smart object and smart filter usage Advanced masking and blending modes Neural Filters, Content-Aware Fill, Generative Expand/Fill Advanced skin retouching techniques: Frequency separation (manual and action-based) Pixel-level texture rebuilding Dodge & Burn sculpting for dimensional enhancement Expert in Capture One, including tethered workflows and color profiling Familiarity with 3D LUTs, color calibration, and digital color workflows Strong understanding of visual composition, photographic lighting, and form Comfortable with compositing across multiple exposures or models Working knowledge of color-managed workflows, including ICC profiling and print output prep Experience using automated QA tools for consistency across large volumes Knowledge of AI image organization tools, metadata handling, and automation scripts Comfortable working in cloud-based DAMs and collaborative project environments (e.g., Frame.io, Dropbox, Capture One Live) Requirements Strong eye for color and color matching Understanding of layer comps Patience, professionalism and strong communication essential to the role Proactive thinker who can work independently to manage several deadline driven and wide-ranging projects simultaneously Strong understanding of color theory and color correction. Must be able to translate and execute color matching from analog products to digital imagery with high degree of accuracy. Proven ability to work efficiently and produce a high turnover of images. Proven ability to work to strict deadlines with high pressure and change. Ability to manage several deadline driven and wide-ranging projects simultaneously Excellent project management and communication skills Highly organized and efficiency-focused Ability to work with precision under rigorous deadlines, and extended daily schedules when necessary. Strict guidelines and creative directions. Experience retouching high-volume e-commerce imagery within the parameters of strict guidelines and creative directions. Desirable BFA in Arts, Photography, or equivalent industry experience is desirable Global Edit experience Minimum of 9 years of photo retouching experience including illustration Benefits The anticipated salary range for this role is $95,000 - $110,000 annually. Ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, internal equity, and budget. Exact offers are calibrated by work location, individual candidate experience, and skills relative to the defined job requirements. This is a hybrid role requiring flexibility to work in-office and remotely. Evening or weekend work may occasionally be required during major projects. We offer a competitive benefits package including major medical, dental and vision insurance, FSA, HSA, and employee discounts. Industrial Color is a division of CoCreativ, a family of integrated creative production companies. Industrial Color partners with top brands, agencies, and creative professionals providing a full range of essential production services. For over 30 years, we've led the industry through a culture of innovation, bringing state-of-the-art digital production and post-production solutions to our clients. Our headquarters is based in Tribeca, NY, with offices in Los Angeles and studios in Brooklyn and Los Angeles. Our clients include: L'Oreal, Publicis, Procter & Gamble, Tommy Hilfiger, Absolut Vodka, Nike, Estee Lauder, Amazon...

We are in need of a part-time groundskeeper/gardener/landscaper who is trained and interested in horticulture, arbor care, and landscape management. This role requires a hands-on, self-starting, experienced Horticulturist to manage and maintain all aspects of our year-round gardens and landscapes. This role includes care of ornamental and edible plantings, lawn and tree maintenance, soil health management, seed-starting and propagation, seasonal transitions, and overall landscape aesthetics and productivity. The ideal candidate is passionate about plants, understands the rhythms of the seasons, and can maintain a thriving and sustainable garden ecosystem throughout the year. There is plenty of room for growth and the creation of a larger team/crew over time. Key Responsibilities: Year-Round Garden Management: Plan, plant, and maintain annual and perennial gardens including ornamental and edible varieties. Tree & Shrub Care: Monitor, prune, and care for trees and shrubs to promote health, structure, and seasonal interest. Lawn Maintenance: Maintain healthy lawns through mowing, fertilization, weed control, irrigation, aeration, and pest management. Soil Health: Conduct soil testing, amend soils, and implement sustainable practices to improve fertility and structure. Vegetable & Herb Garden Management: Design, plant, maintain, and harvest vegetable and herb gardens for seasonal and year-round production. Seed Starting & Propagation: Start seeds indoors and/or in greenhouses, propagate perennials and annuals by cuttings, divisions, etc. Over-Wintering & Seasonal Transition: Protect tender plants during winter, manage mulching and covering, and plan/execute seasonal garden changes. Pest & Disease Management: Monitor for plant health issues and apply organic or integrated pest management (IPM) strategies. Composting & Sustainability: Manage compost systems and incorporate sustainable practices into all horticultural tasks. Landscape Aesthetics: Maintain clean, organized, and visually appealing garden beds, pathways, and landscape elements. Tool & Equipment Use: Safely operate and maintain horticultural tools and small machinery as needed. *******Email resume******* GreyHawkLakeLure.com

ResponsiveAds™ is an advanced creative ad technology suite making it fast and easy to resize highly engaging media responsive display ads that outperform the standard IAB engagement by 20x. The company offers a combination of self-serve studio product (SaaS), 3rd party fluid 1-tag ad serving, and a full-service rich-media creative development offering for both direct-sold and programmatic campaigns. Marketers can maximize creativity without the pain of massively resizing zillions of sizes and variants. The output is an engaging single fluid master creative, especially suited for mobile, called Fully-Fluid™. Fully-Fluid creatives are dynamically delivered HTML5 assets that can be deployed as a one-ad-tag to fit any ad slot (max-width) on any screen. Designers can build out Fully-Fluid master creatives that instantly export HTML5 Zip packages in any size. Publishers looking for advanced ad solutions can deploy edge-to-edge premium creative formats yielding 10x revenue. The platform includes a comprehensive library of templates and components, "if you can dream it responsiveads delivers” with a business model that works for you. ResponsiveAds™ has served billions of impressions of Fully-Fluid™ creatives for marquee brands, agencies, and publishers. The team's specialty is handling high-maintenance partners, requiring pixel-perfect quality and a better sell-through of performance mobile campaigns. ResponsiveAds is currently looking for experienced producers to create and manage advanced interactive rich media ads that are simple, elegant, and intuitive. Must have extensive experience in designing as well as experience in digital ad creatives. You will be responsible for the creation of high-quality, world-class ad experiences for desktop and mobile devices. You will experiment with emerging technologies and discuss their merits with fellow team members. Requirements Responsibilities ● Concept, design, develop, and maintain innovative, engaging, and informative ad experiences with ResponsiveAds clients ● Design and develop concept first mocks based on the client’s assets ● Develop rasterized PSD (photoshop) files that can be used for the creation of fluid ads ● Fulfill and manage multiple project requests simultaneously while meeting tight deadlines. ● Build-out complete edge-to-edge responsive ads ● Push technology, challenge established thinking, and discover new ways of approaching (and solving) the problem of amazing ads consumers enjoy. Minimum qualifications ● Highly creative and an out-of-the-box thinker and designer ● Master of Photoshop, 3 years+ of graphical design experience ● 3 years of experience in digital HTML5 ad production ( expert in designing on ad platforms) ● 3 years of advanced animations and javascript animation design (large portfolio of past work) ● Mobile application development experience (Native and/or Web). ● Deep experience with Responsive Web Design and open web design community ● HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript development experience a plus Additional qualifications ● Experience with CSS/CSS animation & JavaScript libraries (e.g., Closure, AngularJS, Greensock) ● Excellent debugging and troubleshooting skills. ● Strong consistency and attention to detail. Excellent communication and organizational skill Benefits ● This individual will become part of the core team and will have the opportunity to participate in an equity position in the Company. ● Salary based on a earning potential through base + bonus ● Opportunity to work with global brands and award-winning creative projects