Essential Job Functions:

Implement Photoshop design comps into standards-compliant, cross-browser-friendly HTML, CSS, and Javascript.

Author basic JavaScript libraries and jQuery plugins

Build client side applications using JavaScript, AJAX, and JSON.

Browser test front end implementations and troubleshoot/debug existing front end code.

Assess projects and draft technical requirements documents.

Accurately estimate duration and effort required to complete development tasks.

Demonstrate a proactive approach in helping to mitigate risks, improve quality in an efficient manner and resolve issues as they occur.

Look for efficient coding methodologies and opportunities to enhance productivity in the team.

Proactively take measures to stabilize, automate and make efficient the application environment.

Qualifications and Requirements:

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Expert knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

Knowledge of emerging web standards and technologies such as HTML5, CSS3, and ECMAScript 5, including familiarity with associated spec documents

Familiarity with version control (preferably SVN or Git)

Strong knowledge of jQuery

Familiarity with libraries/frameworks such as Modernizr, Backbone, Bootstrap, Raphael, and Node.js

Knowledge of common browser compatibility issues and experience testing and debugging them

Knowledge of front end web performance best practices

Experience implementing mobile designs and testing UIs on various mobile devices

Experience working with CMS templates

Knowledge of progressive enhancement and accessibility best practices

Knowledge and experience working in an agile development environment.

Good analytical skills with a proven track record of successful web application development.

Ability to manage own time in a productive manner with limited supervision.

Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams including designers, developers, infrastructure teams, project managers and internal customers.

Interest in and excitement for open web technologies

Any of the following is a plus:
Knowledge of PHP
• Ability to work from the command line
• Familiarity with Node.js
• Experience using CSS pre-processors (LESS, Stylus, or Sass)
• Github user
• Knowledge of Responsive Design principles and techniques
• Interest in User Experience
• Experience writing unit tests

The minimum level of education and experience required to perform the job, including any specialized knowledge, license, etc.

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 3-5 years experience building standards-based websites or applications
• Previous experience working in an online media company is a plus.

Hired intern will edit copy, write headlines, and produce pages. Will also help to ensure spelling, grammar, syntax, and quotes are accurate and correct in stories. Understands and follows Associated Press style. Understands libel and ensures that stories do not contain such material. May be asked to conduct research for feature stories, as well as produce content for the publication.

Treasury & Risk meets its readers’ needs through an editorial blend of strategic insights and tactical solutions on the topics that matter most to today’s financial executives. More than just a magazine, T&R is a multi-platform professional community-a nexus where finance leaders can exchange ideas, share problems and develop solutions together

Summit Business Media strives to provide the highest-quality information for those in the insurance, financial, and professional services markets. The information we provide spans all types: news, analysis, senior management perspective, editorial opinion, market and consumer trends, regulatory and compliance, and how-to. Information is delivered via print weeklies and monthlies; electronic newsletters and blogs updated daily, and Web sites updated with news as it happens; live events, including trade shows, conferences, classroom-type seminars and Web seminars; reference materials, disseminated in both book and electronic formats; and financial and marketing databases. The markets we provide information to covers a wide and interlocking array of professional services, including the needs of the insurance, financial, investment, and corporate management markets.

Internship Requirements:

Journalism, English or Communications majors
Please note: all applicants must be a current college student

Experience as a copyeditor is a plus, but not required

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Close attention to detail, a must

San Antonio, TX (April 10, 2012) – Benefits Selling magazine, published by Summit Business Media, announced today that Brandon Scarborough has been named the 2012 Broker of the Year at the 8^th Annual Benefits Selling Expo in San Antonio, Texas. Benefits Selling’s Broker of the Year is one of the industry’s most prestigious awards and identifies brokers and consultants who have influenced the benefits industry in a positive way.

Brandon Scarborough, co-founder of Power Group worksite division and PowerEnroll at Power Group Cos. in Overland Park, Kansas, founded Benefit Design Group, because it allowed him to focus strictly on providing voluntary benefits to low-wage workers employed by nursing homes. Scarborough continued his business until he merged with Power Group Cos. in 2007 when the company wanted him to run a new worksite division. For Scarborough, the appeal of the benefits industry centers on the opportunity to help a wide range of clients. Whether a group is small or large, Scarborough can help that client find a plan that fits best for its unique needs. Read more.

“We were flooded with nominations this year,” Benefits Selling Editor Denis Storey explained. “The Broker of the Year represents the best our business has to offer. I congratulate Brandon Scarborough for being Benefits Selling’s 2012 Broker of the Year.”

The other finalists for the 2012 Broker of the Year award, sponsored by Aflac, were David Goldfarb, President of DSG Benefits Group in Dallas; Joe Milano, Area Vice President for Gallagher Benefit Services, Itasca, Ill.; Rina Tikia, President, Tikia Consulting, Metairie, La.; and Brian Ward, Managing Director of Investments at Ward Financial Advisory Group in Nashville.

To find out more about the 2012 Broker of the Year or to learn more about this year’s expo, please visit BenefitsPro.com—and stay tuned to the June issue of Benefits Selling Magazine.

ABOUT BENEFITS SELLING
Benefits Selling is the authority for brokers and agents selling group and voluntary employee benefit products. As the industry leader, the editorial mission of Benefits Selling is to cut through the fluff and provide brokers with the best sales strategies, reveal upcoming trends and analyze the latest research in order to be the most successful, customer-based brokers in the business. Our goal is to provide the most practical sales-focused information for benefits brokers and agents to help them act as an invaluable resource for their clients. We strive to be the leading resource in the benefits market by delivering exclusive real world sales tactics, news and information through our magazine & web site and by bringing brokers together with other market players on BenefitsPro.com and at Benefits Selling Expo.

ABOUT SUMMIT BUSINESS MEDIA
Summit Business Media is the leading B2B media and information company serving the insurance, financial services, legal and investment advisory markets. Summit strives to be “The Next Generation of Business Information” for executives and practitioners by providing breaking news and analysis, in-depth practice management strategies, business-building techniques and actionable data. Summit services the information needs of its customers through numerous channels, including digital, print, and live events.  For more information, please visit SummitBusinessMedia.com.

Contact:
Denis Storey
Editor, Benefits Selling
(720) 895-3964
dstorey@benefitspro.com
BenefitsPro.com

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Customers rated their vendor and the solution in five specific areas: staff, organization, functionality, technology, and overall satisfaction. The categories included: agent connectivity, agent portal, claims, document management, financials, life policy administration systems, p&c policy administration systems, reinsurance administration, service, and other.

 “The RAVE Awards were designed to recognize those solutions that are delivering exemplary value to their customers as measured by those customers themselves,” says Matt Josefowicz, partner and managing director for Novarica.

James Daggett, publisher of Tech Decisions, believes the RAVE Awards provide a valuable tool for solution providers as they provide input on what carriers like and don’t like about their solution partners.

“This is our third year doing the RAVE Awards and what we have learned from the software companies and insurance carriers is that technology solutions involve a true partnership,” says Daggett. “We are proud to present the RAVE Awards and we congratulate those companies that have demonstrated superior value for their customers.”

The list of 2012 RAVE Award winners and their ACE Ranking can be found on PropertyCasualty360.com and below:

Agency Connectivity

• NxTech:  Connext – 99

Agent Portal

• CSC:  Agency Link – 98

Claims

• GuideWire:  ClaimCenter – 95  

Document Management

• Hyland:  OnBase – 97  

Financials

• SunGard:  iWorks Investment Accounting System – 94  

Life Policy Administration Systems

• Management Data, Inc.:  FIMMAS – 95  

Other

• Napersoft:  Customer Communications Management – 98
• Vertex:  VTXml Product Suite – 98

P&C Policy Administration Systems

• CSC:  POINT IN – 98
• Maximum Processing Inc.:  Stingray – 98

Reinsurance Administration

• StoneRiver:  Freedom Reinsurance System – 93

Service

• ValueMomentum:  Services – 98  

Learn more about the winners and the RAVE Award program by visiting PropertyCasualty360.com/RAVEAwards.

About Novarica
Novarica provides information, insights, and perspective on markets, operations, and technology to financial services and insurance executives. The company delivers its service through published research, retained advisory services, and project-based consulting. Novarica’s research includes market and trend analyses, best practices research, case studies, and independent analyses of insurance software vendors. Novarica draws its knowledge from the personal experience of its principals, the ongoing information-gathering initiatives of dedicated research staff, and regular communication with insurer executives through informal networks and through the Novarica Insurance Technology Research Council, a community of more than 225 insurer CIOs and senior executives. For more information, visit Novarica.com.

About Tech Decisions
Tech Decisions, published by Summit Business Media, guides top-level insurance technology and business professionals in managing their companies’ systems on a day-to-day basis and informs their decision-making for the future.  Tech Decisions helps readers leverage time-tested as well as leading-edge technology products, systems, and strategies—and in making the best decisions to fulfill the business and profitability needs of today’s insurance and financial services marketplace. For more information, visit PropertyCasualty360.com. 

About Summit Business Media
Summit Business Media is the leading B2B media and information company serving the insurance, financial services, legal and investment advisory markets.  Summit strives to be “The Next Generation of Business Information” for executives and practitioners by providing breaking news and analysis, in-depth practice management strategies, business-building techniques and actionable data.  Summit services the information needs of its customers through numerous channels, including digital, print, and live events.  For more information, please visit SummitBusinessMedia.com.

Media Contacts:
James Daggett
Publisher
Tech Decisions
631-775-0440
jdaggett@sbmedia.com

Matthew Josefowicz
Director, Novarica
Lead Researcher, Novarica ACE Rankings
212-419-2520
mj@novarica.com

Magnotta has extensive experience helping media companies manage and leverage technology for competitive advantage.  Most recently, he was Chief Technology Officer at Ziff Davis Enterprise where he built several innovative solutions to drive the company’s digital and mobile technology strategy.  Prior to Ziff Davis, Magnotta served as Chief Technology Officer for Reed Business Information where he played an integral role in accelerating the company’s transformation to a digital media company. Magnotta has also held various positions as an Information Technology consultant for McKinsey & Co., Coopers & Lybrand and Answerthink.  Throughout his career, he has managed and capitalized on information technology for numerous industries including media, publishing, financial services, professional services, transportation, waste services, healthcare and electronics.

Steve Weitzner, Summit’s chief executive, said, “Brian’s extensive understanding of business-to-business products and services, coupled with his experience in developing and evolving both the mission critical and business intelligence systems needed to support this type of business will make him a tremendous asset to Summit as we continue to transform the company.”

Magnotta added, “There is a tremendous opportunity at Summit to utilize technology to develop new digital applications and create platforms that are essential to engaging our audience and customers including new lead generation, mobile and social media solutions.  I am excited to join Summit’s management team and look forward to working with them to build these solutions.”

About Summit Business Media
Summit Business Media is the leading B2B media and information company serving the insurance, financial, legal and investment advisory markets. Summit strives to be “The Next Generation of Business Information” for executives and practitioners by providing breaking news and analysis, in-depth practice management strategies, business-building techniques and actionable data. Summit services the information needs of its customers through numerous channels, including digital, print, and live events. Summit publishes 16 magazines and 150 reference titles, operates 20 websites and hosts a dozen conferences, including the world’s largest mining investment conference held each year in South Africa. Summit’s Data Division provides detailed information on millions of agents, advisors and benefits plans.

Summit employs more than 300 employees in ten offices across the United States.  For more information, please visit www.summitbusinessmedia.com.

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Media Contacts:
Steve Weitzner
President and CEO
212-980-9349
sweitzner@sbmedia.com

Greg Miller
212-537-5177, Ext 1
gmiller@marketcompr.com
Marketcom PR

NEW YORK, N.Y. (May 1, 2012) – Treasury & Risk, the leading Summit Business publication and website for CFOs, treasurers, risk managers and senior financial executives, today announced its 30 Outstanding Women in Finance rankings for 2012. The list and accompanying editorial content can be found online at TreasuryandRisk.com and in the magazine’s April/May issue.

Each year the editors of Treasury & Risk compile a list of women in corporate finance who have made a difference to their companies and their industries. The executives on this year’s list have worked on acquisitions, spin-offs and IPOs, led bond deals and negotiated credit lines, wrested upgrades from credit rating agencies, developed sourcing strategies, set up an in-house bank and built a best-in-class internal audit group.

“The percentage of women in executive positions at Fortune 500 companies has barely budged in the last few years,” says Editor-in-Chief Donna Miskin. “Despite that discouraging reality; women executives in corporate finance continue to press forward, juggling work-life balances, multitasking to the hilt, and doing whatever it takes to get the job done.”

The accomplishments of these 30 leaders in corporate finance serve as an inspiration and a reminder that perseverance and execution count. Read more about how these executives are making a difference.

The April/May issue also includes the results of the 2012 Women in Finance survey. Highlights of the survey include:

• Twice as many women (82%) as men (41%) see a glass ceiling in corporate America. This shows a growing awareness when compared to the 29% of men who acknowledged its existence in 2010.
• 90% of women say lucrative pay packages are more often offered to men, and 45% of men agree
• Just 15% of women would give their companies a grade of A for effort in achieving gender diversity at the top.

“Treasury & Risk aims to chronicle for our readers the progress of women to the C-suite and how perceptions about women’s leadership roles evolve from year to year,” says Miskin.

Read the full article on the 2012 Women in Finance: http://www.treasuryandrisk.com/2012/04/26/steady-but-way-too-slow

View the complete 2012 Women in Finance Survey Results: http://www.treasuryandrisk.com/2012/04/27/the-great-divide

About Summit Business Media Summit Business Media is the leading B2B media and information company serving the insurance, financial, legal, and investment advisory markets.  Summit strives to be “The Next Generation of Business Information” for executives and practitioners by providing breaking news and analysis, in-depth practice management strategies, business-building techniques and actionable data.  Summit services the information needs of its customers through numerous channels, including digital, print, and live events.  For more information, please visit www.summitbusinessmedia.com.

Contact
Susan Kelly                                                        
Managing Editor
646-746-8880                                                    
skelly@treasuryandrisk.com

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Edit contributor content (blogs, articles)

Produce and post blogs and news content

Assist members and contributors with using the site

Help manage social media, SEO strategies

Recruit content contributors and social media partners

Track and analyze site and social analytics

Ensure consistent use of editorial ethics and best practices

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum of one to three years of experience writing and editing

Strong writing skills

Strong research, story editing and copy editing

Sound news sense

Ability to develop and expand social media campaigns on multiple platforms

HTML experience preferred

Working knowledge of Google Analytics and search engine optimization skills

Superior focus and attention to detail; excellent organizational and time management skills; ability to multitask

Adaptable, creative and able to thrive in a fast-paced, online environment

Interest in audience engagement and the fostering of online communities

Some degree of financial services or insurance understanding/interest

NEW YORK, April 24, 2012 – Investment Advisor, the leading publication for independent and independent-minded investment advisors and financial planners, has announced its 10^th annual IA 25:  the 25 most influential people in and around the advisor community. Investment Advisor’s editors selected these honorees for the impact they have had and will continue to have on investing, practice management, technology and the regulatory universe in which all advisors operate.

“Over the 10 years that Investment Advisor has published the IA 25, we’ve never ranked our choices in order of importance,” commented Investment Advisor’s group editor-in-chief, Jamie Green. “This year, however, it would be hard to argue with the choice of Elliot Weissbluth from HighTower, Mary Schapiro from the SEC, Mohamed El-Erian from PIMCO and Phyllis Borzi from the Department of Labor as having particular influence in the professional lives of advisors and the clients they serve. They stand at the center of implementing wide-ranging legislation and regulation, to building innovative advisor business models to affecting in significant ways how, when and where advisors invest on behalf of their clients. They are, in our editors’ judgment, the most influential people in and around the advisor universe.”

The IA 25 profiles in the May issue of Investment Advisor include exclusive interviews with Weissbluth, Schapiro, El-Erian and Borzi, as well as with Vanguard founder John Bogle, MFS Chairman emeritus Robert Pozen, new TD Ameritrade Institutional head Tom Nally and more, including leading advisors, advisor partners, regulators, legislators and advisor association leaders. Full interviews and more complete profiles will be available throughout May through an AdvisorOne.com special report providing advisors with insights on the issues and trends that will affect them this year and in coming years.

This year’s IA 25 are:

• Elliot Weissbluth, HighTower Advisors
• Mohamed El-Erian, PIMCO
• Mary Schapiro, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
• Phyllis Borzi, U.S. Department of Labor
• Amy Webber, Cambridge Investment Research
• John Bogle, Vanguard
• Charles Biderman, TrimTabs
• Chip Roame, Tiburon Strategic Advisors
• Dale Brown, Financial Services Institute
• Eric Clarke, Orion Advisor Services
• John Peluso, Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network
• Jon Henschen, Henschen & Associates
• Michael Kitces, Pinnacle Advisory Group
• Robert Pozen, MFS Investments
• Tom Nally, TD Ameritrade Institutional
• Richard Lampen, Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
• Allen Stanford and Jon Corzine
• Joshua Brown, The Reformed Broker
• Jud Bergman, Envestnet
• Julie Littlechild, Advisor Impact
• Mario Draghi, European Central Bank
• Mark Tibergien, Pershing Advisor Solutions
• Xi Jinping, People’s Republic of China
• Dr. Kent Smetters, Wharton, Veritat
• Larry Roth, Advisor Group

“Once again, the willingness of these leaders to sit down and discuss the key issues affecting the industry reflects the importance of independent advisors on both Wall Street and Capitol Hill,” said John Sullivan, editor-in-chief of Investment Advisor.

About Investment Advisor
With a circulation of 110,000, Investment Advisor is now in its 32^nd year of serving independent and independent-minded investment advisors and financial planners across the United States through its monthly magazine and online at AdvisorOne.com. Investment Advisor and AdvisorOne.com are part of the Investment Advisory Group of Summit Business Media, LLC, which also includes Research magazine.

About Summit Business Media
Summit Business Media is the leading B2B media company serving the insurance and investment markets. SBM publishes 16 magazines, more than 30 targeted industry Web sites, 150 reference titles, a dozen conferences and is the leading provider of group benefits and retirement prospecting tools and insurance industry financial data. For more information, visit summitbusinessmedia.com.

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Media Contacts:
James J. Green
AdvisorOne/Summit Business Media
201-526-2344
jgreen@sbmedia.com

Laura Brophy
Marketcom PR
212-537-5177, Ext 2
lbrophy@marketcompr.com

Hoboken, NJ, April 18, 2012—Credit Union Times today announced the first four honorees in its Trailblazers 40 Below program for 2012. Designed to recognize credit union executives under 40 who are working to better the industry’s future, the program includes an online mentoring component that helps young professionals and more seasoned executives to share experiences and learn from each other.

“The aging of the credit union community is one of the industry’s greatest threats, but one that we can address by recognizing and encouraging our rising young talent,” Editor-in-chief Sarah Snell Cooke said. “The passion and excellence of our young professionals and the innovative problem-solving they bring to the table must be developed for the industry’s very survival. Credit Union Times developed Trailblazers 40 Below to support that process and highlight the achievements of some wonderful young executives.”

Nominations will be taken throughout 2012 and narrowed down to an elite 12 who will be recognized on CUTimes.com and in Credit Union Times.  

The first four honorees are:

• James Robert Lay, grower of relationships, PTP New Media
• Nathan Anderson, Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer, Mountain America Credit Union
• David Tuyo, Interim President/CEO, Pen Air Federal Credit Union
• Lisa Totaro, Marketing Associate, Sunmark Federal Credit Union

The Trailblazers 40 Below site features a virtual mentoring program from seasoned executives and peers. This diverse eMentor panel includes the Crash Network, senior executives currently supporting the industry, and the Credit Union Retired Executives network (CURE).

Sponsored by CO-OP and now in its second year, Trailblazers 40 Below is a year-round program, with announcements of honorees made throughout the year.

Interested in joining the eMentor panel or nominating a young CU professional? Visit CUTimes.com.

About Summit Business Media 
Summit Business Media is the leading B2B media and information company serving the insurance, financial, legal and investment advisory markets. Summit strives to be “The Next Generation of Business Information” for executives and practitioners by providing breaking news and analysis, in-depth practice management strategies, business-building techniques and actionable data. Summit services the information needs of its customers through numerous channels, including digital, print, and live events. For more information, please visit summitbusinessmedia.com.

For Information, contact:
Sarah Snell Cooke
CU Times Editor-in-Chief
202.370.4802
scooke@cutimes.com

Myriam DiGiovanni
CU Times Sr. Reporter/Director of Social Media
909.303.2744
mdigiovanni@cutimes.com

Responsibilities include:
Work closely with the Division Director to discuss overall group goals and plans

Pre-planning for selected events, this includes, but is not limited to on-site execution including staffing, development of run of show, oversight of on-site registration deliverables, floor management, room sets, signage placement, sponsor fulfillment, vendor management, exhibitor manual, registration area requirements, monitoring of equipment orders and event management orders

Budget forecasts and analysis for assigned events

Liability analysis and contingency planning

Primary contact for facility and vendor contacts. Obtain cost estimates from the appropriate vendors

Attend conference and manage on-site logistics and day to day work scope; working closely with the Marketing and Program managers

Regular pre-event meetings with conference team to discuss on-site requirements

All post-event bill reconciliation and budget reporting

All negotiations with related vendors (AV, security, signage and services)

Determine and manage order process and budget management of catering functions to include staff meals and special event functions. Responsible for contacts, menu selections, and supervision of food and beverage planning

Conference – Implement program as provided by program manager.

Provide operational support to other events as outlined by Division Director.

Develop floor plan, assign locations in the facility (meeting rooms, reg area, exhibitor service desks), design meeting room layouts, audit floor plan and provide decorator with revisions for updates and consolidations

Review the plan of operations regarding overall event.

Requirements:

Four year college degree, 5-7 years event experience, in conference and tradeshow events.

Ability to travel 25-30% of time, includes international travel.

Ability to work in a deadline-driven, fast-paced environment.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to work effectively and manage up with high level executives.

Detail-oriented multi-tasker with excellent organizational skills.

Work in a team environment, pro-active, relationship building customer service focused, take charge problem solver with outgoing personality.

Ability to effectively create and manage expense budgets for the venue and related sales support costs for each meeting