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ESC is seeking a Business Design Leader/Venture Lead for one of our client’s newest ventures. This venture, now moving from early experimentation into execution/scale, focuses on Food as Medicine; the intersection of emerging food science, healthy lifestyle awareness/activation, and disease prevention/treatment. This venture, and most of the supporting team, will be based out of our Milwaukee location. We’re searching for an ambidextrous innovator with the delicate balance of consumer understanding, intelligent strategy, and elegant execution. This role requires fresh thinking and the ability to design scalable, sustainable product and service solutions. The perfect candidate has a unique blend of real-world experience, passion for bringing new ventures to market, product marketing chops, exceptional business modeling skills, and a passion for making change through enterprise learning. You will lead business modeling and identify key levers for scale. You will be responsible for creating multi-year venture plans, product and marketing strategies, and managing the team that will deliver the program(s) to market.

Once here you will:

Shape the vision for, influence and launch a new venture that creates a positive impact on people's lives and creates new revenue opportunities for the organization, which is focused on for-profit business creation in the Healthy Living market space.

Major Responsibilities   

• Build upon previous efforts in this space, amplifying them and moving them into full launch.
• Evaluate market competition and position the venture so that it addresses consumers needs/wants.
• Design & coordinate quantitative and qualitative cycles of feedback to inform market sizing, value proposition, positioning, and strategy.
• Practice discretion when discussing the strategy, tactics, production roll-out and maintain confidentiality.
• Creatively plan, scope, guide, implement work across a core team, but also a network of talent collaborating across these various efforts.
• Explore global strategies to ensure that this new offer has scalability long term.
• Lead and navigate relationships and partnerships to bring this new venture to life.
• Storytell and navigate across the organization (as needed) to maintain governance and connection.
• Shape brand and organizational implications and decisions.
• Ensure measurable impact with this venture so that we can secure continued investment from leadership in the form of budget and resources.

Required Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Business or other related field.
• A minimum of 5+ years of demonstratable working experience taking an idea from early vision into a market launch.
• Experience sustaining and scaling products and services in-market is also desired. This could be as an entrepreneur, a core member of a startup, or a product or marketing manager at a multinational corporation.
• Candidates must be adept at designing business models, market research, and operating a team to deliver products/services to-market.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

• Successful candidates will combine rigorous business acumen across all of the following areas, along with world-class depth in one or two: Product Marketing, Product Development, Organizational Behavior, Operations, Finance, Education.
• The ability to coach and teach others about business and energize the community with an entrepreneurial spirit.
• The ability to combine human stories and needs with hard data to identify a compelling path forward for product, service and venture creation.
• The ability to work in diverse work cultures and comfortable with nonhierarchical organizations.

Bonus abilities include healthcare experience, food industry/products know-how, design research, digital marketing.               

ESC has an exciting opportunity for a Content Evaluation Specialist to work in Charleston, SC, supporting our publishing client.  The Content Evaluation Specialist will quickly analyze print book file quality and make decisions based on specifications and instructions to help publish for electronic download.  S/he is responsible for final file quality and should be able to accurately determine whether something passes or fails according to specifications, have strong attention to detail, and the ability to adapt to updated instructions. The candidate should be professional, work autonomously, navigate effectively through a decision-driven workflow, and be able to track data through Excel.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Functioning knowledge of Microsoft systems including: Word, Excel
• Fluent English language skills (spoken and written)
• Ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced work environment driven by software systems and processes
• Ability to troubleshoot and make visual quick decisions based on training
• Ability to work weekends

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Knowledge/experience in publishing industry would be preferred
• Experience in quality assurance
• Experience in tracking data
• Fluent in second language, in addition to fluent English (spoken and written)
• Aptitude to quickly learn new systems and software
• Ability to multi-task & prioritize, with strong organizational and follow-up skills

Cost Estimating Assistant

ESC has partnered with a leading, one-source contract manufacturer of plastic and metal parts, components and assemblies, based out of Menomonee Falls in search of a Cost Estimating Assistant.  This is a 1^st shift role with hours that are flexible between 7am-4:30pm.  Candidates will need to have strong organizational skills in order to assist the current estimating team of three with new and existing prints and quotes. This role is slated to grow into a true Estimator as someone progresses their skills and knowledge.

This opportunity offers a competitive wage in the range of $18-20/hr and comprehensive benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, Paid Holidays, Vacation, and 401(k) with Employer match up to 4%.  You will be joining a family owned and team-orientated company that wants our employees to be successful and to grow from within.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist with quoting of new and update existing parts using blueprints and other customer supplied data on a timely basis.
• Assist with pricing scenarios, margin requirements.
• Interacts with customers, suppliers, and sales department in product design and material capabilities.
• Organizes workload to accommodate customers to ensure availability for on-time delivery.
• Assist with re-pricing existing quotes as market fluctuates.
• Completion and update of job specific set-up documentation

Education and Experience

• Strong computer skills including Word and Excel
• Prior clerical experience
• Keen attention to detail and organizational skills
• Teachable/trainable
• Manufacturing experience is a bonus

ESC has an exciting opportunity for a Digital Copywriter to work onsite at their premier retail client.  The Digital Copywriter is an engaging storyteller with a passion for writing. H/she develops engaging, on-brand copy for omnichannel marketing efforts with a focus on digital and promotional tactics. Must be able to think conceptually, provide quick creative solutions, take charge of multiple projects, be a self starter and write compelling copy that is backed by sound strategy.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Creative Development

• Translates strategy into creative solutions
• Adheres to standard copy practices
• Helps develop promotional content for marketing channels with an emphasis  on digital 
• Works closely with designers, strategy and project management partners to develop compelling content for the company’s brand

Creative Management

• Attends relevant meetings and presents project work at creative reviews 
• Ensures brand voice and integrity is maintained
• Works with partners throughout life of project to incorporate changes and ensure copy is up-to-date and accurate

Project Management

• Responsible for editing copy to reflect changes from requests and reviews
• Works autonomously to adhere to production schedules and monitor all necessary updates
• Knows the status of each project and ensures milestones and deadlines are met

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• 4-year college degree in English, journalism, communications or related subject
• Minimum two years' work experience in writing (exclusive of coursework)
• Superior grasp of grammar and style
• Demonstrated copywriting ability (as demonstrated by portfolio)
• Strong ideation and communication skills
• Self starter

Preferred

• Retail background 

Are you passionate about driving customer acquisition through online marketing channels? Does leveraging data to scale demand generation programs and drive performance improvements excite you? If so, this may be the right next role you. ComiXology has a mission to make everyone on the planet a comics fan. To help us meet that goal, we are looking for a Digital Marketing Manager, Acquisition to accelerate profitable growth across paid marketing channels, including search engines, retargeting, affiliates, social and content marketing. If you are experienced in current digital marketing best practices and can help us think strategically and analytically about new opportunities, then we would like to speak with you!

The ideal candidate is growth-oriented and data-driven with a proven track record of helping e-commerce sites increase traffic and sales, and a self-starter who can hit the ground running. You have a passion for measurement, testing, and building high performing digital media campaigns. You will create reporting and analysis to measure all aspects of marketing performance and costs, monitor campaign performance, and drive innovation in the channels, offers, and creative used by the team.

The right person will thrive on developing new scalable programs while simultaneously optimizing existing campaigns. A deep understanding of social ad platforms and evolving trends is critical for success in this role. Also critical for success in this role is the ability to interpret data to diagnose areas of underperformance and identifying new opportunities for profitable growth.

As the Digital Marketing Manager, Acquisition you will:

• administer the paid marketing budget for comiXology,
• design and execute the paid marketing strategy for comiXology with the purpose of generating both paid purchases and app registrations/activations,
• drive growth through paid marketing channels and
• monitor new marketing channel opportunities that could be applicable to our business.

What you will do:

• Set and implement strategies to grow qualified, profitable external traffic to our products, maximize sales and revenue, and meet other business objectives through paid marketing strategies.
• Review, build and maintain paid marketing strategy in all channels (Google, Facebook, etc.), including segmentation and a/b testing. Develop and implement ways to improve channel performance, including landing page optimization, advanced bidding models and copy tests.
• Own the paid Social Media strategy for comiXology including planning and executing Social Media campaigns for our social platforms (Twitter, Facebook, etc.)
• Leverage data to increase the productivity of our acquisition efforts. Work with the business intelligence team to build/refine acquisition models that maximize sales and campaign efficiency.
• Create and update weekly and monthly performance scorecards and reports that monitor campaigns and track traffic and conversion metrics to enable continuous improvement of our marketing efforts; including marketing caps calculation.
• Think strategically and analytically about new ways to introduce our products to new customers and increase relevance. Evaluate and champion ideas within the context of our current business model, while also looking for transformational opportunities that change our perceptions of our products and our markets.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• 6+ years of digital marketing experience with a track record of launching and scaling successful demand generation programs.
• Strong writing skills and excellent verbal communication skills
• Functional expertise in online paid marketing, including SEM, Social, and Display.
• Analytical mindset with demonstrated proficiency in marketing and web metrics.
• Proven track record of taking ownership and driving results.
• High attention to detail and project management skills, able to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously.
• Excellent communication and cross-departmental management skills.
• A desire to work in a fast-paced, data-driven environment.
• Results-oriented problem-solver and team player.
• A high bar of excellence and the ability to take feedback and criticism without ego.

PREFERRED SKILLS

• SQL skills
• Knowledge of the comic book publishing industry
• MBA preferred

Our client, a manufacturer of custom packaging machines and products is looking to grow their staff by adding a Quality Inspector to their packaging production team.  This role is entry level into the packaging business and will deliver full training to learn the world of plastic packaging.  This position is located in Sussex, WI, is FULL TIME offering a great benefit plan and pays $14 per hour with voluntary overtime that could amount to total pay of over $35K per year.

This client manufactures packaging machines and all the packaging related equipment to accompany these machines (if you have ever received a package all the other “stuff” in that package is what this client produces… and what this job inspects).  The custom nature of this packaging (plastic bags) includes the printing of logos and commercial graphics.  The Quality Inspector makes sure the finalized product maintains standards and adheres to the quality desired by each client…. And clients include Amazon, Kohls, Target and many other big name retailers.  

The key to success in this role is a strong eye for detail and the desire to always improve process and quality for each job.  There is a set-up team that creates each custom job, state of the art machines run the job and the Quality Inspector assures the job is delivered to client satisfaction.

If interested in this role you should definitely possess:

• High attention to detail and reporting skills.
• Ability to monitor both fast paced and slow paced jobs.
• Ability to stand and walk for the majority of your 8 hour shift.
• Desire for a career, not just a job, as all employees cross train with all types of machines and other departments.
• Ability to maintain standard production rates and low waste meeting all stated customer requirements.
• The care for quality!

This is an entry level role that can be done by almost anyone – WE WILL TRAIN YOU - and will lead to a career in packaging with a great company.

Join a dynamic, fast-paced marketing team at one of the area’s premier employers as an HTML Content Producer.  The HTML Content Producer receives copy from creative teams and applies HTML tags/coding and CSS styles within a text editor for placement on their customer-facing site.  Upon completion of coding the incumbent performs QA testing within a developer toolkit to find defects before live publication on the retail site.

Required Skills:

• Minimum of 1-2 years of HTML/CSS coding experience.
• Ability to work independently to complete tasks.
• Proven experience, working in a fast-paced deadline-driven environment.
• Associate’s in Web/Front End Development; Bachelor’s preferred.

Our client, a manufacturer of custom packaging machines and products is looking to grow their staff by adding a Machine Set-up Technician to their packaging production team.  This role is an experience technician who will be offered ample opportunities to grow with a well-established company.  This position is located in Sussex, WI, is FULL TIME offering a great benefit plan and pays $15-$17 per hour with voluntary overtime.

This client manufactures packaging machines and all the packaging materials.  The custom nature of this packaging (plastic bags) includes the printing of logos and commercial graphics as well as custom bag designs.  The Set-up Technician ensures all machines are properly set for production run and adjust machines as needed throughout the production process.

The key to success in this role is being mechanically included, ability to lead and the desire to always improve process and quality for each job. 

• Performs machine set-ups and adjustments
• Plan and schedule production runs efficiently
• Communicate with quality inspectors and other set-up technicians to ensure machines are running properly
• Identify, troubleshoot and correct issues during production runs
• Prepare workstations with accurate materials and parts
• Perform quality checks after machine set up is complete
• Scan job orders into computer system and track scrap and finished product

Qualifications:

• 2-3 years experience performing machine set up in a manufacturing setting
• Strong mechanical aptitude and time management skills
• Ability to read and interpret job orders
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to lift 50 lbs. on a daily basis

ESC is seeking two Paid Search Specialists to assist our premier retail client with an SEO account restructure project.  The role is anticipated to last at least three months and provides an amazing opportunity to make lasting connections with one of the area’s premier employers.  The Paid Search Specialist will perform the following duties:

• Breaking out ad groups by keyword match types
• Analyzing keywords and restructuring the ad groups by tighter-knit themes
• Cleaning up ad copy, sitelinks, and other creative copy to standardize the setup across very large accounts and ensuring that copy aligns with the more focused ad groups
• Setting ad group and campaign level negative keywords

Required Skills:

• Previous experience with Paid Search campaigns.
• Detailed understanding of keywords and SEO
• Intermediate Excel skills, with the ability to seamlessly use VLOOKUP AND SUMIF formulas

ESC has an exciting contract opportunity for a Patient Service Rep to work onsite at our premier health system client.  S/he will be proficient in Epic within an ER setting and must be comfortable working independently in an ER setting on 1^st or 2^nd shift. Duties will include Triage people, updating demographic information, making announcements overhead, etc. Prior/similar experience preferred.

Major Responsibilities:

• Greets and checks in patients arriving for their appointments. Ensures patient information is complete and accurate. Collects patient responsibility as identified in the pre-registration process.
• Completes the registration process on walk-in patients, verifies and/or updates patient demographic and insurance information if changes or additions have occurred.
• Verifies insurance benefits, obtains/calculates patient responsibility and request payment. Communicates to patient the organization expectation of payment at time of service.
• Identifies patients in need of financial assistance and refers patients to Financial Advocate when necessary. Collaborates with Financial Advocate to coordinate patient’s financial resources and responsibilities including requesting patient to sign a Financial Obligation Form (FOF) or Advanced Beneficiary Notice (ABN) as needed.
• Monitors patient flow to ensure patients are cared for in the most efficient and courteous manner. Performs visit closure, including checking out patients, collecting additional patient responsibility (when applicable) and providing patient with appropriate documents.
• Schedules patient visits using guidelines established within scheduling system.
• Assists with new caregiver onboarding.
• Works assigned EPIC work queues, following the department’s work flow process.
• Maintains excellent public relations with patients, families, and clinical staff as well as demonstrates a willingness and ability to work collaboratively with others for concise and timely flow of information. Proactively communicates issues involving customer service and process improvement opportunities to management.
• Maintains knowledge of and reference materials for Medicare, Medicaid and third-party payer requirements, guidelines and policies, insurance plans requiring pre-authorization/referral and a list of current accepted insurance plans.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:

• Demonstrated ability to identify and understand issues and problems. Examines data and draws logical conclusions based on information available.
• Knowledge and ability to articulate explanations of Medicare/HIPAA/EMTALA rules and regulations and comply with updates on insurance pre-certification requirements.
• Mathematical aptitude, effective communication skills and critical thinking skills.
• Understanding of basic human anatomy, medical terminology and procedures for application in the patient referral/pre-certification/authorization processes.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
• Ability to speak effectively to customers or employees of organization, maintaining a pleasant, professional demeanor.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information according to internal policies.
• Ability to problem solve in a high profile and high stress area, working independently to set and meet deadlines and prioritize work.
• Demonstrated technical proficiency including experience with insurance verification/eligibility tools, EPIC electronic medical record, patient liability estimation tools, Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer and phone technology.
• Typically requires 1 year of experience in customer service or clerical/office experience, including answering phones and assisting customers.

ESC is seeking an experienced Project/Product Manager focusing on building and scaling our client’s optimization platform focusing on mental performance.  The ideal candidate will help us grow, is technically minded and has a strong focus towards driving impact as the platform expands.

You’ll be joining the Blueprint team, powered by our client, at an exceptionally exciting time of growth and have the opportunity to make major contributions to ensure a quality product for our users. To be successful in this role, you should be familiar with both product and project management tools and challenges, as well as work with different teams across engineering, design, support, and marketing.

About Blueprint

Blueprint is an optimization platform focusing on mental performance. We offer tailored virtual coaching plans for mastering and improving personal hurdles such as communication, presentation skills, self-confidence, focus and so on. We also provide bleeding edge scientific tools and tricks to help get you there. Community connection with support and teaching opportunity lives in our platform to connect with others of similar interests and aspirations.

Join ESC and our client in helping this fast-growing, game changing company to revolutionize the self-help industry.

Major Responsibilities

• Assist in planning the product’s roadmap and collaborate with engineering, design, marketing, and customer support teams.
• Focus on features that help grow our revenue, streamline our operations and give more visibility and control to the different internal stake holders and develop the KPIs and feedback loops that allow us to continuously improve those.
• Work hand in hand with engineering and design to make sure we always keep our eyes on the ball, maintain at all times a critical path to delivering value fast.
• Communicate clearly with peers and leadership on projects, tests, plans, and marketing initiatives. You will work with a variety of professionals to ship features that improve the entire experience for our users.
• Participate in tasks including market research, prototyping, usability testing, customer feedback loops and data analysis
• Maintain the right balance between effective processes and autonomous workflows
• Balance both product and project management responsibilities like a pro.

Experience Required

• Bachelor's degree in Business or other related field.
• 3+ years as a Project/Product Manager or similar role.
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams
• Iterative mindset with a bias toward action and improvement
• Familiarity with both design and development agile methodologies
• Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Familiarity with developer engineering workflows
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical thinking skills

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

• Demonstrated leadership abilities to include project/staff coordination and motivating staff toward common goals.
• Ability to relate to staff and to motivate, instruct, guide, and assign project teams.
• Knowledge and proficiency in the use of project and program management methodologies and tools.
• Computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, and Microsoft Project.
• Strong written and oral communication skills with demonstrated ability to concisely communicate with key leaders.
• Ability to establish goals, milestones and priorities, ensuring team members understand work assignments and in communicating project status, risks and issues to management.
• Highly motivated, organized, self-starter with a focus on delivery of key project objectives with the ability to work through the challenges associated with moderately complex projects.
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal skills and evidence of being a strong team player. Possesses a strong orientation toward innovation and new ideas.
• Strong facilitation and persuasion skills with ability to influence peers, superiors and sub-ordinates. Capable of influencing project team members to achieve goals associated with successful project delivery.
• Ability to work and remain flexible in a dynamic environment with multiple dependencies for highly visible, complex, system-wide project implementations.

Our Watertown based client is seeking an Administrative Assistant/Receptionist to join their team.  This individual will manage the front desk and provide administrative and clerical support to managers and other personnel within the Finance department.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform switchboard duties, answering and directing calls and visitors. Assign and track visitor badges.  Maintain training and schedule all backup to ensure front desk has 100% coverage during normal business hours.  (55%)
• Assist in scheduling travel and accommodations for employees and visitors. Order lunches for various onsite events, visitors, or training.  (5%)
• Schedule meetings and interviews for all departments as requested. (5%)
• Manage incoming and outgoing mail. (5%)
• Order and maintain office supplies. (2.5%)
• Maintain Office Depot accounts for all US employees (2.5%)
• Coordinate travel, visitors, and support Service training by coordinating meals and other accommodations. (5%)
• Maintain Office Depot accounts for all US employees (2.5%)
• Enter Receiving Records in BPCS for commodity purchase orders. (2.5%)
• Match Accounts Payable Checks with back up and mail out. (2.5%)
• Reconcile & deposit money collected for various charities and update internal record keeping. (1%)
• Track and report all vacation and sick time usage for all finance staff. (2.5%)
• Back up for Check Runs and Vendor updates. (1%)
• Other Duties as assigned by Finance management. (5.5%)

Shipping & Receiving Specialist - $14/hr – Hours 8am – 5pm M-F – 90Day CTH

Our client, a major player in the athletic industry, manufactures and distributes custom training equipment for the NFL, NBA, and NHL to monitor peak performance levels. They are looking to add a qualified leader to their Shipping & Receiving team at their brand new facility in Waukesha. This role has competitive pay and the hours from 8am – 5pm This opportunity won't be on the table long, If you have experience, or are willing to train then consider this opportunity on the table.

Job Functions

• Monitor accuracy of shipping documentation with products in the shipping bay
• unload sporting equipment, fasteners, metals, and wiring from trucks to store at our facility
• Cross train to learn all facets of our shipping & receiving process
• Identify and pull correct parts or materials regarding the custom order
• Monitor facility inventory to track and document necessary updates and changes
• Ensure quality as one of the final set of eyes on the packaging and shipping process

Job Requirements

• 1+ years of experience in a shipping & receiving role
• Experienced with inventory, stocking, loading & unloading merchandise
• Certified or willing to get certified as a forklift operator
• Passion to work in a newly upgraded facility
• High school diploma or equivalent

Perks

• Operate in a newly developed, organized, and clean production facility
• Working for a company that is partnered with some of the biggest revenue generating organizations in the world
• Fully stocked, and brand new, employee café
• Artificial turf show room with all of the newest merchandise
• Soccer field for employees to get some fresh air on lunch breaks

Our client, a growing tower construction company is seeking an experienced Tower Crew Lead.  This role will be responsible for the supervision and performance of various construction tasks in the areas of tower erection, coaxial cable, and antenna installation, antenna mount installation, RF testing and troubleshooting. The Crew Lead will be required to closely supervise and assist with the construction and testing of cell sites and will lead experienced technicians, as well as train new technicians while maintaining safe productive job sites.  This position includes full benefits and compensation includes an strong hourly rate and also includes $30 per day per diem for expenses.  While travel in this industry is expected, this role requires a much lighter load than most competing companies.  95% of projects are completed Monday thru Friday, be home on weekends.

Key to this role is the utilization of extensive experience in cellular construction.  The incumbent will closely supervise and assist with the construction and testing of cell sites.   An ability to lead crews, extensive experience with construction, testing, and troubleshooting/maintenance are “must haves” for this role.

The Tower Crew Lead will:

• Plan daily activities for crew and assign tasks as required.
• Monitor crew activities and ensure adherence to all safety policies.
• Install and maintain mounts, platforms, antennas, RRU’s, TMA, and other related equipment on towers, rooftops, and other structures to expand and upgrade cellular networks.
• Install and maintain coaxial and DC power/fiber optic transmission lines.
• Install and maintain microwave equipment.
• Test new and existing equipment. May include sweep, PIM, or fiber testing.
• Install ice bridges, cable trays, equipment pads, racks, and platforms.
• Install underground and in building conduits for electrical and backhaul circuits.

Qualifications

• 3+ years working in the cellular construction industry
• 1+ years experience as/with certified Tower Technician, Backhaul, & Microwave
• 1+ years experience working in supervisory or lead role in the construction or trades industry
• Working Knowledge of Microsoft, Excel and Outlook and basic computer skills
• Sweep & PIM testing certifications
• Fiber Testing Certification
• Competent Tower Climber and Rescuer Certification (Skynet will re-certify if not current)
• First Aid & CPR certification (Skynet will re-certify if not current)

Preferred but not required

• NWSA TTT1 & TTT2 certification
• Tarana

Our Pewaukee-based client is in need of a Distribution Center employee for an immediate opportunity. The incumbent in the role will pick and package small parts and ship materials via UPS or Speedy. Additionally, he/she will load/unload trucks using a forklift.

Qualified candidates will have the following skills:

• Experience operating a forklift to pick orders and load/unload materials.
• Ability to lift up to 50lbs
• Must have forklift experience
• High energy, with excellent attention to detail
• Experience using UPS or other shipping methods preferred