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Sandbox Industries Foundry Copywriter – Chicago in Chicago

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:23:43 GMT

Are you a quick, creative, versatile writer who can adapt to any tone or brand? Do you hate routines and love doing something different every day? Want to help establish the voices for new companies?

Then read on.

Sandbox Industries is looking for a talented copywriter to join its Foundry team in Chicago – a group of smart, creative folks who create and launch new startups. You’ll help brand-new companies write everything from ads and blog posts to newsletters and website copy. You’ll also be asked to proofread a range of documents, so attention to detail is a must.

Sandbox Industries is a startup foundry and venture capital firm that creates, invests in, and grows new businesses. We are located in the West Loop of Chicago.

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Jr. Graphic Designer in Chicago

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 07:52:45 GMT

We are looking for a Jr. Graphic Designer to join our team. This is a great opportunity for someone who can operate in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment. The Jr. Graphic Designer will work collaboratively across all Sandbox activities and portfolio companies to fulfill graphic needs, spanning the full spectrum from production work to print design to logo design and branding. The ideal candidate is an honest, hard-working, team-oriented individual who can be organized and productive in an unstructured and changing environment.

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Mid-Level Graphic Designer, UI/UX Experience in Chicago

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:41:23 GMT

Creative, independent designer with strong UI/UX design skills needed to join a growing, startup focused, team. As a core member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work with a talented group of business people and specialists to develop ideas, create prototypes and launch web-based startups. The ideal candidate is an honest, hard-working, team-oriented individual who can be organized and productive in an unstructured and changing environment.

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Jr. Graphic Designer in Chicago

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 06:15:46 GMT

We are looking for a Graphic Designer to join our team. This is a great opportunity for someone who can operate in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment. The Graphic Designer will work collaboratively across all Sandbox activities and portfolio companies to fulfill graphic needs, spanning the full spectrum from production work to print design to logo design and branding. The ideal candidate is an honest, hard-working, team-oriented individual who can be organized and productive in an unstructured and changing environment.

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Jr. Developer: Ruby on Rails in Chicago

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 01:26:31 GMT

Not to toot our own horns, but this is an extremely cool and unusual job opportunity for a scrappy developer who is interested in lean startups and product development. Lots of room to learn and grow as a developer and to help build our development team from the ground up.

Creative, flexible and versatile Rails developer to join the business incubation team at Sandbox Industries. You will work with our incubation team to develop prototypes for early-stage web-based products and services.

You should be comfortable working independently with minimal direction, and developing software cooperatively with a team of business people and designers.

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Sr. Developer: Ruby on Rails in Chicago

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 01:26:31 GMT

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Intern for Fashion Startup in Chicago

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 17:57:44 GMT

Creative, flexible and versatile intern needed to join our CakeStyle team. CakeStyle is Sandbox Industries' newest venture. CakeStyle helps the busy, professional woman look her best from desk to dinner by sending hand-selected outfits straight to her door. Local women will come to our by-appointment boutique in River North and everyone else will receive our hand-selected box of clothes seasonally.

You will work with our team to develop and execute marketing campaigns, our client relations strategy and buying needs. This is a great opportunity for someone interested in retail and entrepreneurship. Lots of room to learn from our team and grow both in marketing and operations as our company builds steam.

You'll mostly work at Sandbox Industries in the West Loop of Chicago and when needed in our River North location. You can work either part-time or full-time. This is not a typical internship... this internship is for a rising star, with the drive to learn new things, work independently, and prepare for an amazing career in retail and entrepreneurship.

IDEAL CANDIDATE:

* You're obsessed with retail and fashion.
* You love tech, startups and self-starting. You've maybe even interned or worked in this field before.
* You're a great speaker and communicator, capable of adjusting your style for different audiences, from serious/formal to punchy/fun.
* You don't mind an ambiguous situation where it's not obvious what you need to do next.
* You're pumped, I mean, PUMPED about the idea of CakeStyle. (we are too!)

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Content/Tip Writer for Sandbox Industries Startup in Chicago

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 21:40:53 GMT

Creative, flexible and versatile Content Writing intern needed to join our tech incubation team. You will work with our team to write dynamic, funny and concise content for one of our businesses, FitTidBit. This is a great opportunity for someone interested in technology, writing and entrepreneurship. Lots of room to learn from our team and grow as a writer and marketer.

You'll work at our offices in the West Loop of Chicago. Right now, we're thinking this is two days per week for about three months. This is not a typical internship... you need a drive to learn new things, work independently, and come up with creative ways to communicate.

TO APPLY:
First, visit our website and read about us: http://www.sandboxindustries.com. Then, visit www.fittidbit.com and look around. This is the project you'll start on- we're already ramping up new ones that you'll need to help write "tip" content for.

If you're still excited, send me a note explaining why you would be perfect for this internship. My name is Cecelia - you can address the note to me and send it to interns@fittidbit.com. Attach your resume, along with 1-2 writing samples and any social media links you manage (twitter, blog, tumblr, website...).

We look forward to hearing from you!

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Director of PR/Media Relations/Evangelism in Chicago

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 13:47:23 GMT

This is a great opportunity for an entrepreneurial Public Relations professional to get hands-on experience building and running the PR team at one of the most exciting organizations in Chicago (and now San Francisco!).

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Developer Intern / Summer of Hacking in Chicago

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 21:42:18 GMT

We're looking for a developer intern who is creative and self-motivated to join the Foundry team this summer in our Chicago office.

Spend the summer hacking away in the West Loop on Xbox Kinect, Arduinos, sensors and wearable electronics. We're in the business of creating web startups and tech-enabled businesses. Whatever you create over the summer could result in one or more new startups. This is an awesome opportunity for a developer looking to get their hands dirty, try new things and spend a summer experimenting in a creative environment.

The ideal candidate is an honest, hard-working, team-oriented individual who can be organized and productive in an unstructured and changing environment.

HOW TO APPLY: Send resume and any examples of projects you have created to droberts@sbxind.com.

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