Robots invade St. Louis

Robots invade St. Louis

The robots are here!

Our office has been geeking out over the FIRST robotics competition since smart kids and their amazing robots popped into town Wednesday. More than 2,500 teams (with nearly 51,000 high school students) are showing off the robots they built; you can see them today and Saturday at our neighbor’s, the Edward Jones Dome. Each robot was built in six weeks from a common kit of parts. (The robotics competition is only part of the FIRST program, which stresses the importance of science and technology.)

If you can’t get enough science and tech fun at the competition, stop by the St. Louis Science Center, one of the FIRST sponsors. Start with Cyberville, a hands-on, state-of-the-art exhibit that makes complex technology easy to understand. Cyberville includes robot adventures and a LEGO Mindstorm competition. It’s not all robots: You’ll also find dinosaurs, a flight simulator, a coral reef aquarium, and much more. Infuz recently redesigned the Science Center’s website, where you can learn much more and plan your visit.

Infuz welcomes Allison Garriga

Allison GarrigaHelp us welcome Allison Garriga to our team.

Allison’s first day was tricky: No one could figure out if her first name had one or two Ls, which is really only important for emails, business cards and paychecks. Turns out, it wasn’t a problem unique to us. Allison said she spent most of her life spelling her name with one L, only to discover that it officially should’ve had two. So we’re sticking with two now, OK?

Allison is a social media manager, with a background in “a lot of really random online/social media and project management projects.” We’re already putting all of that experience to good use.

She grew up in St. Louis, and recently returned to our fair city from Los Angeles. She’s seen Vanilla Ice in concert, loves to travel and, with two young children, doesn’t get enough sleep. Allison has a degree in advertising from Drake University. And if she could be any animal, she’d pick a camel: “They have such personality.”

Follow Allison on Twitter, and say hi: @allisongar1.

Infuz welcomes Tom Wiley

Tom Wiley Help us welcome Tom Wiley to our team.

A digital brand strategist, Tom helps us develop and execute digital marketing programs. (We’ve kept him very busy.) So far, Tom says his favorite thing about his job is the endless supply of Diet Dr Pepper. It’s true; we like our employees caffeinated.

Tom’s a St. Louis native, with a degree in graphic design from Loyola University New Orleans. He says he can open a wine bottle with his shoe, but we haven’t yet had a chance to test this skill. He likes cheese and enjoys “zoning out with a good book.” Tom also likes to swim, bike and run — when he’s not training for triathlons, he can be found playing LEGO video games with his 5-year-old son and chasing his 2-year-old daughter around the house. Follow Tom on Twitter, and say hi: @twileyx

Now hiring: Associate creative director

Now hiring: Associate creative director

INFUZ is seeking a highly creative, passionate and talented associate creative director who can concept, develop and execute truly innovative digital experiences. The ideal candidate has killer design chops in all avenues of digital media — web, mobile, apps, social. A deep understanding of brand strategy is also a must, as well as the wisdom to know that a great concept has little value if it doesn’t meet the goals of the campaign.

As the associate creative director, you will be both hands-on and high-level, developing brand strategy, creating concepts and designs that gets everyone excited. You will work closely with our account and production teams on multiple projects and collaborate across disciplines in our cross-functional environment. In other words, you have to wear a few different hats and play nice with others.

You have to be cool and confident in a room full of picky clients and be able to sell our ideas to them. One of the reasons our clients keep coming back to us is that we understand their needs, we’re fun to work with and we always deliver. As one of our star players, you have to deliver on that promise.

We’re looking for someone who is smart, creative, fun, imaginative and so plugged into the digital space that you could be a hologram. Why? It’s in our DNA. INFUZ is almost entirely digital and born from technology over 12 years ago. In that time we have developed a knack for storytelling and always asking “why.” This is an opportunity for the right person to come on board with a close-knit team of the best in the business and make a difference for our agency and our clients.

If this sounds like you, then reach out to us and tell us a great story. That’s what it’s all about, and we’re listening.
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Happy holidays from Infuz

Everyone’s busy preparing for holidays and the end of the year, so what better time to ask our Infuzers to name their favorite holiday movies? (We may not be the most sentimental group.)

“The Nightmare Before Christmas” — Heath Harris, creative director; and Michael Bischoff, interactive designer
“Die Hard” — Jason Fiehler, founder and CEO; and Jonathan Sackett, account director/strategist
“Four Christmases” — Kelli Schwan, executive assistant
“Trading Places” — Neil Monroe, senior interaction developer
“Elf” — Jamal McLaughlin, senior project manager
“When Harry Met Sally” — Jill Schanzle, chief operating officer
“Scrooge” — Chris Sturgeon, vice president of client services
“A Midnight Clear” — Marc Brooks, hack prime
“White Christmas” — Erica Smith, curator-in-chief

We’ll be taking a little time off between Christmas and New Year’s. Thanks for a great 2012; we’re looking forward to an even bigger 2013.

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