To all of our clients, partners and friends, thank you for another great year.

Highlights of 2012 include the launch of new sites for the Ms. Foundation for Women, AFB's VisionAware.org and AFB.org and four markets for Cover-More Travel Insurance: New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore and Australia; as well as 2 more iAd campaigns for GEICO, including the Taste of Savings, and an interactive health care law tool for AARP.

From all of us at CDG Interactive, we hope your holidays are delicious and your New Year is sweet.

(Speaking of delicious, here are the entries to our fourth annual cookie smackdown competition, above.)

CDG Interactive is looking for some new talent – specifically a User Interface Developer. Know someone or want to apply? Send your resume and links to jobs@cdginteractive.com.

User Interface Developer

CDG Interactive is looking for a User Interface Developer to join our technical team. We’re looking for someone with a demonstrated understanding of how quality software and services are designed and constructed. We want you to think as much as you code.

What You'll Do:

• Implement user interfaces for websites and applications using HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript and related client-side technologies.
• Work closely with the design and development teams to deliver an excellent user experience for all of our work.
• BS or MS in Computer Science or similar discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Expertise in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript and W3C DOM.
• Ability to cleanly implement a UI across different browsers (IE8, Mozilla/Firefox, Safari).
• Experience in UI development of content-based applications such as blogs, photo albums, email, content management systems, etc.
• Experience implementing standards-based web application user interfaces.
• Demonstrated understanding of how implementation choices impact user experience in terms of browser compatibility, accessibility and performance.
• Strong work ethic.

What You Need:

• BS or MS in Computer Science or similar discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Expertise in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript and W3C DOM.
• Ability to cleanly implement a UI across different browsers (IE8, Mozilla/Firefox, Safari).
• Experience in UI development of content-based applications such as blogs, photo albums, email, content management systems, etc.
• Experience implementing standards-based web application user interfaces.
• Demonstrated understanding of how implementation choices impact user experience in terms of browser compatibility, accessibility and performance.
• Strong work ethic.

What Will Set You Apart:

Here's what will make you stand out and get you the job: 

• Experience integrating rich web interfaces with server-side code.
• Technologies: jQuery mobile; XML and Web Services; Internationalization.
• Ability to learn. Candidate must show they can adapt to the rapidly changing technology landscape.
• Demonstrated willingness and ability to work and lead in a fast-moving dynamic team-oriented environment.

About CDG:

CDG is recognized as an industry leader in the creation, implementation, and marketing of interactive environments that enable our clients to grow their business. Our innovation efforts are focused on achieving our clients' goals through user-centered design. In all aspects of its work, CDG seeks to help our clients deliver high value to end-users.

Working at CDG, you’ll find we’re serious about what we do, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously. Perks and benefits include: generous vacation leave, health insurance (with flexible spending account), Metro-accessible office, casual dress code, free soda and snacks, and the best-looking co-workers in the DC-Metro area. Interested? Send your resume and links to jobs@cdginteractive.com.

CDG Interactive wants to make Friday the 13th your lucky day this July.

As part of our Social Summer, we’re hosting an even bigger follow-up to our June 1 Tiki Bar kickoff with our Lucky 13 Happy Hour—make that happy hours—from 5 to 8 p.m. on July 13.

In addition to an (almost) endless supply of adult beverages and snacks, we’ll be hosting games of chance.

And one lucky attendee will have the opportunity to win at least $12 million. (OK, so you’ll actually win a lottery ticket worth millions, so we can’t guarantee you’ll go home richer—but did we mention the open bar?)

Just join our MeetUp group to RSVP then join us on the 13th. Rabbit’s feet and four-leaf clovers optional.

It’s no chance that CDG Interactive helps our clients convert site visitors and app users to customers. We can help you optimize your conversion, too. Contact Us to change your organization’s luck today.

First they predicted heavy thunderstorms, starting in the late afternoon. Then the tornado warnings came.

It wasn't exactly the best weather for a DCTech Meetup in and around Dupont Circle--dubbed Digital Dupont.

But as one of the host locations, we fired up the Tiki Bar anyway, and were happy to welcome a steady stream of dedicated networkers throughout the evening.

And we look forward to meeting more new faces the rest of our Social Summer as we host additional gatherings.

CDG is growing again and we’re looking for some new talent. Know someone or want to apply? Send your resume and links to jobs@cdginteractive.com.

Digital Designer

CDG Interactive is looking for digital designer to join our award-winning creative team. We’re looking for someone with a strong creative perspective, a drive to innovate, and the ability to work collaboratively with clients and co-workers. 5+ years of graphic design experience and formal design training is required. 

You’ll need the flexibility and imagination to develop a range of concepts and designs for projects, and the ability to exercise creativity within constraints (i.e., respect client brand guidelines, technical requirements, etc.) Also required: right-brain/left-brain balance, as you’ll work with creative, marketing and technical types to ensure your design is transformed into an effective interactive execution.

Skills:

• Mastery of Photoshop, Illustrator & related programs.
• Basic understanding of Dreamweaver to create presentation postings.
• Understanding of Flash, After Effects, and Video production is a plus.
• A sense of humor as big as—or preferably larger than—your ego.
• An overall understanding of web production and the capabilities within digital channels.
• The curiosity to learn, discover, and grow as a digital designer.

Web Developer

We’re looking for a razor-sharp web developer who can rock front-end/back-end development and roll with the quick pace of our globally recognized agency. Our ideal candidate is a coding wizard with experience developing the whole spectrum of interactive environments, with special expertise in mobile and .Net technologies.

As part of our technical team, you’ll collaborate on a wide variety of projects with our larger team of creative and marketing experts. You’ll have the confidence to speak up, the wisdom to listen, and the commitment to deliver first-rate solutions that exceed our clients’ needs.

Skills:

• Expertise with .​Net technologies
• Mastery of HTML5 & Javascript
• Extensive experience developing for mobile platforms
• A passion for innovation & desire to continue learning
• The ability to thrive in a fun, but fast-paced environment

About CDG:

CDG is recognized as an industry leader in the creation, implementation, and marketing of interactive environments that enable our clients to grow their business. Our innovation efforts are focused on achieving our clients' goals through user-centered design. In all aspects of its work, CDG seeks to help our clients deliver high value to end-users.

Working at CDG, you’ll find we’re serious about what we do, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously. Perks and benefits include: generous vacation leave, health insurance (with flexible spending account), Metro-accessible office, casual dress code, free soda and snacks, and the best-looking co-workers in the DC-Metro area. Interested? Send your resume, links, and your online portfolio to jobs@cdginteractive.com.

CDG is proud to announce the debut of our third iAd campaign for car insurance giant GEICO. To follow up on the success of our Wheel of Wisdom and Secret Savings Society iAds, we developed The Taste of Savings, a whimsical and lighthearted spin on the idea of “car insurance as delicious beverage.”

“The Taste of Savings” ties into the company’s new television/Internet ad campaign, in which people on-the-street are asked to take a Car Insurance Taste Test.

In the iAd, we expand on the taste test idea by inviting users to create their own Taste of Savings. Once they launch the GEICO iAd, users go through a four-step process to create their delicious blend. These engaging, game-like interfaces allow users to to collect the Value Berries, blend them up in the Sav-o-matic, fill up bottles of GEICO on an assembly line, and finally, create their own personalized label.

The iAd also provides a multitude of ways for users to further interact with GEICO—by watching the Taste Test ads, downloading ringtones and Taste of Savings wallpapers, or getting a quote at geico.com.

“The success of our previous iAds set the bar very high,” says Matthew Snyder, CDG’s creative director, “We worked hard to create an engaging and fun concept that embraces the interactivity available through the iAd platform. We couldn’t be happier with the results.”

The iAd began running earlier this week. You can see The Taste of Savings, and all other GEICO iAds by downloading the iAd Gallery App and searching for GEICO. Have Fun!

If you need a mobile advertising solution for your company, contact CDG.