Responsibilities Include:

The Graphic Designer is responsible for basic ad conceptualization and design for a variety of projects including ad layout, packaging, logos, newsletters, etc. The Brand Designer will focus on creating and maintaining our branding identity through advertising, packaging and printed materials.

Qualifications/Experience:

• 2-3 years of graphic design or production artist exp required.
• A BFA degree in Graphic Designis preferred, with a minimum Associates degree.
• Good concept, design, layout and typographic skills are required.
• Proficiency in Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Freehand, on the Macintosh platform are important.
• Proficiency in multimedia a plus (ie, Dreamweaver, Flash or PowerPoint).
  
  

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The Master Planner is responsible for day-to-day operation of our supply chain/procurement software. Responsibilities include development and implementation of corporate strategies for inventory policies. The position will also be responsible continual training and support for Purchasing team members on inventory forecasting and planning techniques.

Qualifications/Experience:

• 2 or more years experience in inventory planning and forecasting.
• 2 or more years of procurement experience.
• Good communication skills.
• Experience with international procurement preferred.
• Experience with automated MRP or DRP systems a plus.
  
  

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Horizon is seeking a senior executive with broad, general management expertise, a clear strategic focus, and the ability to lead and develop great managers. The VP/CMO provides the vision and leadership for Horizon’s strategic marketing, consistent with our strategic goals and core business objectives. The VP/CMO also has primary responsibility for designing Horizon’s consumer relationship strategies and for driving a consumer focus throughout the Company. This position collaborates with leaders across the Company in the development of a global vision for Horizon and for each of our brands, and to create and communicate to our consumers strong product offerings and value propositions. This position reports to the CEO.

Qualifications/Experience:

• Proven strategic marketing abilities, working through retail stores and on-line channels, engaging and building relationships with an enthusiast consumer base.
• Experience and success in leading organizations to be consumer focused and in effectively designing and managing customer relationship strategies.
• Experience and success in leading teams in building the vision for brands in a global market and in the development and execution of comprehensive, integrated strategies and targeted marketing campaigns.
• Experience and success in communicating and collaborating effectively across and at all levels of an organization, and at coaching and developing great managers.
• College degree required, prefer MBA or other graduate degree in business.
  
  

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The Senior Product Developer - Helicopters will focus on developing new r/c helicopters and helicopter related products. The development process includes:

1. Design
2. Flight testing
3. Interaction with Asian vendors, including occasional travel to China
4. Demonstration at events, display at trade shows
5. Leading the creation of instruction manuals
6. Managing the quality assurance for assigned projects

In addition, the Senior Product Developer- Helicopters will provide technical expertise and support for products after they have been launched.

Qualifications/Experience:

• Intermediate to advanced r/c helicopter piloting skills required, with the ability to perform some 3D manuevers.
• Proficiency with ProEngineer and/or SolidWorks preferred.
• College degree in related field preferred, but must have high school diploma.
• Must be self-motivated, capable of multi-tasking, detail-oriented, and able to organize and set work priorities for themselves.
• Must possess strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to communicate and interact with all levels of the organization, vendors, and customers.
• Should have good proficiency in the use of computers with knowledge in Excel, Word, Outlook, and Project applications.

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As part of the Product Development Team, it is the Engineer’s responsibility to utilize specialized knowledge of principles and (preferably) considerable radio control experience to design, build, test and analyze RC products.

Summary: The successful candidate brings a level of training and experience in the field of software development and is responsible for practical results based on the previously determined technical direction.

• Vision/Mission: Understands how the technical element practically interfaces with other technical areas, and business units’ mission.
• Functional Competence: Subject matter knowledge with ability to deliver results based on direction provided. Able to connect the dots between the technical and business benefits to the company. Able to research, evaluate, and troubleshoot issues and assist in root cause analysis and resolution. Highly analytical; and detail oriented.
• Execution: Manages day-to-day delivery of project output. Monitors progress to goal throughout every phase of the project.
• Results Orientation: Impatiently seeks results; and capitalizes aggressively on opportunities for improvement.
• Service Mentality: Continually seeks solutions that serve and support our customers. Assists in solving problems that aren’t necessarily readily apparent for our customers.

Specific Responsibilities:

1. Builds upon and maintains the radio system software platform.
2. Works with rest of engineering team to directly develop products for proprietary radio brands.
3. Drive projects by assuming accountability for project content and timely completion.
4. Make recommendations for investments in tools and hardware necessary to perform job function and secure a long-term leadership position in the market.
5. Provides software support to operations for the generation of automated test equipment.
6. Responsible for estimating and reporting project R&D costs and timeline
7. Initiate and continue professional growth. Participate in training programs with passion to apply acquired knowledge into practice
8. Share new knowledge with the other team members

Qualifications/Experience:

• Bachelor of Science or higher in software Engineering, computer science or related engineering degree with equivalent experience (electrical, mechanical, etc).
• Programming: C and assembler.
• Two to five years of applicable product engineering experience- knowledge of RC hobby products is a plus.
• Microcontroller development experience with one or more of the following: PSOC, AVR, PIC, AT91.
• Computer skills, applicable development tools, Catalyst, PADS PCB, and MS Office tools

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The Creative Group Manager will work in partnership with the Brand Manager to understand his or her product category and help establish the vision and identity of each brand.

He/she works with the Senior Creative Director and/or Creative Director to establish the conceptual and stylistic direction for each brand and develop creative strategies to support the brands.

The Creative Group Manager then leads his/her team in producing effective creative solutions to execute those strategies.

Qualifications/Experience:

• Must have strong leadership ability. Understanding of the creative process is essential.
• 5+ years experience managing creative people in an agency or studio environment preferred.
• Must have strong Macintosh literacy and proficiency with current versions of the following applications: Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign.
• Proficiency in multimedia applications such as Dreamweaver, Flash or PowerPoint is a plus.
• Education: BA degree in Graphic Design preferred. A minimum of an Associates Degree in design or related field may be considered upon evaluation of portfolio.

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A Shipping Associate will be trained in one or more of the following Warehouse positions:

Order Picker:

Responsibilities:
The Order Picker is responsible for selecting products from shelves to fulfill orders. This person will read a sequence of letters and numbers to identify product and product location.

Order Verifier/Packer:

Responsibilities:
The Order Verifier/Packer will be responsible for verifying customer orders for accuracy and packing the orders for shipment.

Qualifications/Experience:

The ideal candidate must have:

• A good attention to detail and be self-motivated to work at a set pace and accuracy level.
• This person must be able to perform some physical activity such as lifting up to 70 lbs, pushing, pulling, reaching, and walking on concrete several hours a day.
• Prior warehouse experience helpful but not necessary.

Responsibilities Include:

The Inventory Control Associate will be personally accountable for all inventory from the time the product is properly placed into a reserve area until such time as a picker selects an item from a primary pick location. This responsibility shall include the processes of stocking the primary pick from reserve, preparing labels for backstock, moving backstock via RF from the reserve area into primary pick or backstock staging area, moving product via RF from the backstock staging area into backstock locations, evaluating and correcting backstock location errors, and the downstocking of product with the RF scanner from the backstock locations into the primary pick.

Qualifications/Experience:

Candidates must be able to:

• Perform heavy physical activity such as lifting up to 70 lbs., pushing, pulling and reaching.
• The individual must have the ability to operate an RF scanner.

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The Quality Engineer is responsible for ensuring a high level of quality in our products by creating, improving and implementing robust manufacturing, test and inspection processes and holding our manufacturing partners accountable to them. In addition, the Quality Engineer works with our internal Purchasing and Development departments to manage existing and new products to ensure that they arrive in our customers' hands on time with an excellent level of quality that delights our customers.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Develop and maintain controlled manufacturing systems and processes designed to provide high quality products.
2. Coordinate with Purchasing and Product Development to ensure that production schedules are kept and supported.
3. Work with our manufacturing partners to ensure capabilities, capacity, processes, and quality are capable of meeting current and future needs.
4. Implement a manufacturing test system with a goal of improving overall product quality and minimizing "defects".
5. Evaluate and recommend appropriate level of development resources to execute product plan efficiently on an ongoing basis.
6. Work with Marketing and Purchasing teams to develop forecasts for long-lead components.
7. Ensure that we have a good balance of manufacturing load across our manufacturing sub-contractors and develop contingency strategies that can be used as back-up plans in the case of delivery issues with suppliers or manufacturers.
8. Schedule time efficiently to provide cost effective job performance. Initiate and respond to all related job tasks in a timely manner. Assume responsibility for own actions.
9. Initiate and continue professional growth. Participate in training programs with passion to apply acquired knowledge into practice

Qualifications/Experience:

• Bachelor of Science or higher, preferably BSCE, BSEE, BSME or BSIE.
• Two to five years of consumer products manufacturing experience.
• Experience in ISO 9000 or similar Quality standards and ability to implement those standards.
• Experience working with RF electronics or injection molding.
• Experience with QA test and inspection plan development.
• Computer skills in Microsoft Office programs, Project or other project management software. Engineering software knowledge is a plus.
• ASQ CQE (Certified Quality Engineer) is a plus.
• Experience and knowledge of working with RC hobby products is a plus.

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The Product Manager’s primary responsibility is to manage the efficient development and manufacture of products that meet the needs and desires of our targeted customers. The Product Manager will accomplish this goal in a way that maximizes sales and margin potential, follows strategic initiatives and product plans and promotes positive ongoing vendor relationships. The Product Manager is responsible for the long term success of the products and is heavily involved in all stages of the development process.

Qualifications/Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years experience in a product development setting in the R/C hobby, technical sports equipment or toy industries. Should also have good knowledge of the R/C industry and significant hands-on experience using R/C products.
• College degree in a related field is highly preferred, but must have high school diploma.
• Must be self-motivated, capable of multi-tasking, detail-oriented, and able to organize/set work priorities for themselves.
• Must possess strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to communicate and interact with all levels of the organization, vendors, and customers.
• Should have good proficiency in the use of computers with knowledge in Excel, Word, Outlook, and Project applications.