Best way to obtain flash developers.

We are a fortune 500 media company in mid-town Manhattan.
What would be the best way to obtain flash resources for our
flash video project?
Should I get a macromedia consultant, or look for someone
from the outside?
I agree that macromedia consultant may not get us the most
bang for our buck, but I would like to make sure I cover myself. If
something happens, I could at least say I had macromedia involved.
I was thinking of maybe a part-time macromedia consultant,
and another developer outside of macromedia.
What our my options?

Not sure why a consultant would not get the most bang for
your buck!
Measuring in dollar per hour or dollar per productive hour is
the question
there.
The age old debate between consultant and employee will go
on, but a general
decision criteria is do you need a long term full time
employee or staff
that you will see gets professional development in this
rapidly changing
field of technology or do you have specific needs that will
expire in a
known time frame.
As for looking for a "Macromedia Consultant", you may find
looking for
"Flash Developer" or the new title "Adobe Developer" with
experience in
Flash Video and Flash Communications or Flash Media Server
development.
Also you can post to the adobe.general.job.opportunities
forum (might still
be macromedia.general.job. opportunites as my news reader
still reads it
that way) for candidates who might want some short term
assignments as well
as long term and permanent.
Lon Hosford
www.lonhosford.com
Flash, Actionscript and Flash Media Server examples:
http://flashexamples.hosfordusa.com
May many happy bits flow your way!
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> We are a fortune 500 media company in mid-town
Manhattan.
>
> What would be the best way to obtain flash resources for
our flash video
> project?
>
> Should I get a macromedia consultant, or look for
someone from the
> outside?
>
> I agree that macromedia consultant may not get us the
most bang for our
> buck,
> but I would like to make sure I cover myself. If
something happens, I
> could at
> least say I had macromedia involved.
>
> I was thinking of maybe a part-time macromedia
consultant, and another
> developer outside of macromedia.
>
> What our my options?
>
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