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Date: 7/01/09
Who: Marchex
Position: Campaign Manager
Where: Seattle
What: Marchex is a leading local search and performance advertising company.
Every day, we connect millions of local consumers and businesses through innovative products that are redefining local search and advertising.
Responsibilities: Develop and monitor performance driven online marketing campaigns and distribution sources in support of advertiser goals.
Optimize advertising campaigns of assigned portfolio accounts to increase advertiser goal metrics by optimizing campaign elements such as budget, ad copy, keywords, distribution, and targeting. Create and maintain reports to help analyze campaign metrics investigating changes in campaign performance in regard to advertiser goals on both a regular and ad hoc basis. Monitor and analyze advertiser performance data for patterns and trends, and partner with Account Manager and Supervisor/Lead on identifying areas of growth. Participate with Account Management in regular conference calls with advertisers and if necessary run calls in the absence of Account Manager or Supervisor/Lead. Record detailed and accurate notes on advertiser interactions, campaign modifications, and metrics impact. Assist Account Manager and Supervisor/Lead in developing campaign strategies based on knowledge of campaign management. Ensure accuracy and quality of all campaign elements by performing regular quality control to ensure campaigns are free of errors.
Partner with other teams within the organization to provide exemplary advertiser service at every level and improve advertiser performance through development of best practices documentation. Pro-actively seek out areas to improve industry knowledge and seek innovative solutions to problems and processes to ensure advertiser success. Support the vision and values of the company and the team through role modeling and encouraging desired behaviors. Assist with various group initiatives and projects as requested.
Requirements: BA or BS degree or equivalent experience. Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and creativity. Experience using Microsoft Office suite with a strong working knowledge of Excel. Knowledge of online marketing techniques a major plus. Familiarity with web analytic systems (Google Analytics, Omniture, etc.) a plus. Strong ability to be productive in a fast paced, goal driven environment. Ability to work successfully in a team setting or independently.
Contact: Apply today! www.marchex.com/careers
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Date: 7/01/09
Who: Smilebox
Position: Senior SEO and Social Media Marketing Manager
Where: Seattle
What: Founded in 2005 by Andrew Wright, Smilebox is the leading way friends and families share and preserve special moments in their lives. Since the service's launch in June 2006, more than 7 million people have installed Smilebox and more than 65 million Smileboxes have been played back worldwide. The Senior SEO and Social Media Marketing Manager will report directly to the VP of Marketing. The successful candidate will define and execute the company’s SEO strategy with the goal of making SEO a major source of company traffic and conversions. They will also drive Smilebox’s social media marketing strategy including Facebook, Twitter, bloggers, popular discussion boards and key influencer outreach and seeding. And they will be responsible for growing and optimizing the company’s affiliate programs.
Responsibilities: Define Smilebox’s SEO targets and strategy. Execute SEO strategy, including content generation, link building, and site optimization. Track, optimize and report on SEO performance to the senior management team. Define and execute Smilebox’s social media strategy including awareness and buzz generation on social networks, discussion boards, blogs and other influencer groups. Grow and optimize Smilebox’s affiliate programs including CJ, Share a Sale and Neverblue – increase affiliate base & drive engagement and favorable economics.
Requirements: Minimum 5 years marketing experience, preferrably in consumer technology. Minimum 3 years experience driving and optimizing SEO campaigns. Prior work experience in SEO agency a big plus. Very strong analytics. Strong communication and writing skills. Experience with social media marketing and buzz generation. Comfort with understanding the technical requirements of features. Strong drive and initiative with focus on results and proven track record. Passion for taking, creating, sharing and preserving photos and videos a big plus. MBA a plus.
Contact: Please send resume to jobs@smilebox.com. Place Senior SEO and Social Media Marketing Manager in the Subject line.
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Date: 6/30/09
Who: City of Auburn
Position: Webmaster
Where: Seattle
What: Regular, full time position responsible to design and maintain the City of Auburn’s websites, ensuring the continual correctness, completeness, and timeliness of information on the site. Champions the effective use of Internet and Intranet communication tools to enhance communication between the City and its citizens, and between departments. Fosters cross-jurisdictional internet efforts.
Responsibilities: Ensures cross-platform functionality, navigability, usability, and accessibility of City websites. Develops cross-departmental presentation standards for City websites. Develops general production procedures; creates, gains approval for, and maintains guidelines for the look and feel of the Internet and Intranet. Remains current with developments and changes in web publishing techniques, and emerging technologies in web-based applications and file standards; reviews and tests new software applications for potential use in web design; assists IS Director in planning for future acquisitions and upgrades to equipment and software. Troubleshoots technical problems with the City’s websites. Renews content of the web as needed, ensuring accuracy and timeliness of information presented; uploads/publishes completed web pages to the City’s web server. Monitors web pages of other municipalities and governmental bodies in order to stay attuned with development standards; creates links when necessary. Creates departmental forms in multiple formats for customer web download and department intranet use. Maintains reports and analyzes web usage and access statistics Assumes technical system administration responsibilities for assigned major web applications to ensure high system availability, data integrity, security and ease of use. Establishes system maintenance schedules; develops system administration and troubleshooting documentation, policies and procedures.
Requirements: AA or certification in Web Development, Design or related field or 2 years successful, professional experience in a Web-related field; successful web development and site management applications, including comprehensive knowledge of (X)HTML, XML, CSS, scripting languages, and cross-platform web accessibility standards. Front Page, Adobe Photoshop, and the Microsoft Office Suite; successful, effective design techniques and standards including user interface design, graphics creation, production, and optimization for the web: OR a combination of experience, education and training that indicate the applicant would satisfactorily perform the essential tasks of the position described above.
Contact: Please apply online at www.auburnwa.gov Questions? Call 253-931-3040
City of Auburn, 25 W Main St., Auburn WA 98001 .
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Date: 6/30/09
Who: MSNBC Newsvine Team
Position: Web Developer
Where: Seattle
What: The Newsvine Team is looking for an experienced, self-motivated, and passionate front-end developer to join us in building products and services for the Newsvine platform.
Responsibilities: Your primary responsibility will be to design and develop site features and functionality in a multi-tier web environment using PHP, CSS, JavaScript, and the YUI JavaScript library. Additional responsibilities include daily site support and maintenance. The ideal candidate is able to work on small teams under tight deadlines with little supervision. A computer science degree or equivalent is a plus, but experience, skill, and attention to detail are more important.
Requirements: A strong command of the following knowledge areas: X/HTML, CSS, DOM, and JavaScript, PHP or similar scripting language. Mastery of web standards and cross-browser compatibility. Preferable Job Qualifications: Experience working on large-scale, high-availability web sites. Successful industry experience using latest DHTML and ajax technologies. Experience with SQL and relational database implementations serving as the backend to production web applications. Experience with, or an interest in, working with the YUI JavaScript library. Familiarity with Subversion a plus.
Contact: To apply for positions on our team, respond by email to msnbcjobs@msnbc.com. Please include the name of the position you are applying for in the subject line.
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Date: 6/29/09
Who: Kashless.org
Position: Marketing Manager
Where: Queen Anne
What: Kashless.org is building the first online marketplace where everything is free. We call it ReCommerce. We're looking for someone to help support the online activities of all of our members and to drive membership growth as Kashless.org expands nationally. At Kashless, we combine inbound customer service with outbound marketing and promotions. You do both. Listen to customers, help them use the site, discover new features, drive feature requirements with the developers. Also design outbound marketing promotions on-line, physical, volunteer driven, etc. to build awareness of the Kashless.org brand.
Responsibilities: We want you to come to us with suggestions for what features we should change to better serve our users. This position will also involve moderating our message boards, approving Facebook friend requests, respond to Twitter DMs, and stuff like that. In addition to multiple virtual persona's you will have plenty of opportunities in meat space to interact with local marketing partners organizing events and generating awareness. We also want someone with marketing promotion chops. Creativity is key here. Remember the Burgers before Bro's campaign on Facebook? Come up with something better. Ever wear a chicken suit? Think about it. We need creative inexpensive ways to build awareness of kashless.org and get users to join. Bring your ideas.
Requirements: College degree, preferably in marketing. 2-4 years relevant experience. You are technically experienced enough to be able to troubleshoot problems in real-time and implement solutions. You have lots of experience using sites like Facebook and MySpace, as well as familiarity with norms, slang and etiquette on forums, message boards and blogs. You are passionate about seeing the communities that Kashless creates stay vibrant, interesting, and effective at achieving their goals.
Contact: Apply through email: 314b+4a2b@c1.catchthebest.com
or preferably on-line: http://kashless.catchthebest.com/apply/314b/4a2b
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Date: 6/29/09
Who: Pemco Insurance
Position: Web Producer - UI/UX
Where: Seattle
Responsibilities: Create design communication solutions that represent the company's brand and products online Design and code content for use on the PEMCO external website, the PFS InWeb, the Community Agent extranet, and individual company intranet sites. Proof, edit, and brand content for use on the PEMCO website, the Community Agent extranet, and the PFS InWeb and individual company intranet sites. May frequently perform repetitive coding and design tasks, proof, edit, and brand content for the Insurance company and other customersst be able to work independently, and in team environments, meet deadlines and execute effective time management to ensure customer needs are met.
Requirements: Should have the ability to mentor and train others on technology, coding, design concepts, industry expectations, quality, and software tips and tricks. Seven (7) years as a Webmaster with increasing levels of responsibility required. A degree in web design preferred. Knowledge of design, including color management, required. Knowledge of branding theory and practice required.
Contact: If interested, please apply online.
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Date: 6/26/09
Who: Hacker Group
Position: Director, Interactive Services
Where: Seattle
What: As one of the largest Integrated Direct Marketing agencies on the West Coast, Hacker Group currently offers a wide variety of digital marketing solutions to our clients – campaign-specific microsites and landing pages, email campaigns, web analytics, lead databases, banner and rich media campaigns, mobile marketing, Search and client portals – all managed and supported by our in-house team. We’re looking for an experienced manager who can help expand our offerings and provide the technical and business leadership to make it happen.
Responsibilities: The Director of Interactive Services is a high profile position and a key addition to our management team. Collaborating across the agency with our Account, Creative, Operations and Media departments, this individual will provide the vision for the agency’s web development and digital offering and build processes to ensure flawless execution for a wide variety of web projects from start to finish. This individual must be an experienced manager who can represent the department within the agency and lead our current team of web and Flash developers.
Requirements: This position requires someone who is a technical visionary and business leader who is able to manage an outstanding web development organization while building workflow processes and controls. 5+ years experience within an interactive agency environment, managing web development and online marketing campaigns, including web site development, database management, email campaign management, and web analytics. Hybrid of technical visionary and a business manager who is able to develop and manage an outstanding web development organization while building workflow process and controls. Ability to scope and define agency projects, and assess the resources required to execute these projects. Must be able to develop scope from development to testing, executive and reporting Experience leading teams that design, build, test & maintain highly scalable Web applications. Knowledge of ASP, ASP.NET, HTML, AJAX, CSS, VBScript, JavaScript, Flash, Silverlight, dHTML, XML and other common web development technologies. Experience working in Microsoft Visual Studio. Strong understanding of relational databases. Experience utilizing MS SQL Server including writing efficient queries and stored procedures and using SQL Server Management Studio is a big plus. (5+ years experience) . Bachelor's Degree required.
Contact: To be considered for this position, send resume and salary/hourly rate history to jobs@hackergroup.com or send us a Snail Mail to our swanky downtown offices: Interactive Services, Hacker Group, 1215 4th Avenue, Suite 2100, Seattle, WA 98161-1018.
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Date: 6/26/09
Who: Theatre Puget Sound
Position: Web Designer / Developer (Conract)
Where: Seattle
What: Theatre Puget Sound (TPS) is a leadership and service organization founded in 1997 to advocate for the region’s growing theatre community’s causes and administer much-needed services. TPS is now the Northwest’s premiere arts advocacy and leadership organization. TPS serves over 1,500 performing arts practitioners and 150 organizations within our region. We are currently seeking a Web designer/developer to both design and build new website for our Live Theatre Week festival. Ideal candidates will be independent creative thinkers who possess both strong technical abilities as well as a keen eye for polished, compelling web design. This is a project based freelance position with a short-term contract. Primary work to take place July 20 - October 16, 2009. Initial website launch date: August 31, 2009.
Responsibilities: Design and build an engaging, interactive website with back-end reservation and ticketing system and auto-responds. Provide maintenance support for site. Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues.
Requirements: Strong working knowledge of HTML / CSS Web Development. Experience using multiple CMS systems. PHP, JavaScript, and MySQL development experience. Must be self-motivated with excellent organizational and problem solving skills. Strong written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to explain corrective procedures to non-technical users. Attention to detail. Ability to work in a collaborative team environment. Practical problem solving and troubleshooting skills.
Contact: Submit information to General Manager Sam Read at jobs@tpsonline.org. Application materials must include: Resume, Cover Letter Addressing suitability to listed Qualifications, Salary History, Minimum of two links to work examples, Three References (work/professional) with contact information. Submission Deadline: July 10, 2009
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Date: 6/25/09
Who: All Star Directories
Position: Product Manager
Where: Seattle
What: All Star Directories is looking for a creative, strategic, self-directed product manager to manage the end-to-end business for a number of our key Free Traffic Initiatives and to provide the long-term strategic planning both for those Initiatives and the company. This position will be fully accountable for achieving revenue and profitability goals. Success here means being able to cross-functionally manage Channel and Sales, as well as focusing on creating a best-of-breed user experience.
Responsibilities: Drive the revenue for at least three of our core Free Traffic Initiatives by setting the strategy and goals for lead demand-generation (SEO, SMO, return visitors, and other sources), and site content by working cross-functionally with the traffic and sales teams. Define revenue opportunities for your businesses and prioritize the work necessary to execute these projects and/or execute against projects individually. Beyond your core businesses, develop broad new initiatives: manage requirements definition, conduct research, define success (metrics analysis) and, with program management, drive technical specifications, development, testing, and launch efforts. Design and implement customer segmentation strategy and define customer personas through analyses of key customer needs and trends
Independently manage user interface design and user experience by conducting usability testing, and translate customer research into specific Website feature requirements or large, programmatic areas of opportunity.
Requirements: 4+ years of product management or related marketing management experience; online marketing experience highly desired
Undergraduate degree in marketing or business or equivalent experience. MBA preferred. Ability to think strategically about customers, business issues and the overall market. Experience in consumer product management for a Web-based business or direct marketing is strongly preferred. Strong oral and written communication skills, the ability to think clearly, analyze quantitatively, problem-solve, scope technical requirements, and prioritize. Sound business judgment, proven ability to influence others, and strong analytical thinking skills. Exceptional analytical, creative, leadership, and interpersonal skills Experience in conducting and analyzing market and customer research.
Contact: To apply, please email your resume to: jobs@allstardirectories.com. Candidates, please indicate the title of the position you are applying for in the subject line of your email.
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Date: 6/25/09
Who: All Star Directories
Position: Product Manager
Where: Seattle
What: All Star Directories is looking for a creative, strategic, self-directed product manager to manage the end-to-end business for a number of our key Free Traffic Initiatives and to provide the long-term strategic planning both for those Initiatives and the company. This position will be fully accountable for achieving revenue and profitability goals. Success here means being able to cross-functionally manage Channel and Sales, as well as focusing on creating a best-of-breed user experience.
Responsibilities: Drive the revenue for at least three of our core Free Traffic Initiatives by setting the strategy and goals for lead demand-generation (SEO, SMO, return visitors, and other sources), and site content by working cross-functionally with the traffic and sales teams. Define revenue opportunities for your businesses and prioritize the work necessary to execute these projects and/or execute against projects individually. Beyond your core businesses, develop broad new initiatives: manage requirements definition, conduct research, define success (metrics analysis) and, with program management, drive technical specifications, development, testing, and launch efforts. Design and implement customer segmentation strategy and define customer personas through analyses of key customer needs and trends
Independently manage user interface design and user experience by conducting usability testing, and translate customer research into specific Website feature requirements or large, programmatic areas of opportunity.
Requirements: 4+ years of product management or related marketing management experience; online marketing experience highly desired
Undergraduate degree in marketing or business or equivalent experience. MBA preferred. Ability to think strategically about customers, business issues and the overall market. Experience in consumer product management for a Web-based business or direct marketing is strongly preferred. Strong oral and written communication skills, the ability to think clearly, analyze quantitatively, problem-solve, scope technical requirements, and prioritize. Sound business judgment, proven ability to influence others, and strong analytical thinking skills. Exceptional analytical, creative, leadership, and interpersonal skills Experience in conducting and analyzing market and customer research.
Contact: To apply, please email your resume to: jobs@allstardirectories.com. Candidates, please indicate the title of the position you are applying for in the subject line of your email.
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Date: 6/25/09
Who: ZAAZ
Position: Senior Project Manager
Where: Seattle
What: ZAAZ is seeking contract Senior Project Managers with a minimum of 5-7 years current Microsoft interactive media PM experience to assist us throughout the summer months. These positions will require on-site work in our ZAAZ Seattle office with occasional trips to Microsoft Redmond Campus. Approximately 20-32 hours per week.
Responsibilities: Responsible for project profitability; plan, track and approve project expenses, billing and invoices to ensure project success within budget, timeline and scope. Oversee the creation of goals, strategy and develop and adhere to functional specifications for all projects. Communicate expectations to client, team members and manage the process from assessment and definition, creative & technical design, production and development, testing and launch. Create and oversee project schedule; ensure timely completion through all phases; take lead on quality control issues; write and present project plans/risks in collaboration with other team members.
Requirements: BA/BS degree with a major in marketing, communications, business or other closely-related areas. PMP certification a plus. Proven track record in a client-service environment including exposure to Microsoft clients and ability to lead Microsoft project teams. Demonstrates proven organizational and project management skills including strong presentation skills and excellent verbal and written communication skills. Good understanding of emerging web standards, user-centered design, optimization and search practices. Proven web experience, and interface and architecture knowledge.
Contact: For more information and current open positions, visit www.zaaz.com.
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Date: 6/24/09
Who: Navigating Cancer, Inc.
Position: Online Healthcare Community Manager
Where: Seattle (Fremont area)
Responsibilities: Navigating Cancer, Inc is a new venture founded by medical and technology veterans. We are building an online resource and set of tools that help cancer patients better manage and navigate their care. We are an early stage company backed by strong investors and are looking for a talented, ambitious, self-directed community manager to help us build and engage with communities of cancer patients. If you’re eager to improve healthcare information access for patients using novel, web-based tools and applications and have a proven track record of excellence, this role may be of interest to you.
Responsibilities: Lead strategy and execute tactics to build online cancer community. Being a supportive voice and guide for patients within the community to understand needs. Take input of customer needs from focus groups, feedback, conversations, and metrics as input along with internal vision to make informed recommendations on product opportunities. Participate in the ongoing development of the company's business plan, as it relates to building patient communities. Requirements: Passion for the mission of Navigating Cancer and a strong desire to impact an up-and-coming healthcare technology start-up. BA/BS degree in Marketing, Communications, or related field. Minimum 1+ years experience in building an online community with minimum of 2 years of experience in online marketing. Strong understanding and personal familiarity with online social networks (twitter, facebook, blogs, etc). Have excellent teamwork, written and oral communication skills.
Contact: Send resume to info@navigatingcancer.com
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Date: 6/23/09
Who: Fitch
Position: Interactive Designer
Where: Seattle
Responsibilities: FITCH is searching for an interactive designer who passionate and innovative. Our ideal candidate will have a well-rounded understanding of graphic design, information architecture, usability, technology, and experience design. Applied conceptual strategy, design brainstorming, design ownership of projects from start through completion and team interactions are all part of daily life for an Interactive Designer at FITCH.
Requirements: A minimum of four years as a senior designer in at least two of the following areas: multimedia, advertising, interactive advertising, game interface design, Internet design, or marketing. A degree in or training in area of discipline expertise. Strong creative and conceptual vision for multimedia, and the ability to execute high quality integrated interactive communications against strategic business objectives. Is an expert in graphic design programs, such as InDesign, Photoshop, Flash, etc. Design experience with Microsoft Silverlight. Strong comprehension of information architecture and editorial disciplines and methodologies. Mastery of project concept creation, site architecture, user-interface specification, functionality specification and interactive design. Strong understanding of front-end interactive design solutions for back-end data systems. Working knowledge of capabilities of different platforms and browsers, and their design constraints on the Web. HTML skills a plus, but not required. Successful experiences working with and selling to clients. Strong time management and creative resource management capabilities Demonstrated ability to direct and multi-task effectively under pressure.
Contact: Please submit resume and portfolio to kay.lavelle@fitch.com
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Date: 6/23/09
Who: CASA
Position: Director of Online Strategy
Where: Lower Queen Anne
Responsibilities: Responsible for developing and implementing internet strategy for National CASA, a nonprofit child advocacy organization serving abused and neglected children. This individual will lead and direct online systems that enhance National CASA’s internet presence. He/she will be responsible for maintaining and improving the National CASA websites and electronic communication tools. We seek 5-7 years internet team leadership experience including web business strategy development and implementation, technical management, budget management, data analysis, and 3-4 years email list development/management experience. National CASA has been honored with the Alfred P. Sloan Workplace Flexibility, Puget Sound Business Journal's Washington's Best Workplace and Dave Thomas Foundation Adoption Friendly Workplace awards.
Contact: Learn more about us at www.nationalcasa.org. Submit resume and cover by June 25 to employment@nationalcasa.org
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Date: 6/22/09
Who: Cobalt
Position: Senior Email Marketing Manager
Where: Lywnood
What: Cobalt - a leading provider of online retailing and digital marketing solutions for the automotive industry - seeks an Email Marketing Manager to manage the activities of a team of email marketing specialists charged with maximizing the effectiveness of email marketing campaigns for dealerships enrolled in the Owner Marketing Services program. The Email Marketing Manager is responsible for developing, implementing, and ensuring adherence to the Cobalt Digital Marketing strategy, developing and managing daily team processes, supervision and professional development of assigned staff, achievement of established team performance metrics, and adherence to Services department policies.
Responsibilities: Drive the delivery of the email marketing group. Develop processes and methodologies to ensure high standards of email marketing services delivery. With team leads, mentor and train email specialists on the latest trends in digital (online) marketing. Work with product management to define the delivery of coordinated Digital Marketing Campaigns. Manage day-to-day activities of the team including: team scheduling; adherence to quality customer service & team process standards; escalation for customer/product issues; dissemination of procedural, product, department/company update information to the team and ensure understanding/adherence among team members. Provide supervision and professional guidance to team members through: team member one-on-one coaching and review meetings; conducting regular team meetings; development of quarterly and annual performance goals & objectives; documenting and delivering timely performance feedback; take appropriate disciplinary actions as appropriate and required. Prepare appropriate status reports for delivery to customers and Cobalt management, as needed. Provide customer escalation for the team; assist team members in problem evaluation and resolution; work directly with customers as necessary to resolve escalated issues. Represent customer needs in the product development lifecycle to ensure the product roadmap addresses Services customer needs as they relate to Email Marketing and Search Engine Optimization, Paid Search, and Display Advertising.
Requirements: 5-10 years experience delivering digital marketing services including but not limited to email marketing, ad display, and/or search. 5+ years experience managing a team of 15+ people in a customer facing function is required. Proven ability to manage others and develop future leaders in a fast-paced technology environment. 4+ years experience in organic search, especially with Google, Yahoo, and/or MSN is preferred. Strong client services skills. Experience in developing, implementing and gauging the success of new processes from the ground up. Experience in developing and delivering performance analysis to both internal and external customers. Ability to quickly learn & understand complex software products and explain these to customers.
Contact: Apply via our online landing page.
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Date: 6/22/09
Who: WildTangent
Position: Ad Campaign Manager
Where: Redmond
What: The Ad Campaign Manager will administer the daily operations of advertising campaigns across the WildTangent Games Network. You will be responsible for the effective exchange of information and assets among relevant parties to ensure accurate and timely posting of ad campaigns, in addition to monitoring and optimizing live campaigns to maximize performance. You will also assist in the monthly revenue recognition process by assuring that all impressions have been served for each client, and that each contract is correctly reported and recorded with the Finance team. The hired candidate will be a detail oriented, enthusiastic self-starter who can work independently with little supervision.
Responsibilities: Maintain the highest standards around campaign fulfillment through accurate and reliable campaign management to maximize sales revenue. Act as main internal contact and support sales reps of an assigned territory. Traffic all advertising campaign components into DART for Publishers ad serving technology. Troubleshoot trafficking issues as needed. Perform regular quality assurance/quality control checks on assigned client campaigns to ensure they are running as contracted. Review assigned proposed contracts for integrity and cross-references with proposals generated by Sales team. Assist in the insertion of proposals into DSM order management system and the ushering of proposal through the inventory and discount approval process. Regularly monitor and reconcile assigned campaigns across delivery, financial and third party ad serving systems. Work within interdepartmental workflows to ensure that all ad campaign elements are handled according to process/schedule as needed in conjunction with Ad Operations Manager. Work directly with clients on any and all elements related to creative specifications and submission and troubleshoot any ad creative issues that affect tracking, implementation, or reporting. Act as Sales and client contact for any campaign performance questions and other issues as needed. Work collaboratively with Sales to recommend campaign modifications, leveraging understanding of advertiser and product performance.
Requirements: 2 – 4 years online advertising experience. Ability to troubleshoot technical issues. General understanding of online advertising processes. Good problem-solving, negotiating and organization skills. Ability to multi-task and work effectively under pressure. Strong communication and interpersonal skills. Prior experience with ad serving tools: DART, Atlas DMT, etc.. Working knowledge of HTML, Photoshop and JavaScript a plus. BS/BA degree is required.
Contact: Reply to hrrecruiting@wildtangent.com
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Date: 6/19/09
Who: Extended Result, Inc.
Position: Web Designer/Information Architect/Graphics Designer
Where: Redmond
What: We are seeking a senior Web Application designer to join our team. We are looking for a candidate who is beyond imaginative and who constantly strives to improve and perfect ideas. The candidate must apply design leadership and strategic thought to interactive design and must possess the ability to take abstract concepts and turn them into visually compelling and innovative designs. We want an artist with originality in their designs and ideas, not someone who needs step-by-step instructions for inspiration. The designer will work closely with the company president to support his creative vision. If you want your work to make a huge impact, you’ve found the right company to work for!
Requirements: Strong background and experience building interactive web/desktop/mobile applications. Demonstrated graphic arts skills. Ability to think outside the box and produce original designs in a timely matter. Expert in design software – Adobe CS applications including, but not limited to, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Premiere, Acrobat, Dreamweaver. Experience with the following Microsoft Products is highly desired: Expression Suite; Microsoft Office; Microsoft Silverlight and/or Adobe Flash design/animation/prototyping abilities. Strong understanding of UI custom control development. Knowledge of 3D design. Keen eye for visual communication. Well rounded, visually rich portfolio.
Contact: Reply to Resumes @ ExtendedResults.com . When applying, please send a few samples of your work along with a resume and a few words about you. If contacted, we’d like to review a work portfolio that demonstrates excellent web design skills.
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Date: 6/18/09
Who: CellNetix
Position: Web Application Developer
Where: Seattle - First Hill
What: CellNetix Pathology and Laboratories, (www.cellnetix.com) is a dynamic, rapidly growing private Pathology company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. We have 44 pathologists along with another 145 staff in 8 locations in Western WA. This makes us the largest privately held pathology practice in the Pacific NW and one of the largest in the nation.
Requirements: In-depth experience with ASP.net VB.net or C#.net. At least 2 years Database Web Application Development Experience. Report Writing, SQL 2000/2005 Queries and Stored Procedure Writing. Additional desirable skills: application specification writing and application documentation.
Contact: Send your resume to careers@cellnetix.com in a MS word or .pdf format.
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Date: 6/17/09
Who: msnbc.com
Position: Front End Developer/Designer
Where: Redmond
What: Does the idea of helping develop the future of advertising excite you? Do you live and breathe CSS and JavaScript? Do you check AdAge, AdRants, and FWA daily and have them bookmarked? From a design standpoint do the likes of Joseph Mueller Brockman, Emil Ruder, and Yugo Nakamura inspire and shape your work? Does the mention of the swiss grid system make you feel limited or make you see a way to organize your design and take it to the next level? Then you are the right type of person we are looking for. Msnbc.com is looking for an outstanding and experienced front end developer who is also an amazing designer.
Requirements: The Agency is a new creative development team at msnbc.com dedicated to advancing our ad experiences. Ideal qualifications include: an expert knowledge of CSS, JavaScript and XHTML, experience with Flash, a passion for design, a strong portfolio of innovative work, an intellectual curiosity of advertising, an attention to detail down to the pixel level, an understanding of what requirements and features go into a scalable ad product. Candidates must have a BA/BS degree or equivalent in visual communication, design, advertising, marketing or computer science, 5+ years working in online design, production or content, 5+ years working with or for advertising agencies, large site, publisher, third party ad vendors and/or Microsoft ad platforms. Must have expert knowledge in CSS, HTML, XHTML, JavaScript, cross-browser development and knowledge of industry standard design and dev programs, Photoshop, etc.
Contact: Respond by email to msnbcjobs@msnbc.com. Please include Front End Developer/Designer in the subject line.
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Date: 6/17/09
Who: InstantService.com
Position: Software Test Engineer
Where: Seattle
What: As a member of the Software Test team at InstantService, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining effective test plans, designing, documenting, and executing test cases, writing automated tests, and acting as an advocate for overall quality of the InstantService product.
Responsibilities: Analyze functional requirements to develop and execute test plans and test cases. Discover and provide detailed reporting on product issues. Verify bug fixes. Develop test harnesses for advanced features using HTML, JavaScript and Server Side Scripting. Update regression testing documents following each product release. Work with Development and IT teams to resolve defects and other product issues. Be available to assist in troubleshooting and addressing customer issues escalated from the Customer Support team. Work with other team members to identify and incorporate testing automation tools.
Requirements: 4+ years testing web applications including developing test plans, cases, scripts and bug reports. Excellent knowledge of Internet/Web technologies including web browsers, web servers, TCP/IP, HTTP, HTML, and database driven applications. Comfortable with writing JavaScript and basic SQL. Familiar with Java web based application architecture. Knowledge of Oracle and Toad a plus. Comfortable implementing scripts for automating testing. Inquisitive, creative, problem-solver needing minimal supervision. Solid communication ability and eagerness to participate in, and contribute to building a strong, capable, and friendly team. BS (preferred) or AS in technical degree with emphasis on internet related technologies or equivalent experience.
Contact: Please send resume to jobs_ste@instantservice.com
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Date: 6/17/09
Who: catalysis
Position: Project Manager, Interactive Marketing
Where: Capitol HIll
What: Catalysis, a unique interactive marketing firm, is expanding our team! We are seeking a Project Manager to lead cross-departmental teams towards the execution of high-quality and effective solutions that meet or exceed client needs and expectations. This position maintains full accountability for project quality control and execution, and frequently acts as a project resource when internal/external resources are unavailable.
Responsibilities: Writes and/or oversees writing of project documentation relative to the magnitude of the project (i.e. statements of work, business requirements, functional specifications, project plans). Coordinates and negotiates resource needs across departments and external vendors. Anticipates, embraces and responds appropriately to unanticipated changes in project scope. Serves as day-to-day point of contact for client and internal project teams. The ideal candidate approaches each project from an ownership perspective and proactively identifies and implements solutions for new and existing challenges.
Requirements: Bachelor's degree plus a minimum of 3 years multimedia project management experience (interactive website focus preferred); equivalent combination of education and client services experience will be considered. Experience effectively managing multiple projects with competing deadlines and timelines in a fast-paced, tech-savvy environment. Project management experience in a client-facing position. Strong proficiency in the use of MS Office applications and particularly MS Project. Project Management Professional (PMP) certification a plus. Experience writing detailed bids and estimates preferred.
Contact: Apply online.
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Date: 6/16/09
Who: MOD Systems
Position: Technical Writer
Where: Seattle
What: With headquarters in Seattle, MOD Systems is comprised of veteran software executives from Microsoft Corp., Loudeye Corp., Apple Computer, Inc., and Fullplay Media Systems, Inc. With MOD Systems' sophisticated software solution and interactive touch screen kiosks, retailers can create an engaging experience for consumers to quickly and easily search a virtual catalog of millions of digital assets, sample, and buy content in a format that's portable and multi-device compatible.
Responsibilities: The Technical writer reports to the Director of Engineering. In this role with your team, you will be developing documentation for the kiosk application used to vend digital content (movies, music, and more) deployed in retail locations throughout the world. The job responsibilities include Technical Writing (70%). Develop, edit, and maintain user guides, product release notes, online help systems including step-by-step procedure manual(s) ensuring that documents follow standards, and are grammatically and factually correct. Develop training curricula for technical workshops. Edit white papers and case studies. Planning (20%). Estimate, schedule, and manage all phases of documentation development, including; planning, research, writing, reviewing, editing, and publishing to multiple formats. Strategy (10%). Recommend and guide company localization efforts. Research available and emerging tools and technology used in producing online and paper documentation.
Requirements: BS in Technical Communications, Journalism, English or related field preferred (or equivalent related experience) 5+ years technical writing and/or editing in a technology based environment. Excellent written, verbal and organizational skills. Ability to quickly learn new skills and technologies. Expert user of Microsoft Office, with an emphasis on Word, PowerPoint, and Visio.
Highly Desired: Experience with SCRUM, localization and at least one SCM tool (SVN, Perforce, CVS, …) .
Contact: Respond to jobs@modsystems.com
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Date: 6/16/09
Who: Spring Creek Group
Position: Analytics and Measurement Lead
Where: Seattle
What: Spring Creek Group, a boutique marketing agency based in Seattle Washington and focused on the growing field of Social Media, is looking for a social media metrician. This role will primarily be concerned with tracking, cataloging and measuring the performance of client campaign data “out there in the social web.” This includes content such as online video, mobile advertising, widgets, blogs, social networks, and other social media. The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of direct marketing, online media, web analytics and will be able to analyze and report on campaign performance and ROI across a number of channels—including many without industry-standard metrics.
Responsibilities: Key responsibilities include: Data collection, validation and cataloging using industry leading tools like Visible Technologies, Radian6, Techrigy sm2, Nielsen Buzzmetrics and Meteor. Generation of client facing reports and assisting in the preparation of benchmarking reports and competitive data to give context to other data analysis activities. Manipulation, interpretation, and analysis of campaign level data in order to measure, and report whether a client's social media campaigns are fulfilling its purpose for conversion, task completion, and other KPIs as compared to business goals.
Requirements: If you know how to make data dance in Excel, can interpret and quickly turn information into insights and you think you’re up to the challenge of working w/ fortune 1000 brands please send your resume and a cover letter.
Contact: Respond to jobs@springcreekgroup.com
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Date: 6/16/09
Who: Flash Fire Communications
Position: Public Relations Assistant - Video Games
Where: Seattle
What: Flash Fire Communications (flash-fire.com) is a boutique professional services firm dedicated to creating and executing successful marketing communications campaigns for its clientele in the video gaming industry. Through an integrated approach combining exhaustive gaming knowledge, marketing, public relations and data analytics, Flash Fire offers on-target campaigns with directly measurable results.
Responsibilities: Assist other staff by providing administrative support and services. Research current online buzz for potential clients’ titles and competitive titles. Track online coverage of press releases and asset drops to gaming and mainstream media outlets. Create summary reports of online buzz and media coverage for client use. Draft press releases for distribution to media. Convert press release drafts to html for email distribution. Maintain mailing lists and update database. Coordinate asset distribution (images, audio, video, etc.) with media and partners. Upload/download assets to/from client and partner servers. Assemble and ship media kits to media contacts. Travel expected: 0-15%. Other responsibilities as required.
Requirements: 1-2 years’ experience in marketing, public relations or corporate communications required. Interest in videogames and related industries strongly preferred. Ability to work against tight deadlines and handle confidential client information. Excellent writing and copy editing skills. High computer proficiency, especially with MS Office, social media tools and other web-based applications. Some experience with Adobe Photoshop or other graphic editing software a plus.
Contact: Send resume to info@flash-fire.com.
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Date: 6/15/09
Who: Pyramid Breweries
Position: Brandvangelist - Web Marketing Coordinator
Where: Seattle
What: Independent Brewers United, home of the award-winning Pyramid beers, is seeking a hard working, bright, enthusiastic, optimistic, flexible, well-rounded Web Marketing Coordinator. Or, as we like to call it, a Brandvangelist! This is a new position on our Marketing Team reporting to Director of Brand Magnetism and works closely with the IBU staff on current and future Pyramid internet endeavors.
Responsibilities: This position will lead the development and implementation of an internet marketing strategy that will be a core element of the company’s overall brand marketing plans. The position will also be responsible for creating and executing internet marketing campaigns in a collaborative environment. The incumbent is responsible for driving the growth of the Pyramid community on the internet, increasing traffic to the website, driving newsletter sign ups, and creating and utilizing internal analytical tools and external benchmarks to analyze and improve the effectiveness of the company’s use of the internet as a brand development tool. Successful candidate will also participate as a driving voice of the Pyramid brand by managing and executing a consistent tone throughout the brand communications including copywriting, developing the jargon library, and working with the Director of Brand Magnetism and outside copywriters to create consistent and effective messaging. The not so glamorous details: Travel: This position will be “on the road” (driving & flying) approximately 30% of time. Transportation: Must have reliable transportation, a Valid Driver’s License and insurance. Environment: During events, you should be willing to work in any and all weather conditions. Also, you may be exposed to second hand smoke while promoting products in on-premise establishments. Availability: You may be required to work long or unpredictable hours. Work revolves around objectives, projects and priorities, not hours. Must be available nights and weekends. Physical: You should be comfortable lifting heavy beer and point-of-sales boxes.
Requirements: 2-4 years of relevant experience or a combination of experience and education. Bachelor's degree required, preferably with a concentration in Public Relations, Marketing, or English - Curriculum that includes courses in advertising, business administration, journalism and creative writing preferred but not required. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Comfort speaking in front of groups with imagination, enthusiasm and charm. Strong computer and internet skills including familiarity with social networking sites. Intimate knowledge of the Craft Beer industry and Pyramid Brewing Co.. Can represent the company at the corporate level. Capable of being a company spokesperson, if needed, in a public relations situation
Contact: Please e-mail your updated resume to hr@independentbrewers.com and include Brandvengelist in the subject line. In the body of the e-mail, please write 3 paragraphs – 1 – telling us why you are interested in joining Pyramid – 2 – how your experience and/or education relates to THIS position – and 3 – why you would be the best fit for our Web Brandvangelist opening Please include your salary history and/or expectations on your resume or in the body of the e-mail. No calls please!
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Date: 6/15/09
Who: AAA Washington
Position: Web Designer
Where: Bellevue
What: AAA Washington, winner of several Best Places to Work awards, is looking for a Web Designer to join our team. AAA Washington is a team oriented company that offers a friendly, casual and service-oriented atmosphere. We look for team members who are talented, motivated to learn and want to make a difference promoting AAA in the marketplace.
Responsibilities: This position is responsible for providing graphic and web design for AAA branded websites and related email marketing campaigns. Incorporate AAA’s overall marketing and branding image with graphical elements, and as needed other website tools, to produce static and dynamic web pages. In addition, enjoy collaborating with other AAA partners, including our own Web Developer, in front-end development of the corporate website and other mid-size design and team projects.
Requirements: BA or two year related degree. Experience and portfolio can be considered in lieu of formal education. 2+ years experience in a related functional role. Demonstrated graphic arts skills with emphasis on Web design. Proficiency with Macintosh and PC computers, HTML/XHTML code, JavaScript, ASP, CSS and other web development tools, web authoring software programs and Desktop publishing software programs (Adobe CS3 applications including, but not limited to, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator/FreeHand, In-Design, Contribute, Fireworks, Acrobat, MS Office, etc). Strong organizational skills yet able to change direction quickly. Commitment to keeping current with design trends, technologies and standards in Web development.
Contact: To apply, visit: www.aaawa.com. Click on "Employment," then "Marketing."
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Date: 6/12/09
Who: Smilebox, Inc.
Position: German Content Producer
Where: Redmond
What: Smilebox Inc., the leading photo service for celebrating, sharing and preserving life moments, is looking for a fluent German speaker with a diverse skill set and an understanding of the German culture to drive the localization of the Smilebox service and content catalog in German.
Responsibilities: The German Content Producer will work out of the Smilebox Redmond, WA office and will be responsible for translating all aspects of the Smilebox service in German. This includes translating the Smilebox application, the Smilebox catalog of 850+ designs, the continuous flow of 5+ new designs released each week and the Smilebox customer support Knowledge Base. They will also provide customer support to German consumers as needed, working closely with the Smilebox US customer support team.
Requirements: The ideal candidate is a fluent German speaker who is a fast learner, comfortable with technology tools and able to take on a broad range of functions. They have excellent communication and writing skills, pay close attention to detail, thrive on working cross-functionally and have a consistent track record of delivering strong results. Prior translation experience, customer support experience, or experience working with Flash are a plus. Fluency in French as well as German is also a big plus.
Contact: Please send resume to jobs@smilebox.com
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Date: 6/12/09
Who: Blue Nile
Position: Public Relations Summer Intern
Where: Seattle
What: Blue Nile, the leading online retailer of diamonds and fine jewelry, has an opening for a Public Relations Summer Intern. The ideal candidate will be a college junior, senior, or recent graduate, pursuing a degree in English, journalism, communications, marketing or similar. This position provides a fantastic opportunity for a dynamic, organized, and ambitious self-starter to gain hands-on experience working in the area of public relations in one of the fastest growing Internet retail companies in the country. This is a paid summer position.
Responsibilities: The PR Intern will assist with the creation of media lists, update editorial calendars, and outreach to and maintain media relationships. In addition, this individual will be responsible for development and editing of high-quality written materials.
Requirements: Strong critical thinking, creativity, and verbal and written communication skills. Be self-starting, proactive and have a willingness to take ownership of projects with minimal oversight. Ability to build and maintain relationships with reporters, develop compelling story pitches, and secure stories in mainstream print and broadcast media. Superb organizational skills, hard-work-ethic, attention to detail, and respect for deadlines. The selection process includes interviews with members of the marketing and public relations team and a writing exercise.
Contact: To be considered for this opportunity: Please submit resume and cover letter with salary requirements via email to jobs@bluenile.com or via fax to 206.336.6750.
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Date: 6/12/09
Who: Cobalt Group
Position: Sr Web Designer/Design Integrator
Where: Seattle
What: The Cobalt Group—a leading provider of online retailing and search engine marketing solutions for the automotive industry seeks a Design Integrator. The Design Integrator works building both visual web design experiences for clients and constructing simulators and tools to support. This position requires versatility and proficiency in Web UI Design and building.
Responsibilities: Works with the project team and Design Lead to create click thoughts and simulations for pre-sales opportunities and usability testing. Builds mockups based on client needs and provides estimates for work. Interprets wireframes, mockups, Test Scripts, Use Cases and Vision Documents to build correct user flows for simulators. Has Graphic Design skills including web optimization of graphical elements. Follows design processes for creation, documentation, organization, time tracking and communication of status. Works under supervision of more experienced Design Staff.
Requirements: Expert level HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Windows, Mac, Unix. Intermediate-to-advanced PhotoShop, Illustrator/InDesign, Flash, PHP, JAVA. Must have excellent communication skills, leadership skills and organizational skills. Candidate needs to be flexible to develop simulators and click throughs that others have designed as well as their own creations. Preferred: 5-7 years design experience. Must have a strong portfolio of constructed solutions demonstrating HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Flash development is a plus.
Contact: Please apply via this Web page online.
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Date: 6/11/09
Who: POP
Position: Flash Actionscript Developer/Designer
Where: Seattle
What: POP continues to grow and is searching for talented, creative, and innovative Flash developers. Founded in 1996, POP (www.pop.us) is a leading interactive agency working with global brands such as Nintendo, Target, EA and Amazon..
Requirements: Our flash developers have a deep understanding of interactive experiences, write elegant code, communicate well, and know the importance of detail. Skills we’re looking for: 2/3+ years experience in interactive media, advanced knowledge of AS3 and AS2, experience managing flash content with CMS/XML, strong knowledge of oop principles, strong knowledge of Flash IDE, Photoshop, HTML and basic Javascript. Extra credit for: experience with After Effects, experience with 3D Studio Max or Maya, experience with Air/Flex.
Contact: Please send your resume, portfolio links, and code samples to jobs@pop.us with " Flash Designer/Developer" as your subject line.
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Date: 6/10/09
Who: Social Strata
Position: Online Marketing/Community Intern
Where: Seattle
What: Social Strata, a division of Groupee-inc.com, is a Seattle-based agency that has been in business for over a decade. We are looking for unpaid interns to help grow and manage several online communities.
Responsibilities: Your job will be to help develop, manage and grow one or more assigned online communities. The communities are a mixture of internal projects and client projects. Interest in topics such as pop culture, television and sports is a plus. Development responsibilities will include helping to develop community goals and strategies. Management responsibilities will range from moderating community comments to assisting with online events. Growth responsibilities will include developing opportunities and seeing those ideas through; this includes researching contacts and managing the projects entire life cycle. This will mean being comfortable on the phone and engaging in professional conversations.
Requirements: Strong writing and communication skills. Strong conflict resolution skills. Online - Must be comfortable using forums, blogs, Facebook and Twitter. Offline - Must be comfortable researching and making contacts with show producers and team managers. Interns must have their own laptop.
Contact: If you would like to apply for this internship please send your resume and cover letter to letstalk@socialstrata.com
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Date: 6/9/09
Who: Swedish Medical Center
Position: Web Developer Senior - Information Services Interfaces & Integration
Where: Seattle
What: The Web Developer Senior position provides consulting, analysis, mentoring and technical leadership to the support and/or development team in the assigned business area. Will assist in the development of all phases of projects, and is accountable for the success of these projects.
Responsibilities: Successful candidate will be responsible for using multiple development tools to design, develop, implement and maintain and develop key processes within the organization and across multiple departments. Plays a primary role in intranet and portal development. Supports new and existing .NET databases. Mentors other web team members with respect to Microsoft Sharepoint and .NET. Is responsible for the web test environment and code source control. Participates in the formulation of system scope and objectives. Collaborates with customers, staff, IT colleagues, and other stakeholders to define and document detailed user requirements and possible system interfaces, assess available technologies, and develop and present solutions. Devises or modifies procedures to solve problems using information technology. Prepares detailed specifications from which programs will be written or diverse systems integrated as appropriate, and designs, codes, tests, debugs, implements, and documents those programs.
Requirements: 5+ years experience in web applications development, preferably intranet based, we at least 3 years focusing on the Microsoft platform
"Strong web development skill set, focusing on Sharepoint Portal and Sharepoint Services, .NET development, asp.net, and SQL 2000 database development as it integrates with web applications. Proficiency in Visual Studio. Proficiency in html, dhtml, VB Script, JavaScript, CSS and .asp. Previous work on a web development team and ability to do all aspects in the web development life cycle (SDLC). Previous work in 3-tier application architecture applications. Prior job experience in a higher-level programming language such as C or Visual Basic.
Contact: Please apply online.
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Date: 6/9/09
Who: SearchMarketMe
Position: Web Designer Rock Star
Where: Issaquah
What: SearchMarketMe is growing and is in dire need of a website designer (aka rock star) to join our team. Ideally this person would be a total rock star in all areas design – from conceptual logo work to full scale website design.
As a full service online marketing company, you will be designing LOTS of websites. Project management skills are a must, as are both patience and a desire to be challenged. This will start out as a contract position for the first 60 days, and then will transition into a full-time employee role.
Responsibilities: As the ‘Website Designer Rock Star’ you will be the senior designer on staff – allowing flexibility to grow the position into new, fun directions. However, that also brings the responsibility of being the ‘senior’ designer and not having another employee to tap for advice. If you aren’t comfortable with this responsibility – don’t apply! In this role you will be the right hand to the Web Developer – you design the ‘look & feel’ and pass it off to the developer to implement into a ‘real’ website with a CMS backend.
Requirements: Superior design skills. We’re not looking for 1998, or even 2007 style designs here – it has to be the best of the best. You will also be designing: Logo Designs & Email Marketing Templates. User Interface experience – must have experience with developing effective layout & ‘flow’ of website content. Experience creating ‘style sheets’ for companies brand. Minimum of 2 years (associates degree), prefer Bachelor’s Degree – any degree with design emphasis a huge plus. Experienced – Minimum of 2 years web industry experience. Did we say superior design skills? Languages Spoken: Mac & Windows OS Platforms, Photoshop & Illustrator, Flash, Microsoft Office.
Contact: Submit your resume, salary expectations, letter explaining why you’re interested in the position, and at least 3 sample websites (please indicate your level of involvement with each) to designer@searchmarketme.com.
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Date: 6/8/09
Who: YourSports.com
Position: Flash + WordPress Project Support
Where: Bellevue
What: YourSports Network is a new brand of online regional sports networks that broadcasts full NCAA and high school games onto sports-targeted websites with large audiences on the web. Think Hulu for tier 1 and 2 sports content.SocialGo is powering our basic social network and content management system. This project consists of an interactive splash page for viewers to click on a flash-based U.S. map + a custom theme to be developed for our Corporate pages (about, press, faq, advertise, produce, etc.).
Responsibilities: Our lead on this project will be setting up our corporate pages with a new host and integrating our GoDaddy backend to match up the URL's. URL for our corporate pages will be: http://www.corporate.yoursports.com/ (not yet developed) URL for regional networks via SocialGo (being developed by another designer) will be: northwest.yoursports.com, bayarea.yoursports.com, etc. Check out our current Ning-powered site at http://www.yoursports.com Check out our sand box SocialGo-powered site at http://www.yoursports.socialgo.com We have a PDF file with instructions. We'll need to jump on a call to discuss the specifics.
Requirements: Design and user-experience are critical. We're pre Series A and need to give our future investors a look of national scale + primo-branding. Most of our branding is in place, we need it to be customized for an interactive splash page + new set of corporate pages that will have to connect to our SocialGo site. .
Contact: Please send your web-based portfolio to chrism@yoursports.com for consideration.
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Date: 6/8/09
Who: ArenaNet
Position: Website Content Wrtiter
Where: Bellevue
What: Located in Bellevue, Washington, ArenaNet is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Korea-based NCsoft Corporation. The studio was formed in the spring of 2000 with the goal of creating a state-of-the-art interactive game network, and of developing premier multiplayer, online games.
Responsibilities: Currently, ArenaNet is busy developing Guild Wars 2 while continuing to support Guild Wars with additional content such as holiday events, community contests, monthly championships, and merchandise. As a website content writer, you’ll work with the Game Development, Community, Marketing, and Web teams to generate and edit content for all ArenaNet websites. You’ll work with a dedicated Content Manager to create compelling website features for both Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2, and you’ll play a large role in developing and driving the voice of our games on the web. Duties: Writing articles and web features for our games. Developing marketing copy. Editing copy written by designers and other team members. Using your creativity and passion to assist the team with developing fun and compelling content for the websites. Working with the team to develop a clear, consistent, and friendly voice for all website content.
Requirements: Journalism degree or 2 years web/print experience (game reviews, manuals, etc). Ability to translate complicated game mechanics into easy-to-understand and interesting written articles for players of all ages and experience levels. Willing and able to work closely with game designers, web developers, and other writers. Must be comfortable with seeking out answers and researching topics to develop articles with minimal direct guidance. Ability to take direction and to write content under pressure and tight deadlines. Passionate, fun, self-motivated, and creative. Extensive gaming experience required, preferably with MMO and RPG titles. A strong passion for and knowledge of Guild Wars is a huge plus. Experience with using wikis and writing/understanding HTML is also a huge plus.
Contact: Apply online.
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Date: 6/8/09
Who: MediaNet
Position: Web Designer
Where: Seattle
What: MediaNet is the leading provider of business-to-business digital entertainment services, giving companies the ability to easily sell music and video online. Through our MN Open and MN Enterprise technology platforms, and using our comprehensive content, we are able to offer businesses of any size solutions that meet their needs and the needs of their customers. So, if you share our passion for digital innovation and want to take part in shaping its future, come be part of the MediaNet Digital team. We are looking for a web designer to assist with a variety of online collateral and other projects in support of a new product that enables website owners to quickly and easily sell music. As part of the product development we need someone with great graphic design skills and the ability to also implement those designs to in CSS/HTML. .
Responsibilities: We are looking for a web designer to assist with a variety of online collateral and other projects in support of a new product that enables website owners to quickly and easily sell music. As part of the product development we need someone with great graphic design skills and the ability to also implement those designs to in CSS/HTML. Key Responsibilities include: Work with the Director, User Experience & Product Design to implement the visual design of widgets, product mock-ups, re-skinning of applications and websites, PowerPoint Presentations. Proactively review and update website and sales sheets. Provide company-wide support to ensure all outgoing information has approved look-and-feel and properly branded messaging. Contribute to the design of newsletters, HTML templates and CSS. Maintain/update the style guide.
Requirements: BA in related field with at least 2 years of related work experience. Proficient in the following programs: Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver and PowerPoint. Strong HTML/CSS skills, including cross-browser and hand coding. Knowledge and experience of how design impacts the web presentation layer (HTML, CSS, and XML, etc). At least one year of relevant, professional Web Design / Development experience. Strong interpersonal and communication (oral and written) skills. Demonstrated ability to work well and communicate in a team environment. Flash experience is a plus (ActionScript 2 and ActionScript 3/Flex type). Portfolio demonstrating excellent web design skills.
Contact: If you are a qualified candidate, please email your resume and cover letter to careers@mndigital.com as follows: Note the job title in the subject line: Web Designer - 9007. Cover letters and resumes must be sent as email attachments, although you can additionally include them in the body of the email if you wish. Please use either Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat formats for all attachments. The ideal candidate will live locally, have done this role before and is available to start within 2 weeks. There is no telecommuting option.
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Date: 6/5/09
Who: Smilebox
Position: VP Marketing
Where: Redmond
What: Smilebox Inc., is looking for an experienced Vice President of Marketing to help us establish Smilebox as the #1 service for how consumers share and preserve special moments in their lives. The successful candidate will report to the CEO, own the Smilebox brand and manage an exceptional team of marketers. They will drive a broad range of online and offline marketing activities, including advertising, SEM, SEO and affiliate marketing, as well as partner syndication, PR, grass roots marketing and product planning. They will also define branding and positioning, lead market research efforts and be a key driver of our overall company strategy. Join a fantastic team with a proven track record of building successful consumer internet businesses as we continue to drive towards a bold and compelling mission.
Responsibilities: PPC marketing optimization and growth. Affiliate marketing. Search Engine Optimization. Partner management and optimization with large existing (Hallmark, HP) and new partners. Public Relations, grass roots and social media marketing. Content planning and merchandizing. Customer Relationship Management. Branding, positioning and messaging. Usage optimization. Monetization optimization, including pricing, premium feature prioritization and presentation. Consumer research – quantitative and qualitative. Performance tracking and reporting. Business forecasting. Company strategy. Feature prioritization and planning.
Requirements: Minimum 10 years marketing experience, preferably in consumer technology. Solid people management skills. Very strong analytical, communication and presentation skills. Ability to work cross-functionally. Comfort with understanding the technical requirements of features. Solid strategic skills. Fast learner. Strong drive and initiative, with focus on results. Team player. Experience with managing and optimizing large PPC campaigns. Strong track record of consistently meeting and exceeding targets. MBA required.
Contact: Reply to jobs@smilebox.com
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Date: 6/5/09
Who: Eddie Bauer
Position: Interactive Art Director
Where: Bellevue
What: We are looking for a rockstar Interactive Art Director to join our elite digital design team— an AD with sick graphic skills, mastery of Flash, someone who leads by example, has strong mentoring and leadership experience, and inspires those around them by their enthusiasm and dedication to create world-class creative.
Responsibilities: This role interfaces primarily with the Director of Ecommerce, Creative, but will need to develop relationships with a wide variety of people in several disciplines to achieve consistency in the creative across all channels and executions. The AD will need to be able to give motion and interaction direction to Flash and CSS developers. The AD will also need to be able to present and interact efficiently with C-level executives. Communication skills and knowledge of the interactive space are crucial to inform and relate to such a diverse team.
Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree in a design-related field (i.e. Graphic, Art, Product, Retail etc.) 5+ years Interactive design and Flash design experience 1+ years in a leadership role. Helpful: local and/or national award-winning work, 2+ years in a leadership role – with responsibilities including mentoring, directing, recruiting and building a team. Design experience for social media platforms, online advertising experience (banner and rich media executions), experience with video production and implementation in Flash. AfterEffects skills, 3D skills, CSS knowledge.
Contact: To apply for this position, click here.
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Date: 6/4/09
Who: Alaska Airlines
Position: Manager, Web Analytics
Where: Seattle
What: The Manager of Web Analytics will, along with a direct report, assist the e-Commerce and Interactive Marketing teams with an analytical approach to decision-making, and provide them and their stakeholders with insights that drive traffic and improve conversion. They will conduct evaluations of alaskaair.com trends and provide operational reporting, forecasting, and recommendations to guide alaskaair.com channel’s direction and success.
Responsibilities: Provide scheduled and ad-hoc statistical / analytical support of alaskaair.com and its online marketing efforts (newsletter, SEM, SEO) for the e-commerce and interactive marketing teams as well as the broader marketing organization. Maintain monthly scorecards and dashboards gathering various data points from the web analytics software as well as other internal databases and reports. Create and design new reports, dashboards, and measurement methods as needed. Develop, analyze, and interpret large data sets to research trends in customer perception, preferences, and behaviors across the e-commerce channel. Distill into conclusions with relevant, actionable recommendations. Help with implementation and data integrity validation testing of web analytics in new releases. Interact with marketing and IT teams to determine data requirements and usage. Create solutions to manage how we measure alaskaair.com, evolve these tactics and provide a method to make this knowledge actionable for the business.
Requirements: Three years experience with web analytics tools and one year experience implementing Omniture’s Site Catalyst. Knowledge of e-commerce business models, airline industry, and/or optimization testing methods is a plus. Proven ability to lead a team. Strong analytic, quantitative, and statistical skills with ability to transform the data into actionable insights. Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail. Self motivated with a high degree of intellectual curiosity. Proficient in Microsoft Excel. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Proven ability to develop strong collaborative working relationships across various workgroups (business, operational, technical).
Contact: Apply online.
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Date: 6/3/09
Who: Flaab.com
Position: Two Brilliant, Energetic Interns to Save the World
Where: Bellevue
What: We are looking for two interns who can do ALL THINGS DIGITAL----but
with style and wit. We are a new startup called Flaab.com. It’s a saucy, killer weight-loss site with a staggering 83% success rate. It’s been created by E. Jean Carroll of Elle Magazine and Kenneth Shaw, economics genius from Stanford. (BASICALLY on Flaab.com, you bet $$$ on how many pounds you want to lose and you get your $$$ back when you lose them. However, if you miss your deadline and DON’T lose the weight, your money goes to your worst enemy.)
Responsibilities: The successful candidate will be responsible for the development of online website applications, assisting with BCI’s on-line databases and assisting with website account management. Additionally, the position involves IT support tasks such as helping BCI staff with computer questions and network maintenance.
While we are not making any lofty predictions, we think Flaab.com will help a lot of people who’ve tried a bunch of diets and failed. So your duties will include helping people reach their goals, also twittering your brains out, writing stunningly engaging notes to diet/weight-loss bloggers, introducing the site to feature editors at newspapers, and basically sending Flaab into the world with style.
Contact: Do NOT send a resume. Do not send anything in an attachment. We want to hear about you, personally, in an email: What you love about your life, what you hate, and how you spend your time. More importantly, we are dying to know about your relationship with food, dieting, weight-loss, favorite snacks, and so on. To win an internship you MUST be able to relate to people who struggle with losing weight!! We are all heading into Web 3.0, and we want Flaab to have an impact! This will be a sterling reference on your resume. So take a look at the site. We don’t want to hear from anyone who does not grok the basics of our idea. http://www.flaab.com/indexFlaab.php
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Date: 6/3/09
Who: Bryant Christie Inc.
Position: Website Developer/IT Assistant
Where: Seattle
What: Bryant Christie Inc., a dynamic and growing international affairs management firm, is now accepting resumes for a website developer and general IT assistant. The position is likely to begin as a full time 6-month contract with the possibility of longer term employment.
Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will be responsible for the development of online website applications, assisting with BCI’s on-line databases and assisting with website account management. Additionally, the position involves IT support tasks such as helping BCI staff with computer questions and network maintenance.
Requirements: Candidates must have a good understanding and strong background in HTML, CSS, Javascript, MS SQL query development, have familiarity with ColdFusion, and must be comfortable in a Microsoft work environment. A college degree is required, with a preference for degrees in computer science, information systems, or related field. Additionally, candidates should have at least three years of web development experience. Individuals with experience in building web forms or online databases will be viewed favorably. Finally, candidates must have strong interpersonal and good organizational skills, be self-motivated, and be able to simultaneously manage multiple projects.
Contact:
If you are interested in applying for this position, please mail and e-mail a cover letter, resume, and samples of previous work by June 15, 2009. Applicants who do not submit all requested information will not be considered. Please send to: Jeremy Bishop, Bryant Christie Inc., 500 Union St., Ste. 701, Seattle, WA 98101 jeremyb@bryantchristie.com
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Date: 6/2/09
Who: RealNetworks
Position: Director of Market Research
Where: Seattle
What: The Director of Market Research will lead the marketing research function for RealNetworks, and will generate and communicate consumer insights to guide the development and marketing of the company’s digital media services and consumer software.
Responsibilities: Oversee the design, implementation and distribution of all of the company’s primary and secondary market and customer intelligence in the US, Europe and Asia. Manage department resources and suppliers. Develop annual research plans for consumer product groups (digital music, video/media tools and casual games) plus corporate marketing, and build cross-functional consensus for research priorities among product managers, software dev teams, customer service teams, financial analysts, and sales and marketing executives. Design appropriate research projects and manage these projects to completion, conducting analysis and reporting the results to managers and executives. Ensure that existing intelligence from all sources is available for use in decision-making throughout the organization and in external communications as needed.
Requirements: The ideal candidate will have 7+ years of marketing research experience or the equivalent, including both study design and analysis; experience with media, entertainment or consumer technology industries is preferred. The position requires someone with strong quantitative/analytical abilities and a comprehensive understanding of market research methods, preferably with classroom training in intermediate statistics and the use of SPSS; hands-on experience conducting interviews and/or focus groups is preferred. The ability to thrive within a rapidly changing business environment, as well as strong project management skills are critical to success at this position.
Required Education: BA/BS require.Graduate degree in business administration, social scien |
