CMS Wire Job posting

Location: New York City, NY, United States
URL: http://buzzfeed.com
Posted: 3/19/2010

Job Description:
BuzzFeed is a venture-funded startup building an innovative platform for publishing and tracking viral media. We are seeking a talented New York-based designer to join us full-time in our brand new 4000 sq ft SOHO office space. This is an great opportunity to make a huge impact as an integral part of our small team.

Your Job
- Design and build innovative web products experienced by over 7 million people a month
- Work on everything from mockups and prototypes to finished products
- Take ownership of your projects and see them to completion
- Collaborate with Product/Design Director and other team members
- Work with our development team to ensure polished implementations

Your Talents
- Creating intelligent, engaging, beautiful web experiences, interfaces and products
- Intuitive understanding of web user interface and information design
- Strong visual design and typography skills with a clean esthetic
- Fluency in modern web conventions, browser technologies and implementation techniques
- Using Photoshop and HTML/CSS to rapidly prototype new designs and features
- Effective communication and interface copywriting skills
- You thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative work environment

Pluses
- Mobile Web/iPhone/Android experience
- Icon design, illustration
- Interest in viral media / web culture
- Javascript

Location: Chicago, IL, United States
URL: http://www.vibes.com
Posted: 3/19/2010

Job Description:
VIBES MEDIA is the leading provider of interactive mobile marketing platforms and a recognized pioneer in the mobile marketing space. The company has executed more than 10,000 mobile marketing programs and delivered 500 million messages throughout the U.S. and is poised for continued growth in 2009 and beyond. Vibes is recognized as a leading player in the U.S. mobile applications market, an industry that according to a recent eMarketer forecast- will reach more than $19 billion globally by 2012.

Vibes' marketing campaigns include text-messaging promotions, downloadable ring tones and wallpapers, text-based voting, games/trivia and many other innovative and ground breaking mobile marketing applications. The company has partnered with some of the world's leading consumer brands, sports teams and musicians, including Verizon Wireless, Sprint, AT&T, Coca Cola, Tribune, CBS, Disney, Intel, MTV and many other industry leaders.

We are currently seeking a results driven Sales Engineer with proven success in a fast paced environment to join our dynamic team and directly contribute to Vibes' meeting and exceeding our revenue goals. The top candidate will have a strong command of technology and the digital/new media space, as well as product marketing, sales and business operations best practices. The Sales Engineer will partner with our top performing team to optimize the pre-sales and contract launch for Vibes' Marketer and Publisher clients. The candidate we place will be team player with high career potential and a passion for technology & mobile marketing and advertising solutions. This position is located downtown Chicago at 205 W. Wacker Drive.

Responsibilities:
. Gather technical requirements and determine best approach to apply Vibes' value proposition to client objectives and opportunities.
. Design and deliver effective presentations and technical demonstrations to a range of audiences, highlighting Vibes' products and technologies (in person and via web conference).
. Scope, recommend and assist in pricing complex technical solutions.
. Develop innovative solutions and overcome technical obstacles to sign strategic accounts.
. Develop and deliver proof-of-concepts for technical solutions in partnership with direct sales representatives throughout the sales cycle.
. Contribute to the technical components of the deal signoff process with Legal, Engineering, Sales and Finance.
. Provide market and technical insight to core business strategy.
. Act as an advocate for the client and serve as the technical "trusted advisor" to address client business opportunities and pain points.
. Provide support throughout RFP process, researching, composing, and contributing to RFP's.
. Promote and exemplify values and professionalism with team, prospects and clients.
. Regularly contribute to Vibes' cross-functional teams to provide technical leadership, case studies and recommendations.
. Effectively convey customer requirements to Product Management Teams.
. Travel frequently as needed in the sales cycle.
. Contribute to company thought leadership through blog posts and other written communications.

Requirements & Qualifications:
. BA or BS degree preferred in computer science, engineering, or related major. MBA or MS in computer science is a plus.
. At least 5 years of sales engineering experience with experience in digital marketing and advertising. Hands on mobile experience highly preferred.
. Proven track record designing innovative and complex technical solutions and communicating their value effectively to address novel business opportunities and problems.
. Must be able to work independently and collaboratively.
. Prior business development experience preferred.
. Demonstrated command of digital technology solutions.
. 50% domestic travel required
. Experience with software development and best practices, experience with Web Servers and JAVA will be a plus.
. Strong knowledge of API and Software as a Service Model.
. Understanding of HTML, XML, CSS, and JavaScript.
. Knowledge of web 2.0 technologies and internet advertising.
. Excellent written and verbal communication.
. Excellent presentation and training abilities.
. Proven success working with external clients in a sales environment and creating tailored custom solutions.
. Excellent relationship-building and communication skills.
. Passion for the customer, continuous improvement and commitment to organizational core values.
. Professional, high-integrity, reliable, organized, driven and results-oriented.
. Excellent analytical, critical thinking and problem solving skills.
. Superior MS Office Skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).

Location: New York City, NY, United States
URL: http://www.challengepost.com
Posted: 3/19/2010

Job Description:
We are a platform for connecting talented problem solvers with rewarding challenges. We're an angel-funded start up based in the meatpacking district in New York City. Our backers are Steve Wozniak (who is on our Board of Directors), Betaworks, Esther Dyson, Jason Calacanis, and others. We've had early success with our prototype running big challenges for New York City http://nycbigapps.com as well as The White House (Michelle Obama) and the USDA http://appsforhealthykids.com. We're looking for people with vision and passion to join and make our team better as we solve hard problems. We're currently a team of 4 full timers in the office and 6 contractors.

The Culture:

We're more focused on deliverables than face time. Everyone's opinion is respected and all ideas are given equal consideration. It's a culture of hard, meaningful work but we like to have fun too. Our CEO used to have a record label, so our office has a music vibe to it.

The Job:

We're looking for someone to lead our development team and architect the product. You should be very productive and easy to work with but not afraid to share your opinions. You'll be in a critical and valued position working closely with our Product Designer to give input on product direction, as well as with other Developers to provide guidance about implementation.

Responsibilities:

- Architect the product (you get a blank slate)
- Lead discussion and decisions about infrastructure and deployment
- Implement site features
- Manage junior Rails / front end developers

Requirements:

- Production level Ruby on Rails experience
- System administration experience
- Confidence in architecting scalable systems
- Deep knowledge of software development concepts and design patterns
- Strong interpersonal skills

Salary and Benefits:

- Competitive Salary
- Medical Coverage
- Stock Options

If you'd like to join the team and help us change the world, send us a copy of your resume and an email sharing a little bit about you and why you'd be a good fit.

Location: San Jose, CA, United States
URL: http://www.ebay.com
Posted: 3/18/2010

Job Description:
This role will utilize business, problem solving, data mining, and analysis skills to develop key strategic quantitative analysis for eBay's Internet Marketing Team. Analysis will generally be project based and complex in nature, where large volumes of data are synthesized into actionable recommendations using advanced analytics. In addition to delivering new business insights through execution of analytic projects end-to-end, this role will be responsible for providing strategic guidance and recommendations to the senior leadership team.

Job Qualifications

Analysis
. Analytic projects will focus on yield optimization for Internet Marketing/Advertising across eBay properties and channels
. Evaluate large and complex data sets, and apply advanced quantitative approaches in hypothesis evaluation.
. Develop new frameworks, models and processes that operationalize key insights.
. Become expert in leveraging the full breadth of eBay data sources and analytic resources.

Project Management
. Partner with various groups in the organization to design and execute projects.
. Manage and execute entire projects or components of large projects from start to finish including project management, data gathering and manipulation, synthesis and modeling, problem solving, and communication of insights and recommendations.

Communication
. Communicate business insights to senior management and other levels of the organization.
. Develop relationships with other analytic groups across the organization to share best practices, define new standards and identify opportunities for collaboration.


Skills:
The successful candidate will be a highly analytical individual, with a complete comfort with and fascination in data. Extremely focused on intelligent, scalable ways of working, this person will:
* Love the challenge of solving complex problems and always strive to do better
* Be bold in their approach to finding and recommending new opportunities
* Be naturally curious and leave no stone unturned
* Be entrepreneurial and always able to extract the most revenue, but a strong appreciation for user experience


- 5+ years of experience in managing highly quantitative analytic projects, ideally at a leading management consulting firm, internet marketing or advertising company.
- 5+ years experience utilizing various statistical techniques in SAS, R to develop algorithms and predictive models. Experience with yield optimization a plus.
- Candidate must possess strong interpersonal and presentation skills as well as demonstrated skills in fact based analysis, including the ability to persuasively present insights and recommendations to senior management.
- BS in Statistics or Mathematics. Graduate a plus.
- At least 5+ years experience in SQL and SAS, understanding of data warehouse architecture.
- High energy and a desire to work in a results-oriented, fast growth cross functional environment.
- A passion for understanding and serving the unique eBay community.

Location: Boise, Idaho, United States
URL: http://www.bodybuilding.com
Posted: 3/18/2010

Job Description:
Bodybuilding.com is the World's largest online sports nutrition retailer which offers its visitors over 12,000 products, over 25,000 articles, 2,000 plus videos and a robust social network with over 450,000 members; All designed to help our visitors reach their health, fitness and appearance goals!

Bodybuilding.com is searching for an experienced Director of Web Content. The successful candidate will have extensive experience managing and making editorial decisions regarding multiple content pipelines, deep familiarity with audience research, experience with both print and digital delivery of media, and a strong passion for fitness and a healthy lifestyle.

It will be this individual's responsibility to develop content management strategies that deliver high quality and innovative content, including evaluating third party content providers. The chosen candidate will effectively lead and develop a diverse group of content developers, editors, and video production teams to achieve key business objectives, with the overall responsibility of ensuring an optimized and unified voice for Bodybuilding.com's online user experiences worldwide.

Responsibilities:

- Own and establish the strategy, framework, and standards for producing and integrating marketing, promotional, and informational content into a unified user experience style and voice
- Organize existing content and integrate new content on the SuperSite, utilizing the editing team and Content Management System
- Ensure all content team deliverables meet standards of quality, measured in terms of usability, understandability, consistency, and business metrics
- Translate strategies into a prioritized project roadmap and drive the delivery of the projects and bring value to the organization
- Partner with Bodybuilding.com marketing teams and product development teams to drive common message to users, increase the users experience, and comply with current SEO Strategy
- Develop strong business relationships within internal IT Operations and Development teams to maximize web page performance and infrastructure
- Lead, develop and retain the most talented people while inspiring them to peak performance
- Bring a solid understanding and perspective on how content efforts relate to brand and business goals
- Keep the team informed of industry trends, best practices, comparative & competitive reviews and evolving approaches
- Performs Sr. Copywriter responsibilities on the most complex/strategic and integrated projects including:

o Produce content audits and gap analysis based on design and business requirements
o Produce content matrices to capture and prioritize UI messaging, including error handling and conditional states
o Produce user experience POV documents and content strategy briefs that outline the key messages, voice attributes, personas, and success metrics for your content
o Assure that copy follows SEO best practices and strategies and internal style guide
o Provide guidance and input into Customer Service and FAQ-based help content
o Able to critique other creative work, offering direction for improving quality, consistency or strategy

Qualifications:

- You're a team player who leads by example. You have a proven history of success, are extremely motivated, and saying you are detail oriented would be an understatement
- You're a proven leader, and have successfully coordinated cross-functional teams to accomplish common objectives in a fast-paced, high growth, and customer centric environment
- 4-year degree in Business, Marketing or other related area preferred
- 3+ years experience in Web Content Management, interactive marketing, CRM, loyalty, or related field
- Strong understanding of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) to increase organic page rankings
- Understand web analytics and site traffic - how to optimize
- Excellent problem solving and analytical skills with the ability to thing strategically
- Strong collaboration skills and the ability to communicate effectively at all levels
- Knowledge of Content Management Systems and their implementation
- Successful experience and fiscal responsibility with managing a budget
- Has a familiarity of HTML, CSS and web design best practices
- Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to multi-task in order to meet deadlines
- Demonstrated capacity to operate successfully in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment
- An interest in health and fitness a plus, however an interest and desire in providing the tools and information for users to reach their health, fitness and appearance goals is a MUST!


Bodybuilding.com offers its employees several benefits such as: health, dental and vision insurance; 401(k); Competitive bonuses; Gym Membership Reimbursement; Employee Discount; Employee Fitness program; Book Reading program.

Location: Santa Barbara, CA, United States
URL: http://www.citrixonline.com/
Posted: 3/17/2010

Job Description:
The Sr. New Media Manager role serves as a coordination point for all corporate social activities. This position supports our core brand initiatives, providing consistency in our organization's social presence. The New Media Manager will interface with cross-functional teams, Executives, and outside consultants to communicate and educate our social presence and vision.

Principal Responsibilities

. Establish, maintain & train corporate social media policy.
. Implements strategic listening to gauge health of brand online, and potential for participating in new communities.
. Defines response workflow and feedback process across the company.
. Monitors Citrix Online's reputation among social media sites and proactively escalates issues, observations, opportunities and insights to appropriate cross-functional leaders.
. Identifies and engages advocates and influencers.
. Builds outreach initiatives outside of sales and marketing goals to give our brand a personality and voice within the industry and the communicates we care about.
. Engages the community actively and responsively, both in relevant outpost communities and existing resident channels (like brand communities), and teaches and empowers team members to do the same with clarity and consistency.
. Acts as the new media corporate evangelist, educating internal teams on the value of new media engagement and how they can leverage and implement new communication tools in all areas of the business.
. Collaborates on internal communication programs to inform and educate around social media initiatives and their broader implications.
. Translates online community and social learnings into business insights.
. Understand and observe the parallels and implications of other online activities, including web analytics, email and search. Stays up to date on new media tools, best practices and how other organizations and companies are using these communication tools.
. Consume, curate, and share relevant, interesting industry information and content with internal and external communities.
. Establishes social measurement KPIs, and track achievement via comprehensive set of success metrics. Map the impact of social media activities in both a qualitative and quantitative fashion, and amend strategies on learnings and patterns.
. Creates and facilitates content in multiple media to further engagement goals.
. Optimizes tags on social media sites through copywriting, creative & keyword optimization.
. Tag and title content, with an understanding of how the keyword will impact natural search traffic and rankings.

Other Duties and Responsibilities

. Manage external vendor relationships (content providers, consultants, etc) and webinar partners, media agencies, 3rd parties & customers

Supervisory Responsibilities

. Determines methods and procedures on new assignments, and will provide guidance to other personnel.

Qualifications and Requirements Knowledge and Skills

. BA/BS degree, or equivalent experience
. 6-8 years experience in marketing, plus 2-4 additional years experience and deep knowledge of new and social media tools - net savvy.
. Exceptional project management and organizational skills; ability to define and manage a project from scratch on own
. Excellent analytical skills and ability to translate analysis of complex data into meaningful information
. Excellent communication skills, with demonstrated success working cross-functionally
. Knowledge of SEO best practices, plus working knowledge of HTML, Javascript and Flash from an SEO perspective
. Required working knowledge of common social tools. Background in media, campaign management, PR, community management a plus.

Location: New York City, NY, United States
URL: http://www.crosscommercemedia.com/
Posted: 3/17/2010

Job Description:
Cross Commerce Media's Web Graphic Artists are responsible for creating, updating, and visualizing the special CCM based websites and logos, and possess the ability to create high visibility illustrations and graphics in a team-based environment.

The ideal candidate will have strong artistic ability, web design expertise, organizational skills, and great attention to detail, as well as experience managing projects and taking the lead on creating clean web-ready designs. The Web Graphic Artist's design experience and knowledge will have an immediate impact on our team.

Responsibilities:

. Create visual assets for user interface design using HTML, CSS, and Flash.
. Create brand-defining iconography.
. Create web images and digital illustrations.
. Find solutions for product related web and graphics requests.

Requirements:

. Excellent knowledge of CSS and HTML.
. Solid background and knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash, and Illustrator.
. Ability to work collaboratively with various functions - prior project management experience a plus.
. Flex experience a plus.
. Excellent communication skills and attention to detail.
. Online portfolio of work.

About Cross Commerce Media:

Cross Commerce Media (CCM) operates the first worldwide cross media marketing network. Our patent-pending technology platform and analytics engine are designed to place, measure and manage campaigns across multiple media channels. Recognizing a shift in consumer behavior and response to more interactive forms of media, CCM leverages its relationships with leading advertisers and a proprietary network of publishers/suppliers to deliver cross media engagement. This approach allows companies and their customers to interact through multiple forms of media, including: internet, mobile, mail, radio, outdoor and television. The CCM solution is designed to improve brand and advertising relevancy by accurately targeting audiences of traditional media and extending consumer engagement through interactive channels. We are headquartered in New York City.

Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States
URL: http://www.laserfiche.com
Posted: 3/17/2010

Job Description:
Ever feel like your calling in life is writing witty headlines and effective direct mail pieces?

Well, if you already rewrote that first sentence to make it more appealing, and if ads and direct mail are your passion, then Laserfiche is the place for you.

At Laserfiche, we develop simple and elegant document management solutions that help organizations run smarter. It sounds good - and it is great - but we need a strong and effective copywriter to help us broadcast that mission statement to the world.

If you have a track record of crafting compelling and easily understood ads and direct mail pieces, we want to hear from you. You'll need to deliver our message through a variety of media to a variety of audiences, including C-level executives, technical decision makers and users. You must be able to synthesize information quickly and distill it into catchy, effective marketing pieces that get attention - and get the message across.

If you have intellectual curiosity and strong research, writing and editorial skills, we provide a challenging work environment that rewards personal initiative. Laserfiche is a rapidly growing company that offers our employees the best of both worlds-the creative atmosphere of a start-up company and a record of success dating back 20 years.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

. Quickly understand new strategies, products, and technologies and distill these into a clearly understood messages that meet the needs of multiple audiences
. Ability to integrate brand voice and personality into all communication
. Manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting all deadlines
. Develop concepts and copy for a variety of marketing deliverables including: online advertisements, print advertisements, direct mail, e-mail and other projects as assigned

Qualifications:

. 3-5 years experience as a copywriter or ad writer
. World-class written and verbal communication skills
. Bachelor's degree required; Communications/Journalism/Marketing or related field preferred
. A strong portfolio of ads and direct mail pieces
. Business-to-business marketing experience in a technology field is helpful, but not required

You must live in the Greater Los Angeles area or be willing to relocate.

Location: New York, NY, United States
URL: http://www.bn.com/
Posted: 3/16/2010

Job Description:
Help Barnes & Noble.com's implement its strategy of reading "anywhere, anytime". Position is in our NYC Headquarters, but we welcome professionals OPEN TO RELOCATION.

The Director, Mobile Applications will work closely with Product Managers and business owners while playing a key role in shaping Barnes & Noble's mobile strategy. He/she will focus on "what" to build, "who" to partner with, and "how" best to implement a mobile strategy. Will report to the Director, Digital Products and lead a team of Software Developers. Responsibilities include
. Create the roadmap for Barnes & Noble's mobile platform strategy
. Build the industry's best reading app on each mobile platform.
. Lead and grow the internal client development team which creates applications for a growing list of mobile platforms.
. Manage development and integration with 3rd party software and service providers.
. Integrate with services from other parts of the organization including Barnes & Noble.com Merchandising, Ecommerce, Community, Advertising and Digital Media
. Collaborate with Barnes & Noble technology leadership around what platforms, tools, API's, and SDK's to employ.

Professional Background and Experience:
. 9+ years of experience in Ecommerce or large internet-based company or business unit with a high-volume, transactional web business. Must have experience over the last 3-5 years in mobile platform development with a keen understanding of the mobile technology space and mobile-based software technologies.
. Prior experience designing mobile sites/services for high scalability, reliability and flexibility. Experience in all phases of the software development lifecycle (i.e., analysis, design, development, testing, documentation and deployment).
. A Software Engineer by training with a comfort level writing and reviewing code (i.e., .NET, Java/J2EE) with strong business experience and a focus on product management including responsibility for 3rd party contractors. Must work well cross functionally between technology and business teams.
. Must have a finger on the pulse of the Internet and Mobile industry including current trends and a strong idea of future consumer demand for mobile services.
. A creative thought leader with a track record of success implementing new ideas and new approaches to solve business problems.
. Outstanding execution skills. Must have the ability to implement, deploy and support as well as strategize. Ability to prioritize between many competing priorities.
. Prior experience managing other Software Developers and influencing other groups/departments within an organization. Must have a confidence-inspiring manner with the enthusiasm and leadership skills to invigorate a team with new ideas.
. BA/BS in Computer Science or other technical discipline. MA/MS or MBA a plus.

Other requirements include:

. High energy, passionate about new technologies.
. Ability to adapt to problems with very little information.
. Strong intellectual capabilities. Must be comfortable in a culture that fosters debate, healthy conflict, collaboration and decisiveness.
. Solid technical aptitude. Be able to establish credibility with Barnes & Noble's technical team.
. Genuinely curious about the evolution of the Mobile Web. Must be a user of current Web 2.0 tools such as social networking/media, widgets, etc.
. Positive personal presence. Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
Barnesandnoble.com llc is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V

Location: New York City, NY, United States
URL: http://foxmobile.com/
Posted: 3/15/2010

Job Description:
Contract-to-perm
Lower Manhattan, NYC
Experience required - 7 years
Education required - Bachelor's
Travel required - Occasional
Salary - Commensurate with experience

Fox Mobile Group is seeking an senior-level, totally amazing information architect / user-experience designer to work with our product teams conceiving, defining, designing, and building the next generation of mobile entertainment services.

We're looking for a senior IA that can plug straight into a product team consisting of product managers, visual designers, copywriters, front-end developers, and engineers, and work collaboratively with these fine folks from project conception through to final implementation, and beyond.

Of course you'll have a great portfolio that shows us:
-Your facility authoring and maintaining detailed design specifications and wireframes (gotta rock the wireframes)
-Experience with user research and usability testing
-Examples of typical artifacts of the user-centered design process (user definition, user-task analysis, personnas, sitemaps, user flow charts, sketches, storyboards, low-fi and hi-fi prototyping...you get the picture)
-Some of the jaw-dropping final products that you've produced with past colleagues

We're also looking for people that:
-Over-communicate and work well with their teammates
-Possess solid presentation skills and excellent written communication ability
-Have been doing this for, oh, 7 years at least
-Are as excited as we are about how mobile computing is gonna change everything
-Are weird enough to be interesting
-Are relaxed and can roll with the punches
-While striving to make kick-ass products

It would be great if you had mobile experience, but if you're obviously cool and brilliant, we can work it out.

Also:
-You need to be legal to work in the USA
-We can't pay recruiter fees, so you can't come to us through a recruiter, sorry.

If interested, please get in touch with your cover letter, resume, and a link to your portfolio work.