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February 05, 2007
VP Mktng And Product At Simply Hired In Mountain View
Backed by $17M in VC funding SimplyHired has built a nice Web site but it is strong competition from Jobster and Indeed as well as older jobs sites like Monster and Yahoo Jobs. They need to fill this top position.
Apply – Go to http://www.simplyhired.com/careers.html and submit your resume
Vice President of Product & Marketing
Are you an Internet product and marketing guru that has lead teams to build great websites or tools and then connect them with a mountain of users? We’re looking for that special someone to drive the company’s product, traffic and awareness. You will be responsible for making sure that “I love using Simply Hired” is the first thing that comes to mind when any publisher, talent seeker or job seeker hears someone so much as whisper “job search” …
Company Description
You want to work at a cool startup . . .
Simply Hired is a start-up company with a passion for building great technology and having some fun along the way. We prize the ability to innovate and create stupendous software solutions, as much as we applaud the wit behind a clever pun or an elegant alliteration. Though, we must admit that we enjoy playing practical jokes around the office with such enthusiasm and regularity that our HR department pretty much operates in a continual state of abject terror.
A bit more about us. . .
* Want to work on something worthwhile? Our mission is to help connect people with their dream job, and we operate the world’s largest job site with 5 million jobs in one place.
* Worried about a start-up making payroll? We have raised $17.7M, and the management team is filled with seasoned entrepreneurs who have built successful companies.
* Wondering if anyone really cares? The industry has taken notice. We’ve been awarded Time Magazine’s 50 Coolest Web Sites, and Business Week’s Best of the Web.
Responsibilities
You would enjoy spending your time . . .
* Moving the Right Business Metrics Up and To the Right (25%)
o Surface the key metrics which drive the success of the company.
o Lead the correct initiatives to achieve industry leadership on all metrics.
* Driving Traffic and Getting the Word Out (25%)
o Generate press coverage through PR and outreach to media and analysts.
o Attract users to our site through ROI-able SEO, SEM, and affiliate marketing.
o Utilize creative promotions and events to increase awareness.
* Creating Brand Awareness (25%)
o Develop branding and messaging that differentiates the company’s product and mission in the marketplace
o Execute marketing programs that heighten company brand awareness in the publishing and employment worlds
* Satisfying Customer Needs (25%)
o You live, breathe and sleep the publisher, talent seeker and job seeker experience and are constantly in touch with them.
o Systematically build features that delight each group.
Your performance would make stakeholders wax poetic . . .
* CEO: “ has an ability to get the word out like I’ve never seen before. When people think about job search, they think about Simply Hired!”
* President: “ provides great insight about customer needs and continue to build the best product in the market.”
* VP Sales: “ has created awareness in the market to help accelerate the sales process, while providing information about our customer base that helps our advertisers.”
* Publisher: “ made sure that Simply Hired’s last release hit all of my requests.”
* Advertiser: “ improved the quality of our leads with some really innovative features.”
Qualifications
You’ve been there done that . . .
* Identified key business metrics for a web-based product (e.g., page views, clicks, time on site, visits, revenue, sign-ups) and drove substantial and sustained increases.
* Created differentiated messaging to stand out in the marketplace.
* Generated millions of visitors to a Web site only on the basis of public relations with stories in tech, trade and consumer publications.
* Executed SEM spends against a specific ROI model which you have developed, measured and optimized.
* Implemented SEO strategy that improved the page rank of your Web site and drove visitors to the Web site.
* Created and executed promotions and physical events with thousands of participants.
* Launched affiliate programs with tens of thousands of affiliates.
* Have 10+ years of marketing experience in the areas of online traffic generation, brand building programs, public relations, online marketing and product development and product management.
* Have 7+ years of Internet marketing experience in consumer focused companies
* Hired, managed and nurtured a 10+ person marketing team, managed people who have managed people, and managed an outside PR firm.
. . . and been there done SOME of that, too . . .
* Worked in the vertical search market and/or the employment market.
* Been an Internet industry “veteran” with deep product and/or marketing experience.
* Had P/L responsibility
If you think you might be the one we’re looking for . . .
* Learn More – Read our philosophy and our blog at www.simplyhired.com/aboutus.html
* Apply – Go to http://www.simplyhired.com/careers.html and submit your resume
Posted by Paul at February 5, 2007 11:53 PM
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