Employment Opportunities
Myxer is a fast-growing web and mobile company based in sunny South Florida. We spend our
workdays in a casual, open environment overlooking the surfing and volleyball of Deerfield
Beach. Somehow we manage to get loads of work done anyway!
This job is a dream for those of us lucky enough to be here already, and if you're a smart
and passionate person that loves to work around others like yourself, it might very well be
your dream job, too.
Oh, yeah. And this is our office building:
Interested? Please send your resume to hr@myxer.com.
Current Openings
Director, Advertising and Media Sales
Myxer is currently seeking Directors of Sales for its Los Angeles, CA and NY locations. This
position will manage the sales generation activities for those specific regions. The Director
of Sales (DOS) will aid Myxer in the sales efforts of online/mobile advertising and media products.
The DOS will use his/her experience and expertise to drive sales with new customers as well as increase
sales with existing customers. DOS will explore new markets for Myxer. The DOS shall report to the
VP Sales and assist in planning, generate new business, grow existing business and execute various
lead generation activities. DOS shall also manage sales personnel in an assigned territory and be
responsible for quota attainment within the territory.
Strong knowledge, understanding and experience in sales and lead generation are key attributes of
a successful candidate. The role and candidate would be focused on the identification and closure
of new business, lead generation and other sales functions.
Responsibilities
Specifically, he/she will be accountable for:
To build revenue through advertising sales to high quality targeted customers via web, mobile web,
sms, and email advertising inventory.
This energetic professional will have excellent communication, math, and organizational skills,
have the ability to prioritize tasks as well as have excellent computer skills.
Specific Duties:
- Meet and exceed revenue targets – OWN the number
- Sell Myxer advertising inventory and advertising solutions to major brands and agencies
- Create and execute strategic sales plans
- Work with product team to define, document, and productize advertising placements
- Evangelize the benefits of advertising to potential advertisers
- Define custom campaigns
- Generate leads, and respond to inbound advertising inquiries
- Prepare custom campaign quotes
- SELLING THE BIG PICTURE
- Note: The SALES DIRECTOR is an individual contributor in the LA and NYC regions, and will have a specific revenue number.
- Los Angeles: The LA Director will be responsible for the entire region
- New York: The NY Director will be responsible for the entire region
- Attend marketing events, including trade shows, seminars, and user’s groups
- Forecast, track and report sales performance
Requirements
- Minimum 7 years Sales Experience in Media, Online Advertising, Advertising or Technology
- Selling web, mobile web, sms, and/or email advertising inventory to ad agencies, retailers, e-retailers and big name brands targeting the 16 – 32 year olds market
- At least 3 years of working experience within the online, web or mobile advertising space
- Previous experience with a B2B focus in the retail industry is a plus
- Ability to communicate and present product and market positioning
- Understanding of value added solutions selling desired
- Team player who is self-motivating and can produce without supervision
- Previous experience working in a small organization or company is a plus
- Industry knowledge important, but detailed product knowledge less important
- Knowledge of the internet ad business and processes
- Good understanding of agency/client/media buyer relationships and operations
- Knowledge of a disciplined process based on experience of working with digital media buyers
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
The right candidate will have several years of above quota performance and be capable of carrying a multi-million dollar quota
Personal Characteristics
- Strategic and tactical thinker
- Leader and team player
- Hunter/Closer
- Motivational leader, team builder
- Self motivated – no need for micromanagement
- Entrepreneurial
- Passionate about competing and winning
- Hungry for success
- Has vision, but also coach-able
- Energized by casual, creative, fun, hardworking environment
Manager/Director, Business Development
Are you a visionary with the ability to identify partnership opportunities
and present them in an innovative way? Do find yourself always brainstorming
of new ways for companies to benefit from technology? Myxer is looking for a
highly energetic individual who is a self-starter and has the proven ability
to develop strategic relationships.
The “Business Development Manager/Director” will have expertise and
responsibility for driving key strategic initiatives and solving complex
problems. These initiatives span driving revenue growth, developing competitive
strategies and business models, and managing partnerships. We are looking for a
top performer with high interest in mobile content technology.
Responsibilities
- You will work closely with the VP-Business Development in developing business
plans and strategic proposals that lead to alliances, technology
licensing/acquisition or product implementation
- Evaluate opportunities, present recommendations, negotiate and close business deals
- Manage key partner relationships, assess if they are meeting objectives/success criteria and make & drive recommendations
- Provide ongoing communication and feedback through weekly update meetings and ongoing informal communications
- Creativity and resourcefulness in dealing with external companies from start-ups up to multibillion dollar partners and customers
- Must be both Proactive in seeking new opportunities as well as reactive in managing deal flow from existing contacts
- Must be able to balance competing priorities and manage several time-sensitive projects/deals at once
Requirements
- BA/BS degree required
- 4-10 years business development, sales or product management experience in the internet or technology startup environment. (Mobile and/or Entertainment Content experience is a plus)
- Experience Identifying partners, analyzing and structuring complex deal structures with a proven track record of deal negotiation and execution
- Demonstrated ability to develop, launch, measure results and assess ongoing strategies
- Demonstrated ability to embrace and understand web 2.0 and mobile technologies is a plus
- Highly entrepreneurial, energetic, creative, open-minded, persistent, highly collaborative
- Eagerness to learn, positive attitude and self-sufficient work style
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Working knowledge of intellectual property (IP) issues and tradeoff points with respect to negotiating deals involving IP
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to formulate and articulate contractual, technical, financial and value points with partners
Web Developer
Responsibilities:
- Working with others to envision, design, and develop a sophisticated web site that will be used by millions of people.
- Developing web site features and functionality in C# and ASP.Net.
- Improving web site usability and performance.
- We have lots of other work to do. If you’re good, we’ll find a place for you.
Requirements:
- You need to have a passion for the web and be great at what you do!
- We are looking for all skill levels, recent grads to senior developers.
- Experience with web applications built using one of ASP, JSP, PHP, CGI, or similar.
- Working knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
- Experience with high level languages such as Java, C/C++/C#, visual basic, etc.
- Disciplined coding style with an eye toward maintainability, scalability, and aesthetics of the code base
“Good to Have”:
- C# and/or ASP.NET knowledge
- Macromedia Flash experience
- Team environment experience
If you’re interested, please send your resume to hr@myxer.com.
Web User Interface Developer
Our flagship website Myxer.com is growing at an incredible rate
due to our unique technology platform and neverending quest to build Something Better and Cool(er).
We're really interested in finding people that can help us push the boundaries of what can be
done with modern web technologies like disciplined HTML, CSS, Javascript, RSS, and all these
other fancy acronyms that seem to go together with Web 2.0 ("tee-em"). If you want a chance
to show off your modern web design skills as an important part of Myxer's product team, we'd
love to hear from you.
Responsibilities:
- Working with others to envision, design, and develop sophisticated user interfaces for web applications.
- Working with engineering, product management and community/customer care to solve problems and fix bugs.
Requirements:
- Expert knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript
- Experience with web applications built using one of ASP, JSP, PHP, CGI, or similar
- Visual design experience (Photoshop or equivalent)
- Some experience with high level languages such as Java, C/C++/C#, visual basic, etc.
- Detailed knowledge of browser idiosyncrasies and how to deal with them
- Disciplined coding style with an eye toward maintainability, scalability, and aesthetics of the code base
“Good to Have”:
- C# and/or ASP.NET knowledge
- Macromedia Flash experience
- Team environment experience
- College degree
If you’re interested, please send your resume along with a link to a cool website you’ve worked on to hr@myxer.com.