Current Positions
Online Director | Web Producer | Online Advertising Sales Representative | Assistant Web Editor
Online Director
The primary responsibility of the person in this position will be to manage the successful development of web projects (requirements gathering, development, deployment, ongoing production).
Key responsibilities include the ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects at different phases of the development cycle; Providing strategic input; Ensuring that projects are completed on time and on budget; Successfully communicating project status to all constituencies, including management, other departments, and outside consultants; Managing a staff of one to two producers; Preparing accurate cost estimates for all projects and forecasting accurate project completion dates; Preparing monthly management reports on site traffic and revenues and maintaining the department's budget.
Skills required include a deep experience managing software development on the web. This is not a programming job, but experience with Linux, Apache, MySQL and Perl is important. Excellent management skills with proven experience managing all aspects of web projects including software development, graphic design, and production and stellar time management, communications, presentation and organizational skills required. Business knowledge of publishing including circulation marketing and ad trafficking is helpful.
This is a full-time position. Work must be done on site (New York City). Interest in progressive politics helpful. Minorities and people of color are strongly encouraged to apply.
To apply, email cover letter, resume, salary requirements and URLs of professional work to webjob1@thenation.com . No calls or recruiters, please.
Web Producer
Responsibilities include coding templates based on designs provided by outside design shops and creating new templates to mesh into thenation.com; Executing e- commerce landing pages and HTML e-mail templates based on comps provided by outside design shops; Assisting web advertising salesperson in creating microsites and uploading advertising creative.
The ideal candidate will understand web standards, demonstrate good design instincts and have at least two years experience hand coding HTML and CSS. Javascript very helpful. Experience with the following services useful though not required: Doubleclick DART, Lyris Listmanager, Democracy In Action, Google AdWords.
This is a full-time position. Work must be done on site (New York City). Interest in progressive politics helpful. Minorities and people of color are strongly encouraged to apply.
To apply, email cover letter, resume, salary requirements and URLs of professional work to webjob2@thenation.com . No calls or recruiters, please.
Online Advertising Sales Representative
The Nation, America's leading progressive print and online journal, seeks an Online Advertising Sales Representative. Position will have responsibility for growing web advertising revenues and end to end responsibility for all phases of the advertising sales process, including direct-to-client and top agency contacts. Candidate should provide proactive, innovative and market-driven direction to the organization in shaping its online sales initiatives and consistently produce revenue to meet and exceed aggressive targets and goals.
Primary Responsibilities- Responsible for helping reach and exceed online advertising revenue targets for thenation.com
- Help develop online sales strategy and implement with the executive and advertising teams.
- Provide efficient, timely, high quality responses to RFPs.
- Help create customized products for the US market in response to advertiser demand.
- Assist in establishing budgets and forecasts, setting revenue targets and managing expenses.
- Attend regular meetings with agencies & marketers to provide expert knowledge of the online product offerings and deliver innovative solutions.
- Develop, implement and monitor sales pipeline and report regularly to supervisor.
- Work closely with print sales department on integrated (multiple platform) sales.
- Stay current and active in the online market by regularly attending industry events, conferences & networking opportunities.
- Develop tailored and generic sales proposals, presentations, reports to management and clients, sales collateral materials and messaging to the advertising market.
- Work with clients and production team to deliver campaigns that optimize results. Emphasis on revenue maximization and client retention through effective inventory and campaign management.
Requirements
- Minimum of 4 years of advertising sales experience.
- Must have demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships through strong interpersonal skills.
- Proven success in selling within the online advertising space with established knowledge of and relationships with digital advertising decision makers.
- Superior verbal and written communication skills. Must be successful at communicating effectively with all levels of management and with colleagues and clients.
- Excellent negotiation and presentation skills a must.
- Self-starter with a drive to succeed.
- Confident personality, good at networking, with a collaborative approach.
Position works out of The Nation's New York City offices. Congenial workplace offering competitive salary and excellent benefits. The Nation is an equal opportunity employer. Minority candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Send resume, cover letter and salary requirements to: websales@thenation.com. No phone calls please.
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