Maryland Marketing Career Blog

Consumer Research Analyst

2008-06-12T15:05:00.001-04:00

Growth opportunity available with a leading global manufacturer of consumer products. In this role, you will utilize your abilities to design and execute primary custom consumer research to produce insightful analysis. You will develop, monitor and analyze studies to evaluate performance of new products and work with industry experts while leading cross-functional teams.

Qualified candidates will have an MBA or equivalent work experience, and 3-8 years of experience working within a globally known CPG or a well-branded and respected retailer in a research capacity.

This position is based in Richmond, Virginia. Excellent compensation and benefits, along with full relocation will be provided. For immediate consideration, please email your resume:

Karol Tompkins
Executive Search Recruiter
The BOSS Group - where talent and opportunity meet
e: k.tompkins@thebossgroup.com
w: thebossgroup.com
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creative - marketing - advertising - web - PR - marcom

Named a 2007 Best Place to Work and a Fastest Growing Company (WBJ), The BOSS Group specializes in matching highly qualified creative, marketing, proposals, advertising and web talent with top temporary and permanent positions throughout the Washington, DC; Philadelphia, PA; Richmond, VA; Baltimore, MD; NJ/NYC; and Dallas-Fort Worth metro areas, and is an equal opportunity employer. We provide tools and resources to assist you with your job search, to learn more visit www.creativeconnects.com

The BOSS Group - where talent and opportunity meet
www.thebossgroup.com

Consumer Research Analyst, Research, Data Analyst, Marketing, Communications

Senior Research Analyst

2008-06-12T14:58:00.000-04:00

Growth opportunity available with a leading global manufacturer of consumer products. In this role, you will utilize your strong statistical and quantitative analytical skills to provide expertise in retail sampling. You will work closely with vendors and collaborate with forecasting groups. You will be working with a team of industry experts to create insights in the development of recently introduced and new product offerings.

Qualified candidates will have an MBA or PhD in market research with an expertise in retail sampling and data collection methodologies, with 8 years of experience in this field within a globally known CPG or a well-branded and respected retailer. Leadership skills and strong verbal communications skills are a must, as you will be presenting your findings to senior management.

This position is based in Richmond, Virginia. Excellent compensation and benefits, along with full relocation will be provided. For immediate consideration, please email your resume:

Karol Tompkins
Executive Search Recruiter
The BOSS Group - where talent and opportunity meet
e: k.tompkins@thebossgroup.com
w: thebossgroup.com
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creative - marketing - advertising - web - PR - marcom

Named a 2007 Best Place to Work and a Fastest Growing Company (WBJ), The BOSS Group specializes in matching highly qualified creative, marketing, proposals, advertising and web talent with top temporary and permanent positions throughout the Washington, DC; Philadelphia, PA; Richmond, VA; Baltimore, MD; NJ/NYC; and Dallas-Fort Worth metro areas, and is an equal opportunity employer. We provide tools and resources to assist you with your job search, to learn more visit www.creativeconnects.com

The BOSS Group - where talent and opportunity meet
www.thebossgroup.com

Senior Research Analyst, Marketing, Communications, Data Analyst

Marketing Manager in West Los Angeles, CA.

2008-06-11T22:01:00.000-04:00

Hi Scott,

I noticed your background and thought you may be interested in finding out more about our new job opening, which is pasted below for your review.

The position is for a Marketing Manager in West Los Angeles, CA.

For more details or to apply simply visit our website:

http://www.CyberCoders.com/qb.aspx?posId=VBB-MarkMgr&ad=CSCBVahid.Behzadi

Not a fit for this job? Search all of our open jobs:

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The job details:

Merchandise Manager - Marketing Manager - SEM Manager
Location: West Los Angeles, CA or Los Angeles, CA
Salary Range: 70,000 - 120,000

Merchandise Manager, Marketing Manager, SEM Manager, SEM, SEO, Search Engine Marketing, Pay Per Click, CPC, Cost Per Click, Natural Search, Campaigns, Paid Search, pricing, margins, Sku, Retail, Jewelry, Shopzilla, Pricegrabber, Auctionwatch, Bizrate, eBay, Blue Nile, ice.com, Zales, Tiffany & co, Yahoo Search Marketing, Diamonds, Gold, Precious Stones, Platinum, Precious Metals, MySimon, Robbins Bros., Home Shopping Network, HSN, Gem Shopping Network, GSN, QVC, Overstock, Jewelry Exchange

Are you a Merchandise or Marketing Manager with Retail Industry or Fashion Industry Experience? We are a publicly traded company with amazing growth over the last three years! If so, read on...

We are looking for an experienced Merchandising and Marketing Manager to join our growing team to oversee the operation of a new and growing ecommerce property.

What is in it for you?

- Competitive Base Salary
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Options
- 401(k) and more
- Great team
- Relocation can be provided for the right candidate

What you will be doing?

- Creating and implementing a merchandising plans
- Creating and implementing marketing initiatives like
- Weekly customer newsletters
- Holiday and theme driven customer campaigns
- Management of CPC shopping feeds and partnership programs
- Designing and testing marketing landing pages for best conversions
- Managing Natural Search rankings with agency assistance
- Managing Paid Search programs with agency assistance
- Driving business results through the implementation of both merchandising and marketing initiatives.
- Managing inventory levels by product sku and category to maximize sales and turn
- Managing product pricing and margins consistent with the company’s financial goals
- Setting annual and seasonal objectives for categories and vendors and consistently reviewing for progress and performance (Sales, Gross Margin, Key Items, Presentation Standards, Pricing Strategies)
- Stay current on emerging trends, market updates and new product opportunities
- Maintaining competitive market awareness both in U.S. and European domestic markets

What you need!

- A background in e-commerce or retail or high end fashion or jewelry
- 2+ years of retail merchandising experience
- Strong working knowledge of Cost Per Click
- Bachelors degree in marketing, advertising, or business administration
- A thorough understanding of merchandising/sales/turn and inventory management
- Highly organized and able to adapt to quickly changing priorities
- High level analytical skills and the ability to communicate in a clear and concise manner
- Excellent knowledge of product and the domestic and international markets
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite

What's preferred?

- Experience with SEM - Omniture, Google Analytics or other ecommerce analytics tools
- Experience with SEO
- Working Experience in a Comparative Shopping Website
- Bilingual Russian (not required)

So if you are a Merchandise or Marketing Manager with Retail Industry or Fashion Industry Experience, we look forward to your resume!

Merchandise Manager, Marketing Manager, SEM Manager, SEM, SEO, Search Engine Marketing, Pay Per Click, CPC, Cost Per Click, Natural Search, Campaigns, Paid Search, pricing, margins, Sku, Retail, Jewelry, Shopzilla, Pricegrabber, Auctionwatch, Bizrate, eBay, Blue Nile, ice.com, Zales, Tiffany & co, Yahoo Search Marketing, Diamonds, Gold, Precious Stones, Platinum, Precious Metals, MySimon, Robbins Bros., Home Shopping Network, HSN, Gem Shopping Network, GSN, QVC, Overstock, Jewelry Exchange

If you are ready to join a winning team and take the next step in your career, apply today:

http://www.CyberCoders.com/qb.aspx?posId=VBB-MarkMgr&ad=CSCBVahid.Behzadi

Know someone else who is a fit for this position? Refer a friend & earn one thousand dollars if they get the job:

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Happy where you are? Great! We will only email you when we find a new job that may be a good fit for your background. You can also use the link below if you would like us to hold off on emails to you about new jobs.

Good luck in your searches,

Vahid

Sr. Mgr./Manager level position in Market Research

2008-06-10T12:05:00.002-04:00

Dear Scott,

I wanted to contact you directly or perhaps you know of a colleague, regarding a Sr. Mgr./Manager level position in Market Research with a relatively new start-up pharma company in the U.S. market.

Position: Sr. Manager/Manager, Market Research - PharmaceuticalLocation: Northern, NJSalary: $100K - $120K + bonus + incentives Summary: A rapidly growing (U.S. "start-up") pharmaceutical company with several marketed products in multiple therapeutic areas is looking to hire an experienced Sr. Manager/Manager, Market Research to work alongside the Vice President of Marketing focusing on primary and secondary market research with an emphasis in creating, validating, and refining asset-level forecasts and NPV (Net Present Value).

Attractive Features about this Position and Company:

High Visibility: you will be working on the firm's highest profile therapeutic area and will be involved in filing the NDA
Report to a Vice President of Marketing
Easily commutable from NYC/CT/Central NJ via public transportation or via car.

Responsibilities: Responsible for providing market research leadership and integration in the development and implementation of business plans. This position also provides strategic and tactical input in all levels of brand management and other functional areas through primary and secondary research. Key player on the business development team in developing a strategic plan through very granular, brand-specific, market analyses.

Specifics Include:

Present recommendations to senior management
Create, validate, and refine asset-level forecasts and NPV (Net Present Value)
Design and implement quantitative and qualitative marketing research projects
Manage external vendors and related budget
Provide appropriate insight to vendors and collaborate with brand team members to provide analyses of available primary and secondary data
Conduct market segmentation
Supports the Identifying and evaluating core positioning to ensure brand strategy is aligned with tactical execution.
Supports the planning process through market based situation analysis to identify opportunities and strategies
Collaboration with colleagues in Europe, Far East, the US, and the UK for developing and implementing training program of market research

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree required; MBA or MS desirable
Minimum of 3+ years pharmaceutical, marketing analysis/forecasting experience
Analytical and strategic thinking skills
Experience doing analysis of in a marketing environment, especially for NPV
Strong understanding of both primary/secondary research sources

This opening is new this week! Visit our website (www.pharmaonesearch.com) for more position openings and daily updates on other client positions. Call/email me directly for more information...

Best,

Steve Kane

PharmaOne Search, LLC800-866-9810 (o)
steve.kane@pharmaonesearch.com
www.pharmaonesearch.com

Direct Marketing Analyst

2008-06-09T20:36:00.002-04:00

I’d also like to know how I can spread the word about the Direct Marketing Analyst position to the BMF group:

Thanks, Sue

What We Do:

Recently ranked #6 fastest growing company by Inc. Magazine, the Bill Me Later payment solutions provide a safe, convenient way to shop online or by phone. With no card number for making purchases, no physical card required, and our “zero fraud liability” protection, millions of consumers have used Bill Me Later to make purchases. Similarly, more than 450 merchants (including Wal*Mart.com, Continental Airlines, Hotels.com, US Airways and NewEgg.com) now use Bill Me Later to leverage payments as a strategic tool to enhance customer loyalty, drive higher sales and expand profit margins.

We encourage you to visit the PRESSROOM section of our corporate website for the latest and greatest news! www.corporate.billmelater.com.

Who We Are:

We are highly entrepreneurial business which seeks to leverage each team members’ talents to the fullest. Our commitment to our talent is the same commitment we make to our clients: We leverage your insight, pride ourselves on delivering a product of the highest integrity, and collaborate through consensus building. Success is measured by your ability to use your past experience to build, create, and innovate.

TITLE: Direct Marketing Analyst – Email Campaigns

The Role:

The Direct Marketing Analyst – Email Campaigns provides in-depth reporting on email campaign effectiveness and assists with customer segmentation and marketing strategy for multiple email campaigns per week under rigorous deadlines in a fast-paced environment

What You’ll Do:

Strategize, conceptualize, build, execute and analyze email marketing programs in collaboration with marketing teams

Partner with marketing teams and marketing analysts to determine effectiveness of email programs

Work within a team environment to plan email themes and segmentation strategies based on analytics

Pull large volumes of data and customize reports using SQL and other analytic web applications

Compile, manipulate, and interpret data in Excel using pivot tables and charts

Write customized customer segmentation using SQL

Assist other team members to complete reporting and special assignments

Analyze, evaluate and make recommendations about the business impacts of targeted email marketing programs

Interact closely with business partners to leverage those insights in planning, program development and strategic initiatives

Provide thought leadership and collaboration with cross-functional business partners to evaluate marketing effectiveness, develop key findings and promote actionable contributions to Bill Me Later strategy

Use Customer Relationship Management applications to create customer segmentations for email campaigns

What You Need to Bring:

· Bachelor’s Degree

· 2-4 years experience managing an email analytics team

· SQL experience, or are expected to be able to gain intermediate SQL knowledge within first 3 months.

· Strong analytical skills, be detail-oriented, able to manipulate and interpret data

· Ability to listen and understand business needs to deliver actionable analyses and recommendations

· Experience building/implementing a CRM or experience having built one’s own automation – a plus.

· Experience in Social Marketing a plus.

The Perks:

In addition to top notch benefits at highly completive rates, we offer subsidized gym membership, a convenient suburban location (with parking), and easy access to lots of amenities.

Bill Me Later is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Sue Tapper, Recruiting Consultant

Bill Me Later, Inc.

9690 Deereco Road #705 -- Timonium, MD 21093

410-602-6035 (Home Office) -- 443-921-1469 (BML Office)

sue.tapper@billmelater.com

www.corporate.billmelater.com

Database Analyst

2008-06-09T20:30:00.000-04:00

A global direct marketing firm in Richmond, VA is searching for a top-notch Database Analyst to join their Data Management team. As part of this group, you will design and implement the underlying data architecture. Using proper procedures and functions, the Database Analyst will work to ensuring the scalability and performance of database systems. Qualified candidates must have a strong understanding of database tuning, monitoring, logical and physical modeling.

Responsibilities:

Support development and infrastructure related projects; test databases, provide feedback and research new functions to help enhance productivity
Collaborate with the architecture group and other team members to effectively communicate and generate technical solutions
Write SQL Server stored procedure and Data Transformation Services (DTS), SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) and Extract, Transform, Load (ETL)

Requirements:

Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Information Systems preferred
7-10 years of database experience is required
5 years of database design & development experience is a must
Minimum 2 years experience with Extract, Transform, Load (ETL), SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) or Data Transformation Services (DTS) is required
Strong knowledge of SQL Server 2000 and 2005
Advanced SQL and SQL development including data conversion, migration scripts, and triggers
Prior data warehouse design and implementation experience preferred
Experience with marketing databases is a plus
Excellent organization and communications skills

Named a 2007 Best Place to Work and a Fastest Growing Company (WBJ), The BOSS Group specializes in matching highly qualified creative, marketing, proposals, advertising and web talent with top temporary and permanent positions throughout the Washington, DC; Philadelphia, PA; Richmond, VA; Baltimore, MD; NJ/NYC; and Dallas-Fort Worth metro areas, and is an equal opportunity employer. We provide tools and resources to assist you with your job search, to learn more visit www.creativeconnects.com

The BOSS Group - where talent and opportunity meet
www.thebossgroup.com

Keywords: Senior Database Analyst, Analyst, Database Controller, Database Programer, Job ID 28460

Please send resumes to richmondjobs@thebossgroup.com or apply online at www.thebossgroup.com

Marketing Research Strategist / Senior Marketing Analyst.

2008-06-09T20:29:00.000-04:00

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Financial institution located in Richmond, VA has an outstanding career opportunity available for an experienced Marketing Research Strategist / Senior Marketing Analyst. We are searching for a seasoned marketing pro to take on this challenging role incorporating strategy, development and execution, to successfully achieve the goals of this industry leader. This position requires a passionate, creative-thinker who has the ability to translate complex, strategic information into a straightforward marketing strategy or message. Qualified candidates must have prior banking and strategic database marketing experience.

Responsibilities:

Generate and evaluate consumer information to identify strategic opportunities and make product development recommendations
Collaborate with internal teams and departments to create and execute strategic marketing initiatives
Maintain vendor relationships
Responsible for qualitative and quantitative research projects
Investigate new market opportunities and develop new products and services for existing customers
Execute market research and act as the industry and technology trend expert
Manage Marketing Database Specialist and oversee the marketing database to accomplish desired results
Analyze, track and develop reports on marketing campaigns to determine the success and ROI
Provide strategic direction to other managers, senior management and board of directors

Requirements:

Experience in the financial services industry is required
Extensive database experience is a must
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
Strong knowledge of modeling and analytical tools
Experience reading and understanding Crystal Reports
Direct marketing experience is preferred
Superb analytical, verbal and written communications skills
Exceptional project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
Strong interpersonal and organizational skills

Named a 2007 Best Place to Work and a Fastest Growing Company (WBJ), The BOSS Group specializes in matching highly qualified creative, marketing, proposals, advertising and web talent with top temporary and permanent positions throughout the Washington, DC; Philadelphia, PA; Richmond, VA; Baltimore, MD; NJ/NYC; and Dallas-Fort Worth metro areas, and is an equal opportunity employer. We provide tools and resources to assist you with your job search, to learn more visit www.creativeconnects.com

The BOSS Group - where talent and opportunity meet
www.thebossgroup.com

Please send resumes to richmondjobs@thebossgroup.com or apply online at www.thebossgroup.com

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Posted By The BOSS Group to Maryland Marketing Career Blog at 6/08/2008 04:21:00 PM

Marketing Research Strategist / Senior Marketing Analyst

2008-06-08T16:21:00.001-04:00

Financial institution located in Richmond, VA has an outstanding career opportunity available for an experienced Marketing Research Strategist / Senior Marketing Analyst. We are searching for a seasoned marketing pro to take on this challenging role incorporating strategy, development and execution, to successfully achieve the goals of this industry leader. This position requires a passionate, creative-thinker who has the ability to translate complex, strategic information into a straightforward marketing strategy or message. Qualified candidates must have prior banking and strategic database marketing experience.

Responsibilities:

Generate and evaluate consumer information to identify strategic opportunities and make product development recommendations
Collaborate with internal teams and departments to create and execute strategic marketing initiatives
Maintain vendor relationships
Responsible for qualitative and quantitative research projects
Investigate new market opportunities and develop new products and services for existing customers
Execute market research and act as the industry and technology trend expert
Manage Marketing Database Specialist and oversee the marketing database to accomplish desired results
Analyze, track and develop reports on marketing campaigns to determine the success and ROI
Provide strategic direction to other managers, senior management and board of directors

Requirements:

Experience in the financial services industry is required
Extensive database experience is a must
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
Strong knowledge of modeling and analytical tools
Experience reading and understanding Crystal Reports
Direct marketing experience is preferred
Superb analytical, verbal and written communications skills
Exceptional project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
Strong interpersonal and organizational skills

Named a 2007 Best Place to Work and a Fastest Growing Company (WBJ), The BOSS Group specializes in matching highly qualified creative, marketing, proposals, advertising and web talent with top temporary and permanent positions throughout the Washington, DC; Philadelphia, PA; Richmond, VA; Baltimore, MD; NJ/NYC; and Dallas-Fort Worth metro areas, and is an equal opportunity employer. We provide tools and resources to assist you with your job search, to learn more visit www.creativeconnects.com

The BOSS Group - where talent and opportunity meet
www.thebossgroup.com

Please send resumes to richmondjobs@thebossgroup.com or apply online at www.thebossgroup.com

Consumer Marketing Manager

2008-05-24T19:06:00.001-04:00

Consumer Marketing Manager - WEBPass # 3020658 Part time Job Share-24/hrs week

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES REQUIREMENTS (Experience, skills & qualifications)

1. Develop, review and approve all marketing materials in conjunction with Brand and Sales teams and agencies.

2. Develop, review and approve all customer programs in conjunction with Sales Teams and agencies 1. Assist in identification customer segment market research needs/coordinate studies with brand team

3. Collaborate with counterparts in other BUs/Sales to leverage customer-facing synergies

4. Assist in management of convention strategy in conjunction with Sales and brand team

5. Interface with support functions as needed to execute programs (PR, internet, CAMM, Medical Affairs ) 6. Ensure thorough communication of changes to in-process Marketing materials 7. Develop, review and approve all marketing materials in conjunction with Brand and Sales teams and agencies.

8. Develop, review and approve all customer programs in conjunction with Sales Teams and agencies.

9. Provides information to Sales Training in order to facilitate the development of impactful Sales Training programs

10. Manage allocated budget

Position is responsible for providing input to design of marketing programs for assigned products and the development and implementation of marketing programs for those products. The focus of this role is on implementing the execution of marketing programs. The position's customer segment is the Consumer (patients) segment in Woman's Healthcare and assigned products include Mirena. Program focus is relationship marketing as well as Hispanic and minority marketing for all FHC products.

Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 2 Years experience in Sales, Marketing or related area or an advanced degree with a minimum of 0 Years experience in Sales, Marketing or related area

Zelinka Deal

Senior Recruiter

15915 Katy Freeway, Ste 100

Houston, Texas 77094

281.676.2216 Direct

800.797.8287 Ext. 216

zdeal@smithhanley.com

Smith Hanley Consulting LLC

Bridging People, Technology and Knowledge www.smithhanleyconsulting.com

Marketing Analyst Position

2008-05-24T18:58:00.001-04:00

Please feel free to contact me at 281-676-2216 or 713-502-2061. You can also have your friends or referrals contact me via email with their resumes.

Sincerely,

Zelinka M. Deal
Senior Recruiter

#1. Description Southport, CT Analyst

Come join one of the Largest multi-shore delivery partners focused exclusively on Marketing Operations and Insight Solutions as an Analyst. This client has industry expertise in multiple sectors (Marketing Services, Consumer Goods, Financial Services, Telecommunications, and Life Sciences). The company is looking for 2 Analysts with market mix modeling and SAS experience. They are flexible on level of experience.

#2. DescriptionIndustrial Statistician Glenview, IL

Use your statistical expertise to support the Quantitative Sciences group for this major Consumer Products Goods (CPG) conglomerate located in North Chicago!

**Responsibilities Include**

" Support the Quality Manufacturing - with high quality statistical thinking, structured experimentation and problem solving in support of the organization's R&D business initiatives.

" The company encourages innovative thinking and fresh ideas and with their many brands and global reach, you'll gain valuable experience in this position while adding value to their team.

" Champion use of experimental design and influence decision making based on their outcome

" Develop macros/scripts to 'automate' established mathematical calculations/charting

#6.Consumer Marketing Manager -

Part time Job Wayne, NJ

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES REQUIREMENTS (Experience, skills & qualifications)

1. Develop, review and approve all marketing materials in conjunction with Brand and Sales teams and agencies.

2. Develop, review and approve all customer programs in conjunction with Sales Teams and agencies 1. Assist in identification customer segment market research needs/coordinate studies with brand team

3. Collaborate with counterparts in other BUs/Sales to leverage customer-facing synergies

4. Assist in management of convention strategy in conjunction with Sales and brand team

5. Interface with support functions as needed to execute programs (PR, internet, CAMM, Medical Affairs )

6. Ensure thorough communication of changes to in-process Marketing materials

7. Develop, review and approve all marketing materials in conjunction with Brand and Sales teams and agencies.

8. Develop, review and approve all customer programs in conjunction with Sales Teams and agencies.

9. Provides information to Sales Training in order to facilitate the development of impactful Sales Training programs

10. Manage allocated budget

15915 Katy Freeway, Ste 100

Houston, Texas 77094

281.676.2216 Direct

800.797.8287 Ext. 216

zdeal@smithhanley.com

Smith Hanley Consulting LLC

Bridging People, Technology and Knowledge

www.smithhanleyconsulting.com

Market Research Project Manager --

2008-05-24T18:42:00.000-04:00

My name is Cathy Gielenfeldt, and I work for Eastman Kodak in Rochester, NY. We are looking for fill a job opening for a Market Research Project Manager position, and I came across your resume on monster.com.
I am attaching a copy of the job description and if you have any interest, please let me know. I saw that you would consider relocating but I am not sure if Rochester is an area that you are looking to consider.

Thank you,

Cathy Gielenfeldt
Senior Corporate Recruiter
Eastman Kodak Company
catherine.gielenfeldt@kodak.com

(585) 724-0868 (Office)
(585) 724-9416 (fax)
www.kodak.com/go/careers

VP of MARKET RESEARCH -- St. Louis

2008-05-22T16:54:00.000-04:00

I'm writing because I wondered if you might be willing to lend me a hand? Would you be interested - or know of anyone in your network that might be qualified for this position LISTED below? If so, I realize your friend or colleague may or may not be looking for a new opportunity right now, that's okay - BUT - I would love to talk to them about the OPPORTUNITY.

Take a peak and please send me a contact name or two - and their email address or phone numbers to reach them.

- With a great role like this - everyone WINS!!!

What role? VP of MARKET RESEARCH

What location? St. Louis, MO (.not remote, sorry)

The pay range? $90,000 to $110,000 salary and benefits. Bonus/incentive potential $$$. The salary is based on prior work experience and salary history. Full time position (not a contract role.)

Educational requirements: MS and MBA is preferred/ Bachelor's required

Required Experience: A minimum of 8+ years in custom market research - includind experience working for a research company.

Relocation Assistance: We will help you move. Some assistance relocation support offered.

What company? This is a CONFIDENTIAL SUPPLIER SIDE OPPORTUNITY

Great challenge for the experienced market research professional, a multi-tasker who likes working with bright, intelligent people and leading a staff. The job is important and we are looking for the right MARKET RESEARCH person who loves working with clients, designing quantitative and qualitative research studies and solving problems. This role will require custom survey based research and management skills. A person in this role will have an exceptional work ethic, like designing research studies to meet the needs of the businesses, utilizing a full tool-belt of research skills they have previously learned and used.

Requirements:
8+ years of experience as a market researcher with a passion for research
5+ or more consecutive years of on the supplier side, working for market research companies. FAST PACED ENVIRONMENT.
QUANT and QUAL research skills & experience
Demonstrated ability to take studies from start to finish (and anticipate set-backs)
Research industry sectors we consider similar to this role: B2B, manufacturing, financial, pharmaceutical research or agricultural research.
The ability to be strategic, see the big picture, but dive down into the details will be crucial for this role and this person to be a success.
Excellent with statistical analysis - yet smooth with clients
Ability to effectively report write and present information to clients
Deadline driven, but with great attention to detail and the quality of the research provided
Strong presentation skills are required. Ability to talk with people at a variety of levels on very complex matters and make things understandable for all will be essential.
Can connect well to audiences at a variety of levels. Some moderating experience and working with focus groups would be helpful.
Enjoy working with a variety of client personalities and ability to really understand and help meet their needs
Above all - an energetic and positive spirit is needed
Excellent work ethic required
Bachelor's Degree required/ MS or MBA preferred in related area: Market Research, Psychology, Business, etc.
Some travel is involved. This position is located near ST.LOUIS, Missouri. There are no "remote office" options for this VP role. Interested candidates will need to be willing to live within a commutable distance to St. Louis.

Special Note: Candidates without a Green Card, or Visa, or H1B are not eligible to apply.

[[System.User_Name]], Sound like anyone you know?? I am willing to offer you a REFFERAL BONUS of $500. Thank you for any contact names you can offer!

Best regards,

Anna Whiteman
Marketing / Market Research Fields
Management Recruiters
Indianapolis North
(317) 582-0202 NEW extension: 1225
(317 582-0303 (Fax)
awhiteman@mrindianapolis.com
www.mrindianapolis.com

Manager of Internal Communications

2008-05-05T22:26:00.001-04:00

Sorry for the mass email, but since you are in PR/Marketing, I thought you may know of potential candidates for a current opening within our agency's Integrated Communications group. If you have a moment, I'd appreciate your help. Please take a look and forward this job on to anyone you think would be interested in the position, or anyone else who could help me find a great candidate.

Thanks for your help!
-Kristin

Kristin Kalscheur [kkalscheur@waggeneredstrom.com]

Company: Waggener Edstrom Worldwide
Job Title: Manager of Internal Communications
Location: Seattle, WA or Portland, OR

Overview:
The Internal Communications team at Waggener Edstrom Worldwide is responsible for oversight and implementation of all internal communications for North America, Europe and Asia including employee communications, agency events, and executive communications. The team is responsible for helping in the development and implementation of communication strategies to help engage employees and provide them with a ‘line of sight’ between their role and the Company’s overall vision and goals.

Responsibilities:
The Manager of Communications will serve as a day to day lead/manager for internal communications teams in their respective regions and a primary focal point for integration and collaboration across regions and other teams.
This position requires global strategic thinking, collaboration with regional offices, development and leveraging of key relationships, demonstration of a high level of cultural consciousness, and flexibility and creativity in the delivery of all areas of accountability.

• Management: Responsible for hiring, staff development, and all elements of managing the day-to-day performance of the regional internal communications team, which includes but is not limited to establishing goals, managing performance issues, motivating the team, etc.
• Internal Communications: Identify effective and relevant messaging for our regional audiences through close partnership with agency leaders. Align with corporate marketing on messaging and timing for internal and external communications.
• Maximize all mediums/channels of employee communications including digital media, in person, Intranet, email, etc. Develop and implement regional communications strategies that accrue up to global communications goals and are the result of and reflect close collaboration with key internal partners/ stakeholders and clearly position Waggener Edstrom Worldwide as a truly global PR Agency.
• Agency Events: All aspects of regional agency employee events, including regional meetings/executive visits and local events.

Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in communications or related field
• 8 years related experience with 4+ years in employee/internal communications and 2+ years in organizations equal to or larger than ours; prior professional services experience optimal.
• Strong writing skills/speech writing/C-level communications a plus.
• Prior global experience required. Experience with Asia and European offices preferred.
• Experience with multi-regional companies required.
• Ability to measure and communicate positive return on investment for all areas of accountability is critical.
• Technology savvy in utilizing internet, blogs, etc.
• Strong knowledge of MS Word, Outlook and PowerPoint is preferred.
• Experience working with senior level executives required.
• Event management experience a plus.

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VP, In-Store Marketing

2008-05-02T14:13:00.001-04:00

We have 10+ new assignments and counting since our last newsletter. M3 Marketing Search is busier than ever! Please contact me if you have any interest in any of our new opportunities. As always -- referrals are appreciated; please feel free to pass this newsletter on to any of your colleagues.

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VP, In-Store Marketing - $150K + 30% + relo (must have retail or CPG) – Northeast:
Large multi-channel retailer in the Northeast Region seeks an experienced Vice President of In-Store Marketing to administer all aspects of Company in-store marketing programs. Create, implement and approve visual guidelines and standards used to promote retail sales at all store locations.

Develop, organize and present effective in-store marketing and visual strategy to match Company corporate goals and objectives. Create and communicate brand identity through strong and creative visual merchandising solutions. Lead and provide clear direction, motivation and training for in-store marketing team. Develop and improve internal and external relationships to best facilitate clear marketing strategies.

Qualifications include BS/BA Degree in Marketing or a related field and 10+ years Marketing experience, including 5 years retail Marketing management experience. MBA and 10+ years retail Marketing management experience is preferred. Prior work history within Retail or CPG background is required. Outstanding leadership skills necessary to direct the work of others. Strong time management skills necessary to complete projects and achieve objectives. Demonstrated ability to look across multiple brands and make strategic decisions. Strong verbal and written communications skills required. Strict attention to detail and analytical skills. Ability to direct and supervise the work of marketing team.

Director of Marketing - $100-120K + 20% bonus + relo (must have CPG) – Pittsburgh, PA:
Our client, a consumer packaged goods company, is seeking a Director of Marketing. This position is responsible for development, coordination, and implementation of marketing strategies and plans of assigned projects into actionable marketing programs and promotional campaigns that drive store traffic, conversion, and long term profit/sustainability. Also responsible for providing leadership and ownership in the execution of assigned integrated campaigns by optimizing the brand’s vision through advertising, direct marketing, interactive marketing, email marketing, in-store marketing, public relations, and event marketing. Reporting to the VP of Out of Store Marketing, this position will be responsible for building a team.

Qualifications include a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing/Communications field and 7-10+ years of classical Consumer Packaged Goods experience in a Brand Manager position and/or retail marketing with proven marketing management experience. Expertise across multiple disciplines of marketing. Proven track record in a matrix driven environment and ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. Strong leadership, negotiation, communication, time management, and analytical skills. High sense of urgency and a roll-up-your-sleeves, entrepreneurial spirit combined with a disciplined, analytical approach based on facts and data. Demonstrated ability to look across multiple brands and make strategic decisions. Strategic thinker with ability to be hands-on. Strong attention to detail. Conscientious in work process and follow up. Proficiency in MS Office Suite. Must have experience with client/agency relationship with proven success of briefing and managing agency projects. MUST HAVE CPG EXPERIENCE!

CRM Manager/Sr. CRM Manager – (salary depending on experience) – Bay area:
Our client, a fast growing start up organization is seeking a Sr. CRM Analyst/Manager in their California Bay Area offices. Reporting to the Director, this position will be responsible for all email marketing campaigns, including all database work preparing the campaign as well as HTML coding of the campaign in our email tool. This person will have primary responsibility for launching accurate campaigns in a timely manner and for developing and completing back end analysis. This person will also have responsibility to perform analysis and make recommendations for what will engage, retain and delight our customers.

Manage all aspects of email, direct mail, SMS and alternative channel marketing programs to our customer base. Identify and perform complex analyses of customer database. Develop data driven recommendations for CRM programs. Develop and implement data driven customer lifecycle programs. Develop and implement customer focused strategies. Develop and maintain campaign and other CRM documentation. Create and implement customer segmentation. Assist with the development and execution of loyalty programs. Evaluate and recommend technology providers such as email providers. Be voice of / advocate for customers and provide feedback to better share development of policies, programs and product enhancements company-wide. Work with agencies and internal teams (e.g. marketing, customer service, product management) to develop customer insights and segmentation required for strategy development. Measure and communicate ROI/effectiveness of programs and campaigns to continually improve resources allocation and efficiency.

Qualifications include BS/BA degree and 5-8 years of email marketing, campaign management and marketing analysis experience, with at least two focused on customer loyalty or retention marketing, ideally with subscription-based services. Strong analytical skills that include Email implementation software, campaign management software, Database software, (preferably with basic HTML skill and solid understanding of SQL). Highly motivated and self-driven individual with proven success in driving marketing analysis and recommendations for action. Direct Marketing experience including creative process management, database mining, campaign analysis and campaign implementation. Experience working with customer segmentation and direct marketing practices. Strong business analytical skills; understanding and experience with developing financial/quantitative success metrics. Superior communication, negotiation and presentation skills as well as the ability to influence in a startup environment and at all levels within the organization. Proven ability to adapt quickly to new situations and to work in time sensitive, high-pressure environment. Outstanding team player.

Director of Loyalty/Direct Marketing – 110K + 20% bonus + relo - Pittsburgh, PA:
Large multi-channel retailer headquartered in Pittsburgh, seeks experienced Director of Loyalty and Direct Marketing to lead the development and planning of all company marketing campaigns to promote customer loyalty. Direct the execution of email and direct mail promotions, aligning marketing goals with corporate strategies.

Plan and develop strategic marketing programs to target increased customer loyalty and decreased customer attrition. Align all new and existing marketing programs with company corporate goals and objectives. Design, communicate, and present new programs to top management and other company stakeholders. Manage and monitor existing customer loyalty programs to determine effectiveness. Lead and motivate creative team and external vendors to achieve customer loyalty program objectives.

Qualifications include Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing or a related field and 8+ years CRM and/or database marketing experience, including 3 years Marketing management experience. Highly preferred is an MBA with 5-10 years retail CRM management experience.

Leadership skills necessary to direct the work of others. Time management skills necessary to complete projects and achieve objectives. Strong verbal and written communications skills required to present recommendations to top management. Strict attention to detail and analytical skills. Ability to direct and supervise the work of marketing team members.

Copywriter - $75-110K – Bay area:
Our client, a technology startup in the San Francisco Bay Area has an opening for an experienced Copywriter. We are seeking a top-notch copywriter with the ability to write for the internet, direct marketing and marketing collateral. Reporting to the VP of Marketing, this is an excellent opportunity for an experienced and well rounded copywriter.

A wide variety of writing projects including marketing, website, email marketing, direct marketing, collateral and other projects as assigned. Copy-editing/proofing all marketing communications. Work with Customer Experience group to write all web and landing pages within the design framework provided. Partner with internal and external creative partners to develop appropriate marketing communications. Provide additional support as needed in writing and editing public relations materials such as press releases, press kits, newsletter articles, fact sheets and white papers. Write to established branding and editorial guidelines and assist in the development and execution of the company’s corporate voice. Maintain and review existing marketing content for accuracy. Work closely with multiple departments to ensure projects are on target and delivered on schedule.

Qualifications include BA in an appropriate field and a minimum 5-7 years experience writing for direct marketing, internet and/or agency. Deep understanding of direct response writing principles and how they’re applied to the internet. Able to work in a highly collaborative cross-functional environment. Understanding of HTML. Experience in Financial Services and/or Wireless industry a plus but not necessary. Detail oriented and proactive. Must be able to provide a portfolio for review.

Account Manager - $65-85K – Boston suburb:
Boston direct marketing agency seeks experienced Account Manager to be responsible for managing multiple accounts utilizing dmEdge (web based marketing portal). This role will interact directly with Production, Sales, Clients and the Modeling Services teams. This individual will be responsible for translating business requirements into specifications for internal and external support group, providing detailed counts, reports and lists to clients as well as identifying/assisting management with up-selling and cross-sell opportunities.

Responsibilities include translating business requirements into specifications for the Production staff. Perform analysis and research as requested; working with Modeling Services and Clients to develop modeling strategy and implementation. Must have an understanding data requirements and ensuring that all clients using credit data remain compliant; performing quality control on all aspects of a job (from file pull to model scoring to final mail file). Identify up-sell and cross-sell opportunities. Work with internal groups to develop strategies for new and/or existing accounts. Continue to develop strong relationships with existing clients as well as the Sales staff. Review current aligned clients to determine if any enhancements or efficiencies can be added. Work with Product Managers to identify/implement enhanced product offerings.

Qualifications include BS or equivalent work experience and a minimum of 4+ years related experience in the Direct Marketing industry. Understanding of direct marketing process. Understanding of print and production concepts. Knowledge of relational database concepts. Experience with campaign management tools. Knowledge of models (including modeling techniques, applications and results). Experience working with financial or insurance clients. Knowledge of marketing data. Strong MS Excel, MS Word skills. Strong presentation skills. Strong customer service skills. Strong organizational skills. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to multi-task, work in a fast-paced environment and adhere to strict deadlines.

Catalog Manager – $70K - (must have circ and planning side experience) – Richardson, TX
Please inquire for more details

Database Marketing Analyst - $45-55K - Bergen County NJ / Northern NJ:
Our client, a large specialty retailer is looking for a Database Marketing Analyst. Reporting to the Customer Database Manager, this position will be responsible for the execution and reporting of direct marketing campaigns. Will provide meticulous, accurate and thorough data collection. Responsible for Direct Mail/Email segmentation, deployment and reporting. Able to understand and transform business questions into actionable analysis.

Qualifications include BS/BA degree and 1½-2 years experience in direct, database marketing or CRM. Experience extracting information out of a database environment. Excellent proficiency in Excel a must! Working knowledge of how database function and their architecture. Understanding of Direct Marketing fundamentals. Analytic Problem Solver. Able to listen and understand business and executive requests to deliver actionable analysis and recommendations. Knowledge of Unica Suite and Business Objects preferred.

Online Media Planner/Buyer - $70 - Knoxville, TN:
Our client, a multi-channel specialty retailer seeks an experienced Online Media Planner/Buyer. This position will be responsible for delivering online media buys to achieve customer acquisition and transaction goals within defined ROAS thresholds. Responsible for projecting both expense and revenue for the channel with consideration to retail seasonality and trends. Continuously identify and evaluate new opportunities for growth for both new and existing programs. Responsible to communicate with internal marketing, product, merchandising, and technical teams to develop, implement and support marketing strategies and programs. Oversee multiple campaigns through all phases from launch to maintenance, including negotiation of the media buy, contract review and approval, creative development, trafficking, reporting and analysis and optimization.

Qualifications include BS/BA degree and 3-5 years of directly related experience as a Media Planner/Buyer. Extensive experience purchasing, managing and optimizing all forms of online media (banners, emails, pops, contextual, text, etc.), as well as various deal structures including CPM, CPC, CPL, CPA, and rich media. Experience with campaign management/ad serving technologies or the principles thereof (e.g., Atlas DMT, DART). Experience with behavioral targeting and remarketing campaigns. Ability to compile and analyze performance data and metrics and make decisions regarding campaign direction based on your analysis. Experience using Web analytics tools for reporting revenue. Excellent fiscal responsibility and advanced analytical and mathematical skills. Experience managing multiple, competing priorities, duties and/or projects. Strong decision-making, organizational, planning and problem-solving skills. Excellent project-management and time-management skills. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to work well independently and within a team environment. PC proficiency, internet savvy, and solid working knowledge of Microsoft Office with strong emphasis on Excel.

Senior Merchandising Associate - $55-75K - Sacramento, CA Area:
My client, a leading multi-channel food merchant seeks a Senior Merchandising Associate to execute merchandising operations and support the marketing and product development teams in their day to day activities. The selected candidate will be responsible for product merchandising on the company Web site, through email channels, across banner ads, and in print catalogs. He/she will provide engaging product selections that are optimized for each sales channel while also consistently representing the company brand. The position requires a strong analytic disposition to review a diverse set of metrics, provide product performance reporting, and leverage trends and best practices that help grow the business.

Reporting to a Marketing Manager, this position will develop, test, and optimize product merchandising strategies across multiple retail channels including catalog, email, Web site, and other customer engagement mediums. Write engaging copy that promotes products to customers. Responsible for merchandising the web site to drive sales results. Compile reports from Web analytics, be able to see & show results w/data. Coordinate product lifecycle management with product development team. Develop custom landing pages relevant to the intent of different site visitors. Review stock to sales ratios to ensure proper balance/content of merchandise.

Qualifications include a Bachelors Degree and 4+ years of merchandising experience in an online environment. Demonstrated ability to self-manage with minimal supervision. Ability to communicate effectively, written and oral. Ability to adapt to rapidly changing business needs and priorities. Excellent attention to detail. Ability to effectively deal w/diverse personalities and levels of the organization. Good skills in MS Office suite (Excel, PowerPoint, and Word). Ability to quickly leverage product relationships in different retail merchandising environments while keeping a consistent brand image. Adaptability to different technology environments. Creative and strategically analytic thinker. Upbeat, positive person willing to get the job done and grow with the organization.

Product Development Manager - 65-75K + 10% - Portsmouth, NH
Our client is a fast-paced, growing direct marketing company located right in Portsmouth, NH. We are seeking a Product Development Manager who posses a unique blend of strategic and creative skills to take our product suite to new heights. Reporting to the Senior Vice President- Marketing, this position is responsible for building compelling consumer propositions in the core utility and energy efficiency markets.

Support the Business Development and Corporate Development team by developing Energy Efficiency propositions that are compelling for prospective utility partners. Provide thorough knowledge and understanding of the state of the utility and energy efficiency markets, competitors and alternatives. Identify and share with stakeholders key market, customer and competitor insights. In collaboration with the SVP Marketing and the Marketing Managers, set a clear vision for the new product and energy efficiency propositions and secure agreement to plans and budgets to deliver it. Formulate the member, contract, income and expenditure budgets. Develop and manage a test plan. Develop new materials for all channels which improve response rates among existing customer segments, reach new customer segments (with existing products) and/or sell new products. During the course of the year, update the sales and marketing activity plan and financial forecast to reflect Company's changing priorities. Liaise with other Marketing Managers to ensure that sales opportunities are being optimized, i.e. the right products are being sold to the right customers at the right time. Develop, gain approval for, and implement an Energy Efficiency test program. Develop, gain approval for, and implement Energy Efficiency programs for Company employees.

Qualifications include Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business or a related field and a minimum of 5 years marketing experience with at least 2 years of product development. Utility/energy efficiency experience desired. Experience in product development in the service sector. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Results oriented; demonstrated success in overcoming obstacles and launching campaigns on time and on budget. Self-starter; able to seize opportunities with minimal direction. Proficient in MS Office Suite (Excel, Access, Word and PowerPoint). Able to work in a fast-paced, growth-oriented organization.

Assistant Marketing Manager - 45-52K - Portsmouth, NH
This is a unique opportunity for a Marketing professional to join a fast-paced, growing direct marketing company located right in Portsmouth! In collaboration with the Marketing Manager, the Assistant Marketing Manager will develop and implement direct marketing campaigns aimed to increase retention rates, product penetration and sales volume per customer.

Develop all aspects of direct marketing campaigns. Formulate recommendations regarding sales and marketing campaigns to improve results. Manage a full pipeline of marketing campaigns. Launch campaigns on time and on budget. Implement and validate market tests of new promotional plans. Monitor response rates and product penetration rates in order to uncover trends and improve results. On-going/real time analysis on the performance of campaigns. Deep dive analysis into past performance results in order to map out trends and identify strengths and weaknesses; leverage these findings to optimize customer retention and acquisition activity and ROI.

Qualifications include Bachelor's degree in marketing, business or a related field and a minimum of 2 years of marketing experience (B2C) that includes exposure to direct mail campaigns; advertising agency experience is desired. Strong project management skills; able to manage multiple projects effectively. Excellent verbal, written and analytical skills. Results oriented; demonstrated success in overcoming obstacles and launching campaigns on time and on budget. Proficient in MS Office Suite (Excel, Access, Word and PowerPoint). If you enjoy working in a high-energy environment, with professionals who are passionate about what they.

CONTACT:
HOLLY LIBERTO
SENIOR SEARCH CONSULTANT
M3 MARKETING SEARCH
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www.m3msearch.com

Quality Control Manager in DC

2008-04-26T12:38:00.000-04:00

If you have a moment, I'd appreciate your help. Please take a look and forward this job on to anyone you think would be interested/qualified for the position, or anyone else who could help me find a great candidate.

Thanks for your help!
-Janeen
Janeen Said [jwsaid@hotmail.com]

Company: RTC Relationship Marketing
Job Title: Quality Control Manager
Description: Wanted: Deadline driven, organized, detail oriented Quality Control Manager

RTC Relationship Marketing (RTCRM) is a full-service relationship marketing agency and part of the Wunderman network, Advertising Age’s #1 ranked marketing services network in the world. We’re 225 people strong across offices in Washington, DC, New York and Chicago, with top-tier talent who are collaborative, inventive and somehow utterly unpretentious. Major national clients include: AARP Services Inc., AARP Health Care Options, Bristol-Myers Squibb, GlaxoSmithKline, and Time Warner Cable.

RTCRM believes in delivering impactful, targeted solutions that forge strong, profitable brand-consumer relationships. We’re currently looking for a Quality Control Manager to join our Washington, DC office, work on major national brands, and help further our success.

The Quality Control Manger responsibility is twofold:

For Production: Responsible for reading, understanding, applying client specifications and confirming vanity copy to ensure electronic files are of highest quality and accurate for reproduction.

For Design: Responsible for checking spelling, grammar, client specifications, graphic standards and providing informed solutions that maintain agency and client specifications.

The Quality Control Manager is a team player, problem solver and consultant. The ideal candidate will possess these attributes and will have exceptional skills, energy and commitment, plus:

Bachelor’s degree plus seven years of related work experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience

Prior experience in advertising or design essential

Accurate, thorough with exceptional attention to detail

Exceptional knowledge of grammar, spelling, punctuation

Thorough understanding of copywriting for advertising, working knowledge of graphic arts and print industry terms

Excellent organization and prioritization skills and ability to meet high standards for quality and accuracy under tight deadlines

Solid knowledge of Microsoft Office suite

Ability to offer proactive solutions and ensure successful progression without guidance when necessary

Ability to exhibit client service approach with results-driven performance

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Several Marketing Research positions

2008-04-25T11:49:00.000-04:00

Scott: Hope you are well. I'm working on several Market Research positions and wonder if there is anybody you know who is looking. I have a wide variety of levels from Assistant to Director opportunities...mostly in the Northeast and covering just about all aspects ( syndicated, generalists and insights). Anybody I should be talking to? Best personal regards

Joel Mandell

(203)-795-1020
P.O. Box 1043
Orange, CT 06477
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Balance Build Marketing Director

2008-04-24T16:29:00.000-04:00

Wilmington, DE

Around 100k

Job Description: The Balance Build Marketing Director will be responsible for developing and managing balance build marketing campaigns to drive profitable loan growth.

Responsibilities:

Manage balance build marketing campaigns across multiple channels; including direct mail, telemarketing, email, cross-sell, internet, and statement channels.
Work with external vendor(s) to maximize operational efficiencies and minimize costs.
Analyze test results and the competitive environment to design new campaign offers.
Create and execute population targeting and testing strategies.
Ensure accurate campaign execution by performing population selection, copy, and creative audits.
Manage the marketing plan and budget.

Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree (MBA preferred)

- 7-10 years of direct marketing with financial services experience

- Strong project management abilities, i.e. capable of handling varied responsibilities and driving success with limited resources

- Excellent analytical skills needed to understand key P&L drivers and meet/exceed objectives

- Extremely detail oriented

- Superior written and verbal communication skills

- Ability to work well with individuals throughout all levels of the organization

- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Qualified Candidates can send their resume to me at LMGLEASON@recruitmentresource.us

Laura M. Gleason
Executive Recruiter

Director of Market Research MN

2008-04-22T23:12:00.000-04:00

Hello Scott:

I am the director of recruitment for Frank N. Magid Associates and MORI Research. We have an opening for a new position as the director of research in our Minneapolis, Minnesota office. I have a copy of your resume from Marketing Research Careers and would like to speak with you on the phone about our position. I have attached the position for your review. At your convenience, would you please let me know a good day and time to reach you and I will be in touch. Thank you.

Best regards, Amy Jo

Amy Jo Reimer-Myers

Executive Director, Corporate Development

Frank N. Magid Associates

ajreimer-myers@magid.com

www.magid.com

Direct phone: 515-333-1225

Market Research Manager in Carolinas

2008-04-22T12:11:00.001-04:00

Hi,

I would appreciate your listing this post on your Maryland Marketing Career Blog. I am attaching some information on my background for your review.

I'm looking for a Market Research Manager for a leader in the consumer products industry. Candidate should have 5++ years of consumer research experience.

JOB FUNCTION/PURPOSE

Primarily supports consumer Marketing by developing, conducting, and analyzing marketing research in a way that ensures full understanding of consumer attitudes and behavior, product performance, brand equities, and the retail environment.

NATURE AND SCOPE

Position is responsible for consulting with Marketing on emerging business issues, designing the appropriate custom/primary research to obtain the necessary information, and analyzing and presenting the information to facilitate better decision making by management, reduction in risk, and optimizing opportunities. The Marketing Research Manager is a business partner to all levels of the Marketing staff as well as serving as a consultant and consumer advocate for Sales, Customer Marketing, and Merchandising and Design. This position also supports the information needs of outside agencies (advertising, PR promotion) as well as manages numerous research suppliers.

RESPONSIBILITIES/KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

A. Key Accountabilities

· Works with Consumer Marketing on defining marketing issue and information needed to develop action plan related to marketing mix (advertising/promotion, product, distribution, pricing).

· Explores, reviews and introduces innovative methodologies, tools, and information sources to enhance consumer insights.

· Identifies consumer/retailer drivers and motivations to build brand share/preference and maintain/enhance relevance of company's brands. Explores all means of data analysis, summarization, and presentation to facilitate the sharing of this information and ease of understanding within company.

· Routinely synthesizes and incorporates data from multiple sources (syndicated and primary research) into comprehensive knowledge, actionable insights, and business recommendations.

· Engages, negotiates, and manages research supplier relationships - maintaining cost efficiencies, ensuring accuracy of information and timely receipt of results.

§ Develops, defines and leads marketing research projects by assuming responsibility for all project elements, (defines objective/scope, identifies resources, executes research, reviews analysis, writes or approves final report to include conclusions and implications for company).

· Manages multi-million dollar research budget – anticipating research needs for budget planning purposes, writing internal authorizations and coordinating approvals, timely payment of invoices, and establishing accruals as necessary.

B. Relationship Management/Interface

· Works proactively with client groups (Consumer Marketing, Team Sales, Regional Sales, agencies, research suppliers, other company associates) to identify and resolve marketing issues via execution and analysis of marketing research.

C. Training/Development

Manage, motivate, and coach Marketing Research Analysts to broaden their use and understanding of marketing research tools and techniques:

· Provide exposure/training on various research methodologies

· Act as mentor in the areas of problem/issue definition, data analysis, integration of information from multiple data sources, development of implications from data analysis, and verbal/written communication of research findings

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

· Applying consumer/retail insights to drive brand growth.

· Technical knowledge of marketing research methodology, tools, and techniques including an understanding of what can and cannot be achieved via different techniques and approaches.

· Ability to translate marketing questions into relevant research designs – that is, when to conduct qualitative versus quantitative research and what specific type of research to conduct.

· Computer literate; moderate/heavy experience with Word, Excel, Powerpoint or similar software

· Moderate familiarity with research tabbing packages (e.g., Quanvert)

§ Creative and flexible thinker, capable of critical, objective evaluation

§ Facilitation skills to lead a team through research process to achieve a solution

§ Strong, confident communicator with good influencing skills

§ Works independently (minimal supervision) and takes responsibility for full project management.

JOB REQUIREMENT (Education/Experience)

4-year college degree required; Master’s degree preferred. Eight to ten years relevant data analysis and research experience with demonstrated project management success either within client or supplier environment.

To tell you a bit about myself, I've been recruiting for over 26 years, starting in St. Louis with Roth Young in 1979, and relocated to Portland, Oregon in 1990 to start my own firm. My specialty is Marketing Research primarily in the packaged goods industry. Previous to entering the recruiting business, I spent 5 years with McCormick & Co. Inc. (spices and seasoning mixes) in sales management.

Location: Mid size city in the Carolinas

SALARY: flexible to the $80K area + bonus

Do you know anyone that may be interested in hearing more about this excellent opportunity?

Bob Wallington RD Wallington & Assoc., Inc.

242 B Avenue Lake Oswego, OR 97034

503-697-5903 rdwa@yahoo.com

Marketing Research Manager in Michigan

2008-04-22T09:47:00.001-04:00

I'm a recruiter with Korn Ferry / Futurestep, and I was hoping to network with you to find some folks with a Market Research/CPG background. I have a great opportunity with a #1 brand in home products, and the position will support 3 product development teams.

The position is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and the company is a strong performer with a great career path. They are looking for at least 5 years marketing research in CPG, including competitive analysis, statistics, and reporting.

If you know anyone who might be interested, I would love to talk to them. Any help in the Market Research sector would be greatly appreciated as well. I have attached the job description for your review, so please feel free to pass it along to any interested colleagues.

Thank you so much!

DeAnn Irby

Futurestep is a high-performance global provider of innovative, scalable recruitment and people solutions.

DeAnn Irby

Recruiter
Futurestep – A Korn/Ferry Company

DIRECT +1 713.285.2566

CELL +1 281.813.4214

FAX +1 713.527.8077

EMAIL deann.irby@futurestep.com

Account Executives Atlanta

2008-04-16T10:30:00.001-04:00

Happy Monday! I hope this email finds you well. I am writing because we have a great opportunity and I wanted to "pick your brain". Why you? Quite simply, your name came up in a query as we searched for folks who are overachievers within the media industry!

You may be a more recent graduate or someone who is has been in the workforce for quite a while. Either way, I am hoping that you will be able to help by personally recommending someone you may know.

Our client is a news and entertainment industry leader. They are currently seeking Account Executives for a growth positions in a BRAND NEW division. They are launching a new brand and new product line that will repurpose current company assets and will allow them to compete with the major players in stock footage and image licensing space. They are looking for a self starting, entrepreneur type to work with their VP of Sales to build this division from the ground up, have a voice in the direction of this business unit as well as the opportunity to write their own career ticket.

Here's what we're looking for . . .
* 2+ years of B2B sales experience within image sourcing.
* Proven successes in generating new business and large account development
* Must be a "hunter" with solid relationship building skills
* Solid business acumen and professional maturity
* Self motivated and driven mature
* Entrepreneurial spirit and aspirations for leadership/management
* Serve as a visible leader for the department
* Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills
* Vertical market segments include: Cable TV, Film, Digital and International

Compensation
* Competitive Base Salary
* Commission/Bonus structure
* Excellent employee benefits and perks

Please feel free to forward this e-mail along to anyone that you feel may be appropriate. Time is of the essence as interviews will begin this week. Thanks so much in advance for your referrals. Have a great night!

Beth Corbley
Search Associate
Rowland Mountain & Associates
404-325-2189 ext. 220
bcorbley@rmasales.com

VP Marketing position in Atlanta

2008-04-16T10:03:00.000-04:00

If you have a moment, I'd very much appreciate your help. Please take a look and forward these jobs on to anyone you think would be interested in any position:

Thanks for your help!

Lily Z. Winsaft
678-642-8874

Company: Aldebaran Associates International, LLC
Job Title: Exciting Marketing/Finance and NonProfit Executive Positions
Description: We are seeking to fill the following positions:

1) VP, Marketing - (not on website yet - please call), NOT BILINGUAL - Atlanta
2) Various Non Bilingual Interactive and Traditional Advertising Agency Account and Creative Positions - Atlanta
3) Senior Director, Multicultural Marketing, Bilingual- to $85K+ Atlanta (Ref #9454)
4) Senior Accountant, International, (SOX/GAAP), Bilingual - to $80K+ Atlanta (Ref #9379)
5) Bookkeeper/Accountant Assistant, Bilingual; to $35K, Atlanta (Ref #9358)
6) Commercial Manager, Structured Risk Evaluation, Strong Finance, Bilingual - to $85K+, Franklin, TN (Ref #8863)
7) Business Analyst, Bilingual - to $45K, Franklin, TN (Ref #9043)
8) President, NonProfit, Bilingual - Atlanta (Ref # 9046)
9) Executive Director, NonProfit, Bilingual (not on website yet, please call) - Atlanta
10)Regional Development Officer, Bilingual - to $75K Miami, FL (Ref# 9263)

Most positions can be seen on our website:

http://www.aldebaranassociates.com/jobs.html

Thanks for passing this along. For more information, call our office!

Lily Z. Winsaft
678-642-8874 cell
770-640-7317 off

Marketing Campaign Analyst

2008-03-28T14:31:00.001-04:00

Contact:

Maureen C. Miller
Senior Information Technology Recruiter
CPSI- Your success is our success
Maureen_m@cpsi-md.com
410-455-0005 x30
www.cpsi-md.com

BARTON COTTON ~ "Momentum Makes it Happen"

Barton Cotton has grown over almost 80 years into a premier agency serving some of the world's most renowned nonprofit organizations. To date, we have helped over 150 nonprofit groups meet and exceed their fundraising objectives by implementing our full-service capabilities including strategy, analytics of donor data, creative and affinity marketing, DRTV, internet marketing, and public relations. Barton Cotton uses a proprietary methodology of algorithms to measure an organization's Donor Momentum? (a calculation that is used to assess past fundraising performance and accurately forecast future patterns and revenues). Barton Cotton is headquartered in the Baltimore-Washington corridor and is one of the country's oldest and most venerated firms serving the nonprofit industry.

Typical Job Duties Include:

Marketing Campaign Analyst --- Is directly responsible for the organization, coordination of all data. The Marketing analyst is responsible for supporting data driven marketing campaigns for Strategy Directors using statistical tools and data analysis.

Responsibilities ---

"Greater than 4 years of experience
"knows SAS, SQL, database languages, advanced MS suite (excel, access)
"Experience in marketing/analytics/research
"Knowledge of fundraising/agency business
"Person should be able to derive knowledge from data (millions of transactions, customers, etc.) and be able to evaluate and recommend data drive strategies
"Assists in presenting ideas and finding future and existing clients - CLIENT BASED ROLE
"Works with Strategy Director to formulate post mortem campaign analysis

Addresses and analyzes direct marketing campaigns using the following tools:
"Customer profiling
"Segmentation and cluster analysis
"Regression analysis
"Data Analysis and mining
"External Data enhancement
"Break Even Analysis

Required Experience skills and Education

Skill 1 SAS Yrs. Exp. 3 - 5 Skill 4 Advanced MS Suite (excel, access) Yrs. Exp. 3-5

Skill 2 SQL Yrs. Exp. 3-5 Skill 5 Yrs. Exp.

Skill 3 Database Languages Yrs. Exp. 3-5 Skill 6 Yrs. Exp.

Certifications Required: N/A

Marketing Manager in DC

2008-03-24T15:52:00.003-04:00

Scott,

I am currently looking for a Marketing Manager for VMWare. If you or anyone you know fits these qualifications respond by sending over your current resume. We do offer up to a $10,000 in a referral bonus.

- DC area based

- 7-9 years IT marketing experience - at least 2 in Federal - consisting of any combination of the following:

o Integrated marketing campaigns (multi-step, multi-touch programs for demand generation)

o Events marketing

o Direct marketing (email/direct mail)

o Conference and Tradeshow coordination

o Collateral development (customer case studies, vertical content, etc.)

o Close work/alignment with Sales team

Thanks,

Margie Hix
National Accounts Director
The EXPERTS Bench
Experts On-A-Project-Basis
margieh@theexpertsbench.com

866-775-6810

Web Graphic Artist

2008-03-23T13:51:00.000-04:00

Hi,

I am looking for a Web-savvy graphic artist to work with me on a freelance project developing a lead-generation Website for a well-funded startup B2B company. This project will include creating a look and feel for the site and may also include creating marketing collateral, including logos and templates for promotional material.

Please let me know if you or someone you know is interested...

Thanks,
Josh

fialkoff@gmail.com)

Company: Freelance
Job Title: Graphic Artist
Description: Web-savvy graphic artist to create a look and feel for B2B Web site. Project may also include creating marketing collateral, including logos and templates for promotional material.

New Direct Marketing Openings - TX, MA, PA, NY

2008-03-20T16:24:00.002-04:00

Hello –

New direct marketing openings to share with you – please feel free to forward to a friend or co-worker. Referrals are appreciated.

Thanks,

Holly

CONTACT:
HOLLY LIBERTO
M3 MARKETING SEARCH
716-631-1300 X3013
holly@m3msearch.com
www.m3msearch.com

Direct Mail Channel Marketing Manager – Houston, TX - $80-115K + bonus: Our Houston, TX client seeks a Manager of Direct Mail Channel Marketing. This position will be responsible for the execution of tactical marketing campaigns, developing, producing cost-efficient campaign materials and misc. collateral programs. Prepare all inputs/deliverables supporting detailed tactical direct marketing plans. Execute all specific steps of a standardized direct marketing campaign process: opportunity identification, development and planning, management and execution and campaign measurement and analysis.

Senior Marketing Specialist – CRM - $70-80K + 10-12% bonus + relo – Pittsburgh, PA (south side): Our client, a multi-channel retailer, is seeking an experienced CRM Senior Marketing Specialist. Reporting to the CRM Manager, this position will plan, execute, and analyze CRM Events. Analyze customer information for direct mail, money card, and e-commerce trends in a fast paced environment. Specialized in the planning and allocations of in-store marketing events and merchandise, Specifically assigned to support AE Brand activity and additional focus on All-Access Pass loyalty program.

E-Communications Marketing Manager/E-Data - $70-80K + 10% bonus + relo – Pittsburgh, PA (south side): Our client, a multi-channel retailer, is seeking an experienced E-Communications Marketing Manager. Reporting to the Senior Director of CRM, this position will be responsible for working with both CRM team and Company Direct team to manage all company e-mail, mobile and affiliate marketing programs including: seasonal websets, store marketing events/floorsets, brand events, All-Access Pass loyalty communications and Company Credit Card/Visa Card campaigns, store hiring/opening, and all e-mails triggered from Company websites and related content sites. The focus is to maximize e-communications to drive cross-channel behavior, ROI/ROE, branding, and other corporate objectives.

Email Marketing Manager - $60-70K + 10% bonus + relo – Pittsburgh, PA (south side):(please inquire if you are interested)

Creative Director - $150K + 20% - Long Island, NY: My client, a multi-channel retailer/distributor in Long Island, NY seeks an experienced Creative Director. As a senior member of the Brand Communications team, this person will manage visual creative development and implementation for the flagship brand and the retail business. Responsibilities include leading the initiative to outsource the Creative Services team. Finding "right" outsourcing company and serve as key client liaison. Set up financial model. Manage transition process and communication of internal and outsource teams. Negotiate contract. Set up Service Level Standards Agreement with outsource provider with provision for annual review process.

Director of Business Analytics, Food Brands - $110K + 20% - Long Island, NY: My client, a multi-channel retailer/distributor in Long Island, NY seeks an experienced Director of Business Analytics for the Food Brands division. This position will work closely with Enterprise Customer Knowledge team, to manage the analytical and information needs of the food brands. This main focus will be to manage the day-to-day relationships and projects for the food brands. Provide insights and learnings about customers and to drive the use of analytics to improve decision making.

Senior Manager Web Customer Experience - $105K + 15% bonus – Long Island, NY: My client, a multi-channel retailer/distributor in Long Island, NY seeks an experienced Senior Manager of Web Customer Experience. Reporting to the Senior Director of Online Merchandising, this position will optimize the Company’s website for conversion, revenue, and profitability by building a superior customer experience. Specifically, the leader will seek to continuously improve web services, functionalities, user interface, navigation flow, and look & feel of the consumer website by working cross-functionally to champion the customer’s needs.

Senior Manager, Direct Marketing - $100K + 15% - Long Island, NY: My client, a multi-channel retailer/distributor in Long Island, NY seeks an experienced Senior Manager of Direct Marketing to develop retention, acquisition and loyalty related marketing programs for the Company brand. This position will work closely with the Director of Direct Marketing in the strategy and implementation of marketing plans designed to increase customer acquisition, retention and member enrollment. Qualified candidates should have solid direct marketing, retention and loyalty program management experience. Also hands on experience marketing through multiple channels such as email, direct mail, phone and web channels and a solid understanding of analytics and applicable metrics for all tactics and channels.

Senior Product Manager - $70-100K + 15% bonus – Long Island, NY: My client, a multi-channel retailer/distributor in Long Island, NY seeks an experienced Senior Product Manager. Reporting to the Department Business Manager, this position will be responsible for all product development initiatives in the department. Develops products and categories based on Department objectives and in line with corporate initiatives and strategies. Work with Business Manager to develop Departmental and Category strategies in support of the Corporate/Executive Sales Plans and Gross Margin Objectives.

Business Analyst (Food Brand) - $65-75K – Long Island, NY:(Please inquire for more information)

International Direct-To-Consumer Marketing Specialist - $70-80K + bonus – Framingham, MA: My client, a large multi-channel electronics company seeks an enthusiastic, motivated marketer to be part of a team responsible for growing our direct to consumer marketing and sales in the Americas outside of the United States. The Americas International Markets is a multi-channel sales division within the company experiencing dramatic growth. You will be responsible for collaborating with business unit management in engaging and educating new and existing consumers through innovative direct and online marketing and sales tactics that also deliver lasting WOW experiences for consumers.

Head of Editorial Services/Copywriting – New York, NY - $75-80K + bonus (local candidates only): My client, a prestigious NYC based company seeks a Head of Editorial Services/ Copywriting to lead editorial efforts and manage copy-based projects across a wide range of the company’s marketing activities in multiple media, in support of auction sales, consignment generation and other corporate objectives. You will provide support for tone of voice, brand management, and marketing strategy.

Director of Global Market Research NJ

2008-03-19T15:49:00.001-04:00

Scott: I am working on a search for a Director of Global Market Research for a consumer packaged goods client of mine in New Jersey. Would you like to discuss this opportunity with me or do you know somebody who would be interested in it. Requirements follow: Thank you- Joel

Its a generalist position....with strong skills in custom. More specifically, I need:

A minimum of 8 years market research experience ideally in a blue chip client side environment.
Experience must include exposure both to ad hoc quantitative and qualitative techniques, as well as continuous brand equity or advertising tracking, and retail audit and panel data.
The individual must have credibility and the ability to influence at senior levels in the business both formally and informally.
Individual should demonstrate a desire to work at leading edge, and a hunger for continuous improvement.
Team-orientation and collaborative working style.

Joel Mandell

Joel Mandell

(203)-795-1020
P.O. Box 1043
Orange, CT 06477
Founding Member:
Marketing Recruiters Network

Seven Marketing Analytical positions

2008-03-07T20:47:00.002-05:00

If you or a friend is interested in any of these positions please don't hesitate to call me at 281-676-2216 or contact me via email at zdeal@smithhanley.com

#1.

**JOB TITLE & LOCATION**

SAS Programmer Position in the Richmond, VA area.

One of the nation's fastest growing mortgage companies with over $181 billion dollars in loans is looking for a contract SAS programmer professional. Ideal candidate will have 5 years of experience and will be able to sort through many different data sources in order to pull reports and ultimately automate reporting. Consultant will familiarize themselves with the data and then identify the missing data and then create reports for executive management. A consultant looking to work in a fast paced environment would be best. Must also be able to work with Excel and output the data there.

#2 Richmond, VA

Fortune 10 mortgage company is looking for a contract to hire consultant (numerous positions open) that have strong Forecasting skills and mortgage experience. The ideal candidate will have exceptional excel skills and that have had corporate experience in Financial Forecasting. This will include forecast on losses, volume, etc. These consultants will need to assume a leading role in the financial forecasting process. Prepares highly detailed short and long range financial reports as well as analyzes actual financial data to explain variances, identify trends and call attention to operational issues that need to be addressed to improve performance. Must be familiar with time series analysis and can project losses and market trends.

#3.

**JOB TITLE & LOCATION** Richmond, VA

Large financial company in the Richmond area is looking for a senior level consultant to work with their mortgage division. This consultant will need to be a very strong SAS professional that is not only a good programmer & developer but a subject matter expert that will be able to give insight into the team on SAS skills and work load planning.

#4.

Requisition Number: TBD
Function: Marketing
Job Title: Business Analyst, Campaign Reporting
City/State: Blue Bell/Pennsylvania
Shift: 1st Shift
Qualifications:
" Two to five years of professional experience.
" Previous experience in a data mining environment, devoted to list generation and campaign response/conversion reporting is required.
" At least two years of strong SQL skill experience is required.
" Experience w/COGNOS Reporting tool is required.
" Strong PC skills; Proficiency in Excel is a must.
" Proficiency is SAS programming is also required.
" Proven experience accessing, manipulating, and analyzing disparate data sources and large-scale databases; Experience with Teradata is a plus
" Familiarity with the development and maintenance of member, physician, and client communication programs utilizing a third-party campaign management tool (i.e. Affinium Campaign) is a plus.
" Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

5. **JOB TITLE & LOCATION** Houston, TX The Marketing Operations group provides operational analysis and implementation support for Retail mass marketing products, campaigns, key mass customer communications, channels and regulatory activities. The group offers the opportunity to view the "big picture" of retail operations and marketing, as well as develop specialized knowledge in specific areas.

6.**JOB TITLE & LOCATION** Houston, TX

The Marketing Operations group designs operational processes and provides implementation support for Retail mass marketing products, campaigns, key mass customer communications, channels and regulatory activities. Working with multiple groups within the organization, this position will be an individual contributor and potentially a leader on some assignments. The Business Analyst gathers, analyzes and documents requirements and priorities for Marketing related IT and operational process changes and improvements. The analyst is also expected to learn multiple processes and systems. The role offers the opportunity to view the "big picture" of retail operations and marketing, as well as develop specialized knowledge in specific areas.

#7. Richmond, VA

Large Financial Services Company is looking for a Project Manager that has experience with Full Life Cycle Development of Software Systems. Ideally must posses 5 to 10 years minimum experience and have successes is balancing / prioritizing many projects through implementation. This consultant will be coordinating efforts and will work with multiple departments as well as technical and non-technical team members.

Zelinka Deal
Smith Hanley Consulting LLC
281.676.2216 Direct
800.797.8287 Ext. 216
zdeal@smithhanley.com
www.smithhanleyconsulting.com

3 Business Data Analyst positions

2008-02-28T22:03:00.003-05:00

3 wonderful positions to consider:

Please consider one of these Excellent Positions for yourself or a friend.

#1.

Description

Business Data Analyst

Smith Hanley, a leader in the specialized recruiting services organization for over 30 years, currently has an opportunity available for a Business Data Analyst. We focus on providing staffing solutions by matching high-quality professionals with rewarding positions across multiple areas of Information Technology. Our specialties include contract staffing, strategic resource groups, and outsourcing solutions.

Large financial company in the Richmond area is looking for a consultant to work with the reporting efforts with their technology and business groups. Client needs a skilled mortgage analyst (primarily mortgage data) that can be a liaison between warehouse management (business users) and technology. This consultant will need to have very strong knowledge of SQL, Access, Excel and some Cognos for reporting purposes. There will be some interaction with the business users in order to facilitate the efforts of reporting.

Benefits available:

Competitive salaries
Multiple medical / dental plans
3 weeks vacation/personal time
Long term disability
401k savings plan
Company paid Life Insurance and Long term Disability oSponsorship if needed!

Requirements

oThey will need to write detailed requirements oBe able to design reports for management conduct analysis oWork on the structure of the reports and be able to grasp how the data comes in and where it is going oWork with new reporting requirement that come in and will do analysis on the data to make sure that it is correct #2.

Description

Business Operations Analyst - Marketing

Smith Hanley, a leader in the specialized recruiting services organization for over 30 years, currently has an opportunity available for a Business Operations Analyst. We focus on providing staffing solutions by matching high-quality professionals with rewarding positions across multiple areas of Information Technology. Our specialties include contract staffing, strategic resource groups, and outsourcing solutions. Please visit our website at www.smithhanleyconsulting.com

This role is responsible for liaising with I/T, Marketing, and Operations for Residential and Small C&I market segments. Manages campaigns and assigned projects from idea through launch and designs business processes for ongoing support. Role requires the skills to effectively address issues across multiple functional groups (e.g. Marketing, Regulatory, Customer Care, Contract Management, Transaction Processing, Billing, I/T, Credit/Collections).

A high degree of initiative and capability to work independently and cross-functionally is a required aspect of this job. As well as strong interpersonal communication skills.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

oWork collaboratively with marketing teams to ensure that marketing campaign project documentation is complete, and full requirements are specified in a timely manner.

oDevelop approach documentation for new capabilities needed to support campaigns, including all cross-functional stakeholders from operations and IT in the review.

oCoordinate with IT, Operations and Marketing to develop and manage timelines for campaign and project delivery. Communicate workplans and status of all related initiatives weekly.

oParticipate in regular campaign meetings and serve as the key subject matter expert for marketing on operational and IT capabilities.

oIdentify improvement areas across Marketing and Customer service processes and develop solutions.

oCoordinate with diverse teams to ensure that business requirements and new process flows are complete. Facilitate consensus around system and process changes from key stakeholders to affect timely and complete implementation

Benefits available:

oCompetitive salaries

oMultiple medical / dental plans

o3 weeks vacation/personal time

oLong term disability

o401k savings plan

oCompany paid Life Insurance and Long term Disability oSponsorship if needed!

Requirements

Education:

Undergraduate degree from accredited four-year college or university is required - MIS, Engineering, CS preferred. MBA or relevant graduate degree preferred

Experience:

4 + years related experience required including:

oConsulting - experience with process analysis and improvement oProject Management - delivers to milestone dates, manages resources effectively, and can juggle multiple activities at once to accomplish goals oSystem Analysis - development of requirements for system enhancements oPrior experience in retail business is preferred

Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

oAble to work effectively on cross-functional business team composed of people with diverse backgrounds, some of whom are non-technical oAble to execute multiple analytic projects at high level of quality on tight business timetable oExhibit technical aptitude and broad analytical skills oAttention to detail and strong organizational skills oExcellent communications skills, both written and verbal oStrong work ethic oMust be an effective team player oProficient in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Visio, Power Point) and MS Project oHigh level of honesty and integrity oCapable of making good judgments/decisions oStrong leadership skills oResults oriented #3.

**JOB TITLE & LOCATION**

**Responsibilities include**

Client needs a very skilled and senior level SAS developer / programmer. If they have mortgage experience this is a huge plus. They will need to be able to code and be very hands on as well as direct, coach and mentor other SAS users in the group. They will be working with a lot of data and preparing reports for management and to conduct analysis. They will also be working with new reporting requirement that come in and will do analysis on the data to make sure that it is correct. This person will be responsible for coordinating work and balancing workloads and ad-hoc request.

Top 3:

1. They will be responsible for looking at the data and making sure that it is best prepared for analysis and reporting.

2. Organization of data for reports.

**Benefits include**

Competitive salaries

Multiple medical / dental plans

3 weeks vacation/personal time

Long term disability

401k savings plan

Company paid Life Insurance and Long term Disability Sponsorship if needed!

Zelinka Deal
Senior Recruiter
15915 Katy Freeway, Ste 100
Houston, Texas 77094
281.676.2216 Direct
800.797.8287 Ext. 216
zdeal@smithhanley.com

Smith Hanley Consulting LLC

Bridging People, Technology and Knowledge www.smithhanleyconsulting.com

New Direct Marketing openings NE, OH, IL, WI & MA

2008-02-24T18:51:00.000-05:00

Hello Direct Marketers – please let me know if you might be interested in a position or feel free to pass along to a colleague, friend, etc. – referrals are greatly appreciated. Thank You. (my contact information is at the bottom) - If you no longer wish to be updated on direct marketing openings, please put “remove me” in the subject line.

Also – stay tuned for CRM Manager – Naperville, IL as well as Interactive Marketing Manager – Naperville, IL…

Manager of Customer Information & Analysis - $140-160K + 20% bonus +_relo assistance – Omaha, NE:

Our client, a direct marketing online retailer, seeks an experienced Manager of Customer Information and Analysis. Reporting to the Director of Marketing, this position manages all facets of customer-level analysis, including customer insight and profiling, lifetime value, market research, and competitive intelligence activities for the company.

Manage and develop a staff of research analysts and database marketing professionals. Act as primary consultant to internal analysis clients, and recommends further projects based on learnings. Lead the development of internal and external predictive models of customer behavior. Develop, update, and use customer lifetime value to evaluate and influence customer acquisition, retention, and future profitability. Use customer analysis to identify and execute opportunities to achieve stated financial objectives in sales and marketing contribution. Use analysis to influence housefile circulation strategy. Evaluate marketing analysis technology and tools requirements for the department. Takes responsibility for development, content and evolution of an analytical data mart for marketing. Participates in the design and execution of marketing tests. Directs the execution, reporting and analysis of the company’s customer satisfaction research program. Oversees primary and secondary marketing research projects. Analyzes current literature, journals, publications, and other materials to identify industry trends and marketing opportunities. Works with other departments to support ad-hoc analytical needs. Coordinates with other departments to support data collection and other research efforts. Establishes relationships with analytical consultants to supplement in-house work, as needed.

Qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree in marketing, market research, or similar quantitative field. Master’s degree strongly preferred. Minimum of 8+ years extensive database marketing experience. Experience in developing predictive models and in leading an analytical staff. Direct marketing/catalog experience strongly preferred. Thorough understanding of database design, mathematical modeling, and statistical techniques and methods required. Ability to interpret data and reports to identify trends, problems, and opportunities for the company. Extensive experience with data manipulation and analysis. Advanced knowledge of statistical software such as SPSS and SAS. Possesses a complementary blend of marketing and IT expertise. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Analytical and detail-oriented individual with the ability to work under pressure with a large degree of independence. Advanced knowledge of Microsoft business software. Thorough understanding of direct marketing principals.

E-Commerce Director - $100-125K + up to 40% bonus + relo + lots of stock – Cleveland, OH:

My client, a large multi-channel retailer in Cleveland, Ohio seeks an E-Commerce Director reporting to a VP Mktg. This role will have 4 direct reports: E-Comm Marketing Manager, E-Comm Planning Manager, E-Comm Copywriter and E-Comm Web Designer. You will oversee and direct the website for this company with responsibilities for web design, functionality, and content, e-commerce offering and sales, online marketing, integration within the company, and providing an optimal user experience for customers through the online execution of the brand. Manage a cross-functional team responsible for the development and management of all e-commerce projects from concept development through implementation and analysis. Oversee on-line assortment, pricing, promotions, and product presentation. Oversee online marketing strategies, objectives, and results. Review changes to the online marketplace and industry and adjust marketing plan accordingly. Analyze web usage trends to improve and/or add functionality, drive sales, or increase conversion. This position drives strategy as well as execution and is responsible for delivering over $35 million in current annual sales with expectations for significant future sales growth.

Qualifications include a Bachelor’s Degree; MBA preferred, with a strong preference for Marketing, Communications, or Business majors. Minimum of 10 years website, online marketing experience including 5+ years in a senior manager or director position with staff and financial responsibilities. Experience in web metrics and analytics with a minimum of 2+ years SEO responsibilities. Experience running and managing online marketing campaigns from strategic conception through development, execution, and success assessment. Previous experience working for an online retail website strongly preferred.

MS Office programs (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint) Familiarity with online technical providers and services (including web 2.0, ASP, html, SEO, and web analytics). Exemplary leadership skills. Strong familiarity with internet marketing methodologies. Thorough knowledge and understanding of internet technologies (web 2.0, SEM, web advertising, etc.). Expertise in web usability and site design. Ability to interact at all levels, including the executive level, and with many diverse groups. High propensity for taking initiative and ownership of projects. Ability to manage cross-functional teams within and out of own organization. Creative, analytical, and intuitive problem-solving skills. Strategic thinker with long-range planning competencies. Effective relationship and interpersonal aptitude. Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.

Mgr, Business Analysis – $100K-ish + 15% bonus – Hoffman Estates, IL:

The Manager, Business Analysis will be responsible for designing and conducting complex statistical and business analyses. This entails analysis of both store and customer level credit data. This position will interact with business partners and provide guidance in the decision-making process.

Responsibilities:

Build, validate and maintain statistical models.

Design statistically sound tests, including setting up proper control groups.

Evaluate the results of credit programs and projects, including monitoring profitability

Take business user’s specifications and determine the optimal solution.

Must be able to meet tight deadlines to support quick business decisions.

Develop a complete knowledge of all Credit and related Sears data sources.

Continuously strive to improve productivity, technical skills and access to new data.

Skills:

Expertise in SAS/Base, SAS/Stats. and SAS/Macro

Solid knowledge of logistic and linear regression modeling as well as Decision Tree or CHAID techniques.

Expertise in SQL

Expertise in UNIX

Expertise in Excel

Strong oral and written communication skills

Strong teamwork skills

Strong problem solving and analysis skills

Strong project management skills

Technical Manager - Business Analytics – $90K-ish + 15% bonus – Hoffman Estates, IL:

In this role, you will work with business partners to improve strategic decisions through advanced datamining and customer analytics. Champion data driven insights on customer behavior and lifetime value. Create segmentation schemes to help improve customer acquisition, retention and loyalty. Identify market opportunities. Perform advanced statistical analyses that help detect consumer behavioral patterns and translate findings into business actions that ultimately lead to improved financial results.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop, maintain and enhance statistical models to help generate profitable incremental sales in marketing.

• Develop and own profitable customer contact management strategies to orchestrate our go-to-market programs

• Conceptualize modeling framework, define data requirements, create predictive variables, and coordinate model implementation with other business partners.

• Leverage state-of-the-art data mining tools and modeling techniques to solve business problems.

• Prepare documentation for developed models and provide analysis support for business strategies.

• Set up experimental designs to answer business questions

• Demonstrate leadership by successfully managing medium to large projects

• Use analytics to provide business recommendations to senior management and advise other business partners

• Act as point of contact for Analytics on cross-functional teams

• Provide guidance and help develop more junior associates

• Acquire solid understanding of company businesses and learn how to make money

Experience

• Expertise with multivariate statistical analysis including regression, regression tree, logistic regression, cluster analysis and ANOVA.

• At least 4 to 6 years of applied datamining experience (in disciplines such as credit scoring, financial services marketing, portfolio risk analytics)

Role specific abilities/skills

• Knowledge of CHAID, CART or other data mining packages

• Ability to work in a team environment

• Excellent technical and analytical skills

• Proficient in using a broad spectrum of consumer information databases

• Familiarity with industry leading database lists and direct marketing concepts is an added advantage

• Proficiency in SAS, SQL, SAS Macros and other programming tools - ability to perform statistical analysis on large datasets

• The candidate must demonstrate a pattern of success in using advanced quantitative analytic methods to solve business problems

• Very good organizational skills, including time management and multi-tasking

CRM Database Analyst - $70K range + 15% bonus – Hoffman Estates, IL:

The CRM Database Analyst team supports the direct to customer marketing execution and the strategic customer data analysis needs for our client. The team primarily utilizes the corporate customer data warehouse that resides on a Teradata database.

The responsibilities of the CRM database analyst include:

• Consult with analysts and business partners to interpret the business questions at hand and derive an actionable solution.

• Ensure timely response to analyst’s ad hoc data requests and accuracy of deliverables.

• Development of direct to customer lists and post analysis data.

• Create, revise, and execute customer reporting and analysis, data marts, and data feeds to external organizations.

• Work with the IT organization to develop data marts and integrate enablement tools by translating the needs and requirements of the CRM organization.

Qualifications:

Strong knowledge of Relational Database Systems, SQL, and Microsoft Office required. Excellent written and oral communication skills. College degree required.

Useful Skills: Systems development and integration background using structured development methodologies. Teradata. Unix. Direct to customer or CRM exposure. Exposure to analytic tools and techniques. Knowledge of client-server environment. Candidates with only SAS or SAS SQL will not be considered for this position.

Loyalty Marketing Manager - $70K range + bonus + relo – Oak Brook, IL:

Our client, a luxury travel company seeks a Loyalty Marketing Manager. As the Loyalty Marketing Manager you will be responsible for the strategic development and tactical execution of loyalty marketing programs including overall retention and customer loyalty marketing communication strategy. You will effectively oversee and manage the implementation & execution of these programs to maximize customer value, incremental sales, ROI and support the overall brand direction.

Requirements

 Minimum of 5 year’s marketing experience, preferably with loyalty initiatives and programs on-line, direct response or in travel environment is required. This includes familiarity with fee based loyalty programs, member acquisition and retention, segmentation, direct mail execution and print production.

College degree required, MBA preferred.
This results driven position requires creativity, analytical expertise, and attention to detail.
Possessing of a solid understanding of loyalty marketing, customer service, and call centers a plus.
Able to develop strong working relationships with internal peers, agency partners, management, and key industry influencers.
Able to manage and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously.
Familiarity with direct marketing, metrics-based marketing and optimization strategies.
Strong written and oral communication skills.
Team and customer oriented, with strong interpersonal skills.
Experience in the development of business plans, pricing models, and other analytical & strategic initiatives.

Essential Duties

 Strategic planning of targeted communications to appropriate segments across various marketing channels (web, e-mail, direct mail, magazine, newsletter, etc.).

 Develop metrics and database initiatives that enhance and support loyalty related programs.

 Build relationships with current customers by increasing travel repeat, and cross-selling new products and services.

 Responsible for monitoring performance of Loyalty Marketing campaigns and making recommendations on future campaigns accordingly.

 Ensure Club enrollment and engagement goals are achieved by continually enhancing the program.

 Integrate Club with related internal marketing areas
to drive awareness and ensure they are being promoted and communicated accurately.

 Continually work with DMC’s and touring division to make sure we are delivering a successful
loyalty program to our travelers at all touch points and driving improved guest satisfaction.

 Deliver on Club retention goals, including improved profit per member, repeat rates, and frequency.

 Deliver on loyalty program goals, including enrollment, engagement, and satisfaction.

 Develop annual strategic objectives and tactics for loyalty marketing.

 Manage budget of all loyalty programs including Club.

 Ensure brand message is integrated into all marketing collateral created for loyalty programs.

 Develop, conduct and improve training for the Sales and Touring teams.

 Partner with local offices to drive travel programs and member satisfaction.

 Manage Creative Services on Loyalty projects, including enrollment kits, special event communications, and collateral.

 Manage customer database projects with IT team.

Circulation Planning / Marketing Analyst - $47-78K + bonus + relo – Madison, WI:

Our client, a national and international leader in their category is currently seeking a Circulation Planning/Marketing Analyst. This position reports to Customer Marketing Director.

§ You will assist in the creation and production of the contact plans for this company’s successful catalog business, determining circulation quantities and forecasting demand and order flows.

§ You will analyze and report on purchasing behavior and response to various marketing activities, including tests designed to improve results.

§ You will be responsible for strategy development and execution relating to customer acquisition, retention and market penetration.

§ Your work will support the efforts of the Customer Marketing Department as well as those of Finance, Inventory, Sales and Product Management.

§ The position requires that you ensure the data accuracy and assist in the ongoing development of the marketing database. This may include coordination with outside service bureaus or consultants as needed for list development or catalog processing.

To be considered for this position, you must possess a 4-year degree in a relevant field, including marketing, business, finance, or accounting. 2-5 years of circulation and/or quantitative analysis experience is required. You must also have the ability to review and summarize large amounts of quantitative data while maintaining a high level of accuracy. Knowledge of database concepts and structures, statistical methods and spreadsheet experience is a must. The ability to communicate key issues to varying levels of management is essential to be successful in this position.

Skill Requirements:

Two - Five years of circulation and/or quantitative analysis experience in the direct marketing field. (Consumer or B2B is acceptable)
Ability to review and summarize large amounts of quantitative data while maintaining a high level of accuracy. Detail-oriented. Accurate.
Creative analytical skills (i.e. the ability to identify strategic issues and the ability to hypothesize and quantify relationships. Cause – Effect.
Ability to communicate key issues to varying levels of management.
Thorough knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
SPSS, Access and SQL experience beneficial.
Knowledge of database concepts and structures. Prior experience working with applications using a database management system is highly recommended

Account Manager - $70-85K + bonus – Boston area (local candidates preferred):

Boston area direct marketing agency seeks experienced Account Manager to be responsible for managing multiple accounts utilizing dmEdge (web based marketing portal). This role will interact directly with Production, Sales, Clients and the Modeling Services teams. This individual will be responsible for translating business requirements into specifications for internal and external support group, providing detailed counts, reports and lists to clients as well as identifying/assisting management with up-selling and cross-sell opportunities.

Qualifications include BS or equivalent work experience and a minimum of 2+ years related experience in the Direct Marketing industry. Understanding of direct marketing process. Understanding of print and production concepts. Knowledge of relational database concepts. Experience with campaign management tools. Knowledge of models (including modeling techniques, applications and results). Experience working with financial or insurance clients. Knowledge of marketing data. Strong MS Excel, MS Word skills. Strong presentation skills. Strong customer service skills. Strong organizational skills. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to multi-task, work in a fast-paced environment and adhere to strict deadlines.

Holly Ann Liberto

Senior Search Consultant

Direct Marketing

M3 Marketing Search...

...A Division of Cochran, Cochran & Yale

5900 Main Street

Williamsville, NY 14221

716-631-1300 x3013

holly@ccy.com

www.m3msearch.com

Chief Technology Officer & Head of Product Development

2008-02-23T11:12:00.000-05:00

We are conducting an executive search for a Chief Technology Officer & Head of Product Development (title depends upon experience) for a new media company headquartered on the East Coast. (Very confidential search. I can only give exact location after I read your resume and determine a possible match.) Need a CTO with experience leading IT, Manufacturing, and R&D. Company is well-funded and has significant resources. Company has invented a new media product that is in extremely high demand. Currently, the company only has U.S. manufacturers. Need someone with experience in manufacturing electronics (devices, circuit boards, screens, etc.) overseas-ideally in the Far East. Basically, need a strategist to help define the product direction for the company based on a company's strong patent portfolio. Need someone who has previous success putting together co-branding deals with companies

like Microsoft, Sony, Google, Apple, etc. Need someone who is very entrepreneurial, self-motivated, self-directed, and can hit the ground running. Position reports directly to CEO. Board is willing and able to put together the right package for the right candidate.

Please let me know if you know someone that would be a good match for this opportunity. Whenever you refer someone to us that we place, we will send you a check for $1000 as a Referral Bonus. Please make sure the person you refer mentions your name so you can get credit for the referral. Or send me the person's contact info and we will contact the person directly. (Phone number and email address preferred.) We also have several other executive positions open with other clients, so please check out the list on our website: www.matchstar.com. Listed below my signature is additional information about this opportunity. Also, the complete job description is listed on our website, along with all of our other open positions.

TO APPLY FOR A POSITION, PLEASE CLICK HERE TO GO TO OUR WEBSITE:

http://www.matchstar.com/job_listings_open.html

* CLICK ON THE POSITION: CTO & Head of Product Development

Thank you very much for your time.

Sincerely, Carolyne

Carolyne P. Connor, Founder & President

MATCHSTAR VENTURE SEARCH {!http://www.matchstar.com/}

1395 Piccard Drive, Suite #180

Rockville, MD 20850

415.520.4600 (direct)

415.276.1900 (fax)

connor@matchstar.com

Marketing Research Positions

2008-02-20T22:50:00.002-05:00

Betsy Kreiner
Search Consultant
M3 Marketing Search
716-631-1300 x3003
betsy@m3msearch.com
www.m3msearch.com

Hi Market Researchers –

Take a look at open positions below and let me know if you’re interested or know someone who might be. As always, recommendations are encouraged and appreciated!

New positions:

VP/Senior Account Exec, Beverage Client, Supplier - $DOE +relo - Stamford, CT

Must have beverage/food custom MR on supplier side, client side exp. beneficial, team building and leadership essential

Senior Market Research Manager, Pharma and Healthcare, Supplier - $DOE - NJ/NY/PA Remote

5+ years exp, 3+ years with a supplier, must have Pharma or Healthcare
Must be in the Tri-state area, able to visit clients in area as needed

Market Research Analyst, Client side – $65-85K - Providence Area

Primary research + client side exp

Project Director, MR Supplier – $45-$50K – Chicago, IL

Must have 2 years of supplier project direction, must want to be on operational side of business, survey exp a plus

AVP/Senior Analyst - $75-90K – New York, NY

heavily experienced, work with Global Business Intelligence practice, leading a team of 4 analysts in market, property, and client research

Data Analyst - $60-80K – New York, NY

3+ years exp, must be highly motivated w/exp. in Marketing, Business Analytics, and Data Analysis

Client Research Analyst - $50-75K - New York, NY

Works with Private Client Group and Client Development to develop reporting and research tools to help manage personal relationships with top clients
3+ years of experience in marketing analysis, CRM or related experience, with strong research background

Marketing Analyst - $40-60K – New York, NY

2+ yrs relevant professional experience in Marketing or Business Analysis, Direct Mail/Marketing

MARKET RESEARCH

Arkansas

1. Market Intelligence Manager, Retail Sales Research - Client-side - $90-100K, 15% +stock +relo Bentonville, AK

California

2. Assoc.Market Intelligence Mgr, Brand Research, Client-Side - $75-90K + 10% +relo - Oakland, CA

3. Senior Research Director, Supplier - $85-100K+ Irvine, CA

Connecticut

4. VP/Senior Account Exec, Beverage Client, Supplier - $DOE +relo - Stamford, CT

Illinois

5. Project Director, MR Supplier – Chicago, IL – $45-$50K

6. Team Leader, MR Supplier – Chicago, IL – $60-$65K

7. Strategic Consulting Director, Retail Market - $110-120K – Oakbrook, IL

Maryland

8. Business Marketing Analyst, Financial - $110+ - Baltimore, MD

Missouri

9. Strategic Consulting Director, Retail Market - $110-120K – St. Louis, MO

New Jersey

10. Sr Market Research Manager, Pharma, Supplier – NJ/NY/PA Remote - $DOE

11. Sr. Marketing Research Analyst, Client side - $75K +bonus – Ridgefield, NJ

New York

12. Sr Market Research Manager, Pharma, Supplier – NJ/NY/PA Remote - $DOE

13. AVP/Senior Analyst - $75-90K – New York, NY

14. Data Analyst - $60-80K – New York, NY

15. Client Research Analyst - $50-75K - New York, NY

16. Marketing Analyst - $40-60K – New York, NY

17. Business Marketing Analyst, Financial - $110+ - Buffalo, NY

Ohio

18. Sr. Consumer Insights Manager – Cleveland, OH - $75K

Pennsylvania

19. Sr Market Research Manager, Pharma, Supplier – NJ/NY/PA Remote - $DOE

Rhode Island

20. Market Research Analyst, Client side – Providence Area - $75K

Washington, DC Area

21. Director, Marketing Research Solutions, Telecom – Supplier – Reston, VA- $125K

Online Marketing Manager

2008-02-19T09:12:00.001-05:00

Please contact Caroline.

If you have a moment, I'd appreciate your help. Please take a look and forward this job on to anyone you think would be interested in the position, or anyone else who could help me find a great candidate. Thanks for your help! -Caroline Ernst, caroline_ernst@hotmail.com

Company: SimplexityJob Title: Online Marketing Manager Description: Simplexity is the leader in online wireless services.The Online Marketing Manager will manage Wirefly’s (www.wirefly.com) affiliate and email marketing programs. The manager will utilize aggressive testing to maximize campaign performance and isolate campaign driver effectiveness. The Online Marketing Manager will champion the customer experience across all programs.

AFFILIATE MARKETING RESPONSIBILITIES > Manage affiliate program to recruit new affiliates and increase performance from existing affiliates through new or revised programs (including negotiation of affiliate partnerships, launch support, conversion tracking etc.) >Planning, managing, implementing and analyzing affiliate program and managing various online advertising projects. > Develop and maintain strong relationships with marketing partners to ensure program success. > Manages Affiliate Vendor relationship. Approve new affiliates and approve order payments>Drive business recommendations based on the tracking and analysis of customer behavior > Work with affiliate partners to identify and assess new opportunities, and continually analyze the program to enhance results.

EMAIL MARKETING RESPONSIBILITIES > Develop targeted email campaigns with sound measurement to monitor and report effectiveness. > Optimize the design, content, targeting & messaging of email communications. Manage campaign scheduling. > Utilize performance metrics and ROI analysis to assess current programs and procedures and develop strategy for further automation and optimization of existing efforts. > Execute strategies to grow opt-in member base of high value members. > Upload daily files to email service provider and manage email response box

Requirements •The ideal candidate will have a strong background in online based marketing operations with an understanding of web analytics. •Demonstrated success in directing affiliate and email marketing campaigns and campaign analytics. •Strong analytical skills and experience creating and presenting campaign reports including ROI, conversion rates, etc. •A highly results oriented, articulate, decisive, self-starter who energizes people around him/her •Ability to learn new markets quickly, comfortable dealing with fast paced environments •3-5 years experience •Bachelor’s Degree required.

Database Analyst - Houston, TX

2008-02-16T23:20:00.001-05:00

**JOB TITLE & LOCATION**

Database Analyst - Houston, TX

**Responsibilities include**

Large Public Utility Company is looking for a consultant that can work in the database Marketing group. This is a more senior position and role. It will be a position in which this consultant will be the go-to-guy for the different campaigns that are worked on in the group (consumer direct, commercial, etc.). The successful candidate must have advanced experience in database marketing environment and be able to work closely in a team environment. Must have background with Direct Marketing / Database Marketing environments.

SAS skill, heavy on technical query and database understanding and light on analytics. They will need solid SAS skills and have good database skills in Database Marketing exp. If they also have strong skills in SQL and even Toad all the better.

**Benefits available**

Competitive salaries

Multiple medical / dental plans

3 weeks vacation/personal time

Long term disability

401k savings plan

Company paid Life Insurance and Long term Disability Sponsorship if needed!

Hiring manager is looking for more depth in experience with this position. Strong SAS programming experience in a Direct / Database Marketing Environment. Experience using SAS to retrieve information from Oracle Tables and doing joins in SAS to produce marketing lists for Campaigns. They will shortly have over 75 product campaigns going and it will need a very strong consultant to be able to balance the work across different product campaigns. There will be 2 positions in this group. One will be entry to basic skill and the other very senior.

Zelinka Deal

Senior Recruiter

15915 Katy Freeway, Ste 100

Houston, Texas 77094

281.676.2216 Direct

800.797.8287 Ext. 216

zdeal@smithhanley.com

Marketing Jobs

2008-02-16T23:13:00.001-05:00

Director of Interactive and Customer Marketing - $95-115K + bonus + relo – Warrenville, IL:

The Director of Interactive and Customer Marketing is responsible for working with several Business Units and Company Brands to integrate customer marketing efforts and deliver a more targeted and compelling message. The position will also evolve company capabilities for collecting, analyzing and acting on customer data in order to improve acquisition and retention efforts as well as optimize customer profitability. The role combines a solid understanding of relational databases and analytics with the ability to build strong and profitable customer relationships. This person will also understand the channels, new techniques and technologies available to develop those relationships. The position will manage a team responsible for our customer facing websites as well as Customer Relationship Management (CRM) strategy.

Experience:

Musts:

- Bachelor's degree in Marketing or a related discipline (MBA Preferred)

- 10+ years experience in CRM and/or database/interactive marketing

- Demonstrated success in CRM and Marketing Measurement

Wants:

- Experience with Customer Segmentation and Predictive Modeling

- Experience with forecasting/planning and/or analytics (reporting/measurement)

- Excellent interpersonal, analytical, verbal and written communications, organizational and creative skills are essential

- Experience managing a team

- Experience in interfacing with IT, finance, operations and creative marketing teams across the organization and with retained external Agencies.

- Solid understanding of Marketing Mix Optimization

- Ability to work in an integrated creative environment and to translate customer analytics output into insight and action to develop relationships

- Contact management experience

- Selling skills relating to organization buy-in

- Must be able to communicate effectively across all levels of the company

Product Manager - $80-110K + 5-10% bonus, prefer local candidates, open to relocation – Long Beach, CA:

My client, a large imaging solutions manufacturer seeks a Product Manager – Label Printers in the corporate offices outside of Los Angeles. You will define the product positioning, messaging, marketing and branding strategy for the company’s line of commercial label printers. Understand and drive market requirements/needs into the product development and roadmap planning process. Identify and create compelling marketing programs and incentives to encourage printer sales and customer adoption. Build business cases and analytical support for new marketing and business initiatives. As the first product manager for the newly created business organization, this individual will have the opportunity to help establish, build and set the performance standard for the marketing team. This is a high impact, high visibility position within a well established and successful company in the digital printing industry.

Define the product messaging, positioning, marketing and branding strategy for the company’s line of commercial label printers. Evaluate & analyze key market issues and communicate strategic insights to internal stakeholders (e.g. SEC, Senior Management, C&I Sales, Business Development, Service/Support, etc). Understand and drive market requirements/needs into the product development and roadmap planning process. Lead cross-functional team (Marcom, Documentation, Service/Support, Logistics, Sales and other groups) during the product development and launch process. Create product marketing briefs and execute product launch and marketing plans. Responsible for achieving revenue/gross profit/inventory targets for company label printers. Create compelling marketing programs & incentives to encourage printer sales and customer adoption. Work with Marcom and Advertising to develop memorable product marketing material including sales brochures, online web content and vertical market print advertising to achieve sales objectives. Collect and analyze data from all available resources to monitor and ensure competitiveness of products and services. Serve as internal and external PR spokesperson and product champion for label printers. Support the company at events, including sales meetings and tradeshows. Support the C&I Sales team in customer visits and presentations. Build strong relationships with functional leaders and internal peers, Senior Management, SEC, strategic business partners and influential customers/end-users. Provide coaching and mentoring to team members.

Qualifications include BS/BA degree and a proven track record of success in product marketing and/or management with tier 1 manufacturers of high value, commercial & industrial label printers. Enjoy working in a dynamic, fast paced, flat organizational environment. Possess exceptional organizational, prioritization and time management skills. Be highly responsible, motivated and self-directed. Have sound business judgment & ability to build business cases for proposed initiatives. Possess excellent presentation and communication skills (verbal and written). Ability to travel up to 50% of the time (domestically and internationally).

Marketing Manager - $80-110K + 10% bonus – Carson, CA:

Large, worldwide manufacturer of imaging solutions seeks a Marketing Manager of the company Robotics Group in the Carson, CA Distribution Center. In this role, you will create and implement marketing initiatives including collateral creation, marketing communications (email, web, and print), product launch activities, tradeshow coordination/assistance, and industry research to provide group target market penetration resulting in sales and brand loyalty.

Recommends and implements promotional programs. Provides analysis and reporting on promotional effectiveness. Recommends & implements direct marketing activities (postcard, email, banner ads), print & web based ad campaigns, & other marketing activities to increase lead counts and drive sales. Participates in industry trade show activities. Maintains marketing database & CRM system to ensure proper lead distribution & storage. Recommends and implements marketing programs for effective ongoing communications with existing customers (E-mailers, newsletters, etc.). Leads and implements activities associated with company division website. Monitors web based advertising including company listings, catalogs, keyword advertising programs, etc. and recommends enhancements.

Drives creation of collateral materials including white papers, industry articles, press releases, spec sheets, brochures, Videos, and other sales/marketing tools, etc. Works closely with Product Development, Service/Support, Applications, and other groups to manage the product throughout its lifecycle. Serves as internal and external PR spokesperson for assigned product(s). Supports the company at events, including sales meetings and trade shows. Conducts competitive analysis and benchmarking for assigned product(s). Conducts research into new potential markets for automation type products. Provides coaching and mentoring to team. Operates within budgetary constraints; participates in the development of annual budget forecasts. Develops and maintains written departmental standards and procedures. Directly contributes to development of tactical and annual operating plans.

Qualifications include B.A. or B.S. - MBA with an emphasis in Marketing is preferred and a minimum 3-5 years of industry experience. Strong experience in creating and implementing marketing initiatives. Ability to sell ideas well through creative & innovative cohesive presentations. Excellent communication skills which include presentations. Minimal travel up to 15% of time.

Advertising Manager - $70-90K + 5-10% bonus (flexible) – prefer local candidates & from an agency – Long Beach, CA:

Large, worldwide manufacturer of imaging solutions seeks an Advertising Manager to manage the company’s branded products advertising activities to build awareness of the brand and encourage consideration of company products. Collaborates with Market Research and Product Management to develop appropriate product positioning strategies. Provides strategic direction to advertising agency to ensure that all communication is relevant to the target audience and consistent with other communications and the Brand.

Ensures Product Management agreement with all advertising plans. Participates in selection of agencies to meet company advertising objectives. Participates in market research as needed to gain insights & develop advertising strategy to support product positioning. Collaborates w/Product Management to develop an annual advertising plan. Identifies need for research to measure effectiveness of advertising. Aids in development of the target audience and potential media mix. Investigates potential promotional opportunities & shares recs w/Marketing leadership. Manages development and implementation of promotional programs.

Responsible for hiring, motivating, evaluating, developing group/department personnel. Builds strong relationships w/media representatives, functional leaders, Market Research, Product Managers, and Sales to best meet company goals and objectives. Manages and leverages relationships with agencies and vendors. Operates within budgetary constraints; develops annual budget forecast for Advertising; participates in updating & reconciling operating & budget plans as required. Develops and maintains written departmental standards and procedures. Provides input into development of tactical and annual operating plans, defining goals and objectives for the Marketing Communications group

Qualifications include BS/BA degree and 5+ years corporate or agency advertising experience. Experience with Project Management, Media Planning and Budgets. Proficiency with PowerPoint and Excel. Ability to work with different levels of management and vendors. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Assistant Vice President/Senior Analyst - $75-90K (waiting to hear about bonus) – New York, NY:

My client, a prestigious, NYC company seeks an Assistant Vice President or heavily experienced Senior Analyst to work in the company’s Global Business Intelligence practice, leading a team of analysts in market, property, and client research. The position will report to a VP/Assistant Vice President of Research and Analysis and the role will have 4 direct reports…1 Data analyst and 3 Marketing Analysts.

Responsibilities include analyzing market and customer data to create new/recommended business strategies. Create/modify business processes to enable better business reporting. Design business requirements that will be used to create standard reports from general or specific distribution to the business. Analyzing and understanding the effectiveness of marketing efforts – especially direct marketing – on transactional and non-transactional measures. Provide leadership and training of younger staff. Work across the Business Intelligence group and broader Global Business Development organization to identify additional data sources, data fields, and data quality processes. Occasional overseas (UK and or EU) travel.

The ideal candidate will be highly motivated with experience in Marketing, Business Analytics, and Data Analysis. You will posses an MBA or advanced degree in Economics, Finance, or Industrial Engineering/Statistics and also have experience leading and building small teams of junior analysts.

Qualifications include BS required with an MBA or MS/MA highly recommended 5 + years of experience in marketing analysis. Strong understanding of MS Office and statistical analysis packages required, additional understanding of SAP Business Warehouse and SQL preferred. Solid understanding of statistical, financial, and or econometric modeling techniques. Experience integrating and analyzing large information sets from multiple sources. Able to currently lead small teams with the potential to become an organizational leader. Able to take on a leadership role in both the business and technical domains. Strong verbal and written communications.

Data Analyst - $60-80K (waiting to hear about bonus) – New York, NY

My client, a large prestigious organization in NYC seeks a Data Analyst to work in a Global Business Intelligence group practice, leading a team of analysts in market, property, and client research. The position will report to a Vice President/Assistant Vice President of Research and Analysis. The Data Analyst will have 4 direct reports…1 Data analyst and 3 Marketing Analysts.

The ideal candidate will be highly motivated w/exp. in Marketing, Business Analytics, and Data Analysis. The Analyst will provide in depth analyses by integrating the company’s client, property, and financial information. On occasion, they will be required to acquire and integrate external information as benchmarks or additional elements to the company’s internal information. The Data Analyst team will be required to provide both periodic and ad hoc analyses to a variety of internal customers, including senior executives, departments, and leadership of the Global Business Development group.

Responsibilities include analyzing market and customer data to create new/recommended business strategies. Create/modify business processes to enable better business reporting. Design business requirements that will be used to create standard reports from general or specific distribution to the business. Analyzing and understanding the effectiveness of marketing efforts – especially direct marketing – on transactional and non-transactional measures. Provide leadership and training of junior staff. Work across the Business Intelligence group and broader Global Business Development organization to identify additional data sources, data fields, and data quality processes.

Qualifications include BS required with an MBA or MS/MA recommended and 3+ years of experience in marketing analysis. Strong understanding of MS Office and statistical analysis packages required, additional understanding of SAP Business Warehouse and SQL preferred. Solid understanding of statistical, financial, and or econometric modeling techniques. Experience integrating and analyzing large information sets from multiple sources. Able to currently lead small teams with the potential to become an organizational leader. Able to take on a leadership role in both the business and technical domains. Strong verbal and written communications.

Marketing Analyst - $40-60K (waiting to hear about bonus) – New York, NY:

My client, a prestigious service organization in NYC seeks a Marketing Analyst to work closely with the Marketing managers and department specialists to use data analysis to inform marketing efforts to support specific departments and sales. The Analyst will use SAP BW to produce targeted lists and reports that will be distributed to Marketing and Specialists. Candidate must have strong communication skills, be self motivated and able to meet strict deadlines with little or no direct supervision.

Responsibilities include recommending targets & process direct marketing communications for specialist departments & internal clients. Conduct post-sale analysis to determine effectiveness of marketing effort. Track and analyze the success of direct mail pieces/campaigns. Liaise with data quality and IT to develop new reporting and campaign management systems. Maintain current knowledge of business systems. Assist w/development of new business systems to more effectively build and utilize the data asset. Support marketing managers in interpreting & using customer data to inform marketing plans & proposals. Establish and enforce Direct Mail standards and policies.

Qualifications include BA or BS in applicable field of study and a minimum of 2+ yrs relevant professional experience in Marketing or Business Analysis, Direct Mail/Marketing background preferred. Required high level MS Office skills, Access, Power Point; SAP BW report writing preferred. Highly organized and detail oriented. Must be able to present complex info. in an understandable way to Sr. Management and specialists. Works well in a team. Strategic thinking skills and ability to offer creative solutions. Ability to work independently to meet goals and deadlines. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Client Research Analyst, Business Intelligence - $50-75K (waiting to hear about bonus) – New York, NY:

My client, a prestigious NY company, has an opening for a Client Research Analyst. The Client Analyst will work closely with the Private Client Group and Client Development to develop reporting and research tools to help manage personal relationships with top clients. The Client Analyst will help support the Client Managers in building stronger and deeper relationships with Key clients by providing data and developing systems to track client interactions over time to ensure that top clients are being served to the best of ability. The candidate will be required to work closely with senior management and specialists and must be an effective and professional communicator. In addition, the candidate will need to posses strong research and analytical capabilities to be able to effectively build and leverage client data.

Responsibilities

Designing and implement processes and tools which help Client Managers achieve their objectives
Designing and implement processes and tools which help Client Development and the Private Client Group monitor and measure client transactions and service needs
Work with IT to develop and Refine existing and new CRM functionality to better mange relationships with top clients
Work closely with Data Quality to ensure integrity and completeness of client data
Acquire and measure key data elements to determine potential and growth of managed clients
Work with HR to designing primary performance measures for Client Managers and Client Developers
Develop tools and conduct research on individual clients and prospect groups
Conduct analysis to inform creating and refinement of loyalty program benefits and implement business processes and effectiveness measures

Qualifications

3+ years of experience in marketing analysis, CRM or related experience
BA or MA, with strong research background
Understanding and experience with CRM and data management systems
Strong understanding of MS Office, additional understanding of SAP Business Warehouse preferred
Strong research background
Strong verbal and written communications

CRM Business Analyst - $45-55K + relo + profit sharing – Buffalo, NY:

The business analyst will serves as the company’s primary interface between each business line, Marketing and Database Management. This person will extend analytical CRM capabilities to each club business line, liaise with company Action Center and manage ACRM operations.

Work with each business line and Marketing to define their business objectives, document current operational processes, define business line metrics, produce a club dictionary of business terms, determine data requirements, complete a data quality analysis and design and execute data remediation plans to address any data quality problems. Work closely with the Analytical CRM specialist to define analysis requirements including custom metrics, results presentation, and augmenting the database with supplemental data. Interface with all levels of internal and external "clients" to help define and re-engineer business processes as well as gather, analyze, and document business requirements. Maintain and promote excellent communications within both the business and IT. Work closely with development to define and design business solutions. Lead the effort to improve and refine analytical CRM lifecycle methodology as it pertains to analysis activities. Lead technical support for ACRM. Validate and recreate issues reported by the business. Work with CRM analysts and business line if needed to provide resolutions in a timely manner. Collaborate with IT process improvement analyst and team lead to identify opportunities to improve functionality of an application and increase operating efficiency.

Qualifications include BS/BA degree and 4 years project management experience is required. Knowledge of relational database design and use required. Knowledge of data warehousing design and implementation is helpful. Experience defining, documenting business processes is required. Must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, negotiation and organizational skills. Must possess strong facilitation, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, handling multiple priorities. Must have working knowledge of Microsoft application software (i.e., Word, Excel, and Project). Ability to communicate with individuals at all levels of an organization. Ability to set priorities, meet deadlines, work independently. Ability to work in a team environment and be open to change. Must be detail-oriented and accurate. Travel is typically not required except off-site training

E-Commerce Content Analyst/Webmaster - $35-40K + profit sharing – Buffalo, NY:

My client, a membership/service organization in Buffalo, NY seeks an E-Commerce Content Analyst. Under the general direction of the Ecommerce Manager, writes content, implements functionality and maintains the company website(s). Responsible for ensuring that all aspects of outbound Ecommerce communication represents company core values, brand identity and key initiatives. Creative writing and editing skills specific to web media are essential. Experience in translating print marketing & copy to web format and voice is required. Implements web design parameters, style guides and visual standards for the site. Documents and responds to customer inquiries regarding technical notifications.

Update content using HTML, Microsoft Contribute, Dreamweaver, etc. Work with key personnel to strategize, develop and implement content, editorial & campaign strategy for organization's Internet marketing channel. Requires the ability to coordinate and organize projects across channels. Create and/or edit engaging web content for inclusion on both traditional web and new internet media platforms. This may include eNewsletters, email, social networking, Pod Casts, viral marketing, search engine optimization, blogs, webinars and other efforts. Responsible for maintaining overall usability, readability and accessibility of the site. Content is to be kept fresh and up-to-date. Supports overall technology needs including software and hardware. Requires the use of both proprietary and industry standard software. Provide daily, weekly and monthly reporting and analysis. Responds to user concerns regarding the website.

Qualifications include BA/BS degree and 2-3 years related experience. Position will include frequent contact with internal management and external stakeholders, requiring outstanding analytical, problem solving negotiating and communication skills in addition to an excellent customer service attitude. The ability to thrive in a team-based, deadline-oriented environment is necessary, analytical, problem solving negotiating and communication skills in addition to an excellent customer service attitude. The ability to thrive in a team-based, deadline-oriented environment is necessary. Proficiency in MS Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint required. Proficiency in web design software (FrontPage, Dreamweaver) or web authoring language (HTML, JavaScript) highly desirable.

Holly Ann Liberto

Senior Search Consultant

Direct Marketing

M3 Marketing Search...

...A Division of Cochran, Cochran & Yale

5900 Main Street

Williamsville, NY 14221

716-631-1300 x3013

holly@ccy.com

www.m3msearch.com