Media Coordinator, YouTube - Chicago

This position is based in Chicago, IL.

The area: Advertising Sales, YouTube
At Google, we organize and change around our users and customers. Google's Advertising Sales team embodies that pursuit: We're devoted to finding relevant solutions that meet our clients' changing advertising needs. In that regard, Advertising Sales does more than simply make money for our company. Our efforts focus on the ways that Google technology enables the world's biggest advertisers to enjoy immediate and accountable communication with the consumer. Likewise, sales reps for YouTube diligently work with clients to identify and surmount their business challenges, drive their strategic initiatives and keep them informed in the ways that YouTube can enhance their online and/or offline presence. All of us share a passion for media, marketing and the YouTube community – and a commitment to helping marketers participate in that community.

The role: Media Coordinator, YouTube – Chicago
The YouTube Media Coordinator plays a vital, detail oriented, post-sales support role. Specifically, you'll focus on the operations and technical aspects of actual media campaigns while assisting with the Sales team's day-to-day administrative needs. This includes providing quality assurance, logging traffic, pulling campaign placement reports and reviewing the status of campaigns in order to optimize their performance. Additionally, you'll troubleshoot and resolve site and advertiser issues, requiring you to handle clients with grace and confidence while working closely with the engineering team. Patient, adaptable and dedicated, you also possess great time-management skills and the ability to multi-task.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the ad server to book, track, optimize and report on all media campaigns.
• Traffic and schedule creative meetings with interactive agencies.
• Work with Finance on client billing and collection activities.
• Serve as the central resource for YouTube ad policies and compliance.
• Prepare and edit the HTML code for advertisements, and produce weekly reports outlining campaign performance.

Requirements:

• BA/BS degree.
• At least one year of experience, preferably in the advertising industry focusing on sales and/or client services.
• Exposure to video advertising.
• Basic understanding of HTML, JavaScript and rich media/Flash banner functionalities.
• Experience using an ad server and working with third-party creative tags such as DoubleClick, Atlas and Mediaplex.
• Strong communication and client-servicing skills.

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Software Engineer - Python at Textura

location: Lake Bluff, IL

Description:

Textura, a pioneer in online construction payment management, provides a broad base of innovative capabilities that automate the entire construction payment process.Textura’s services facilitate communication, automate document creation, provide online document exchange, and enable direct electronic payment.These services dramatically help general contractors, subcontractors, owners, developers and lenders effectively manage cash flow and risk while reducing costs.

We seek professionals that demonstrate an entrepreneurial spirit, take a holistic view of the firm and its goals, and are passionate about industry change.Potential candidates can expect a fast-paced, fun, and challenging work environment, passionate and talented people to work with, a competitive salary commensurate with experience, and significant bonus and equity potential.

Requirements:

• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment.
• Entrepreneurial passion and drive.
• Strong project management experience.
• Thorough understanding of business processes and ability tput this knowledge intpractice.
• Ability tcommunicate in a clear manner, both verbally and in writing.
• Experience in developing and refining internal business strategies.
• Ability tbuild strong working relationships both internally and externally.
• Excellent team player, whlikes twork hard, works extremely well with others and focuses on client needs.

Role:

• This position will be responsible for the architecture, design, development and unit testing of new features and feature extensions required of the Textura application. Additionally there are opportunities tparticipate in functional requirements discussions regarding the evolution of the Textura application.
  

Technology skills include:

• Well-rounded technical skill set, and experience developing complex, high volume business systems.
• Systems development experience.
• Web application programming in Python.
• Application development using Linux, Apache, Webware, SQLObject, Reportlab, and J2EE technologies.
• Database programming with PostgreSQL, and/or Oracle.
• Web services and enterprise application integration experience.
• Business process focused systems experience.
• Performance analysis and improvement
  

Qualifications:

• BA/BS in CS or equivalent experience.
• A minimum of twtfive years of software development experience, using formal development methods.
• Experience developing robust, secure, scalable, high volume, commercial-grade web applications.
• Financial and business workflow development experience.
• Expertise with all phases of the software development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, design, coding, testing, implementation, and support.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Skills working in a collaborative team environment

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Senior Software Engineer at Texturallc

Location:Lake Bluff, IL

Textura, a pioneer in online construction payment management, provides a broad base of innovative capabilities that automate the entire construction payment process.Textura’s services facilitate communication, automate document creation, provide online document exchange, and enable direct electronic payment.These services dramatically help general contractors, subcontractors, owners, developers and lenders effectively manage cash flow and risk while reducing costs.

We seek professionals that demonstrate an entrepreneurial spirit, take a holistic view of the firm and its goals, and are passionate about industry change.Potential candidates can expect a fast-paced, fun, and challenging work environment, passionate and talented people twork with, a competitive salary commensurate with experience, and significant bonus and equity potential.

Requirements:

• Proven ability twork in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment.
• Entrepreneurial passion and drive.
• Strong project management experience.
• Thorough understanding of business processes and ability tput this knowledge intpractice.
• Ability tcommunicate in a clear manner, both verbally and in writing.
• Experience in developing and refining internal business strategies.
• Ability tbuild strong working relationships both internally and externally.
• Excellent team player, whlikes twork hard, works extremely well with
• others and focuses on client needs.
  

Role:

• This position will be responsible for the architecture, design, development and unit testing of new features and feature extensions required of the Textura application. Additionally there are opportunities tlead functional requirements discussions regarding the evolution of the Textura application.
  

Technology skills include:

• Well-rounded technical skill set, and experience developing complex, high volume business systems.
• Architect and systems development experience.
• Web application programming in Python.
• Application development using Linux, Apache, Webware, SQLObject, Reportlab, and J2EE technologies.
• Database programming with PostgreSQL, DB2, and Oracle.
• Web services and enterprise application integration experience.
• Business process focused systems experience.
• Performance analysis and improvement.
  

Qualifications:

• BA/BS in CS or equivalent experience.
• A minimum of five years of software development experience, using formal development methods.
• Experience developing robust, secure, scalable, high volume, commercial-grade web applications.
• Financial and business workflow development experience.
• Expertise with all phases of the software development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, design, coding, testing, implementation, and support.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Skills working in a collaborative team environment.

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PHP developer at Joost

Country: Netherlands

General Skills:

• Experience with database applications is a must
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Mature, self-motivated and able to work well independently and in a group environment
• Strong problem solving skills and ability to prioritize workload
• Strong attention to detail
• Good English speaking, reading and writing
• Strong analytical background
• Strong understanding of interactive web-based applications
• Development in Open Source communities
  

Technical skills:

• PHP, Java
• SOAP, RPC/XML
• Javascipt/AJAX
• Postgresql DB, JDBC
• General Skills
• Experience with database applications is a must
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Mature, self-motivated and able twork well independently and in a group environment
• Strong problem solving skills and ability tprioritize workload
• Strong attention tdetail
• Good English speaking, reading and writing
• Strong analytical background
• Strong understanding of interactive web-based applications
• Development in Open Source communities
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related fields or equivalent experience
• 0 to 5 years professional experience web development
• Experience with database applications is a must
• Fluent in English (speaking, reading and writing)

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Senior Scientific Software Engineer at Scionics

Job Description

Scionics is seeking a senior scientific software engineer to develop database and
image processing/analysis software for biological research as part of
a small and highly adaptable team.

Job Requirements

• Strong Java skills (J2EE helpful)
• Strong OO background (design patterns, MVC)
• Strong Eclipse skills (EMF & RCP helpful)
• Experience with AOP and IoC, ideally with Spring
• Experience with ORM framework, ideally Hibernate
• Strong background in relational database theory and practice
• UNIX/Linux scripting skills in /bin/sh and/or perl
• Fluent English required
  

Desired Attributes

• Strong work and team ethic
• Ability to clearly communicate solutions to co-workers
• Ability to speak German a plus but not required
• Scientific background helpful but not required
• Background in digital image processing helpful but not required

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Senior Web Applications Engineer at Snocap

Country: United States

SNOCAP is looking for a Web Applications Engineer to join our world-class team of technology and engineering professionals. In this position, you will develop internal business applications as well as consumer-facing scalable database-driven web applications. This position reports directly to the Manager of Web Applications.

Responsibilities:

• Develop significant new features for various web based applications and support maintenance releases
• Research, track, and understand new web technologies to provide technical input in developing service applications and analyzing requirements
• Produce written design documents
• Manage, develop, integrate and implement related applications components, including front-end development, server-side development and database integration
• Play a direct role in programming, maintenance, technical support, documentation and administration of the applications
• Establish and communicate standards to manage cost and ensure continuity of applications

Requirements:

• Preferably seven or more years of progressive experience in web applications development from requirements to deployment
• Experience designing and developing large, dynamic, Oracle-driven web applications
• Four or more years of experience with PHP, including two or more years experience with PHP 5.x
• Experience with PHP templating languages, including Smarty
• Expert in the use of standards-based HTML, CSS and JavaScript
• Extensive experience with Apache on Linux
• Advanced knowledge of Zend Engine internals and PHP optimization techniques
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Talented candidates who apply will benefit from having: Start-up experience, Web services experience (including SOAP and XML-RPC), Web design experience; experience with Flash

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Senior Database Engineer at Snocap, Inc

Country: United States

Responsibilities:

• Analyze, define, and document requirements for data, workflow, logical processes, hardware and operating system environments as well as interfaces with other systems, internal and external checks and controls, and outputs
• Develop and maintain project plans outlining steps and time tables for database development initiatives
• Perform data modeling and database design
• Perform hands-on coding in PL/SQL and other programming languages, and direct others in the same
• Perform XML data integration, mapping, and transformation
• Analyze and estimate feasibility, costs, time, and compatibility with hardware and other programs

Requirements:

• Twelve or more years proven and recent experience in creating well documented high performance Oracle PL/SQL code
• Experience developing high volume and heavy transaction databases where extensive knowledge of SQL performance tuning is required
• Experience working in an agile test-driven development environment with a cross functional team where project coordination, code re-use, and excellent communication skills are critical
• Strong data modeling experience with in-depth knowledge of at least one of the popular CASE tools (e.g. QDesigner, Erwin)
• Experience developing with database-driven Web applications is required
• Experience developing Java applications communicating with an RDBMS
• Experience developing database interfaces with OCI and C++ is a plus
• Experience with XML and Oracle XML extensions required. Experience using one or more XML transformation tools is a big plus - Allora, Stylus, Mapforce or other.
• Experience in designing and implementing data warehouses
• Experience with tools such as SQL Navigator and TOAD is a plus

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Marketing Manager at YouTube

This position is available in San Bruno, CA.

We're a diverse and self-motivated bunch who combine left- and right-brain thinking to craft the messages, strategies and thought leadership that our sales teams use in the field. We use industry research, competitive analysis and product information to create messaging, marketing plans, collateral and executive presentations that deliver the most compelling value proposition to business partners and clients. Google's Sales Marketers come from a variety of backgrounds - including consulting, banking, marketing, journalism, the public sector and even architecture - so that we can pull from many types of experiences. We are committed to helping the sales teams solve the marketing problems of the world's largest brands and communicate the value of targeted advertising.

The Marketing Manager for YouTube Sales will work to define and execute marketing programs that help drive advertiser adoption of YouTube's advertising offerings. With the rapid evolution of the online video advertising landscape, and YouTube as the leading innovator in that market, this role will be at the center of much industry change.

You'll work closely with both YouTube and Google sales management on marketing programs that educate and influence the world's largest advertisers and ad agencies. You're an outstanding writer, an excellent communicator and a team leader. You also have the ability to create effective, interactive presentations and deliver them in front of large groups. Your thought leadership, excellent client-servicing and relationship skills, and entrepreneurship allow you to make persuasive presentations in front of new and existing customers.

Responsibilities:

• Create and execute strategic marketing plans and programs to support YouTube and Google's advertising sales efforts.
• Develop marketing materials, such as videos, client presentations, media kits, and case studies.
• Analyze data, trends and client performance, develop solid strategic sales plans and prepare and conduct strategic pitches and sales presentations.
• Work closely with YouTube and Google's sales teams, sales management, and peers on the Sales Marketing & Strategy team.

Requirements:

• High-caliber BA/BS degree; MBA preferred.
• 3+ years experience, preferably from the world of online publishing, interactive media, video games, traditional media or management consulting
• Superior PowerPoint skills
• Experience with video production, e.g., creating sizzle reels, trailers, etc.
• Strong aptitude for determining optimal product positioning and developing marketing strategies in a client-facing environment.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills and passion for analyzing products, companies and market dynamics.

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International Public Relations Manager at YouTube

This position is available in San Bruno, CA.

Join the country's leading and fastest growing advertising sales organization. YouTube, a Google company, is looking for an International Public Relations Manager to work in our San Bruno office.

Founded in February 2005, YouTube is the leader in online video, and the premier destination to watch and share original videos worldwide through a Web experience. YouTube allows people to easily upload and share video clips on www.youtube.com and across the Internet through websites, mobile devices, blogs and email. YouTube has quickly become the leading destination on the Internet for video entertainment.

Are you tired of run-of-the-mill business management, bored with the law, frustrated with journalism, looking to move on from engineering or science or frustrated with non-profit work? This might be the job for you.

People in search of predictability and hierarchy should stop reading right now. We want candidates who are unafraid to voice their opinions, willing to challenge the conventional wisdom (with better ideas), and able to inspire the YouTube community. We're looking for individuals who prefer to think of themselves as strategists, but who are equally capable as tacticians - people who not only think big but get the job done every day.

Successful candidates will have at least 8-10 years professional experience and a record of taking initiative and managing small teams. We're looking for a senior level communications professional with proven experience in managing international teams, developing global programs and building strong cross-functional relationships. Strong critical-thinking skills, intellectual curiosity, and superior writing ability are a must. We need people who can design and implement a product launch, develop a creative consumer campaign, and create an innovative program to educate the public on a complex issue.

YouTube's Public Relations organization is a fast-paced team with audiences including users, partners, shareholders, employees, critics and friends from around the world. The team helps communicate and promotes the diverse, creative uses of YouTube, launches of new YouTube features, manages communications and strategy for critical public issues, supports acquisition of professional content partners as well as advertisers operations. We promise, you'll never be bored.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• A bachelors degree in communications, journalism, PR or related field.
• 10 years of professional experience leading public relations for an entertainment or lifestyle-focused consumer brand.
• International experience managing a global brand required.
• Recent experience demonstrating a hands-on approach to managing all aspects in a fast-paced, high visibility environment.
• Strong business skills and understanding of various departmental responsibilities inside an organization.
• A strong track record in planning and executing PR programs aimed at multiple audiences in a complex and dynamic business environment, with consumer positioning, product launches, brand identity, product perception and partner programs.
• Experience in developing media campaigns and the demonstrated ability to manage multiple media relations programs concurrently.
• Strong multi-tasking and project management skills (organized and self-starting) and the ability to effectively motivate other departments within the organization all to meet corporate objectives.
• You'll need a powerful work ethic, creativity, and sound business judgment.
• Proven ability to advise internal clients on communications strategy aligned to business objectives.
• A voracious get-it-done attitude as well as the ability to thrive under pressure; ability to manage multiple programs with tight deadlines.
• A highly skilled user of the Microsoft Office suite; Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Some travel may be required.

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Group Quantitative Marketing Manager, Research, You Tube - San Bruno

This position is available in San Bruno, CA.

Join the country's leading and fastest growing advertising sales organization. YouTube, a Google company, is looking for a Group Quantitative Marketing Manager to work in our San Bruno office.

Founded in February 2005, YouTube is the leader in online video, and the premier destination to watch and share original videos worldwide through a Web experience. YouTube allows people to easily upload and share video clips on www.youtube.com and across the Internet through websites, mobile devices, blogs and email. YouTube has quickly become the leading destination on the Internet for video entertainment.

Are you interested in creatively contributing to the growth of one of the most cutting-edge entertainment media properties in the world? YouTube is looking for creative, experienced, and hardworking people to understand the marketing needs of major brands and interactive advertising agencies. This role will be responsible for research initiatives in support of YouTube's North American sales. The role will include working with global research firms and other suppliers, managing quantitative and qualitative studies, responding to requests for research, and collecting and presenting data and analysis to address key business needs.

Responsibilities:

• Source and create research and analysis to support sales efforts, working closely with the sales organization and Industry Marketing group.
• Package research and value-added services to provide brand marketers and agencies with valuable insights for their marketing plans.
• Compile and interpret competitive and industry data.
• Work with 3rd party research vendors.
• Develop in-depth case studies which showcase YouTube's advertising solutions.
• Draft questionnaires and surveys and utilize online survey tools.

Requirements:

• BA/BS degree. PhD or MBA preferred.
• 15+ years of entertainment media research experience related to online and/or offline advertising media.
• Expertise in research related to industry verticals such as automotive, CPG,entertainment, video games and wireless carriers.
• Track record of supporting sales initiatives through analysis and presentation of marketing data.
• Experience planning, conducting, analyzing, and presenting data from both qualitative and quantitative primary research studies. Familiarity with a variety of research methodologies.
• Ability to work in cross-functional teams, using research to address business needs and making actionable recommendations based on research findings.
• Ability to analyze research data and translate raw information into actionable insights so that it can be easily utilized by the entire organization. This includes competitive/industry analyst reports as well as third-party audience research such as Nielsen/NetRatings and comScore Media Metrix.
• Strong passion and understanding of User Generated Content, online advertising, youth marketing trends and branding measurement.
• Advertising effectiveness research and traditional marketing mix research experience extremely helpful.
• Proven history of self-direction, creativity, extremely well organized and capable of handling multiple mission critical projects simultaneously and ability to meet deadlines.
• Outstanding presentation and communication skills.

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Flash Developer at YouTube

This position is based in San Bruno, CA.

Working closely with product management, UI designers, visual designers and engineering the Flash Developer will be responsible for the architecture and development of all of YouTube’s flash based feature expansion. Although interactive design experience is preferred, the primary responsibility of this role is flash development.

Requirements:

• BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Development experience in C/C++ or Java.
• Experience with Flash communication server and/or Flash remoting a bonus, but not required.
• Flash/ActionScript/JavaScript/HTML/CSS experience.
• Experience with Flash Media Server.
• Experience with server-side web frameworks.
• Deep experience designing modular, object-oriented ActionScript.
• Data driven UI experience.
• Approaches Flash solution as a software engineering project.

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Financial Analyst at YouTube

This position is available in San Bruno, CA.

YouTube is the number one online video destination and Google is the number one Internet search engine. Together, the company creates one of the most exciting environments to work.

Our ideal candidate is a well-rounded top performer who can be a key contributor in a high-energy growth setting. Your resume should indicate that you are a top academic achiever with extracurricular interests and the desire to excel in everything you do. Your work history demonstrates job stability with increasing levels of responsibility.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in strategic discussions with YouTube management, including its Co-Founders and Head of Advertising Sales, to develop financial models that support YouTube initiatives and/or analytical decisions.
• Act as a liaison between Finance and the Product/Sales/Ops teams at YouTube, assisting with issues related to deal / partnership modeling, accounting, analysis and reporting.
• Coordinate budgeting and planning processes with Google’s core Finance teams.
• Compile and track operating metrics and trends.
• Partner with the YouTube Ads Finance Lead to prepare weekly, quarterly and annual reports by collecting, analyzing and reporting results.
• Assist in the development of sales/ops compensation plans.

Requirements:

• BA/BS degree.
• Superior track record of academic performance.
• 2-4 years financial analysis experience from a leading investment bank.
• Top-of-the-class financial modeling, formatting and presentation processing experience.
• Understanding of strategic and competitive issues in the distribution and monetization of online media and entertainment services.
• Team player with a positive attitude and exceptional work ethic.
• Organized, detail-oriented and thorough.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Passionate, creative and innovative.

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Creative Specialist at YouTube

Positions available in San Bruno, CA, Chicago, IL, and New York, NY.

At Google, our mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. The primary objective of the Google Brand Accelerator (GBA) is to become the indispensable partner to advertisers and agencies for building brands online. GBA will allow Google to consistently deliver the most efficient and effective digital platform upon which the world's leading brands are built. We will connect advertisers' brand message to the target audience at the highest moment of relevance through innovative and accountable online marketing solutions that offer unmatched precision and scale.

The Creative Specialist is responsible for developing compelling concept designs and mock-ups for large scale online sponsorship programs. This role will work closely with the Media Program and Strategy team to develop innovative media programs that engage consumers and drive large scale commitments from brand advertisers.

Please Note: Enclose your portfolio link with your resume. This will expedite our review of your qualifications.

Responsibilities:

• Create concept designs and mock-ups for online sponsorship and media programs.
• Assist in the creation of compelling media sponsorships that will engage consumers and excite brand marketers.
• Work closely with YouTube and Google product and sales teams to develop innovative new ideas based on existing platforms.
• Deliver visually compelling and executable concepts to help Google sales force develop and sell large scale media campaigns.
• Work closely with marketing managers, copywriters, and a production team to ensure that campaigns deliver on objectives.

Requirements:

• BA/BFA/BS degree in Design or related discipline; advanced degrees appreciated.
• Strong interest in online advertising and the creation of large scale advertising sponsorship programs.
• Intuitive understanding of the needs of brand advertisers and how to translate these needs into compelling concepts.
• Advanced skill and experience designing web pages and other online collateral, both from a visual standpoint, as well as up to date back-end development skills.
• Strong skills in typography as well as headline driven creativity a definite plus.
• Advanced, up to date skills in Flash design a must. Experience with other multimedia design, including video, a plus.
• Knowledge of the creative requirements of various marketing communications media including advertising, design, direct marketing, interactive, collateral, etc., both in print and online.

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Creative Advertising Programs Manager at YouTube

This position is based in San Bruno, CA.

The area: Advertising Sales, Google Brand Accelerator

At Google, our mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. The primary objective of the Google Brand Accelerator (GBA) is to become the indispensable partner to advertisers and agencies for building brands online. GBA will allow Google to consistently deliver the most efficient and effective digital platform upon which the world's leading brands are built. We will connect advertisers' brand message to the target audience at the highest moment of relevance through innovative and accountable online marketing solutions that offer unmatched precision and scale.

The role: Creative Advertising Programs Manager

The Creative Advertising Programs Manager will employ a unique combination of business and creative sense to help the Media Solutions team develop industry leading advertising concepts and sponsorship programs. This role will be responsible for overall team support, project management and allocation of creative resources to incoming projects. He/she will provide business management support, identify key team milestones and insure team is delivering against key objectives. The Creative Advertising Programs Manager will directly oversee the management of creative resources both internal and external and will source and manage freelance / temporary help when necessary.

Responsibilities:

• Provide overall project management and support for the Media Solutions team, monitoring progress against objectives, and provide regular status reports.
• Serve as the primary source of all information related to projects and ensure clear communication between all relevant internal and external parties.
• Manage internal and external design resources in the development of industry leading creative advertising concepts.
• Monitor Media Solutions team work flow and quality control, insuring efficient and effective resource allocation.

Requirements:

• BA/BS required with strong academic performance preferred.
• 5+ years managing creative design, interactive project management, or studio management in an interactive agency or creative media services.
• Strong business acumen and attention to detail.
• Strong project management, interpersonal and organizational skills.

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Creative Advertising Programs Manager at Youtube

This position is based in San Bruno, CA.

The area: Advertising Sales, Google Brand Accelerator

At Google, our mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. The primary objective of the Google Brand Accelerator (GBA) is to become the indispensable partner to advertisers and agencies for building brands online. GBA will allow Google to consistently deliver the most efficient and effective digital platform upon which the world's leading brands are built. We will connect advertisers' brand message to the target audience at the highest moment of relevance through innovative and accountable online marketing solutions that offer unmatched precision and scale.

The role: Creative Advertising Programs Manager

The Creative Advertising Programs Manager will employ a unique combination of business and creative sense to help the Media Solutions team develop industry leading advertising concepts and sponsorship programs. This role will be responsible for overall team support, project management and allocation of creative resources to incoming projects. He/she will provide business management support, identify key team milestones and insure team is delivering against key objectives. The Creative Advertising Programs Manager will directly oversee the management of creative resources both internal and external and will source and manage freelance / temporary help when necessary.

Responsibilities:

• Provide overall project management and support for the Media Solutions team, monitoring progress against objectives, and provide regular status reports.
• Serve as the primary source of all information related to projects and ensure clear communication between all relevant internal and external parties.
• Manage internal and external design resources in the development of industry leading creative advertising concepts.
• Monitor Media Solutions team work flow and quality control, insuring efficient and effective resource allocation.

Requirements:

• BA/BS required with strong academic performance preferred.
• 5+ years managing creative design, interactive project management, or studio management in an interactive agency or creative media services.
• Strong business acumen and attention to detail.
• Strong project management, interpersonal and organizational skills.

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Web Application Developer (PHP / ASP.NET / Java) at SitePoint

If you’re a highly motivated techie who has client experience and is capable of producing programming excellence, this is the one you’ve been waiting for...

As a developer for our fast growing solutions division you will be responsible for creating custom Web applications for our various clients around the world.

To be considered you must have extensive experience developing software, a thorough understanding of Object Oriented methodologies, and an awareness of industry best practice and design patterns. We’re looking for someone who thrives on quality and has a flare for dealing with clients.

The successful applicant will work from our Melbourne office in Collingwood and will be remunerated in the range $40K - $70K commensurate with experience.

To be considered for this fantastic opportunity, simply fill in our online questionnaire and we’ll get back to you within 48 hours.

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Technical Editor (Web Technologies) at SitePoint

About SitePoint
Jobs iconSitePoint produces career-enhancing products for Web Professionals. The company sells its books, kits and software direct to over 140 countries worldwide through sitepoint.com, which attracts over two million visitors each month and is ranked in the top 1,000 Websites in the world (source: alexa.com). In addition to its direct sales channel, SitePoint has recently formed retail distribution partnerships with O'Reilly in the USA, Computer Bookshops Limited in the UK, and Woodslane in Australia.

SitePoint was recently recognized in the 2004 BRW FAST 100 and Deloitte Technology Fast 50 as one of Australia's fastest growing companies.

About this job
An exciting opportunity exists for a competent techie wishing to unleash his or her technical writing and editing ability in a young, dynamic and innovative company.

Practical experience with client-side technologies and at least one server-side platform are expected. A broad interest in Web technology and programming fundamentals is also required. Excellent writing and editing skills are a must, as well as strong communication and organizational skills.

The ideal candidate should have a working knowledge of as many Web technologies as possible (e.g. HTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript, Flash, PHP, ASP.NET, Java, MySQL, SQL Server, etc.).

The most suitable person for this role will be someone who is passionate about Web Design and Development, has been tinkering with different Web technologies for some time, and enjoys reading and writing.

Objective
The objective of this role is to identify and correct errors, omissions, and unclear wording in technical books and articles written for Web developers and Designers. The role will involve exploring and understanding new technologies quickly and efficiently.

Key responsibilities
Technical Editing:

• Identify and correct mistakes in programming code.
• Identify and correct omissions and unclear explanations.
• Reformat programming code for readability and consistency.
• Ensure programming code and described techniques comply with established standards and best practices.
• Perform code testing across various platforms.

Technical Writing:

• Rewrite passages of content that do not meet editorial standards.
• Produce new technical content for publication.

Research & Analysis:

• Evaluate technical articles and draft book chapters to determine the suitability of prospective authors.
• Research and present new ideas for potential content.

Other Duties:

• Perform other duties as required to guarantee the editorial quality of SitePoint's technical publications is maintained.

Selection Criteria

• Ability to assimilate with new technologies, programming languages, and development frameworks.
• Breadth of working knowledge and past experience with a range of web technologies.
• Strong writing skills and ability to communicate technical ideas clearly.

Performance Review

• Starting salary will be determined based on experience.
• A mandatory three-month probation period will apply.
• Payment of bonuses and/or salary increases will be based on achievement of measurable outcomes.

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Hardware and Software Product Development at Intel

Country : United States

Description:

At Intel, we constantly push the boundaries of innovation in order to make people's lives more exciting, more fulfilling, and easier to manage. Employees in our platform groups focus on technology that will make life richer and more convenient for everyone it touches. These technologies include Mobility, Digital Enterprise, Digital Home and Digital Health. Product development starts with rigorous analysis at the component feasibility stage and continues through production ramp. Systems engineers work on early product definition, ensuring that new product families meet quality and reliability requirements. Hardware teams work directly with process design and development teams to devise the best methods of production.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure the testability and manufacturability of integrated circuits.
• Evaluate, develop, and debug complex test methods.
• Optimize component production with focus on quality and cost.
• Work with process technology development and product teams on process and design.
• Develop reliability models that address return on investment (ROI), process limitations, Q&R requirements, and product usage models.

Requirements:

• Typical degrees include BS, MS, or PhD in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical and computing engineering, or computer science.
• Experience with board design and analysis; ASIC design, analysis, and simulation; and design for manufacturability.
• Experience with Cadence Concept and Allegro; RF circuit design and debug; firmware development.
• Knowledge of networking/communications protocols, Windows development, object-oriented design, compilers, and Active X.
• Strong programming skills in C, C++, TCL, assembly and Perl.

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Design Automation and Cad Engineering at Intel

Country:United States

Design automation engineers develop new design techniques and improve the performance of Intel's next-generation platforms. They accomplish this by assessing new architecture and approaches in CAD software engineering, and by specifying new materials, equipment, and supplies. CAD engineers perform circuit simulation, performance verification, resistance-capacitance (RC) extraction, design database management, design rule checking (DRC), LVS using a variety of tools.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, maintain, and provide user support of CAD tools.
• Assist with schematic entry and analysis in the integrated circuit design process.
• Design, specify, install, and support computer-controlled automatic test systems.
• Maintain cost reduction and quality improvement initiatives.

Requirements:

• Typical degrees include BS, MS, or PhD in electrical engineering, electrical and computing engineering, or computer science.
• Strong background in logic design.
• Working experience in synthesis, Formal Verification (FV), Design for Test (DFT), Static Timing Analysis (STA), Auto Place and Route (APR), and Physical Verification.
• Working knowledge of UNIX, Windows, and Perl.
• Working knowledge of VHDL and/or Verilog.
• Working knowledge of C/C++, Tool Control Language (TCL), or Tool Kit (TK).

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Process and Yield Engineering at Intel

Country:United States

Intel employs the most advanced chip-manufacturing technology, enabling microprocessors with increased capabilities and performance. Our process and yield engineers drive improvements in semiconductor manufacturing in worldwide network of fabrication facilities. Process engineers develop the most efficient methods for semiconductor manufacturing using state-of-the-art equipment and materials. Yield engineers work closely with process engineers to improve product yield and to troubleshoot process flow from root causes to equipment tuning. Together, engineering teams in this area take a demanding set of functions—over 300 steps—and turn it into the computing technology that makes the world work.

Responsibilities:

• Design and plan the layout processes, including hardening, and etching.
• Conduct tests and measurements through all stages of production.
• Establish and submit processing requirements for new equipment.
• Conduct data and root cause analysis with a focus on product yield improvement.
• Develop inline metrology detection capabilities to 90, 65, and 45nm.
  

Requirements:

• Typical degrees include BS, MS, or PhD in physics, electrical engineering, industrial engineering, materials science, optics, chemistry and chemical engineering.
• Critical data analysis skills.
• Engineering analysis software proficiency.
• Ability to summarize complex data sets for technical and non-technical audiences.
• At least 1-5 years of experience in semiconductor process technology preferred.
• Working knowledge of processing and product testing basics preferred.
• Integrated-circuit fabrication knowledge (lithography, diffusion, thin films, etch, metallization, CVD, and planarization).

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Business Systems Analysts at ThoughtWorks1

Country: India

Skills:

• Work on complex, enterprise-transforming business applications
• Take responsibility for ensuring that applications fulfill the business requirements by identifying user stories and completing the detailed analysis required for the implementation of the user story
• Work closely with the development team to ensure the timely delivery of business requirements
• Review functionality of enterprise level business applications
• Be part of diverse, high energy teams focused on full life-cycle development
• Use the latest tools and techniques
• Continually learn, mentor and grow
• Travel to work at client sites and other ThoughtWorks offices. This may include international travel
  

Requirements:

• At least 4 years of commercial experience in business or systems analysis
• Familiarity with object oriented analysis and design and have worked on systems developed in Java J2EE, .NET and C++
• Experience in writing use cases, defining acceptance tests, following requirements through to production and training developers in business issues
• Exposure to modelling tools and languages such as Visio, Rose, UML and ERD
• Participated in full lifecycle development on large projects (more than 15 people. Longer than 6 months)
• Ideally worked on a programme using Agile methods and writing story cards
• Exceptional communication and people skills, especially listening skills
• Worked very closely with developers to deliver systems

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Java J2EE Developers at ThoughtWorks1

Country: India

Skills:

• Create complex, enterprise-transforming business applications as a member of diverse, high energy teams focused on full life-cycle development through the use of Agile Methodologies
• Use the latest tools and techniques (currently J2EE, C#/.NET, XML, Agile Methodologies, Web Services, EAI tools...)
• Do hands-on coding and proactively mentor developers (including pair programming)
• Work in highly collaborative teams that strive to build quality code and provide business value
• Have the opportunity to work in a number of different domains in a variety of different client environments
• Continually learn, mentor and develop your career
• Work closely with clients, both in the Business Domain and Technical staff members
• work at client sites, and potentially work interstate in this capacity
• You may also have the opportunity to travel internationally

Requirements:

• Delivery experience on a commercial Java development project including integration with 3rd party applications
• experience including analysis, design, coding and implementation of large scale custom built object-oriented applications
• Strong OO design knowledge, including extensive design patterns knowledge
• Knowledge of Agile Methodologies, such as Extreme Programming (XP) and Scrum
• Ability to work in a variety of client settings and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Ideally, knowledge of test driven development and continuous integration
• Strong communication and client-facing skills with the ability to work in a consulting environment is essential
• Experience in building software in the financial services would be an advantage
• Exposure to EAI technologies (MSMQ, Tibco, Vitria, MQSeries...) is helpful

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.NET Application Architects at ThoughtWorks1

Country: India

Skills:

• Use the latest tools and techniques (currently .NET, C#, Agile Methodologies, MSMQ, Web Services...)
• Drive the design and construction of a client's complex business problems into innovative technology solutions
• Be a hands-on coder and proactively mentor developers (including pair programming)
• Be part of a high energy team focused on full life-cycle development
• Manage development teams of 5 to 10 people from project definition through implementation
• Assume responsibility for overall design and implementation, using the latest tools available
• Create complex, enterprise-transforming business applications
• Work closely with senior project management and clients
• Travel to work at client sites, which may include international travel
  

Requirements:

• At least 10 years of experience combining analysis, design, development and implementation of large-scale systems (OO and /or distributed component based)
• Real delivery experience with the .NET framework including C#, ADO.NET, ASP.NET and VB.NET
• 3+ years of development experience with OO languages such as C#, Java (J2EE), Smalltalk, C++, Forte (TOOL)
• Exposure to EAI technologies (MSMQ, Tibco, Vitria, SeeBeyond, MQ Series) is very helpful
• Knowledge of Agile Methodologies such as Extreme Programming (XP) & Scrum
• Leadership experience in assessing staff skill levels, assigning work appropriately, directing team in specific project activities, estimation, and facilitating career development
• Experience with relational databases is a plus
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ideally with an academic background in Computer Science or Engineering

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.NET Application Developers at ThoughtWorks1

Country: India

Skills:

• Create complex, enterprise-transforming business applications
• Write high quality code
• Be part of diverse, high energy teams focused on full life-cycle development
• Use the latest tools and techniques (currently .NET, C#, MSMQ, nunit, Agile Methodologies, Web Services)
• Continually learn, mentor and grow
• Travel to work at client sites and other ThoughtWorks offices. This may include international travel.
  

Requirements:

• 4+ years development experience with either 3 years of Java J2EE recently moving to .NET or 4+ years as a developer on complex COM and COM+ projects who has recently moved into .NET
• Real delivery experience with the .NET framework including C#, ADO.NET, ASP.NET and VB.NET
• Experience with object oriented analysis/design
• Knowledge of design patterns, refactoring and unit testing
• Exposure to EAI technologies (MSMQ, Tibco, Vitria, SeeBeyond, MQ Series) is very helpful
• Knowledge of Agile Methodologies such as Extreme Programming (XP) & Scrum is also helpful
• Participated in full life-cycle development, preferably on large projects (more than 15 people, longer than 6 months)
• Understanding of code manipulation and optimization issues
• Familiarity with relational databases, preferably Oracle or SQL Server
• Experience in a leadership and mentoring role is a huge plus

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Master Data Extractor / Web Data Miner at SearchSpark

Location: United States

OVERVIEW:

We are building next generation intelligent web search applications. We are looking for a brilliant software engineer with strong expertise in text mining, information extraction, information retrieval and natural language processing to help us build a product database that will allow us to dominate the "long tail" of products.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for building the biggest and most heavily "meta-tagged" product catalog in our domain.
• Find little known "off the beaten path" products on little known "out of the way" websites.
• Work with our team to deliver the best possible experience for our users.
• Reports to Director of Engineering.

EXPERIENCE:

• Experience in information extraction and integration. Harvesting and extracting information from structured and unstructured data.
• Familiar with statistical methods for data analysis, such as PMI, HMM, Naïve Bayes etc. Natural language processing skills and experience is a big plus.
• Experience in machine learning algorithms related to search and personalization, large scale web clustering, classification and summarization.
• Experience in large scale recommendation system, content based recommendation and collaborative filtering.
• 5+ years experience in Java development, strong programming skills.
• Experience in Java technology, such as JDBC, servlet, web service. Knowledge of Ruby a plus.
• Expert knowledge of relational database, performance tuning of large data size, and experience in MySQL is preferred.
• Experience in test driven and agile software development.
• Feel comfortable with fast-paced development in the environment of small startup.
• Experience in large scale crawling, deep web crawling, knowledge of tools like nutch, hadoop a plus.

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Core Product Feature Developer at YouTube

This position is available in San Bruno, CA.

Join the country's leading and fastest growing advertising sales organization. YouTube, a Google company, is looking for a Core Product Feature Developer to work in our San Bruno office.

Founded in February 2005, YouTube is the leader in online video, and the premier destination to watch and share original videos worldwide through a Web experience. YouTube allows people to easily upload and share video clips on www.youtube.com and across the Internet through websites, mobile devices, blogs and email. YouTube has quickly become the leading destination on the Internet for video entertainment.

Do you want your code to be seen and used by an enormous number of people worldwide? Do you want to design and implement youtube.com features, including the code that interacts with the UI, the business logic, database schema, and database queries? Are you motivated by a fast-moving startup environment backed by the resources of Google?

If so, apply for the Core Product Feature Developer position. The Core Product Engineering team implements the vast majority of user-visible features on www.youtube.com. Our engineers are involved in all aspects of feature development, from defining and shaping features with product managers to the implementation of the business logic, database schema/queries, web services, and batch jobs required by our features.

Requirements:

• BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Minimum of 2-4 years of software experience.
• Experience programming in C/C++ or Python.
• Experience in database programming; MySQL preferred.
• Knowledge of Unix/Linux environments.
• Experience developing/designing medium-to-large web sites.

Content Acquisition Associate at YouTube

This position is available in San Bruno, CA.

Join the country's leading and fastest growing advertising sales organization. YouTube, a Google company, is looking for a Content Acquisition Associate to work in our San Bruno office.

Founded in February 2005, YouTube is the leader in online video, and the premier destination to watch and share original videos worldwide through a Web experience. YouTube allows people to easily upload and share video clips on www.youtube.com and across the Internet through websites, mobile devices, blogs and email. YouTube has quickly become the leading destination on the Internet for video entertainment.

You must be comfortable making dozens of cold calls a day, committed to deepening YouTube's relationship with various types of content providers and eager to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment with a smile and a sense of humor.

Responsibilities:

• Comfortable with making dozens of calls each day.
• Prospecting and growing a pipeline.

Requirements:

• BA/BS or equivalent required.
• Prefer 2 years' experience selling technical products or 2 years' experience working in media.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

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Advertising Program Specialist at YouTube

Positions available in San Bruno, CA, Chicago, IL, and New York, NY.

The area: Google Brand Accelerator

At Google, our mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. The primary objective of the Google Brand Accelerator (GBA) is to become the indispensable partner to advertisers and agencies for building brands online. GBA will allow Google to consistently deliver the most efficient and effective digital platform upon which the world's leading brands are built. We will connect advertisers' brand message to the target audience at the highest moment of relevance through innovative and accountable online marketing solutions that offer unmatched precision and scale.

The role: Advertising Program Specialist, Google Brand Accelerator - San Bruno, Chicago, and New York

Google is looking for Ad Programs Specialist to develop large scale online sponsorship concepts and programs in our office in San Bruno, CA.

The Ad Programs Specialist is responsible for pro-actively developing large scale sponsorship programs that help brand-focused advertisers reach and engage their consumers. The Ad Programs Specialist will demonstrate an understanding of advertiser and agency mindset and needs in the development of compelling sponsorships and sales materials. He/she will develop sponsorships that engage consumers and the YouTube community while providing platforms for advertisers to connect and engage with their audiences.

The successful candidate will develop sponsorships that leverage the full scale of Google's advertising product offerings and create compelling opportunities for brands to reach, connect and engage with their consumers.

Responsibilities:

• Engage with internal Google and YouTube teams to concept, build and execute compelling programs including the Google and YouTube product, content partnership, corporate communications, advertising sales, ad operations and project management teams.
• Manage sponsorship roll-out schedules; oversee the development of supporting media plans and sales presentations and act as an expert educating and supporting sales efforts.
• Establish and integrate metrics to track program effectiveness and success including brand impact studies and advertising response data.
• Liaise with the product teams in the development of new products, verticals and sponsorship opportunities. Deliver marketer/sales point-of-view to help shape these new offerings and maximize revenue.
• Manage implementation of sponsorships and programs in coordination with sales and project management team.

Requirements:

• BA/BS Degree, preferably from a leading institution.
• 5-7 years of experience in media and marketing at an ad agency or media company.
• Strong creative conceptualization capabilities, project management, interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects in a dynamic environment.
• Ability to work well with metrics, numbers, and trends.
• Strong oral, writing and editing skills with a high attention to detail.

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Advertising Programs Manager at YouTube

This position is available in San Bruno, CA, Chicago, IL or New York, NY.

The area: Google Brand Accelerator

At Google, our mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. The primary objective of the Google Brand Accelerator (GBA) is to become the indispensable partner to advertisers and agencies for building brands online. GBA will allow Google to consistently deliver the most efficient and effective digital platform upon which the world's leading brands are built. We will connect advertisers' brand message to the target audience at the highest moment of relevance through innovative and accountable online marketing solutions that offer unmatched precision and scale.

The role: Advertising Programs Manager, Google Brand Accelerator - San Bruno, Chicago, or New York

Google is looking for a Manager to develop Media Plans, Programs and Packages.

The Advertising Programs Manager is responsible for proactively developing advertising sales programs against key audience segments, educating the sales team on programs and opportunities, packaging premium content and sponsorship programs, proactively marketing programs to the sales to assist in sell-through and working with sales to assemble engaging programs in response to RFP requests.

Responsibilities:

• Build and lead a team of creatively minded media specialists in the development of innovative marketing programs.
• Manage team strategy identifying key opportunities to drive revenue and satisfy the needs of Google clients.
• Build strong relationships with Google product team leads to provide and build innovative integrated solutions.
• Create and manage external vendor relationships to support program development.

Requirements:

• Strong media background and understanding of how to build compelling media & sponsorship programs.
• 8 - 10 years of experience in media and marketing at an ad agency or media company.
• Experience leading and managing media teams and strategic media initiatives.
• Ability to work well with metrics, numbers, and trends.
• Strong academic performance preferred.

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Advertising Programs Manager, Google Brand Accelerator

This position is available in San Bruno, CA, Chicago, IL or New York, NY.

The area: Google Brand Accelerator

At Google, our mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. The primary objective of the Google Brand Accelerator (GBA) is to become the indispensable partner to advertisers and agencies for building brands online. GBA will allow Google to consistently deliver the most efficient and effective digital platform upon which the world's leading brands are built. We will connect advertisers' brand message to the target audience at the highest moment of relevance through innovative and accountable online marketing solutions that offer unmatched precision and scale.

The role: Advertising Programs Manager, Google Brand Accelerator - San Bruno, Chicago, or New York

Google is looking for a Manager to develop Media Plans, Programs and Packages.

The Advertising Programs Manager is responsible for proactively developing advertising sales programs against key audience segments, educating the sales team on programs and opportunities, packaging premium content and sponsorship programs, proactively marketing programs to the sales to assist in sell-through and working with sales to assemble engaging programs in response to RFP requests.
Responsibilities:

Build and lead a team of creatively minded media specialists in the development of innovative marketing programs.
Manage team strategy identifying key opportunities to drive revenue and satisfy the needs of Google clients.
Build strong relationships with Google product team leads to provide and build innovative integrated solutions.
Create and manage external vendor relationships to support program development.

Requirements:

Strong media background and understanding of how to build compelling media & sponsorship programs.
8 - 10 years of experience in media and marketing at an ad agency or media company.
Experience leading and managing media teams and strategic media initiatives.
Ability to work well with metrics, numbers, and trends.
Strong academic performance preferred.

Advertising Operations Manager, YouTube - Chicago

The area: Advertising Operations

At Google, we organize and change around our users and customers. Google's Advertising Sales team embodies that pursuit: We're devoted to finding relevant solutions that meet our clients' changing advertising needs. In that regard, Advertising Sales does more than simply make money for our company. Our efforts focus on the ways that Google technology enables the world's biggest advertisers to enjoy immediate and accountable communication with the consumer. Likewise, the dedicated people who work for YouTube’s Advertising Operations diligently work with clients to address their business challenges, drive their strategic initiatives and keep them informed in the ways that YouTube can enhance their online advertising presence.

The role: Advertising Operations Manager, YouTube

The Advertising Operations Manager is in charge of Google's online advertising and brand operations team. One of your first challenges is to hire, train, and lead a team of media coordinators. You’ll take a lead role in working with peers and management to develop and improve best practices for client interaction, sales, and services for Google's revenue generating products. You’ll support a diverse group of sales professionals and provide quantitative analysis and industry research to support strategy development. You have extensive experience in developing policies and requirements for advertisements and can ensure compliancy across all advertisers.

Responsibilities:

• Hire a team of Media Coordinators to manage all aspects of online advertising campaigns.
• Increase effectiveness of staff and tools by recognizing opportunities for development and recommending new systems and structures.
• Develop metrics to measure growth and performance of the department, and provide reports as needed.
• Create sales documentation (regulatory, sales programs, rate sheet, ad specifications, case studies, references etc.).
• Develop regulations and identify best practices (Front Page Policy, Creative Policy, floor CPMs, Booking guidelines).
• Audit signed Insertion orders, revisions and make-goods to ensure SOX compliance.
• Work with Legal and Compliance to streamline Ad Operations processes.
• Participate in developing technical training documents (3rd party tags, Rich Media QA, JavaScript, Adserver basics, etc.).
• Provide analytical training (troubleshooting delivery issues, inventory management, understanding delivery priorities, optimization of campaigns, etc.) to Sales and Sales Operations.
• Work with product and Ad Strategy team to refine new programs and provide expertise input regarding ads placements. Create documents to relay technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Manage conversion of Brand channels, Directors accounts and Branded contests.
• Maintain relationship/guidelines with all 3rd party vendors including Pointroll, Eyewonder, Eyeblaster, etc.
• Work with Business Development and Legal to establish terms with vendors and re-negotiate pricing as volume increases.
• Review invoices, verify delivery, resolved discrepancies, and authorized all Rich Media billing.
• Provide ad systems and sales programs support to International, Business development and US sales.
• Work with engineering to develop and implement internal ad serving tools.

Requirements:

• BA/BS required.
• Proven track record of success including hands-on experience in online campaign management.
• 3-4 Years of direct management experience in an Advertising Operations organization.
• Ability to work in a dynamic, evolving, team environment.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of 3rd party advertising tags (Mediaplex, Atlas, and Doubleclick).
• Knowledge of Rich media technology and experience working with Rich media vendors (Motif, Eyewonder, Pointroll, Eyeblaster).

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Software QA Engineer at StumbleUpon

Our QA engineer will help us ensure the quality of code we release; develop and implement test plans to ensure robust releases on production systems. Duties include test planning, test plan generation, hands-on testing, and problem reporting. The ability to work independently and with a small team is important.

Responsibilities:

• Participates in test planning, including lab setup
• Develops test plans and reviews them with other project members
• Hands-on test execution of product tests. This would include test setup, execution, and problem reporting
• Helps maintain a standard development methodology, including requirements, test plans, and quality criteria
• Helps maintain defect tracking and test plan repository systems
• Assists with product specifications i.e. wish lists, future development, new ideas
• Tests across multiple products on multiple OSes and browsers
• Reproduce field problems and help support as needed
• Monitor customer forums and respond as appropriate
• Collect and analyze data to help characterize problems
• Manage day-to-day tasks productively without management direction
• Learn new applications and new tools in support of testing efforts
• Coordinate Alpha or Beta trials for the product release

Requirements:

• BS in Computer Science or equivalent
• A minimum of 3 years experience on Windows, Linux and Mac operating systems
• Experience and understanding of Software QA methodologies
• Experience with developer automated test tools such as Selenium, xUnit or similar
• Scripting (Perl, PHP or Python) for test automation
• Clear verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently and on a team
• A strong attention to detail

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Operations Manager at StumbleUpon

StumbleUpon is looking for an experienced Operations Manager to coordinate administration, maintenance and upgrades to our infrastructure. This position would include the following responsibilities:

• Coordinate a team of system administrators and operations engineers
• Develop infrastructure standards for a high-availability LAMP architecture
• Hands-on implementation of a fully redundant, fault-tolerate network architecture spanning multiple sites
• Complete a datacenter migration process with minimal downtime, adding a second redundant location
• Make hardware purchase recommendations based on system load and projected growth
• Manage vendor negotiations and contracts as required

Requirements:

• BS or MSc in Computer Science or equivalent
• 5+ years experience in Linux/UNIX system administration and project management
• 3+ years programming/scripting experience in production environments
• Extensive knowledge of IT Operations, including power, space and capacity planning
• Strong understanding of networking principles and implementation
• Ability to develop and maintain technical operations documents
• Proven ability to work with both engineers and executives

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MySQL Guru at StumbleUpon

This position would include the following responsibilities:

• Install, configure and maintain MySQL databases in staging and production environments
• Ensure highly available DB environment and be responsible for recoverability in case of disaster
• Ensure 24x7 non-stop operation, provide on-call support

Requirements:

• BS in Computer Science or equivalent
• 5+ years of DBA experience in commercial production environment
• 3+ years experience with high availability systems
• Extensive experience with MySQL4.1, 5.0X a plus
• Linux system management skills (Debian / Ubuntu / CENTOS)
• Working knowledge of Unix/Linux scripting, such as Perl/shell
• Strong DB Server side performance tuning experience (mytop etc)
• Strong knowledge of storage technologies: RAID, NFS etc.
• Experience w. incremental backup systems such as Zmanda
• Experience with Apache, Memcached, CVS, Subversion
• Excellent verbal and written skills
• Proactive problem solving

Nice to have:

• Working knowledge of networking, routing, load balancing
• Experience with data modeling and data analysis
• Exposure to reporting/optimization tools
• Knowledge of grid computing concepts
• Data warehousing experience

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Senior Research Engineer at StumbleUpon

We are looking for a talented research engineer to help us improve the quality of our recommendation engine. This will involve research, analysis and implementation of algorithms and data elicitation methods that improve recommendation relevance as user feedback occurs. The data source: Explicit preference and markup data on 14M websites from over 3.2 million websurfers. In total over 2.3 billion detailed stumble/rating/review records are available to analyze.

Responsibilities:

• Work with engineers and designers on methods of improving stumble quality
• Invent new algorithms for information distribution and content discovery
• Use statistical methods and machine learning to characterize user preference
• Investigate data mining and concept extraction strategies
• Evaluate and optimize classification and clustering methods

Requirements:

• 3+ yrs of applied research experience related to computational linguistics, data analysis or search
• Experience with statistical analysis and machine learning techniques
• Knowledge of Text classification, Linguistics and Clustering
• Knowledge of Evolutionary, Bayesian, and Markov approaches a bonus
• SQL, Databases, XML experience required
• PHP/Perl, C/C++ experience strongly desired
• Strong people skills to work with other engineers
• Strong work ethic, diligent and reliable
• Proactive problem solving skills
• Adaptable and innovative

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Web Application Developers at StumbleUpon

We are looking for 3 software engineers with strong web applications and database programming skills to design, build and support systems for StumbleUpon. Developers will work directly with Geoff and GMC implementing new StumbleUpon features and improving the overall experience for millions of people. Developers will have the opportunity to work on a variety of projects including toolbar development, social search, video discovery, community organization and ad-network development.

Desired Qualifications:

• 5+ years software development experience
• 3+ years MySQL programming experience
• 3+ years PHP/HTML experience
• 2+ years C/C++ experience
• Linux/Unix expertise is essential
• Javascript/CSS experience desired
• AJAX and XUL experience a bonus
• Desire to work in a fast paced environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong collaborative skills and ability to fulfill multiple roles
• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science or related; or equivalent work experience

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Outstanding Java / Ruby Application Engineer at SearchSpark

Country: United States

OVERVIEW:

Take advantage of one of the largest, most "useful" ecommerce indices to create creative, customer-focused applications.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Build out core application features for SearchSpark’s ground-breaking application.
• Build algorithms to process hundreds of millions of records of data and make the data work in new and interesting ways.
• Learn about semantic search and teach us what you know about building great applications, scalable systems, and best practices.
• Reports to the VP of Product Development
  

EXPERIENCE:

• You are one of the most talented coders in the Valley. You are fast on your feet. You love to dig in and go. You are the go-to person at your current job.
• You love to win. You love a clear goal with an open ended strategy. You’ll figure out what it takes to win and become one of the best in the world at what you do.
• You have depth in 3-tier web application development, from the database to the UI layer, you’ve done it all, and you understand how it all works.
• You learn new languages and technologies quickly. That’s why you love what you do. We do Java. We do Ruby on Rails. You already know one and can learn the other.
• Like us, you are hard working but also work smart with balance for families and things that matter. We’re an experienced start up team. We work smart.
• You love a team that has people just as smart as you. You have a strong desire to be part of a something that changes how the world works.
• You have desire to be at an early stage company – you want to have ownership over a big part of what we do and have a stake and a say in SearchSpark’s future.
• You can work in Palo Alto – our office is at 654 High Street, right downtown, very close to Caltrain.
• You have two to five years experience.

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Ruby On Rails For Start-up at Grady Levkov

Location: United States

Job Description:

A well-funded NYC start-up is seeking an innovative Developer to work in a mixed linux/windows environment with Ruby on Rails and C#/.Net. The company is flexible on the exact break down of technical skills - your experience can come from personal or open source projects. People with knowledge of Ruby complimented by any development on a windows platform are encouraged to apply. Experience with scalability and high-traffic environments is highly desirable as well. The company develops software and web services dedicated to the creative professional community. If you are passionate about technology, unafraid of challenges and uncharted territories, and seek a dynamic yet laid-back environment then this could be the job for you.

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Software Engineers at Xobni

Fantastic startup seeks C#/Java developers to work on their flagship product. The right candidate must be an exceptional Software engineer who will thrive on working as part of a talented and highly agile engineering team. This person will join as a strong individual contributor with much personal responsibility for projects and tasks.

Responsibilities:

• Participate actively in software design discussions
• Must be comfortable with taking ideas from high-level description to prototype to final specification, seeking feedback from others, and then implementing those features
• Specific duties includes performing analyses, software design, code, troubleshooting, and unit testing
• Writing code that is both functional and elegant
• Low to moderate scope of projects is expected
• Must be comfortable with helping to set own goals and carrying through to their completion
• Diagnose performance bottlenecks and implement optimizations.

Skills and Requirements:

• Minimum of 3 - 5 years of development experience
• MS/BS in Computer Science or related background preferred
• Experience with N-tier application development
• Successful multi-tasker, as well as a self starter who is able to work well with others and can adapt to changes quickly in a high pressure startup environment
• Very familiar with general application development
• Generalist with a passion to learn
• Excellent technical communication, both written and verbal

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Product Manager at Xobni

Xobni is looking for a Product Manager to help set direction for our product and be the voice of users.

Responsibilities:

• Interact with users to collect requirements
• Analyze quantitative usage data from the install base
• Help prioritize product features
• Work with engineering team to deliver the product on time and in scope
• Lead selected design efforts, such as developing our launch web site

Qualifications:

• Energetic personality
• Ability to drive projects to completion
• Creative problem solver
• Self starter
• Aggressive about creating deliverables / getting things done
• Generalist
• Enthusiasm for learning
• Passion for UI and experience design
• Ability to work well with engineering team
• Strong statistical and quantitative skills
• Great communication skills
• 3+ years of program, project, or product management experience
• CS degree preferred

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MeetYou seeks additional cofounder

MeetYou is a stealth mode Y Combinator funded startup from SFP07 that will be launching its product in mid-September. We are building something unique and exciting in the live video space, a sort of "social hack". We are looking for a rockstar visionary guru to join us at the cofounder level to drive adoption and further develop the product. Our ideal candidate will have the following characteristics:

• self-starting, self-motivating leader
• interest and background in guerrilla/viral marketing and community building
• understands how ordinary people (non-geeks) interact socially
• demonstrated ability to rapidly develop high-quality webapps
• familiarity with or willingness to learn Ruby on Rails and Adobe Flex
• can take large amount of equity, little/no immediate funds

Email Jey & Russ at newsyc ^^^ meetyu.com (place @ in stead of ^^^) if you are interested.

Software Developer at heysan!

You will be instrumental in designing, building and maintaining the core heysan services as we grow and expand across the globe. You will have had experience working with linux, sun's jvm, apache's commons utilities and web services. We're not asking for a run of the mill "Objects are life" type developer - we want a fresh approach oozing agility and ready to build a great and robust platform.

Responsibilities:
Design, implementation and Maintenance of java applications and web services

Requirements:

• 2-5 years java experience, pref writing web based applications
• knowledge of multi-threaded programming
• Previous use of web sevices
• Sound SQL Knowledge

Desirables:

• Experience of the Spring framework (don't worry - its easy to learn!)
• Flexibility with scope creep
• Experience with Linux as a server platform
• Experience with jabber/xmpp protocol

Availability: Full-time
Location: San Francisco (We'll help you move here if you live elsewhere)

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Web Developer at heysan!

You will play a critical role in taking our mobile web and iPhone optimized interfaces to the next level. You will be involved at every stage of our front-end development from UI design, prototype to live product. You will have a passion for building beautiful and functional web pages, probably to the extent that you have other projects outside of your current job/occupation. We’re not particular about the years of professional experience, so don't be a stranger if you feel you don't have enough experience, we value smart people with passion more than anything else.

Responsibilities:

• Mobile web development in PHP, XHTML & CSS
• API integration with external and internal services using XMLRPC, JSON and other notations
• Developing and maintaining our iPhone interface

Qualifications:

• Expert knowledge of PHP, XHTML, CSS
• Good understanding of the DOM
• Working knowledge of JavaScript and AJAX
• Experience of the MVC design pattern
• Experience with version control system such as subversion/svn

Availability: Full-time
Location: San Francisco (We'll help you move here if you live elsewhere)

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Programmer at woot!

Do you wish you could live all the time in the clean, logical .NET environment instead of the messy, chaotic real world? Would you rather develop web apps than play with your children? Well, that sounds pretty unhealthy to us. We're not looking for total obsessive weirdos - just programmers with a little experience, a lot of knowledge, and a can-do, greasy-elbow, TCB spirit.

Qualifications:

• Computer Science Degree or equivalent experience.
• 1-3 years experience in web/windows application development.
• 2+ years developing Web Applications in the .NET environment using ASP.NET, C#, VB.NET, Visual Foxpro and Web Services.
• Strong database design and SQL skills using SQL Server.
• Knowledge of client side Web technologies including HTML.
• Familiarity with EDI.
• Participation in full development life cycle of product/application development.

Requirements:

• Ability to work on multiple concurrent projects.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Must be a team player with good people skills.
• Ability to interface with all levels within the organization.
• Proficient with MS Office products.

Salary:
Based on experience

Local candidates only please (Dallas, Texas) - NO RELOCATION REIMBURSEMENT AVAILABLE FOR THIS POSITION

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Design Prototyper IV at Yahoo

Location : Sunnyvale, CA
Description : Position: Design Prototyper IV, Yahoo! Search

About Yahoo!
The Internet is a big, busy place, and we at Yahoo! are proud to stand out in the crowd. As the world's number one Internet brand, servicing over a half billion people, we're determined to maintain our commitment to delivering news, entertainment, information and fun... each and every day.

In order to maintain our position as one of the world's most trafficked Internet destinations, we're always on the lookout for people with big ideas and big talent to help us provide our visitors with the innovative products and services they've come to expect from Yahoo!. We're looking for people like you.

How Big Can You Think?
Sick off all of the lame experiences that you find on the web? Want to do something cutting edge? If so, we have the job for you.

Yahoo is looking for an experienced, innovative, and technically strong Web Developer to help bring next-generation experiences to the Yahoo Search audience. As the projects will be varied and cutting edge, the ideal candidate must be a strong technologist, up-to-date on the latest web UI technologies, and a passion for developing user-delighting experiences. You will be part of a high-energy, fast paced team.

• Participate in concept development and design ideation
• Develop high-fidelity functional design prototypes to demonstrate proof of concepts and for buy-in demonstrations
• Collaborate with designers and researchers to refine the user experience
• Partner with engineering to ensure that interactive techniques and technologies translate through to shipping products and services

Required Skills & Experience:

• BS/MS in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of professional Web development experience
• Good knowledge of object oriented design and design patterns
• Expert knowledge of DHTML, JavaScript, CSS and Ajax.
• Strong knowledge of XHTML, XML, and PHP.
• Knowledge of Macromedia Flash/Flex, ActionScript 2.0 is a bonus
• Experience building and operating highly efficient, dynamic, data driven, scalable browser based user interfaces and web applications
• Strong knowledge and keen interest in emerging tools and technologies in the industry
• Innovator - able to build prototypes and come up with ideas given a current set of technology.
• Fast learner - can quickly come up to speed with different technologies and develop prototypes as needed
• Flexibility. Able to work in a dynamic environment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent teamwork skills
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills

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Design Prototyper IV at Yahoo

Location : Sunnyvale, CA
Description : Position: Design Prototyper IV, Yahoo! Search

About Yahoo!
The Internet is a big, busy place, and we at Yahoo! are proud to stand out in the crowd. As the world's number one Internet brand, servicing over a half billion people, we're determined to maintain our commitment to delivering news, entertainment, information and fun... each and every day.

In order to maintain our position as one of the world's most trafficked Internet destinations, we're always on the lookout for people with big ideas and big talent to help us provide our visitors with the innovative products and services they've come to expect from Yahoo!. We're looking for people like you.

How Big Can You Think?
Sick off all of the lame experiences that you find on the web? Want to do something cutting edge? If so, we have the job for you.

Yahoo is looking for an experienced, innovative, and technically strong Web Developer to help bring next-generation experiences to the Yahoo Search audience. As the projects will be varied and cutting edge, the ideal candidate must be a strong technologist, up-to-date on the latest web UI technologies, and a passion for developing user-delighting experiences. You will be part of a high-energy, fast paced team.

• Participate in concept development and design ideation
• Develop high-fidelity functional design prototypes to demonstrate proof of concepts and for buy-in demonstrations
• Collaborate with designers and researchers to refine the user experience
• Partner with engineering to ensure that interactive techniques and technologies translate through to shipping products and services

Required Skills & Experience:

• BS/MS in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of professional Web development experience
• Good knowledge of object oriented design and design patterns
• Expert knowledge of DHTML, JavaScript, CSS and Ajax.
• Strong knowledge of XHTML, XML, and PHP.
• Knowledge of Macromedia Flash/Flex, ActionScript 2.0 is a bonus
• Experience building and operating highly efficient, dynamic, data driven, scalable browser based user interfaces and web applications
• Strong knowledge and keen interest in emerging tools and technologies in the industry
• Innovator - able to build prototypes and come up with ideas given a current set of technology.
• Fast learner - can quickly come up to speed with different technologies and develop prototypes as needed
• Flexibility. Able to work in a dynamic environment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent teamwork skills
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills

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