You need to be excited about new ventures and enjoy a challenge; you must love all things mobile and really want to be part of something super exciting and “new” within the entertainment industry.  Adding value to this business means you need to be super bright, have a fun and passionate personality and keen to get involved in pushing the business forward with new ideas.

You must be an energetic, creative person who is able to represent a brand’s digital voice while developing unique digital concepts and drive strategic initiatives. This person should have a love for social media and knowledge of analytics and reporting with experience executing time-sensitive plans.

Job Description:.

• Lead the development of a comprehensive and scalable social media marketing program that drives Space Sports app downloads
• Serve as a creative, analytical mind on the marketing team and provide strategic digital ideas
• Create social media content and engagement that drives followers and friends to Space Sports Website
• Manage, write and review copy all messaging for social media engagement and website content, including blogs and press releases
• In partnership with brand and marketing team, develop a unique voice for each social media property and assure consistent, high-quality editorial execution
• Develop detailed operational plans for each social media channel defining and implementing detailed publishing, monitoring and response processes
• Achieve annual growth and engagement targets for all core social channels and the social components of key marketing campaigns
• Manage monthly newsletter content and delivery
• Assist marketing team in monthly community outreach events

Required Skills/Experience 
• 2+ years of general communications experience with at least 3 years of relevant and in-depth digital/social media communications
• Demonstrated proficiency in developing creative ideas and bringing them to life through storytelling and presentations
• Demonstrated strong knowledge of pop-culture and related emerging kids trends
• Proven experience applying digital and social media knowledge to shape and amplify global brands’ online personas
• Excellent writing, copy-editing and proof-reading skills 
• Experienced in the use of social listening tools (e.g. Radian6, Sysomos) and Social Media Management tools (Buddy Media, Sprinklr) strongly preferred and Web Analytics services (Google Analytics, Webtrends, etc.)
• Creative thinker and innovator, in touch with kid and teenage audience
• Be able to work independently in a fast-paced environment 
• Bachelor’s degree

For a Better understanding of the Tone and sense of humor we would like the percect candidate to have, check out our Facebook and Blog:

www.facebook.com/spacesports

www.spacesports.com/blog

You need to be excited about new ventures and enjoy a challenge; you must love all things mobile and really want to be part of something super exciting and “new” within the entertainment industry.  Adding value to this business means you need to be super bright, have a fun and passionate personality and keen to get involved in pushing the business forward with new ideas.

You must be an energetic, creative person who is able to represent a brand’s digital voice while developing unique digital concepts and drive strategic initiatives. This person should have a love for social media and knowledge of analytics and reporting with experience executing time-sensitive plans.

Job Description:.

• Lead the development of a comprehensive and scalable social media marketing program that drives Space Sports app downloads
• Serve as a creative, analytical mind on the marketing team and provide strategic digital ideas
• Create social media content and engagement that drives followers and friends to Space Sports Website
• Manage, write and review copy all messaging for social media engagement and website content, including blogs and press releases
• In partnership with brand and marketing team, develop a unique voice for each social media property and assure consistent, high-quality editorial execution
• Develop detailed operational plans for each social media channel defining and implementing detailed publishing, monitoring and response processes
• Achieve annual growth and engagement targets for all core social channels and the social components of key marketing campaigns
• Manage monthly newsletter content and delivery
• Assist marketing team in monthly community outreach events

Required Skills/Experience 
• 2+ years of general communications experience with at least 3 years of relevant and in-depth digital/social media communications
• Demonstrated proficiency in developing creative ideas and bringing them to life through storytelling and presentations
• Demonstrated strong knowledge of pop-culture and related emerging kids trends
• Proven experience applying digital and social media knowledge to shape and amplify global brands’ online personas
• Excellent writing, copy-editing and proof-reading skills 
• Experienced in the use of social listening tools (e.g. Radian6, Sysomos) and Social Media Management tools (Buddy Media, Sprinklr) strongly preferred and Web Analytics services (Google Analytics, Webtrends, etc.)
• Creative thinker and innovator, in touch with kid and teenage audience
• Be able to work independently in a fast-paced environment 
• Bachelor’s degree

For a Better understanding of the Tone and sense of humor we would like the percect candidate to have, check out our Facebook and Blog:

www.facebook.com/spacesports

www.spacesports.com/blog

Skills, Education And Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, public relations or related field.
• Minimum 4 years previous work experience in the marketing field.
• Familiarity/experience with concepts of demographics and cartography.
• Strong graphic, writing and oral communication skills.
• Computer literacy in Microsoft (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Project) and Adobe (InDesign, Photoshop and Acrobat).
• Ability to interpret organizational goals and business plans and translate them into a marketing plan. 
• Ability to work under pressure with multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Ability to work independently as well as with key internal and external constituents. 
• Strong organizational skills. Ability to multi-task and integrate project segments.
• Motivated self starter with ability to problem solve.
• Professional demeanor and appearance. 
• May perform other duties as assigned

Founded in 2000 on a college campus by students, Higher One now serves more than half of the higher education market, providing its services to over 1,250 campuses and 10.5 million students at distinguished public and private institutions nationwide.

At Higher One, we believe that every employee is critical to our success! Our innovative services depend on the energy, values, hard work and dedication of our employees. As we continue to grow, we look for others who are also committed to retaining a small-company feel while moving us to the next level!

Higher One is not your typical financial services company. Our environment is open – we do not have offices – not even for upper management. We typically work in casual attire, and while our focus on excellence is anything but casual, we know how to have fun, too. Teams have been known to plan surprise nerf gun attacks on other departments. We work hard – and we have fun while we do it.

The Investor Relations Director is responsible for the creation and development of the investor relations function for a high growth company. The primary function of this position is to work with the senior leadership team to professionally and consistently communicate the company’s financial position, strategy, growth opportunities and business initiatives to investors, stakeholders and employees. The successful candidate will have strong financial knowledge, communication skills, and business acumen.  The IR Director will report to the CFO.

OBJECTIVES:

• Assist and support the preparation of quarterly earnings deliverables such as: earnings releases, earnings presentations, and ad hoc financial analyses.
• Act as spokesperson for the company to introduce, position, and market the company to potential investors and current investors.
• Respond to investor inquiries/requests in a timely manner.
• Research, track, manage and summarize earnings estimates, analyst reports and compilation of analyst financial models.
• Monitor and track company, industry and market trends, and provide analyses and insights.
• Develop peer analyses and competitive intelligence for senior management.
• Design and create PowerPoint presentations for board, stakeholder and employee meetings.
• Prepare communication releases for internal and external audiences.
• Manage the company’s website content and make periodic updates as needed.

Skills/Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree (preferably in business, finance or accounting) required.
• 4-6 years investor relations experience required.
• Investment Banking, Sales or Public Relations experience a plus.
• In-depth knowledge of security regulations a plus.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills including verbal, written and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to build relationships and to convey company strategy and messaging to various audiences.
• Critical thinking, financial and investment analyses skills required.
• Ability to evaluate business performance from several angles, including from the perspective of clients, investors and employees.
• Excel Modeling and PowerPoint skills required.
• Posses high level of integrity and sensitivity to confidential information.
• Exceptional attention to detail and ability to work independently as well as part of a team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (include the following, but are not limited to)
1. Create, implement and evaluate research-driven communications strategy and public relations campaigns. Develop annual marketing plan, in collaboration with the Vice-President, Marketing & Communications, to guide Destination DC’s meetings and tourism marketing efforts.
2. Manage innovative consumer and corporate publicity for Washington, DC and Destination DC respectively. Collaborate with appropriate internal departments and external groups to secure trade and consumer coverage in traditional and nontraditional media outlets that further enhance the destination brand. Increase opportunities for coverage by implementing Destination DC’s goals and strategies seamlessly into all communication platforms.
3. Develop strategic corporate communications plan to advance the prominence of the travel and tourism industry and Destination DC. Includes creating messaging and executive briefs, writing media plans, press releases, op-eds, speeches and talking points; as well as organizing press conferences/briefings, interviews and editorial meetings. Manage media training of CEO and appropriate executives. Promote cross-functional communications throughout organization.
4. Cultivate and manage relationships with traditional and non-traditional media to position Washington, DC as a premier destination for leisure travel, meetings and special events, and the organization as a leading expert on a wide range of issues relating to destination marketing and all types of travel. Serve as lead contact for local media on industry-related issues.
5. Develop media strategies and oversee staff to help achieve goals. Includes tactics such as proactive pitching, media missions, press trips, media visits, interviews and more.
6. Lead the program content development for the annual Marketing Outlook Meeting. Manage staff from various departments, development cohesive messaging for the program, garner media coverage and write remarks for the CEO for his/her annual address to Destination DC members and local hospitality industry stakeholders.
7. Attend meetings, events and media appearances as a member of senior staff team. Supervise team of two Media Relations Managers, Copy Editor and Web Content Specialist and Communications Intern. Set and monitor goals and budget items within marketing department. Lead staff efforts to take advantage of in-kind partner opportunities and strategic partnerships to minimize spend on media hosting opportunities, therefore extending the budget.
8. Manage, plan, write and/or edit creative content to further the brand and integrate marketing and advertising initiatives into content development including press releases, brochure copy, SEO-optimized web copy, newsletter copy, advertorial copy, social media postings, media pitching, and interview opportunities. Develop editorial calendars, draft and edit content for Destination DC’s official tourism publications including: Official Visitors Guide, Destination Planning Guide and Unique Spaces Guide. Develop and implement a style guide for the organization.
9. Oversee, manage, write and/or edit content development for the new website. Develop an editorial calendar for creating web content and assign staff to write/edit. Work with the Digital Marketing team to integrate new content initiatives designed to better showcase Destination DC’s work on behalf of the local hospitality industry.
10. Manage all aspects of annual media event in New York City from engaging Destination DC PR partners, managing the PR firm, creating the theme, selecting the venue, writing talking points and helping identify media to invite to the event and pitching media in attendance at the event.
11. Work with the Creative Director and Senior Manager Digital Marketing and Website Development to manage the redesign of eNewsletters to better incorporate Destination DC’s brand and integrate with the new website. Work with the Creative Director and Production Manager to manage the design of the eNewsletters and the budget. Work with Digital Marketing Specialist and Copy Editor and Web Content Specialist to ensure each department’s specific initiatives are reflected in the eNewsletters: Member, Meeting Planner, Tourism, Journalist, Consumer and Board Communiqué. Write, edit and/or assign content development as needed.
12. Investigate new strategies and creative tactics in traditional and non-traditional outlets to reach appropriate consumer and trade audiences. Contribute to Destination DC’s social media outreach efforts, crafting messages for Facebook and Twitter.
13. Build and maintain relationships with communications and public relations staff throughout the regional meetings and tourism industry. Collaborate with DC government and tourism-related agencies to create programs and coordinate messaging.
14. Create new media tracking strategies designed to better showcase the communications team’s successes including incorporating media clippings in D3000, developing media-in-town reports and tracking annual media hosting numbers.
15. Manage special projects and other duties as assigned by Vice President, Marketing and Communications and President/CEO.

Experience, Competencies & Education
1. Four-year degree from an academic institution in public relations, journalism, marketing or communications
2. Minimum 8 years experience in the public relations field
3. Knowledge of news and social media including print, electronic and digital outlets, and the ability to maintain personal contacts in each
4. Proven track record of placing stories with national media essential. Experience with broadcast media a plus
5. Capacity to work with minimal daily supervision is necessary, as is the ability to exercise strong independent judgment
6. Excellent oral and written skills
7. Practical experience in the hospitality industry a plus
8. Working knowledge of Cision (or similar media database), Powerpoint, Microsoft Suite

Mindshare is a global media and marketing services network with billings in excess of $27.6 billion (source: RECMA). The network consists of 115 offices in 82 countries throughout North America, Latin America, Europe, Middle East, and Asia Pacific, each dedicated to forging competitive marketing advantage for businesses and their brands.  Mindshare is part of GroupM, which oversees the media investment management sector for WPP, the world’s leading communications services group.

Job Overview:

The Associate, Digital will work within a planning team to accomplish marketing and promotional objectives.  This is an entry level position and the Associate will assist Senior Associates and Managers in the preparation of budgets, reports, spreadsheets, and media proposals.  This person will also resolve billing discrepancies.  The Associate is also responsible for expanding his/her knowledge base in preparation for promotion.  This growth should be clearly visible within the 10-12 months as an Associate.

Job Responsibilities:

• Assists in maintaining budget updates and spreadsheets
• Assists in maintaining flowcharts and plans
• Inputs data into Donovan and Atlas
• Writes POV’s
• Resolves discrepancies within a billing process
• Assists in trafficking, tracking and reporting of online campaigns
• Writes budget reports on whether funds were appropriately spent and if the existing budget is at an expected level
• Writes competitive analysis to get a sense of where the competitors are advertising and how much they are spending
• Develops media delivery analysis
• Develops agency point of views on media opportunities for submission to the client
• Confers with the client, account team, production and traffic to meet marketing goals
• Develops media plans that specify which forms of media will be used to effectively reach the target audience
• Studies demographic data and consumer profiles to identify desired target audiences for specific media vehicles, including lifestyles and psychographics
• Performs various calculations to identify the usefulness of different media plans

Job Skills & Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably with a concentration in advertising, marketing, business administration, and communications
• Although no media planning experience is required an internship with an advertising/media agency is strongly preferred
• Basic Knowledge of Media
• Excellent verbal and written skills
• Comfortable working with budgets and numbers
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills
• Exceptional organizational skills, multi-tasking capabilities and detail oriented
• Computer literate with proficiency in Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Strong communication and people skills; positive attitude and team player
• Prior Knowledge of Media Tools and Donovan Data Systems is a plus but not required

• Manage the email process from start to finish.
• Prepare creative briefs that include creative, copy, and featured merchandise direction for LOFT emails.
• Route emails to cross-functional partners to solicit feedback and incorporate necessary changes into the creative.
• Deliver final approved creative assets to our 3^rd party email vendor CheetahMail with instruction sheets describing campaign set-up and segmentation direction.
• QA the final test emails ensuring accuracy of creative, disclaimers and subject lines.
• Generate email analytics reports and optimize reporting process and deliverables.
• Create testing plans to optimize campaigns and overall program.

Responsibilities:

Edit or draft frameworks of financial press releases and other related documentation; Create and maintain spreadsheets for tracking analyst consensus information for client companies; Manage quarterly earnings call logistics and assist in preparation; Organize investor visits; Update company presentations; Coordinate other IR related meetings and conferences; Monitor and effectively summarize daily research for client companies, peer group and industries; Begin to develop relationships with associate analysts and other investment professionals.

Requirements:

Recent college graduate to 1-3 years Wall Street experience preferred; BA/BS degree; Highly motivated individual with strong work ethic and exceptional attention to detail; Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal; Ability to work under tight deadlines, multitask and deliver quality work under pressure; Strong analytical, organizational and interpersonal skills; Ability to work independently while possessing a team attitude; Commitment to client service; MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Internet proficiency.

Progression:

Over time account associates are expected to develop skills to draft increasingly complex client documents including press releases and conference call scripts. They are also expected to develop an increasing knowledge of financial statements and begin to cultivate relationships within the investment community.

Company Description:

The firm provides senior-level investor and media relations counsel to leading public companies, private companies and venture capital firms. The group is comprised of professionals with deep experience from Wall Street, investor relations, media relations, business journalism, and technology companies. The organization offers the highest managing directors-to-clients ratio in the industry in order to give clients the hands-on approach usually associated with internal investor and media relations programs. This approach has resulted in high client retention and multi-year client engagements. The firm has assisted numerous companies with the Initial Public Offering (IPO) process and leverages strong relationships with investment banks and institutional investors on its clients’ behalf.
Additional Information

• Local candidates only, no relocation (New York metro area).

Summary

We are looking for a talented and creative individual to manage Pet360’s social media marketing initiatives and to assist the Senior Manager of Social Media and PR with proactive media relations efforts. Candidate will oversee the day-to-day management of all social media channels and will be responsible for the execution and management of social media promotions. This person will also identify and create new opportunities to build the Pet360 brand in both social and PR channels. Candidate will be energetic, highly motivated, conscientious and detail-oriented – a self-starter who takes initiative in developing new ideas and solving problems. We are growing and need someone who can hit the ground running!

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day management of branded social media channels, including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram and Pinterest.
• Work cross-departmentally to create and maintain a social media editorial calendar and posting schedule that is optimized for each channel and intended audience.
• Implement a variety of social media tactics and techniques, including but not limited to crowd-sourcing, viral marketing and reputation enhancement.
• Leverage social media monitoring services to identify customer engagement opportunities and initiate conversations on behalf of the brand.
• Identify and communicate with key influencers and celebrities via social media channels.
• Execute and manage social media contests and promotions.
• Work closely with Pet360’s acquisition team to leverage social advertising (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube) to drive deeper fan engagement and traffic to site.
• Stay current with social media trends and tools to identify new opportunities for Pet360.
• Create and maintain media lists and PR editorial calendars.
• Draft press releases, pitch letters and other marketing collateral.
• Assist with media outreach, follow-up and news monitoring.
• Identify and develop new opportunities for getting the Pet360 brand in the media.
• Coordinate employee involvement in all PR and social media initiatives.
• Measure, analyze and provide reporting on social media and PR results.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in communications-related field (public relations, media relations, marketing or related area) preferred.
• 1-2 years relevant work experience in corporate or agency environment.
• Knowledge of the social media and PR landscape.
• Proven, professional track record in management of social media channels and development of promotional programs.
• Innovative, creative, proactive and confident thinker.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Effective command of language and writing (press materials, customer communications, etc.).
• Must be able to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
• Ability to work both independently and under general supervision.
• Ability to remain flexible, handling changing priorities and tight deadlines.
• Detail oriented with excellent problem-solving skills.
• Passion for pets is a MUST!