Worldnow has built an unparalleled team of Internet, product development, client services, sales, advertising, marketing and television professionals who are leading the way in the rapidly emerging field of convergence.
Worldnow's corporate culture embraces teamwork, empowerment, challenge, reward and recognition. We are always interested in talented, media-savvy and dedicated individuals who might want to work in our diverse environment.
Our growing company is looking for an experienced Integrated Digital Media Sales Director to join our team as an integral part of growing sales through effective training.
The ideal candidate has a thorough understanding of digital and traditional media ad sales, and has the ability to relate to large and small local business types by matching
digital products with the local business owner’s needs.
Requirements/Qualifications
- 3+ years digital media sales and training, with at least two years legacy media sales; marketing experience a plus
- Direct experience selling and training display, video, targeted display, SEM and reputation management
- Excellent presentation and selling skills
- Available to travel up to 30+ weeks per year
- Proficient with PowerPoint, Word and Excel. Experience with Sales Force and other presentation software a plus
Responsibilities
- Acquire and maintain thorough understanding of all company digital sales products
- Develop, maintain and enhance digital sales training programs and tools, such as FAQ’s and other training materials as requested
- Conduct digital sales training programs for local clients (both remote and in person)
- Develop and manage processes for continuously relaying digital media industry updates and trends to our internal sales team and media clients
- Participate in product development assessments
- Monitor and evaluate media and advertiser campaign performances
- Weekly reporting on activities and open issues
- Perform other duties as needed and directed by sales management
Key Competencies
- Thorough knowledge of digital media plus appetite for new information
- Effective communicating and training in-person and remotely
- Outgoing and self motivated with a positive attitude
- Superior professionalism, with demonstrated tact and diplomacy in working with all levels of employees
- Strong organization, project and process management skills
Please send your resume with a cover letter and salary expectations to Human Resources. Please include the job title in the email subject line.
We are currently looking for a Digital Sales Manager for Worldnow’s local ABC, CBS, FOX & NBC news web & mobile sites. This person will report to the SVP of National Ad Sales and Operations and be responsible for growing local news media aggregator relationships and leading the relationships with programmatic interactive buyers and ad agencies. This person will be responsible for managing the entire Account Management team.
Essential Responsibilities
- Maintain, prospect, pitch, close and renew online advertising site specific national brand premium direct and programmatic business
- Strategize with Account Managers on new digital advertising RFP’s, inventory selling based on historical programmatic information
- Direct the Ad Operations team and Account Management team on complex client issues
- Forecast monthly sales, maintain sales budgets, supply reporting to the SVP of Sales
- Work with the sales support team to update all sales and marketing materials (media kit) Work with the Manager of Ad Operations to ensure that
campaigns are trafficked, tracked and optimized according to advertiser specifications.
- Work with internal content team to develop sponsorship programs for advertising clients
- Identify new business development clients (beyond the banner)
- Work with digital broadcast clients to review revenue reporting
- Travel within the US approximately 35% annually
Qualifications/Requirements
- 5+ years experience selling online ad inventory for local news/information or related websites
- Relationships with local media aggregator companies/ experience managing programmatic accounts through the sales process
- 1-2 years managing/supervising a team of Account Managers preferred
- Ability to pitch, close and manage local media online advertising business
- Understanding of programmatic Video and mobile inventory trends a plus
- Experience and ability to lead an Account Management Team
- Familiarity with local news sites display, mobile, pre-roll, audience targeting, DFP ad trafficking, reporting, comScore, optimization of complex advertising campaigns
- Familiarity with rich media ad serving solutions and industry trends
- Strong presentation skills; well-versed in Excel and PowerPoint
- Strong client relations, client management and business development skills
- Strong interpersonal, communication, negotiation skills
- Bachelor’s Degree required
Please send a resume and cover letter, including salary requirements to Human Resources. Please include the job title in the email subject line.
Senior Software Engineer, Long Island City, New York, NY
Design & implmnt comp algorithms; analyze comp h\w & s\w pblms by conducting tech & logical analyses; apply theoret expertise & innovation to create new techn; dvlp math models
for comput & implmntation of comp models & programs; s/w design & dvlpt; database design & dvlpt; tech design of Web-based s/w; create Web-enabled pages for inf sys apps; design
links & apps; document design & dvlpt process; component design; arch design & enhancemt; database schema design; research, plan, dvlp s/w apps; draft program specs; GUI
implmtation w/ASP.NET, jQuery; create graphics for GUI; dvlp server-side classes (C#) for implmnting bus logic & rules; use HTML, Javascript, T-SQL, SQL Srvr, Visual C#, XML, ASP,
ASP.NET, ADO/ADO.NET, Agile Scrum. BS + 5 yrs exp in job offrd. Fax resume to HR Mgr WorldNow 212-931-1299.
Our Technology department is looking for a Senior Video Software Engineer to work with the team to create new and exciting developments and features for our video product. The qualified candidate should be a well-seasoned, hands-on technical leader with a proven track record in planning, deploying and maintaining large-scale broadband video implementations.
Role & Responsibilities
- Contribute to technical and architectural aspects of our video products to ensure consistency, quality and architectural integrity
- Contribute in the design and development of new product features, providing architectural leadership and guidance to reduce schedule
- Work with product management and engineering staff to solidify technical and infrastructure requirements, track milestones related to technical infrastructure and
manage issues and risks
- Create high quality deliverables, including technical product specification, design documents, UML diagrams, and in some cases, supporting training and documentation
- Write, present, and review engineering materials including architecture, design, and functional specifications
- Review existing software architecture and identify areas for improvement in the areas of scalability, maintainability, and performance
- Design and implement key technical components (such as search, integration, workflow, UI), frameworks, interfaces, and services to be used by a broad range of applications
Qualifications
- A minimum of five years hands-on experience with Microsoft and other skills: .Net development, SQL, C++, C# , XML, SOAP, REST, Web Services, Sliverlight, H.264,
Adobe and other streaming/ encoding technologies
- Experience developing software using a formal and structured agile development methodology
- Collaborative development in a geographically diverse team environment
- Formal testing / software quality assurance experience, including hierarchical test cycle (unit test / application test / system test / user-acceptance test)
- Iterative approach to development, using short development cycles and frequent builds
- Understanding of browser compatibility issues
- Strong time management and estimation abilities
- Self-motivated and detail-oriented with excellent analytical abilities
- Flexible thinking: You must have shown the ability to translate complex problem-solving skills from one domain to another, with demonstrated problem-solving
skills in a complex multimedia problem area (audio, video, transport) a must
- Experience with Ad serving systems such as DoubleClick
- Experience with reporting systems such as Omniture, WebTrends, and HBX a plus
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field
Please send your resume with a cover letter and salary expectations to Human Resources. Please include the job title in the email subject line.
This is an excellent opportunity for a highly motivated, bright, self-starter with a 4-year degree. The ideal candidate will have experience developing web applications for media companies and at least 5 years working with the technologies listed below.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop video player presentation code (web, mobile, etc.)
- Develop quality, front-end and video player code following industry standards and best practices (knowledge /experience with Adobe, JW player, etc.)
- Ensure that features are supported across a variety of web browsers and platforms
- Update and maintain documentation in an organized manner
- Participate in application deployment and maintenance releases
- Communicate status and identify issues affecting ability to complete tasks in a timely manner
- Maintain technical knowledge of industry standards, best practices and trends
- Contribute to team effort by accomplishing results as needed
Skills
- 5+ years experience in web application development
- Knowledge of XSLT, JavaScript, DHTML and CSS
- Experience working with popular frameworks like jQuery, SASS and LESS
- Development experience using Flash/ActionScript
- Understanding of OO concepts in JavaScript context
- Experience working with AJAX, JSON, XML, XSLT
- Strong understanding of project lifecycle and intimate knowledge with coding, unit testing and code review phases
- Strong time management and estimation abilities
- Self-motivated and detail-oriented with excellent analytical abilities
- Highly developed oral and written communication skills
- Education Experience: 4 year degree, BS Computer Science or Engineering a plus
- Familiarity with DFP a plus
Please send your resume with a cover letter and salary expectations to Human Resources. Please include the job title in the email subject line.
Candidates for this position must have excellent communications skills and ability to apply good problem solving skills to resolve complex technical issues. They also must be willing to work a flexible schedule including nights, overnights, weekends and all holidays.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Field technical questions via phone and email and efficiently diagnose issues
- Log all customer interactions in a ticket tracking system
- Resolve issues and communicate back to client as well as internally to the appropriate WorldNow team. Communicate regularly with client throughout the
troubleshooting process until resolution
- Escalate issues internally in the event the issue cannot be resolved via normal troubleshooting steps
- Regularly contribute to as well as update a knowledge base system
- Utilize self-service technical support tools for clients and end users, such as FAQ’s, live chat, knowledge base, manuals, etc.
- Monitor diagnostic tool set to isolate and resolve system issues. Perform diagnostic and troubleshooting for various system components.
- Provide training to customers via phone on support issues or software installation, changes or upgrades, if required
- Provide formal training to junior team members
- Support weekend deployments
- Every 2 week rotating shift schedule
Qualifications
- Excellent communication & written skills
- Strong customer service and computer skills
- Must have a solid understanding Internet technologies, ideally: Windows, web-based applications, Microsoft Web server applications, video streaming, FTP,
and HTML
- Efficient organizational skills and the ability to multi-task and prioritize in a high-volume, fast-paced environment
- Complex problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Minimum 2 years experience providing technical support to clients
- Must be detailed-oriented, quality-conscious and able to interface effectively via phone or email with both technical and non-technical clients
- Ability to remain composed, sharp, and customer focused at all times and in stressful situations
- Flexible and ability to work a range of shifts, including weekends, night shifts and all holidays is required
Please send your resume with a cover letter and salary expectations to Human Resources. Please include the job title in the email subject line.
This role requires the ability to manage tight deadlines and quick turnarounds. The candidate should possess creative problem solving skills, the ability to multitask and be able to switch rapidly between projects in a fast paced environment.
This position will be responsible for site launches and redesigns, integrating third-party applications and building custom web-blocks for our customers. Responsibilities will also include coordination on projects with other areas such as QA and Project Management.
Additional Responsibilities
- Assign and review work of web developers and designers
- Manage delivery of site production enhancements
- Provide accurate estimations for deliverables
- Manage, evaluate and respond to change requests and bug tickets
- Ensure that front-end applications are supported across a variety of consumer operating systems and web browsers
- Communicate status and identify issues affecting overall ability to complete tasks within agreed schedules; do so in a timely manner
- Support custom front end developers with small projects.
- Participate in application deployment and maintenance releases
- Organize testing
Required Skills
- Bachelor’s degree required
- 2-3 years professional experience managing web production projects
- 2 years of HTML, DHTML, and CSS development experience
- Understanding of web user interface design concepts and best practices
- Ability to work on multiple concurrent assignments with shifting priorities
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Strong interpersonal and problem solving skills
- Project management and time estimation abilities
- Experience developing in a full life cycle from design, development, testing and generating related documentation
- Knowledge of XML/SQL a plus
Please send your resume with a cover letter and salary expectations to Human Resources. Please include the job title in the email subject line.
The Campaign Coordinator is responsible for working with our station partners and their advertisers to launch, maintain, and optimize targeted display advertising campaigns that result in success for our local clients.
Job Duties
- Establish a consistent and collaborative Worldnow presence and act as the primary point of contact for assigned campaigns; escalate, track and solve client issues
- Work closely with our station partners to better understand their clients’ goals, objectives, and constraints
- Provide guidance around campaign design, including requirements for success and optimal use of available targeting to achieve client goals
- Create and manage sophisticated strategies that uniquely deliver against end-client goals and enable our station partners to deliver exceptional value to their clients
- Generate, analyze, and respond to weekly, monthly, and annual campaign reports
- Internal reporting to team of marketplace learnings and client requests to inform product development
- Coordinate with other departments within Worldnow to facilitate station setup, relationship management, and billing
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required; degree in quantitative discipline Mathematics, Science, Economics, Statistics, etc. a plus
- 1-2 years of experience in online advertising campaign management preferred but not required
- Passion to learn the online media business and underlying technology and research
- Excellent listening, negotiation, presentation, written and verbal communication skills; must be personable and charismatic
- Excellent problem solving skills; ability to receive, analyze and respond to advertiser's requests quickly and accurately
- Effective time management skills; must be able to prioritize and meet deadlines in a fast-paced and demanding environment
- Diligent work ethic; must be self-motivated and able to take the initiative to get the job done
To apply for this position please send cover letter, resume and salary expectation to Human Resources. Please include the job title in the email subject line.
