Employment Opportunities

Job Title:	Marketing Assistant
Location:	San Francisco, CA
Position Type:	Full-Time

GENERAL SUMMARY:

We are looking for an organized and energetic Marketing Assistant who can help manage the workflow of our fast-paced and multi-faceted marketing department. We're looking for someone with strong organizational skills and the ability to assist in a wide range of marketing projects including our high volume of events that take place all over the country – so this role is perfect for someone that enjoys travelling and wants to acquire broad marketing skills and experience.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Event and conference planning which includes coordinating logistics including shipping, signage and ordering promotional giveaways
• Manage marketing database and execute mass email campaigns
• Assist in tracking marketing spend against budgets
• Manage department expenses and generate monthly reports
• Ordering marketing schwag and managing inventory
• Managing the department Production Work Flow software
• Assist in shipping and travel logistics for events
• Attending events (may require travel)

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Skills, knowledge and abilities
• Excellent organizational and project management skills
• Motivated, dedicated, enthusiastic with exceptional work ethic
• Ability to multitask and successfully solve problems
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
• Strong Microsoft Office skills – Word, Excel and PowerPoint, in particular
• Experience with tracking budgets preferred
2. Experience:
• 1 - 2 years marketing experience
• Knowledge of the digital/online industry
3. Preferred educational level:
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university, preferably in Marketing and/or Business.

Please send your cover letter, salary expectations and resume to jobs@wunderground.com with the subject header, "Marketing Assistant - SF."

Job Title:	Junior Sales Planner
Location:	San Francisco, CA
Position Type:	Full-Time

GENERAL SUMMARY:

The Junior Sales Planner will assist the Sales Planner with RFP responses and will work closely with Sales Planner to ensure that all process guidelines/rules are followed when building proposals. Create marketing materials and advertising sales decks for the ad sales team. Research and evaluate program content, identify key points of interest that will help differentiate our properties versus the competition. Help to develop new marketing tools and roll out to the sales team. Research and report on media trends to keep sales force educated, up to date, and informed about competitive environment. Participate in brainstorming sessions to provide new solutions both internally and externally.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Respond to RFP’s/Build proposals (60%of time)
• Building power point presentations and proposals (responding to RFPs) to build new business.
• Create digital advertising campaigns for advertisers based on their said budgets.
• Brainstorm possible new tools/offers for potential advertisers.
2. Update sales material (30% of time)
• Update media kit & sales information (one-sheets, rates, etc) for internal & external use.
• Research media trends/user demographics to position wunderground.com to break new business.
3. Account Management (10% of time)
• Support account managers in processing insertion orders, running campaigns, etc.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Skills, knowledge and abilities
• Ability to multi-task and work independently.
• Ability to establish and maintain strong working relationships.
• Excellent business writing, communication, organizational and presentation skills.
• Understanding of the advertising industry from either ad sales or an advertising agency a plus, but not required.
• Proficiency with MS Office suite, familiarity working on Mac, knowledge of online media trends.
• Preferred – familiarity with Photoshop, indesign, illustrator, third party research (i.e. Nielsen @plan, comScore, etc).
2. Experience:
• 2+ years advertising sales support.
• Proposal writing experience preferred.
3. Preferred educational level:
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university.
4. Physical Requirements:
• Ability to sit in front of a computer for long periods of time.
• Position may include travel.

Please send your cover letter, salary expectations and resume to jobs@wunderground.com with the subject header, "Junior Sales Planner - SF."

Job Title:	Ad Ops Assistant
Location:	San Francisco, CA
Position Type:	Full-Time

GENERAL SUMMARY:

The Ad Ops Assistant (AOA) supports sales efforts in order to close deals, maintain accounts and win renewals. AOA will work in tandem with Sales and Development Teams to handle all account affairs including, but not limited to, properly documenting sales agreements, campaign insertion in to Weather Underground’s proprietary ad management system (AS5000), coordinating and tracking internal execution of plans and custom creative assets in order to successfully launch campaign, weekly traffic reporting to ensure overall campaign delivery and performance, and post campaign analysis.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Advertising Operations (95% of time)
• Campaign Set-Up – Collecting and organizing assets received from agency and custom elements.
• Adjustments – Pacing and creative optimization.
• Reporting – Running weekly traffic reports to identify under/over deliveries.
• Analysis - Proactively communicate with sales person of any big successes, inconsistencies, underperformance or any other campaign-related metrics.
• Billing – End of month billing reports to Accounting.
2. Operations Support (5% of time)
• Participate in meetings to discuss general usability and flow to proprietary ad management system, AS5000.
• Identify bugs in programming and alert appropriate Operations/Development team member.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Skills, knowledge and abilities
• Exceptionally detail-oriented with ability to juggle multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Ability to process and track multiple inbound and outbound data requests without errors.
• Achieves results with tactical execution and attention to detail.
• Exceptional organizational and planning skills.
• Strong customer focus.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Strong focus on teamwork and ability to manage relationships across multiple teams.
• Command of Mac Operating System.
• HTML knowledge is a plus.
2. Experience:
• 2+ years in agency or online media sales environment preferred.
3. Preferred educational level:
• Bachelors Degree in a related field.

Please send your cover letter, salary expectations and resume to jobs@wunderground.com with the subject header, "Ad Ops - SF."

Job Title:	Account Executive
Location:	New York, NY
Position Type:	Full-Time

GENERAL SUMMARY:

We are looking for an enthusiastic Account Executive to be responsible for contacting agencies and brands to generate revenue for Weather Underground. Must be able to thrive in a fast paced environment and be very comfortable emailing, cold calling, selling and deftly navigating within agencies and brands to locate decision makers.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Generate revenue that meets or exceeds all sales goals.
• Establish strong presence within New York and East Coast Markets.
• Effectively communicate the value of Weather Underground.
• Engage agency decision makers at all levels.
• Plan, prepare and execute meetings with prospects and clients.
• Develop a plan and aggressively prospect, evaluate, and identify best opportunities.
• Identify and develop a strong understanding of client core objectives.
• Maintain existing relationships and continue to try and up sell existing clients.
• Attend networking events and conferences to promote Weather Underground's brand.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Skills, knowledge and abilities
• In-depth knowledge and contacts with top online advertisers.
• Strong understanding of industry trends, technologies and pricing models.
• Excellent understanding of agency dynamics and campaign buying and planning.
• Strong knowledge of ad campaign metrics and analysis.
• Superior skills in all facets of the sales cycle including prospecting, negotiating, and the ability to sell based on value, not price.
• Understanding of audience profiles, online ad targeting, and campaign optimization.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and sales skills with proven success in consultative selling.
• High level of professionalism and ethical conduct.
• Ability to use sound judgment when planning and accomplishing goals.
2. Experience:
• 3+ years of online sales experience calling on agencies and clients.
3. Preferred educational level:
• BA/BS degree in a related field.

Please send your cover letter, salary expectations and resume to jobs@wunderground.com with the subject header, "Account Executive - NYC."

Job Title:	Senior Account Executive
Location:	Chicago, IL
Position Type:	Full-Time

GENERAL SUMMARY:

The Senior Account Executive will be responsible for contacting agencies and brands to generate revenue for Weather Underground. Must be comfortable emailing, cold calling, and selling to all levels and navigating within agencies and brands.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Generate revenue that meets or exceeds all revenue goals.
• Establish strong presence within Chicago and Mid West Markets.
• Evangelize and communicate the value of Weather Underground.
• Engage agency decision makers at all levels.
• Plan, prepare and execute meetings with prospects and clients.
• Develop a plan and aggressively prospect, evaluate, and identify best opportunities.
• Identify and develop a strong understanding of client core objectives.
• Maintain existing relationships and continue to try and up sell existing clients.
• Attend networking events and conferences to expand Weather Underground's reach.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Skills, knowledge and abilities
• In-depth knowledge and contacts with top online advertisers.
• Strong understanding of industry trends, technologies and pricing models.
• Excellent understanding of agency dynamics and campaign buying and planning.
• Strong knowledge of ad campaign metrics and analysis.
• Superior skills in all facets of the sales cycle including prospecting, negotiating, and the ability to sell based on value, not price.
• Understanding of audience profiles, online ad targeting, and campaign optimization.
• Proven communication, presentation, and sales skills with proven success in consultative selling.
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task in a dynamic, creative, challenging and fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work well with others in a team environment.
• Positive attitude and deadline-oriented.
• Willingness to travel.
2. Experience:
• 5+ years of online sales experience calling on agencies and clients.
3. Preferred educational level:
• BA/BS degree in a related field.

Please send your cover letter, salary expectations and resume to jobs@wunderground.com with the subject header, "Senior Account Executive - Chicago."

Job Title:	Associate Account Executive
Location:	Chicago, IL
Position Type:	Full-Time

GENERAL SUMMARY:

The Associate Account Executive will be a key member of our Chicago based sales team, working closely with Sales Management, Account Managers and Account Executives to execute client solutions. The AAE will have experience in interactive media and be able to work accurately and effectively in a fast moving environment providing outstanding customer service both internally and externally.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for all phases of campaign management.
• Respond to all agency requests re: account management.
• Understand and manage client expectations throughout all phases of the sales cycle.
• Utilize internal and external resources to effectively support sales team.
• Create new revenue opportunities through Advertising Sales.
• Represent Weather Underground on sales calls with clients and agencies.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Skills, knowledge and abilities
• Ability to create new business in order to generate and build valuable internal and external relationships.
• Exceptional, professional verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to use sound judgment when planning and accomplishing goals.
• Ability to establish and grow client relationships.
• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent follow through skills.
• High level of professionalism and ethical conduct.
• Familiarity with online advertising.
• Willingness to travel as needed.
2. Experience:
• 1 – 3 years of interactive Agency/Marketing/Sales background.
• Interest in Sales and/or relevant Sales experience.
3. Preferred educational level:
• BA/BS degree in a related field.

Please send your cover letter, salary expectations and resume to jobs@wunderground.com with the subject header, "Associate Account Executive - Chicago."