OurTraction

As posted yesterday, Chris is leaving our organization. That has created a challenge – how do we fill the position of Client Relations Manager that he is vacating?

In conversations around replacement postings, we’ve discussed titles like Account Manager, Inside Sales Rep, Sales Support, Communication Manager, Client Manager, Stank Funk Enforcement Officer (ask Josh) etc, etc. The list goes on and on. In an organization as multifaceted as ours, it’s difficult to pin any one title to the role.

And so we thought: let’s take a different approach. Rather than an iron-clad job description and title, here is a list of the skills we’ve determined are ideal for this position:

Required:

1. Loves working with a variety of clients in different industries
2. Strong Writing Skills
3. Strong Oral Communication Skills
4. Great Problem Solving / Creative Thinking Skills
5. High Energy / Positive Mojo
6. Analytical Thinking
7. Good Negotiation Skills
8. Ability to Edit/Proof Read (Attention to Detail)
9. Ability to create and deliver killer presentations
10. Nothing gets you more excited than writing up a solid pitch/proposal to a new prospect
11. A desire to work with our community to make it a better place to live

Would-be-Great-To-Have:

1. Technical Aptitude (not programming, but not afraid of technology either)
2. Marketing Aptitude
3. Experience with Non-Profits
4. Experience with High Tech/Medical Agencies
5. Graphic Design Skills (for presentations, documentation)
6. Understanding of Financials / Budgeting / Business Lifecycles
7. Have your own Blog / Twitter Account / Website / Facebook Fan Page
8. Know how to spell HTML

Why would you want to work with us? Several reasons, really. A chance to work on exciting, dynamic projects. Perhaps you want to help us build a stronger community by doing good. You like the challenge of working in new, emerging media technologies. You (or your family) is a big fan of international standards in web development. You like robots. Maybe, just maybe you have a healthy hatred of all things undead. You like to rock out. And last but not least, you like to work hard AND  play hard with your peers.

If you have these skills and a desire to work in online marketing with our team, drop me a line and maybe we can create an opportunity together. Alternatively, if you know someone that is ideal – please pass them along.

And last but not least, if you’re happily situated in your job and don’t know anyone looking, please leave some comments about any thoughts you have for any important attributes for individuals working with clients in the digital media / online marketing space – your feedback is welcome and appreciated!

UPDATE 01/25/2010: A few people have commented/wrote/called, etc asking how they can contact us if interested (and specifically what to send). I’ve been asking interested individuals to send a note describing what about this blog post resonates with them and sparks interest, identifying the skills in which they excel at and perhaps the ones that need work. And, of course, a traditional C.V. is always a good idea! You may send it directly to me at email hidden; JavaScript is required

Thanks to all our community members that have passed this on!

David

As rtraction's fearless leader, David spends most of his time finding new work to keep the rtraction engine busy. As the face of the company, he also works with clients to identify and find solutions to their communication and technical challenges. He has been in the web industry for over 14 years and brings that perspective to rtraction's clients, our community and his writing.

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