Online Editor

Description:
The online editor collects and manages editorial content, recruits & hires writers, and specifies new content applications to ensure that SIGNINDUSTRY.com becomes a day-to-day business tool for the sign industry.

Responsibilities:

• Increasing repeat user traffic and member generated content.
• Ensuring that SIGNINDUSTRY.COM is consistently ranked highly in top search engines.
• Providing editorial content that supports the community's product and service focus.
• Ensuring the accuracy of database & buyers guide classification.
• Identifying potential content/editorial partners.
• Working with the technical director to ensure continuous improvement to the online community through new application development.
• Responding to user's sign-related questions.
• Participating in and monitoring online discussion forums. This includes recruiting forum moderators.
• Maintaining the industry calendar of events.
• Attending key industry trade shows.

Requirements:

• BS degree - journalism, marketing, business or related field.
• 5 years experience in editorial environment related to sign industry or other business-to-business markets.

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Online Ad Sales Manager

Description:
The Online Sales Manager will be in charge of building a strong ad sales department. This position will play an integral role with both advertisers and users of the SIGNINDUSTRY.com site. Great personal skills, strong sales background, solid understanding of the online world, and resource scheduling will be critical skills for the position.

Responsibilities:

• Handling online sales from a hands-on standpoint (i.e. managing several key accounts)
• Recruiting other ad sales professionals
• Setting benchmarks for the sales department
• Attending key industry trade events
• Keeping ad sales in line (or exceeding) budgets
• Conducting performance evaluations for ad sale representatives
• Designing and improving internal processes
• Developing and managing operational performance metrics
• Managing the ad sales order processing function
• Managing the ad sales customer service call center
• Handling difficult customer situations
• Leading the development of customer service applications

Skills Required:

• Strong customer service skills
• Strong operation management skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Proficiency with Windows and Microsoft Office

Skills Desired:

• Online ad sales experience
• Project management experience
• Entrepreneurial experience
• Understanding of successful e-business models

Required Credentials:

• 4 year college degree
• Minimum 3 years of sales experience

Desired Credentials:

• Masters in Business Administration

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Online Ad Sales Representative

Description:
The Online Ad Sales Manager will be in charge of developing news sales leads, managing existing accounts and helping develop the overall sales program. This position will play an integral role with both advertisers and users of the SIGNINDUSTRY.com site. Great personal skills, strong sales background, solid understanding of the online world, and resource scheduling will be critical skills for the position.

Responsibilities:

• Achieve specified sales goals of media products
• Maintain existing client relationships
• Assist with product development and new product roll-outs.
• Handling online sales from a hands-on standpoint (i.e. managing several key accounts)
• Keeping ad sales in line (or exceeding) budgets
• Attending key industry trade events
• Helping improve internal processes
• Handling difficult customer situations

Skills Required:

• Strong customer service skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Proficiency with Windows and Microsoft Office

Skills Desired:

• Online ad sales experience
• Sales experience within the sign or visual communications industry
• Entrepreneurial experience
• Understanding of successful e-business models

Required Credentials:

• Minimum 3 years of sales experience

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Staff & Freelance Writers

Description:
SIGINDUSTRY.com seeks several seasoned staff and freelance writers. Ideally, we are looking for several prolific writers with several years of writing experience to cover the visual communications industry. Applicants should have at least two to four years' experience writing for magazines, or reporting for a newspaper. The successful candidate must be detailed oriented with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and be able to interface with all levels of management. A college degree (English, Communications, Journalism) is preferred. These positions are located in our Orlando, FL or from your home-based office anywhere within the U.S. (your choice).

Skills Required:

• Must be an effective generalist able to apply effective communications skills in a wide variety of settings.
• Proven ability to build an image of a responsible corporate citizen within the visual communications market place.
• Excellent writing, organizational and verbal communication skills are essential.

Desired Credentials:

• Bachelors degree in Journalism, English, Communications, Marketing or Business Administration strongly preferred.
• Two to four years-related experience required.
• Professional affiliations with recognized public relations and industry groups preferred.
• Ideal candidate will interface with a wide variety of individuals.
• Some local and non-local travel will be required.

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General Content Contributors

Are you interested in contributing content (i.e. short articles, how-to tips and tricks, press releases, etc) to SIGNINDUSTRY.COM? Want to know exactly how to get new product information featured on the site? Eager to give us the latest scoop on news being made by your company? Here's how to do it.