Internet Marketing Gurus Wanted!
Vancouver & Fraser Valley, BC, Canada

Stir Communications Group is growing and we’re looking to expand our Internet marketing department, our network of freelance Internet marketers & search engine experts.

Position: Internet Marketing Specialist
Responsibilities:

* Work closely with the Internet marketing team to develop ppc and seo strategies for a wide variety of clients
* Research, build, implement, manage and expand comprehensive keyword lists manually and/or in bid management tools
* Research and implement reciprocal linking campaigns
* Track and report on budgets, ROI, and monthly campaign progress
* Recommend organic and ppc strategies
* Landing page development, testing and tracking
* Stay on the cutting edge of trends & techniques in the Internet marketing industry

Requirements:

* Minimum 1 year of search engine marketing, organic marketing and/or PPC marketing experience
* Understanding of web metrics & bid management tools
* Strong organizational and time-management skills
* Ideal candidates will be very detailed-oriented, flexible, have strong organizational & creative problem solving skills.
* Strong sense of self-motivation and ability to work in a fast paced team environment
* Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects at once
* Thorough understanding of the latest trends in the search engine industry
* Strong web writing skills are an asset

Preference given to applicants living in Vancouver BC or the Fraser Valley.

ABOUT STIR COMMUNICATIONS GROUP

Stir Communications Group is a privately held online communications strategy and development company based in Vancouver British Columbia, Canada. Stir specializes in Internet Marketing, web design and strategic online business consulting. Learn more about Stir Communications Group at stir.ca

This posting is for full-time position(s) located in trendy Kitsilano, Vancouver, BC at Sitemasher.

Sitemasher is building an online platform for online development and is looking for web designers with excellent graphic design skills and a solid understanding of usability. We have built a great team so far and also believe in working and playing hard at the same time.

A good working knowledge of HTML and advanced CSS is a major plus. Must have a good idea of what it takes to design and build forms within a website and familiar on how it’s connected to the back-end of a database or server side script. Must have a general understanding of the importance of best practices such as web standards, accessibility and search engine optimization.

The ideal candidate will possess the following:
* Must be artistically inclined - ability to produce creative awe-inspiring designs.
* A solid understanding of web usability and W3C standards with regards to commonly-used concepts, best practices, and procedures to produce multi-page web site.
* Able to produce documentation for web projects (plan and storyboard site structure).
* Competency in Photoshop, Illustrator, and some Flash is a bonus.
* Have spliced and diced graphics as well as implemented them in html and CSS.
* Knows how to design a site in CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) and not table layout.
* Ability to evaluate new and evolving website technologies.
* Collaborate with product development team on the software design tool and give feature feedback based on your knowledge.
* Be a part of the creation of template designs for mass production scenarios.
* Design any media pieces required for online advertising (ie Banner Ads)
* Knows the differences between a blog, forum and wiki and can support in the design, layout and usability.
* Possibly “skinned” some 3rd party tools connected to your websites to give it your own look and feel.
* Collegial or Bachelor degree in Web design.
* 3-5 years relevant work experience.
* Have a polished and professional portfolio.
* Excellent written and oral communications skills.

Personality:
* Creative
* Efficient & accurate
* Ability to multi-task and prioritize
* Resourcefulness in problem-solving

Benefits:
Competitive salary, MSP coverage and an opportunity to grow and advance in the web development industry and be a part of a great, fun team!

This posting is for full-time position located in trendy Kitsilano, Vancouver, BC at Sitemasher.

Sitemasher is building an online platform for online development and is looking for an Internet Marketing and Search Engine Optimization Specialist with a solid understanding of usability. We have built a great team so far and also believe in working and playing hard at the same time.

Responsibilities:
* Search term research, keyword analysis and creating keyword lists.
* Copy audit review, recommendations, writing and insertion of new copy for optimization purposes.
* HTML tag optimization: title, description, keyword, alt and meta.
* Inbound link generation.
* Non-paid search engine and directory listing.
* Implementing and managing pay per click programs (Google Ad Words, Yahoo and MSN).
* Managing search engine optimization (SEO) maintenance programs.
* Website analytics - compilation and analysis
* Understands the importance with Social networking networks, inbound linking and community building.
* Understands the proper etiquette between informal blogging, formal blogging, interacting on forums.
* Blogging & RSS optimization.
*Press releases optimization and some knowledge of the media distribution networks via RSS
*Expert knowledge in programs including (but not limited to); MS Word, Excel

Requirements:
* Minimum 1 year Search Engine Optimization and Internet marketing experience.
* Works well within a team environment.
* A strong interest in search engine marketing and the web.
* Up-to-date with the online market place
* Excellent writing and communication skills.
* Good working knowledge of Excel and Microsoft office programs.
* Ability to multitask

Benefits:
Competitive salary, MSP coverage and an opportunity to grow and advance in the web development industry and be a part of a great, fun team!