An innovative start-up in the field of digital media, seeks an exceptional person for the position of Vice President of Operations. The VP’s responsibilities cover every executive aspect of the business from technology development and fund-raising to marketing and planning. An ideal candidate is a smart young person who has a notable background in technology and business and is very energetic and persuasive. Most importantly, a dynamic person is desired who has an entrepreneurial spirit along with the following qualifications:

- Good Knowledge of Digital Media, Social Media and new online platforms
- Good Knowledge of Social Networking, Viral Marketing, Online PR, SEO, etc.
- Creative management skills based on commitment and self-motivation
- Experienced in running seminars and presentations

VP Marketing

Cymax Stores Inc. is one of the Top 200 E-tailers worldwide and was recently nominated by the Internet Retailer as one of the Hot 100 2010 Best Retail Websites. Simply put - we sell furniture, with 120 niche web stores and over 250,000 products for home and office furniture and décor.

Cymax Stores is located in Vancouver, B.C. and sells to customers all over North America. Our growth since our launch in 2004 has been exponential and our culture at Cymax is unique: every person plays a critical role. We are looking for an outstanding creative and analytical marketing leader to lead our marketing strategy and propel our company to the next level of success.

The VP Marketing will be responsible for leading the strategy, development and execution of online marketing, advertising, branding, promotion, PR, strategic partnership, marketing analytics and testing. The VP Marketing requires strong online consumer marketing experience, hands-on knowledge of best practices in SEM, SEO, Display, Social Media, Email Acquisition and Affiliate marketing, and a proven track-record of delivering dramatic results.

Knowledge and Abilities
* An outstanding leader who thrives on success
* Familiarity with new technologies and customer behavior
* Exceptionally strong marketing and sales instincts
* A Leader who can create, plan and drive marketing strategy and initiatives that optimize online customer acquisition, growth, retention within multiple product lines.
* Business acumen necessary to execute within the larger business context ensuring that new strategies will drive profitability in the near term.
* Experience in both large and smaller, rapidly growing organizations
* Leadership, coaching and interpersonal persuasion skills required to manage a dynamic, self-motivated marketing team
* Thoughtful strategist with equally strong execution capabilities
* Extremely high ethical and moral integrity.

Qualifications
* 8-10 years Marketing Management Experience
* Undergraduate degree is required and an MBA degree is preferred
* Exceptional management skills in developing and executing sophisticated marketing strategies, tactics, plans and programs.
* Successful long-term track record with consistency of performance in all areas of marketing management with an emphasis on internet traffic, on line conversion strategies
* Experience managing a large marketing team, min. 15 employees
* Smart, high-energy person with a proven track record who can collaborate exceptionally well with others
* Savvy marketer and business manager with a record of quantifiable achievements
* Accountability-focused, tough but fair manager who can inspire their team

We are the brand new sales and marketing front end for Canada’s 12 year old pre-eminent SEO Company.

You must be able to grow a business powerfully, strategically and comprehensively.

Your compensation will be tied to the growth of the company and you will receive a residual, permanent equity after your first year of employment.

You must be experienced and well versed in the use of CRM; ideally, SugarCRM.

Vision Critical is the world’s leader in providing the technology and knowledge to help companies better understand their own customers. Our sister company, Angus Reid Strategies(tm) is a group of the best and brightest thinkers that help organizations answer the big questions using the latest technology and market research techniques. For clients this means a new freedom to engage consumers and for respondents it’s about being emancipated from the tedium and confines of traditional survey research. The organization is led by Angus Reid, who for over 30 years has worked with public and private sector organizations throughout North America.

Our marquee clients include top 500 companies within their industries: MuchMusic, Nestle, Indigo, Stop & Shop, Bloomingdales and Sirius Satellite Radio. Our technology has been awarded Microsoft Gold Certification and talked about in business magazines like Fast Company and Vancouver Magazine. We’ve become the world leaders in interactive research but we didn’t get there without good people. Are you one of them? Our growth has created an opportunity for a:

Senior Vice President, Marketing and Corporate Communications
Vancouver

The Senior Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Communications will be responsible for marketing, communication and media relations efforts for all of our products, services and brands. This is a rare opportunity to lead the marketing strategy for a high-tech and consulting services hybrid organization. Partnering with senior level internal clients, you will play a key role in driving both product and services revenue targets across multichannel marketing initiatives. Key areas of responsibility include:

*Create lead generations through powerful marketing efforts including eDMs, advertising, product launches, etc.
*Manage all global media relations, with a North American focus
*Ensure a strong web presence and SEO
*Develop and execute of a global marketing and communication plans
*Oversee corporate communications including the annual report and internal communication efforts
*Along with the senior leadership team, lead all company branding
*Deliver industry-leading in-house creative services
*Provide compelling writing for press releases, case studies, copy and the web
*Support the Sales division with sell sheets, presentations, demos, etc.
*Manage the CRM
*Provide strategic, motivating leadership for the marketing and creative teams, inspiring them to take things to the next level
*Partner with our client service teams to set strategy and ensure a high level of client communications
*Lead new media efforts including website design, webinars and podcasts

The ideal candidate is a leader in their field with a minimum 7 years of experience leading a global marketing and communication team for a services and/or technology organization. You have proven experience with a high-growth, dynamic organization and your efforts have contributed to their success. You are a well-respected leader that consistently exhibits diplomacy and tact, and is able to excel utilizing limited resources in short time frames. In addition, the SVP of Marketing and Communications will establish solid internal processes yet be pragmatic in their implementation.

If your ideal role is being in the action as a “right hand man” & making “stuff” happen, but the “edge” & the opportunity with your current employer just isn’t there, then we should talk!

Serebra has almost 20 years experience delivering e-learning solutions to individuals & enterprise customers through its proprietary learning management system, & a curriculum catalogue with over 3,400 current courseware titles. Serebra supports tens of thousands of courseware users around the world. We have also just created the world’s first online platform to combine e-learning with access to jobs on a global scale; Serebra ConnectTM provides a solution to e-learning students around the world to jobs when there may be a lack of work opportunities in their local market. In particular, this has enormous potential for e-learning students in lesser developed countries.

With this new & strategic initiative, combined with our day to day business operations, the CEO requires a competent lieutenant to assume undertakings covering a broad mandate ranging from the mundane to tactical. A partial outline of responsibilities include: attainment of short & long-term financial & operational goals; day to day operational involvement (planning & directing all aspects of the organization’s operational policies, objectives, & initiatives); building & delivering all new products (Serebra Connect, Quest & Cortex 3.0; oversight of all aspects of web application including search engine optimization, pricing, project costs, & margins; managing sub contractors. Additional responsibilities include: playing a role in business development; participating in client & investor meetings; & working with the CEO on internal communications, such as quarterly meetings, team building & employee events.

This is really going to appeal to someone who enjoys the challenge & opportunity that ambiguity offers, thrives on accepting & learning responsibilities never experienced before & has a disdain for less than flawless execution. For the ideal candidate, the “edge” is all about the excitement pioneering entrepreneurs get when they know they are onto something big (the commensurate risk/reward comp package has an “edge” too!). The opportunity is about personal growth & getting ready to assume more responsibilities as the business grows!

Let’s outline what’s in it for both of us.

What we get
A future leader willing to get hands on to learn the business
An initiator driven to getting “stuff” done.
Operational excellence in web marketing & internet applications
Self directed standard bearer & pace setter for others
A creative thinker & communicator; solutions oriented
Success to you is flawless execution & zero discrepancies
University degree

What you get
You will report to & work in lock step with the CEO
You will be with a seasoned organization in a nascent market
Involvement in all facets of the business
The authority & freedom to execute
The opportunity to make & influence decisions
The opportunity to assume more responsibilities
The “edge”; a comp plan that reflects results!

Teligence is searching for: a Strategic VP Marketing

About Us:
LiveLinks, Vibeline, Red Hot, Interactive Male, and Tango… Behind these edgy brand names are a group of unique and innovative professionals dedicated to providing the highest quality voice-enabled services for social networking and entertainment in North & South America. We are a privately owned Canadian company where our Associates in the Marketing department have a significant impact on our business by ensuring that our brands stand out in a complex and competitive marketplace. They are key in making our brands what they are today.

About You:
* Like to be continuously challenged and are excited by solving problems
* Outstanding leader able to inspire a high performance team
* Strategic visionary that thinks outside the box of traditional marketing
* Can’t stand mundane and stagnant work and are always looking for something new to spice up your life
* Appreciate and respect a highly diverse work environment
* Value work-life balance

Our ideal match for VP Marketing will:
Oversee the development and implementation of the overall marketing strategy for all company brands with a focus on effectively allocating resources across the marketing spectrum to accomplish annual business goals. Develop a framework for understanding consumer choices that aligns business strategy with market opportunities and strategic capabilities. You will also:
* Formulate and direct the overall marketing, direct response and advertising strategic plan, establishing annual revenue, marketing spending and gross profit objectives for company brands.
* Establish and monitor key metrics that address brand health and viability and consumer insight. Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of marketing campaigns. Report results to other members of the executive team.
* Oversee development of direct response initiatives, print and online promotions, including email campaigns, ad campaigns, banner ads, landing pages, direct mail campaigns, search engine campaigns, etc.
* Develop a framework for understanding consumer behavior and segmentation that establishes a foundation for marketing planning and leadership in our business category.
* Oversee advertising functions including alternative and traditional media planning, buying, production and creative development. Provide strategic creative leadership to increase the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns.
* Partner with technology to ensure product features are aligned with brand promise and customer experience.
* Oversee the planning and execution of customer experience initiatives that increase conversion, retention, monthly average paid membership, and reduce churn.
* Establish processes to facilitate effective communications between marketing and other functional internal partners including customer service, human resources, finance, and technology.
* Oversee all branding activity; continuously strengthen company brands to accomplish leadership positions in all markets and segments in which we compete.
* Build a talented and motivated marketing and advertising team capable of achieving the company’s vision while reaching and exceeding annual revenue and profit objectives.
* Continuously improve department-related programs, policies, processes and procedures.

You may be our ideal match if you are a(n):
* Marketing Graduate with at least 15 years marketing management experience including a strong background in direct response marketing, alternative media and brand management.
* Successful marketing leader and mentor for at least the last 10 years
* Proven professional as it relates to online design, including full knowledge of all relevant tools, online environments, and current web standards
* Change management specialist with the ability to manage in a dynamic environment and handle resistance to change
* Strategic and senior executive able to work with entrepreneurs and be a key contributor on the executive team
* Operational excellence professional with the ability to improve processes and find efficiencies
* Highly flexible individual that can manage paradox and be adaptable
* Expert and creative problem solver