MAJOR JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES
Sales Development Functions - Responsible for selling the Company’s conferencing solutions (e.g., web, video, phone, etc.) into assigned markets; develop and execute sales campaigns that target companies that have a need for conferencing solutions as well as business-to-business opportunities; track and analyze campaigns to determine results and effectiveness and recommend corresponding changes as needed to Sales management; accountable for continual prospecting activities to include significant efforts in cold calling; while supporting the Company’s goals and values; coordinate internal resources for sales presentations ensuring they are completed within established deadlines; conduct on-site client visits as necessary; support sales activities such as RFPs and the development of their responses, proposal development and delivery of proposal presentations and materials for existing and new clients; maintain up-to-date knowledge on conferencing solution features in order to determine if which product and/or features are compatible with the prospect’s needs
Client Relations - Establish an excellent working relationship with clients, continuously striving to improve the business relationship and level of overall service provided; ensure the unique needs of the client are understood and identify improvements needed to enhance business relationships, increase revenue, and exceed the client’s expectations; perform quality review of services provided; review trends and customer complaints to evaluate efficiency of work flow and current methods and procedures; identify trends indicating the need to revise existing methods and procedures

Team Interfaces - Establish a good working relationship with team members and department contacts in order to maintain and continuously strive to improve the level of overall service being provided; assist with perfoming quality review of services being provided and department interactions by escalating work flow and communication issues to management staff to help identify trends indicating the need to revise existing methods and procedures; ensure quality of all written and verbal communication by reviewing issues and content with supervisor prior to distribution or call

Problem Resolution - Proactively oversee the activities involved in quality resolution of sales issues; escalate to supervisor any situation outside the employee’s control that could adversely impact the services being provided; ensure quality resolution and thorough and accurate documentation of client issues; provide analysis and feedback to management staff and appropriate departments regarding recurring problems, recommending improvements aimed at reducing future occurrences of problems; participate in creating, administering, and continuously updating procedures for resolution of all related issues

Knowledge

• Advanced knowledge of sales theories and techniques
• Corporate and departmental operating policies and procedures
• Project planning, estimating and scheduling methods
• Report preparation methods and techniques
• Principles and practices of customer service

Skills and Abilities

• Manage multiple, concurrent tasks and meet strict deadlines
• Excellent organizational skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships
• Strong prospecting, selling and closing skills
• Deal tactfully and courteously with clients
• Analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, and implement recommendations in support of goals

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Applicants for this job will be expected to meet the following minimum qualifications.

• Education
  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in business administration, marketing or a related field preferred. Equivalent work experience in a similar position may be substituted for educational requirements.

• Experience
  • Minimum six month sales and/or marketing experience required. Minimum six months customer contact experience required.

• Other
  • Suite of office software packages

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The ability to interact with staff at all levels in a fast-paced environment, sometimes under pressure, remaining flexible, resourceful and efficient, with a high level of professionalism and confidentiality is crucial to this role. Expert level written and verbal communication skills, strong decision-making ability and attention to detail are equally important.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 2+ years experience supporting at an executive level
• Excellent calendar and correspondence (written, electronic, phone) management skills including the coordination of complex executive meetings
• Positive professional demeanor and ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks and projects
• Proficient in computer and research skills
• Self-starter with good judgment and the ability to be pro-active
• Commitment to maintaining confidentiality
• Strong knowledge of MS Office, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Interest in the mission of the JCC

The Executive Assistant will:

• Be responsible for heavy calendar management, requiring interaction with both internal and external executives and assistants, Board members, donors, and consultants and to coordinate a variety of complex executive meetings.
• Attendance at meetings to take minutes and track follow-up items
• Assisting Associate Executive Director for Programming
• Answer phones and direct all incoming calls to appropriate party promptly and efficiently.
• Assist Executive Director and Executive Staff with preparation of presentation materials.
• Review and summarize miscellaneous reports and documents; prepare background documents and outgoing mail as necessary.
• Prepare for Board of Directors and committee meetings
• Prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously and following through on issues in a timely manner.
• Arrange travel schedule and reservations for executive management as needed.
• Other duties as deemed necessary by the Executive Director

How to Apply:

Send cover letter and resume to recruitment using link on this page. No calls please.

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Seeking a full-time Administrative Manager (AM) to oversee logistical operations at our Brooklyn office.

The AM will work under the direction of the Executive Director, and oversee execution of the projects initiated by the ED. The AM will be expected to understand all administrative functions, and direct the office staff in reaching the set goals in the various departments.  In addition, the AM must be capable of coming up with and implementing streamlined procedures, workflow, and reporting systems for all office activity.

Requirements:

• Minimum 2 years experience in similar position
• Capable of coordinating operations between several company departments and outside parties
• Detail oriented
• Proficiency in Quickbooks, MS Word, Excel, Email
• Ability to work independently and take initiative
• Team player, with excellent communication, leadership and organization abilities
• Professional spoken and written expression.

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• Construct HTML pages and templates from art files and integrate them into an e-commerce web site.
• Create and modify graphic elements of web pages.
• Work collaboratively with copywriters, content managers, designers and technical team.
• Test the HTML pages on various browsers/operating systems.
• Learn new Internet and authoring technologies relevant for web site development.
• Integrate Flash with action scripting.

Requirements:

• 4+ years experience with web development.
• Strong programming knowledge of HTML, XHTML, JavaScript, AJAX and CSS.
• Extensive experience with testing content on different browsers/operating systems.

Prefer candidates who have worked at a web design company or creative agency.

US Citizen or Green Card only.

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DUTIES:

• Builds and manages client relationships daily; acts as a key client contact.
• Participates in long-range planning projects to enhance the client’s business opportunities.
• Ensures quality and timely work on advertising campaigns for the client’s various product lines within predetermined budgetary guidelines.
• Manages and trains Account Executive.
• Monitors and is responsible for account profitability.
• Ensures productive and problem free working relationships among creative and account management teams, outside vendors and client
• Analyzes consumer profiles and demographics to identify and understand preferences; designs programs to respond to the needs of the client, ad agency and the consumer.
• Works directly with team members (account, media and creative) to ensure understanding of campaign strategy and the production of market effective advertising
• Develops custom-tailored marketing plans for the client’s various product lines
• Creates customized and creative brand concepts for existing and new products
• Interviews candidates for open office positions; recommends successful interviewees for further consideration to the SVP.
• Keeps current on industry and agency trends, innovations and changes through the scanning of trade journals/professional literature and affiliations with professional organizations

SKILLS & REQUIREMENTS:

• BS/BA degree in a related field w/ 5 to 8 years work experience in an advertising agency.
• Background in technology, B to B advertising,
• Basic understanding of the Reseller, VAR, DMR and e-tail channels
• Strong online experience
• Problem resolution skills
• Excellent interpersonal, presentation and communication skills (oral and written)
• Ability to manage/lead staff in a creative environment
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Flexibility to accommodate the demands of a growing business (i.e., 20% travel on short notice)
• Ability to select and negotiate contracts with vendors
• Ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects to completion, on time and on budget

Please apply by using the apply online link below.

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This exciting and rapidly growing entrepreneurial idea is now ready, two years after its inception, for a dedicated Director to take Slingshot to the next level-to realize its vision of creating and sustaining the new Jewish life.

The project consists of the following:

• The Slingshot Guide: A Resource to Jewish Innovation - This annually published Zagat-style guide showcases 50 organizations which most closely resonate with the next generation of Jewish funders.
• The Slingshot Fund - Designed to highlight, encourage and provide support for a subset of the undercapitalized organizations featured in the Slingshot Guide, the Fund aims to provide a new model for raising and distributing grants by engaging people in Jewish philanthropy who would otherwise not be involved.
• The specific responsibilities of the Director will include:
  • Coordinating the annual grant cycle including distributing Request for Proposals, managing the investor/grantee relationships, including administration of grant agreements, reporting, and organizing all site visits
  • Overseeing annual production of the Slingshot Guide which includes researching, evaluating, writing and distributing the publication in print and online to funders
  • Marketing the Fund to next generation Jewish audiences, multi-generational family foundations, Jewish community foundations and Federation endowment funds and others in the community interested in investing in the next generation
  • Planning the Slingshot Guide launch event and symposium, and funder events throughout the year
  • Managing investor relations, including writing grant proposals and liaising with investors
  • Production of a monthly Slingshot e-newsletter and quarterly investor report
  • Managing www.slingshotfund.org and the online funding community.

Ideally, we are looking for someone with the following traits and experience:

• 6-8+ years of experience working within either a development or grantmaking environment
• Excellent oral and written presentation skills to relate effectively with potential funders and grantees
• Self-motivated
• Creative
• Extremely detail-oriented and organized
• Prior experience in planning large-scale events and building communities/networks
• Desire to work in a close-knit, small, self-supportive team
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Web 2.0 experience
• Passion for innovation and Jewish community
• Interest, and ability to work, in an experimental, “bottom up” culture
• A sense of humor

A Bachelor’s degree is required; an advanced degree is preferred.

A competitive salary commensurate with experience and an attractive benefits package is offered. Applications from candidates of diverse backgrounds are encouraged.

Please send CVs and cover letters using link below. More information is available at www.slingshotfund.org.

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Responsibilities

• Establish a consistent pipeline on a daily basis via lead generation
• Identify clients’ needs and cultivate effective sales strategies via phone
• Post launch, work with an Account Manager to ensure consistent value is delivered to the client and potential for up sell is realized
• Contribute leadership through your experience and work ethic

Qualifications

• 1-3 years experience making outbound calls to generate sales with small and medium businesses (SMB) such as doctors, lawyers, contractors, spas, locksmiths, movers, caterers, etc.
• Comfortable with prospecting and cold calling
• Proficient at conducting needs analysis
• The ability to engage clients as you build relationships quickly and effectively
• Organized, independent, resourceful and diligent in maintaining CRM data

Compensation

• Competitive base and commission model
• Attractive stock option plan
• Health/dental benefits, 401 (k) plan
• Great work environment - we have fun!
• Opportunity to work with smart people and learn a lot about one of the fastest growing industries

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