We’re excited to bring you our 85th Opportunities on the Prairie today, with positions at Silicon Prairie News (that’s us!), Fusion Tree, FirstComp and Harvest Retail Marketing in Omaha; Adcuda in Kansas City, Mo.; and GreenMail Inc. in Des Moines.
If you have an opportunity to add, please contact Brittany Mascio at jobs@siliconprairienews.com with the listing and a short description of your company. We’re looking for all types of opportunities, from week-long projects to full-time positions. We hope to help you make a connection.
If you apply to one below, please make sure to mention that you found it on Silicon Prairie News.
Silicon Prairie News – Sales Professional (Omaha or Des Moines)
Silicon Prairie News interviews the region’s leading entrepreneurs and creatives, reports on startups and established companies, announces events and produces its own events, such as Big Omaha and Thinc Iowa.
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We’re seeking a hungry sales professional who loves the startup community in the Silicon Prairie. This is a full-time position, based in either Des Moines, Iowa or Omaha, Neb. Compensation consists of a base salary and commission.
Fusion Tree – Intern (Omaha)
Fusion Tree is an online marketing consulting company specializing in ecommerce companies.
As an online marketing intern for Fusion Tree, you will be trained by a team of the brightest minds in the field of online marketing. You will put both your creative and analytical skills to the test as you help to create and implement campaigns across Google Adwords, Facebook, LinkedIn, and other channels for clients located throughout the country. In this role, you will be asked to be both client facing and results driven as you help to analyze, report on and execute efficient multi-channel marketing campaigns.
Proficiency in Excel and a strong analytical/math aptitude required. Statistical coursework and MS Access a plus. Contact E-mail: JVlcan@FusionTree.com
FirstComp – Senior Application Developer (Omaha)
FirstComp provides service in workers’ compensation insurance for small and midsize businesses through local insurance agents.
The Sr. Application Developer is responsible for designing, developing, testing, implementing, and maintaining complex enterprise level applications. Specific duties & responsibilities will include:
- Participates in the design of application enhancements
- Produces and unit tests complex application enhancements
- Researches undesired application behaviors and identifies corrective action(s)
- Documents technical specifications for application enhancements
- Presents produced enhancements and testing results to peers
- Participates in peer reviews of team members providing alternative solutions and critical analysis
- Participates in the investigation of new techniques and technologies and reports their potential impact
- Works to enhance and extend existing systems architecture
- Seeks to increase understanding of the business information flows and company business model in order to identify and develop new opportunities
- Coordinates and prioritizes multiple tasks in a loosely structured environment
- Works with minimal supervision from senior level technical staff and department management to accomplish assigned projects
- Provides mentoring to Application Developers on best practices and proper development techniques
FirstComp – Application Developer (Omaha)
FirstComp provides service in workers’ compensation insurance for small and midsize businesses through local insurance agents.
The Application Developer is responsible for designing, developing, testing, implementing, and maintaining enterprise level applications. Specific duties & responsibilities include:
- Participates in the design of application enhancements
- Produces and unit-tests application enhancements
- Researches undesired application behaviors and identifies corrective action(s)
- Documents technical specifications for application enhancements
- Presents produced enhancements and testing results to peers
- Participates in peer reviews of team members providing alternative solutions and critical analysis
- Participates in the investigation of new techniques and technologies and reports their potential impact
- Works to enhance and extend existing systems architecture
- Seeks to increase understanding of the business information flows and company business model in order to identify and develop new opportunities
- Coordinates and prioritizes multiple tasks in a loosely structured environment
- Works with moderate supervision from senior level technical staff and department management to accomplish assigned projects
FirstComp – Internship (Omaha)
FirstComp provides service in workers’ compensation insurance for small and midsize businesses through local insurance agents.
FirstComp is accepting applications for spring 2012 internships. We currently have openings for senior or graduate-level students majoring in Computer Science, MIS, Engineering, Math, or any quantitative field with Information Technology experience in programming or computer hardware. Interns will work 20 to 40 hours per week, with a flexible schedule to accommodate your academic classes. FirstComp may extend the end date of an internship based on performance and project timelines. Specific duties and responsibilities will include:
- assist clients to meet their business objectives by providing professional services and solutions
- code, test, and implement complex programs from user specifications; develop appropriate programs and systems documentation according to established IT standards
- support and troubleshoot production systems as required to optimize performance, resolving production problems and providing timely follow-up on problem reports
- plan, schedule, and conduct tests of systems developed
- develop programs in accordance with system architecture requirements
- assist in resolving technical issues
- prepare application development project plans and systems designs for Web and client-server applications
- perform unit and acceptance testing for client training and documentation
FirstComp – Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer (Omaha)
FirstComp provides service in workers’ compensation insurance for small and midsize businesses through local insurance agents.
The Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer’s primary goal will be to provide and ensure an error free system to all internal and external users of the various Risk Exchange (REX) systems through the use of standardized testing processes including all aspects of functional, integration, and regression testing. The Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer coordinates the testing of all REX systems between all internal and external customers and stakeholders; they leverage system and testing knowledge to design, review, and execute test cases; they provide work direction to and serve as a lead tester for project teams containing less knowledgeable team members. The Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer develops and monitors testing processes and procedures, process improvements, and metrics collection and analysis.
FirstComp – Software Quality Assurance Engineer (Omaha)
FirstComp provides service in workers’ compensation insurance for small and midsize businesses through local insurance agents.
The Software Quality Assurance Engineer’s primary goal will be to ensure an error free system to all internal and external users of the various Risk-Exchange (REX) systems through the use of standardized testing processes including all aspects of functional, integration, and regression testing. The Quality Control Analyst tests all REX systems between all internal and external customers and stakeholders and will leverage system and testing knowledge to design and execute test cases.
FirstComp – User Experience / Web Interaction Designer (Omaha)
FirstComp provides service in workers’ compensation insurance for small and midsize businesses through local insurance agents.
The User Experience / Web Interaction Designer will have a role in design efforts for the development of FirstComp web application projects in a collaborative, fast-paced environment. This individual will work closely with product managers, developers, engineers, and business users to identify, conceptualize, and optimize new functionality and features – and will continue owning the design process until the implementation has met a high standard of quality.
FirstComp – Senior Business Intelligence Developer (Omaha)
FirstComp provides service in workers’ compensation insurance for small and midsize businesses through local insurance agents.
The Sr. Business Intelligence Developer is responsible for creating and supporting a strategic decision support environment through the development of BI software solutions. These solutions are integrated with the company’s data warehouses and will utilize data analytics to present trend and risk information. This role includes designing data models, statistical analysis, data cleansing and transformation, and ensuring data quality and its availability to data consumers.
Harvest Retail Marketing – Project Manager (Omaha)
Harvest Retail Marketing is a creative agency providing marketing services to independent bicycle retailers across the country.
Harvest is hiring a full-time qualified project management professional to schedule projects, input details, maintain deadlines, archive files, monitor results, and complete billing of marketing projects.
If you are an organized and flexible professional who enjoys corralling creative types, this might be the right fit for you. If you want a career in the cycling industry but don’t want to leave Omaha, then this is your ideal opportunity.
Adcuda – Website Developer (Kansas City)
Adcuda is an online marketing company focused in web design, search engine marketing strategies and email marketing.
Adcuda is looking for an experienced PHP Developer who also has a good knowledge of the WordPress API.
The ideal candidate should possess the following skills:
- PHP / WordPress / jQuery development
- ASP knowledge is a plus
- Understanding of MySQL
- Working knowledge of Linux system administration
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work in a fast paced team environment
Adcuda – Partnership Development (Kansas City, Mo.)
Adcuda is an online marketing company focused in web design, search engine marketing strategies and email marketing.
Adcuda is seeking a Partnership Development Specialist to provide consultative sales in online marketing in the areas of Website Design, Search Engine Optimization, Pay Per Click Advertising and Social Media solutions. This role requires a candidate who is internet savvy, possesses a strong work ethic, along with great phone and email sales skills. Successful candidates will generate leads and begin partnerships which will then be moved to a senior team to work directly in building the project for the client.
A willingness to come in every day and create new partnerships is an absolute must. We are looking for someone who shares our same sense of urgency to succeed and grow our company.
Adcuda – Social Media Advocate (Kansas City, Mo.)
Adcuda is an online marketing company focused in web design, search engine marketing strategies and email marketing.
We’re seeking an “Adcuda Advocate” who will act as a PR coordinator and help continually strengthen our online presence. Responsibilities will include the following:
Event Planning
- Lunch and Learns – lunch meetings with perspective clients and outside guests featuring informative presentations aimed at outlining what we have to offer (at least four per year)
- One annual regional-style online marketing conference
- Scheduling and managing internal events and meetings
Capitalizing on PR Opportunities
- HARO (helpareporter.com)
- Networking local groups, creating leads
- Online tech outlets creating press
- Local news outlets creating press
- Social media profile management & engagement
- Growing fanbases for our Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and other accounts
- Growing engagement and edges, creating leads
GreenMail Inc – Business Development (Des Moines)
GreenMail Inc is a startup company focused on creating permission-based email newsletters, advertisements & e-cards.
Business Development for GreenMail Inc is gaining new business through inbound and outbound sales efforts, social media, networking events and partnership channels. This position is responsible for developing and executing THE BEST, email marketing campaign strategies to our customers from production, content creation, working with our designers, delivery and final analytics of each campaign.What we are looking for:
- Minimum of 2 years sales experience required – preferably advertising, direct
- marketing and will consider all sales backgrounds
- Strong knowledge of the Central Iowa marketplace, merchants and attractions
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Able to work with minimal supervision, creative thinker and meet deadlines
- Technically Savvy and strong B2B sales
We will respond back to you after we receive your resume.
Send to: info@greenmailinc.com
