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Company: Gratis Internet, Inc.

Category: Sales

Location: Washington, DC

How to Apply: careers@gratisinternet.com

Description:

Internet advertising company seeks passionate Facebook guru to help grow affiliate business in the social networking space.

Gratis Internet is looking to hire a Facebook savvy customer account manager interested in joining their Facebook application affiliate monetization team.  This hybrid position will include responsibilities in customer account management, customer service and sales.  This position will work to develop affiliate marketing opportunities within a fast-moving Gratis team and also directly with customers who use our network.  You’ll be learning from some of the top minds in internet advertising, work in a great environment with zero corporate BS and a supportive management team that frequently awards “hero” status to top performing employees.  A strong sense of humor is a must.

We are looking for someone who has embraced the social networking revolution (read: loves Facebook) and has an interest in advertising.  This position requires excellent communication skills and all candidates should have an interest in developing their sales experience.  This is a rare opportunity for an exceptional recent graduate to work in business development in a start-up like environment.

The successful candidate will flourish in a team environment and will demonstrate a strong work ethic. Candidate must be well-organized and able to manage multiple projects.  The position will be responsible for achieving customer satisfaction metrics and helping to achieve the team’s monthly sales goals.

The position will report to the Vice President of Business Development.

The Responsibilities:

• Help grow our affiliate marketing business in the social networking space.
• Adeptly communicate with potential and current customers in a transparent online forum environment.
• Help shape future offerings based on an understanding of customer feedback and competitive intelligence.
• Manage relationships with customers.  Help identify and solve their issues and work with them to grow their revenue.
• Act as the dedicated resource that tracks and reports major news and updates relating to Facebook and other platforms, as well as the social networking application space in general.
• Attend relevant trade shows and industry conferences to build relationships and track industry trends.

The Requirements:

• Team player that is able to implement tasks independently but enjoys working within a team to achieve success.
• Excellent oral and written communication, teamwork, and interpersonal skills.  Ability to cultivate relationships with internal team members, customers and senior management.
• Bachelors Degree required.
• Previous customer management skills preferred.
• Must thrive in a fast-paced, high pressure, dynamic atmosphere.

The Perks:

• Work at a company that pursues unconventional, emerging business lines.
• Work with cutting edge technology written by industry-leading talent.
• Great downtown location with convenient access to Metro, restaurants, and parking.
• Competitive salary, benefits, and equity.

The successful candidate will thrive in a dynamic and fast paced environment where creativity and new ideas are encouraged and all employees “act like owners.” We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other classification. If you think you are the person we may be looking for, please submit a cover letter, including salary requirements and a paragraph on why you would be the right candidate for this job, along with your resume to careers@gratisinternet.com. We will only be contacting qualified candidates and don’t forget to submit salary requirements.

About Gratis Internet

Gratis Internet is focused on Global Internet Advertising. We deliver unique creative solutions that help global advertisers find online customers. Founded in 2000, Gratis pioneered online incentive marketing in the US (with www.FreeIpods.com)  and we continue to refine our performance-based model of global customer acquisition while pursuing leading edge business models that capitalize on disruptive market changes worldwide.  We currently acquire customers in over 40 different countries for some of the world’s leading advertisers. We are industry veterans of seven years who have built proprietary technology that enables us to deliver solutions to publishers and advertisers beyond traditional marketing solutions and platforms. We have experienced rapid growth achieving a #18 ranking on the 2005 INC 500. Our B2B advertising solutions include Gratis Network (a global affiliate network) and RedirectAds (a solution to help publishers monetize their international visitors). Our B2C advertising solutions include FreePay (a series of incentive based marketing web properties) and several Facebook applications.

We are headquartered in Washington, D.C. with additional offices in San Francisco and New York City.