Careers

SpotXchange is looking for talented people who want to join a fast-paced, hardworking and fun environment.  SpotXchange is headquartered in Westminster, Colorado (halfway between Denver and Boulder), and is expanding nationally and internationally. SpotXchange is among the fastest-growing private companies in the exploding digital video advertising industry.

If you are interested in submitting your resume to SpotXchange, please email us at: jobs_page@spotxchange.com.  Please note that all applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States.

SpotXchange values diversity.  We work hard to maintain a diverse and rewarding company culture.   We were named as one of The Denver Post's Top Workplaces for 2012 & 2013 and we are proud to be a founding member of the NCWIT Entrepreneurial Alliance, a group that works on  recruiting and retaining more women in technology startups.

Current Job Openings

• General Manager - Southeast Asia
• Account Coordinator
• Product Manager
• Software Developer
• Web Application Developer
• QA Engineer
• Inventory Operations Account Coordinator
• Publisher Relations Account Coordinator
• Publisher Relations Account Manager - Sydney
• Account Manager, RTB
• Community Advocate Intern
• Sales Engineer

General Manager - Southeast Asia

SpotXchange is searching for an exceptional candidate for a newly created role of General Manager in the Southeast Asia region based in Singapore. The General Manager will be responsible for developing the business, building strategic partnerships and driving the commercial success of SpotXchange across the Southeast Asia through aligning with regional publishers, advertising agencies & networks and demand-side platforms (DSPs). This person will need to be a thought leader and a strategic thinker; helping to strengthen SpotXchange’s market position and capitalizing on growth of online video advertising and the shift towards programmatic trading.

SpotXchange is a dynamic, revolutionary company that is changing the way online video is bought and sold. We have built technology and services that are radically changing the video landscape and are looking for a talented individual who will lead our growth across the Asian markets.

The role is based in Singapore, but as we are an international company, there will be close working relationships with our US HQ, Australian and European businesses.

Responsibilities:

• Take ownership of the development and implementation of a business strategy that delivers our corporate goals and addresses the needs of advertising partners within the various Asian markets
• Develop and execute an effective publisher acquisition strategy for the region that makes SpotXchange a key monetization partner to publishers and drives our access to local inventory
• Identify, develop and manage key client relationships across the region including RTB and other buy-side partners as well as supply-side relationships
• Raise SpotXchange’s profile across the Asian marketplace, including representing SpotXchange in industry press and on industry panels, at conferences and at our own events
• Build, manage and lead all key corporate functions within the region including sales, publisher development and account management
• Develop and maintain an intimate knowledge of the SpotXchange offering and products and be able to articulate them effectively to the market
• Work closely with the CEO, COO and Australia Country Director, as well as other internal stakeholders to provide leadership, guidance and support for the success of the global business
• Regularly update the business on progress within the region. This will include revenue and P&L reporting through to an overview of active discussions and opportunities, client feedback, networking events and industry changes
• Achieve quarterly and annual revenue targets and other regional objectives mutually set with management

Qualifications:

• A minimum of 5 years online advertising experience demonstrating personal growth, development and responsibility
• Experience in managing financials, forecasting and budgeting
• Clear understanding of the Ad Trading ecosystem including RTB and the ability to articulate the benefits to both buyers and sellers
• Established relationships and good reputation with local media agencies and publishers
• Excellent communication and presentation skills

Required:

• Results oriented: focused on organizational improvements to adapt to market changes and opportunities
• Good interpersonal skills: a good communicator who has the ability to influence across the organization
• A problem solver: provide a hands-on approach to problem solving and respond pro-actively to client issues
• Self-Starter and resourceful: the ability to take on responsibility and be self sufficient in completing assigned tasks
• Professional: ability to represent SpotXchange in a professional, accurate and effective manner
• Adaptable: the ability to take on a range of tasks and client requests, some of which may fall outside of the core job description
• Driven: a genuine desire to join a start-up, with all of the hard work and possibilities that offers

Every day, our team transforms online video advertising and solves difficult problems by employing creativity, innovation and solid technical expertise. We value individual contributions and can offer you the benefits of working for a startup (agile environment, ability to influence product decisions, open access to C-level management) while enjoying stability and benefits such as medical, dental, 401(k), paid vacation, etc. You'll get a holistic view and broad experience while working in an exciting, fast-paced environment. We strive for success, but we want our team members to have a healthy work-life balance too.

SpotXchange values diversity. We work hard to maintain diversity and a rewarding company culture.

Client Services

Account Coordinator

We are searching for an exceptional person for an entry-level position in our SpotXchange client services group at our headquarters in Westminster, Colorado.  Client services coordinators will work directly with advertisers and agencies to successfully manage online video ad campaigns across the SpotXchange network. Successful candidates must be highly motivated, extremely organized, team-oriented, creative, have a strong attention to detail and possess outstanding communication skills. Successful candidates will become a part of one of the fastest growing companies in the hottest sector of online advertising. SpotXchange is growing rapidly and strong performers will have opportunities for advancement and promotion.

Responsibilities:

• Assist Account Managers with execution of advertising campaigns (reporting, screenshots, optimization)
• Occasional trafficking of new/existing advertising campaigns
• Maintain internal database to track booked revenue
• Work closely with the Publisher Relations and Ad Sales teams to ensure full and accurate delivery of ad campaigns

Qualifications:

• BA/BS from an accredited 4 year college
• Demonstrated ability to maintain professional business relationships
• Understanding of online display, video, or search marketing a plus
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel is a must
• Aptitude to operate effectively in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial startup in which cross-functional teamwork and initiative is a must
• Excellent written, oral and interpersonal communication skills
• General office experience a plus

Top 10 reasons why you should work for SpotXchange:

1. You’d be working for one of the leading global companies in online video advertising
2. We believe in a good work-life balance
3. We offer great benefits including unlimited paid time off (work it out with your team first!), extended time off the week between Christmas and New Years and 401K match
4. Surrounded by a fun, energetic & vibrant group of folks
5. Work in a fun, casual, team environment
6. Everyone has a chance to make a difference in a fast-paced, growing company
7. Execute media plans for Fortune 500 companies on a global level
8. Have your creativity and flexibility valued on projects for both B2B and B2C applications
9. We’re a lighthearted team with serious expectations
10. We play foosball to blow off steam and have company get-togethers you’ll actually want to go to

Every day, our team transforms online video advertising and solves difficult problems by employing creativity, innovation and solid technical expertise.   We value individual contributions and can offer you the benefits of working for a startup (agile environment, ability to influence product decisions, open access to C-level management) while enjoying stability and benefits such as medical, dental, 401(k), paid vacation, etc.  You’ll get a holistic view and broad experience while working in an exciting, fast-paced environment.  We strive for success, but we want our team members to have a healthy work-life balance too.  

Please note that all applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. and all salaries will be commensurate with experience.

SpotXchange values diversity.  We work hard to maintain diversity and a rewarding company culture.

Engineering

We are looking for ANY talented developer. Please inquire and apply even if you do not see a specific job listed below.

Product Manager

We are looking for a Product Manager to join our growing team and help us build and enhance our digital advertising products.  As a product owner, you will be developing, continually changing and defining our products to ensure our market leadership in digital advertising. This means new and innovative ways to buy, serve, target, optimize and measure video campaigns.

The successful person in this role will be an industry expert, experienced in advertising technology, have experience in what it takes to develop and create a product with the Engineering department. This translates into you have a strong technical understanding of the products you are crafting.

Required:

• Roadmap creation and maintenance
• Product line and strategy management
• Cross-functional team management
• Go-to-market strategy creation
• Third-party vendor relationship management
• P&L management
• Contract negotiations
• Product launch demos and presentations
• Be an expert with regard to the competition
• Incorporate market research to understand internal and external customer requirements

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Two or more years' experience as a Product Manager, ad tech experience a plus
• Demonstrated success defining and launching products
• Technical background in software application development
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Problem solving skills; strategic thinking and business acumen
• Effective documentation skills with ability to articulate technical information
• Excellent teamwork skills, ability to manage, interpret and influence cross-functional teams to facilitate a close relationship with Engineering, Marketing and Sales

Top 10 reasons why you should work for SpotXchange:

1. You’d be working for one of the leading global companies in online video advertising
2. We believe in a good work-life balance
3. We offer great benefits including unlimited paid time off (work it out with your team first!), extended time off the week between Christmas and New Years and 401(k) match
4. You can make a real difference — your code reaches millions of people as soon as you release it
5. Work in a fun, casual, team environment — flip flops OK
6. Everyone has a chance to make a difference in a fast-paced, growing company
7. We have a quarterly Hackathon — you pick the projects that affect our bottom line
8. Have your creativity and flexibility valued on projects for both B2B and B2C applications
9. We’re a lighthearted team with serious expectations
10. We play foosball to blow off steam and have company get-togethers you’ll actually want to go to

Every day, our team transforms online video advertising and solves difficult problems by employing creativity, innovation and solid technical expertise.   We value individual contributions and can offer you the benefits of working for a startup (agile environment, ability to influence product decisions, open access to C-level management) while enjoying stability and benefits such as medical, dental, 401(k), paid vacation, etc.  You’ll get a holistic view and broad experience while working in an exciting, fast-paced environment.  We strive for success, but we want our team members to have a healthy work-life balance too.  Please note that all applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. and all salaries will be commensurate with experience.

SpotXchange values diversity.  We work hard to maintain diversity and a rewarding company culture.

Software Developer

We are seeking a talented LAMP Developer who can contribute brilliantly to our team, but don’t let PHP scare you! If you are an expert with other languages, we want to talk to you.

You’ll be working in a fast-paced but casual environment with highly talented peers. Each member of our team is valuable and works hard. Since we’re small but growing, the most successful team members are versatile, disciplined and enjoy focusing on new challenges.

Required:

• Awesome development skills
• Object-oriented programming/design experience in PHP, Java, C++, etc.
• Distributed/synchronized processing
• Relational database/SQL
• Ability to make sense of chaos and explain it
• Comfortable at the Unix/Linux prompt

Strong Plus:

• GitHub account- we like developers who like developing!
• LAMP experience
• Agile development
• Believes in Continuous Integration
• Web-based environments

Top 10 reasons why you should work for SpotXchange:

1. You’d be working for one of the leading global companies in online video advertising
2. We believe in a good work-life balance
3. We offer great benefits including unlimited paid time off (work it out with your team first!), extended time off the week between Christmas and New Years and 401(k) match
4. You can make a real difference — your code reaches millions of people as soon as you release it
5. Work in a fun, casual, team environment — flip flops OK
6. Everyone has a chance to make a difference in a fast-paced, growing company
7. We have a quarterly Hackathon — you pick the projects that affect our bottom line
8. Have your creativity and flexibility valued on projects for both B2B and B2C applications
9. We’re a lighthearted team with serious expectations
10. We play foosball to blow off steam and have company get-togethers you’ll actually want to go to

Every day, our team transforms online video advertising and solves difficult problems by employing creativity, innovation and solid technical expertise.   We value individual contributions and can offer you the benefits of working for a startup (agile environment, ability to influence product decisions, open access to C-level management) while enjoying stability and benefits such as medical, dental, 401(k), paid vacation, etc.  You’ll get a holistic view and broad experience while working in an exciting, fast-paced environment.  We strive for success, but we want our team members to have a healthy work-life balance too.  Please note that all applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. and all salaries will be commensurate with experience.

SpotXchange values diversity.  We work hard to maintain diversity and a rewarding company culture.

Web Application Developer

We are seeking a talented Web Application Developer who can contribute brilliantly to our team. You’ll be working in a fast-paced but casual environment with highly talented peers. Each member of our team is valuable and works hard. Since we’re small but growing, the most successful team members are versatile, disciplined and enjoy focusing on new challenges.

We are looking for someone who wants to learn multiple programming languages - someone who can dig in, ask questions and suggest improvements.

Required:

• JavaScript expert (MooTools/Jquery/YUI framework)
• Previous programming experience in PHP, Java, .NET, Python, etc.
• SQL
• Able to handle small details
• Comfortable at a shell prompt such as Unix/Linux experience
• REST, JSON
• CSS
• GIT

Strong Plus:

• Large-scale environments
• Agile development
• Developing personal projects or contributing to open source projects
• Familiarity with unit testing, continuous integration, etc.

Top 10 reasons why you should work for SpotXchange:

1. You’d be working for one of the leading global companies in online video advertising
2. We believe in a good work-life balance
3. We offer great benefits including unlimited paid time off (work it out with your team first!), extended time off the week between Christmas and New Years and 401(k) match
4. You can make a real difference — your code reaches millions of people as soon as you release it
5. Work in a fun, casual, team environment — flip flops OK
6. Everyone has a chance to make a difference in a fast-paced, growing company
7. We have a quarterly Hackathon — you pick the projects that affect our bottom line
8. Have your creativity and flexibility valued on projects for both B2B and B2C applications
9. We’re a lighthearted team with serious expectations
10. We play foosball to blow off steam and have company get-togethers you’ll actually want to go to

Every day, our team transforms online video advertising and solves difficult problems by employing creativity, innovation and solid technical expertise.   We value individual contributions and can offer you the benefits of working for a startup (agile environment, ability to influence product decisions, open access to C-level management) while enjoying stability and benefits such as medical, dental, 401(k), paid vacation, etc.  You’ll get a holistic view and broad experience while working in an exciting, fast-paced environment.  We strive for success, but we want our team members to have a healthy work-life balance too. Please note that all applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. and all salaries will be commensurate with experience.

SpotXchange values diversity.  We work hard to maintain diversity and a rewarding company culture.

QA Engineer

Top 10 reasons why you should work for SpotXchange:

1. You’d be working for one of the leading global companies in online video advertising
2. We believe in a good work-life balance
3. We offer great benefits including unlimited paid time off (work it out with your team first!), extended time off the week between Christmas and New Years and 401(k) match
4. You can make a real difference — your code reaches millions of people as soon as you release it
5. Work in a fun, casual, team environment — flip flops OK
6. Everyone has a chance to make a difference in a fast-paced, growing company
7. We have a quarterly Hackathon — you pick the projects that affect our bottom line
8. Have your creativity and flexibility valued on projects for both B2B and B2C applications
9. We’re a lighthearted team with serious expectations
10. We play foosball to blow off steam and have company get-togethers you’ll actually want to go to

Every day, our team transforms online video advertising and solves difficult problems by employing creativity, innovation and solid technical expertise.   We value individual contributions and can offer you the benefits of working for a startup (agile environment, ability to influence product decisions, open access to C-level management) while enjoying stability and benefits such as medical, dental, 401(k), paid vacation, etc.  You’ll get a holistic view and broad experience while working in an exciting, fast-paced environment.  We strive for success, but we want our team members to have a healthy work-life balance too.  Please note that all applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. and all salaries will be commensurate with experience.

SpotXchange values diversity.  We work hard to maintain diversity and a rewarding company culture.

Inventory and Brand Safety

Inventory Operations Account Coordinator

SpotXchange is searching for an exceptional person for an entry-level position in our Inventory Operations & Brand Safety Team at our Headquarters in Westminster, Colorado (just outside Denver). The Inventory Ops & Brand Safety Team monitors thousands of websites and ad campaigns running in our video marketplace to ensure brand safety for our advertisers. In addition to monitoring, we work closely with our hundreds of publishers to provide guidance around page quality, video content quality, and traffic quality in effort to aid publishers in maximizing revenue through our video marketplace. SpotXchange is growing rapidly and was recently announced as one of Colorado’s top work places.

Job Responsibilities:

• Monitor websites and campaigns running through the SpotXchange marketplace to guarantee brand safety for our advertisers.
• Review all SpotXchange publisher partners to evaluate performance, including: click-through rate (CTR), completion rates and traffic quality.
• Categorize and segment our network of websites on the basis of content category, video content and multiple ad execution parameters.
• Review and approve all new publisher signups as well as new sites presented by current publishers.
• Support Account Managers in building and maintaining quality relationships with publisher clients.
• Review and label ad creative.
• Ensure that the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) Quality Assurance Guidelines are being effectively followed within SpotXchange’s daily operations.

Job Requirements:

• BA/BS from an accredited four-year college.
• Must be proficient in the Microsoft suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Excellent written, oral and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Advanced organizational skills.
• Dedicated work ethic.
• Professional and responsible attitude.
• Aptitude to operate effectively in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial startup in which cross-functional teamwork and initiative is a must.
• General office experience is a plus

With more than 400 million auctions per day, SpotXchange is the largest global marketplace of video ad inventory reaching 120 million unique visitors in more than 50 countries each month. The leading platform for programmatic buying and selling of digital video, SpotXchange connects thousands of publishers with advertisers, agencies, trading desks, DSPs and ad networks, running top brand campaigns through its IAB-certified marketplace.   SpotXchange shows premium publishers and more than 1,000 world class advertisers that there is a better way to buy and sell digital video -- with solutions that guarantee total transparency, brand safety and real-time control in either a private or public marketplace. Blog | Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook

Please send all resumes to jobs@spotxchange.com

Publisher Relations

Publisher Relations Account Coordinator

SpotXchange is searching for an exceptional person for an entry level position in our Publisher Relations Team at our Headquarters in Westminster, Colorado (just outside Denver). The Publisher Relations Team manages thousands of websites across the world that provide quality video content to the SpotXchange marketplace for video advertising opportunities. SpotXchange is growing rapidly and strong performers will have opportunities for advancement and promotion.

Job Responsibilities:

• Support Account Managers in building and maintaining quality relationships with publisher clients.
• Work with Client Services to provide in-demand supply to deliver directly sold campaigns.
• Assist Account Managers in daily communication with our network of clientele
• Proactively monitor new client accounts.
• Analyze daily traffic data within our marketplace and report discrepancies.
• Compose weekly inventory newsletter.
• Perform client audits throughout the SpotXchange marketplace
• Create and provide in-depth records of all scheduled future .inventory.
• Assist team on large scale initiatives.

Job Qualifications:

• BA/BS from an accredited four-year college.
• Must be proficient in the Microsoft suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Excellent written, oral and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to multi-task.
• Advanced organizational skills.
• Dedicated work ethic.
• Professional and responsible attitude.
• Aptitude to operate effectively in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial startup in which cross-functional teamwork and initiative is a must.
• General office experience is a plus

SpotXchange is the largest global marketplace of video ad inventory, reaching 80 million unique visitors each month in more than 15 countries.  We offer brand advertisers a scalable, efficient and measurable way to attract new customers with high-quality online video ads on premium websites around the world.  SpotXchange’s video ad marketplace is a one-stop shop for more than 1,000 major advertisers, publishers, ad networks, DSPs and trading desks each month, and we offer automated ad optimization, advanced audience targeting, real-time bidding, flexible pricing models and verifiable, safe brand protection for companies of all sizes.  Currently, SpotXchange is the #3 online video ad network in the United States, and #1 in the UK and Canada according to comScore’s VideoMetrix service. Blog | Twitter

11030 CirclePoint Road  |  Suite 350  |  Denver, CO 80020 ph: 303.345.6653  |  fax: 303.345.6753  |  spotxchange.com

Publisher Relations Account Manager - Sydney

SpotXchange is searching for an exceptional person for an Account Manager position in our Publisher Relations Team, based in our Sydney office.  The Publisher Relations Team manages thousands of websites across the world that provide quality video content to the SpotXchange marketplace for video advertising opportunities.  This position will be the lead on managing publishers that are based in the Asia Pacific region.  SpotXchange is growing rapidly and strong performers will have opportunities for advancement and promotion.

Responsibilities

• Enhance the experience of SpotXchange publishers by developing strong relationships, maximizing publisher revenue and providing exceptional customer support through the full life-cycle of the account
• Growing business partnerships with high value and strategic publishers
• Working closely with the Country Director on accounts for both Australia and Southeast Asia
• Schedule monthly face to face meetings with strategic accounts (requiring travel time each month)
• Own all communication with publishers
• Proactively monitor new and existing publisher accounts
• Analyze daily traffic data within our marketplace and report discrepancies or opportunities
• Perform quarterly business reviews with key and strategic accounts
• Proactively upsell publishers on various SpotXchange products and features while providing any feedback to Product Management
• Work closely with the Client Services (both in Sydney office and at headquarters in US) and Media Planning (at headquarters in US) teams to ensure full and accurate delivery of ad campaigns
• Maintain SalesForce accounts for each publisher
• Maximize revenue SpotXchange’s publishers gain from our marketplace, acting as a marketplace consultant & ensuring best use of tools

Qualifications

• Minimum 1-2 years experience in digital media account management
• Ability and willingness to take full ownership of publisher relationships to answer questions and resolve issues
• Must be proficient in the Microsoft suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Excellent written, oral and interpersonal communication skills – this is particularly important in this role as most of the ad operations team is based in the US
• Advanced analytical and organizational skills
• Creative and independent problem solver
• Professional and responsible attitude
• Aptitude to operate effectively in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial startup in which cross-functional teamwork and initiative is a must

Every day, our team transforms online video advertising and solves difficult problems by employing creativity, innovation and solid technical expertise. We value individual contributions and can offer you the benefits of working for a startup (agile environment, ability to influence product decisions, open access to C-level management) while enjoying stability and benefits such as medical, dental, 401(k), paid vacation, etc. You'll get a holistic view and broad experience while working in an exciting, fast-paced environment. We strive for success, but we want our team members to have a healthy work-life balance too.

SpotXchange values diversity. We work hard to maintain diversity and a rewarding company culture.

Real-Time Bidding (RTB)

Account Manager, RTB

SpotXchange is the largest global marketplace of video advertising inventory, reaching 110 million unique visitors each month in more than 40 countries.

We are searching for an exceptional person for our RTB Team at our headquarters in Westminster, Colorado. The RTB Team is responsible for scaling our global RTB business, and the Account Manager will be entering at the ground floor of this exciting new initiative.

Account Managers are responsible for developing long-term relationships with existing RTB Partners. A strategic perspective and consultative approach is required to identify opportunities to expand our partnerships. Additionally, attention to detail and follow through are critical to ensure these initiatives are fully executed and create symbiotic value. You will be the face and voice of SpotXchange, therefore clear articulation and passion for our value proposition is critical.

SpotXchange is growing rapidly and strong performers will have opportunities for advancement and promotion.

Job Responsibilities:

• Delivery of team quarterly revenue targets.
• Own a book of RTB accounts. Maintain and grow strategic relationships with Demand Side Platforms, Agency Trading Desks and other programmatic media buyers.
• Respond to partner inquiries immediately. Own fulfillment internally, coordinating resources across multiple teams to get the job done. Provide industry leading customer service.
• Scheduling, executing and following up on client meetings to ensure growth of partnerships. Includes but not limited to status calls, sales enablement and quarterly business reviews.
• Organization and maintenance of relationship database to ensure high levels of customer service through account transitions. Includes but not limited to contact information, meeting notes and action items.
• Capture product feedback from partners and distill into actionable insights for internal product and engineering teams.
• Act as subject matter expert internally and externally for programmatic buying and selling of online video media.
• Frequently visit accounts in person to maintain relationships. Expected travel: 15-25%.
• Provide input to shape SpotXchange RTB operational processes.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• BA/BS from an accredited four-year college.
• 1+ years experience in externally facing role in digital media.
• 2+ years experience in digital media operations.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills. Ability to balance assertiveness with collaboration while working within and across teams.
• Skilled communicator. Ability to present oneself professionally and with composure in verbal communications. Ability to present complex concepts simply in writing.
• Aptitude to operate effectively in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial startup in which cross-functional teamwork and initiative are crucial.
• Emphatic passion for all things digital.
• Proven organizational, time-management and multi-tasking skills.
• Strong analytical skills. You’re a master of data. Able to distill actionable insights from large, raw datasets.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including experience with VLOOKUP, Macros and Pivot Tables.

Bonus Points:

• Experience in consultative sales.
• Experience with online video.
• Agency experience a plus.

SkipIt

Community Advocate Intern

We are looking for a part time Community Advocate Intern to join our growing team and help drive awareness and interest in our product SkipIt through social media, to build an active online community among SkipIt customers, and to facilitate enhanced knowledge of how SkipIt works. A successful candidate will demonstrate exceptional writing skills, social media savvy, and the ability to quickly respond and engage with customers. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with energy and initiative to enter a rapidly growing company.

Responsibilities:

• Increase SkipIt brand awareness via social media marketing
• Track & grow Facebook fans, Twitter followers, YouTube subscribers and overall traffic from social sites
• Monitor & engage on several platforms; provide overall customer tweets/posts including nights and weekends
• Be on the offensive against negative tweets/posts
• Kick off social media campaigns
• Execute channel promotions, contests, and monitor advertising activity on social platforms
• Engage in entertaining and genuine conversations with fans & followers
• Schedule posts, tweets, and videos. Maintain active presence around the clock
• Be in the know on new social trends, post relevant content
• Leverage guerilla marketing techniques for low cost high impact campaigns
• Tie SkipIt to the local start-up scenes

Desired Skills:

• Must currently be enrolled in four-year college for marketing, public relations, communications, or business
• Applicants must be at the junior or senior level with at least a 3.0 GPA
• Passionate about social media with the ability to develop a detailed and strategic social media plan
• Experience with different social networks including but not limited to Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, YouTube
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong editing skills
• Creative with an eye for design
• Friendly, creative, and conversational
• Detail oriented, fast learner, team player
• Technologically savvy

Top reasons why you should work for SpotXchange:
1. You’d be working for one of the leading global companies in online video advertising
2. We believe in a good work-life balance
3. Work in a fun, casual, team environment — flip flops OK
4. Everyone has a chance to make a difference in a fast-paced, growing company
5. Have your creativity and flexibility valued on projects for both B2B and B2C applications
6. We’re a lighthearted team with serious expectations
7. We play foosball to blow off steam and have company get-togethers you’ll actually want to go to

Every day, our team transforms online video advertising and solves difficult problems by employing creativity, innovation and solid technical expertise. We value individual contributions and you’ll get a holistic view and broad experience while working in an exciting, fast-paced environment.  We strive for success, but we want our team members to have a healthy work-life balance too.  Please note that all applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. and all salaries will be commensurate with experience.

SpotXchange values diversity.  We work hard to maintain diversity and a rewarding company culture.

Technical Operations

Sales Engineer

We are seeking a motivated and detail1oriented Sales Engineer to work closely with our account management, publisher relations, and sales team to assist clients with integrating the SpotXchange video ad serving solution. You will be the first point of contact for all technical support requests. You must be able to handle a fast-paced environment and respond promptly and thoroughly to customer questions and requests via email and over the phone.

You will assist with the customer on-boarding process, developing and organizing all support documentation, knowledge bases, examples and procedures, recommending new policies and initiatives to improve customer success. You will be a key member of a small but growing team, so you need to be versatile, disciplined and enjoy taking on new challenges.

To be successful, you will need a technical aptitude and the ability to quickly pick up new technology concepts and be self-directed to troubleshoot and recognize unique technical issues. Strong customer service and communication skills with the ability to manage both technical and business constituents are necessary. Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, initiative, eagerness to learn, and ability to work independently within a team structure required. Flexible personality - must be willing to handle additional responsibilities as assigned or required.

REQUIRED:

• 4+ years of solid working knowledge of web and related technologies including Flash, Javascript, PHP, HTTP, cookies/sessions, XML/XSLT/XHTML/HTML, REST, SAML, SOAP, etc.
• Understanding of Firebug/Charles/HTTP Live Headers.
• Understanding of SQL.
• Strong technical aptitude with the ability to rapidly learn and take advantage of new concepts.
• Take initiative on issues that can be completed without Engineering Team assistance.
• Aptitude for learning new technologies.
• Prompt, responsive, analytical problem solver.
• Ability to effectively communicate with both technical and business constituents.
• Outstanding organizational skills and the ability to juggle multiple tasks.
• Experience with online advertising technology/advertising operations1 video ad technology a major plus.
• Understanding of online video concepts strongly desired (players, codecs, content management and delivery).
• Experience in consumer and internal facing web applications.
• Strong verbal and written skills.
• Able to handle small details.
• Ability to work with minimal guidance or supervision.
• Work with Product, Engineering and Client Services teams to build tools for internal operations.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related technical degree.

STRONG PLUG:

• Knowledge of RTB, DSPs, ad exchanges, aggregators, ad servers, and other optimization platforms is a plus.
• Working knowledge with VAST and VPAID technologies.
• Knowledge of Excel and MS Office, including pivot tables, chart-making, and manipulation of large data sets is a plus.
• Experience with ad-serving technology solutions such as DoubleClick, Atlas, PointRoll, etc.