SENIOR CLIENT STRATEGIST

Spyder Trap, Inc. is seeking an experienced Senior Client Strategist to join our fast growing digital agency.

Be a part of a smart and talented team aiming to add significant value to our clients’ organizations. You’ll have an opportunity to work with a growing firm and a great roster of clients creating valuable websites, applications, mobile, search and social solutions. Our office environment is fast-paced, collaborative, rewarding and fun. We tend to educate and foster growth instead of micro-manage.

The Senior Client Strategist will work with the Sales Team to identify and help develop strategic partnerships with existing clients by identifying new opportunities. This position will manage new opportunities from lead generation through project discovery/kickoff, and will work in conjunction with Project Managers to ensure that all projects are being completed on time, within budget, and that the project meets client expectations.

Required skills and experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education or demonstrated past success in comparable sales position
• Experience in consultative selling
• Track record of achieving sales results
• Problem-solving skills, related to customer service & technical difficulties
• Strong background of knowledge in online/mobile marketing, client side digital marketing, or digital agency
• 3 - 4 years of experience providing digital marketing solutions
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Involvement in networking groups and industry associations

Job Duties:

• Consult, advise, and develop new opportunities with existing clients for web design, development, e-commerce, online communication, search marketing, email marketing, social media, and mobile services
• Create and propose digital marketing recommendations that best suit clients’ needs strategically and tactically
• Work with internal teams to develop detailed proposals and other sales-related presentations as needed
• Identify, pitch, and close new business accounts
• Achieve monthly and annual sales goals
• Maintain a deep understanding of rapid industry advancements, insight, platforms, news, and opportunities to ensure industry expertise and advise
• Build, manage, and track sales funnels, forecasts, and account activity
• Be actively involved in industry events, associations, educational events, social media, and business networking opportunities
• Assist other business development team members with developing team and individual sales strategies and lead generation approaches
• Some travel will be required

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PHP Developer

Spyder Trap, Inc. is seeking an experienced developer to join our fast growing digital agency and development team.

Be a part of a smart and talented team aiming to add significant value to our clients’ organizations. You’ll have an opportunity to work with a growing firm and a great roster of clients creating valuable websites, applications, mobile, search and social solutions. Our office environment is fast paced, collaborative, rewarding and fun. We tend to educate and foster growth instead of micro-manage.

The ideal candidate will enjoy solving problems, taking on challenges and be able to work both in a team and individual environment. Were looking for someone who is truly passionate (obsessed is OK) about the web, mobile, online communications, Internet marketing, business, and technology.

Required skills and experience:

• 4+ years experience
• HTML5/CSS expertise
• JavaScript frameworks (jQuery, Prototype, etc.)
• Proficient in PHP, OOP/MVC
• Experience with PHP Framework (Symfony, Laravel, CodeIgniter, etc)
• LAMP server administration experience
• SQL expertise (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, etc.)
• Strong familiarity with Git or other VCS
• Experience with database administration

Job duties will include:

• Developing web and mobile applications
• Writing server-side processing/parsing scripts
• Maintaining APIs and existing applications
• Database schema design and implementation
• Integration of 3rd party platforms and applications
• Collaboration with development and internal business teams
• Learning, adapting, researching, teaching, sharing 24/7
• Client support of all web services

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Digital Marketing Manager

Be a part of a smart and talented team aiming to add significant value to our clients’ organizations. You’ll have an opportunity to work with a growing firm and a great roster of clients creating valuable websites, applications, mobile, search and social solutions. Our office environment is fast paced, collaborative, rewarding and fun. We tend to educate and foster growth instead of micro-manage.

Required skills and experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education
• Minimum of 3-5 years experience as a Digital Marketing Manger, preferably at an Agency
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment handling several ongoing tasks and projects
• Strong writing skills, able to generate SEO-centric copy and act as final proof-point for reports
• Must be able to perform and create SEO and Paid Search Audits and Online Marketing Briefs
• Understanding of digital marketing best practices within B2B and B2C landscapes
• Experience learning, handling and optimizing several content management systems
• Thorough understanding of common web & interface conventions
• Thorough understanding of digital marketing, the social media landscape, and current trends
• Multi-task oriented, strong organizational process, time & project management skills
• Constant drive to work with both development and online marketing. Utilize existing talents and strength-based efforts to build public resources which will acquire national and industry-wide recognition
• Must be detail-oriented and able to multi-task on multiple projects at once
• Flexibility and an ability to work in a fast paced, deadline driven environment, while staying positive and upbeat
• Strong leadership skills in order to oversee direct reports as well as interact confidently with senior management and staff
• Ability to quickly learn new software tools
• Ability to work with others and collaborate across the organization to achieve goals 

Job Duties:

• Work to become an expert on in-house processes, procedures, and systems
• Manage marketing teams across multiple channels, including email, SEO, paid search, and social media
• Lead strategic brainstorming sessions on strategy development, process and campaign execution for staff and clients
• Work with existing client accounts and the account team to plan, execute and report on current projects, campaigns and retainers
• Strategize with existing and new clients to grow their business by illustrating available solutions and the value Spyder Trap’s services
• Ideate, lead and contribute to department process and documentation
• Be the catalyst for new SEM/SEO strategies, features and opportunities
• Take a cooperative role in the development of processes and best search marketing practices across the agency
• Develop online marketing plans to supplement traditional marketing efforts & stay on top of industry trends
• Manage projects, time, and people efficiently and display excellence in business communications, both written and verbal, internally and externally
• Assess capacity and determine scalability and staffing recommendations
• Develop industry thought pieces on trending topics that can be used to build the awareness of the agency and our search marketing department, on a regular basis 
   

SEO & Paid Search :

• Have a deep understanding and insatiable passion for SEO, SEM, and social media
• Working knowledge of various coding languages including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP and popular content management systems
• Be familiar with inbound marketing and sales platforms such as HubSpot, Unbounce and Marketo
• Have experience in creation & testing of A/B landing pages and CTAs
• Oversee set up and management of Google AdWords/Bing Shopping, Remarketing, Video and Text Ad campaign
• Possess certifications in Google AdWords, Google Analytics and have a strong background in Google Tag Manager and Analytics tracking code implementation & integration
• Assist with client reporting including Google Analytics analysis, regular client reporting meetings and ongoing strategy review
• Drive strategy and growth within existing paid search retainers
• Fluent in all things related to lead generation, CRM, email marketing, user experience, and engaging digital content
• Factor SEO and SEM best practices into all project development, social media campaigns and online content
• Provide support to SEO & SEM teams for all ongoing web projects, including new site launches, page refreshes, site re-designs, and analytics tools implementation and CMS rollouts
• Ensure that all aspects of web content, meta tags and descriptions, page titles, and canonical URLs are optimized for keyword and semantic content research/strategy
• Review site information architecture/UX, front-end code, and back-end infrastructure to improve SEO and conversion results
• Have expert-level understanding Google Webmaster Tools/Search Console, 301 redirects and robots.txt and sitemap.xml files 
   

Email :

• Responsible for overseeing all aspects of email marketing campaigns, distribution lists, distribution schedules and initiatives
• Ensure email marketing best practices around deliverability, frequency, measurement and content
• Experience identifying and interpreting key performance indicators to optimize email messaging, promotional opportunities and campaign design
• Previous experience managing an email marketing program and using web analytics
• Email copywriting skills and experience
• Knowledge of email marketing best practices (e.g. how to improve deliverability, how to best personalize email content, email template design, creating strong calls-to-action, writing compelling subject lines, etc.
• Take on new email marketing initiatives as the business grows and needs arise
   

Social: 

• Oversee social media content and management team for all social platforms including but not limited to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram
• Manage social media specialists and implement team standards for improved communication, process efficiencies and cross-functional training
• Manage and assess social media opportunities for current and incoming clients
• Work collaboratively with clients & internal team to ensure key messaging is consistent with brand campaign strategy and relevant in social media platforms
• Oversee the administration of paid social advertising strategy across all social media channels

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