JOBS! Every week, we highlight a number of open jobs for our member companies. If you're looking for an exciting career in the tech industry or an opportunity to work alongside Chicago's best and brightest, then you've come to the right place. Here are the job openings for the week of August 21, 2018.
- Director of Events | 1871
About 1871: 1871 is where Chicago’s brightest digital designers, engineers and entrepreneurs are shaping new technologies, disrupting old business models, and resetting the boundaries of what’s possible. Come to a place where you can share ideas, make mistakes, work hard, grow professionally and, with a little luck, change the world. If that sounds like you, join us.
Role Overview: We are seeking a Director of Events. As a department leader, the Director of Events will undertake a variety of tasks relating to the supervision of the daily happenings of the department, team management, long term event planning, sales and relationship management. We are looking for a passionate and eager individual looking to expand their career by immersing themselves in the #1 ranked incubator in the United States. The position reports directly to the Senior Vice President of Strategy & Engagement and will work closely with all other members of the 1871 Team.
- VP of Marketing | Thyng
About Thyng: Thyng is developing an Augmented Reality platform that allows users to create personalized, unique and engaging experiences through the use of both surface-based AR and target-based AR. Surface-based AR allows virtual items like 3D objects, photos, and videos to be placed onto any surface in the real world, like a table, a counter top, or a floor. Target-based AR provides the ability to scan a specific item like a product or logo to trigger a Thyng augmented reality experience overlaid onto that real-world item. The ability to support both surface-based AR and target-based AR provides consumers and brands with an amazing combination of AR functionality to create unique and exciting experiences. Thyng is based in Chicago and was founded in 2014 with the vision of creating a new type of augmented reality platform that would allow everyone to use AR as a communications medium.
Role Overview: We are looking for a Vice President of Marketing to join our team who can take ownership of the marketing of Thyng Augmented Reality software and solutions to both consumer and business markets. The VP of Marketing will be responsible for driving brand awareness, driving app downloads, and driving corporate engagements. The role will include the development of a cohesive marketing plan, and responsibility for making sure target marketing metrics are met.
You should be highly motivated, a self-starter, and a natural leader. You should have proven experience developing and executing successful marketing plans, marketing mobile apps to the consumer market, and marketing solutions to the corporate market. You should preferably have a background in augmented reality, virtual reality, gaming, entertainment, media, or similar technology area.
- Business Development Manager | Transparent Energy
About Transparent Energy: Transparent Energy is a privately owned and operated energy consulting and brokerage firm located in Fairfield New Jersey. We specialize in energy procurement strategies, and strategic risk management for large commercial/industrial clients all over the United States. Our proprietary energy analytics and management software helps customers visualize their historical energy usage and provides transparent solutions for purchasing electricity contracts through third party energy suppliers. Transparent Energy boasts a culture of young entrepreneurial professionals, who are demand driven and goal orientated. We are quickly growing to be the leading energy consulting firm in the United States.
Role Overview: A Business Development Manager (BDM) is responsible for the entire scope of sales activities but mostly focused on account acquisition. Applicants should be motivated, creative, and passionate when it comes to the energy market. Our search for candidates focuses on those driven by a desire to be a dynamic voice of the company through energetic marketing and a positive outreach. This position will work on the sales team to achieve customer satisfaction, revenue generation, and long-term account retention. BDMs will be paired with associates to assist in lead development and scheduling qualified meetings on behalf of the BDM.
- Product Owner | Relish Works
About Relish Works: Marketplace Co., a division of Relish Works, Inc. is seeking a Product Owner to drive the vision and execution of design, prioritization, and the creation of the team necessary to build a new e-commerce platform from the ground up. Marketplace Co., a start-up challenging a legacy business model of the food service industry through e-commerce and other emerging technology. While supported by a well established and profitable food service organization and Relish Works, Inc., an Innovation hub, we operate as an independent start-up focused on solving specific user-centered problems around buying and selling food.
We're looking for hard workers with diverse talents, ready to leave their ego at the door, willing to roll up their sleeves to get the job done, and excited to learn from others. We have a lot of exciting work to do and believe that open communication, trust, and flexibility are key factors in accomplishing that work. On our way to success, we're striving to create an environment that does not ignore the importance of family, friends, personal passions, and general wellbeing.
Role Overview: The Product Owner position is a senior role. This individual will be responsible for the overall success of an eCommerce product and will be a key player in the successful creation and delivery of the project’s minimum viable product (MVP). Responsibilities include identifying key resources necessary, and creating a product roadmap based on the design-thinking methodology with the goal of achieving a user-centered approach to solutions. The Product Owner should be able to organize and prioritize tasks based on strategic business needs, as well as have the ability to manage team members, outside contractors, and ultimately present deliverables on time and within the project budget.
- Front End Developer | Accentedge
About Accentedge: Accentedge is a leader in digital transformation with a history of delivering major cost reductions, streamlining workflow, automating processes, improving compliance, deploying enterprise-level solutions, and enhancing profitability for some of the largest organizations in the public and private sector. We provide leadership in driving process and performance improvement through the implementation of innovative technology solutions to meet industry and business changes, enhance competitive advantage, reduce costs, and increase operational capabilities. We excel at building and leading top-performing, cross-functional internal and external teams. Our expertise spans cloud infrastructure technology, global collaboration, digital workspaces, content protection, digital transformation, compliance, disruptive technologies, and project management.
Role Overview: A digital products and services start-up located in 1871 seeks a web developer with experience in electronic media. The ideal candidate for this position is a hands-on professional with strong knowledge of cloud-based software platforms, and an ability to translate business needs into experiences that will expand our website’s influence in our industry. The Web Developer will be responsible for updating our online presence, as well as developing and implementing a usability testing process to ensure that website experience reflects our company’s expertise, culture and values.
- Graphic Designer | Accentedge
About Accentedge: Accentedge is a leader in digital transformation with a history of delivering major cost reductions, streamlining workflow, automating processes, improving compliance, deploying enterprise-level solutions, and enhancing profitability for some of the largest organizations in the public and private sector. We provide leadership in driving process and performance improvement through the implementation of innovative technology solutions to meet industry and business changes, enhance competitive advantage, reduce costs, and increase operational capabilities. We excel at building and leading top-performing, cross-functional internal and external teams. Our expertise spans cloud infrastructure technology, global collaboration, digital workspaces, content protection, digital transformation, compliance, disruptive technologies, and project management.
Role Overview: A digital products and services start-up seeks a creative Graphic Designer with experience in electronic media. We’re looking for someone who can take direction from written or spoken ideas and convert them seamlessly into images, layouts and other designs. The successful candidate should understand how digital marketing campaigns work, especially to support sales and marketing functions. We work in a fast-paced environment, so the ideal Graphic Design will be able to hit the ground running.
- SEO Account Manager | OneIMS Group
About OneIMS Group: OneIMS Group is a full service digital marketing company. We know that impressions and clicks don’t pay the bills, so our team of in-house specialists built custom marketing programs designed to drive sales for your business.
Role Overview: We are currently seeking a passionate, creative Account Manager to join our team for our new Chicago office. This person will be responsible to oversee all aspects of SEO, PPC and comprehensive inbound marketing campaigns for clients in various industries. This is an exciting role where you will work side-by-side with experienced senior online marketing specialists to successfully manage and deliver online marketing campaigns for both local and national clients.
At OneIMS, we know superstar employees drive our core values of people, passion, and performance. We offer a competitive compensation plan and complete benefits package including medical/dental insurance, 401(k) and Roth 401(k) with company match and more. Come join our team and work in a fun, relaxed work environment with strong growth potential!
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