Web Development and Online Marketing Careers

At Wakefly, we view our role as problem solvers – not order takers. Simply stated, we think strategically before thinking tactically. That’s why we work closely with our clients to identify and understand the unique business challenges they face before determining the best ways in which marketing communications can help. Our philosophy is to understand the needs of our clients, develop a plan to produce deliverables that generate results, give great customer service and complete projects on time, on budget and with no surprises.

Wakefly is a creative, fun, and challenging company that is committed to helping our clients' businesses succeed. We look for employees that are up for a challenge and are equally committed to work and fun. We're seeking talented and enthusiastic professionals to join our team of expert marketers that drive positive results for our clients. As a Wakefly employee, you can participate in our health, dental,retirement, and short- and long-term disability plans. Vacation time is also standard. On top of this, you can come to work dressed casually,participate in our company outings, enjoy a work environment where contributions are valued and rewarded, and grow your career as far as your talents can take you. All employees also have the opportunity to increase your marketing exposure by blogging about lead generation topics of interest on our Online Marketing and Lead Generation Insights blog. Does this sound interesting to you? Check out the available opportunities below.

Available Wakefly Careers:

Senior Developer / Webmaster

Young yet established service provider looking to expand our team of technical talent. We are seeking a passionate, detail oriented, independent professional interested in working with cutting edge technology to provide innovative solutions in a fast paced environment. Candidates will have a strong knowledge of C#, XHTML, W3C standards, CSS, JavaScript, cross browser development, experience managing servers (W2k3, W2k8, IIS, and MSSQL) and developing sites with content management systems (Kentico, Ektron, Sitefinity). Experience with DFS, NAS, iSCSI, Linux, PHP, MySQL, and networking is considered a plus. This candidate will need to hit the ground running with minimal background training and should be comfortable with a broad range of Microsoft technologies including SQL Server and .NET.

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop C#, SQL, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript code to meet project requirements.
• Design, develop and test program functionality for new and existing applications.
• Interact with contact person for each project, as necessary, to collect requirements and ensure proper functionality of software.
• Analyzing performance characteristics and optimizing applications (in both code & database) for performance, maintainability, and scalability in addition to utilizing advanced debugging techniques to resolve software problems.

Secondary Responsibilities

• Serve as a point person to the Application Development team to develop best practices and to provide direction and guidance to individuals.
• Assist with Windows / IIS / SQL Server configuration and maintenance.
• Continuously improve technical knowledge and skills.

Business Development Manager - New England

The Business Development team at Wakefly has developed the formula for success in this down market. Our fast paced environment has allowed us to grow and prosper while other companies have struggled. If you are tired of worrying about whether your position will still be there tomorrow, see no career path or just cannot attain your financial and professional goals with your current job it is time you take a look at Wakefly.

If you have a desire to grow with a company that is on the fast track then Wakefly is the right opportunity for you. At Wakefly we pay for performance!

We have an immediate opening for a Business Development Manager.

Job Description

The Business Development manager will, in addition to assuming an active client book of business, be responsible for increasing market penetration by cultivating new customer relationships. The right candidate will have proven success in taking highly qualified opportunities through the sales cycle to closure. If you have solid experience in consultative selling of online marketing solutions with a knack for building trusted advisor relationships, this is the perfect position for you. As an effective communicator and professional with strong listening skills, you will need to understand a prospect’s online challenges, pain points, and initiatives. From there you will work with the Wakefly team to build killer proposals that exceed the needs of your clients and win the business for Wakefly.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3-5 years of sales experience, particularly in internet and/or the online marketing space. An existing network of marketing managers that could be in need of Wakefly's interactive marketing solutions is a plus. This web savvy self-starter will have to be independent and have very strong writing, presentation, and follow up skills.

Responsibilities:

• Find and close new business opportunities in the New England market.
• Qualify prospects and evaluate the potential opportunity.
• Reach out to prospects within a horizontal or vertical segment and mine opportunities within this group.
• Effectively use the company’s marketing initiatives to engage new prospects.
• Develop technical and business requirements with internal team for our customer interactive marketing engagements. Develop detailed proposals to meet customer challenges.
• Provide additional revenue by always being aware of upgrade opportunities within existing engagements, or new opportunities within a customer's organization.

• Strong communication, follow-up, and customer-ready presentation skills.
• Strong technical writing skills and professional proposal development skills.
• Minimally a Bachelor's degree (Computer Science or Business preferred).
• Working knowledge of the development of .NET websites and .NET web applications.
• Working knowledge of content management systems, web analytics products, eCommerce products, and eMarketing products.
• Preferably 3-5 years of experience selling web based software, web development and/or SEM services.
• Based in eastern Massachusetts

Web & Software Development Project Manager

This self starter will be responsible for the management and supervision of the development of custom web applications from concept to deployment. You will be in direct contact with the client and the development team assigned to the specific engagement. In this position, you will be required to develop detailed technical scope and specification documents as well as manage them through completion. On an ongoing basis you are required to manage the engagement's customer satisfaction, keep on track and profitability. Your strong technical skills and web experience will allow you to consistently be aware of upgrade opportunities within existing engagements, or new opportunities within a customer’s organization. You will be responsible to track and report the project status, and continue to hone the process so that it meets or beats our customer expectations.

Knowledge, skills and abilities required:

• Strong communication skills and technical writing skills.
• Strong project management skills and experience. Must be fluent in creating project plans and managing to them. Project Management Certification is a plus.
• Preferably a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related degree. Strong working knowledge of HTML and .Net is required. Search Engine Marketing experience a plus.
• Strong skills in designing and architecting Web-based solutions
• Strong working knowledge and proficiencies utilizing Microsoft Project, PowerPoint and MS Office programs.
• Minimally 3 or more years of Project Management experience is required.

If you are interested in these positions, please fill out the form to the right.