CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

We are pleased to forward you current job opportunities that Diversified Communications Group is conducting searches for.  We welcome you to review the listing and reply to any position that you are interested and qualified for.

The positions  listed below are in the areas of; Accounting,/finance, Advertising/ Sales/Marketing, Corporate Communications/Media Relations, Contracts, Corporate Real Estate and Information Technology/Internet. 

Position: Manager Revenue Operations

Salary: Commensurate with experience

Location: New York, NY

Description: This position is responsible for managing the processes and infrastructure that track and report revenue for the division.

• Responsibilities include the evaluation of multi element contracts.
• Tracking the delivery of each program, administrating sales commissions,
• Budgeting and forecasting revenue.
• This position supports management through revenue reporting, revenue forecasting, and sales compensation development and analysis

Key Responsibilities:

Ensure revenue accuracy and integrity
Improve current processes relating to forecasting, actuals and billings.
Support new product introduction and company acquisition.
Manage Aging and add value to the collections process.

Team Members include:
Business Analyst
Billing Administrator


Skills: Accounting, contract management, analytical, good written and verbal communication skills, proficient in Microsoft Office (especially Word & PowerPoint). Also, very detail oriented, responsible for checking the facts.


Background & Experience: Must have Bachelors degree, accounting degree and 5 - 7 years related Revenue accounting experience preferably coming from B to B industry, Publishing, Financial Services or IT company.

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Position: Internal Auditor, Secaucus NJ

Salary: 75K

Location: New York, NY

Description: Performing operational and financial audits

• Understanding and testing transaction cycles, e.g. inventory (perpetual system and valuation), shipping, billing, procurement, payroll, royalties
• Evaluating adequacy of internal controls and performing compliance testing
• Evaluating effectiveness and efficiency of operational process
• Reviewing account analyses and reconciliation's
• Preparing audit reports at the end of an audit
• Assisting Ernst & Young in the annual audit of financials statements
• Audit of 401(k) and Pension Plans.  Must be familiar with Sarbanes Oxley.

Education:  

• B.S. in Accounting.
• Passed or is working on passing the CPA exam.

  Experience: 

• Minimum of 4 years audit experience.
• Experience in using ACL is a plus.
• Some experience in auditing Information Technology Systems is also a plus.
• Good communication skills (verbal & written) Team approach to accomplishing tasks.
• Flexible, proactive and self-motivator.
•  25% travel is required.

Position:  Manager, Consumer Products Finance, NYC

Salary:    Salary 70K with 10% Bonus opportunity

Description:

• Manage budget and estimate process for Consumer Products: Collect and analyze revenue projections from
• Perform variance analysis, trend analysis, and competitive analysis based on actuals and budgets, spotting
• Oversee all aspects of our royalty audit program
• Manage monthly close process and maintain monthly P&L’s. Handle monthly revenue and expense accruals
• Ensure GAAP compliance for all aspects of the business. Review balance sheet (deferred income) regularly
• Daily support of the Consumer Products Department. Create ad hoc reports upon request, as well troubleshooting

Required Qualification/Skills:

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
• 4 plus years of financial/accounting/audit experience.
•  Technical knowledge of Finance/Accounting
• Advanced computer skills: MS Office, TM1 and JD Edwards, Strong Excel a must.
• Excellent written and communications skills.
Must be detailed oriented, able to work under pressure and prioritize

Position: Manager, Strategic Services & Consolidation Rep. New York City

Salary: 70K with a 10% Bonus opportunity

Location: New York, NY

Description: This position has been upgraded to a Manager level.
This position reports to Director of Finance, Strategic Services & Consolidation & Reporting.

• The candidate will be responsible for managing the financial operations for Research, Corporate Communications, HR, Planning and Design, Rent and Executive.
• Also responsible for Consolidation & Reporting and Strategic Services Consolidation & Reporting.
• Ensure the financial integrity of transactions in accordance with GAAP and General Accounting practices.
• Responsible for day-to-day operations, including approval of invoices, travel and expense reports, purchasing cards, petty cash, and equipment rental; and ensuring timely process of invoices, etc.
• Approve all bluebooks and freelance time sheets and keep accurate records of the freelance population.
• Responsible for month-end financials, including journal entries, variance analysis, reporting package & discussion with business heads.
• Responsible for reconciling salary model and preparing organizational charts. Create expense reports to help department heads better manage their business.
• Responsible for identifying risks and opportunities.
• Responsible for preparing budget and quarterly estimates, including analysis, loading in to TM1, updating channel allocation percentages, and reporting.
• Collaborate with the Finance teams at Entertainment and Music to ensure “best-practice” for all of Finance.

Required Qualification/Skills:

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Accounting required.
• Minimum 3-5 years plus of financial/accounting.
• Must have previous budgeting experience.
• Solid knowledge of GAAP.
• Strong MS Office Skills – Strong Excel a must.
• Excellent written and communications skills; ability to deal with senior management.
• Detail oriented, able to work under pressure and prioritize.

  Desired Qualification/Skills:

Two positions available.  ( No more than 2 years of experience)  

Position:  Senior Production Auditor, NY

Salary: 55K with a 5% bonus eligibility

Location: New York, NY

Description:

• Understand and document (as necessary) internal controls and procedures surrounding the production process
• Assess risk factors to identify high risk areas within the production process
• Develop testing procedures for production audit programs
• Perform audits, including detailed testing, of the various productions produced and managed by MTV Networks as well as third-party productions
• Interact with "client" (i.e., production) management
• Recognize and propose opportunities to strengthen controls surrounding the production process
• Recognize and propose opportunities to increase the efficiency of the production process
• Bridge gap between finance, corporate and legal responsibilities and the daily demands of production

Required Qualification/Skills:

• BS in Accounting with a minimum of two years of relevant experience
• Public accounting and/or internal audit experience
• Excellent PC software skills (e.g., Excel, Word, etc.) Must be proficient in Excel.
• Candidate must be analytical and problem-solving skills, good written and oral skills, time management skills, ability to work under pressure, ability to operate in a dynamic business environment, self-motivator with a positive professional demeanor

Desired Qualification/Skills:

• CPA highly preferred
• Entertainment industry experience a plus (especially in production)

Position:  Senior Auditor

Salary: Commensurate with experience

Description:

As talented, trusted business advisors, you are consistently asking the right questions, listen, analyze, and offer a breadth of knowledge and experience to cultivate personal and professional trust in our client relationships and in the marketplace. We are currently seeking a qualified candidate for an excellent career opportunity as a Senior Auditor

Responsibilities:

Develop and maintain productive working relationships with client personnel and assess clients' satisfaction. Proactively maintain contact with the client throughout the year. Direct fieldwork daily, inform supervisors of the engagement status, and manage staff performance. Adapt the audit approach to the changing client environment. Demonstrate a thorough understanding of complex accounting and auditing concepts and apply them to client situations.

Develop people through effectively delegating tasks and providing guidance to staff. Provide performance feedback and training, and conduct performance reviews. Foster an efficient, innovative, and team-oriented work environment. Contribute ideas/opinions to the audit teams and listen/respond to other team members' views.

Use technology to continually learn, share knowledge with team members, and enhance service delivery. Maintain an educational program to continually develop skills.

Achieve revenue growth by developing an understanding of the firm’s service lines and actively seeking/encouraging team members to contribute ideas and identify opportunities to apply the firm's services.

Requirements:

To qualify for this challenging and rewarding position that offers an excellent opportunity for career advancement, candidates must have:

-          an undergraduate or graduate degree in Accounting, and/or an undergraduate or graduate degree with sufficient course work to achieve CPA certification upon passing the examination

-          a minimum of 2 years of experience working as an auditor for a public accounting firm, or particular business/industry experience to meet special needs

-          excellent project management skills

-          advanced written and verbal communication skills

-          a dedication to teamwork and leadership

-          integrity within a professional environment

The successful candidate will be required to meet CPA certification, or must be actively preparing to pass the CPA examination.

Position:  Business Risk Services Lead Auditor (Internal Audit Services) – Senior

Salary: Commensurate with experience

Description:

Our Business Risk Services (BRS) practice, a specialty advisory practice within Assurance and Advisory Business Services, is a market leader which provides strategic solutions, operational performance improvement and assurance support to our clients. BRS seeks a consummate team player with a strong work ethic and excellent professional skills for the role of BRS Lead Auditor (Lead Senior Auditor) - Internal Audit Services. This professional will perform internal audit procedures of a complex nature and review the work papers of team auditors under the direction of the internal audit management team and in accordance with the client's audit plan, risk management strategy and the firm’s internal audit methodologies.

Responsibilities:

Work with high-growth clients and other market leaders in industries such as retail, consumer products, financial services, insurance and health sciences. Plan and perform audit procedures involving significant knowledge of internal audit techniques; serve as a subject matter expert for the engagement team; and assist in the preparation of the final report.  

Maintain a strong client focus by effectively serving client needs and developing productive working relationships with client personnel. Stay abreast of current business and economic developments relevant to the client's business. Deliver high-quality client service by directing the daily progress of fieldwork.

Display teamwork, integrity and leadership. Support colleagues and value others' contributions.  Foster an efficient, innovative and team-oriented work environment. Provide constructive on-the-job feedback and coaching.  

Utilize technology and tools to continually learn and innovate, share knowledge with team members and enhance the delivery of services.

Bring potential business opportunities to the internal audit management team's attention. Understand the firm and its service lines. Actively encourage team members to contribute ideas and identify potential business development opportunities to introduce the firm's services.

Requirements:

To qualify for this challenging and rewarding opportunity, candidates must have:

- a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a business-related field; MBA is preferred

- 2-5 years minimum of related audit or applicable business experience, with at least 2 years of public accounting experience preferred

- experience with MS Office and Lotus Notes

- the desire to pursue applicable professional development and certification(s)

- strong analytical, interpersonal and communication skills

- demonstrated consistency in values, principles, and work ethic

Candidates must be available to travel and work in excess of standard hours when necessary. Second language skills and international business experience are preferred.

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Position: Technology & Security Risk Services Senior

Salary: Commensurate with experience

Description:

Within  Technology & Security Risk Services (TSRS) practice.   Seeking a Senior to participate in and supervise multiple client engagement teams and other related activities. This professional will serve as a fieldwork leader to assist clients in employing proper information systems, resources, and controls to maximize efficiencies and minimize risk. The successful candidate will work with client personnel to analyze, evaluate, and enhance information systems facilitating the business internal control process, and will assist clients and other TSRS professionals in performing information technology control and security engagements.  

Responsibilities:

Collaborate with other members of the engagement team to plan the engagement and develop work programs timelines, risk assessments, and other planning documents. Work with the audit team to document the business processes dependent on information technology. Ensure high quality in client service by directing daily progress of fieldwork, informing supervisors of engagement status, and managing staff performance.

Demonstrate and apply a thorough understanding of complex information systems. Use knowledge of the current IT environment and industry IT trends to identify the engagement and client service issues, and communicate this information to the engagement team and client management through written correspondence and verbal presentations.

Demonstrate and apply strong project management skills, inspire teamwork and responsibility with engagement team members, and use current technology and tools to enhance the effectiveness of deliverables and services.

Requirements:

To qualify for this position offering excellent opportunities for career advancement to the right professional, candidates must have:  

- a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering and/or other appropriate academic major

- a minimum of 2 years of experience working as an auditor for a public accounting firm or particular systems/technology experience to meet special needs  

Candidates must also be actively pursuing a related professional certification and or CPA

Certification.

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Position: Business Manager, Employee Services Group (ESG)

Salary: $85K

Location: New York City

Description: The ESG Business Manager will:

• Contribute to managing the division’s operations with focus on achieving and beating key operating and financial metrics, expense, capital expenditure.

• Represent the division in working with all Company accounting and finance personnel as well as personnel from other Company operating units. 

• Manage and drive a timely and effective budget planning process closely working with ESG operating units and other Company operating units as necessary.  

• Advise and contribute to divisional strategic decision making in all aspects of operations with general goal adhering to budget and monitoring spend.

• Monitor and evaluate processes and make recommendations for improvement.

• Plan and implement technology solutions to work related problems.

• Plan, conduct and supervise project work to completion including periodic analyses and budget reporting.

GENERAL Responsibilities:

• The ESG Business Manager  in partnership with Director, Operations will …

• Monitor, manage, and sign off on all divisional expenditures ensuring adherence to budget targets.

• Manage and present to SVP of Employee Services  and  Corporate Finance the month end closing. 

• Manage the creation and ongoing reporting for the divisional budget including driving the budget planning process and presenting monthly budget status updates to SVP of Employee Services and corporate finance.

• Act as the primary contact for all Corporate Finance and accounting personnel, as well as interact with other Company operating units as needed.

• Support general business efforts by reviewing contracts, leases and providing financial analysis and consultation.

 Specifically, he/she will:

• Develop a full year revenue and expense forecast on a quarterly basis and maintain a rolling monthly forecast.

• Manage budget planning process interacting with corporate concerning establishment of budget targets and with the divisional operating units in the development of departmental budgets.
• Manage and oversee the month end closing process including the following activities:
• Manage all balance sheet accounts associated with the ESG departments.
• Recording any accruals and deferrals as needed
• Manage monthly allocations.
• Re-class expenses as needed.
• Analyze all accounts with variance analysis.
• Create a monthly financial package for SVP of Employee Services and Director,

Operations.

• Review and approve as appropriate all divisional expenses.

• Meet regularly with ESG departmental leaders to review budget status ensuring adherence to budgeted operating expense targets.

• Manage all capital expenditures and equipment leases for the division including working with Corporate Finance to gain approval.

• Review contracts for financial impact of business terms and help with negotiations as needed.

• Maintain relationships with all  Corporate Finance and Accounting Groups.

• Manage cross-divisional financial relationships ensuring intra-company transactions are appropriately accounted for. 

• Advise and contribute to the strategic planning process.

Success factors:

In order for this individual to be successful, he/she must:

·         Be able to meet deadlines while delivering highly reliable and accurate work.

·         Be an excellent communicator – both oral and written.

·         Be able to work in a demanding and busy business transformation environment.

·         Have high energy and a strong work ethic.

·         Possess strong quantitative and analytical skills.

·         Possess strong leadership skills.

·         Be comfortable and experienced in dealing with senior management.

·         Be highly organized, detail oriented and be able to autonomously problem solve in the normal course of work.

Have 5 to 8 years of relevant experience in finance and accounting with   CPA preferred.

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Advertising Sales &Marketing

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Position: Account Executive II

Salary: Commensurate with Experience

Location: New York, NY

Description:  

This position is responsible for;

§         Establishing and maintaining new business expansion of Physician Directory Sales (primarily print advertising) by selling physician directory assets to pharmaceutical companies; generating leads and cultivating account relationships; and closing advertising promotional packages and sponsorships.

§         Other responsibilities include preparing price quotes to customers and making presentations while achieving annual sales, revenue and gross profit goals within a specified set of accounts; maintaining a high level of working knowledge about products to offer customers.

Requirements For this position are:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field with 3 to 5 years job related experience in medical or pharmaceutical print media sales.
• Must have demonstrated successful sales experience and the ability to meet forecast goals plus establish, collaborate with and maintain strong client and existing sales personnel relationships.
• Ability to travel within New York and assigned territory is required. Solid facilitation, presentation and demonstration skills are required.
• Oral and written communication skills are a must. Proficient PC and software application skills (Internet, Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) are essential

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Position: Sales Manager

Location: New York, NY

Base Salary:  Commensurate with experience.

Description: Currently seeking a New York based sales/marketing professional for sales management and new business development in the Southeast territory. 

§         Candidate is to sell and develop corporate-sponsored in-school marketing programs.

§         Responsibilities and requirements: Must have 3-5 years experience in custom publishing, marketing, promotions, or business development.

§         Must have excellent presentation skills. Must be self-motivated, a leader, and a team player.

§         Sales Manager will be based in the New York office but will be expected to travel throughout the territory 35-50% of the time and make 10 face-to-face sales calls per week. Must be an aggressive self-starter.

Sales Manager will go on calls with the Regional Director, Director and VP in the Southeast territory. Experience in the Kid/Family marketplace a plus. Southeast client and agency contacts/relationships a plus. Position reports to East Coast Regional Director of New Business Development, who is based in New York City

_______________________________________________________________________Position: Marketing Manager

Base Salary: Commensurate with experience

Location: New York, NY

Description: Our client  is seeking a marketing professional with proven expertise in  packaging and marketing magazines and custom publishing. 

• The Company needs a strategic thinker to manage multiple properties.
• Must have marketing/promotion, research and management experience and very strong writing/communication skills.
• Magazine experience is a MUST. Responsibilities include: Manage quantitative and qualitative research, including syndicated research, electronic research, subscriber studies, focus groups and other special studies; produce sales tools and develop integrated marketing solutions / research base; articulate messaging and create long-term strategic plan to support each property while fitting within established corporate identity; leverage research and manage development of marketing materials (media kits, sales aids, presentations, advertising, premiums, promotions); supervise development of custom presentations for industry conferences and sales opportunities; supervise research, marketing, and promotions budget for multiple properties;
• Supervise Associate Marketing Manager and develop strategic marketing/promotions plan working with senior management team.

Contracts

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Position:Contract Manager

Salary:  Commensurate with experience

Location: New York, NY

§         Description:  This person should have extensive experience with multi-product contracts, in the $75,000 to $20 million range.

§         They will own the contract: responsible for the accuracy of the contract and manage the business exceptions.

§         They need to have a business head and know  Health product rules.
 

§         Will be responsible for checking pricing, and checking the all legal aspects of the document with Legal Dept.
 

§         The Contract Manager will also implement standardization of contracts, when applicable.

§         They should have experience negotiating master service agreements.
Will also be responsible for Manager Tracker and communication of all contract status (weekly mailout).

§         The Contract Manager will interface with Legal, Corporate and Sales. Also works very closely with Finance and the President.
They will need to learn and understand company Health product portfolio.


Skills:
Analytical, good written and verbal communication skills, proficient in Microsoft Office (especially Word & PowerPoint). Also, very detail oriented, responsible for checking the facts.

Background & Experience:
Must have Bachelor’s degree and 3 - 5 years related contract experience preferably coming from B to B industry, Publishing, Financial Services or IT company. Paralegal

background preferred

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Corporate Communications, Media Relations

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Position: Director of Corporate Communications, Media Relations

Salary: 90K and above, exact salary is commensurate with experience.

Location: New York, NY

Job Description: Responsible for partnering with department VP and SVP, the division president and senior executives in developing and executing all communications strategies that will forward the business goals of the company

• Develop plans to convey positioning to the media, the TV industry and the public. Liaison on a daily basis with the communications staff within the company and partner closely with the media to successfully execute press strategies.

• With VP and SVP, provide daily link to senior executives to develop overall positioning and advising them on external and internal communications.

• Oversee all program publicity, coordinating media relation’s efforts to support a bigger picture message as a company. Improve and elevate company’s relationships with all key media: consumer, trade, print, electronic.

• Seasoned (7 + year’s) public relations executive, with significant media  experience

• Proven success as a manager and leader. Strong affinity for management and for setting communications strategies.

• Excellent all-around communicator. Outstanding written and oral skills.
• Positive relationships with key media who cover the print, broadcast and trade                             industry. 
•  Ability to juggle priorities, solve problems. Experience in crisis management.

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Position: Junior Publicist

Salary: 45K

Location: New York, NY

Description: The Junior Publicist works with the Directors in the Corporate Communications and Media Relations Department to strategize and coordinate media outreach and special event planning that will generate ongoing positive publicity for various divisions within Scholastic. 

Specific job responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

·        Brainstorm creative ideas for capturing media attention for Scholastic

·        Write media advisories and press releases and handle distribution

·        Create and maintain targeted media lists

·        Persuasively pitch stories to a wide range of media outlets and develop and nurture good relationships with media contacts

·        Meet with internal “clients” in various divisions of Scholastic to gather information, participate in long-term planning, and make recommendations for creating media opportunities

·        Organize and maintain press packets and other promotional materials

Required Competencies: 

Proven success at pitching stories to national and local media

Ability to write clear, persuasive copy

Ability to handle intense deadline pressure

Attention to detail

Accuracy and diligent fact checking

Specific Experience

BA or higher and 1 to 2 years experience in public relations

Specific Skills

Excellent writing ability

Ability to work independently and as a member of the team

Ability to juggle multiple assignments and prioritize projects

Strong interpersonal skills and professional presentation

Ability to interact effectively with clients and media

Willingness to work long hours when needed

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Position: Sr.Writer Sales Communication

Salary: 60K plus

Location: New York, NY           

Description:    

• Write all field communications including, fact guides (overview of sales initiatives), sales meeting scripts, audio scripts, field sales overviews, surveys, weekly updates, invoice messages, email messages, messages on hold.
• Responsible for interviewing  & talking to Sr. Management in Marketing to get sound bites needed to create communications.  Create scripts for Group VP Sales re: videos etc.
• Provide writing support to other departments as it pertains to Sales Strategies (i.e. assisting with Leadership Appointment Kit, sales meeting scripts for mark.
• Manage selected processes end to end ( i.e. Sales Meeting CD Rom production: write script deal with vendor, scheduling)
• Network with Marketing to gather product and platform information

Skills Required:

• 1-3 years experience in writing for Sales Company.  Direct Selling or Multi-Level Marketing experience a plus
• B.A – Communications or English
• Very strong writing skills (both promotional and motivational).
• Ability to organize and manage a diverse platform of communications.
• Strong team player.
• Able to deal with tight deadlines

Computer Skills: Strong Microsoft Work, Excel, PowerPoint

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Corporate Real Estate

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Position: Director of Corporate Real Estate, New York City 

Salary: 130 to 150K, with 20% bonus opportunity

Job Description: The position is chiefly responsible for all corporate real estate functions.

• The candidate is responsible for overseeing the strategic planning, implementation and execution of the real estate functions for the company and negotiating leases of existing and future properties.
• The candidate must have experience with the acquisition process regarding the purchase of land or commercial real estate. This position will require strong leadership, management, communication and organizational skills. 

The candidate must have a thorough understanding of the US corporate real estate market.  Construction experience is a plus, the candidate must have a minimum of ten years experience in the corporate real estate market and must be comfortable in managing total assets up to ten millions square feet.

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Information Technology/Internet

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Position: Director of Operations

Salary: Commensurate with experience

Location: New York, NY

Description:  The Director of Operations would manage the internet data center systems and operations engineering staff that manages those individual systems.

• The Director would work with portal technology management, work to set shared goals and be sure customer objectives are met.
• This person would determine a set methodology to govern the day to day function of the internet data centers and be sure that all engineers follow that methodology once it becomes policy.
• Work to ensure a degree of uptime is maintained for all internet portals, 99.99%.
• - Set metrics and goals for individual employees and work to ensure a high standard of technical excellence and professionalism is maintained.
  - Develop and maintain policies, procedures, and methodologies for troubleshooting, active issues abatement and fixes, code deployments, hardware deployments, and overall maintenance scheduling.
• Lead the effort to adopt a standard set of practices which will become policy and govern the day to day operations of the various portals.
• Ensure that all policies and procedures lead to an improved customer experience on the company platforms and a higher uptime availability.

Skill Sets: Must have the following competencies and skills:

§         Windows 2000 Server, IIS 5, COM+, Microsoft CMS 2001, and SQL 2000 Server. In addition to this our consumer portal runs, iChat, BuzzPower, DTSearch, and DoubleClick Adserver software.

§         Also needed is a deep understanding of Interwoven, BEA Weblogic 5.1 and 7.0, Verity, Sun Solaris 8.0 and 9.0, and Oracle 8.1 for our professional portal. Knowledge of Web Crossing is a plus.

§         Should be well versed in Legato software packages, Red Alert, Mercury Topaz, and SiteScope.

§         Experience with Networking fundamentals and experience using Nokia Checkpoint firewall equipment, Alteon Load Balancers, as well as F5 equipment.

§         Experience with all web server and data storage technologies including, but not exclusive to Sun Systems and Compaq systems.

Education: Degree in Computer Science required.

Experience: 5 years management experience in a highly trafficked Internet platform, with a CIR of 50 Mb/s or greater. 10 years management of operations in a data processing or other technical environment