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CollegeWeekLive produces the world's largest college fairs and online admissions events. With hundreds of colleges and universities exhibiting and more than 350,000 registrants, CollegeWeekLive revolutionizes college admissions, making the process easier and more cost-effective by bringing students, parents, counselors and colleges together online, transcending time and distance. The company�s admissions events have been featured on Fox, ABC News, USA Today, The Washington Post, The New York Times and The Korea Times. CollegeWeekLive is produced by PlatformQ, whose mission is to connect people, companies, organizations and associations worldwide to meet, interact and learn from leading experts and thought leaders through proven interactive tools at online events.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or related field acceptable.
• A minimum of 3-5 years experience in business, sales or marketing.
• Knowledge of colleges and universities and the admissions process a plus.
• Strong written and verbal skills, along with strong relationship building a must.
• Experience with Salesforce or other CRM database application strongly preferred.
• Ability to manage pipeline and forecasting sales.

Job Responsibilities:

• Perform outbound tele-prospecting and deal development, including setting up appointments, doing demonstrations on the phone, and closing initial deals with new prospects for CollegeWeekLive.
• Follow up on light qualified leads generated by out-bound e-mail campaigns.
• Research and outbound cold calling on accounts.
• Participation in trade shows and other events.
• This role will include using SalesForce to document contacts and great communication via both email and telephone.

Location: Needham, MA. Accessible by commuter rail, Needham line.

Compensation: Commensurate with experience.

Interested: Please send resume to sbianchi@platformq.com.

CollegeWeekLive seeks to add a full time Interactive Marketing Manager to our team. This person will report to the Chief Marketing Officer within a fast-growing startup environment. The ideal candidate must have experience with email marketing, strong analytical skills and must be a team player, energetic, and able to juggle a variety of time-sensitive projects.

Responsibilities:

• Drive audience acquisition and attendees to CollegeWeekLive, with clear goals relating to numbers of registrants and numbers of attendees.
• Drive attendees from current CollegeWeekLive registrant database through the use of email and text marketing. This includes the development of segmentation strategies, marketing assets, testing strategies and campaign analysis.
• Drive audience acquisition from participating colleges through the development of targeted marketing campaigns, including developing emails, landing pages and best practice marketing services.
• Analyze and recommend website changes based on campaign performance and channel requirements.
• Perform data analysis to find trends and make recommendations.
• Monitor industry changes and translate those into actionable marketing recommendations.

Required Skills and Experience:

• 5-7 years of experience.
• Previous email database marketing experience including developing segmentation and testing strategies that yield measurable performance improvements.
• Previous experience managing online partner marketing programs is preferred.
• Strong Excel skills and ability to analyze and optimize campaign performance.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Attention to detail, with the ability to see how details fit into the overall picture.
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to work efficiently under tight deadlines.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team-oriented environment.

Location: Needham, MA. Accessible by commuter rail, Needham line. Compensation: Competitive base salary commensurate with experience and additional incentive compensation based on success.
Interested: Please send resume to sbianchi@platformq.com.

company�s Description: CollegeWeekLive produces the world's largest college fairs and online admissions events. With hundreds of colleges and universities exhibiting and more than 350,000 registrants, CollegeWeekLive revolutionizes college admissions, making the process easier and more cost-effective by bringing students, parents, counselors and colleges together online, transcending time and distance. The company�s admissions events have been featured on Fox, ABC News, USA Today, The Washington Post, The New York Times and The Korea Times. CollegeWeekLive is produced by PlatformQ, whose mission is to connect people, companies, organizations and associations worldwide to meet, interact and learn from leading experts and thought leaders through proven interactive tools at online events.

PlatformQ is the leading producer of live online events -- and is seeking 2 developers to play a key role in building the company�s virtual event platform features and products.

The two developers will include: 1) a front end applications developer and 2) a developer who specializes in server-side scripting. The company�s produces events in the education and healthcare industries which draw attendees, sponsors and thought leaders from around the world. Events include CollegeWeekLive, the world's largest and most successful college fair; CardioCareLive, an online CME conference held in collaboration with Johns Hopkins for healthcare professionals who work with patients with cardio-metabolic risk factors; as well as other events in the education and healthcare areas. PlatformQ events have been covered by major media outlets such as ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox, NBC, New York Times, and USA Today. The company�s has grown to 45 employees in 4 years since its founding.

PlatformQ has launched the first generation of a revolutionary online event model to deliver unique and valuable content using the latest video, networking and Web 2.0 technologies. The company�s current online event platform offers audiences live, video-based interaction with content providers and peers. It also provides leading edge tools for marketers, to help them attain their branding, lead generation and sales goals.

The successful candidates will play an integral role in shaping the next generation of the company�s virtual event experience -- by building a range of platform features and modules. The position requires highly motivated individuals who possess a solid, baseline familiarity with technologies at the OS, development, web services, and database level. The candidates should have a strong interest in online media, interactive marketing, and next generation web technologies. Expertise in online video and HTML5 are highly desirable.

Job Responsibilities:

• Build, launch and complete product and feature enhancements to the platform -- providing advice, oversight, and development direction.
• Assist in evaluating and selecting component technologies that are appropriate to incorporate into the PlatformQ virtual events platform.
• Oversee performance and QA testing on the product platform, across all events.
• Create technical requirements based on business and product needs.
• Collaborate with the company�s web design agencies -- to create and upgrade the company�s web site, as well as virtual event-specific web sites.
• When appropriate, serve as the company�s technical liaison with technology partners -- overseeing integration, service relationships, and monitoring product improvements.

Skill Requirements:

• 2-5 years of experience developing Web 2.0 online media sites -- specifically those that include online video, webinars, podcasts or other online rich media.
• A demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks with various priorities.
• Proven individual contributor and collaborative team player -- must have the ability to work effectively in a "roll up your sleeves" start-up culture.
• Ability to articulate technology needs in clear, business-centric terms.
• A genuine interest in creating great content and virtual events to foster global learning and social responsibility.

Technical Requirements:

• Development Platforms: familiarity with one or more of the following: .NET (C/C++), Java/J2EE (Servlets, JSP, Javascript, etc.)
• Solid understanding and proficiency with third party APIs and WebServices: SOAP, XML/JSON, WSDL
• Strong knowledge and proficiency with databases: MS SQL Server, or other SQL experience such as mongoDB, Postgress
• 2+ years experience in front-end web development technologies: PHP, RUBY, Cold Fusion, HTML5, and cross browser compliance most critical. HTML/DHTML, CSS, JavaScript/Jquery, AJAX, Python, Flash also important.
• Experience with WOWZA media server a plus
• Open source: Wowza, Drupal, Swish, and other experience helpful

The company offers an excellent compensation and benefits package, as well as a dynamic and exciting working environment. This is an ideal position for individuals looking for an opportunity to play an important role in creating a unique digital media experience. Strong business and personal ethics required.

Principals only please. No agency candidates will be considered. No phone calls please. No relocation assistance is available for this position.

Contact Information: Please send resume to sbianchi@platformq.com.

Location: Needham, MA

Position Type: Regular Full-Time

PlatformQ is the leading producer of live online events -- and is seeking a Vice President of Technology to play a key role in shaping the company�s virtual event platform.

The company produces events in the education and healthcare industries which draw attendees, sponsors and thought leaders from around the world. Events include CollegeWeekLive, the world's largest and most successful college fair; CardioCareLive, an online CME conference held in collaboration with Johns Hopkins for healthcare professionals who work with patients with cardio-metabolic risk factors; as well as other events in the education and healthcare areas. PlatformQ events have been covered by major media outlets such as ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox, NBC, New York Times, and USA Today. The company has grown to 45 employees in 4 years since its founding.

PlatformQ has launched the first generation of a revolutionary online event model to deliver unique and valuable content using the latest video, networking and Web 2.0 technologies. The company�s current online event platform offers audiences live, video-based interaction with content providers and peers. It also provides leading edge tools for marketers, to help them attain their branding, lead generation and sales goals.

The successful candidate will play an integral role in shaping the next generation of the company�s virtual event experience -- by working with outside technology partners as well as heading up selective development efforts in house. The position requires a highly motivated individual who possesses a solid, baseline familiarity with technologies at the OS, development, web services, and database level. The candidate should have a strong interest in online media, interactive marketing, and next generation web technologies. Experience working with technology vendors, integrating consumer-facing technologies, and web site design is critical. Expertise in online video and HTML5 are highly desirable.

Job Responsibilities:

• Serve as the company�s technology lead in the development of a virtual events platform -- providing advice, oversight, and development direction.
• Act as the company�s technical liaison with all technology partners -- overseeing integration, managing service relationships, and monitoring product improvements.
• Assemble and manage a small, talented team of internal developers and outsourcers over time as needed -- to support and extend the virtual events platform.
• Lead, manage, and motivate a small staff of project managers and developers to launch and complete product and feature enhancements to the platform.
• Assist in evaluating and selecting component technologies that are appropriate to incorporate into the PlatformQ virtual events platform.
• Oversee performance and QA testing on the product platform, across all events.
• Create technical requirements based on business and product needs.
• Collaborate with the company�s web design agencies -- to create and upgrade the company�s web site, as well as virtual event-specific web sites.

Skill Requirements:

• 5-7 years of experience developing Web 2.0 online media sites -- specifically those that include online video, webinars, podcasts or other online rich media.
• Project management supervisory experience, with a demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks and set priorities.
• Proven individual contributor and collaborative team player -- must have the ability to work effectively in a "roll up your sleeves" start-up culture.
• Ability to articulate technology needs in clear, business-centric terms.
• A genuine interest in creating great content and virtual events to foster global learning and social responsibility.

Technical Requirements:

• Development Platforms: familiarity with one or more of the following: .NET (C/C++), Java/J2EE (Servlets, JSP, Javascript, etc.)
• WebServices: SOAP, XML, WSDL
• Databases: MS SQL Server, Oracle
• Front End web development: HTML/DHTML, AJAX, Flash, PHP, ColdFusion, Python, Ruby on Rails, cross-browser compliance
• Open source: Wowza, Drupal, Swish, and other experience helpful

The company offers an excellent compensation and benefits package, as well as a dynamic and exciting working environment. This is an ideal position for individuals looking for an opportunity to play an important role in creating a unique digital media experience. Strong business and personal ethics required.

Principals only please. No agency candidates will be considered. No phone calls please. No relocation assistance is available for this position. Our company is committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally-recognized basis including, but not limited to: race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, and physical or mental disability.

Contact Information: Please send resume to sbianchi@platformq.com.

Location: Needham, MA

Position Type: Regular Full-Time

CollegeWeekLive provides the world's largest college fairs and online admissions events. With hundreds of colleges and universities exhibiting and more than 350,000 registrants, CollegeWeekLive revolutionizes college admissions, making the process easier and more cost-effective by bringing students, parents, counselors and colleges together online, transcending time and distance. The company�s admissions events have been featured on Fox, ABC News, USA Today, The Washington Post, The New York Times and The Korea Times. CollegeWeekLive is produced by PlatformQ, whose mission is to connect people, companies, organizations and associations worldwide to meet, interact and learn from leading experts and thought leaders through proven interactive tools at online events.

Responsibilities:

• Work on the production of spring CollegeWeekLive shows
• Client Outreach
• Helping organize webcams
• Work with Salesforce

Must be able to communicate well, speak clearly and maintain a record of work in either Salesforce or Microsoft Excel. Candidate must possess the ability to feel confident in talking via telephone. Experience working with web products in a professional capacity is preferred; html skills and experience with Microsoft office applications is required.

Qualifications:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong ability to organize and coordinate multiple tasks and communicate information in a timely fashion
• Fluency with Microsoft Word and Excel
• Experience with html, email and web page design
• Experience in video editing
• Experience with Salesforce or other CRM database application strongly preferred
• Familiar with or ability to successfully manage a contact database and schedule follow-up calls
• Ability to work effectively and in a positive way with individuals within and across teams
• Open to feedback and on-going self development

Location: Needham, MA. Accessible by commuter rail, Needham line.

Interested: Please send resume to sbianchi@platformq.com.