Afternic

After posting my article about domain industry job openings, I received an email from my contact at NameMedia informing me that the company has a number of job listings that I didn’t include in my article. Since there are several opportunities at the company (includes Afternic, Buy Domains, and SmartName), I thought I would post an article in case people are interested.

With the US unemployment rate close to 10%, or  maybe more than 10% if you count the people who are out of work, it’s good to see a company like NameMedia hiring. If you are a part time domain investor who does this as a hobby and you have the skill set for one of these positions, you should consider sending in your resume and applying.

The positions are all based out of NameMedia’s Waltham, Massachusetts office. You can find all job openings now and in the future on the NameMedia careers page. Here are the current job listings and some information about each.

Director of Marketing:  

NameMedia is looking for a dynamic Director of Marketing to lead the marketing effort for the company’s product and services. This person will be motivated, creative and results orientated and will enjoy having a hands-on role in developing the strategy and driving the execution of all aspects of a world-class marketing organization—from driving customer leads through innovative SEO, SEM, email and social media, to developing presentations and collateral that support the company’s business development program.

The successful candidate will work across the organization, including sales, technology, product management, business development and senior management to deliver a marketing program that propels the company’s growth.

This is a great opportunity for an emerging leader to have a direct impact on the bottom line of a fast-growing business.   The right candidate must be willing to do what it takes every single day to successfully execute against all goals.

Director of User Experience:

The NameMedia team is looking for a dynamic, highly motivated Director of User Experience. This person will be responsible for managing a team of creative professionals who are tasked with crafting the experience of software and services that enable consumers and businesses to acquire, monetize and divest their premium domain names.

This individual will be a senior member of the user experience team who works collaboratively with product management, engineering and business stakeholders to define the product experience – including interactive design, information architecture and navigation. The candidate will be expected to create an aesthetic design, which is appropriate for the market and fitting for the brand.  This person will also be involved during the planning and research phases and expected to leverage a user-centered process to iterate design comps with stakeholders directly. All projects should result in an intuitive, simplistic experience appropriate for the desired environmental setting.

We’re looking for someone who is passionate, innovative and can drive similar qualities into their team to maintain an up-beat creative atmosphere.

ETL Engineer:

NameMedia is building a brand new BI platform which includes a data warehouse, analytic and reporting systems. The data volumes are high and the functionality requirements are complex. The tools/technologies used are mostly from the open source domain.

The person in this role will be involved in building and supporting ETL for the new BI platform, and addressing other data processing needs across the organization. Hadoop and related technologies are being used for high volume data processing, and this person will be involved in that also.

Java Engineer:

• Develop cutting-edge, JAVA based 24 x7 web applications
• Working on our core API’s and system components you will be involved in the full life cycle development process and focused on server side  API development
• Gathering requirements, coding and development, support and maintenance
• Working with a dynamic team

QA Engineer:

Namemedia is looking for QA star to assist in delivering high-quality, high-visibility, high-traffic customer facing web sites and company-internal 24 x 7 web applications. The successful candidate will have a passion for designing, building and executing automated and manual tests against Java and Web applications. The individual will work with the team to identify and implement best practices to ensure the software performs as expected and will be an integral part of all team deliverables. This is a fast paced, high energy environment.

Lead Java Engineer:

We are currently seeking a talented Lead developer to join their growing team and be responsible for partner integrations. We need a creative problem solver who can take initiative and deliver solutions without too much direction. The incumbent will be proactive and enjoy putting their own stamp on projects. We are seeking someone that has solid experience in software design methodologies, focusing on web-based JAVA programming.

This is a Lead developer role, however, we are particularly interested in someone with web-based software architecture experience. The right candidate will have experience leading development efforts and researching and developing cutting edge technologies to accomplish your mission.

The Lead Java developer is a key position that is instrumental to building a High-Profile, High-traffic 24 x 7 web application. The Lead plays a key role in the success of our Company.

Account Manager:

The Account Manager position is responsible for successfully selling our monetization services and managing existing accounts. Our world-renowned parking platform  (SmartName.com) monetizes some of the world’s largest and best domain name portfolios. Our Account Managers earn competitive wages and have fantastic benefits.