I was reading Mike Mann’s Facebook feed this morning, and Mike commented that many more people post notes on his domain sales comments than on his job opening comments. I took a look at the job openings within Mike Mann’s companies, and there seem to be quite a few of them.

The full list of job openings with job descriptions can be found at MikeMann.com, but the current job opportunities are listed below for your convenience.

• President – InternetEngineering.com, LLC – Draper, Utah
• President – SocialInteractive.com, LLC – Draper, Utah
• President -TelecomConsulting.com, LLC – Anywhere
• President – UnitedSites.com, LLC – Draper, Utah
• President – EfficientPayment.com, LLC – Draper, Utah
• President – Advertising.co, LLC – Draper, Utah
• President – SellingForce, LLC – Draper, Utah
• CEO – Modern Phone Company – New York, Draper, or San Diego
• President – BusinessImprovement.com, LLC – Draper, Utah
• President – CrowdofPeople.com, LLC – Draper, Utah
• President – AffiliateReferrals.com, LLC – Draper, Utah
• President – InternationalSourcing.com, LLC – Draper, Utah
• President – ProWebVideo.com, LLC – Draper, Utah
• President – ResidentialTechnologies.com, LLC – Draper, Utah
• President – SmartPhoneSupport.com, LLC – Draper, Utah
• President – BusinessComputers.com, LLC – Draper, Utah
• President – OneWorldWebDesign.com – Draper, Utah
• President – IntegratedFinancial.com, LLC – Draper, Utah
• President – ProPR.com, LLC – Draper, Utah

If you’re looking for a job in the domain industry, there are a number of companies currently hiring. Some positions are technical, while others don’t require degrees in specific fields.

Listed below are an assortment of job openings at companies within the domain business. If you know of other job openings or career opportunities in the domain space that might interest readers of my blog, please feel free to post them in the comment section. I know companies like PPX are growing, but I couldn’t find any current listings to post.

Domain Holdings – Internet Marketing Analyst:  The Internet Marketing Analyst is primarily responsible for monitoring performance across properties or campaigns, and making data-based decisions to help extract higher yield through optimization of user flow and user interface. This individual will work with marketing managers and designers to maximize the user experience and the monetization of the properties.

Domain Holdings – Web Copywriter and Marketing Assistant:  Domain Holdings is currently seeking an enthusiastic and organized entry-level candidate for full-time web copywriting, social media and Internet marketing. The position will entail a variety of tasks, including copywriting, email correspondence, research and reporting.

Go Daddy – Product Manager:  The Product Manager is responsible for managing the entire product life-cycle, including planning and execution  of internet products.     This will include: defining the product vision, gathering and prioritizing product requirements, and working closely with software development teams, sales support and marketing to ensure that revenue and customer satisfaction goals are met.

Go Daddy – Search Marketing Manager:  The Search Marketing Manager generates traffic for The Go Daddy Group, Inc.’s web sites and acquires new customers within budget parameters. This person will plan and execute online search advertising plans and strategies to meet sales objectives.

DomainTools – Director of Engineering:  Come to work every day ready to lead by example and inspire the best in your team and others in thecompany. Be passionate about technology, about our products, our systems, our code and our team. Rollup your sleeves and get stuff done. Be prepared to “manage up” to help us balance the demands of ourproduct and client teams with the expectation of reasonable throughput in our Engineering organization.

NameMedia – Senior Sales Executive:  The Sales team at NameMedia is seeking a talented Senior Sales Executive to join our highly successful team within the Marketplace Division. The Senior Sales Executive position is responsible for successfully selling domain names from our world-renowned portfolio of 1 million + domains to inbound leads, primarily over the phone. Target clients will largely consist of, but not be limited to, small and medium sized businesses and domain investors. Our Sales Executives make excellent compensation while rarely making cold calls and only deal with highly qualified leads.

Oversee.net – Executive Assistant:  Successful privately held internet company is looking for a seasoned Executive Assistant for four Senior Executives to start asap. As the Executive Assistant to the Senior Executives, you will be responsible for administrative tasks, daily calendar, travel plans, implementing department activities and communications, as well as interacting with high level executives, board members, department heads, managers and other employees and customers.

Thought Convergence – Account Manager:  We are currently looking for a highly motivated Account Manager to support the Company in achieving its revenue, market share, client penetration/retention and profitability goals. The ideal candidate is a self-starter with a passion for customer service and the ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and persuasively.

Thought Convergence – Sales Manager:  As Sales Manager you will support the Company in achieving its revenue, market share, client penetration/retention, and profitability goals by effectively creating and executing against a multi-product sales strategy, managing a team of professionals and leveraging industry contacts and sales skills. Strong candidates will be an experienced leader who can build and manage a strategically focused sales team with a proven track record of making effective, strategic decisions.

Name.com – Software Engineer:  We are looking for PHP/MySQL web application developer to add to our growing engineering team.

I received a press release from a company working with Mike Mann, and I thought it was an interesting read. It seems that despite the poor economy, Mike Mann and his companies continue to hire. It’s good to see growth when things are tight for many.

Bethesda, Md. — With financial markets crumbling and thousands of workers losing their jobs, some businesses are poised to thrive in this slow economy.

As recession looms and protesters take to Wall Street, the most innovative companies will fare best during tough economic times, said Gerard J. Tellis, a professor of marketing at the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business.

“The main thing is if the company has new products or a new business model,” Tellis said in a telephone interview. “During a recession, companies based on older models die off faster than those with newer models. The best way to prepare for a recession is to introduce new products.”

One entrepreneur said his firms will succeed because along with innovative products, key to surviving in a slow economy are strong balance sheets and outpacing the competition. No business is recession proof, but entrepreneur Mike Mann said his managers learned to adapt in the hard times. Three of Mann’s companies grew during the last recession mostly because business owners must promote themselves even in a sluggish economy.

Mann’s businesses provide Internet marketing, Web development and telecommunications products that make it easier for companies to compete online. Experts said businesses are usually more successful when those budgets are not cut during tough economic times.

“We find that companies that do not cut marketing during the recession do better than those that do cut,” Tellis explained. “Innovation and maintaining your level of marketing is critical.”

Because results from online marketing are easily tracked, companies hire Mann’s firms after ending advertising contracts with cash-strapped newspapers and magazines that are unable to reach the growing audience online.

Despite the economic slowdown, Mann’s SEO.com, Phone.com and DomainMarket.com have hired new staff and taken on more clients as other businesses were shuttered.

“There is a paradigm shift from traditional media to the companies we own, which are new media,” Mann said.

Next year the Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization expects online marketing to grow to a $20 billion industry as companies demand better ways to track their marketing efforts.

Still, Mann said it isn’t just innovation that allows companies to weather economic downturns, it is also business acumen. Small companies need contacts, mentors and other resources to succeed. His new book “Make Millions & Make Change! Secrets to Business and Personal Success” is showing people a pathway to financial independence. Visit http://www.makemillions.com/ to download the book for free.

“The book is not just abstract theories. These are things you can actually do in your business today and start making money,” Mann said.

Tullis agreed that success for businesses is often hinged on mastering the basics.

Along with all the technology, Mann’s companies probably also relied on simply providing excellent customer service to ward off the economic downturn, the professor said.

About Mike Mann

Mike Mann is the author of “Make Millions and Make Change! Secrets to Business and Personal Success”, a business book focused on making money in order to better serve society. Mike is the founder of Grassroots.org, a global network providing free services to nonprofits and promoting social action. He also founded and manages Make Change! Trust, a charitable fund supporting select non-profit organizations. For more information, visit http://www.mikemann.com/.

An Associated Press report citing US District Court records states that “National A-1 Advertising Inc. and R.S. Duffy Inc. agreed to plead guilty to money laundering conspiracy and will forfeit $4.9 million, pay a $1.5 million fine and serve 1 1/2 years of probation.” This is allegedly related to the operation of Escorts.com.

The report on the ABC News website stated that the companies that were charged have “forfeited the domain name,” although a Whois record indicates that Escorts.com doesn’t seem to have been transferred yet. The website is no longer operational, and there’s a message on the home page that states, “This Domain is Not in Use.”

Just over a year ago, the FBI raided the company’s Philadelphia headquarters, although official word about the investigation entailed was not released. There had been some speculation that it was related to the Escorts.com website, but I don’t recall seeing anything officially released.

The companies that were mentioned employ a considerable amount of people, and I certainly hope this will bring closure to the situation, to give some level of job security to its employees.