Careers
We're currently accepting resumes for the following positions:
Indianapolis, IN
Account Manager
Email Marketing Consultant & Campaign Manager
Email Marketing Specialist
ASP.Net Web Developer
Marketing Associate Intern
Chicago, IL
Account Coordinator
Outreach Coordinator
Outreach Consultant
Digital Account Strategist
Los Angeles, CA
Outreach Coordinator
Outreach Consultant
New York City, NY
Outreach Coordinator
LOCATION
Indianapolis, IN
Education
Bachelors degree
Job Description
xiik is expanding its Open-Source Web Development team. We want applicants who will gel with our team/culture and help propel our open-source offerings – particularly, fast-turnaround sites and microsites built in popular open-source CMS and ecommerce platforms.
Skills
- 3+ years of development in PHP and MySQL
- Work experience in fast-paced environments (digital agency experience strongly preferred)
- Extensive experience developing sites in at least 2-3 of the following: Wordpress, ExpressionEngine, Joomla, Drupal, Magento
- Basic understanding of C#/ASP.Net Development
- Extensive experience in JavaScript and AJAX, CSS, JQuery
- Extensive experience in JSON, XML, XHTML
- Ruby on Rails, Java, Jango, Zend, CodeIgnitor and/or Python experience preferred
- Experience with Source Control (Github, SVN, etc.)
- Experience in administering Linux and associated packages from the command line
- Able to configure and use Apache
- Strong knowledge of MySQL, MySQL Replication and MySQL Performance
- Experience with Cloud Hosting preferred
- Professional but sociable demeanor (ability to work directly with staff, clients or marketing teams)
- Mentor experience is a plus
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Send your resume and cover letter to careers@xiik.com.
LOCATION
Indianapolis, IN
Education
Bachelors degree
Job Description
xiik is expanding its Microsoft Technologies team. We want Microsoft junkies who will gel with our team/culture and can produce web applications using MS platforms and development standards.
Skills
- 3+ years of development in ASP.Net (C# required, some experience VB.Net preferred)
- 3+ years of development in SQL Server 2005/2008
- Work experience in fast-paced environments (digital agency experience strongly preferred)
- Some experience developing sites in at least 2-3 of the following: Wordpress, ExpressionEngine, Joomla, Drupal, Magento
- Extensive experience in JavaScript and AJAX, CSS, JQuery
- Extensive experience in JSON, XML, XHTML
- Sharepoint experience preferred
- Experience with Source Control (Team Server, SVN, etc.)
- Experience with Cloud Hosting preferred
- Professional but sociable demeanor (ability to work directly with staff, clients or marketing teams)
- Mentor experience is a plus
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Send your resume and cover letter to careers@xiik.com.
LOCATION
Indianapolis, IN (1)
Chicago, IL (1)
Education
Bachelors degree
Job Description
xiik wants driven, hard-working people persons to assist our Account Managers in: planning each client's advertising strategy; compiling the plan along with radio and television scripts, print ads, direct mail, web development, media spot calendars, reach/frequency reports; and assisting with all other tasks relating to marketing/advertising. Account Coordinators are responsible for the administrative follow up of all Account Manager responsibilities and frequently manage the media relations, PR, copywriting and execution of strategy.
Skills
- Passion for marketing/sales and the internet
- Ability to handle multiple priorities
- Extensive customer service experience required
- Outstanding computer skills including advanced knowledge of spreadsheets, word processing and PowerPoint
- Proven track record of results, demonstrated accountability for achieving individual and shared goals
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
- Exceptional attention to detail and time management skills
- Experience with persuasive and informative writing (advertising and/or news)
- Strong familiarity with web
- Experience with Newspaper and Direct Mail Advertising helpful but not required
- Some HTML experience preferred
- Experience taking detailed notes
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Send your resume and cover letter to careers@xiik.com.
LOCATION
Indianapolis, IN
Education
Bachelors degree
Job Description
Strategy lays the groundwork for each project we produce. It's hugely important to us. We want candidates who can suggest, collect and interpret client business goals and, in turn, develop strategies to accomplish those. Digital Strategists help plan our clients' communication programs and infuse smart, creative and measurable digital components into integrated communication campaigns. Frequently, this team will help win new business, including contributing ideas to RFPs and participating in pitches.
Skills
- Strong analytical and strategic planning skills
- Exceptional writing, presentation and interpersonal communication skills
- Deep understanding of the principles of social media and experience in the interactive space, including site design, email, CRM, mobile, blog, video and SEO/PPC campaigns
- At least 1 year of experience as a web designer, developer or technologist
- At least 2 years of agency experience as a strategist preferred
- Ability to translate sets of data – whether it's brand metrics, sales data or web analytics – into meaningful insights and specific digital communication opportunities
- Public speaking or teaching experience is a plus
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Send your resume and cover letter to careers@xiik.com.
LOCATION
Indianapolis, IN
Education
Bachelors Degree in a related
field of study required.
Job Description
xiik is expanding its email marketing team. We’re looking for hard-working, detail-obsessed individuals who have a passion for email marketing and the code behind it. Most importantly, we want a team player who will thrive in our fast paced, creative environment. Are you interested in becoming a part of this rapidly growing team?
Skills
- 2+ years of experience in email marketing
- Impeccable eye for detail
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects
- Experience with HTML and building HTML emails
- ExactTarget and Campaign Monitor experience a plus
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office programs, including Microsoft Access and Microsoft Excel
- Experience with scripting languages and other programming languages is a plus
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Knowledge and experience with quality assurance processes, procedures or techniques
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Send your resume and cover letter to careers@xiik.com.
LOCATION
Indianapolis, IN
Education
Bachelors Degree in a related
field of study required.
Masters Degree preferred
Job Description
xiik wants creative problem solvers with experience in integrating digital and traditional marketing and advertising solutions. Our Creative Directors organize and lead a team of designers, developers, marketers and strategists to produce artistic solutions that functionally address business problems. They are always playing with new ideas, but above all possess the judgment to be master editors.
Skills
- 5+ years of agency experience in both digital and traditional media
- Experience as leader of (or part of) a team that developed at least 3 successful brands from the ground up
- Experience as leader of (or part of) a team for at least 3 national brands
- Extensive experience managing Creative Teams (experience as Creative Director preferred)
- Extensive experience in design and/or copywriting
- Mentor experience is a plus
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Send your resume and cover letter to careers@xiik.com.
LOCATION
Chicago, IL (1)
Los Angeles, CA (1)
New York City, NY (1)
Education
Bachelors Degree preferred
Job Description
THIS IS A SALES POSITION
xiik wants outgoing, friendly individuals to represent our firm in business and social environments. Outreach Coordinators are responsible for igniting a spark with companies and partners in need of our services. Outreach Coordinators will spend a great deal of their time meeting new people, building relationships and becoming a trusted advisor. This means listening as much as it means preaching. The position involves a great deal of outbound calls and follow ups with the purpose of pitching researched opportunities to our internal team. Outreach Coordinators are not responsible for producing signed contracts (no "closing deals" or "hard sells").
Skills
- 2+ years of business-to-business sales
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills required
- Time management skills are critical
- New business prospecting experience preferred
- Experience in using CRM software and producing weekly reports
- Work experience in a digital/interactive environment preferred
- Working understanding of terms such as Social Media, Pay-Per-Click (PPC), Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Open Source and other popular web-based concepts
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Send your resume and cover letter to careers@xiik.com.
LOCATION
Chicago, IL (1)
Los Angeles, CA (1)
Education
Bachelors Degree required.
Masters (MBA, etc.) degree preferred
Job Description
THIS IS A SALES POSITION
xiik wants well-rounded strategists with an in-the-trenches understanding of integrated marketing solutions. Before our Outreach Consultants contact a prospective client, our Outreach Team evaluates whether a good fit exists. The Outreach Consultant's core aim is to bring the sales opportunity to the next level: to get the client excited, engaged and ready to work with us. Outreach Consultants will, in most cases, be brought in to identify requirements, estimate project costs, write proposals/RFP responses, lead pitches, develop presentations and lead the production of an overall marketing strategy for the prospect. Outreach Consultants may also lead seminars, speak publicly or publish articles about topics related to xiik's service offerings.
Skills
- 4+ years in business-to-business services sales
- History of developing innovative, goal-oriented ideas with proven results
- Public speaking experience
- Strong written communication experience (well-read blog preferred)
- Experience in using CRM software and producing weekly reports
- Work experience in a digital/interactive environment preferred
- Experience discussing and planning the following with clients: Web Development, Public Relations, Social Media, Pay-Per-Click, Search Engine Optimization, Media Buying, Direct Mail
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Send your resume and cover letter to careers@xiik.com.
LOCATION
Indianapolis, IN
Education
Bachelors degree
(MBA or related graduate
degree preferred)
Job Description
xiik wants driven, hard-working people persons to act as the lead and manage our client accounts: planning each client's marketing/advertising strategy; compiling the plan along with radio and television scripts, print ads, direct mail, web development, media spot calendars, reach/frequency reports; preparing and presenting all upfront project planning documentation including creative briefs, wireframes, product requirements document, etc.; guiding the client and managing the development team throughout the project development life cycle; and strategizing and growing the client account. The Account Manager may also assist with upfront sales meetings, proposal and contract writing, and managing traffic/project flow.
Skills
- Minimum of 4 years Account Management Experience at a Digital Agency
- Passion for marketing/sales and the Internet
- Ability to handle multiple priorities
- Extensive customer service experience required
- Experience managing development teams
- Outstanding computer skills including advanced knowledge of spreadsheets, word processing and PowerPoint
- Proven track record of results, demonstrated accountability for achieving individual and shared goals
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
- Exceptional attention to detail and time management skills
- Experience with persuasive and informative writing (advertising and/or news)
- Strong familiarity with web and digital strategy
- Experience creating and implementing marketing plans
- Experience with Newspaper and Direct Mail Advertising helpful
- Some HTML experience preferred
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Send your resume and cover letter to careers@xiik.com.
LOCATION
Indianapolis, IN
Job Description
xiik is seeking a front-end developer with a sensibility for usability design. We want applicants who will gel with our team/culture while advocating for development solutions that support, even exceed the interactive goals of our designs.
Skills
- Work experience in fast-paced environments (digital agency experience strongly preferred)
- Expert in JavaScript and AJAX, CSS, JQuery
- Experience in developing HTML emails (ExactTarget, Delivra, Campaign Monitor, ConstantContact a plus)
- Experience developing sites in some of the following: Wordpress, ExpressionEngine, Joomla, Drupal, Magento
- Proficiency in creating high quality XHTML and CSS code from Adobe Fireworks and Dreamweaver files
- Show understanding and interest in using HTML5 and CSS3 where possible
- Ability to work directly with the creative team, making sure that both design and development are working together effectively
- Ability to meet high-quality standards within required timelines
- Professional but sociable demeanor (ability to work directly with staff, clients or marketing)
- Some proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, and Flash is a plus
- Share a passion for design and accurate code, with the desire to grow in the role and mentor others
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Send your resume and cover letter to careers@xiik.com.
LOCATION
Indianapolis, IN
Education
Bachelor's Degree
Work Experience
3-4 years Account Management in an Advertising Agency or related field.
Job Description
xiik seeks an organized, creative, client-focused advertising whiz to move traditional and digital campaigns through our pipeline from inception to delivery. This position requires agency experience with traditional advertising media and at least some familiarity with digital & interactive methods. The Account Director is primarily responsible for understanding and anticipating client needs and subsequently providing recommendations, strategies, proposals, and estimates managing client expectations throughout the process. Additionally, the Account Director is responsible for ensuring internal staff understands project requirements, and is able to complete their work on-time and under-budget.
Job Responsiblilites
- Assist in creation of strategic campaign plans, proposals, and project estimates
- Write and present RFPs as needed
- Maintain effective and proactive communications with clients, managing all client-facing documents and meetings
- Ensure projects follow internal protocol
- Communicate project needs to internal staff to ensure projects are completed on-time and under-budget
- Manage day-to-day and long-term project requirements, maintaining up-to-date project data in project management software
- Lead internal team to understand our clients' broader marketing objectives to ensure final projects meet client expectations
- Direct and mentor Account Coordinator for career growth
- Additional responsibilities as needed
Skills
- Agency experience with full-service integrated campaigns, print, television/radio media, OOH advertising and public/media relations.
- Ability to prioritize multiple projects and clients.
- Adept at multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment
- Experience building strong client relationships, and providing excellent customer service
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
- Exceptional attention to detail and time management skills
- Excellent critical thinking and problem solving skills
- Ability to collaborate with multiple departments
- Outstanding computer skills, including advanced knowledge of spreadsheets, word processing and PowerPoint
- Proven track record of results and demonstrated accountability for achieving individual & shared goals
- General familiarity with the web and digital marketing tools (i.e. social media) and content management systems (i.e. WordPress)
- Ability to issue spot and work proactively to find solutions
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Send your resume and cover letter to careers@xiik.com.
LOCATION
Indianapolis, IN
Internship Duration
Spring 2011
Education
Currently in pursuit of a Bachelor's degree in marketing field
Job Description
xiik wants a driven, hard-working person to assist our Account Managers in managing client projects from inception to delivery. The Marketing Associate will assist in a variety of internal tasks including proposal review and revision, project QA, and general office administration. Project related tasks may include research assignments, content creation, website maintenance, and Pay-Per-Click campaign administration, and other digital media tools as needed.
Skills
- Ability to handle multiple priorities
- Customer service experience required
- Exceptional attention to detail and time management skills
- Excellent critical thinking and problem solving skills
- Ability to collaborate with multiple departments
- Outstanding computer skills including advanced knowledge of spreadsheets, word processing and PowerPoint
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
- Strong familiarity with the web and digital marketing tools like social media & content management systems like WordPress and/or Expression Engine
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Send your resume and cover letter to careers@xiik.com.
LOCATION
Chicago, IL
Education
Bachelor's Degree Required
Work Experience
3+ years Account Management experience working in a digital/interactive agency
Job Description
xiik is seeking a creative and client-focused Digital Account Strategist to advise and educate clients on digital media. This person must understand current digital marketing trends and subsequently be able to provide clients with recommendations, strategies, and proposals. Additionally, this individual will understand the client’s marketing objectives and manage their expectations throughout the process. The Digital Account Strategist will also work with the Production Coordinator to ensure internal staff members understand project requirements and are able to complete their work on-time and under-budget.
Job Responsibilities
- Provide strategic digital recommendations, proposals, and project estimates
- Write digital RFPs as needed
- Maintain effective and proactive communications with clients
- Ensure projects follow internal protocol
- Communicate project needs to internal staff to ensure projects are completed on-time and under-budget
- Manage day-to-day and long-term project requirements, maintaining up-to-date project data in project management software
- Lead internal team to understand our clients' broader marketing objectives to ensure final projects meet client expectations
Candidate Requirements
- Thorough understanding of digital marketing tools, content management systems, and other web-based practices
- Exceptional verbal, written, and time management skills
- Adept at building strong client relationships and providing excellent customer service
- Effective and proactive communication skills with both external and internal teams
- Ability to collaborate with multiple departments
- Company-paid travel once a week to our client's office in South Bend, IN required. Overnights are rare.
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Send your resume and cover letter to careers@xiik.com.
LOCATION
Indianapolis, IN
Education
Bachelor's Degree
Work Experience
3-4 years Account Management in a Digital Agency or related field.
Job Description
xiik seeks an organized, creative, client-focused person to serve as a Senior Account Manager to move projects through our pipeline from inception to delivery. The Senior Account Manager is primarily responsible for understanding and anticipating client needs and subsequently providing recommendations, strategies, proposals, and estimates – managing client expectations throughout the process. Additionally, the Senior Account Manager is responsible for ensuring internal staff understands project requirements, and is able to complete their work on-time and under-budget.
Job Responsiblilites
- Assist in creation of strategic campaign plans, proposals, and project estimates
- Write and present RFPs as needed
- Maintain effective and proactive communications with clients, managing all client-facing documents and meetings
- Ensure projects follow internal protocol
- Communicate project needs to internal staff to ensure projects are completed on-time and under-budget
- Manage day-to-day and long-term project requirements, maintaining up-to-date project data in project management software
- Lead internal team to understand our clients' broader marketing objectives to ensure final projects meet client expectations
- Direct and mentor Account Coordinator for career growth
- Additional responsibilities as needed
Candidate Requirements
- Ability to prioritize multiple projects and clients.
- Adept at multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment
- Experience building strong client relationships, and providing excellent customer service
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
- Exceptional attention to detail and time management skills
- Excellent critical thinking and problem solving skills
- Ability to collaborate with multiple departments
- Outstanding computer skills, including advanced knowledge of spreadsheets, word processing and PowerPoint
- Proven track record of results and demonstrated accountability for achieving individual & shared goals
- Extensive familiarity with the web and digital marketing tools (i.e.social media) and content management systems (i.e.WordPress and/or Expression Engine)
- Ability to issue spot and work proactively to find solutions
- Passionate interest in online and digital marketing communications
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Send your resume and cover letter to careers@xiik.com.
LOCATION
Indianapolis, IN
Education
Bachelor's Degree
(ideally in marketing, consulting or management)
Advanced degree in marketing, business or related field is desirable
Work Experience
- 2+ years experience in email marketing, working with multiple clients/organizations including Fortune 1000 clients preferred
- Significant experience in direct and online marketing
- Experience in one or more of the following areas is preferred
- Web Analytics Consulting
- Data Analysis and Modeling
- Social Media Consulting
- Search Engine Optimization
- E-Commerce Consulting
Job Description
This role within xiik's Email Marketing Solutions practice will work collaboratively with internal teams and clients to help optimize email and vertical marketing strategies and tactics. You must become an email marketing expert, if not already. The primary responsibility of the Consultant involves strategizing, leading and executing email marketing-related work. The Consultant serves as the manager and primary point of interaction with xiik's Account Services Team for all email deployment. This position is accountable for the accuracy, timeliness and consistency of all campaigns executed on behalf of the client. Consultants are expected to leverage email applications, knowledge of features, as well as business and domain expertise. The Consultant is looked to as both a source of leadership and a resource, providing a range of support for our growing email practice. Our work environment is fast-paced and deadline-focused. A successful Consultant operates efficiently in a demanding environment with composure and exemplary communication. While this position is primarily focused on email communications, projects often require evaluation of broader interactive and direct marketing programs.
Job Responsiblilites
- Work with the client and key members of the Design, Deployment and Account Services teams to develop a client-specific set of workflows, documents, reporting schedules and service level agreements to support clients' ongoing campaign needs. This may include but is not limited to:
- Client presentations
- Campaign- and client-specific editorial calendars, including scheduled send times, client input and approval dates and other key time-based responsibilities for each party involved
- Components and structure of client-specific custom reports
- Receive data descriptions, data pull instructions and other data-related inputs from the client; communicate data counts, subscriber/segment information and other send-related data; and lead the process of correcting or clarifying perceived inaccuracies in that data
- Communicate and negotiate the feasibility and timing of rush/one-off campaigns
- Conduct final QA of email for content/editorial accuracy and issue "OK to send" order
- Conduct regular analysis for automated/triggered sends to ensure ongoing accuracy and completeness of execution
- Provide consultation on email marketing communication development, best practices, and optimization efforts for existing clients. Examples include:
- Strategic Roadmap Development: Inventory all facets of an existing email communications program and identify strengths and weaknesses. Based on findings, provide recommendations for short- and long-term strategic initiatives
- Customer Contact Strategy: Develop multi-channel contact strategies tailored to individual customer segments
- Campaign Optimization: Work with clients to optimize email and online marketing campaign performance
- Data Analysis: Help clients gain insights into their business and customer behavior through analysis of campaign data, transactional data, customer profile data, etc.
- Provide public presentations on Email Marketing as an industry expert.
- Research regularly to stay informed of industry trends and best practices.
- Contribute to intellectual capital regarding email best practices and subscriber acquisition strategies, with an aim to integrate with evolving trends in other marketing channels (interactive, direct, social media, SEO, mobile, etc.)
- Manage and lead client meetings, presentations, on-site work sessions, and correspondence
Candidate Requirements
- Willing to travel up to 20%
- Strong customer focus
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize, yet detail and process oriented
- Highly motivated self-starter with the ability to direct work efforts independently
- Ability to quickly relate to a client's business and key executives to provide credible and objective advice
- Working knowledge of email applications, including dynamic content preferred
- Understanding of editorial, statistical and design QA process
- Project and Program Management Skills
- Working knowledge of HTML, Excel, Access, Powerpoint and other MS Office applications is a plus
- Strong Conflict resolution and time management skills
- Excellent analytical, writing and presentation skills required
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Send your resume and cover letter to careers@xiik.com.
WHAT WE OFFER
Competitive Compensation
Flexible Hours
Unlimited Paid Vacation
Health & Dental Insurance
401K with Company Match on First 6%
Tuition Reimbursement
Employee Stock Options
ENVIRONMENT
If you enjoy developing high-quality, professional marketing pieces and delivering outstanding customer service in this fast-paced industry, you'd love it here.
We've coined the term, "xiik out" to describe our day-to-day process of working smart and creatively, displaying an unwavering positive attitude, showing passion for our work and ending the day with a sense of pride in the solutions we delivered.
