Los Angeles 
Gorilla Nation is the largest online advertising sales representation company, exclusively handling the media sales for over 500 high-traffic, quality websites in select vertical markets.
We're a one-stop shop for online advertisers & agencies looking to build brand awareness through high impact ad units and rich media across targeted content categories. We assist in developing media and creative strategies, execute these plans with volume media buys, and traffic campaign delivery utilizing our advanced ad-serving technology.
Gorilla Nation then delivers results, usually above and beyond advertiser expectations. As an ad rep firm (rather than an ad network) we then interpret these results to make each subsequent buy more effective.
Brian Fitzgerald
Co-Founder and President
Brian began his career as an intellectual property attorney at MGM Studios, went on to represent some of the entertainment industry's largest independent film distributors, and co-founded Celebrity Blvd. Graduated UCSB, 1992 & J.D. Loyola Law School, 1996. He co-founded Gorilla Nation in 2001.
Aaron Broder
Co-Founder and CEO
Aaron began his career at the William Morris Agency, a Hollywood Talent Agency, and co-founded Celebrity Blvd. Graduated UCSB, 1991; M.B.A from University of Wisconsin at Madison, 1993 & J.D. U.C.L.A. He co-founded Gorilla Nation in 2001.
Bill Foltz
CFO
Bill is an experienced senior executive with a strong background in growing and operating companies with expertise in M&A, corporate finance, fundraising and private equity. Prior to joining Gorilla Nation, he was a Partner and Managing Principal a Sports Business Ventures, an early stage venture capital fund and advisory firm focusing on sports and sports-related investments. Prior to this, Bill was SVP/CFO of Roll International, where he oversaw a $1 billion portfolio of seven wholly owned companies in consumer products, service and wholesale products, food processing and beverages including such iconic consumer brands as Teleflora PomWonderful Pomegranate Juice, and Fiji Water, whose acquisition he led. He has also held the CFO position with Platinum Equity Capital Partners, one of the fastest growing private equity firms in the nation. In addition to serving on the firm’s management committee that had primary responsibility for the performance of the entire portfolio, he also managed the company’s initial private equity fundraising of $700 million. Earlier, he served as CFO of the Los Angeles Dodgers professional baseball club where he spent 10 years as a key member of the management team. He was a manager for the public accounting firm of Ernst & Young and is a CPA.
Christophe Louvion
Chief Technology Officer
Christophe has over 10 years of experience in enabling rapid business growth through planning and implementation of cutting edge technologies. He held various positions at Shopzilla.com, where he was instrumental in developing the leading shopping search engine, serving there as Software Architect, VP of Operations, VP of Product Development and Engineering, Agile Evangelist/Coach and Uber Scrum Master. Prior to working in the e-commerce field, he worked as a Software Engineer at the U.S. Attorney’s Office of San Diego. He started his career as a Software Engineer for Cegelec in Paris, where he won an Anvar award from The French Agency for Innovation. He received a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from University of Nancy I and a Master of Science in Computer Science from ESIAL, both in France. He is a Certified Scrum Practitioner, and a member of the Agile Alliance and the Agile Project Leadership Network.
Brad Agens
Sr. VP/National Sales
Brad joined Gorilla Nation as the National Sales Director in 2002. Prior to this, he served as Southwest Sales Manager for L90/MaxOnline and as Director of Business Development for RealSearch, a Real Estate Marketing firm. Brad has over a decade of online sales and marketing experience and has worked with such marquee brands as Verizon, Turner, Nestle, Ford, and Nike.
Frank Simonelli
Sr. VP/Marketing & Corporate Communications
Frank brings 25 years of strategic and tactical marketing expertise to GN. He currently directs branding, reputation management, lead generation, advertising, PR and promotional activity for the firm. He has held a wide range of senior positions at the world's largest advertising and PR agencies, including Young & Rubicam (where he helped form the industry's first "New Media Group" in 1984, developing such seminal web properties as CompuServe and Prodigy), Burson-Marsteller, J. Walter Thompson, and Hill and Knowlton. He has served on the client side in the research, publishing and wireless industries.
Matt Stodder
VP/Ad Strategy & Operations
Matt is responsible for leading integrated sales initiatives to connect brand advertisers with consumers through GN’s global network of mid-tail sites in three ways: developing larger integrated online promotional packages on GN’s larger premier properties, aggregating selected smaller sites to create uniquely targeted media packages, and creating opportunities for international advertisers that provide creative integration across different geographic markets. Matt came to GN after 7 years at Yahoo! where, most recently, he served as Director of Ad Solutions for Yahoo! Entertainment. He has developed successful, integrated marketing programs for a broad array of major brand advertisers, including Pepsi, Coca Cola, GM, Toyota, Nissan, Verizon Wireless, P&G, JCPenney and Target. Prior to this, he headed up publishing at LAUNCH.com, a music site acquired by Yahoo!, and was a former politics editor at LATimes.com.
Moises Magana
Sr. VP/Finance
Moises brings 6 years of finance and operations expertise in the online media and entertainment industry. He is currently responsible for strategic planning and analysis, acquisition valuation, due diligence and integration. His previous experience includes directing all finance and operational activity for YouBet.com.
Alex Godelman
VP/Technology
Alex provides nearly 20 years of senior management experience in ecommerce, commercial software development, and online media and entertainment. He has a proven track record in formulating and executing technology and service delivery plans for rapidly growing internet brands and other high tech companies. Most recently, he was a part of the senior management team at Shopzilla, the world leader in comparison shopping search; CIO at Diskeeper Corporation, a leading software manufacturer; Executive Director of Technology for the B3 division of Time Warner responsible for numerous TW and WEA music labels; Senior Director of IS&T for the Maxis division of Electronic Arts, makers of Sims Online. Prior to these, he also served as CIO of Otis College and Director of Technology for WoltersKluwers, responsible for delivery of their two largest online brands, GlobalFx and CompleTax. AAlex is very active in ITIL, Agile and web communities and serves on the board of advisors of several technology companies. He is a Certified Scrum Master and holds a graduate degree in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics from Universitatea de Stat din Moldova.
Sharon Reese
VP/Human Resources
Sharon is responsible for managing rapid employee growth on both a domestic and international level, with focus on Toronto, London & Sydney. Prior to GN, she spent nearly 7 years as Head of Corporate Employee Relations for Dreamworks SKG (sold to Paramount) and DreamWorks Records (sold to Universal Music Group) where she was responsible for human resources activities domestically and internationally in all areas of employee relations, performance management, training and development, corporate policies and procedures compliance, transitions and mergers and acquisitions. Before that, she was VP, Human Resources Manager for Bank of America with an employee population of over 100,000 where she supported the Corporate Group, Retail Branches, Commercial Banking, Credit Card and Teleservices.
Josh Ellingwood
General Counsel
Josh joined GN in March 2006, bringing with him 10 years of experience as a business attorney. Prior to joining GN, Josh served as Vice President and General Counsel for a private aerospace research and development company and as a financial restructuring attorney with nationally prominent firms in Los Angeles. Josh has a B.A. from U.C. Berkeley and a J.D. from U.C.L.A.
Jeff Shieh
VP/Business & Legal Affairs
Jeff is primarily responsible for the structuring, negotiation and documentation of GN's acquisitions and investments. Prior to joining GN, Jeff practiced as a corporate attorney at the international law firms of Sheppard, Mullin and Skadden, Arps, working on a wide variety of M&A, venture capital/private equity, finance and other transactions. He was also previously a corporate governance and finance attorney and assistant corporate secretary at Edison International/Southern California Edison Company, a publicly traded Fortune 200 company. Jeff has a B.A. from U.C. Berkeley and a J.D. from U.C. Hastings.
Co-Founder and President
Brian began his career as an intellectual property attorney at MGM Studios, went on to represent some of the entertainment industry's largest independent film distributors, and co-founded Celebrity Blvd. Graduated UCSB, 1992 & J.D. Loyola Law School, 1996. He co-founded Gorilla Nation in 2001.
Aaron Broder
Co-Founder and CEO
Aaron began his career at the William Morris Agency, a Hollywood Talent Agency, and co-founded Celebrity Blvd. Graduated UCSB, 1991; M.B.A from University of Wisconsin at Madison, 1993 & J.D. U.C.L.A. He co-founded Gorilla Nation in 2001.
Bill Foltz
CFO
Bill is an experienced senior executive with a strong background in growing and operating companies with expertise in M&A, corporate finance, fundraising and private equity. Prior to joining Gorilla Nation, he was a Partner and Managing Principal a Sports Business Ventures, an early stage venture capital fund and advisory firm focusing on sports and sports-related investments. Prior to this, Bill was SVP/CFO of Roll International, where he oversaw a $1 billion portfolio of seven wholly owned companies in consumer products, service and wholesale products, food processing and beverages including such iconic consumer brands as Teleflora PomWonderful Pomegranate Juice, and Fiji Water, whose acquisition he led. He has also held the CFO position with Platinum Equity Capital Partners, one of the fastest growing private equity firms in the nation. In addition to serving on the firm’s management committee that had primary responsibility for the performance of the entire portfolio, he also managed the company’s initial private equity fundraising of $700 million. Earlier, he served as CFO of the Los Angeles Dodgers professional baseball club where he spent 10 years as a key member of the management team. He was a manager for the public accounting firm of Ernst & Young and is a CPA.
Christophe Louvion
Chief Technology Officer
Christophe has over 10 years of experience in enabling rapid business growth through planning and implementation of cutting edge technologies. He held various positions at Shopzilla.com, where he was instrumental in developing the leading shopping search engine, serving there as Software Architect, VP of Operations, VP of Product Development and Engineering, Agile Evangelist/Coach and Uber Scrum Master. Prior to working in the e-commerce field, he worked as a Software Engineer at the U.S. Attorney’s Office of San Diego. He started his career as a Software Engineer for Cegelec in Paris, where he won an Anvar award from The French Agency for Innovation. He received a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from University of Nancy I and a Master of Science in Computer Science from ESIAL, both in France. He is a Certified Scrum Practitioner, and a member of the Agile Alliance and the Agile Project Leadership Network.
Brad Agens
Sr. VP/National Sales
Brad joined Gorilla Nation as the National Sales Director in 2002. Prior to this, he served as Southwest Sales Manager for L90/MaxOnline and as Director of Business Development for RealSearch, a Real Estate Marketing firm. Brad has over a decade of online sales and marketing experience and has worked with such marquee brands as Verizon, Turner, Nestle, Ford, and Nike.
Frank Simonelli
Sr. VP/Marketing & Corporate Communications
Frank brings 25 years of strategic and tactical marketing expertise to GN. He currently directs branding, reputation management, lead generation, advertising, PR and promotional activity for the firm. He has held a wide range of senior positions at the world's largest advertising and PR agencies, including Young & Rubicam (where he helped form the industry's first "New Media Group" in 1984, developing such seminal web properties as CompuServe and Prodigy), Burson-Marsteller, J. Walter Thompson, and Hill and Knowlton. He has served on the client side in the research, publishing and wireless industries.
Matt Stodder
VP/Ad Strategy & Operations
Matt is responsible for leading integrated sales initiatives to connect brand advertisers with consumers through GN’s global network of mid-tail sites in three ways: developing larger integrated online promotional packages on GN’s larger premier properties, aggregating selected smaller sites to create uniquely targeted media packages, and creating opportunities for international advertisers that provide creative integration across different geographic markets. Matt came to GN after 7 years at Yahoo! where, most recently, he served as Director of Ad Solutions for Yahoo! Entertainment. He has developed successful, integrated marketing programs for a broad array of major brand advertisers, including Pepsi, Coca Cola, GM, Toyota, Nissan, Verizon Wireless, P&G, JCPenney and Target. Prior to this, he headed up publishing at LAUNCH.com, a music site acquired by Yahoo!, and was a former politics editor at LATimes.com.
Moises Magana
Sr. VP/Finance
Moises brings 6 years of finance and operations expertise in the online media and entertainment industry. He is currently responsible for strategic planning and analysis, acquisition valuation, due diligence and integration. His previous experience includes directing all finance and operational activity for YouBet.com.
Alex Godelman
VP/Technology
Alex provides nearly 20 years of senior management experience in ecommerce, commercial software development, and online media and entertainment. He has a proven track record in formulating and executing technology and service delivery plans for rapidly growing internet brands and other high tech companies. Most recently, he was a part of the senior management team at Shopzilla, the world leader in comparison shopping search; CIO at Diskeeper Corporation, a leading software manufacturer; Executive Director of Technology for the B3 division of Time Warner responsible for numerous TW and WEA music labels; Senior Director of IS&T for the Maxis division of Electronic Arts, makers of Sims Online. Prior to these, he also served as CIO of Otis College and Director of Technology for WoltersKluwers, responsible for delivery of their two largest online brands, GlobalFx and CompleTax. AAlex is very active in ITIL, Agile and web communities and serves on the board of advisors of several technology companies. He is a Certified Scrum Master and holds a graduate degree in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics from Universitatea de Stat din Moldova.
Sharon Reese
VP/Human Resources
Sharon is responsible for managing rapid employee growth on both a domestic and international level, with focus on Toronto, London & Sydney. Prior to GN, she spent nearly 7 years as Head of Corporate Employee Relations for Dreamworks SKG (sold to Paramount) and DreamWorks Records (sold to Universal Music Group) where she was responsible for human resources activities domestically and internationally in all areas of employee relations, performance management, training and development, corporate policies and procedures compliance, transitions and mergers and acquisitions. Before that, she was VP, Human Resources Manager for Bank of America with an employee population of over 100,000 where she supported the Corporate Group, Retail Branches, Commercial Banking, Credit Card and Teleservices.
Josh Ellingwood
General Counsel
Josh joined GN in March 2006, bringing with him 10 years of experience as a business attorney. Prior to joining GN, Josh served as Vice President and General Counsel for a private aerospace research and development company and as a financial restructuring attorney with nationally prominent firms in Los Angeles. Josh has a B.A. from U.C. Berkeley and a J.D. from U.C.L.A.
Jeff Shieh
VP/Business & Legal Affairs
Jeff is primarily responsible for the structuring, negotiation and documentation of GN's acquisitions and investments. Prior to joining GN, Jeff practiced as a corporate attorney at the international law firms of Sheppard, Mullin and Skadden, Arps, working on a wide variety of M&A, venture capital/private equity, finance and other transactions. He was also previously a corporate governance and finance attorney and assistant corporate secretary at Edison International/Southern California Edison Company, a publicly traded Fortune 200 company. Jeff has a B.A. from U.C. Berkeley and a J.D. from U.C. Hastings.
Here We Grow Again! Current Openings:
Gorilla Nation is always looking for talented individuals to join our team. Please forward your resume and cover letter to: careers@gorillanation.com
Gorilla Nation New York:
Associate Sales Planner -New York
The Associate Sales Planner is an entry-level position within the Sales Department. Responsible for assisting the sales team with coordinating pending deals and managing existing campaigns. Duties include, but not limited to maintaining current campaigns, working closely with Ad Op's, building presentations and reporting. The role provides excellent training for an individual looking to pursue a career in online advertising, account management and sales.
Entry level. College degree. Online planning and sales experience preferred.
Sales Planner - New York
Support the sales in team in managing all proposals, presentations and campaign management functions. - Provide sales support to Account Executive - Manage campaign look-ups and proposal generation - Handle call leads and lead generation - Put together media kits - Assist with requests for proposals (RFP) - Assist with developing sales strategies - Research necessary data for pending campaigns - Assist with managing existing accounts - Create reports for current campaigns - Fulfill client requests - Work with Finance team to assist with the billing process
- 2+ years experience in online sales - Strong desire to work in Sales - Experience working with Microsoft Office, Internet etc. - Strong working knowledge in Excel and PowerPoint required - Excellent verbal and written communication skills - Must possess good negotiating and problem solving capabilities - Attention to detail and ability to work well with others in a team environment
Gorilla Nation Los Angeles:
Associate Sales Planner - Los Angeles
The Associate Sales Planner is an entry-level position within the Sales Department. This position is responsible for assisting the sales team with coordinating pending deals and managing existing campaigns. Duties include, but not limited to maintaining current campaigns, working closely with Ad Op's, building presentations and reporting. The role provides excellent training for an individual looking to pursue a career in online advertising, account management and sales.
Entry level; College Degree. Online planning and sales experience preferred.
Account Executive - NY, LA or Miami
In this role you will develop relationships with Spanish language clients and Account Teams in order to understand their needs, develop measurement solutions and coordinate all projects and research. This position can be based out of NY, LA or Miami. Responsibilities include but is not limited to: - Manage integration of Spanish language stations and agencies with Gorilla Nation's products - Coordinate improvements to Hispanic measurement including the single sample project - Lead efforts to educate the marketplace and gain client acceptance of single sample methodology - Work closely with Research, Field, Production and Sales groups to lead seamless rollout of NY and Miami single sample - Develop strategic plans to continue to move Hispanic markets to electronic measurements with client acceptance and support - Provide clients and sales team with proactive informatoin and presentations that can assist in creating high level of client satisfaction and acceptance of Nielsen products and services - Work with Sales and key Hispanic clients such as Univision and Telemundo to respond to questions and concerns to exceed client expectations - Work closely with Marketing, Account Management, Business Development and Sales Support groups - Develop strategic relationships with multicultural/Hispanic focused agencies and direct clients - Provide clients and sales team with proactive Hispanic industry information and presentations that can assist in maintaining high level media kits and other marketing materials.
- 5+ years of media sales or account management experience - Must be fluent in Spanish with the ability to read, write and speak the language - Ability to present Gorilla Nation's products and services in large or small groups - Ability to communicate effectively at all levels and build collabortive internal and external relationships - Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills and demonstrate originality of thought and persuasiveness - Ability to travel as needed - Bachelors degree
Sr. PHP Developer
We currently need highly skilled innovators adept at both web application development and partner integration. The projects require solid design fundamentals working with Apache/MySQL database-driven web applications. Those with more advanced skills writing in Python/Ruby/shell are highly desired.
B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or Engineering - 5 to 7 years OO PHP4/PHP5 - 1 to 2 years PERL - 5 to 7 years HTML/JavaScript - 4 to 5 years MySQL (using stored procedures/clustering/replication) - Experienced w/Linux flavors (Redhat/ CentOS/ Ubuntu) - Advanced Programming Knowledge (OOP, UML, Use of Frameworks) - Experience with MVC - Experience with Subversion or CVS - Experience with Apache - Experience with parallel coding / testing in Scrum environment
Ad Operations Specialist
GN is currently seeking an Ad Operations Specialist to support the online advertising sales team by implementing and managing ad campaigns from receipt of the IO (Insertion Order) to the final report. Responsibilities: - Manage day-to-day needs of clients, including ad operations and reporting - Ensure each assigned campaign delivers in full and contract revenue potential is fulfilled - Quality Assurance of all creative implementation and ensure tracking of all ads - Work closely with sales planners to optimize campaigns - Create interim and monthly billing reports
Requirements: - Bachelors degree preferred - 1-2 years of previous experience - DART experience preferred - Understanding of internet advertising - Proficiency in Microsoft Office, knowledge of HTML and javascript - Must be highly organized and detail oriented - Ability to work well under tight deadlines and able to multi-task effectively and efficiently - Good analysis and problem solving skills
Sales Planner - Los Angeles
Support the sales in team in managing all proposals, presentations and campaign management functions. - Provide sales support to Account Executive - Manage campaign look-ups and proposal generation - Handle call leads and lead generation - Put together media kits - Assist with requests for proposals (RFP) - Assist with developing sales strategies - Research necessary data for pending campaigns - Assist with managing existing accounts - Create reports for current campaigns - Fulfill client requests - Work with Finance team to assist with the billing process
- 2+ years experience in online sales - Strong desire to work in Sales - Experience working with Microsoft Office, Internet etc. - Strong knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint required - Excellent written and verbal communication skills required - Must possess good negotiating and problem solving skills - Attention to Details and ability to work well with others in a team environment
Configuration Management Engineer
You will be working with an established team in a dynamic and ever evolving environment where, rather than completing a specified series of tasks, you will act as an individual contributor who can identify what needs to happen and implement solutions. We are working in an evolving business context that requires time and interest to stay relevant. Our existing development team is close knit and has set a high bar for achievement, so your contributions will be critical.
JOB DESCRIPTION: Members of the CM organization will collaborate with stakeholders of the Engineering Department to improve the reliability of builds and releases Members of the CM organization will be able to speak the same language as developers, QA, and Systems Operations to make sure that the right products are delivered. CM members will provide and manage deployment tools and training CM members will be part of an agile organization and will participate in teams as needed. CM members will provide the means to track first and third party changes that affect a product Desired Skillset Excellent verbal and written skills Exceptional Unix or Linux skills Strong RDBMS experience, including ability to create effective SQL scripts Experience in setting up Continuous Integration frameworks which work with the following scripting languages in Unix or Linux: Perl, Ruby, Python, PHP, Ant, bash shell, SQL Ability to quickly integrate tools by using their APIs Automate the extraction and delivery of metrics and reports Continually find ways to improve our deployment process Desired Experience 5 or more combined years in any of the following: Development, white box QA, Configuration Management Have created multiple Continuous Integration environments Have automated releases to production
Senior Linux Systems Administrator
GN is seeking a talented Senior Systems Specialist to join the IT and Development Team. The individual must be a self-starter and able to work well in a team environment. Must have 5-7+ years of working hands on knowledge of server/network architecture in a Linux environment. Additional skills working with traditional and virtual router and firewall solutions required.
- Must be able to interpret technical requests - Must know Linux - Must have a solid understanding of MySQL - Knowledge of various Access Control Level theory - Strong hands on knowledge of shell scripting - Hands on knowledge of Apache 1.3x, Apache 2.x - Hands on knowledge of Red Hat Linux 4/Fedora Cafe - Hands on knowledge of various network switches and firewalls - Knowledge of network cabling - Expert in TCP/IP and OSI layers -
Sales Planner - San Francisco
Support the sales in team in managing all proposals, presentations and campaign management functions. - Provide sales support to Account Executive - Manage campaign look-ups and proposal generation - Handle call leads and lead generation - Put together media kits - Assist with requests for proposals (RFP) - Assist with developing sales strategies - Research necessary data for pending campaigns - Assist with managing existing accounts - Create reports for current campaigns - Fulfill client requests - Work with Finance team to assist with the billing process
- 2+ years experience in online sales - Strong desire to work in Sales - Experience working with Microsoft Office, Internet etc. - Strong working knowledge in Excel and PowerPoint required - Excellent verbal and written communication skills required - Must possess good negotiating techniqures and problem solving abilities - Attention to detail and ability to work well with others in a team environment required
Gorilla Nation Chicago:
Associate Sales Planner - Chicago
The Associate Sales Planner is an entry-level position within the Sales Department. This position is responsible for assisting the sales team with coordinating pending deals and managing existing campaigns. Duties include, but not limited to maintaining current campaigns, working closely with Ad Op's, building presentations and reporting. The role provides excellent training for an individual looking to pursue a career in online advertising, account management and sales.
Entry level; College Degree. Online planning and sales experience preferred.
Gorilla Nation is always looking for talented individuals to join our team. Please forward your resume and cover letter to: careers@gorillanation.com
Gorilla Nation New York:
Associate Sales Planner -New York
The Associate Sales Planner is an entry-level position within the Sales Department. Responsible for assisting the sales team with coordinating pending deals and managing existing campaigns. Duties include, but not limited to maintaining current campaigns, working closely with Ad Op's, building presentations and reporting. The role provides excellent training for an individual looking to pursue a career in online advertising, account management and sales.
Entry level. College degree. Online planning and sales experience preferred.
Sales Planner - New York
Support the sales in team in managing all proposals, presentations and campaign management functions. - Provide sales support to Account Executive - Manage campaign look-ups and proposal generation - Handle call leads and lead generation - Put together media kits - Assist with requests for proposals (RFP) - Assist with developing sales strategies - Research necessary data for pending campaigns - Assist with managing existing accounts - Create reports for current campaigns - Fulfill client requests - Work with Finance team to assist with the billing process
- 2+ years experience in online sales - Strong desire to work in Sales - Experience working with Microsoft Office, Internet etc. - Strong working knowledge in Excel and PowerPoint required - Excellent verbal and written communication skills - Must possess good negotiating and problem solving capabilities - Attention to detail and ability to work well with others in a team environment
Gorilla Nation Los Angeles:
Associate Sales Planner - Los Angeles
The Associate Sales Planner is an entry-level position within the Sales Department. This position is responsible for assisting the sales team with coordinating pending deals and managing existing campaigns. Duties include, but not limited to maintaining current campaigns, working closely with Ad Op's, building presentations and reporting. The role provides excellent training for an individual looking to pursue a career in online advertising, account management and sales.
Entry level; College Degree. Online planning and sales experience preferred.
Account Executive - NY, LA or Miami
In this role you will develop relationships with Spanish language clients and Account Teams in order to understand their needs, develop measurement solutions and coordinate all projects and research. This position can be based out of NY, LA or Miami. Responsibilities include but is not limited to: - Manage integration of Spanish language stations and agencies with Gorilla Nation's products - Coordinate improvements to Hispanic measurement including the single sample project - Lead efforts to educate the marketplace and gain client acceptance of single sample methodology - Work closely with Research, Field, Production and Sales groups to lead seamless rollout of NY and Miami single sample - Develop strategic plans to continue to move Hispanic markets to electronic measurements with client acceptance and support - Provide clients and sales team with proactive informatoin and presentations that can assist in creating high level of client satisfaction and acceptance of Nielsen products and services - Work with Sales and key Hispanic clients such as Univision and Telemundo to respond to questions and concerns to exceed client expectations - Work closely with Marketing, Account Management, Business Development and Sales Support groups - Develop strategic relationships with multicultural/Hispanic focused agencies and direct clients - Provide clients and sales team with proactive Hispanic industry information and presentations that can assist in maintaining high level media kits and other marketing materials.
- 5+ years of media sales or account management experience - Must be fluent in Spanish with the ability to read, write and speak the language - Ability to present Gorilla Nation's products and services in large or small groups - Ability to communicate effectively at all levels and build collabortive internal and external relationships - Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills and demonstrate originality of thought and persuasiveness - Ability to travel as needed - Bachelors degree
Sr. PHP Developer
We currently need highly skilled innovators adept at both web application development and partner integration. The projects require solid design fundamentals working with Apache/MySQL database-driven web applications. Those with more advanced skills writing in Python/Ruby/shell are highly desired.
B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or Engineering - 5 to 7 years OO PHP4/PHP5 - 1 to 2 years PERL - 5 to 7 years HTML/JavaScript - 4 to 5 years MySQL (using stored procedures/clustering/replication) - Experienced w/Linux flavors (Redhat/ CentOS/ Ubuntu) - Advanced Programming Knowledge (OOP, UML, Use of Frameworks) - Experience with MVC - Experience with Subversion or CVS - Experience with Apache - Experience with parallel coding / testing in Scrum environment
Ad Operations Specialist
GN is currently seeking an Ad Operations Specialist to support the online advertising sales team by implementing and managing ad campaigns from receipt of the IO (Insertion Order) to the final report. Responsibilities: - Manage day-to-day needs of clients, including ad operations and reporting - Ensure each assigned campaign delivers in full and contract revenue potential is fulfilled - Quality Assurance of all creative implementation and ensure tracking of all ads - Work closely with sales planners to optimize campaigns - Create interim and monthly billing reports
Requirements: - Bachelors degree preferred - 1-2 years of previous experience - DART experience preferred - Understanding of internet advertising - Proficiency in Microsoft Office, knowledge of HTML and javascript - Must be highly organized and detail oriented - Ability to work well under tight deadlines and able to multi-task effectively and efficiently - Good analysis and problem solving skills
Sales Planner - Los Angeles
Support the sales in team in managing all proposals, presentations and campaign management functions. - Provide sales support to Account Executive - Manage campaign look-ups and proposal generation - Handle call leads and lead generation - Put together media kits - Assist with requests for proposals (RFP) - Assist with developing sales strategies - Research necessary data for pending campaigns - Assist with managing existing accounts - Create reports for current campaigns - Fulfill client requests - Work with Finance team to assist with the billing process
- 2+ years experience in online sales - Strong desire to work in Sales - Experience working with Microsoft Office, Internet etc. - Strong knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint required - Excellent written and verbal communication skills required - Must possess good negotiating and problem solving skills - Attention to Details and ability to work well with others in a team environment
Configuration Management Engineer
You will be working with an established team in a dynamic and ever evolving environment where, rather than completing a specified series of tasks, you will act as an individual contributor who can identify what needs to happen and implement solutions. We are working in an evolving business context that requires time and interest to stay relevant. Our existing development team is close knit and has set a high bar for achievement, so your contributions will be critical.
JOB DESCRIPTION: Members of the CM organization will collaborate with stakeholders of the Engineering Department to improve the reliability of builds and releases Members of the CM organization will be able to speak the same language as developers, QA, and Systems Operations to make sure that the right products are delivered. CM members will provide and manage deployment tools and training CM members will be part of an agile organization and will participate in teams as needed. CM members will provide the means to track first and third party changes that affect a product Desired Skillset Excellent verbal and written skills Exceptional Unix or Linux skills Strong RDBMS experience, including ability to create effective SQL scripts Experience in setting up Continuous Integration frameworks which work with the following scripting languages in Unix or Linux: Perl, Ruby, Python, PHP, Ant, bash shell, SQL Ability to quickly integrate tools by using their APIs Automate the extraction and delivery of metrics and reports Continually find ways to improve our deployment process Desired Experience 5 or more combined years in any of the following: Development, white box QA, Configuration Management Have created multiple Continuous Integration environments Have automated releases to production
Senior Linux Systems Administrator
GN is seeking a talented Senior Systems Specialist to join the IT and Development Team. The individual must be a self-starter and able to work well in a team environment. Must have 5-7+ years of working hands on knowledge of server/network architecture in a Linux environment. Additional skills working with traditional and virtual router and firewall solutions required.
- Must be able to interpret technical requests - Must know Linux - Must have a solid understanding of MySQL - Knowledge of various Access Control Level theory - Strong hands on knowledge of shell scripting - Hands on knowledge of Apache 1.3x, Apache 2.x - Hands on knowledge of Red Hat Linux 4/Fedora Cafe - Hands on knowledge of various network switches and firewalls - Knowledge of network cabling - Expert in TCP/IP and OSI layers -
Sales Planner - San Francisco
Support the sales in team in managing all proposals, presentations and campaign management functions. - Provide sales support to Account Executive - Manage campaign look-ups and proposal generation - Handle call leads and lead generation - Put together media kits - Assist with requests for proposals (RFP) - Assist with developing sales strategies - Research necessary data for pending campaigns - Assist with managing existing accounts - Create reports for current campaigns - Fulfill client requests - Work with Finance team to assist with the billing process
- 2+ years experience in online sales - Strong desire to work in Sales - Experience working with Microsoft Office, Internet etc. - Strong working knowledge in Excel and PowerPoint required - Excellent verbal and written communication skills required - Must possess good negotiating techniqures and problem solving abilities - Attention to detail and ability to work well with others in a team environment required
Gorilla Nation Chicago:
Associate Sales Planner - Chicago
The Associate Sales Planner is an entry-level position within the Sales Department. This position is responsible for assisting the sales team with coordinating pending deals and managing existing campaigns. Duties include, but not limited to maintaining current campaigns, working closely with Ad Op's, building presentations and reporting. The role provides excellent training for an individual looking to pursue a career in online advertising, account management and sales.
Entry level; College Degree. Online planning and sales experience preferred.
