Career Opportunities @ Razoo
Razoo is a web platform seeking to empower everyday donors to change the world through giving to charities and changemakers. We are looking to hire creative and motivated people who are passionate about creating the #1 destination site for online giving.
At Razoo, we are a group of people who are excited about revolutionizing philanthropy through using the latest social media and Web 2.0 tools. Our office environment is fun and casual (our favorite office past-times are playing Wii Tennis and creating smoothies with our Blendtec), yet we are also serious about our job of creating a world-class giving site.
Current Openings
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
To apply: email (serve@razoo.com)
The Software Engineer will be responsible for developing a fast, social and robust online giving platform. Your job will be instrumental in helping nonprofits raise money and in assisting existing and potential donors to make a difference through giving.
You will be successful at Razoo by:
- Designing and writing high performance, elegant, and reliable code for both the frontend/UI and back-end of our web platform
- Problem solving and having the intellectual curiosity to find technical solutions that are the quickest and easiest to build, yet also the most robust
- Keeping up-to-date on the latest web tools and apps, and integrating with their APIs
- Working collaboratively with a team of developers, business personnel, and creative designers
- Working cross-functionally in software development (i.e. full Rails stack), but bringing particular strength in complex backend systems
- Taking the initiative to improve development, testing, measurement and deployment processes
- Possessing the drive to consistently deliver results, being disciplined to work on your own with light supervision
Required skills:
- Excellent problem solving skills
- Ability to architect and build complex applications
- 8+ years web software development experience
- 5+ years MVC web framework experience
- Solid background in dynamic object oriented languages (Ruby, Python, etc)
- OO Design, MVC architecture, unit/acceptance testing, and refactoring
- Agile development processes and good track record of teamwork
- Subversion and/or other version control systems
- 2+ years real-world web and database scalability and optimization experience
- SQL database design and administration
- Solid experience with Unix and network administration
- Solid understanding of web and network security concerns
- Solid understanding of complex algorithms
Desired skills:
- 1+ years Ruby on Rails experience
- Web application caching and load balancing techniques
- MySQL database replication expertise
- 3rd party API integration (SOAP, REST, etc)
- RESTful API design and implementation
- Experience researching new technologies
- Experience building personal web apps and side projects as hobbies
- JavaScript, XHTML, CSS, AJAX
COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
To apply: email (serve@razoo.com)
Razoo is looking for an energetic and experienced Communications Manager to join our team. Razoo is a web company with a mission to revolutionize the philanthropic market by inspiring donors to give more to charities, and by making it more efficient and effective for charities to connect with donors.
You will be successful at Razoo by:
- Writing monthly emails to nonprofits and individual members of Razoo.com
- Give concise messaging with clear calls to action
- Create a “voice” for Razoo.com
- Increase click-through rates for email blasts
- Writing and distributing press releases
- Managing our Social Media (Twitter/Facebook outreach)
- Provide daily updates on Twitter/Facebook
- Highlight important case studies
- Increase number of followers/fans, Re-Tweets
- Executing effective Blogosphere outreach
- Reach out to relevant bloggers
- Write a Razoo blog highlighting specific causes, events, charities, and Razoo pages
- Creating and managing a list of relevant conferences for us to attend / to speak at
- Find foundation and nonprofit specific conferences
- Secure speaking engagements for our CEO
- Managing day to day relationship with external Public Relations firm
Desired Qualifications/Experience:
- At least 3-5 years work experience in a Media, Public Relations or Marketing firm, and/or in a Communications or Fundraising role within a company or nonprofit organization
- Demonstrated track record of success building an online following through blogs or social media
- Ability to write interesting and effective web copy, marketing collateral, and external communications for a variety of audiences
- Knowledge of the latest social media tools, trends, and best practices
- Experience working with nonprofit organizations and foundations is a plus
- Desire to work in a team environment within a mission-oriented organization
- Ability to multi-task and deliver results under tight deadlines
- Moderate to advanced proficiency in Wii Tennis
Please send a resume, writing samples, and salary requirements to (serve@razoo.com)
VP Marketing
To apply: email (serve@razoo.com)
Summary:
Razoo is looking for VP Marketing to develop, own, and execute a marketing plan to drive donor and nonprofit acquisition and activation. VP will be accountable for achieving specific objectives for consumer and nonprofit adoption, and will work in collaboration with Sales/Business Development to drive enterprise/license sales to corporations and foundations. This is a key hire. If you want to work for a dynamic startup that is working to revolutionize the philanthropic market, then this is your opportunity.
Success criteria:
- Develop and execute a strategic marketing plan to bring donors and nonprofits to the Razoo platform; develop, own, execute, and be accountable for achieving specific acquisition and activation objectives for non-profit and donor adoption, and work in collaboration with Sales/Business Development to drive enterprise/license sales to corporations and foundations.
- Develop brand strategy and position Razoo as a premier consumer brand
- Establish metrics to track the effectiveness of marketing programs and craft the messaging, positioning, staging, and rollout of the company’s product in the market.
- Build strategic partnerships with corporations, media companies and nonprofits and manage large-scale campaigns.
- Develop and manage PR/Communications strategy and implementation to reach out to various segments of nonprofits and donors and execute appropriate tactics (including organic, paid, social media, email and events).
- Work with VP-Sales to develop marketing collateral and generate qualified, actionable enterprise/license leads that Sales and Business Development can quickly convert.
Required qualities of applicant:
- Track record of innovation in building a web brand and audience
- Sharp problem solver, able to identify key issues and ask the right clarifying questions
- Combines strong creative instincts with quantitative approach to marketing
- Track record of excellence in marketing
- Strong attention to details and desire to attend to them
- Ability to reach out and build partnerships with large institutions
- Ability to coach and develop direct reports
- Demonstrated understanding of complexities and nuances of the nonprofit marketplace
VP Sales
To apply: email (serve@razoo.com)
Summary
Razoo is looking for VP Sales to develop, own, and execute a sales strategy. VP will be accountable for achieving specific sales targets of enterprise/license sales to corporations and foundations. This is a key hire. If you want to work for a dynamic startup that is working to revolutionize the philanthropic market, then this is your opportunity.
Success criteria:
- Develop and execute a strategic sales plan for key audiences: community foundations, donor advised funds, corporations, cause-coalitions and cause-marketing organizations.
- Develop product strategy, value proposition and pricing for each audience.
- Drive early consultative sales combining software, support and services while product is rapidly changing and improving.
- Build reseller network through strategic partnerships with agencies and fundraising organizations.
- Develop partnerships with media companies and cause marketing efforts.
- Prospect, cultivate and close while managing your own sales quota.
- Establish targets and goals and recruit, build and train a sales team.
- Work with VP-Marketing to develop marketing collateral.
Required qualities of applicant:
- Track record of results in building revenue in a start-up environment
- Sharp problem solver, able to identify key issues and ask the right clarifying questions
- Combines strong relational instincts with quantitative approach to sales
- Strong attention to details and desire to attend to them
- Ability to reach out and build partnerships with large institutions
- Ability to coach and develop direct reports
- Demonstrated understanding of complexities and nuances of the nonprofit marketplace
- Plus: 12 months managing an individual quota selling technology and/or solutions to the HR/Benefits/Community Relations departments at corporations/consultancy’s with 500+ employees or to the Heads of Foundations, Non-profits and/or DAFs
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