Pasadena United States 2010-01-18T18:35:55+00:00 Summary Description The Marketing Coordinator is an entry-level professional marketing role, reporting to two executives within the department, the Director of Partner Marketing and the Director of Communication. This person will be intimately involved with the development and execution of all marketing programs designed to acquire new members through both paid media (affiliate networks, sponsored e-mails, display advertising) and earned media (social networks, blogs, and traditional TV/radio/print editorial). PLEASE NOTE: this job does not primarily involve interacting with venue and producer partners, nor does it have an event planning component. The job is scheduled to start immediately. Job Activities • Management and implementation of online and offline campaigns designed to acquire new customers for Goldstar. • Web and phone based research for potential advertising and promotions partners for acquiring new customers. • Administration of marketing partnerships, including contracts, payments, tax documentation and tracking metrics. • Collecting, analyzing and organizing data for presentations and sales pitches. • Management of promotions and content on www.Goldstar.com, and Goldstar-related networks on sites such as YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. • Assisting Marketing Department Directors on a wide range of activities. Compensation and Perks • Salary range: from $35k to $45k annually, commensurate with experience • Very good, 100% paid medical, dental and vision benefits • Stock options as part of the Goldstar Employee Stock Option Plan • Participation in the Employee Comp Ticket Program • Bagel Thursdays, Happy Hours and other fun stuff Professional and Personal Profile The successful candidate will be: • Highly intelligent and have a track record of academic success • Ambitious, with a desire to pursue a career as a marketing executive • Enthusiastic about Goldstar’s business and its value proposition to audiences • Successful in previous jobs or internships with advertising, PR or promotions agencies, web publishers, entertainment companies, or arts organizations • Analytical by nature, and comfortable using tools such as Microsoft Excel to make data-based business decisions • Skilled at persuasive communications at the college or professional level • Passionate about live entertainment: theater, music, comedy and sports We Recommend • Candidates develop a thorough understanding of Goldstar’s business before applying. • Candidates read this job description carefully, ask questions if necessary, and honestly assess their fit and interest before applying. • Candidates devote thought before applying to the specific ways in which they will be very well suited to this role. About Goldstar Goldstar Events, Inc. is the world’s largest on-line seller of half-price tickets to theater, music, comedy and sports. In addition to our website, www.Goldstar.com, the company communicates with its one million members in eleven cities through regular e-mail, and on social networks such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. The company is located in Pasadena, California (about five minutes east of the Old Town area) and is privately held. The work environment is focused and serious, but a lot of fun. We are growing very rapidly, and regularly treat the team to meals, outings, and the like. Interested candidates should apply below. If you know someone who would be highly qualified for the position, based on the description above, please feel free to forward this job information. Marketing Coordinator false CA --- - email - phone 0ab2 2010-01-21T23:48:07+00:00 Pasadena United States 2010-01-18T23:43:41+00:00 Job description for Venue Relations Manager at Goldstar Job Activities Overall development of venue relationships for Goldstar (Goldstar.com) in a TBD Goldstar market. Managing existing relationships and developing new relationships with live entertainment venues, including: • Relationship management and building of current venue partners • Establishment of new venue relationships • Ongoing research on entertainment offerings in designated geographical areas to find potential new relationships. • Contacting venue partners to maintain show listings • Monitoring ticket inventory levels • Solving logistics problems related to event listings Summary Description The Venue Relations Manager has responsibility for developing and maintaining all venue relationships for Goldstar in a TBD Goldstar market. As the manager of an important and growing market, this person will need to have the ability to establish new relationships and to nurture and manage existing ones. This person will work with venue partners on everyday issues like event listings, ticket allocations, and event logistics and also on long-term strategic issues like making sure the venue partners understand and value what Goldstar brings them, making certain the relationship is on a strong foundation with those inside the organization and that the venue truly considers itself a partner. It's an office-based job located in Pasadena and requires phone and email communications constantly, but it is fun because of the venues and people with whom the Venue Relations Manager interacts. This person should anticipate occasional overnight travel, and some on-call weekend work is required. Compensation and Perks • Salary Range: From 45,000 to 55,000 annually, commensurate with experience • Paid medical, dental and vision benefits (Blue Cross, Delta Dental, and VSP) • Stock options as part of the Goldstar Employee Stock Option Plan • Participation in the Employee Comp Ticket Program • Being part of a high-growth internet company and a winning team Professional and Personal Profile The successful candidate is likely to be: • A 4-year college graduate • Friendly but tenacious • Organized and detail oriented • Entrepreneurial in spirit • Have some knowledge and possibly professional experience in the live entertainment business. It's not an absolute must, but it is a strong plus. Also, this person should have experience or demonstrated aptitude in: • High-level relationship management • Constructive persuasion, and some experience in selling is helpful • Working in an environment of frequent interruptions • Managing several priorities at once • Maintaining friendly relationships with a large number of business partners About Goldstar (Goldstar.com) Goldstar is a growing internet company that sells tickets and promotes live entertainment (comedy, sports, theatre, etc.). With more than 900,000 subscribed members, Goldstar sells more discounted tickets to live entertainment in Los Angeles, Orange County, the Bay Area, Seattle, San Diego, Chicago, Washington DC, Boston, Las Vegas and New York than anyone else. Goldstar aims to get its members to go out and experience live events more often. The company is located in Pasadena, California (about five minutes from Old Town Pasadena) and is privately held. The work environment is focused, but casual, and the company's big enough to have a lot of interesting people working in it, and small enough that you'll know them all. It's a fun business to be around, and the company is growing very fast. To Apply: Please submit a cover letter and resume Venue Relations Manager 45,000 to 55,000 annually false CA --- - email - phone - cover_letter 22be 2010-01-19T19:24:17+00:00