Ruby ON Rails Engineer

by | Feb 13, 2023 | Uncategorized

Job Description

Title: Ruby ON Rails Engineer (US Remote)

Location: US – Kansas City – BacklotCars


C: 6.87

Full time

*US REMOTE*

About Our Candidate:

We are looking for individuals who share our growth mindset and are ready to execute ideas that will change an industry. The right person has a strong development background will help create and execute the technical vision and build innovative and scalable solutions.

You are a developer who is enthusiastic about writing clean, efficient, and accessible code in a functional framework. Committed to the total development lifecycle, the maintenance of code quality and bug-free applications is of the utmost importance. You are someone who can leverage the latest software tools to optimize data storage, e-commerce functionality, and fluidity across mobile platforms.

Join us as we keep this expansion rolling.

What You’ll Do:

  • Experienced with Ruby, Rails, and API development standards
  • Writes clean, maintainable, reusable, and efficient Ruby code
  • Proficient with test frameworks and the ability to add the appropriate level of coverage for a feature
  • Understand how a modern web application works end to end and how applications perform under load
  • Strong software engineering & architecture fundamentals
  • Strong understanding of Agile best practices

What You’ll Need:

  • 3-5 years’ software development experience (Ruby on Rails)
  • Experience using Ruby on Rails in conjunction with an underlying database (PostgreSQL is preferred)
  • Can work with SQL schemas, indexes, and optimize SQL queries
  • Solid understanding of web technologies (HTML5, CSS3, Javascript)
  • Strong organizational skills, time management skills, results-driven
  • Ability to blend sales acumen, outstanding interpersonal skills, and enthusiasm to stay flexible in a fast-paced, changing environment

Who We Are:

BacklotCars, a KAR Global brand, is an online marketplace for auto dealers and is changing the way they buy/sell wholesale vehicles. Through BacklotCars, auto dealers, auto finance, and rental car companies can transact without having to go to physical auctions. Our end-to-end solution is truly seamless for dealers, as BacklotCars provides vehicle inspections, transportation, and inventory finance. Our mission is to make wholesale easy so dealers can be more successful. The team at BacklotCars includes professionals from both inside and outside the auto industry, which gives us a unique perspective on its problems and innovative solutions. We blend our deep expertise in the auto industry and technology to modernize auto wholesale.

We were founded in Kansas City and graduated from 500 Startups, a prestigious accelerator in Silicon Valley. Since launching, we’ve seen tremendous growth and now help dealers buy and sell thousands of cars a month across the US.

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DevSecOps Lead Engineer

by | Feb 13, 2023 | Uncategorized

Job Description

Title: DevSecOps Lead Engineer

Location: US-Remote

C: 12.94

(Remote)

US-Remote

Full-time

Company Overview

GovCIO is a team of transformerspeople who are passionate about transforming government I.T. We believe in making a difference by developing digital strategies and delivering the technology-related innovation that improves governmental operations each day.

But we can’t do it alone. We welcome and nurture an inclusive and diversified work culture. Because different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives make us better decision-makers, problem solvers, and creators. We’re changing the face of I.T. – from our diverse staff to the end-products we develop. And we’re excited to expand our team. Are you ready to be a transformer?

We are looking for a highly motivated, experienced DevSecOps Lead Engineer with the ability to learn quickly and act independently. Deep understanding of security, cloud engineering, and DevOps are critical for this role. The selected candidate will work in a high-paced environment automating, supporting, and building medium to large scale Veterans’ solutions. Although this is a hands-on role, architect and management experience is required. The candidate will be responsible for leading the development of cloud and DevOps solutions for detecting and neutralizing cybersecurity vulnerabilities and threats. Strong emphasis on working with development teams in areas such as Authority To Operate (ATO), Infrastructure as Code (IaC), build and deployment pipelines, proactive monitoring systems, and securing the network infrastructure.

Since our environment leans heavy towards GovCloud, AWS Architect, Developer, and SysOps certifications are helpful. We will actively support your career path in that area. An ideal candidate has both Agile team experience and strong technical experience to support the qualifications for this position, especially the ability to keep releases on track by resolving DevOps-related impediments. You must have critical thinking skills, strong problem-solving abilities, and a strong track record of meeting project milestones and deadlines.

GovCIO is expanding its development organization in support of a continuously expanding portfolio of solutions. We leverage current and emerging services offered by both AWS and Azure. Our roadmap is evolving as we work to identify and continuously deliver transformative capabilities for both our internal and external customers. Join us for the opportunity to define and drive successes within a team of empowered technologists!

Responsibilities

  • Manage large cross-functional projects, create and maintain a roadmap, define and track Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), create and prioritize initiatives and related backlog, coordinate cross-functional project priorities and create execution plans, drive projects to success and support launches, lead architecture/data model/integration/product interlock discussions.
  • Shared responsibility with architects for DevOps vision for a portfolio of projects within a unified software development shop.
  • Oversee the portfolio’s security, backup, and failover strategies.
  • Responsible for technical DevOps roadmap for build, deployment, monitoring, and general automation of the development platform.
  • Responsible for developing and delivering scripts and automation tools used to build, integrate, and deploy software releases.
  • Responsible for monitoring and maintaining Cloud infrastructure.
  • Responsible for Git/GitHub, Jira, and DevOps pipeline integrations, including Pull Request (PR) gatekeeper checks.
  • Integrate GitHub, Jira, AWS with Slack to provide visibility and insight for the engineers and the business about the full development lifecycle.
  • Support development teams with end-to-end automation of infrastructure management, application deployment, and monitoring in an AWS GovCloud environment.
  • Responsible for maintaining federal Authority To Operate (ATO) by meeting NIST 800-53 Rev 5 Security Controls in AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, and on-premises environments (most work is in AWS GovCloud).
  • Maintain ATO documentation, including Business Impact Analysis (BIA), Disaster Recover Plans (DRPs), Configuration Management Plan (CMP), Information System Contingency Plan (ISCP), System Security Plan, and Plan of Action and Milestones (POAMs) related to remediation of security findings.
  • ATO technical and testing requirements include Nessus scans, database scans, penetration testing and application assessments, application security testing, software composition analysis, security configuration compliance, and security control reviews.
  • Integrate PowerBI within Azure Government with AWS GovCloud and on-premises environments.
  • Create scripts and/or templates to automate and/or bootstrap infrastructure provisioning and management tasks, including Terraform and CloudFormation to provision AWS services.
  • Work closely with our architects and developers to drive the evolution of our Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) system.
  • Monitor and support all installed systems and infrastructure.
  • Contribute to the design of information and operational support systems.
  • Evaluate application performance, identify potential bottlenecks, develop solutions, and implement them with the help of developers.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Mathematics.
  • 15 or more years of professional software development experience.

Required Skills and Experience

  • 2 or more years of experience in each of the following roles:
    • Release or Build Manager
    • DevOps or Engineering Manager/Lead
    • Solutions or Infrastructure Architect
  • Experience with DevOps pipelines involving:
    • GitHub/Git, frontend builds (especially NPM),
    • Backend builds (especially but not limited to Python and .Net core),
    • Artifact/binary repositories (including but not limited to PyPi, NuGet and NPM),
    • Continuous Integration Services (Azure DevOps preferred), and
    • Cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
  • Must reside and work within the continental U.S.
  • Must be able to pass a Department of Veterans Affairs Public Trust clearance.
    • Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, or JavaScript. Ability to quickly pick up, maintain, or migrate PowerShell also helpful.
    • Experience with infrastructure deployment/configuration using tools such as Ansible, Terraform, and CloudFormation.
  • Experience with Static Application Security Tests (SAST) and Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) tools, especially Fortify, Sonar, and Nessus.
    • Knowledge and understanding of IT architectures, distributed systems, and microservices.
    • Knowledge and experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, AKS).
    • Outstanding troubleshooting/problem-solving abilities.
  • Demonstrated experience with secure development, coding, engineering practices.
  • Working knowledge of Linux platforms (especially AWS Amazon Linux 2).
  • Experience with Azure DevOps.
  • Experience with systems reliability, load balancing, monitoring, logging.
  • Proficiency with Git, GitHub or BitBucket, and Jira.
  • Strong system design, application programming, and clean code skills a must.
    • Strong coding skills demonstrated by frequent, smooth, professional GitHub Pull Requests (PR) reviews.
    • Strong design skills (includes ability to create diagrams and write design documentation independently).
    • Understanding of systems design and architecture (enough to work with architects).
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to explain complex concepts to a wide variety of individuals with varying technical skills.
  • Strong understanding of Scrum and Agile.
    • Demonstrated ability to execute in an agile environment, especially Scrum and/or Kanban. This especially includes ability to estimate and meet deadlines, focus on priorities, understand goals and objectives, assist with planning.
    • Demonstrated ability to define backlog items in Jira and assist with refinement of product backlogs.
  • Team player with demonstrated ability to:
    • Work well within a team.
    • Work independently.
    • Meet deadlines.
    • Independently learn new technologies.
    • Collaborate, take direction, take initiative, and drive efforts rather than waiting to be tasked and directed.
    • Thrive in a fast-paced environment.
  • Must be inquisitive and resourceful: network within the organizations to ask relevant questions; interact with peer team members, product managers, architects, and key stakeholders.
  • Must be able to handle sensitive and confidential information appropriately.

Preferred Skills and Experience

  • Experience with a major application programming language such as Python, C#, or Java.
  • Experience in Amazon Web Services, especially API Gateway, CLI, CloudFront, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, EC2, ECS, ElastiCache, EventBridge, Cognito, Fargate, IAM (STS, roles, policies), Lambda, S3, S3 Glacier, SQS, SNS, VPC (subnets, gateways, route tables, EIP, ENI, NAT, NACLs, security groups, PrivateLink), WAF, and X-Ray. Equivalent experience in Azure or Google Cloud Platform (GCP) equivalents is acceptable (candidates will be expected to articulate the equivalences during a technical interview).
  • Experience in Kubernetes (K8).
  • Experience in DataDog and/or Grafana.
  • Experience with ELK.
  • Experience demonstrating and explaining technical processes/tools.
  • Experience with Veterans Administration processes.
  • Experience with VA Authority to Operate (ATO).
  • Experience with AWS GovCloud (FedRAMP).
  • Experience with Aurora PostgreSQL.
  • Experience with AWS cloud-native serverless cloud environments.
  • Experience with Microservices Architecture (MSA) patterns.
  • Experience building a large infrastructure supporting high volume of transactions in a mission-critical environment.
  • Experience with Microsoft services (IIS, .NET, SQL Server, Windows Server, Active Directory).
  • One of the following AWS certifications:
    • AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate (SOA-C02)
    • AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C02/C03)

COVID/Equal Opportunity Employer

COVID Policy: New employees will be required to adhere to the Company’s and its clients’ COVID-19 safety procedures. In the event that the COVID-19 vaccination mandate for Federal Contractors is enforced, you must become fully vaccinated or request and be approved for an exemption. Employees working onsite at a client location must comply with our client’s COVID-19 requirements.

GovCIO is a team of professionals who want to make a difference. And that can only happen with a diverse, happy, and cared-for team. So, we prioritize your well-being, equity for all and look for ways to make work a better place for each of us every day.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religious affiliation, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability status. EOE AA M/ F/Vet/Disabled

Compensation Range (In compliance with Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act for remote or positions located in CO)

$175,000

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Senior Project Manager II

by | Feb 13, 2023 | Uncategorized

Job Description

Title: Senior Project Manager II – Remote

Location: United States

Travel Yes, 25 % of the Time

Job Category: Project Management
Job Type: Full-time
Travel Percentage: -1
Job Description:

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as we help advance health equity on a global scale. Here, you will find talented peers, comprehensive benefits, a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, career growth opportunities and your life’s best work.(sm)

On the one hand, no industry is moving faster than health care. On the other, no organization is better positioned to lead health care forward than Optum and UnitedHealth Group. That’s what makes this opportunity so inviting. We have hundreds of business verticals across our matrixed organizations that are bringing thousands of new ideas, services and products to the marketplace every year. Our goal is simple. Use data and technology to help drive change and make the health care system work better for everyone.

When you join us as a Project Manager, you’ll be engaged in a complex business model that is highly adaptable to build solutions that meet their customer needs in a competitive and effective way. If you’re out to do more, this is the place to be.

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Lead or contribute to the development of program or project scope statements, in consultation with applicable stakeholders (e.g. program/project charter, Statement of Work, Business Vision Document)
  • Identify project duration, effort, sequence and dependencies of tasks required to meet applicable project objectives
  • Drive/participate in the capital request process, as appropriate (e.g. presentations, cost-benefit analysis, business case)
  • Monitor and document project milestones and outcomes throughout the project lifecycle to ensure adherence to established quality standards
  • Develop, communicate and implement program and project risk, issue management plans and strategies
  • May lead functional or segment teams or projects and serve as a leader/ mentor by reviewing work performed by others and provide recommendation for improvement.

This is a challenging role that relies on your ability to effectively lead project teams and build relationships with stakeholders. Your ability to use various methodologies and tools to collaborate in a cross-matrix environment will drive long term success keeping the team on track within the project scope and timeline.

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

  • Undergraduate degree or equivalent work experience
  • 5+ years of project management experience using data and information to make business decisions
  • 3+ years of experience in Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint
  • 1+ years of experience in Visio, MS Project, Smartsheet

Preferred Qualification:

  • PMP Certification

UnitedHealth Group is working to create the health care system of tomorrow.

Already Fortune 5, we are totally focused on innovation and change. We work a little harder. We aim a little higher. We expect more from ourselves and each other. And at the end of the day, we’re doing a lot of good.

Through our family of businesses and a lot of inspired individuals, we’re building a high-performance health care system that works better for more people in more ways than ever. Now we’re looking to reinforce our team with people who are decisive, brilliant – and built for speed

Come to UnitedHealth Group, and share your ideas and your passion for doing more. We have roles that will fit your skills and knowledge. We have diverse opportunities that will fit your dreams.

Careers with Optum. Our objective is to make health care simpler and more effective for everyone. With our hands at work across all aspects of health, you can play a role in creating a healthier world, one insight, one connection and one person at a time. We bring together some of the greatest minds and ideas to take health care to its fullest potential, promoting health equity and accessibility. Work with diverse, engaged and high-performing teams to help solve important challenges.

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York City, or Washington Residents Only: The salary range for California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York City, or Washington residents is $101,200 to $184,000. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes – an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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Senior Product Analyst

by | Feb 13, 2023 | Uncategorized

Job Description

Title: Senior Product Analyst

Location: United States

Job Type: Full-time
Travel Percentage: -1
Job Description:

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as we help advance health equity on a global scale. Here, you will find talented peers, comprehensive benefits, a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, career growth opportunities and your life’s best work.(sm)

Be a driver of change at Optum, part of UnitedHealth Group family of businesses and a key leader across most major segments of the U.S. health care system. You could be a vital factor in our success as you apply exceptional product management skills to drive the implementation of future capabilities for our next-generation oncology programs. It is your chance to help countless people lead healthier lives while working with a Fortune 5 industry leader.

As a Sr. Product Analyst, you will be responsible for executing against the product strategy and vision outlined by the business. You will establish collaborative relationships with key stakeholders to help define, document, and prioritize features and capabilities. As such, this role requires a data-driven, detail-oriented, and organized professional who can work in a fast-paced environment.

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Manage cross-segment projects and initiatives that require problem solving, relationship building, influencing, and analyzing
  • Document, track, and follow-up with key projects and activities at the direction of leaders
  • Presenting to internal and external stakeholders
  • Understand and document business requirements for new reports, and work with both non-technical and technical resources to build solutions/ reports for business problems
  • Experience with building pivot tables/charts and performing ad-hoc data analysis
  • Flex across teams as needed to support a wide range of activities

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

  • Undergraduate degree or 5+ years equivalent work experience
  • 2+ years of program/project management with experience in tracking, planning projects, and working with large datasets to make informed business decisions. Must have analysis and report delivery experience
  • Healthcare experience
  • Experience preparing and presenting to a variety of audiences at all levels
  • Proficient in Microsoft applications including Excel (VLOOKUP and Pivot tables), Word, PowerPoint
  • Demonstrated ability to achieve goals in a matrix environment
  • Demonstrated ability to prioritize and balance multiple demands and competing deadlines

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience working in PowerBI
  • Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and influence others
  • Self-motivated, team player, action and results oriented

Careers with Optum. Our objective is to make health care simpler and more effective for everyone. With our hands at work across all aspects of health, you can play a role in creating a healthier world, one insight, one connection and one person at a time. We bring together some of the greatest minds and ideas to take health care to its fullest potential, promoting health equity and accessibility. Work with diverse, engaged and high-performing teams to help solve important challenges.

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York City, or Washington Residents Only: The salary range for California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York City, or Washington residents is $67,800 to $133,100. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy


At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug – free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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Global Market Development Manager, Pharma Analytics

by | Feb 13, 2023 | Uncategorized

Job Description

Title: Global Market Development Manager, Pharma Analytics

REMOTE

Location: Remote / Field US

JobType: Full-Time
Category: Marketing & Communications
Description:

Position overview:
Are you passionate about science and customer-centric marketing? Do you believe understanding users and their needs not only allows us to better serve them, but is critical to help us stay competitive, as well?

We are looking for a collaborative and digitally-minded Global Market Development Manager to help develop and implement marketing strategies and programs for a broad and complex portfolio of safety and quality testing products for BioPharma customers. This is an exciting and evolving market that requires dynamic and adaptable marketing efforts.

The candidate in this role will need to successfully work within a highly matrixed organization to develop global, multi-channel marketing campaigns, and create and manage tactical execution to achieve marketing and revenue targets. This individual should have a strong background in digital marketing and B2B eCommerce and understand how to optimize marketing efforts by channel and funnel stage.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop strategic, multi-channel, integrated marketing plans for areas of responsibility, including customer segmentation, competitor analysis, positioning & messaging, content and channel strategy, and tactical planning.
  • Manage the creation and execution of engaging marketing campaigns to generate awareness and drive demand; measure and understand the customer experience through the marketing journey.
  • Collaborate and ensure alignment of business strategy and plans among Product Management, Regional Marketing, Commercial Leaders, and other partners.
  • Successfully engage with agencies and marketing program managers to deliver high-quality assets, including creative direction and content for print and digital collateral, social media, customer-facing presentations, global tradeshow properties, and promotional materials.
  • Effectively engage and partner with digital marketing colleagues to leverage and optimize performance across digital channels.
  • Apply critical metrics to measure performance and effectiveness of marketing programs. Implement optimizations based on data-driven insights.
  • May perform other related duties as required and/or assigned.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
  • 3+ years of marketing experience with proven success in both strategic and tactical marketing.
  • Demonstrate experience in marketing strategy development and execution.
  • Product launch experience highly preferred.
  • Demonstrated success developing and implementing digital demand generation initiatives including marketing automation, SEO/SEM, display, online advertising, social media, and web.
  • Exceptional verbal/written communication skills.
  • B2B and life science/biopharma experience a plus.
  • Ability to travel up to 25% of the time

The salary range estimated for this position is $89,000 – 132,000. This position will also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. Actual compensation will be confirmed in writing at the time of offer.

We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our US colleagues and their families can count on, which generally includes:

A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan

A wellness program, and valuable health incentive opportunities for company contributions to a Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) or Health Savings Account (HSA)

Tax-advantaged savings and spending accounts and commuter benefits

Employee assistance program

At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, short- and long-term disability, and volunteer time off in accordance with company policy

Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan

Employees Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

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Graphics, Media Specialist

by | Feb 13, 2023 | Uncategorized

Job Description

Graphics/Media Specialist

Full-time

Regular

Professional

Hybrid, Minneapolis, MN, US

Remote, US

POSITION SUMMARY

The Graphics Media Specialist will be a design and PowerPoint expert who has a strong business sense, is innovative/creative and passionate about delivering a stellar product. This role is meant to elevate the graphics and corporate presentations from their current standard. We work in a fast-paced environment and the ability to exceed expectations in a timely manner is key to success.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Create bold, innovative, and effective creative materials for the executive team (~30% with the CEO) and the customer-facing teams.
  • Develop webinar and event presentations with speakers.
  • Create presentations and/or graphics for internal training materials.
  • Create and post graphics and content related content for social, print, direct mail pieces, and tradeshow exhibits as needed.
  • Oversee digital creative brief process and hold to allotted work time/accountability.
  • Interface with executive team and customer-facing team members to develop content, flow, design, and creative of various projects.
  • Oversee multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines and expectations.
  • Proofread and do a final check on items being created and released internally and externally
  • Edit/Create video content for events, learning management system, and other customer/internal based video.
  • Demonstrate the values of Outsell in everyday interactions
  • Perform other duties as required

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree; and
  • 4+ years of experience with an advertising or design company; and
  • 2+ years of experience creating graphics and video content on social media platforms (YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram); or
  • A combination of education and work experience is necessary to perform key responsibilities.
  • Preferred: Experience in a company with revenue of $25 million or greater

Demonstrated Success (Competencies, Traits):

  • Proficiency with PowerPoint, InDesign, Photoshop, Adobe Premier and Illustrator.
  • Application of originality, innovation, problem-solving, and personal expression.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, set priorities, identify/address problems, meet deadlines and exceed client expectations.
  • Interpersonal skills; a team player, positive and innovative thinker with a growth mindset.
  • Possess a positive, can-do attitude when working with dealer clients as well as internal associates.
  • Be curious, and agile to ensure support when unexpected challenges arise.
  • Highly motivated and strong initiative; ability to work independently, in support of the company’s creative goals and the dealer client’s business objectives.

Our Benefits:

  • Affordable Medical, Health Savings Account, Dental and Vision
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Unlimited paid time off
  • Paid family leave for maternity, paternity, and adoption.
  • Half day Fridays throughout the year
  • Tuition reimbursement for formal education, professional development, trainings, etc.
  • Eight paid holidays with two personal holidays
  • Spot bonuses for performance
  • Hybrid and remote work arrangements

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