Product Manager - Display Advertising (Woodland Hills, Ca)

Feb. 17, 2012

Los Angeles, CA

Confidential

Job Description

Title: Product Manager, Display Advertising

Primary Location: Woodland Hills, CA

Classification: Full-Time

Social media is the world's fastest growing industry. Today, Facebook has 500 million active users and is growing by leaps and bounds. But local business owners need help tapping into the power of this vast resource. At ReachLocal, that's just one part of what we do.

ReachLocal is looking for a hands-on Product Manager to join our Display Advertising team in developing innovative solutions to deliver best of market display advertising solutions to our clients.

The individual will work with the team lead to design and implement display advertising products and solutions, maintain and support the development of our existing advertising products, and identify and help to coordinate any cross-team dependencies.

Candidate should have a strong analytical background, comfortable in preparing project plans and driving execution from start to finish, and, most importantly, be able to set and follow best practices.

An ideal candidate will have a strong background in display advertising, account management, and project management. He or she will also have strong communication skills and a willingness to work in both an active team environment and independently.

Responsibilities:

Be accountable for driving tests on new or current display products, from concept to requirements definition and through post-launch analysis.

Support interactions and integrations with customers (IMC's and advertisers) and industry partners

Responsible for error detection and for investigating discrepancies in the system through behavior analytics and database queries. You will be responsible for checking and analyzing relevant metrics and subsequently, determining an appropriate course of action to better the product and environment.

Provide industry knowledge and best practice as 2nd tier support to sales and campaign management.

Perform other duties as instructed.

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in marketing, or the equivalent combination of education and experience;

1-2 years of experience in display advertising, account management, or similar;

Strong analytical fundamentals;

Must demonstrate a track record of starting projects

from ground zero, working independently, and launching on time and on budget.

Excellent written and verbal communication

highly detailed-oriented

Can-do attitude and collaborative work style.

Proficient with all Microsoft office systems (Word, Excel, PowerPoint);

Preferred Skills:

Demonstrated success working on complicated technical projects/products

Strong problem solving and decision making skills

Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Reports to:

Director -- Display Advertising

Compensation & Benefits:

Competitive base salary

Stock options based on performance

Medical, dental, vision, 401(k)

About ReachLocal

Founded in 2004, ReachLocal is a public U.S. corporation (NASDAQ: RLOC) and is the leading provider of online marketing solutions designed specifically for local businesses. A pioneer in local online marketing, ReachLocal was named the No. 1 Fastest Growing Company in North America on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500. Headquartered in Woodland Hills, California, ReachLocal has over 1,000 employees operating in more than 40 offices in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan and the United Kingdom.

Visit us Online

Website at www.reachlocal.com

Careers page at www.reachlocal.com/careers

Twitter https://twitter.com/#!/ReachLocalJobs

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ReachLocal

*ReachLocal Named a Best Place to work and Vendor of the Year: http://www.reachlocal.com/press/reachlocal-named-best-place-work-and-vendor-year

ReachLocal is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants for all job openings are welcome and will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or any other basis protected by state, federal or local law. It is the intent of the Company to comply with all applicable federal, state and local legislation concerning equal opportunity in employment.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties or responsibilities required of the employee.

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