careers@makibie

At Makibie our goal is to hire great people and encourage them to think outside the box. We believe in hard work, a fun atmosphere, and a creative approach that can only be achieved when talented people from diverse backgrounds approach problems of varying perspectives. Together we strive to help our customers, also known as our extended family, and turn their dreams and aspirations into reality.

Our most valuable resource is our people: energetic, innovative thinkers who care equally about doing great work and developing an environment that's desired by all our employees. We also strive to give back to the very community that we are all a part of through a program we call Makibie Charities. Through Makibie Charities we offer our services to selected organizations who strive to help those with the greatest needs, at no charge.

If you are looking for a place where ideas are embraced, creativity celebrated, and a sense of humor is a must, then Makibie just may be the place you were meant to be.

Chief Technology Officer

The chief technology officer (CTO) reports to the CEO and is responsible for establishing Makibie’s technical vision and leading all aspects of the company’s technology development. The CTO is our top technology executive, playing an integral role in the company’s strategic direction, development, and future growth.

Responsibilities

Lead the execution of technology strategy for technology platforms, partnerships, and external relationships.
Build and manage a top-flight technology team and oversee research and development, as well as project management.
Provide visible leadership for the company within the technology community.
Anticipate and react to major technology changes to ensure the maintenance of company leadership in the competitive landscape.
Establish technical standards for Makibie’s products.

Recommended Qualifications

Demonstrated ability to interpret technology and market trends as a foundation for technology and product roadmaps.
Hands on experience with Java and Flex.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Analytic and Measurement experience with products such as Google or Gomez.
At least 10 years in engineering with experience in leading teams.

Chief Operating Officer

The chief operating officer (COO) reports to the chief executive officer and is responsible for the Makibie’s day-to-day operating activities, including revenue and sales growth; expense, cost and margin control; and monthly, quarterly and annual financial goal management.

Responsibilities

Direct company operations to meet budget and other financial goals.
Direct short-term and long-range planning and budget development to support strategic business goals.
Establish the performance goals, allocate resources, and assess policies for senior management.
Demonstrate successful execution of business strategies for company products and services.
Direct and participate in acquisition and growth activities to support overall business objectives and plans.
Participate in capital market development, including participation in road shows, bank meetings, analyst meetings, and more.
Develop, establish, and direct execution of operating policies to support overall company policies and objectives.

Recommended Qualifications

Excellent interpersonal, communications, public speaking, and presentation skills.
Solid working knowledge of budgeting, sales, business development, and strategic planning.
Ability to generate respect and trust from staff and external constituencies.
At least 15 years of experience, with 5 in an executive level position, such as general manager or vice president.

Sales Representative

We are looking for a smart, creative, motivated self-starter who wants to join our sales team. You must be well-organized and comfortable making dozens of cold calls a day, generating interest, qualifying prospects, building solutions and closing sales. You must also have demonstrated experience prospecting Fortune 500 and growing an account list, as well creating relationships.

Must be customer focused and innovate and work closely with the rest of the Makibie family.

Responsibilities

Be responsible for the entire sales process, from prospecting to closure
Lead generation/outbound calling and warm lead follow up
Understand customer needs and requirements
Be able to sell and differentiate in a competitive environment
Provide online demonstrations
Close sales and achieve quarterly sales quotas

Recommended Qualifications

BA/BS degree
Excellent communication capabilities
Ability to manage entire sales process
Ability to manage in a high activity, high transaction environment
Enthusiastic, highly motivated with a serious work ethic
Proven track record in inside sales. Ability to meet and exceed individual sales targets on a consistent basis
A minimum of 2 years experience selling software
An imaginative spirit and sense of humor

Information Architect/Lead Designer

We are looking for a smart, creative, motivated self-starter who wants to join the design team at a rapidly growing company. As an Information Architect you will be responsible for developing IA documentation (site maps, transaction flows, schematics, navigation models) for both web sites and applications. In this role you will be expected to collaborate with a project team and support the Art Director in the execution of all information architecture deliverables. A solid understanding of user-centered design processes will be crucial to your success here.

Required Skills

Creating the information architecture for transactional, informational, and marketing website
Understanding target audiences' needs, tasks, and goals and translating them into creative concepts and functional components
Supporting the team to translate business requirements into meaningful interactive experiences
Participating in user research, concept testing, and usability testing
Developing user personas and scenarios to clarify results of user research and focus the team’s design efforts on the needs of key users
Collaboratively developing prototypes for demonstration of concepts to clients
Participating in User Experience thought leadership in both the company and the industry
Demonstrated ability to execute on IA complex transactional interfaces, taxonomies and metadata frameworks, and templates for content management systems
Demonstrated ability to work in a highly collaborative environment
Experience with user-centered design methodologies
Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills
Experience in client services and negotiating business decisions
High tolerance for ambiguity matched only by your desire to organize it

Web Designer / Developer

We are looking for a smart, creative, motivated self-starter who wants to join the design team at a rapidly growing company. As a Web Designer/Developer you will be expected to design creative cutting edge websites. The ideal candidate will have a solid portfolio of original work.

Responsibilities

Design visually attractive interfaces and web pages based on principles of good design and usability
Construct application pages using current Web languages and techniques
Ensure that the pages conform to standards of accessibility (e.g., Section 508, W3C), HTML validation, and browser compatibility
Work with our team to proactively assess client needs and recommend solutions to assist in their overall internet strategy

Requirements

MUST BE EXTREMELY ORGANIZED & DETAIL ORIENTED—what sets our company apart from the rest is our attention to detail and our organizational ability
Must be able to understand and edit HTML, DHTML, CSS, and JavaScript
Proficiency in the use of Dreamweaver, Flash and Photoshop
Candidate must possess aptitude for user interfaced design and usability, in addition to a strong grasp of color, layout, and design principles
To apply you must have examples of your work and a solid portfolio: positions are immediate

Applications Developer

We are looking for a smart, creative, motivated self-starter who wants to join a strong team of developers in a rapidly growing company. As an Application Developer you will be responsible for contributing to the building of cutting edge applications for a wide range of industry and user needs.

Requirements

The professionalism and skill set equivalent to 3-5 years professional experience
Deep knowledge of AJAX, PHP and mySQL
Must be proficient in the use of Flash and Flex
Think creatively to produce new ideas
Keep abreast of developments in IT, particularly design programs
Able to work well in a team, with printers, copywriters, photographers, other developers, graphic designers, account executives, website designers and marketing specialists
Able to meet tight deadlines
An imaginative spirit and sense of humor

The successful candidate will be committed to delivering quality work on an aggressive schedule, and must be able to function independently as well as part of a team. Must take good coding practices seriously and have examples of past work to show.

.NET Applications Developer

We are looking for a smart, creative, motivated self-starter who wants to join a strong team of developers in a rapidly growing company. As a .NET Application Developer you will be responsible for contributing to the building of cutting edge applications for a wide range of industry and user needs.

Requirements

The professionalism and skill set equivalent to 3-5 years of professional experience
Deep knowledge of ASP and ASP.NET
Must be proficient in the use of Flash or Flex
Think creatively to produce new ideas
Keep abreast of developments in IT, particularly design programs
Able to work well in a team, with printers, copywriters, photographers, other developers, graphic designers, account executives, website designers and marketing specialists
Able to meet tight deadlines
An imaginative spirit and sense of humor

Marketing Analyst

We are looking for a smart, creative, motivated self-starter who wants to join our marketing strike team. As a Marketing Analyst you will collect and analyze data to evaluate existing and potential products and service markets. It is your responsibility to identify and monitor competitors while researching market conditions and changes in the industry that may affect our customer’s ideas, as we help build and launch them.

Requirements

The professionalism and skill set equivalent of 3-5 years professional experience
Strong statistical analysis skills
Think creatively to produce new ideas
Keep abreast of developments in IT, particularly design programs
Able to work well in a team, with printers, copywriters, photographers, other developers, graphic designers, account executives, website designers and marketing specialists
Able to meet tight deadlines
An imaginative spirit and sense of humor
Develop best practices for defining, capturing, analyzing, and reporting web metrics that characterize the user experience and user behavior on our live customer-facing sites; including analyses of click-streams, drop-off rates, and click-through rates
Outstanding analytical skills: ability to gather, analyze, summarize, and present data objectively and clearly
Work with project teams to identify and collect web metrics that can measure the success of their enhancements or additions to our sites
Identify opportunities for improving the user experience on any of our sites based on web metrics
Strong skills in using Excel for data analysis and PowerPoint for data presentation
Work with project teams and business partners to identify opportunities for live-site A/B studies (comparing alternative versions of a design online) and conduct the studies. Appropriately analyze the results in real time and make modifications to the study
Develop a set of web metrics that can be used as a baseline for characterizing, assessing, and tracking the user experience on our sites
In-depth familiarity with analysis of web metrics from live, large-scale sites
Should include familiarity with one or more web analytic packages (e.g., WebTrends, Gomez, Keynote)