Todayter.com is one of the fastest growing online dating companies in New York City. Just like Google in its early days, we are revolutionizing the way people date each other. We developed our proprietary ranking technology TodayteRank in the same way Google's PageRank was designed to rank web pages and weed out SPAM/SCAM. The end result, a dramatically improved user experience and totally awesome dating!

We’re a growing fast and our start-up located in Midtown Manhattan. We’re looking for people to work in-house, so being close to New York City is a must. Good luck!

 

 

We are actively seeking the following:

iOS Software Engineer
Systems Administrator
Web Developers/Designers
Legal Counsel
MBA Finance Intern
Ad Yield Campaign Manager
Product Manager
Product Management

 

iOS Software Engineer

We’re building a team of expert software developers to help define and build our backlog of features. Our backlog includes projects involving API development, social media integration, native mobile development, recommendation algorithm and machine learning implementation, etc.

We’re looking for independent thinkers who love our product and its potential. You’ll have input during all phases of the product development process.

 

Systems Administrator

Please apply if you:
- have a degree in CS or a related field
- have 5+ years of experience architecting reliable, scalable systems
- are intimately familiar with MySQL, FreeBSD, networking, and storage technology
- keep up on the latest technological developments (SSDs, cloud computing, etc...)
- have an analytical mind and like solving open ended decision problems
- understand cost benefit analysis and constrained risk minimization
- have a deep understanding of the Linux or FreeBSD kernel
- understand concepts like caching, swap death, shared libraries, and RAID
- have a detailed understanding of email relaying and spam filtering
- are nuts about complete site security
- are an expert at prioritization and multitasking
- can strike a good balance between efficiency & quality

 

Web Developers/Designers

We’re looking for people with strong front-end development skills (XHTML/CSS/JS) and a great sense of design to join our creative team, improving the presentation and usability.

Requirements
-Detail oriented and have a solid understanding of UI/UX design
-Have data visualization experience
-Write clean, easy-to-read code
-Have a solid understanding of XHTML/CSS
-Know and understand JavaScript
-Have worked with SVN
-Are hard-working and self-motivated
-Have mobile design experience
-Have social media integration experience
-Have some advertising design experience
-Read xkcd

 

Legal Counsel

We're looking for an experienced attorney who is comfortable working for a rapidly-growing with broad responsibility. You’ll need to bring expert legal knowledge, sharp business sense and a likable personality.

We’re looking for someone who has prior experience negotiating and drafting myriad agreements in the Internet, new media and/or mobile industries.

Responsibilities
-Negotiating, drafting and reviewing licensing, intellectual property, technology and partnership agreements; creating form agreements and improving deal workflow; and, whatever else comes up.
-Identifying and resolving legal issues relating to a set of Twitter products.
Qualifications
-At least four years of excellent in-house and/or law firm transactional experience
-Industry knowledge and experience in Internet, new media and/or mobile industries
-Expert at prioritization and multitasking
-Strong written and oral communication skills
-JD, good academic record

 

MBA Finance Intern

If you’re looking for a meaningful internship within a fun and fast-paced dotcom environment, then we have an exciting opportunity for you.

We’re searching for a high energy MBA Finance Intern to work at our NYC headquarters next summer.  This intern will have various projects and direct interaction with leadership; in fact, at the end of the internship, the intern will have the opportunity to deliver a presentation to CFO to report their findings.

Some of the many tasks the MBA Finance Intern may get to take part in include:
-Analyzing return on marketing investments by channel.
-Completing financial assessment of new distribution opportunities.
-Conducting competitive analysis across all global markets in which we compete.
-Working with VP of Finance to examine forecasting process improvements.
-Assisting with the annual budget and strategic planning process.
Qualifications:
-Must be enrolled currently in an MBA program, preferably concentrating in Finance.
-5+ years work experience in corporate financial planning and budgeting.
-Strong experience in financial modeling.
-Computer skills, especially advanced proficiency in Excel.
-Excellent communication and problem solving skills.
-Ability to work under minimal supervision.
-Work experience with an Internet company is a plus.

 

Ad Yield Campaign Manager

We’re looking for someone responsible for driving and optimizing on-site advertising with the goal of maximizing ad revenue..

Responsibilities:  
-P&L responsibility for onsite advertising
-Analyze and optimize advertising placements to maximize effective CPM
-Evaluate inventory tradeoffs between internal up-sell ads, IAC cross sell ads and remnant third party ads
-Aggressively and continuously test creative, offer, targeting, frequency and placement to maximize yield
-Perform analysis of member behavior to evaluate impact of exposure to advertising and determine optimal advertising frequency
-Partner with Ad Sales & Operations teams to perform optimizations for maximizing client yield

Requirements:
-BS/BA degree required; concentration in Math, Statistics, Computer Science or Economics highly preferred
-3-5 years experience in online media buying, campaign/advertising optimization, ad operations and yield management
-Proven track record of driving successful large scale online advertising programs
-Expert knowledge of online media with solid understanding of advertising business models and advertising technologies
-Ability to work well with technical staff
-Strong analytical skills
-Expert level Excel modeling experience
-Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with cross functional teams
-Excellent strategic and creative problem solving skills
-Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including outstanding interpersonal skills in person, over email and on the phone
-Strong project management and organizational capability
-Ability to prioritize multiple tasks
-Solid attention to detail and highly motivated
-Proactive work ethic, with ability to work successfully in a fast-paced environment
-Strong computer applications skills

 

Product Manager

We are seeking someone with a passion for innovation and a thirst for building exceptional products. Your responsibilities will include gathering requirements, defining a product vision and strategy, and working with world-class engineers to execute it.

This position requires the ability to manage and prioritize multiple product enhancements simultaneously.  Candidate must bring an aptitude for ongoing feature improvements, and the intellectual curiosity and motivation to be a part of a fast moving, innovative product team.

Responsibilities:
-Define and present product road map with business justification to senior management.
-Work with cross-functional teams to define and document the product requirements, user flows, and use case scenarios for new features and functionality.
-Monitor key performance indicators and identify opportunities for improvement in order to make recommendations for changes, new features, and products.
-Understand our strategic and competitive position, and work to define and deliver the best products which maintain, shape, and improve feature functionality.
Qualifications:
-BS degree required.  MBA preferred.
-2-3+ years of work experience in product management.
-Experience developing Internet products and technologies.
-Proven initiative and ability to work in fast-paced, entrepreneurial culture.
-Strong analytical focus and drive for continuous optimization.
-Intellectual curiosity and desire to work across disciplines.
-Excellent organization and time management.
-Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
-Relentless attention to detail.

 

Product Management

We are seeking a Product Manager with the strong analytical focus and relentless drive to fuel the growth of a leading online dating service.  This Product Manager will lead cross-functional teams through the product development lifecycle for new features and functionality on the website. You must coordinate with a variety of functional departments including design, development, quality assurance, marketing, customer care, public relations, and systems to transform business visions into reality.

We are seeking someone with a strong product management or communications background.  Specific technical expertise in areas such as email marketing and subscription marketing are a plus though not required.

Responsibilities:
-Present and defend business cases with ROI and financial justification
-Work with cross-functional team to define and document the business case, requirements, flow, use case scenarios, marketing plan, and customer tracking plan for new features and functionality.  Keep management and partners apprised of team progress. Provide leadership and inspiration for cross-functional team members throughout a project, keeping them focused on the goal.
-Monitor key benchmarks, analytics, and ROI; review these to identify opportunities or flaws and make recommendations for changes, new features, and products.
-Through a detailed analysis process, forecast the financial (ROI) and consumer impact of features and monitor and present key performance metrics related to new features
-Collaborate with Copy, Creative, Marketing, Engineering, and creative agencies to define, develop and launch new features.
-Develop an aggressive testing plan to maximize campaign performance based on experience gained from prior tests and an understanding of the customer, product, competition, and market.
-Work with public relations, business development, and marketing teams on new promotions and integrated campaigns.
-Monitor, configure, and report on performance metrics and test results.
-Continuously identify new opportunities for optimization.

Qualifications:
-BS/BA degree or equivalent.  MBA preferred.
-3+ years of work experience in product management, preferably in an online business.
-Stellar project management skills.
-Aptitude for design -- especially in optimizing creative and copy for conversion.
-Copywriting ability.
-Experience working with web technologies and tools (HTML, Flash, etc.) a plus.
-Strong analytical focus and drive for continuous optimization.
-Experience with subscription-based marketing a plus.
-Intellectual curiosity and desire to work across marketing disciplines.
-Ability to juggle and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
-Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
-Relentless attention to detail.
-Proven initiative and ability to work in fast-paced, entrepreneurial culture.
-Excellent organization and time management.

 

To apply, please email your applications to todayter@gmail.com