Career Opportunities at APlus Worldwide
Promotions Ltd
APlus is the leading B2B marketplace for global trade, serving the
world's small- and medium-sized enterprises. The company was officially
founded in October of 1999, and since then has seen its member base
expand to over 200 countries around the world. Our senior management
team is in place and we are looking to bring in similarly talented
people as our business grows with incredible speed.
Working at APlus is challenging and fun! We are proud and protective
of our collegiate culture as this culture extends to our website
and serves as a key ingredient to making aplus a top global site.
We are always looking for top-level candidates with a strong knowledge
of international trade (trade finance, shipping, logistics), the
internet, trade shows, trade publications, business development
and marketing. Specifically, we are looking to fill the following
positions. All candidates must be team players, work well under
pressure and have a passion for the internet. If interested, please
send your C.V. with a cover letter to
Current Job Openings:
1. Web Designer
Job Description:
International Textile distributor, based in Woodbridge, requires
an experienced graphic / web designer with a keen interest in the
marketing side of operations.
Responsibilities:
The candidate, reporting to the Marketing Director, will be responsible
for creating a wide assortment of creative projects to support our
product line via both the web and print.
Design of printed sales and marketing materials, brochures, advertisements,
presentations, as well as assisting on occasional multimedia projects
from creative conception through final production.
Maintaining, updating and refreshing the company抯 web sites.
Qualifications:
Post-secondary education in graphic design and a minimum of 2-3
years experience in a graphic design role
Strong visual communicator with experience creating graphics and
layouts for the Web
Good organizational and priority-setting skills
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Creative problem solver
Strong attention to detail
Ability to work both collaboratively and with limited supervision
Advanced knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, QuarkXpress,
FrontPage and Dreamweaver in a PC environment. Working knowledge
of HTML, Flash and JavaScript would be an asset.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Outlook,
PowerPoint, Excel)
Advanced Digital Photography experience an asset.
Takes initiative and pursues opportunities.
Willing to put in 110% effort in order to achieve success.
Good understanding of the technology/Internet related industry
2. Web Programmer
We are currently looking for a smart, energetic person to become
a member of our development team as a Web Programmer. The successful
applicant will be responsible for working closely with rest of the
development team to ensure that contents of our multiple sites are
up to date and fully functional.
The position requires being fast paced, deadline driven and creative
in a rapidly changing information environment.
Responsibilities:
*Evaluate and improve architecture and usability of company web
sites
*Design update web pages and/or sites
*Create Flash Animations
*Create contest or other promotions
*Update and refresh provided graphics throughout the site periodically
*Participate in brainstorms, meetings and provide feedback to team
members
*Work closely with marketing and quickly implement new branding
/ marketing procedures
Requirements:
·Very good knowledge and understanding of web based technologies
·Strong web design / publishing tools experiences, preferably MS
FrontPage
·3+ years development experience with HTML, JavaScript and Macromedia
Flash
·Very good knowledge of cascading style sheets
·Excellent English Communication skills, both written and oral
·Troubleshooting and problem solving skills
·Superior organizational skills, with demonstrated ability to handle
the demands relating to multiple development tasks
Assets:
·Experience with ASP, PHP, Javascript programming
·Experience with any graphical design tool (Illustrator, Photoshop,
CorelDraw, Paint Shop Pro, PhotoImpact, etc.)
·Experience with MS SQL server and Mysql
·Experience with IIS log analyzing and reporting
3. Online Sales Representative
We are seeking a highly motivated, entrepreneurial-minded and experienced
sales person to represent our new online search engine solution.
Responsibilities:
You will be responsible for handling new client prospecting, following
up with referrals and closing sales targets subject to weekly and
monthly quotas. Most important is your ability to generate sales
and maintain recurring performance from a long-term customer relations
standpoint.
The following skill sets and knowledge is required:
-ability to prospect and close via email and phone contact only
-knowledge of online media sales industry specific language and
sales terms including CPA (cost per acquisition), CPC (Cost per
click) and CPM (cost per thousand)
-direct online media sales experience is preferred
-above average written and verbal communication skills
-self starter and able to self manage with limited supervision
-PC proficient (word, excel, sales database management)
-able to maintain and excel in all aspects of a sale cycle including
client prospecting, securing " the close", on going client
management, generating sales reports
-experience in a consultative sales approach
-candidate should be motivated by performance and meeting key goals/targets
Training and ongoing support will be provided. Some travel may
be required.
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