Jobs

Oyaka is a fast-paced, creative and dynamic culture with a team that is passionate about excellence in innovation, achievement, and results. We're looking for like-minded individuals to join us and help make things happen. We have full-time positions in a variety of disciplines throughout our fast-paced, growing organization. If you are motivated by creative problem-solving, collaborative work with other professionals, and development of new consumer-oriented technologies, read on to learn more about Oyaka and then contact us.

The Team:
The Oyaka team is a dynamic and creative group who all share a vision for developing technology and building a successful company through quality and excellence. We are seeking highly motivated and energetic individuals looking to play a defining role as we continue building an infinitely superior event ticketing search company. Take your career to the next level; be part of Oyaka. See the current list of available opening and apply today.

If you are interested in being part of the Oyaka Team please send your resume to resume@Oyaka.co.uk. Thanks again for your interest in Oyaka.

Why join Oyaka?
Whether you're an avid sports fan, a disciple of utilizing technology to streamline business processes, or just looking for an exciting new opportunity, you'll find that Oyaka is a place where you can make a difference. Do rewarding work that will have a positive impact on event ticketing consumers worldwide. Be part of a diverse cross-functional team of motivated professionals from a variety of disciplines and business experiences. Hard work and successes will be recognized through a competitive compensation and rewards program that includes: a competitive salary, a comprehensive array of employee benefit programs, along with employee stock options.

As we continue to build and complement our existing staff, we look for talented individuals to join our team. If you're looking for a place where you can make a big impact in a fun environment, Oyaka is for you.

Culture:
What's it like to work here? The Oyaka team is comprised of highly motivated and successful individuals from a variety of backgrounds - old economy businesses, new economy businesses, tech companies, and the event ticketing industry. Collectively, we all share a common vision that supports the company we are creating. We are building a company with a work ethic and environment that is for and about achievement and results. Our energy and passion to succeed strengthens our ability to build a world-class operation dedicated to providing our customers with a great shopping experience. We have a world-class Management Team with the vision, commitment, and leadership needed to continue building a successful customer-focused organization.

At Oyaka, we also know how to have fun in the midst of a fast-paced, competitive business environment. We work together toward achievement of common goals, and we celebrate our collective successes. We expect our team to work hard, but we also encourage them to play hard and to maintain focus on their personal lives as well.

Current Openings in Oyaka:

Assistant Account Executive

Job Description:

	Collaborate with high profile event ticket companies, such as, Ebay, TicketMaster, Stubhub, Razorgator, TicketNow, Craigslist, Greatseats, Eseats, Buyselltix.com,      Ticketmall.com, Ticketcity.com, Ticketfrontier.com promote the hottest event deals on the Oyaka sites and through our popular site and newsletter.
	Coordinate with a team of Producers, content and sales managers to make a highly respected product even more effective for the event ticket industry.
	Through frequent communications, you will have the opportunity to develop a rapport with leading players in the event ticket industry.

Marketing Director - Subscribers

The Marketing Director will prepare and execute strategic marketing plans to profitably grow and retain the subscriber base of each of Oyaka's various products. The position reports directly to the VP of Marketing.

Job Description:

	Evaluate, negotiate and purchase online media.
	Implement, analyze and optimize acquisition campaigns.
	Recommend cross-product marketing initiatives.
	Develop accurate forecasts/projections for subscriber growth.
	Continually leverage new tools & industry best practices for subscriber acquisition and retention.

Qualifications/Requirements:

	4 years professional experience in marketing, including experience as a media buyer .
	Tough negotiator who can also build strong working relationships with negotiation partners .
	Passion for online marketing and for keeping up to date with industry trends and tools .
	Previous responsibility for a marketing budget.
	Highly analytical; ability to define and track the key metrics for online marketing success.
	Proactive, highly energetic team player who is full of ideas.
	BA minimum, Master's degree a plus.

Product Manager

The Product Planning Manager will be responsible for the planning of all content and ad inventory for Oyaka.co.uk media products.

Job Description:

	Approve inventory requests in conjunction with section producers and publishers.
	Optimize sellout by providing guidance to sales staff and producers.
	Issue weekly inventory reports.
	Monitor fulfillment of long-term campaigns.
	Project inventory fill rates required to achieve revenue goals.
	Maintain, identify and lead implementation of system enhancements to improve inventory management.
	The Product Planning Manager reports to the President.

Qualifications/Requirements:

	Must be good with numbers and Microsoft Excel .
	Strong organizational skills and attention to detail .
	Passion for creating high quality content .
	Minimum 3 years professional experience, preferably within the media industry.
	BA required.

Business Development Manager

We are looking for a smart and experienced sales professional to take responsibility for account acquisition and management. The successful candidate must be aggressive, resourceful and enjoy working in a highly entrepreneurial environment. The position requires outstanding written, online and telephone communication skills as well as a gift for developing and maintaining relationships. S/He must be accomplished at prospecting and new account development.

Reporting to the Vice President of Sales, the successful candidate will work with a growing national and future international sales team. S/he will be responsible for hitting monthly, quarterly and annual new sales targets, as well as growing and servicing existing business. The position is based in our Atlanta headquarter office.

While some existing clients and prospects will be turned over to the position, the successful candidate will do most of their research and prospecting independently.

Requirements:

	3+ years of online and/or travel related media sales.
	Experience in the Hotel/Travel industry preferred.
	Online sales experience preferred.
	College degree required.
	Very strong Microsoft Excel skills.
	Experienced business judgment required.
	Excellent online, written and verbal communications skills.
	Strong organizational skills

You must not be intimidated by technical interaction. Our group works closely with site engineers. The successful candidate must enjoy problem solving and be unafraid of technical solutions.

Teamwork skills essential; sense of humor required; overdeveloped sales egos must be checked at the door.

Search Engine Marketing Engineer

We are looking for an experienced search engine marketing expert. This individual will lead the search engine marketing and optimization efforts, including website optimizations and keyword purchases.

This job includes keyword/phrase research, recommending site/design changes, implementation of those changes and ROI analysis for keyword purchases.

Candidates are required to list web sites that they have successfully optimized when applying for this position.

Requirements:

	A college degree, preferably with a major in the sciences or economics.
	HTML programming experience required. XML experience preferred.
	Specific knowledge on how to achieve placement in Google, Inktomi, FAST and Altavista, Yahoo, is required.
	Experience optimizing a large web site preferred.
	2 years SEO experience absolutely required.
	Strong analytical background required.
	Sense of humor preferred.

Senior Software Developer

We are looking for a smart and experienced senior software engineer to join a small group of talented engineers who are passionate about building a great search engine web site. The qualified individual will have a proven track record delivering high quality results, while thriving in a quickly paced environment. The individual will be responsible for all aspects of software engineering, from design to implementation and maintenance.

Requirements:

	2+ year's experience.
	BS or MS in computer science.
	Experience with Java, XSL/XML, Ajax, Soap, PHP, MYSQL, CSS, and Linux desired but not required.
	Passion to build great software.
	Sense of humor preferred.
	Salary commensurate with experience.