Do you want to be part of making the internet useful again? Come join us. Do it. Do it. Spring Partners is a VC-backed start-up dedicated to using the power of the Web to help make people’s lives easier. We’re developing a customizable productivity platform that helps individuals and their families get things done faster and more effectively.
To apply you could email us at jobs@springpartners.com but if you really want to be considered follow the instructions below:
- Create a springpad account: http://www.springpadit.com
- Make sure you love the product
- Follow us @springpartners on Twitter
- Send a Tweet: @springpartners I love springpad and want to work at Spring Partners.
We are currently hiring for a number of positions.
Project Manager / Product Expert
We’re looking to hire a uniquely skilled individual to fill the role of Project Manager and Product Expert to manage relationships with our partners and users. Must have a keen attention to detail, a commitment to organization & a thirst to learn. Overall responsibilities include: community management, customer service, partner relations, and product quality assurance. You will also be responsible for supporting user marketing & outreach initiatives.
As a Project Manager at Spring Partners you will:
- Know the in’s & out’s of springpad, exhibiting an unmatched understanding of the product, how people use it, and opportunities for improvement
- Develop project plans, create due dates & manage deliverables across the company
- Correspond with corporate & blogger partners about project status & product features
- Support the development team to be sure that new features are built to partner requirements
- Use the product to build solutions for our partners – publishers, advertisers & bloggers
- Participate in user forums, exhibiting a thorough understanding of our product & our priorities
- Assist the marketing department to leverage the springpad platform for marketing campaigns and programs to increase product awareness
- Define and measure success metrics
You have:
- A love of keeping things organized & crazy attention to detail
- Professional communication skills
- A desire to learn
- A keen interest and active participation in new technology trends
- Strong opinions and a willingness to listen
- A love for the startup environment and the all-hands-on-deck culture
Nice to have:
- 2-5 years of work experience in a self-driven role
- A personal or professional blog
- Basic knowledge of HTML & photo-editing tools a plus
Senior Designer
We’re seeking a Senior Designer to lead the company’s design and graphic production efforts. Must have a proven design portfolio and be strong with process and implementation. Overall responsibilities include: design and implementation of company and product websites, user interface design for springpad web application. The Senior Designer will also be responsible for marketing communications design and production (including demos and other presentation materials).
Requirements
- A springpad user
- Ability to pay attention to details and focus
- Diligence, passion for perfection and hard work
- Appreciation of simplicity and common sense
- Demonstrated comprehension (portfolio) of design theory, interactive design theory, page layout, typography and color
- Complete command of Adobe creative authoring suite
- Strong experience with CSS, HTML, XML and JavaScript
- Familiar understanding of the Web 2.0 User Experience
- Knowledge of or experience with Java, JSP
- Knowledge of various prototyping methods and how to apply them
- An understanding of information architecture and hierarchy
Qualifications
- BFA in Graphic Design or related Design field
- 5+ years experience in web or application design
Senior Developer
We’re seeking well-rounded, smart developers who enjoy and have demonstrated experience at solving problems in innovative ways. If you have created robust web-based production applications, are comfortable quickly developing prototypes, and love technology and problem solving, Spring Partners could be a great fit. We don’t think our ideal candidates will have a specific set of acronyms on their resume, though we’re moving fast right now and most development is in Java.
The Spring Platform simplifies how users access and manage their “life” data – from tasks and reminders to contacts and transactions. It is both a database and an application platform. At Spring Partners, you can expect to work with custom DSL’s, interpreters, persistence frameworks, web based APIs integration and more.
Requirements:
- 8+ Years of Java programming experience
- Extensive experience scaling high user web based applications
- AJAX related technologies; specifically Google Web Toolkit (GWT)
- Experience with language design and implementation (a breadth of language experience is a plus, including Javascript, Smalltalk, Lisp, Ruby, Python, Self, etc.)
- Extensive experience with MySQL, other RDMS is a plus
- Excellent debugging skills
- Experience writing unit tests and functional tests
- A love of programming, problem solving, and computer languages.
- Goal driven, creative, high work ethic and highly communicative
- Team building and mentoring skills
- Excellent writing and editing skills
- BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent
Interactive Marketing Intern
We’re looking for a razor-sharp social media enthusiast who combines a passion for the Internet with a marketing and communications concentration. To be considered, you must thoroughly understand and be an active blogger and/or social media participant. We need a self-starter who thrives working in a tight knit small group focused on doing whatever it takes to get things done. Primary responsibilities include:
- Participate in the development and execution of all marketing communications programs
- Actively contribute to the Company blogs and other related blogs and communities
- Use and provide application feedback to support product development
- Manage and monitor the media and key competitors to help inform marketing communications and product development
Requirements:
- Desire to work in a start-up environment
- Undergrad or grad student with a concentration in interactive marketing or related field
- Strong interest and knowledge of the web 2.0 environment and social media
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Writing sample required
