Jobs & Careers

PREMIUM SERVICES

Senior Account Executive

The primary function of the Senior Account Executive is to serve as the exclusive contact for TheStreet clients and non-clients regarding sales and customer service issues. This individual is responsible for communicating to our clientele that our company is committed to finding long-term solutions to customer service and sales- related issues. This is a fast-paced and innovative environment, often with multiple competing deadlines, so the ability to diligently multi-task is an invaluable skill.

Responsibilities:

• Develop leads to generate new sales.
• Work with existing clients on upgrading their current subscriptions.
• Assess client needs, prepare proposals and send out product samples.
• Handle the renewal process for deposit, loan, and specialty reports.
• Address all customer service requests, such as adding or deleting banks to accounts.
• Resend reports to clients upon request.
• Provide weekly reports summarizing all QC and timing issues and subscription cancellations.
• Contact clients on a quarterly basis to assess satisfaction level and potentially generate new sales.
• Other sales- related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
• Minimum 5 years of inside sales experience
• Ability to successfully deliver sales pitches in order to ensure new sales leads and maintain existing client relationships
• Outgoing, competitive, and positive personality
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Self-motivated team player who can also work well independently

To apply: Please send resume to resumes@thestreet.com.

CUSTOMER SERVICE

Inside Sales Representatives (Temporary Position with potential to go Permanent)

Are you an energetic and motivated sales person who is looking to get your foot in the door at a fast paced and exciting organization? Do you love to talk on the phone?

TheStreet is seeking Inside Sales Representatives to work in our Wall Street office through the end of the year and possibly longer. We are looking for hard working, self-motivated individuals with great interpersonal skills and telephone manners to sell our professionally oriented subscription websites and electronic newsletters to investment professionals.

Inside Sales Representatives will be making 100+ calls per day.

REQUIREMENTS:

• 2 + years inside sales experience.
• Proven track record managing the sales cycle and new business development directed towards the hedge fund, money management or advisory markets.
• Broad based knowledge of business, finance and investing online services and media publishers.
• Highly motivated personality that wants to make a lot of money.
• Strong phone presence and excellent communication skills.
• The ideal candidate should love the thrill of the sale and not be discouraged easily.
• Strong listening skills and the ability to think on your feet.
• Strong organization skills and very detail oriented.

To apply: Please send resume, indicating "ISR" in the subject line to resumes@thestreet.com.

EDITORIAL

Companies Reporter

The Companies Reporter will be responsible for researching, reporting and writing stories covering major US industrial corporations. TheStreet expects applicants to be versed in multimedia, including the use of Web video, podcasts, graphics and photos and to be comfortable with social media. This is a fast-paced and innovative environment, often with multiple competing deadlines, so the ability to diligently multi-task is an invaluable skill.

Responsibilities:

• Observe, analyze, and track news sources impacting the industrial sector.
• Provide real-time coverage and produce multiple daily market updates.
• Identify, recommend and develop stories surrounding the latest news in industries such as heavy equipment, steelmaking, mining, fertilizer, and bulk shipping.
• Sift through companies' financial reports to uncover the underlying issues that impact profit and growth, with the goal of producing actionable, investable financial journalism.
• Land interviews with top executives and to ask questions that break news.
• Produce weekly and monthly enterprise stories.
• Implement digital journalistic strategies to enhance reports and engage audience interests.
• Identify and develop relationships with new information sources.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university
• Minimum of 5 years of journalistic experience in an online or print medium at a recognized news organization
• Advanced understanding of financial news and knowledge of current events is a must, especially with regard to new technology trends
• Possess an strong understanding and interest of the stock market and Wall Street
• Should bring a healthy source list and be prepared to adapt the coverage to companies driving the most readership
• Ability to write quickly, concisely and accurately under daily deadlines
• Focused, organized, industrious and inquisitive

To apply: Please send a resume to resumes@thestreet.com.

Editor / Writer

MainStreet.com, a leading personal finance website, is in search of a highly motivated, bright and energetic Editor/Writer to join our dynamic organization. If you have a "take-charge" personality, a good sense of humor and thrive on challenge, then we invite you to apply. The Editor/Writer will work with a team of reporters and freelancers to produce content for MainStreet, a life and money website. This includes working with articles on topics from traditional personal finance subjects like managing debt to lifestyle stories and real estate. The candidate should be a good communicator, a team player who thrives in a collaborative environment and someone who can juggle multiple tasks and responsibilities with a high attention to detail.

Responsibilities:

• Edit articles, news briefs, and slideshows to meet in-house and AP style rules, as well as the highest grammatical standards. This also includes writing compelling original headlines.
• Write one to two news briefs and one in-depth feature per week.
• Assist in developing multimedia content such as video and infographics.
• Maintain weekly and monthly production schedules.
• Input and arrange content within a content management system using SEO best practices.
• Contribute to site direction and project planning.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in journalism, English or other related field.
• 1-2 years of experience writing and/or editing for an online publication is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of personal finance topics ranging from general consumer news to the basics of mortgage and retirement accounts to beginner investing tips.
• Attention to detail, excellent organizational and time management skills, ability to manage multiple projects and personalities simultaneously, and a commitment to accurate and fact-based reporting.

To apply: Please send a resume, cover letter and three to five clips (links or PDFs are fine), indicating "MS Editorial" in the subject line to resumes@thestreet.com. Applications without clips will not be considered.

Companies Editor

TheStreet, a leading digital financial media company, is looking for an experienced business editor to manage a staff of four reporters focusing on industrials, energy, consumer goods and retail stocks. The Companies coverage strives to explain the relationship among products, consumers, economic issues and investing.

Responsibilities:

• Direct a team of reporters in providing unique and actionable coverage that stands out among business media
• Help reporters craft stories through various mediums including words, video, graphics, and photos for a multimedia website
• Manage the demands of breaking news in a real-time environment and planning/anticipating future coverage
• Mentor and develop team of reporters to achieve journalist excellence

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in print or online journalism experience at a recognized news organization
• Possesses an understanding of the financial markets and how both fundamental and technical data are used to make investment choices
• Prior management experience and proven track record in developing and motivating reporters
• Strong editorial, communication, and multi-tasking skills
• BA/BS degree in journalism, English, or related field

To apply: Please send your resume, cover letter, and salary requirements to resumes@thestreet.com with "CE" in the subject line.

Technology Reporter

The Technology Reporter will be responsible for reporting and writing on corporations within the Technology sector by utilizing their in-depth knowledge of the latest technology trends. The reporter will be responsible to use multimedia platforms to complement stories, including the use of Web video, podcasts, graphics, photos and social media. This is a fast-paced and innovative environment, often with multiple competing deadlines, so the ability to diligently multi-task is an invaluable skill.

Responsibilities:

• Track and report on major corporations in the technology sector and the industry on topics including gadgets, apps, software, and networking.
• Provide real-time coverage and produce daily updates on the latest trends and events impacting the business and financial world.
• Identify, recommend and develop feature stories surrounding the latest developments in technology.
• Implement digital journalistic strategies to enhance reports and engage audience interests.
• Identify and develop relationships with new information sources.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in English, Journalism, or related field
• 5 years of experience in technology writing at an influential news organization
• Advanced understanding of financial news and knowledge of current events is a must, especially with regard to new technology trends
• Possess an understanding and interest of the stock market and Wall Street
• Prior journalistic experience in an online or print medium at a recognized news organization
• Experience with video and other social media platforms
• Ability to write quickly, concisely and accurately under daily deadlines
• Focused, organized, industrious and inquisitive

To apply: Please send your resume to resumes@thestreet.com.

TECHNOLOGY

Application Developer

The Application Developer will be responsible for implementing high-performance websites and other technologies including mobile and the ipad. The Application Developer will work in a variety of open source technologies such as Drupal, MySQL, and Memcache as well as exploit the latest AJAX capabilities to present compelling, information-rich experience to our customers and viewers.

Responsibilities:

• Developing high-performance websites and technologies in collaboration with our internal QA team
• Promote best practices in technology innovation and deliver scalable business solutions
• Interact directly with business leads to best develop and meet technical specifications and business needs
• Work with Technology team in fostering a dynamic and collaborative environment

Qualifications:

• 5+ years working in PHP, Java or other web development languages
• 5+ years of experience with Javascript Development
• 5+ years of experience with Web content management and Web publishing applications
• 2+ years of experience coding C#/.NET
• Understanding of LAMP and Network transport technologies such as Apache, MySQL, HTTP.
• BS in computer science or equivalent experience
• Team player
• Prior experience working in an Agile environment

Valuable Experience:

• CSS development
• Hand-coding cross-browser HTML5/XHTML
• Drupal Coding experience a plus
• Web application framework development (PHP, Java etc.)
• Familiarity with Unix/Linux command-line functions and utilities.
• Experience working in a team environment.
• Involvement in Open Source projects.

To apply: Please send your resume to resumes@thestreet.com.

Senior Project Manager

The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for developing, designing, documenting and liaising with software developers to implement new products and services for company properties. This person will also collaborate with other departments including marketing, customer service, editorial and advertising sales to gather information and functional requirements. The ideal candidate must have strong communication skills in order to maintain open communication with the involved departments regarding key deliverables and release dates in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with clients and development team to design technical solutions, identify requirements, and develop functional documentation based on analysis of business needs.
• Act as the primary day-to-day client contact and lead frequent meetings with respect to planning, status, and business development.
• Work with clients to define project requirements, scope and technology approach.
• Prepare and present project plans and status reports to management, project team, and clients.
• Manage project staff resources to ensure that the company delivers against Statements of Work.
• Manages major deliverables and program milestones.
• Plans and secures appropriate resources throughout project lifecycle.
• Coordinate scheduling of resources for multiple concurrent projects.
• Assess project risk and devise contingency plans.
• Manage the development, testing and integration of existing and new web applications and legacy systems.
• Ensure that software meets business requirements and current industry standards for web usability.
• Manage special ad-hoc projects as necessary.
• Actively participate in quality assurance and delivery procedures.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university.
• At least 5+ years of project management experience (internet experience preferred).
• Experience with project management software such as MS Project, Visio, JIRA, Basecamp, and Confluence.
• Experience managing project of various degrees of complexity, spanning from with HTML, web publishing, mobile, newsletter, ad sales and e-commerce technologies.
• Experience with different CMS, newsletter, and CSR platforms is a plus.
• Experience with Agile methodology is encouraged.
• High degree of organization and detail-orientation with the ability to meet all project requirements and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work in a rapidly changing environment with diverse personalities and team members.
• Strong interest in technology with special regard to how it can be leveraged to increase profitability.
• Professional demeanor with strong leadership and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines.
• Ability to anticipate issues, identify future choke points and working ahead of time to alleviate potential issues.
• Possess strong communication skills and experience interacting with clients at all levels of management.

To apply: Please send your resume to resumes@thestreet.com.