SAYS.com - Social Media Conversation Strategists

JOB OPENINGS

SAYS Sdn. Bhd. (SAYS.com)

Closing Date: 15 September 2012

One day, our country woke up to the fact that more than 10 million Malaysians (and growing) were on Facebook. Every business realized the need to engage this ‘social media generation’ to stay relevant.

SAYS.com was at the forefront of this, launching the first-ever people powered, pay-for-performance social media advertising solution in Malaysia in February 2010.

Our team has since worked with

• Every major media agency
• Every major creative agency, and
• Our country’s top brands: Nike, Coke, Celcom, Air Asia, Maxis, Nestle, Maybank, Petronas etc.

Working together to drive the success of over 500 social media advertising campaigns, many of them already award winning.

And now, in 2012, as demand for powerful social media solutions increase, we want to help you build a career in this exploding industry.

Especially if

• You believe in the PEOPLE POWER behind Facebook and Twitter
• You are passionate about applying these powers to solve strategic problems faced in communications and business
• You want to fast-track your learning in this field

Then, get ready to be paid for an exciting learning journey, working with multiple agencies, clients, and experts on social media advertising.

What you’ll gain on the job

• Methods of conversation planning to complement traditional media planning
• The science behind ‘viral triggers’ to accelerate sharing of content
• Integrating social media in overall marketing executions
• How social media solves a variety of marketing challenges, across different product categories
• Connections with loads of people in Malaysia’s advertising and media industry

Your role?

CONVERSATION STRATEGIST @SAYS.COM – Advertising in the age of social media.

• To help brands connect better with consumers via conversation ecosystems, conversation planning, owned media, and effective tactical engagement via social media.
• To use and pioneer social media advertising and other SAYS.com products.
• To research and develop expertise in practical brand engagement using the friend stream.

Day to day work includes

• 60% – Conversation strategy / Viral triggers/ Craft proposals and pitches
• 20% – Product Advocacy – Presenting to media planners / training on social media conversation strategy
• 10% – Pitch big social media campaigns
• 10% – We’ll figure out as we power forward. This is a very new space with groundwork to do

You will be assisted by the sales and project management teams, and working directly with the Head of Strategy. Your first 3 months will be COMPLETE IMMERSION so as long as you learn fast you’ll be fine.

Together, we bring clients beyond what has been done in the past… but into what the world needs now.

Remuneration & Benefits

• Above market salary, negotiable depending on the fit of the candidate
• Frequent increments and bonuses for top performers
• An adventure working with a team which has already launched and sold off a company to Groupon… and in the midst of creating our own legend…
• Awesome colleagues: Young and diverse staff from around the world (Denmark, Vietnam, Germany, Philippines, the US, and Malaysia of course), who are motivated, excited about life, and driven to create something epic!
• A comfortable, inspiring work environment also known as the “Secret Hideout” situated in Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
• Lil’ perks: Free daily breakfast, all-day snacks and drinks, personal book and learning budget, flexible leave days
• A fast-growing startup culture, focusing on speed, performance, growth, candor, fun, and most importantly, a culture you can participate in and shape!
• And let’s not forget all the learning and growth as mentioned above..

Think you’re a fit?

We have two spots to fill. And we’ll be looking for evidence of

• Whole-brained people: Both creative and incisive. Fluent with words as well as numbers. Emotions + logic.
• Booksmart and streetsmart: Gets great grades in school, and gets along with all kinds of people, too.
• Proven intimacy with social media: Just send us your Facebook, Twitter or blog, and we’ll know.
• Experience with the world of advertising and media: At least an internship or basic experience of sorts in a media, creative, or client-side marketing team. We’ll need someone who can hit the ground running!
• Consumer insight: Someone who can ‘feel’, ‘emphatize’, and relate to consumer segments. Hint: We’re also looking for a Malay speaking Malay person, as well as a Chinese speaking Chinese.

Call To Action :

To apply for this role, please send your resume/CV to

talent@says.com 

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Shortlisted candidates will be contacted within 2 weeks.