Job Application: Sherpa Marketing Manager Survey

Job Application: Sherpa Marketing Manager

Would you like to be the Marketing Manager for MarketingSherpa subscriptions and our online bookstore at SherpaStore.com? You'll report to our Director of Marketing, and have loads of self-managed responsibilities and growth opportunity. You should be/have:

3-5 years of direct marketing experience, preferably in publishing, circulation, or eretail

Solid copywriting skills, and a desire to continue honing your writing

Numbers-oriented, enjoy tracking results data

Strong communication skills via phone, email, and in-person (your boss will not always be in the same office as you are.)

Very organized and detailed oriented, can handle marketing-related admin

High-energy and enjoy solving problems

Must be within commuting distance of Warren, RI or ready, willing, and able to relocate

Do-it-yourself and get it done quickly attitude

Not afraid of technology, enjoy online marketing

Solid knowledge of Excel, Word and Outlook (Web programming and graphic design not required, we have a production team for that.) Please fill out the application below to be considered. Thank you! P.S. If your PC doesn't allow cookies, this form will not work properly (sorry). In that case, simply copy your answers and paste into an email to our Director of Operations & HR at stephanies@marketingsherpa.com.

Your contact info Your name
preferred email
day phone
night phone
general location (country, state)
time zone

	Yes	No
Able to commute to Warren RI now?	*Are you or have you: Able to commute to Warren RI now? Yes	Able to commute to Warren RI now? No
Able to relocate to commuting distance?	Able to relocate to commuting distance? Yes	Able to relocate to commuting distance? No
Used to coordinating with folks in other (distant) offices?	Used to coordinating with folks in other (distant) offices? Yes	Used to coordinating with folks in other (distant) offices? No
3+ years of direct marketing experience?	3+ years of direct marketing experience? Yes	3+ years of direct marketing experience? No
Worked in online marketing before?	Worked in online marketing before? Yes	Worked in online marketing before? No
Worked in publishing, circulation, or eretail?	Worked in publishing, circulation, or eretail? Yes	Worked in publishing, circulation, or eretail? No
Enjoy being relatively self-managed?	Enjoy being relatively self-managed? Yes	Enjoy being relatively self-managed? No
Type "A" personality - seeking hard work & growth?	Type "A" personality - seeking hard work & growth? Yes	Type "A" personality - seeking hard work & growth? No
Great at coping with admin	Great at coping with admin Yes	Great at coping with admin No

	Have not done yet	Dislike but will get it done	It's ok, not thrilling	Love it, love it, love it
copywriting	*What are your favorite marketing tasks and skills; and, which do you do because you have to, but you'd rather not spend all day at them? copywriting Have not done yet	copywriting Dislike but will get it done	copywriting It's ok, not thrilling	copywriting Love it, love it, love it
paid search marketing	paid search marketing Have not done yet	paid search marketing Dislike but will get it done	paid search marketing It's ok, not thrilling	paid search marketing Love it, love it, love it
affiliate & marketing partner coordination	affiliate & marketing partner coordination Have not done yet	affiliate & marketing partner coordination Dislike but will get it done	affiliate & marketing partner coordination It's ok, not thrilling	affiliate & marketing partner coordination Love it, love it, love it
spreadsheeting campaign results reports	spreadsheeting campaign results reports Have not done yet	spreadsheeting campaign results reports Dislike but will get it done	spreadsheeting campaign results reports It's ok, not thrilling	spreadsheeting campaign results reports Love it, love it, love it
tweaking Web pages/ads to improve results	tweaking Web pages/ads to improve results Have not done yet	tweaking Web pages/ads to improve results Dislike but will get it done	tweaking Web pages/ads to improve results It's ok, not thrilling	tweaking Web pages/ads to improve results Love it, love it, love it
public relations	public relations Have not done yet	public relations Dislike but will get it done	public relations It's ok, not thrilling	public relations Love it, love it, love it
schmoozing possible marketing partners	schmoozing possible marketing partners Have not done yet	schmoozing possible marketing partners Dislike but will get it done	schmoozing possible marketing partners It's ok, not thrilling	schmoozing possible marketing partners Love it, love it, love it
creating banner ads	creating banner ads Have not done yet	creating banner ads Dislike but will get it done	creating banner ads It's ok, not thrilling	creating banner ads Love it, love it, love it
maintaining marketing admin systems	maintaining marketing admin systems Have not done yet	maintaining marketing admin systems Dislike but will get it done	maintaining marketing admin systems It's ok, not thrilling	maintaining marketing admin systems Love it, love it, love it
coordinating w/ techies	coordinating w/ techies Have not done yet	coordinating w/ techies Dislike but will get it done	coordinating w/ techies It's ok, not thrilling	coordinating w/ techies Love it, love it, love it
graphic design	graphic design Have not done yet	graphic design Dislike but will get it done	graphic design It's ok, not thrilling	graphic design Love it, love it, love it
print direct mail	print direct mail Have not done yet	print direct mail Dislike but will get it done	print direct mail It's ok, not thrilling	print direct mail Love it, love it, love it
email marketing	email marketing Have not done yet	email marketing Dislike but will get it done	email marketing It's ok, not thrilling	email marketing Love it, love it, love it
project management	project management Have not done yet	project management Dislike but will get it done	project management It's ok, not thrilling	project management Love it, love it, love it
events planning & management	events planning & management Have not done yet	events planning & management Dislike but will get it done	events planning & management It's ok, not thrilling	events planning & management Love it, love it, love it

	Not me	Sometimes me	Me, me, me!
Highly inventive and creative	*How would you describe yourself? Highly inventive and creative Not me	Highly inventive and creative Sometimes me	Highly inventive and creative Me, me, me!
Entrepreneurial	Entrepreneurial Not me	Entrepreneurial Sometimes me	Entrepreneurial Me, me, me!
Multi-tasking King/Queen	Multi-tasking King/Queen Not me	Multi-tasking King/Queen Sometimes me	Multi-tasking King/Queen Me, me, me!
A bit anal about details	A bit anal about details Not me	A bit anal about details Sometimes me	A bit anal about details Me, me, me!
Love to execute to plan	Love to execute to plan Not me	Love to execute to plan Sometimes me	Love to execute to plan Me, me, me!
Great overseer and boss	Great overseer and boss Not me	Great overseer and boss Sometimes me	Great overseer and boss Me, me, me!
Prefer to test, tweak, test, tweak	Prefer to test, tweak, test, tweak Not me	Prefer to test, tweak, test, tweak Sometimes me	Prefer to test, tweak, test, tweak Me, me, me!
Outgoing on the phone	Outgoing on the phone Not me	Outgoing on the phone Sometimes me	Outgoing on the phone Me, me, me!
Good at following up with people to do stuff they promised	Good at following up with people to do stuff they promised Not me	Good at following up with people to do stuff they promised Sometimes me	Good at following up with people to do stuff they promised Me, me, me!
Great sense of humor - I can take a joke	Great sense of humor - I can take a joke Not me	Great sense of humor - I can take a joke Sometimes me	Great sense of humor - I can take a joke Me, me, me!
Sensitive - pick your words carefully when dealing with me, please	Sensitive - pick your words carefully when dealing with me, please Not me	Sensitive - pick your words carefully when dealing with me, please Sometimes me	Sensitive - pick your words carefully when dealing with me, please Me, me, me!
Tough as nails - don't tip toe around me, I can take whatever it is you have to say and not hold grudges	Tough as nails - don't tip toe around me, I can take whatever it is you have to say and not hold grudges Not me	Tough as nails - don't tip toe around me, I can take whatever it is you have to say and not hold grudges Sometimes me	Tough as nails - don't tip toe around me, I can take whatever it is you have to say and not hold grudges Me, me, me!
I am incredibly resourceful	I am incredibly resourceful Not me	I am incredibly resourceful Sometimes me	I am incredibly resourceful Me, me, me!
I love people and I'm very outgoing	I love people and I'm very outgoing Not me	I love people and I'm very outgoing Sometimes me	I love people and I'm very outgoing Me, me, me!
I love variety and no job is too big or too small for me	I love variety and no job is too big or too small for me Not me	I love variety and no job is too big or too small for me Sometimes me	I love variety and no job is too big or too small for me Me, me, me!