Director of Marketing

• design and execute strategic and creative events/programs that drive traffic, sales and awareness of new and existing users
• create interactive social media campaigns surrounding industry events and seasonal product launches
• measure engagement and effectiveness of campaigns with tools such as Google Analytics, Mailchimp reporting and Facebook Insights
• work directly with PR team to ensure a cohesive message/company voice
• increase OnGreen’s visibility in the community via partnerships programs and collaborations
• possess ability to manage multiple high level marketing projects simultaneously while handling ad hoc requests from upper management
• supervise the growing marketing team in order to create innovative, tailored and strategic programs for driving increased brand awareness

Must think big, have a fantastic creative flair and have a strong desire to understand technology, the geeks who develop it, the business professionals who help them turn their ideas into businesses and the investors who help make it real. Most importantly, s/he must have an energy and passion for creating things where they didn't exist before.

Experience:

• 2 yrs at director level or 5 years at mgr level with demonstrated success at translating business objectives into brand, segmentation, messaging and promotion strategies.
• Demonstrated success at the design & implementation of annual marketing plans at a successful cleantech, hi-tech or internet business.
• We get our hands dirty, so skills in Photoshop, Illustrator, Drupal, Wordpress, Mail Chimp, Google Analytics, AdWords and other tools are highly valued.
• Experience in SEO & Social Media a big plus.
• International experience another big plus -- particularly brand transmogrification for use in non-U.S. markets.

Qualifications:

• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills
• Entrepreneurial, self-starter with a hands-on approach
• Ability to work well under pressure and with shifting priorities; ability to meet deadlines
• Quick, responsive, judicious, and an independent thinker
• BS/BA in Marketing or related field.
• We’re global, so multilingual is a plus
• Must be full-time and work in our LA office.  No relocation offered.

Compensation:  salary + stock options, based on experience

If you are interested, please send an email to: careers@ongreen.com with the following:

• Resume or OnGreen profile URL (recommended: Create your free profile here: http://www.ongreen.com/user/join ) 
• Cover letter
• Work samples (if relevant)
• List of Top 5 favorite bands of all time and why they’re your favorite

More about the company:
OnGreen is an online/offline network connecting the worlds best cleantech innovators with investors, experts, customers and resources from around the world. We use our website, personal network and matching events to bring together key players in the fragmented global Green Economy.

The process starts with our website, www.ongreen.com, where companies post standardized profiles and funding requests and then network with investors, experts and other industry leaders who can help them grow their business.   We have organized the Green Economy into 240 specific categories, so we are able to match members based on their particular niche and interests.

We’ve made good progress since launching in July 2010.  Here are some key success metrics.

• 300+ companies posting funding requests from 35 countries.
• 70,000 Cleantech patents categorized and searchable in our database.
• US$2.2 billion in total funding requests.
• 18,000 unique visitors per month.
• 10 demo and /or matching events in last 12 months.
• Accelerate: Global Cleantech Conference coming in Oct, 2011 in SF.

We work with federal and local governments to facilitate Cleantech development.

• In June 2011 U.S. President Obama’s Office of Science and Technology cited OnGreen for “accelerating innovation.”
• In the U.S., we’ve hosted events with everyone from the City of Los Angeles to the US Patent & Trademark Office.
• In China, we’re partners with the Department of Commerce of Jiangsu, China’s 2nd-wealthiest province, as well as with three of the leading technology parks around Shanghai.

Helped by our US and China-based investors, we have established OnGreen as a bridge between Chinese capital and foreign (mainly U.S.) innovation.  Recent highlights:

• August 2011:  Led 19 U.S., Canadian and European entrepreneurs on China Capital Roadshow, matching them with 60+ potential investors and partners in Shanghai, Nanjing and Suzhou.  1 partner MOU so far, 4-5 pending.
• May: OnGreen start-ups met in 1:1 matching sessions with investors from Jiangsu province and Hong Kong in Boston and Los Angeles.
• April: several OnGreen start-ups pitched a delegation of investors from the Zhejiang province at UCLA’s Office of Intellectual Property.  

• March: investors from Jiangsu province viewed demos by start-ups at OnGreen’s launch party at the Renaissance Hotel in Hollywood.