National Relationship Manager

New York, NY

Job Overview

Working at Yodle means being a part of something big. Our employees are a fundamental part of Yodle’s success. We are committed to hiring amazing people that are hungry to revolutionize the industry. Yodle is one of the fastest growing companies in the industry as recognized by INC 500 and American Business Awards. We reward hard work and offer a tremendous opportunity for career advancement. We offer daily breakfast, coffee, a fun and supportive work environment, and excellent benefits. Oh, and did we mention, we wrote the book on Local Online Advertising? Literally.

We are seeking a National Relationship Manager who will be responsible for the direction and management of National and franchise strategic accounts, directly managing corporate relationships and overseeing the management of a high volume of franchisee relationships. The successful candidate will be responsible for driving high customer satisfaction and account performance. We want proactive individuals who aren’t afraid to dive in head first and drive success within the team.
If you are ready for a career changing opportunity, this is the position and company for you. We are looking for a strong leader to drive our National /franchise accounts to the next level. This person must be committed to success and thrive in a positive, fast paced, and dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate strong client relationships and drive high customer satisfaction
• Guide group of interactive marketing specialists that interface with strategic National clients and ensure that the team achieves and exceeds the clients’ business objectives
• Work cross-functionally with other departments (specifically National Sales) to ensure proper resource management and continual innovation and improvement
• Define and enforce levels of service, touch plan, deliverables, and optimizations
• Oversee research, creation, implementation and management of client campaigns with various outlets such as Google, Yahoo!, Bing, CitySearch, Ask, MIVA, Enhance and others.
• Supervise analysis of campaign data and advise team on proper adjustment utilizing tracking and analytics solutions to deliver maximum return on ad spend.
• Deliver regular high level reporting to corporate contacts
• Lead regular internal and external team meetings to discuss learnings and strategy for your National accounts

Qualifications

• Excellent relationship skills including professional communication, resolving conflict, coaching and developing others, promoting teamwork, and performance management
• Analytical thinker who can make swift decisions, adapt to changes while staying the course and deliver results
• Demonstrated experience building profitable client and vendor relationships at the senior executive level
• Hands-on, action-oriented leader with the ability to understand client goals and how they translate into media strategy
• Experience working with National/franchise relationships a strong plus
• Strong understanding of the online advertising industry, including the major players and supporting technologies; specifically SEM, SEO and online lead generation
• 5+ years of hands-on online marketing experience with 2+ years SEM
• Certified Google Advertising Professional is a plus

Benefits

• An opportunity to further enhance your skills and refine your talent
• Competitive base
• Tuition assistance
• Health/Dental benefits, 401 (K) plan
• Great work environment - we have fun!
• Accessible and open-minded leadership
• Opportunity to work with smart people and learn a lot about one of the fastest growing industries

About Yodle

Yodle is a Bessemer ventures funded company in the midst of a major national roll out that will grow our client base dramatically over the next several years. We provide search-engine advertising and online lead generation services to small businesses. Yodle has developed an integrated approach to signing up and serving local businesses that are transitioning their marketing budgets online. We provide local businesses with a simple way to cost-effectively acquire more customers by advertising on the major search engines including: Google, Yahoo, AOL, Ask, and MSN.

Local Search is considered the new frontier in paid search marketing, the fastest growing area of both technology and advertising and the key driver of Google, Yahoo, and MSN. Over $100 billion is spent on local advertising in the U.S alone. $3 billion of that has already transitioned online. A significant opening exists to devise, build, and capitalize on this opportunity within the next 2-4 years.

Yodle Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate based on age, gender, religion, disability, marital status, race and also adheres to laws relating to non-discrimination on the basis of national origin and citizenship status.