Current Job Openings at FurnitureDealer.net
Based out of Eagan, Minnesota, FurnitureDealer.net is the premiere website and online marketing services provider for the home furniture industry. In the past three years, our client base has grown from one client to fifty, including 20 of the 150 largest independent furniture retailers in North America - including Twin Cities based www.BeckerFurnitureWorld.com. We are looking to immediately hire several highly motivated, entrepreneurial, intelligent and hard working people to help continue our high rate of growth and success. If you have a 'can do' attitude, thrive in a fast paced, team environment, and have a passion for the internet and home furnishings products - we want to hear from you!
Internet Merchandising Content Associate
We are looking for people who recognize the importance of web content and realize that quality content (descriptions, pictures and graphics) is the single most important requirement to having a quality website. The majority of time spent in this position will be creating web product presentations for our clients. It will include collecting information, writing copy, formatting and editing photos on a daily basis. You will be required to conduct research, communicate with retail clients and manufacture representatives and objectively review and categorize merchandise.
FurnitureDealer.net is looking for strategic and productive individuals who will add to our flexible, high-energy work environment. We set and achieve high goals for ourselves by working hard and creatively solving problems. A working knowledge of computers and a habitual use of the Internet are necessary, but specific onsite training will be provided. Self-motivated multi-taskers that work fast and efficient in a growing company and casual environment are encouraged to apply.
Responsibilities and opportunities for personal growth include:
- Developing online product presentations
- Writing and editing product descriptions and defining product features and attributes
- Working with Photoshop to crop and edit photos (training will be provided)
- Gathering, collecting, synthesizing and presenting product information from websites and printed materials provided by manufacturers
- Working with clients merchandising to help setup and manage custom websites by maintaining effective relationships with retail clients and their suppliers
- Assume ownership of other tasks and projects as they occur, with the ability to multitask and adapt on the fly
- Friendly, fun, fast paced, innovative, team-oriented atmosphere that respects the individual
- Extensive on the job training and opportunity to take on responsibility according to personal interests and skills
- Strong potential for bonuses
Position Qualifications & Requirements:
- Strong writing, grammar and proofreading skills for use in creating online presentations and content descriptions
- Interest in online merchandising and marketing, retailing, and Internet business strategy
- A strong interest for online user experience, website design and navigation from a consumer stand point
- Ability to learn quickly and use new software programs
- Able to work efficiently but maintain high quality standards. Balance quality versus quantity.
- Ability to juggle multiple projects and deliver outstanding work under strict deadlines
- Ability to work hard but also work smart - this means creatively and constantly identifying efficient processes and better ways of doing things
- Familiarity with online search (Google, Yahoo, Bing, etc.) and an interest in search engine optimization
- High level of personal accountability and self motivation
Compensation:
- Full Time Opportunities start out at between $27,000 and $30,000 with opportunity for fast advancement, raises and bonuses.
FurnitureDealer.net is looking for individuals who have high energy, have a sense of urgency and are self-motivated, work well in a fast moving growth company, can handle multiple tasks, are good problem solvers, are creative thinkers, and work well in an unstructured environment.
If all you want is a job and a paycheck, then please do not apply for this position. We are looking for individuals who want to help transform a fast growing startup business into a truly great company. Our goal is to create a high energy and fun work environment. We are looking for team members who set high goals, love solving problems, work hard, and are passionate about being the best. If you are an individual who wants to join a company that is committed to outstanding customer service, innovative solutions that delight consumers, and profitable growth for the company, its clients and its employees, then we want to hear from you.
We do not expect you to be a computer programmer, but do expect you to be a heavy internet user and to have strong opinions about good and bad websites. We will expect you to understand the needs of online furniture shoppers and the retail salespeople who assist those shoppers. You will be required to create compelling and useful online product presentations. We will expect you to be able to think about your product presentations from the perspective of online search and the search engines. This means that you will need to be able to identify the keyword search phrases that people will use on Google when looking for a particular product.
Information Technology Associate
If you have a 'can do' attitude, are good at solving technical problems, have a wide range of strong technical skills and interests, are good at learning or 'figuring out' technology, work well with others, and thrive in a fast paced environment - we want to hear from you!
This is an entry level position that will initially primarily consist of collecting information, writing copy, entering data, formatting and editing photos as a member of our website content creation team. We are looking for a candidate who is excited about advancing along a path that includes support and maintenance of client websites, creation of new client websites, and all of the randomness that comes along with working at a startup technology company. We want a person who has the right attitude to do whatever it takes to help build a small company with a ton of potential into a bigger company with even more potential.
Gain meaningful experience with web technologies, client management and support, internal techology support, and much more. As a small company, there are opportunities to take on significant responsibility. FurnitureDealer.net is a company that values creativity and hard work. Other opportunities for personal growth and responsibility include system administration, web server management, project management, email marketing, search engine marketing and search engine optimization, entrepreneurship, internet strategy, e-commerce retailing, multi-channel retailing, training, and more.
Responsibilities and opportunities for personal growth include:
- Writing and editing product descriptions, ad copy, and managing company’s public relations
- Working with Photoshop and digital product photos (training will be provided)
- Managing product database and digital website product content
- Gathering, collecting, synthesizing and presenting product information from websites, printed materials, and interviewing factory reps.
- Support clients with FTP, Email, Email Marketing, Training, Help Desk, and More
- Be willing and able to work with a variety of technologies, including: websites, telephony, network, web server, software, cables, operating systems, etc.
- Work with clients to help setup and manage custom websites
- Help define and implement new website features, technologies, and user interfaces
- Work with the IT team to develop and execute company-wide hardware/software strategy
- Work with web server hosting company to ensure server stability, redundancy, backups
- Work with clients to create and deliver effective Email marketing content
- Establish and maintain daily routines for backups, redundancy, server monitoring, and processing client content
- Manage product database and digital website product content
- Assume ownership of other tasks and projects as they occur
Position Qualifications & Requirements:
- Strong computer skills - experience with the Windows/PC environment, the Internet, Web technologies
- Passionate about reliability, testing, and monitoring to ensure a quality user experience with company related technologies. If you are a person who hates it if anyone other than you finds out about a problem before you do, then we want to hear from you.
- Be able to provide clear instructions to clients and other non technical people
- Must be willing to take on tasks outside of your defined role.
- Must be a very good technology problem solver and troubleshooter
- Attention to detail and commitment to quality
- Ability to juggle multiple projects and deliver against tight deadlines
- Ability to work hard but also smart - this means creatively identifying efficient processes and better ways of doing things
- Some experience with HTML, CSS, Graphics Design and/or Flash preferred but not required
- Must be interested and excited about learning new technology
- Interest in online merchandising, online marketing, internet business strategy and online shopping
- An interest in online user experience, online shopping and website design and navigation
- Willingness to be "on call" to fix an occasional off hours problem.
FurnitureDealer.net is looking for individuals who have high energy, have a sense of urgency and are self-motivated, work well in a fast moving growth company, can handle multiple tasks, are good problem solvers, are creative thinkers, and work well in an unstructured environment.
If all you want is a job and a paycheck, then please do not apply for this position. We are looking for individuals who want to help transform a fast growing startup business into a truly great company. Our goal is to create a high energy and fun work environment. We are looking for team members who set high goals, love solving problems, work hard, and are passionate about being the best. If you are an individual who wants to join a company that is committed to outstanding customer service, innovative solutions that delight consumers, and profitable growth for the company, its clients and its employees, then we want to hear from you.
We will expect you to get excited about applying technology to business problems.
Sales Rep & Business Consultant
Do you have the drive to win? Can you prove it? Come build a successful business within our young, growing and exciting company. We are in the website development and online marketing industry but we are not hiring based on backgrounds. We will hire top producers. If you are average, you can earn $40,000 with us. If you are a star, you can earn $150,000 plus. Young or old, if you are someone who can compete, win and be a top producer, we'll know.
This is an entry-level sales position with fast-track expectations. We are looking for a highly competitive team-player who loves to win and does NOT see failure as an option. You will be expected to become self-sufficient and make an impact quickly. If you have an impressive track record of achievement and being the best, then we want to hear from you.
Will this job make your friends jealous? We have an excellent reputation with a who's-who of satisfied clients in our industry who are willing to serve as references. We have an exciting internet business model, and recently introduced a range of new website and e-commerce packages targeting small, medium and large companies. In a few short years we have developed world class software and products, assembled a winning team of passionate and talented employees, acquired an impressive client list, and earned a great reputation. Our company is positioned to rapidly grow our market share and dominate our niche, but we are missing one thing. A couple of superstar salespeople who can help develop and implement a winning business and marketing strategy. The current economy represents a once in a lifetime opportunity for our company to grow our business and our market share. We have a fun, fast paced, entrepreneurial work environment. Our team is small, but has very impressive accomplishments.
This is a business-to-business sales position with heavy involvement in marketing strategy. Target markets will include furniture retailers (big and small), furniture manufacturers, and a variety of advertisers who would want to get their messages to home furnishings consumers on our network of furniture retail websites.
Experience & Qualifications:
- Must have very high integrity and be a team player
- Must be a heavy internet user with strong opinions about good and bad websites
- Must be very good at prospecting, marketing, cold calling, demonstrating, following through, overcoming objections and closing
- Must enjoy learning and be a quick study
- Must be comfortable obtaining sales meetings with owners and top officers
- Must be good at negotiating terms of a deal and closing sales
- Must be able to balance a variety of tasks at once
- Must be good at explaining technology solutions to non-technical business people
- Must be good at working independently
- Must be client service focused
- Must be willing to travel, but must also be good at selling without an in-person meeting
- Must be willing to work the hours characteristic of a high-growth company
- Must be able to work in an entrepreneurial environment that changes often