Business Development Specialist, OpenTreeMap

Published on: October 3, 2014

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Azavea Published: October 3, 2014
Location
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Skill Level
Mid Level, Mid Level
Job Type
Full-time
Categories
Sales & Marketing

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Description

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~ As a B
Corporation
, Azavea uses geospatial data to build web applications and data
analytics for civic and social impact. 
We work in a wide array of domains including:  natural resources, ecosystems, climate change,
elections, public safety, and more.  Our
OpenTreeMap team is growing and we hope you will join us. ~
 

Position Overview  

OpenTreeMap (OTM)
is an online, collaborative platform for urban ecosystem data management that
is available as both open source software and as a SaaS (cloud) offering. OTM enables communities to improve their urban
street tree inventory by engaging the public in exploring and mapping the urban
forest. It can also be used to assess
the ecosystem services value (the value of stormwater infiltration, energy
savings, carbon sequestration, etc.) for each tree and green infrastructure
feature in the system.

OTM is currently marketed to government agencies and
non-profit organizations that are engaged in community forestry programs, but
we believe there are significant growth opportunities in other sectors including
corporate campuses, universities, military bases, golf courses, and utilities.
Your role will be to work with the product and marketing teams to research,
develop, test, and adapt a business development strategy to grow OTM in its
existing markets and expand its use in new markets.
 

Responsibilities 

What you'll do: 

  • Work
    with the OpenTreeMap team to identify potential customers and markets as well
    as design and execute outreach activities to expand the customer base
  • Identify
    and design activities to actively cultivate the current OTM users to turn them
    into customers
  • Foster
    and cultivate new relationships with existing and potential product partners in
    order to extend OTM to an international marketplace
  • Respond
    to leads in a timely fashion and provide cost estimates
  • Produce
    meaningful marketing content in the form of product updates, blogs,
    videos, tutorials, webinars, newsletter articles, etc.
  • Conduct
    orientation webinars for new users and product webinars
  • Attend
    conferences and trade shows, including both managing booths and speaking
    about OTM and urban sustainability
  • Maintain
    the OTM Twitter feed and engage followers
  • Test
    the OpenTreeMap software, report bugs, and suggest potential improvements
  • Develop
    domain knowledge in urban ecosystems, sustainability, and green
    infrastructure 

Qualifications 

You should: 

  • Be
    genuinely interested in urban ecosystems, sustainability, and the
    environment
  • Have
    an interest in technology, the web, and geeky projects
  • Have
    excellent writing skills, with a big plus if you are familiar with copy
    writing
  • Demonstrate
    that you have  a go-getter attitude
    without being pushy and salesy
  • Have
    experience in product and/or business development
  • Be
    proactive and self-motivated
  • Have
    confidence speaking in public and networking in groups of people you don't
    know
  • Have
    strong skills with basic business applications: email, Word, Excel, the
    web, etc.
  • Have
    radical attention to detail
  • Want
    to grow professionally in terms of your technical and business knowledge 

You get extra points for: 

  • Good
    knowledge of a non-English language or experience living overseas
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    of Google Analytics  and Google
    Adwords, or web presence/ social media
  • Experience
    testing online applications
  • Experience
    with Salesforce
  • Experience
    with ArcGIS, CartoDB, or similar desktop or web GIS
    tools
  • Experience
    with SQL and relational databases, such as MS Access, PostgreSQL or MySQL 

Additional Information  

Office and Benefits:

Our Philadelphia
office is located in a brightly lit office on the 4th floor of a
converted factory building in the Callowhill neighborhood, a short walk from Center City,
the Reading Terminal Market and SEPTA subway and regional rail stations. 

For bicyclists, we have in-house bike
parking, a shower and lockers. It's an
open office plan with several smaller rooms for team meetings, private space
and concentration time. You get a
Windows workstation with extra memory for VMs and two monitors.  

While it's not come-as-you-please, we have
flex-time to deal with personal stuff, and most people work a 40 - 45 hour week
on a regular schedule. After the first
six months, our staff has the option of spending up to 10% of their time on
either technical training or an R&D project. Once a quarter, we all get together to work
on our R&D projects as well as share our work with our colleagues. 

Compensation: We offer a salary commensurate with skills and experience
and a benefits
package
that includes: 
profit-sharing bonus, health, dental, vision, retirement plan, maternity
and paternity leave, education assistance plan, flexible hours, and more.  We welcome candidates from all walks of life
and value diversity in our company and do not discriminate based on race,
religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability,
marital status or domestic partner status. 

To Apply

  • We would like to get to know applicants better, aside from
    their resume. Please click here to access and then fill out the questionnaire found with the job description
    on our website.
  • Then, please use the email address provided below to send a cover letter, resume, and the questionnaire to
    Rachel Cheetham-Richard. 
  • Please include the position you are applying for in the subject of the email.
  • No phone calls please. 

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