Jobs & Careers

TheStreet.com is a leading financial media company. It engages audiences on video and digital platforms through some of the Web's best known sites: TheStreet.com, RealMoney.com, Stockpickr.com, BankingMyWay.com, MainStreet.com, Rate-Watch.com and Promotions.com. Through this network, the company produces and distributes content in all areas where life and money intersect to inform, engage and activate one of the most affluent, influential audiences on the Web today.

Please send your resume and salary requirements indicating job title or department to:
resumes@thestreet.com.

Resumes can also be mailed to:

TheStreet.com
14 Wall Street, 15th floor
New York, NY 10005

Resumes can also be faxed to:

212.321.5015

No phone calls please. EOE.

ADMINISTRATION

No jobs at this time.

ADVERTISING SALES

Advertising Sales Account Executives (New York)

Responsibilities:

• Proactively prospect, qualify, grow, and maintain a regional territory account list.
• Create innovative and turn-key sales proposals.
• Prospect and develop key senior level ad agency and company relationships in order to effectively build and maintain territory ad revenue vs. budget.

Qualifications:

• 2+ years of online advertising sales experience in media.
• Deep understanding of the online advertising marketplace.
• Must be creative, smart, and passionate, as well as a problem solver and a team player.
• Entrepreneurial spirit.
• Basic knowledge of interactive advertising with regard to positioning and technology.
• Extensive contacts and relationships with leading interactive agencies and clients.
• Relationships with top marketing decision makers at traditional New York companies and agencies.
• Willingness to travel when needed.
• Must be a quota buster!

Advertising Sales Regional Director (Chicago)

Responsibilities:

• Prospect and develop key senior level ad agency and company relationships in order to effectively build and maintain territory ad revenue vs. budget.
• Establish professional relationships and a robust account pipeline by prioritizing and conducting a high volume of weekly account opens and sales calls to realize maximum revenue.
• Strategically approach prospects and determine needs, marketing initiatives/ objectives, business model, budget cycle and key decision-makers.
• Develop effective sales proposals and ad sales solutions by utilizing a thorough understanding of appropriate and available inventory.
• Conduct high-level client sales meetings and presentations to aggressively and professionally move the sales process towards agreement in a timely manner.
• Negotiate final agreement points in conjunction with internal staff and prospective clients.
• Maximize advertising results and ensure a high renewal rate by communicating with client services team and client to assure execution of contract deliverables and maximum program optimization.
• Efficiently manage territory T&E.
• Complete regular call reports, sales pipelines and revenue forecasts.

Qualifications:

• BA/BS.
• Five plus years of demonstrated success in advertising sales in online media.
• In-depth knowledge of interactive advertising with regard to positioning and technology.
• Solid contacts and relationships with agencies and clients.
• Ability to sell conceptual, multi-faceted and profitable advertising programs.
• Ability to think strategically from a marketing perspective.
• Ability to orchestrate internal champions at high levels to acquire necessary funding from a variety of budgets.
• Highly developed written and oral presentation skills.

CONSUMER MARKETS

Sales Representatives

Objective:

Lead our rapid growth and become an integral part of our Consumer Markets team. Deliver our value proposition and close the deal on our premium products for individual investors.

Responsibilities:

• Make proactive calls throughout the day to individual investors in order to introduce to and sell them our premium products.
• Utilize our existing database to locate customer information and track sales initiatives.
• Become a knowledgeable and trusted advisor to our clients in order to cross-sell and up-sell our products.
• Interpret feedback from clients and make product enhancement recommendations as needed.

Qualifications:

• BA/BS.
• Two plus years of successful sales experience within the financial services industry.
• Strong knowledge of and passion for Wall Street.
• Strong phone presence and excellent listening skills.
• Perseverance and passion for the thrill of the sale.
• Ability to think and react quickly to client demands.
• Commitment to a high level of client service.
• Ability to think and react quickly to client demands.

CUSTOMER SERVICE

Customer Service Representative (New York)

Objective:

Support our rapid growth by extending value to our customers, as well as identifying investment styles and presenting premium products to qualified clients. Become an integral part of our Customer Service team. Gain full knowledge of the inner workings of TheStreet.com, our products and corporate culture. Train for sales, marketing, editorial, or senior customer service positions.

Qualifications:

• BA/BS degree.
• Upselling/cross-selling experience is a plus.
• Financial experience a plus (internship experience acceptable).
• Basic understanding of and passion for the stock market and familiarity with financial terminology.
• Superior verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to multi task in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to speak confidently to senior executives and money managers.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications and the Internet.
• Desire to learn new products and applications as needed.
• Outgoing, team-oriented personality and willingness to embrace challenges.

EDITORIAL

MainStreet.com is seeking full-time staff writers with 2+ years of experience covering personal finance topics. MainStreet.com is where life and money intersect on the Web, so we require writers who can provide personal finance advice in the context of life stages and situations with a flair that will appeal to our audience of sophisticated, well-educated readers. We are a multimedia team, so our staff not only writes the stories but stars in the related videos as well. The right candidates will have a BA/BS and clips demonstrating personal finance expertise.

Editorial: Graphics Intern

Requirements:

• Current enrollment in a BA/MA program at an accredited college or university (sophomore standing or above)
• Ability to receive academic credit from their college or university prior to starting assignment
• Commitment to a minimum of TWO FULL days per week either on a part-time or full-time basis
• Ability to work in Aftereffects, Photoshop, and Illustrator
• Ability to work in HTML and be able to post images for viewing
• Ability to create templates for graphics dept to use for recurring video series
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work well with a variety of personalities
• Knowledge of financial news helpful

To apply:

Please send resume, cover letter, and salary requirements with "Graphics Intern" in the subject line to resumes@thestreet.com

Social Media Intern

Responsibilities include:

• Extending our presence on social networking sites (including, but not limited to, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Digg and the blogosphere)
• Ability to receive academic credit from their college or university prior to starting assignment
• Developing relationships with bloggers
• Researching trends and emerging platforms
• Generating community development initiatives to share in Audience Development meetings

Our ideal candidate possesses:

• Familiarity with major social media platforms and trends
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong writing and communication skills
• Interest in finance and financial news a plus

In the process, you will:

• Expand your knowledge of web 2.0 tools, trends and principles
• Learn how to build a presence and generate conversation on social networking sites
• Understand how to coordinate social media initiatives across multiple departments
• Improve your proficiency with web analytics software and Excel

To apply:

Please send resume, cover letter, and salary requirements with "SM Intern" in the subject line to resumes@thestreet.com

Research Analyst

Responsible for working in a team environment on multiple daily projects related to the stock market. Some tasks are fixed, but workload changes from day to day. The ability to work with little instruction and produce accurate work in a short time is key.

Requirements:

• BA/BS in finance or related field from an accredited college or university. CFA a plus.
• Prior experience in fundamental security analysis. Experience with small-cap and/or special situation equities is a plus.
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office tools, specifically Word and Excel. Ability to use stock quotes systems a plus (Bloomberg, ILX, etc).
• Strong written communication skills.
• Sharp attention to detail; high personal standards for quality and thoroughness.
• High tolerance for complexity and ambiguity.
• A passion for Wall Street
• A strong work ethic
• Ability to work long hours.

FINANCE

Controller

Responsibilities:

• BA/BS
• Prepare month end, quarter end, and year end closings.
• Prepare variance analyses to budget
• Ensure the accuracy of the general ledger through accounting supervision and reconciliation
• Supervise staff accountants' daily workflow
• Journal entry preparation and posting to general ledger
• Ad hoc analysis

Qualifications:

• BS in finance, accounting or a related field.
• 7+ years of public and/or corporate accounting experience. Must demonstrate an understanding of deferred income
• 3+ years financial system implementation experience (internal accounting controls and process improvement)
• Must demonstrate extensive experience using Great Plains. Experience using FRX preferred
• Previous controller experience, SEC reporting, and SOX compliance experience preferred
• CPA preferred
• Online media industry experience preferred
• Demonstrated strong PC skills, including extensive knowledge of Excel. Knowledge of Power Point, Great Plains and FRX Forecaster preferred. Will be asked to do a practical test during the interview.

To apply:

Please send resume, cover letter, and salary requirements with "Controller" in the subject line to resumes@thestreet.com

MARKETING

Marketing: Director, Audience Development

Requirements:

• BA/BS
• Minimum of 5-7 years successful online marketing experience
• Minimum of 3 years successful online audience development
• Proven experience analyzing online consumer behavior and turning data into actionable information for optimizing audience development activities
• Proven experience enhancing online product development initiatives
• Ability to act as a change agent and solve problems in an innovative manner
• Superior presentation, communication and negotiation skills
• Core understanding of web analyticst

Responsibilities:

• Design audience development and traffic plans for our network of sites to meet business needs
• Design, develop, manage and optimize campaigns in social media marketing and SEO/SEM
• Collaborate with Business Development to identify partnership opportunities
• Optimize site traffic through our newsletter products
• Leverage analytics to create new business initiatives
• Lead and manage the Audience Development group

To apply:

Please send resume, cover letter, and salary requirements with "Audience Dev." in the subject line to resumes@thestreet.com

Marketing Associate

Responsibilities:

• Managing, coordinating and maintaining daily operational duties within marketing department.
• Working extensively with tile mapping tool to launch marketing campaigns.
• Working with Marketing Manager to actively monitor various phases of marketing campaigns/programs and subscriber lifecycles. Continually reviewing marketing initiatives to optimize performance and maximize acquisitions and conversions.
• Working with Email Marketing Manager on setting up and deploying email marketing campaigns.
• Working with staff to create and maintain Marketing Project Plan and ensuring timely and quality project management of projects and materials.
• Managing campaign tracking mechanisms; testing and implementing to ensure all initiatives are properly set up for promotion and response tracking.
• Assisting in the reconciliation and auditing of data to ensure accurate reporting.
• Assisting Marketing Manager with market research as needed.
• Attending weekly creative status meetings; assisting Marketing Manager in ensuring timely development and execution of all creative components.
• Assisting Marketing Manager in ensuring QA testing and final approval of marketing materials prior to launching into production.
• Core metrics: run basic report templates and distribute to appropriate staff.
• Copying and distributing marketing materials to appropriate departments in preparation for launch.
• Maintaining job jackets (project history) for all creative projects.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree and at least one year of experience in a corporate environment.  Online marketing, membership and/or subscription marketing experience a plus.
• Knowledge of direct marketing principles and practices.
• Understanding of the web creative development, execution, production and trafficking processes.
• Knowledge of email marketing best practices with experience in setting up and deploying email marketing campaigns
• Outstanding communication (oral & written), interpersonal and organizational skills
• Excellent computer skills, especially Excel (spreadsheets, formulas, commissions) and Word; Power Point a plus.
• Basic knowledge of HTML and SQL.
• Ability to multi-task and work well within tight deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail- this is crucial.
• Strong analytical capability.
• Exceptional project management, organization, and process management skills.

To apply:

Please send resume, cover letter, and salary requirements with "Marketing Assoc" in the subject line to resumes@thestreet.com

 

 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL MARKETS

 

 

Sales Representative

Objective:

Lead our rapid growth and become an integral part of our Professional Markets team. Deliver our value proposition and close the deal on our premium products for institutional investors.

 

Responsibilities:

• Make proactive calls throughout the day to institutional investors in order to introduce to and sell them our professional products.
• Utilize our existing database to locate customer information and track sales initiatives.
• Become a knowledgeable and trusted advisor to our clients in order to cross-sell and up-sell our products.
• Interpret feedback from clients and make product enhancement recommendations as needed.

 

Qualifications:

• BA/BS.
• Two plus years of successful sales experience within the financial services industry.
• Strong knowledge of and passion for Wall Street.
• Strong phone presence and excellent listening skills.
• Perseverance and passion for the thrill of the sale.
• Ability to think and react quickly to client demands
• Commitment to a high level of client service.

 

 

 

 

RATINGS

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TECHNOLOGY

 

 

Senior Java Developer

 

Required Skills and Experience:

• 6+ years of Java Web development experience using Struts and/or Spring (EJB is not a requirement)
• Solid understanding of the JSP/Servlet API and the HTTP protocol
• Experience using the Resin and Tomcat servlet containers
• Experience building Web content management and Web publishing applications
• Strong knowledge of XML, XSL and web services
• Strong experience using Oracle
• Expertise in business requirements analysis and technical design
• 4-year computer science degree or equivalents

 

 

Valuable Experience:

• Experience using Solr
• Experience with e-commerce and accounting software and programming principles
• Familiarity with e-commerce applications like Clear Commerce, Payment Tech, Great Plains, etc.
• Understanding of e-commerce and accounting of online subscription products.
• Experience using server scripting languages (PHP, Python, Ruby) and browser scripting (JavaScript, Flash ActionScript).
• Familiarity with Unix/Linux command-line functions and utilities

 

To apply:

Please send resume, cover letter, and salary requirements with "Senior Java Developer" in the subject line to resumes@thestreet.com

 

 

VIDEO

 

 

Video Intern

 

Responsibilities:

• Assist with filming and editing video segments
• Arrange optimal lighting, camera and teleprompter setup for video shoots
• Assist in scheduling tapings and guest appearances
• Occasionally help with location shoots and/or work in front of the camera

 

 

Qualifications:

• Current enrollment in a BA/MA program at an accredited college or university (sophomore standing or above)
• Ability to receive academic credit from their college or university prior to starting assignment.
• Commitment to a minimum of TWO FULL days per week either on a part-time or full-time basis.
• Familiarity with video production equipment and software
• Interest in filming and editing video segments
• Comfort with Macintosh and PC operating systems
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work well with a variety of personalities
• Knowledge of financial news helpful

 

To apply:

Please send resume, cover letter, and salary requirements with "Senior Java Developer" in the subject line to resumes@thestreet.com

 

 

 

About Us:

TheStreet.com is a leading financial media company.  It engages audiences on video and digital platforms through some of the Web’s best known sites: TheStreet.com, RealMoney.com, Stockpickr.com, BankingMyWay.com, MainStreet.com, Rate-Watch.com and Promotions.com.  Through this network, the company produces and distributes content in all areas where life and money intersect to inform, engage and activate one of the most affluent, influential audiences on the Web today.