Local Area Manager - Deal Chicken, Burlington, VT

Are you connected in your community? Gannett Co. Inc., DealChicken.com is seeking a local area manager in Burlington, VT, who has a passion for helping consumers find deals from the best local businesses in town. Use your love of digital media and problem-solving skills to respond to the day-to-day challenges of being on the front lines of a local daily deals website. Work in a fun start-up like environment building a new product in a hot digital media space. The successful candidate will be outgoing, customer-focused, proactive and ready to take ownership of the local site and deliver a great experience to users. Responsibilities:

• Be on the front lines of a local web site. Know your audience and use that knowledge to select the right deals to keep them engaged.
• Work with local and national marketing teams to promote your site and its deals, including through social media and live events.
• Work with the sales team to help merchants, including providing reporting and follow-up.
• Field inbound sales and occasionally accompany sales executives on calls.
• Provide customer service and work with merchants to answer customer questions about deals.
• Work with writers to get copy for the site and perform basic copy editing.
• Enter deals and merchant information into appropriate workflow tools.

Requirements:

• Goal oriented and results focused. Ready to take ownership of and pride in your local daily deals site.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Strong project management skills and very detail oriented.
• Flexibility and the ability to take on new responsibilities as the site evolves.
• Must be self-motivated and able to work independently, with minimal supervision.
• Strong knowledge of your city and its local businesses and entertainment/social scene.
• Marketing or public relations experience a plus.
• Experience in product management or web site management a strong plus.
• Must be familiar with and passionate about the digital world, especially social media.
• Experience with and/or passion for social commerce, daily deals and local businesses/experiences preferred.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentations skills.
• Candidates must have a valid drivers license that is in good standing and vehicle insurance.

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Country: USA, State: Vermont, City: Burlington, Company: Gannett Digital.