Position: Mobile App/Gaming Marketing Lead
Project: Multiple
IDC seeks a self-motivated marketer and promoter to increase sales on our existing and upcoming mobile software offerings. With an upcoming focus on mobile gaming, we have developed a team capable of designing and creating beautiful and entertaining games, but we need someone to focus on getting them into the hands of customers. “Gamers” are preferred for this position.
You should be able to provide a resume, references and examples of previous related work or experiences which make you qualified for the position. This may include global high scores in Call of Duty.
Qualifications:
- Pursuing a business or marketing related degree
- Self-motivated to drive for results
- Excellent English and communication skills
- Extremely responsive to emails and phone calls
- Familiarity with mobile gaming (common games, studios, reviewers, etc...)
- Proficient in basic computer programs (PC and Mac)
- Skilled in graphic design and desktop publising preferred, but not required
- Well organized with good time management skills
- High attention to detail REQUIRED
The scope for this work includes:
- Developing and implementing marketing plans for existing and yet-to-be-released titles
- Being a point of contact for external communications related to our apps
- Market research and determining how to get our customers to quickly open their wallets
- Maintaining a customer-centric approach committed to delivering quality apps and ensuring customer retention
- Keeping up-to-date on market trends and customer needs through on-going research (playing lots of games)
- Developing and utilizing performance metrics to assess market strategy in meeting goals
The expected time commitment for this position is approximately 10-20 hours per week. The lifespan for the position is initially six months but is variable and depends on your intentions upon graduation and success within the position. We intend that a student can carry a full workload and maintain this position. IDC prefers applicants based in Rolla, Missouri but will consider people based elsewhere if you have a high enough speed Internet connection.
Project Description(s):
The marketing lead is part of a team of designers, developers, and artists that work cohesively to generate new games for Android and iOS. Games range from kid’s puzzles and location based strategy to drinking card games and beyond.
Projects include Barcodescan, Made In America, Zebra Tunes, St. Pat’s Daze, Dow In Gold, Image Downloader, Memory Matches, Peg Board, Circle of Death, and Up.
APPLICANT NOTES:
Experience or familiarity with the iPhone, Android, other other mobile platforms and web technologies are considered a plus, but not necessary.
These positions are NOT paid hourly. IDC uses an innovative profit equity model which allows us to recruit students to work on larger projects without having excess capital to fund hourly work. Each student is paid as an independent contractor, total compensation is based on the number of hours and useful input to a project. The working environment is very "startup-like", i.e. work on weekends, odd hours, independent and group work. The projects are extremely rewarding and have a huge potential for success, but will not pay out until completion and go-live. If you are in need of an hourly-paid position, this job is not for you.
Note to international students or non-US citizens. All Independent Contractors must be able to provide a verifiable Social Security Number (SSN) or Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) to begin work. If you do not have one of these, you can still work with us as a vendor, but not as an Independent contractor. The difference lies in that you will not have access to any of our source code and cannot collaborate with others directly. If you can build a complete and self contained portion of the project, IDC can still purchase the rights to that portion outright, but there are no contractual obligations to do so. In short, working as a vendor is riskier but can still be a way to gain experience and start your own business.