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If you can throw a Nerf football deep through the office without destroying anyone’s laptop or spilling Kevin’s tea, perhaps you’re right for one of our current jobs. We offer access to all sorts of great benefits and a fine workspace in San Francisco’s Potrero Hill. Check out the positions below. If you think you’ve got what it takes (cue “<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/http://www.vimeo.com/928615">Groove Is In The Heart</a>”), apply to join us at Digg by sending your resume and cover letter to <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/mailto:jobs@digg.com">jobs@digg.com</a>.</p> <p>To all recruitment agencies: Digg does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our job postings, our employees or any other company location. Digg is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.</p> <h3>Benefits of working at Digg</h3> <ul> <li>Medical/Dental/Vision coverage generously subsidized at a rate of 85% for employees and their dependents. We offer 7 different design options administered by 2 preferred insurance carriers.</li> <li>Paid life and disability insurance</li> <li>401K Savings Plan</li> <li>20 days of Paid Time Off (<span class="caps">PTO</span>) annually</li> <li>11 paid company holidays</li> <li>Employee Assistance Program</li> <li>Flexible Spending Accounts for qualified medical/dental care, dependent care, and transportation expenses</li> <li>Monthly Wellness/Gym Company Reimbursement</li> <li>Employee Referral Program</li> <li>Breakfasts twice a week, fresh fruit and all the tea you can drink</li> <li>The Digg Dugg machine in the kitchen!</li> </ul> <h3>Jobs</h3> <p> <dl class="job-menu"><dt>Accounting</dt><dd><a href="#okCgVfwR">Senior Analyst - Financial Planning and Analysis-Contract</a></dd><dt>Business Development</dt><dd><a href="#o7RfVfwS">Director, Business Development</a></dd><dt>Engineering</dt><dd><a href="#oYDfVfwv">Software Engineer - Automation</a></dd><dd><a href="#oEOfVfwm">Software Engineer - Business Intelligence Infrastructure</a></dd><dd><a href="#oLegVfwU">Software Engineer - Infrastructure</a></dd><dd><a href="#oLifVfwX">Software Engineer - QA Automation</a></dd><dd><a href="#okrgVfwG">Software Engineer - QA Automation</a></dd><dd><a href="#oGOfVfwo">Software Engineer - Services</a></dd><dd><a href="#osIcVfw1">Software Engineer - Web Applications</a></dd><dt>Human Resources</dt><dd><a href="#o01bVfwR">Director of Human Resources</a></dd><dt>Marketing</dt><dd><a href="#o2PdVfwJ">Senior Director of Marketing</a></dd><dt>Operations</dt><dd><a href="#owDgVfw4">Data Architect and Database Administrator at Digg</a></dd><dt>Product</dt><dd><a href="#olpdVfwC">Product Management</a></dd><dt>Research</dt><dd><a href="#obrfVfww">R&D; Engineer</a></dd><dt>Sales</dt><dd><a href="#oq1gVfwm">Account Executive-New York</a></dd></dl> <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501js_/http://www.jobvite.com/widget20.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript">var jvwidgetbaseurl = "http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/http://www.jobvite.com/";</script> <link rel="Alternate" type="text/css" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/http://jobvite.com/widgetie22.css"/> <link rel="Alternate" type="text/css" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/http://jobvite.com/widget22.css"/> <h2>Accounting</h2><div class="job-listing"> <h3 id="okCgVfwR">Senior Analyst - Financial Planning and Analysis-Contract</h3> <dl> <dt>Job Type and Location</dt> <dd> <span class="jobtype">Contractor</span>  —  <span class="location">San Francisco, CA, United States</span> </dd> <dt>Description</dt> <dd>Digg.com is seeking a Senior FP&A Analyst on a temporary, contract basis for maternity leave coverage on our Finance team in our San Francisco office.</dd> <dt>Responsibilities</dt> <dd>The successful candidate will thrive with minimal guidance in a dynamic and fast-paced environment by creating thoughtful analysis and detailed reporting to help provide insight to key stakeholders across the company, including marketing, sales, operations, product management, business development and engineering.   Responsibilities <ul> <li>Lead monthly financial forecast by working in partnership with senior management</li> <li>Analyze operating and financial results and provide detailed variance explanations to management;  </li> <li>Identify trends and provide business partners with forecast guidance</li> <li>Assist with monthly close responsibilities including accrual and reclass support</li> <li>Produce monthly reporting of expense and business templates to various groups</li> <li>Assist with ad-hoc projects for senior management including presentations and key analysis</li> </ul> Requirements <ul> <li>B.S. in Finance, Accounting or equivalent, from a leading undergraduate institution and a top academic performer.  MBA preferred.</li> <li>3+ years financial analysis experience from a Fortune 500 or high growth firm</li> <li>Excellent analytical and reporting skills, in-depth experience with financial statement analysis and a strong understanding of corporate finance concepts</li> <li>Advanced Excel including managing multiple linked data files and vlookup formulas; experienced Quickbook user a plus  </li> <li>Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; proven ability to collaborate with senior management</li> <li>Organized, detail-oriented, and ability to multi-task with limited supervision</li> <li>Service oriented team player with a positive attitude and a focus on business issues</li> <li>Ability to thrive under pressure and meet tight deadlines</li> </ul></dd> </dl> <p> Qualified applicants should apply online at <a class="jobviteLink" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/http://www.jobvite.com/CompanyJobs/Apply.aspx?c=qbW9VfwV&j=okCgVfwR" target="_blank">Jobvite.com</a>. <span class="muted">(Or send a resume and cover letter to <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/mailto:jobs@digg.com?subject=Job Application: Senior Analyst - Financial Planning and Analysis-Contract">jobs@digg.com</a>)</span> </p> <p> Do you know someone who'd be great in this position? <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/mailto:/?subject=I saw a job for you at Digg.com!&body=I was looking at the open jobs page on Digg.com (http://about.digg.com/jobs) and I saw this position that I thought you'd be great at. Check it out below!%0D%0A-----------------------------------------%0D%0ASenior Analyst - Financial Planning and Analysis-Contract%0D%0Ahttp://about.digg.com/jobs#okCgVfwR%0D%0AApply Online: http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jobvite.com%2FCompanyJobs%2FApply.aspx%3Fc%3DqbW9VfwV%26amp%3Bj%3DokCgVfwR%0D%0A%0D%0ADigg.com is seeking a Senior FP&A Analyst on a temporary, contract basis for maternity leave coverage on our Finance team in our San Francisco office.">Tell them about it!</a> <script language="javascript">jvwidget.writebutton("", "['okCgVfwR']", "", "qbW9VfwV", false);</script> </p> </div> <h2>Business Development</h2><div class="job-listing"> <h3 id="o7RfVfwS">Director, Business Development</h3> <dl> <dt>Job Type and Location</dt> <dd> <span class="jobtype">Full-Time</span>  —  <span class="location">San Francisco, CA, United States</span> </dd> <dt>Description</dt> <dd>Digg is one of the largest social media companies in the world with over 40 Million monthly unique visitors, and is committed to improving the way people interact with news and content. Digg is the world's largest online news community, and is consistently one of the top traffic drivers to the largest publishers on the web. With the launch of its Digg Ads Platform, the company is also looking to take a leadership position in driving revenue to web publishers.</dd> <dt>Responsibilities</dt> <dd> <ul> <li>Primary responsibility for defining Digg’s publisher strategy and building out the company’s syndication network to drive engagement with Digg off-domain.</li> <li>Play a key role in defining Digg’s strategy for syndicating DiggAds, its proprietary ad platform, to web publishers.</li> <li>Work directly with the company’s web publisher partners to identify opportunities to drive traffic, revenue and data exchange, and execute on those opportunities by leading cross-functional teams internally.</li> <li>Identify and grow new content verticals to help catalyze Digg’s growth outside of its existing topic areas.</li> <li>Work directly with the executive team and cross-functional leads to articulate the strategy for growing traffic through publisher relationships and to act as a stakeholder for product definition in that area.</li> </ul> </dd> <dt>Qualifications</dt> <dd> <ul> <li>6-10+ years of experience in the digital media industry with proven expertise working at or with web publishers.</li> <li>A strong understanding of web business models and the metrics and drivers of revenue for web publishers</li> <li>Proven experience with and a deep understanding of the tools and tactics used to drive social media engagement.</li> <li>Partner management or business development experience in the context of digital media.</li> <li>A proven leader who can think strategically but execute tactically marshalling cross-functional resources</li> <li>Excellent presentation, written, and overall communication skills, including presentations to executive management and to large audiences both internal and external.</li> <li>Strong analytical skills, including financial modeling and forecasting</li> <li>Drive to succeed in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment.</li> <li>Experience driving results through indirect organizations structures and proven ability to break down roadblocks with creative solutions</li> <li>Moderate travel required</li> <li>BA/BS degree required, advanced degree preferred</li> </ul></dd> </dl> <p> Qualified applicants should apply online at <a class="jobviteLink" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/http://www.jobvite.com/CompanyJobs/Apply.aspx?c=qbW9VfwV&j=o7RfVfwS" target="_blank">Jobvite.com</a>. <span class="muted">(Or send a resume and cover letter to <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/mailto:jobs@digg.com?subject=Job Application: Director, Business Development">jobs@digg.com</a>)</span> </p> <p> Do you know someone who'd be great in this position? <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/mailto:/?subject=I saw a job for you at Digg.com!&body=I was looking at the open jobs page on Digg.com (http://about.digg.com/jobs) and I saw this position that I thought you'd be great at. Check it out below!%0D%0A-----------------------------------------%0D%0ADirector, Business Development%0D%0Ahttp://about.digg.com/jobs#o7RfVfwS%0D%0AApply Online: http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jobvite.com%2FCompanyJobs%2FApply.aspx%3Fc%3DqbW9VfwV%26amp%3Bj%3Do7RfVfwS%0D%0A%0D%0ADigg is one of the largest social media companies in the world with over 40 Million monthly unique visitors, and is committed to improving the way people interact with news and content. Digg is the world's largest online news community, and is consistently one of the top traffic drivers to the largest publishers on the web. With the launch of its Digg Ads Platform, the company is also looking to take a leadership position in driving revenue to web publishers.">Tell them about it!</a> <script language="javascript">jvwidget.writebutton("", "['o7RfVfwS']", "", "qbW9VfwV", false);</script> </p> </div> <h2>Engineering</h2><div class="job-listing"> <h3 id="oYDfVfwv">Software Engineer - Automation</h3> <dl> <dt>Job Type and Location</dt> <dd> <span class="jobtype">Full-Time</span>  —  <span class="location">San Francisco, CA, United States</span> </dd> <dt>Description</dt> <dd>Do you dream about taking over the world one computer at a time?  Ever want to try and build your own skynet?  We are looking for an automation engineer to help take control of our code and systems.</dd> <dt>Responsibilities</dt> <dd><ul> <li>Work with our engineering and operations teams</li> <li>Manage continuous integration systems for TDD and code promotion</li> <li>Define and build automation systems for code deployment</li> <li>Define and build real time performance monitoring systems</li> <li>Play with cool technology: Cassandra, RabbitMQ, Scribe, Hadoop/HDFS, Solr/Lucene</li> <li>Make lights flash and sirens go off when someone breaks the build</li> </ul> </dd> <dt>Qualifications</dt> <dd> <ul> <li>3+ years experience in an engineering or operations role</li> <li>Experience with one or more programming languages (PHP, Python, Java, etc)</li> <li>Experience with one or more continuous integration systems (Hudson, Cruise Control, etc)</li> <li>Experience with Debian packaging</li> <li>Bachelors degree or higher in Computer Science or similar/relevant field preferred</li> </ul>   </dd> </dl> <p> Qualified applicants should apply online at <a class="jobviteLink" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/http://www.jobvite.com/CompanyJobs/Apply.aspx?c=qbW9VfwV&j=oYDfVfwv" target="_blank">Jobvite.com</a>. <span class="muted">(Or send a resume and cover letter to <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/mailto:jobs@digg.com?subject=Job Application: Software Engineer - Automation">jobs@digg.com</a>)</span> </p> <p> Do you know someone who'd be great in this position? <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/mailto:/?subject=I saw a job for you at Digg.com!&body=I was looking at the open jobs page on Digg.com (http://about.digg.com/jobs) and I saw this position that I thought you'd be great at. Check it out below!%0D%0A-----------------------------------------%0D%0ASoftware Engineer - Automation%0D%0Ahttp://about.digg.com/jobs#oYDfVfwv%0D%0AApply Online: http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jobvite.com%2FCompanyJobs%2FApply.aspx%3Fc%3DqbW9VfwV%26amp%3Bj%3DoYDfVfwv%0D%0A%0D%0ADo you dream about taking over the world one computer at a time? 聽Ever want to try and build your own skynet? 聽We are looking for an聽automation engineer to help take control of our code and systems.">Tell them about it!</a> <script language="javascript">jvwidget.writebutton("", "['oYDfVfwv']", "", "qbW9VfwV", false);</script> </p> </div> <div class="job-listing"> <h3 id="oEOfVfwm">Software Engineer - Business Intelligence Infrastructure</h3> <dl> <dt>Job Type and Location</dt> <dd> <span class="jobtype">Full-Time</span>  —  <span class="location">San Francisco, CA, United States</span> </dd> <dt>Description</dt> <dd>Digg's collecting more and more data every day and we need someone to spearhead our data storage and mining strategy.</dd> <dt>Responsibilities</dt> <dd> <ul> <li>Deal with tons of data</li> <li>Propose and implement solutions for analytics, data mining and log storage/processing</li> <li>Coordinate with the ops team to ensure our Hadoop cluster is happy       </li> </ul> REQUIREMENTS: <ul> <li>Experience with storing terabytes of data in Hadoop</li> <li>Able to write map/reduce jobs by hand        </li> <li>Knowledge and experience with tools like Hive, Pig etc</li> <li>Ability to coordinate with various teams to fulfill their reporting & data mining needs</li> <li>Some experience administering a decent sized Hadoop cluster</li> <li>Have cooked up A/B testing & analytics strategies in the past</li> </ul></dd> </dl> <p> Qualified applicants should apply online at <a class="jobviteLink" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/http://www.jobvite.com/CompanyJobs/Apply.aspx?c=qbW9VfwV&j=oEOfVfwm" target="_blank">Jobvite.com</a>. <span class="muted">(Or send a resume and cover letter to <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/mailto:jobs@digg.com?subject=Job Application: Software Engineer - Business Intelligence Infrastructure">jobs@digg.com</a>)</span> </p> <p> Do you know someone who'd be great in this position? <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/mailto:/?subject=I saw a job for you at Digg.com!&body=I was looking at the open jobs page on Digg.com (http://about.digg.com/jobs) and I saw this position that I thought you'd be great at. Check it out below!%0D%0A-----------------------------------------%0D%0ASoftware Engineer - Business Intelligence Infrastructure%0D%0Ahttp://about.digg.com/jobs#oEOfVfwm%0D%0AApply Online: http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jobvite.com%2FCompanyJobs%2FApply.aspx%3Fc%3DqbW9VfwV%26amp%3Bj%3DoEOfVfwm%0D%0A%0D%0ADigg's collecting more and more data every day and we need someone to spearhead our data storage and mining strategy.">Tell them about it!</a> <script language="javascript">jvwidget.writebutton("", "['oEOfVfwm']", "", "qbW9VfwV", false);</script> </p> </div> <div class="job-listing"> <h3 id="oLegVfwU">Software Engineer - Infrastructure</h3> <dl> <dt>Job Type and Location</dt> <dd> <span class="jobtype">Full-Time</span>  —  <span class="location">San Francisco, CA, United States</span> </dd> <dt>Description</dt> <dd>Learn from some of the brightest minds in the PHP, design and operations communities:</dd> <dt>Responsibilities</dt> <dd><ul> <li>Work in small agile teams</li> <li>Help define and build high-performance, high-availability web infrastructure</li> <li>Work with business, quality, product and technical teams</li> <li>Create and contribute to open source projects while you work on high traffic and scalability problems</li> </ul> </dd> <dt>Qualifications</dt> <dd> <ul> <li>6+ years experience in Web development</li> <li>Solid understanding of scalable and performant web architectures.</li> <li>Extensive experience with PHP, Java and Python (C and Erlang desirable).</li> <li>Knowledge of non relational database architectures e.g. Cassandra, HBase, Hypertable, Dynomite. Did you read the BigTable paper?</li> <li>Experience with caching strategies (Memcache etc), SOA, Thrift, REST, Hadoop & "messaging with RabbitMQ".</li> <li>Agile, test-driven development experience desirable (XP/Scrum).</li> <li>Bachelors degree or higher in Computer Science or similar/relevant field preferred</li> </ul></dd> </dl> <p> Qualified applicants should apply online at <a class="jobviteLink" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/http://www.jobvite.com/CompanyJobs/Apply.aspx?c=qbW9VfwV&j=oLegVfwU" target="_blank">Jobvite.com</a>. <span class="muted">(Or send a resume and cover letter to <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/mailto:jobs@digg.com?subject=Job Application: Software Engineer - Infrastructure">jobs@digg.com</a>)</span> </p> <p> Do you know someone who'd be great in this position? <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/mailto:/?subject=I saw a job for you at Digg.com!&body=I was looking at the open jobs page on Digg.com (http://about.digg.com/jobs) and I saw this position that I thought you'd be great at. Check it out below!%0D%0A-----------------------------------------%0D%0ASoftware Engineer - Infrastructure%0D%0Ahttp://about.digg.com/jobs#oLegVfwU%0D%0AApply Online: http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jobvite.com%2FCompanyJobs%2FApply.aspx%3Fc%3DqbW9VfwV%26amp%3Bj%3DoLegVfwU%0D%0A%0D%0ALearn from some of the brightest minds in the PHP, design and operations communities:">Tell them about it!</a> <script language="javascript">jvwidget.writebutton("", "['oLegVfwU']", "", "qbW9VfwV", false);</script> </p> </div> <div class="job-listing"> <h3 id="oLifVfwX">Software Engineer - QA Automation</h3> <dl> <dt>Job Type and Location</dt> <dd> <span class="jobtype">Full-Time</span>  —  <span class="location">San Francisco, CA, United States</span> </dd> <dt>Description</dt> <dd>Digg is looking for a Senior QA Automation Engineer with plenty of Selenium knowledge and lots of experience testing large scale websites.</dd> <dt>Responsibilities</dt> <dd> <ul> <li>Lead automated testing efforts for specific areas of functionality</li> <li>Develop tools to improve product quality and automate processes</li> <li>Contribute to test execution efforts</li> <li>Facilitate communication within business, development, product and operations teams</li> <li>Assist in maintaining QA environments</li> </ul> </dd> <dt>Qualifications</dt> <dd> <ul> <li>Experience in development and/or testing of Web 2.0 applications</li> <li>5+ years experience in Web testing</li> <li>2+ years experience with test automation using Selenium</li> <li>Strong knowledge of scripting languages including Python</li> <li>Experience with source control tools such as Git</li> <li>Working knowledge of QA methodology, testing techniques and approaches</li> <li>Experience in agile development process (XP/Scrum)</li> <li>Experience with Java, JavaScript, CSS and OO programming preferred</li> <li>Experience with load/performance testing preferred (JMeter)</li> <li>Experience with production monitoring tools preferred</li> <li>Bachelors degree or higher in Computer Science/Computer Information Systems or other relevant field</li> </ul></dd> </dl> <p> Qualified applicants should apply online at <a class="jobviteLink" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/http://www.jobvite.com/CompanyJobs/Apply.aspx?c=qbW9VfwV&j=oLifVfwX" target="_blank">Jobvite.com</a>. <span class="muted">(Or send a resume and cover letter to <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/mailto:jobs@digg.com?subject=Job Application: Software Engineer - QA Automation">jobs@digg.com</a>)</span> </p> <p> Do you know someone who'd be great in this position? <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/mailto:/?subject=I saw a job for you at Digg.com!&body=I was looking at the open jobs page on Digg.com (http://about.digg.com/jobs) and I saw this position that I thought you'd be great at. Check it out below!%0D%0A-----------------------------------------%0D%0ASoftware Engineer - QA Automation%0D%0Ahttp://about.digg.com/jobs#oLifVfwX%0D%0AApply Online: http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jobvite.com%2FCompanyJobs%2FApply.aspx%3Fc%3DqbW9VfwV%26amp%3Bj%3DoLifVfwX%0D%0A%0D%0ADigg is looking for a Senior QA Automation Engineer with plenty of Selenium knowledge and lots of experience testing large scale websites.">Tell them about it!</a> <script language="javascript">jvwidget.writebutton("", "['oLifVfwX']", "", "qbW9VfwV", false);</script> </p> </div> <div class="job-listing"> <h3 id="okrgVfwG">Software Engineer - QA Automation</h3> <dl> <dt>Job Type and Location</dt> <dd> <span class="jobtype">Full-Time</span>  —  <span class="location">San Francisco, CA, United States</span> </dd> <dt>Description</dt> <dd>Digg is looking for a QA Automation Engineer with experience testing large scale websites.</dd> <dt>Responsibilities</dt> <dd>  <ul> <li>Develop functional test automation</li> <li>Develop tools to improve product quality and automate processes</li> <li>Work closely with product, development, and design to build test scenarios</li> <li>Contribute to test execution efforts</li> <li>Assist in maintaining test environments</li> </ul> Qualifications <ul> <li>Experience in development and/or automated testing of web applications</li> <li>Strong scripting skills (Python, Perl, Shell)</li> <li>Working knowledge of QA methodology, testing techniques and approaches</li> <li>Experience in agile development process (XP/Scrum)</li> <li>Strong knowledge of JavaScript, CSS and OO programming preferred</li> <li>Bachelors degree or higher in Computer Science/Computer Information Systems or other relevant field</li> </ul></dd> </dl> <p> Qualified applicants should apply online at <a class="jobviteLink" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/http://www.jobvite.com/CompanyJobs/Apply.aspx?c=qbW9VfwV&j=okrgVfwG" target="_blank">Jobvite.com</a>. <span class="muted">(Or send a resume and cover letter to <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/mailto:jobs@digg.com?subject=Job Application: Software Engineer - QA Automation">jobs@digg.com</a>)</span> </p> <p> Do you know someone who'd be great in this position? <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/mailto:/?subject=I saw a job for you at Digg.com!&body=I was looking at the open jobs page on Digg.com (http://about.digg.com/jobs) and I saw this position that I thought you'd be great at. Check it out below!%0D%0A-----------------------------------------%0D%0ASoftware Engineer - QA Automation%0D%0Ahttp://about.digg.com/jobs#okrgVfwG%0D%0AApply Online: http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jobvite.com%2FCompanyJobs%2FApply.aspx%3Fc%3DqbW9VfwV%26amp%3Bj%3DokrgVfwG%0D%0A%0D%0ADigg is looking for a QA Automation Engineer with experience testing large scale websites.">Tell them about it!</a> <script language="javascript">jvwidget.writebutton("", "['okrgVfwG']", "", "qbW9VfwV", false);</script> </p> </div> <div class="job-listing"> <h3 id="oGOfVfwo">Software Engineer - Services</h3> <dl> <dt>Job Type and Location</dt> <dd> <span class="jobtype">Full-Time</span>  —  <span class="location">San Francisco, CA, United States</span> </dd> <dt>Description</dt> <dd>We're looking for a new member for our infrastructure team that can help make our Python based services layer rock.</dd> <dt>Responsibilities</dt> <dd> <ul> <li>Write internal APIs that will be consumed by the app layer</li> <li>Ensure that services endpoints are as performant as possible and meet internal SLAs</li> <li>Help shape and steer our service layer's architecture</li> <li>Write Python code to interface with RabbitMQ, Cassandra, MySQL and various other data stores</li> <li>Help the team come up with & implement scalable solutions for all of Digg's data needs</li> <li>Play with cool technology: Cassandra, RabbitMQ, Scribe, Hadoop/HDFS, Solr/Lucene, Neo4J        </li> </ul> REQUIREMENTS: <ul> <li>You're damn good at programming, like tackling new problems & can crank out quality code</li> <li>You think "Huh, I've never used xyz technology before - I'm gonna cook up some random project as an excuse to learn it"</li> <li>Experience and/or desire to work with cutting edge technologies to solve big data problems</li> <li>Strong understanding of parallel programming</li> <li>Expert grasp of Python and/or Java is a huge plus</li> <li>Some decent Unix skills</li> <li>Experience or some basic familiarity with big data and NoSQL solutions (Have you read the BigTable paper? You heard of HBase, Cassandra etc?)</li> <li>Would be sweet if you've worked with Hadoop, Scribe and Thrift</li> </ul></dd> </dl> <p> Qualified applicants should apply online at <a class="jobviteLink" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/http://www.jobvite.com/CompanyJobs/Apply.aspx?c=qbW9VfwV&j=oGOfVfwo" target="_blank">Jobvite.com</a>. <span class="muted">(Or send a resume and cover letter to <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/mailto:jobs@digg.com?subject=Job Application: Software Engineer - Services">jobs@digg.com</a>)</span> </p> <p> Do you know someone who'd be great in this position? <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/mailto:/?subject=I saw a job for you at Digg.com!&body=I was looking at the open jobs page on Digg.com (http://about.digg.com/jobs) and I saw this position that I thought you'd be great at. Check it out below!%0D%0A-----------------------------------------%0D%0ASoftware Engineer - Services%0D%0Ahttp://about.digg.com/jobs#oGOfVfwo%0D%0AApply Online: http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jobvite.com%2FCompanyJobs%2FApply.aspx%3Fc%3DqbW9VfwV%26amp%3Bj%3DoGOfVfwo%0D%0A%0D%0AWe're looking for a new member for our infrastructure team that can help make our Python based services layer rock.">Tell them about it!</a> <script language="javascript">jvwidget.writebutton("", "['oGOfVfwo']", "", "qbW9VfwV", false);</script> </p> </div> <div class="job-listing"> <h3 id="osIcVfw1">Software Engineer - Web Applications</h3> <dl> <dt>Job Type and Location</dt> <dd> <span class="jobtype">Full-Time</span>  —  <span class="location">San Francisco, CA, United States</span> </dd> <dt>Description</dt> <dd>Digg is looking for a Senior Web Application Developer with plenty of data-driven and large scale website development experience. You'll be working with some of the brightest minds in the web development, design and operations communities, on a variety of projects - adding new cool functionality to digg.com and scaling the site to meet our ever increasing traffic.</dd> <dt>Responsibilities</dt> <dd><ul> <li>Help shape the functional requirements</li> <li>Investigate and use cutting-edge technologies (Cassandra, Mogile, etc.) in a high volume environment</li> <li>Create and contribute to open source projects while working on high traffic and scalability problems at Digg</li> <li>Facilitate communication within business, quality, and product teams</li> <li>Participate in design and code reviews</li> <li>Mentor other developers</li> <li>Assist in feasibility analysis and estimation</li> <li>Communicate status and escalate issues</li> </ul> </dd> <dt>Qualifications</dt> <dd> <ul> <li>6+ years experience in Web development</li> <li>3+ with AMP (Apache, MySQL, Perl/PHP/Python)</li> <li>Solid experience with HTML, JavaScript, CSS and OO programming</li> <li>Knowledge of PHPUnit and test-driven development desirable</li> <li>Knowledge of Git, Memcache, SOA is a plus</li> <li>Experience working with APIs is a plus</li> <li>Bachelors degree or higher in Computer Science or similar/relevant field preferred</li> </ul></dd> </dl> <p> Qualified applicants should apply online at <a class="jobviteLink" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/http://www.jobvite.com/CompanyJobs/Apply.aspx?c=qbW9VfwV&j=osIcVfw1" target="_blank">Jobvite.com</a>. <span class="muted">(Or send a resume and cover letter to <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/mailto:jobs@digg.com?subject=Job Application: Software Engineer - Web Applications">jobs@digg.com</a>)</span> </p> <p> Do you know someone who'd be great in this position? <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/mailto:/?subject=I saw a job for you at Digg.com!&body=I was looking at the open jobs page on Digg.com (http://about.digg.com/jobs) and I saw this position that I thought you'd be great at. Check it out below!%0D%0A-----------------------------------------%0D%0ASoftware Engineer - Web Applications%0D%0Ahttp://about.digg.com/jobs#osIcVfw1%0D%0AApply Online: http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jobvite.com%2FCompanyJobs%2FApply.aspx%3Fc%3DqbW9VfwV%26amp%3Bj%3DosIcVfw1%0D%0A%0D%0ADigg is looking for a Senior Web Application Developer with plenty of data-driven and large scale website development experience. You'll be working with some of the brightest minds in the web development, design and operations communities, on a variety of projects - adding new cool functionality to digg.com and scaling the site to meet our ever increasing traffic.">Tell them about it!</a> <script language="javascript">jvwidget.writebutton("", "['osIcVfw1']", "", "qbW9VfwV", false);</script> </p> </div> <h2>Human Resources</h2><div class="job-listing"> <h3 id="o01bVfwR">Director of Human Resources</h3> <dl> <dt>Job Type and Location</dt> <dd> <span class="jobtype">Full-Time</span>  —  <span class="location">San Francisco, CA, United States</span> </dd> <dt>Description</dt> <dd>The Director of HR is a hands-on strategic thinker, who understands how to develop human capital, instill strong cultural values, and manage year over year growth.  The Director of HR will possess strong analytical capabilities and be responsible for driving all HR efforts including:  recruiting, onboarding, training and development, employee relations, compensation issues and benefits.</dd> <dt>Responsibilities</dt> <dd>This role requires a business-oriented, experienced Director, who recognizes changing market dynamics and can execute an effective HR strategy.  It also requires an individual who can establish a results and performance based culture while infusing an appropriate level of process and prioritization. </dd> <dt>Qualifications</dt> <dd> <ul> <li> Develop strategic initiatives that have a substantial impact on the company’s success overall, while evaluating the impact of decisions on the employee population.</li> <li>Build credibility with senior management and provide guidance on all HR matters.</li> <li>Translate strategic corporate business plans into HR strategic and operational plans.</li> <li>Design new approaches, policies and procedures to effect continual improvements in the efficiency of the HR function.</li> <li>Analyze company wide and business unit trends and make recommendations to the appropriate organizations based on these results.</li> <li>Drive organizational development issues for the company (i.e., Rewards & Recognition programs in response to data provided in the employee satisfaction survey.)</li> <li>Manage HRIS system and processes.</li> <li>Serve as the HR generalist in support of all functions across the company.</li> <li>Manage staffing initiatives including the integration of total rewards, performance management and the succession planning processes.</li> <li>Provide guidance on compensation and benefits issues as needed.</li> <li>Manage relationships and contract processes with external vendors and contractors as required.</li> <li>Manage the budget process for HR.</li> <li>Additional responsibilities as requested.</li> </ul> <ul> </ul> </dd> </dl> <p> Qualified applicants should apply online at <a class="jobviteLink" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/http://www.jobvite.com/CompanyJobs/Apply.aspx?c=qbW9VfwV&j=o01bVfwR" target="_blank">Jobvite.com</a>. <span class="muted">(Or send a resume and cover letter to <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/mailto:jobs@digg.com?subject=Job Application: Director of Human Resources">jobs@digg.com</a>)</span> </p> <p> Do you know someone who'd be great in this position? <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/mailto:/?subject=I saw a job for you at Digg.com!&body=I was looking at the open jobs page on Digg.com (http://about.digg.com/jobs) and I saw this position that I thought you'd be great at. Check it out below!%0D%0A-----------------------------------------%0D%0ADirector of Human Resources%0D%0Ahttp://about.digg.com/jobs#o01bVfwR%0D%0AApply Online: http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jobvite.com%2FCompanyJobs%2FApply.aspx%3Fc%3DqbW9VfwV%26amp%3Bj%3Do01bVfwR%0D%0A%0D%0AThe Director of HR is a hands-on strategic thinker, who understands how to develop human capital, instill strong cultural values, and manage year over year growth.聽 The Director of HR will possess strong analytical capabilities and be responsible for driving all HR efforts including:聽 recruiting, onboarding, training and development, employee relations, compensation issues and benefits.">Tell them about it!</a> <script language="javascript">jvwidget.writebutton("", "['o01bVfwR']", "", "qbW9VfwV", false);</script> </p> </div> <h2>Marketing</h2><div class="job-listing"> <h3 id="o2PdVfwJ">Senior Director of Marketing</h3> <dl> <dt>Job Type and Location</dt> <dd> <span class="jobtype">Full-Time</span>  —  <span class="location">San Francisco, CA, United States</span> </dd> <dt>Description</dt> <dd>Founded in 2004 and backed by top-tier investors, Digg has grown to nearly 40 million monthly unique visitors and is the leading online news site in the world.  Digg is a recognized pioneer in the social media space, is well-funded, and is continuing to expand and grow all areas of the business</dd> <dt>Responsibilities</dt> <dd>We are currently seeking a world class Senior Director of Marketing to drive Digg’s marketing efforts.  Reporting to the Chief Strategy Officer, this leadership position requires an individual capable of building innovative programs that deliver measurable results, as well as managing and growing a high performance team. The ideal candidate will be proactive, flexible and have a strong online consumer marketing background.  S/he should have a deep understanding of online media and the social web, with experience managing large online communities.  This savvy and scrappy marketer will work effectively within a team environment and be comfortable operating in a highly self-directed manner. Responsibilities: <ul> <li>Create innovative, efficient, and measurable programs to aggressively drive Digg’s user growth and retention</li> <li>Manage existing marketing team, develop organization plan, and define group MBOs.</li> <li>Lead Digg’s brand management including long-range marketing strategy, consumer segmentation model, and program tactics to achieve company objectives </li> <li>Create and execute demand generation programs including email marketing, SEM/SEO activities, and co-marketing partnerships</li> <li>Develop publishing partner and trade marketing programs</li> <li>Manage events and collaborate closely with PR team</li> <li>Manage and grow Digg’s community team </li> <li>Own Digg’s ongoing external communications development including website copy, collateral, and corporate presentations</li> <li>Manage analytics and market research activities functions, including quantitative  analysis, focus groups, consumer surveys, and secondary research to help define product strategy and deliver business insights to key internal stakeholders</li> <li>Analyze competitive products and incorporate strategies to stay ahead of competition</li> </ul>   Requirements: <ul> <li>Minimum 8 years experience in consumer marketing, with at least 5 years in the online media industry in a management capacity</li> <li>Demonstrated ability to develop and execute marketing strategies, with measurable and consistent results</li> <li>MBA in Marketing or equivalent a strong plus</li> <li>Excellent written, oral communication and presentation skills</li> <li>Demonstrated management skills with a track record of building high performance internal teams and developing effective external relationships</li> <li>Strong work ethic with flexibility to take on new responsibilities as priorities change</li> <li>Comfortable in shifting quickly between strategic and tactical modes of work</li> <li>Deep understanding and use of analytics and business cases to drive decisions</li> </ul>   </dd> </dl> <p> Qualified applicants should apply online at <a class="jobviteLink" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/http://www.jobvite.com/CompanyJobs/Apply.aspx?c=qbW9VfwV&j=o2PdVfwJ" target="_blank">Jobvite.com</a>. <span class="muted">(Or send a resume and cover letter to <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/mailto:jobs@digg.com?subject=Job Application: Senior Director of Marketing">jobs@digg.com</a>)</span> </p> <p> Do you know someone who'd be great in this position? <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/mailto:/?subject=I saw a job for you at Digg.com!&body=I was looking at the open jobs page on Digg.com (http://about.digg.com/jobs) and I saw this position that I thought you'd be great at. Check it out below!%0D%0A-----------------------------------------%0D%0ASenior Director of Marketing%0D%0Ahttp://about.digg.com/jobs#o2PdVfwJ%0D%0AApply Online: http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jobvite.com%2FCompanyJobs%2FApply.aspx%3Fc%3DqbW9VfwV%26amp%3Bj%3Do2PdVfwJ%0D%0A%0D%0AFounded in 2004 and backed by top-tier investors, Digg has grown to nearly 40 million monthly unique visitors and is the leading online news site in the world.聽 Digg is a recognized pioneer in the social media space, is well-funded, and is continuing to expand and grow all areas of the business">Tell them about it!</a> <script language="javascript">jvwidget.writebutton("", "['o2PdVfwJ']", "", "qbW9VfwV", false);</script> </p> </div> <h2>Operations</h2><div class="job-listing"> <h3 id="owDgVfw4">Data Architect and Database Administrator at Digg</h3> <dl> <dt>Job Type and Location</dt> <dd> <span class="jobtype">Full-Time</span>  —  <span class="location">San Francisco, CA, United States</span> </dd> <dt>Description</dt> <dd>We're looking for a world-class data architect and database administrator. We need someone who is curious about big data problems and excited about Digg and its future.</dd> <dt>Responsibilities</dt> <dd>You must know when to denormalize your data, when to store it using the blackhole storage engine, whether to use SQL or NoSQL, and when to use flat files. You will work on an elite team of database gurus, alongside systems administrators and operations engineers. Requirements: <ul> <li>BS/CS or equivalent experience.</li> <li>Extensive experience as a Database Administrator.</li> <li>Extensive experience with Un*x/Linux.</li> <li>Extensive experience with MySQL.</li> <li>Experience in a high-volume data environment.</li> <li>Experience in a large cluster environment.</li> <li>Intimate familiarity with typical CS algorithms.</li> <li>Familiarity with and deep interest in NoSQL databases.</li> <li>Familiarity with Map/Reduce programming methodology.</li> <li>Ability to carry a pager and be available 24x7.</li> <li>A sense of humor and an unflappable demeanor.</li> <li>Python, BASH, and/or Perl scripting skills (in that order).</li> <li>Desire to commute to Potrero Hill in San Francisco.</li> </ul> Qualifications: <ul> <li>Experience with Cassandra, Hadoop Hive, PostgreSQL, preferred.</li> <li>Experience working in an engineering organization.</li> <li>Experience with data warehousing technologies.</li> <li>Experience with fulltext searching technologies.</li> <li>Familiarity with alerting and monitoring systems and best practices.</li> <li>Familiarity with Puppet or other configuration management systems.</li> <li>Experience coding Erlang, Java, C, C++.</li> <li>Experience with Riak, CouchDB, MongoDB, Hypertable, HBase, Voldemort, MemcacheDB, Tokyo Tyrant, etc.</li> </ul></dd> </dl> <p> Qualified applicants should apply online at <a class="jobviteLink" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/http://www.jobvite.com/CompanyJobs/Apply.aspx?c=qbW9VfwV&j=owDgVfw4" target="_blank">Jobvite.com</a>. <span class="muted">(Or send a resume and cover letter to <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/mailto:jobs@digg.com?subject=Job Application: Data Architect and Database Administrator at Digg">jobs@digg.com</a>)</span> </p> <p> Do you know someone who'd be great in this position? <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/mailto:/?subject=I saw a job for you at Digg.com!&body=I was looking at the open jobs page on Digg.com (http://about.digg.com/jobs) and I saw this position that I thought you'd be great at. Check it out below!%0D%0A-----------------------------------------%0D%0AData Architect and Database Administrator at Digg%0D%0Ahttp://about.digg.com/jobs#owDgVfw4%0D%0AApply Online: http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jobvite.com%2FCompanyJobs%2FApply.aspx%3Fc%3DqbW9VfwV%26amp%3Bj%3DowDgVfw4%0D%0A%0D%0AWe're looking for a world-class data architect and database administrator. We need someone who is curious about big data problems and excited about Digg and its future.">Tell them about it!</a> <script language="javascript">jvwidget.writebutton("", "['owDgVfw4']", "", "qbW9VfwV", false);</script> </p> </div> <h2>Product</h2><div class="job-listing"> <h3 id="olpdVfwC">Product Management</h3> <dl> <dt>Job Type and Location</dt> <dd> <span class="jobtype">Full-Time</span>  —  <span class="location">San Francisco, CA, United States</span> </dd> <dt>Description</dt> <dd>Digg is focused on building the best internet platform for News. We believe that people across the world have a constant thirst for finding relevant news in a timely manner. We want to quench that thirst and delight Users, Advertisers and Publishers in the process.</dd> <dt>Responsibilities</dt> <dd>The Product Manager role at Digg is instrumental in delivering this promise. We are looking for passionate individuals who have a technical background, passion for building great products, willing to take on any task to solve a problem, have a desire to lead and be great team players.   Come join us as we build the world's best online news platform!  As Product Manager, you will be entrusted with building web based products that delight Users, Advertisers and Publishers. Your responsibilities will include helping to define product vision and strategy and working with world-class engineers and members of a cross-functional team to execute it. As part of your job, you will come up with creative product ideas, clearly articulate use cases that will be solved with those ideas and deliver product launches on a bi-weekly basis. This role provides a unique opportunity by giving you lots of freedom and ownership to turn your ideas into great products that will impact millions of users globally.  You will also find a supportive environment with mentoring to become a world-class Product Manager. Depending on your qualifications and impact on the business, this role allows a career path up to Director of Product Management level. <ul> <li>Define product vision and future direction.</li> <li>Build and launch new products and features. </li> <li>Understand and analyze customer needs.</li> <li> Research markets and competitors.</li> <li>Take ownership of problems and solve them.</li> </ul> REQUIREMENTS: <ul> <li> BA/BS in Computer Science or related technical field (MS a plus).</li> <li> Demonstrated capacity for developing and understanding strategy.</li> <li> Outstanding organizational and analytical skills. </li> <li>Able to work cross-functionally with Engineering, Sales, Marketing and Finance</li> <li> Strong technical abilities.</li> <li> Passion for new technologies.</li> <li> Excellent written and oral communication skills.</li> </ul> <ul> </ul></dd> </dl> <p> Qualified applicants should apply online at <a class="jobviteLink" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/http://www.jobvite.com/CompanyJobs/Apply.aspx?c=qbW9VfwV&j=olpdVfwC" target="_blank">Jobvite.com</a>. <span class="muted">(Or send a resume and cover letter to <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/mailto:jobs@digg.com?subject=Job Application: Product Management">jobs@digg.com</a>)</span> </p> <p> Do you know someone who'd be great in this position? <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/mailto:/?subject=I saw a job for you at Digg.com!&body=I was looking at the open jobs page on Digg.com (http://about.digg.com/jobs) and I saw this position that I thought you'd be great at. 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We want to quench that thirst and delight Users, Advertisers and Publishers in the process.">Tell them about it!</a> <script language="javascript">jvwidget.writebutton("", "['olpdVfwC']", "", "qbW9VfwV", false);</script> </p> </div> <h2>Research</h2><div class="job-listing"> <h3 id="obrfVfww">R&D; Engineer</h3> <dl> <dt>Job Type and Location</dt> <dd> <span class="jobtype">Full-Time</span>  —  <span class="location">San Francisco, CA, United States</span> </dd> <dt>Description</dt> <dd>Design and prototype the future of Digg.</dd> <dt>Responsibilities</dt> <dd>Digg is looking for a few experienced engineers to join its Research and Development group.  This is a small team, dedicated to designing and prototyping the next generation of Digg.com.It's web coding, especially Python; but it's also databases, statistics, and algorithms.  And most of all, it's prototyping. If there's a promising idea, we check it out and see if it's good. The best stuff gets used by millions of people.</dd> <dt>Qualifications</dt> <dd> <ul> <li>Startup coding experience -- taking charge and making things work on your own</li> <li>Web site experience -- web operations, Linux, MySQL, Python, Javascript and PHP are relevant</li> <li>Research experience -- developing novel algorithms or conducting large-scale data analysis</li> <li>Success in school -- studiousness may substitute for experience to some degree</li> </ul>   </dd> </dl> <p> Qualified applicants should apply online at <a class="jobviteLink" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/http://www.jobvite.com/CompanyJobs/Apply.aspx?c=qbW9VfwV&j=obrfVfww" target="_blank">Jobvite.com</a>. <span class="muted">(Or send a resume and cover letter to <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/mailto:jobs@digg.com?subject=Job Application: R&D Engineer">jobs@digg.com</a>)</span> </p> <p> Do you know someone who'd be great in this position? <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/mailto:/?subject=I saw a job for you at Digg.com!&body=I was looking at the open jobs page on Digg.com (http://about.digg.com/jobs) and I saw this position that I thought you'd be great at. 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Reporting to Digg’s Eastern Head of Sales, the successful candidate has a proven track record in consistently delivering strong year over year revenue growth in direct online sales as well as driving innovative ad products that are scalable and sustainable from a brand, revenue, and user experience perspective.</dd> <dt>Responsibilities</dt> <dd>The ideal candidate should come with established relationships, as well as be willing to cold call to build new ones, and be able to hit the ground running to close new sales of integrated sponsorships, grow existing client relationships for repeat sales, and hit quarterly target revenue quotas. This position requires strong experience with front-line interactive sales as well as account management, operational and organizational skills. This person must be a team player and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment that strives for excellence. <ul> <li>Lead direct sales of online advertising to East Coast clientele to meet Digg’s revenue goals. </li> <li>Develop sales plans, metrics, goals, and revenue forecasts and budgets.</li> <li>Develop a territory book of business through frequent cold calling/prospecting</li> <li>Become an expert on the Digg audience, brand, site experience and product roadmap to create a compelling and credible selling proposition to agencies and clients. </li> <li>Collaborate with internal stakeholders including ad operations, finance, product management, and business development to assure execution and optimization of commitments and unlock new opportunities. </li> <li>Manage the sales process including prospecting, the RFP process, inventory planning, campaign adjustments, and post-mortems. </li> <li>Develop capabilities to drive analysis on advertising results for internal, agency and client use. </li> <li>Create original ideas and solutions that balance the needs of the client while maintaining a world-class user experience. </li> <li>Cultivate relationships with brand advertisers and ad agency executives. </li> </ul> </dd> <dt>Qualifications</dt> <dd> <ul> <li>Proven record that includes 5+ years in interactive ad sales, large-account sales, and sales program management. </li> <li>BA/BS degree, preferably from a leading institution. Advanced degree a plus. </li> <li>Proven capacity to enhance revenue and margins, year over year. </li> <li>Demonstrated ability to think, to act and to lead strategically while managing the execution of the sales process. </li> <li>Established relationships with agencies and advertising client decision makers. </li> <li>Ability to compile and analyze performance data and metrics. </li> <li>Strong passion and understanding of social content, online advertising, interactive marketing trends and brand building. </li> <li>Strong strategic and tactical skills, as well as technical skills to understand the online advertising and e-commerce market in order to create demand and generate revenues. </li> <li>Strong organizational skills, entrepreneurial approach, proactive business style, excellent communication and presentation skills. </li> <li>A verifiable track record of selling online advertising sponsorships from conception to execution. Must have established client contacts and relationships that will accelerate revenue growth. </li> <li>Flexibility to travel to meet with agencies and clients. </li> </ul>   </dd> </dl> <p> Qualified applicants should apply online at <a class="jobviteLink" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/http://www.jobvite.com/CompanyJobs/Apply.aspx?c=qbW9VfwV&j=oq1gVfwm" target="_blank">Jobvite.com</a>. <span class="muted">(Or send a resume and cover letter to <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/mailto:jobs@digg.com?subject=Job Application: Account Executive-New York">jobs@digg.com</a>)</span> </p> <p> Do you know someone who'd be great in this position? <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100208224501/mailto:/?subject=I saw a job for you at Digg.com!&body=I was looking at the open jobs page on Digg.com (http://about.digg.com/jobs) and I saw this position that I thought you'd be great at. Check it out below!%0D%0A-----------------------------------------%0D%0AAccount Executive-New York%0D%0Ahttp://about.digg.com/jobs#oq1gVfwm%0D%0AApply Online: http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jobvite.com%2FCompanyJobs%2FApply.aspx%3Fc%3DqbW9VfwV%26amp%3Bj%3Doq1gVfwm%0D%0A%0D%0ADue to our expansion, we are looking for an exceptional Account Executive-East to play a key role in growing the company鈥檚 advertising revenue. Reporting to Digg鈥檚 Eastern Head of Sales, the successful candidate has a proven track record in consistently delivering strong year over year revenue growth in direct online sales as well as driving innovative ad products that are scalable and sustainable from a brand, revenue, and user experience perspective.">Tell them about it!</a> <script language="javascript">jvwidget.writebutton("", "['oq1gVfwm']", "", "qbW9VfwV", false);</script> </p> </div> <div id="timestamp"> Last generated at 10:16:18pm February 8th, 2010 (UTC)</div> <script type="text/javascript">/* <![CDATA[ */ function gup(name){ name = name.replace(/[\[]/,"\\\[").replace(/[\]]/,"\\\]"); var regex = new RegExp("[\\?&]"+name+"=([^&#]*)"); var results = regex.exec(window.location.search); if (results == null) { return ""; } else { return results[1]; } } var params = gup("s"); $(".jobviteLink").each(function() { $(this).attr("href", $(this).attr("href") + "&s=" + params); }); // ]]> </script> </p> <p>Digg is looking for creative and innovative individuals who will be passionate about being a part of our continued growth. 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