[consulting] Internet Strategist at Trellon

[Michael Haggerty]

Trellon is an Internet strategy and development firm. We are seeking  
qualified Internet Strategists to join our elite Drupal development  
team. Please direct all inquiries to jobs at trellon.com. Please include  
a cover letter, resume, and statement of salary requirements.

What This Job is About

Internet Strategists are part of a cross-functional team charged with  
crafting the strategy to meet the needs and business objectives of our  
clients. Here's what we expect them to do.

1) Set the strategy for web development projects. You will be taking  
part in developing proposals and budgets and working closely with  
other players in the delivery process to ensure a common understanding  
of goals and requirements.

2) Interact with clients to analyze requirements and ensure the  
delivery of optimal solutions. The idea is to validate our approach  
through thoughtful, timely production of project materials, which  
includes conceptualizing and developing user experience plans  
including taxonomies, site mapping, information architecture and  
wireframes.

3) Identify, understand and exploit innovations and new technologies  
to enhance Trellon's solutions. Basically, we want you to be aware of  
what is going on and speak up when you see opportunities for us to  
improve the kinds of solutions we deliver.

4) Take responsibility for the ongoing development of Trellon.com  
through contributions of original material about the company, our  
solutions, and our activities as a company. This includes managing  
contributions to the company blog, creating original materials for the  
website at the direction of company leadership, analyzing web metrics  
and recommending strategies for new development.

Who We Are Looking For

The proposals, strategy and tactics we deliver are a big part of what  
distinguishes Trellon from other firms out there. There are some  
characteristics we are looking for on the part of our Internet  
strategists:

1) Knowledge of common strategies and tactics in Web 2.0, social media  
and open source technology. Our clients are primarily non-profits and  
it is important to understand how groups are using technology to  
advance their organizational missions (and why they would want to).  
This includes being knowledgeable about other common technology  
platforms such as DIA, Kintera, Joomla, Ning, etc.

2) Strong reading and writing skills, and the ability to execute in a  
timely fashion. Your technical writing skills are not as important as  
being able to pick up on what a project is really all about and  
thoughtfully put together a plan to address it that tells the story  
about why this approach will be successful. The word 'boilerplate'  
makes us antsy.

3) The ability to interact with clients in the collection of  
requirements, review of staged deliverables, modification of scope,  
and ongoing discussions about project strategy. New challenges  
inevitably arise during the delivery process, and Internet Strategists  
are changed with understanding how it all fits together.

4) The ability to interact directly with affiliated communities  
through the publication of blogs and other content on Trellon.com as  
well as attendance at various community events. Internet Strategists  
at Trellon are expected to maintain a high profile and be conversant  
in a variety of subjects.

5) The ability to work without direct supervision, to make use of  
automated project management tools, to diligently record your hours in  
the timekeeping system, and to keep others aware of your schedule for  
planning purposes.

We will give special consideration to people with the following:

1) Demonstrated ongoing expertise in social media and open source. If  
you keep a blog, run workshops, attend industry events, or otherwise  
participate in the industry in a big, visible way, we want to talk to  
you.

2) Experience running a large social media website for a non-profit or  
online publisher. Many of our best ideas are based on years of  
experience working with clients and helping them through the  
challenges they encounter day-to-day.

3) Public speaking and presentation skills. While this is not a  
marketing position, an ideal candidate is someone who actively  
participates in the open source community on behalf of the company.

Why People Like to Work at Trellon

Trellon does things a little different from other companies...

1) You work from home on your own schedule. Trellon is a virtual  
company, there's no boss looking over your shoulder telling you to  
turn off Oprah.

2) You get to make the world a nicer place. Our clients include non- 
profits and other worthwhile organizations who are looking to do all  
sorts of great things.

3) You get to learn something new. We have a fantastic team of smart  
people, all of whom enjoy sharing their knowledge, and our projects  
tend to be cutting edge affairs that involve unique, sophisticated  
technology challenges.

4) You get to attend community events throughout North America and  
Europe to talk about your great ideas. We find lots of ways to help  
people stay at the top of their game.

How to Apply

Please direct all inquiries to jobs at trellon.com. Please include a  
cover letter, resume, and statement of salary requirements.

Who We Are

Trellon is an Internet strategy and development firm specializing in  
advanced web 2.0 and social media solutions that include web portals,  
desktop widgets, facebook applications, mobile applications, CRM  
systems and strategic consulting solutions. Our solutions take the  
form of content management systems, online communities, contact  
management applications, social networks, e-commerce portals, and  
specialized 'niche' applications.

Trellon has built a reputation for delivering robust solutions on  
tight timeframes. We help groups align their social media strategies  
with their organizational goals, articulate the plan for how to  
achieve optimal results, and deliver cost effective, sustainable  
solutions on open platforms.  Founded in 2004, we have deployed a  
whopping 200+ web sites over the past 4.5 years, ranging in size from  
small regional concerns to high traffic, national web presences. Our  
clients include non-profits, NGOs, political campaigns, socially  
responsible commercial concerns, and media.

Trellon has a strong history in the open source and social media  
communities. The founders were key players in the Draft Clark movement  
and Clark for President campaign, online efforts to elect a  
presidential candidate primarily leveraging the Internet for support.  
We developed advanced social media strategies to engage millions of  
grassroots supporters nationwide and still draw from these experiences  
in every project we deliver. Trellon has a tradition of giving back to  
the communities we serve, and devotes over 10% of company development  
time each month contributing back to the Drupal and CiviCRM platforms  
through patches, code releases, publications, evangelism, webinars,  
and direct support of new users.

In terms of corporate philosophy, Trellon believes in the immense  
value of open source software and open standards. Nothing is worse  
than being locked into a particular platform primarily designed to  
protect a business model instead of engaging in true innovation.  
Portable information that can be consumed by multiple devices  
independent of platform and flexible, extensible methods for  
publishing / accessing content offer better solutions for the way  
people use technology today. These characteristic features of open  
systems provide the basis for building an economy of knowledge,  
allowing people and systems to 'talk' in unique and meaningful ways  
while building value through their interactions. Our work as a company  
is an expression of this philosophy.


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