Join the Popstar team

Popstar Networks is always looking for top-quality candidates with experience in software development, multimedia programming, marketing, sales, and creative design to join our team of world-class professionals. We are a leading-edge provider of digital media solutions, and we help companies all over the globe—in every type of industry—to create digital media networks for places like stadiums, night clubs, casinos, shopping malls, retail stores, and even hospitals.

Popstar Networks is a fun workplace where every day is "casual" day. We work together as a close-knit team, where each person's individual efforts are critical to the overall success of the company. Whether it's sitting in on a product strategy session, testing a beta release, taking the company dog "Buddha" for a bathroom break, washing the dishes, or doing competitive research, everyone pitches in. We work hard, expect the best efforts from everyone, and sometimes pull "all-nighters" if necessary. But we also have regular beer runs on Friday afternoons and can often be found in an intense Wii playoff tournament in the breakroom. And best of all, every Friday, we treat you to lunch. At Popstar, you'll work every day with award-winning experts from across America on one of the "hottest" new technologies in the market today—digital media networks.

If this sounds like a good environment for your personality and skills, please send us your resume at careers@popstarnetworks.com.

We are currently hiring for the following positions:

Software Engineer

Popstar Networks has immediate openings for a full-time software engineer. A minimum of 5 years professional experience coupled with a can-do attitude and a strong desire to create great products is required to work with a company with a great team of creative professionals.

Popstar is a leading provider of enterprise digital media technology software and associated professional services including creative, interactive applications, information and system design, hardware, installation and integration.

Primary Responsibilities Include:

+ Design and implement complex, distributed software components primarily in a Java environment with Adobe Flex presentation tiers.

+ Requirements discovery, documentation and software implementation.

+ Embrace agile development methodologies

Requirements

+ 5+ years of software development experience

+ Experience building GUI applications

+ Excellent written and verbal communications skills

+ Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, creative team environment

Preferred

+ 2+ years Java experience

+ Actionscript experience

+ C++/COM experience

+ Any Audio/Video hardware installation or engineering experience

+ Experience with OOAD, UML and design patterns

+ Experience with some or all of the following: Rich Internet Applications, Adobe Flex/Flex, Adobe Flash, Firewalls/Routers, Computer Security, SQL/JDBC, XML, JEE technologies, Software Installers, PHP, Multimedia Technologies

Interested applicants should email a letter of interest and resume detailing your specific background, why you believe you are qualified, and why this opportunity is of interest to you to: careers@popstarnetworks.com. Applicants should accompany their interest note with examples of past work exemplifying technical skills and creative abilities. We will respond with an acknowledgment once we received your letter of interest.

Senior Interaction Designer

Popstar looking for a talented interaction designer an analytical mind and expertise in web-based application design. We’re seeking resumes from designers who are energetic, collaborative problem solvers with a finely tuned attention to detail.

Primary Responsibilities Include:

+ Take part in user research and translate into feature requirements and design considerations.

+ Design and create wireframes, interaction flows, style guides and detail software behavior.

+ Work directly with developers throughout process, from interface prototypes and releasable software.

+ Present design deliverables to product development teams and executive leadership.

Qualifications

+ A minimum of 5 years experience in UX Design, having delivered information architecture and interaction design for web-based software.

+ Familiar with Rich Internet Application (RIA) technologies and SaaS models.

+ Demonstrated experience creating detailed flowcharts, wireframes, and other interaction design documentation.

+ Strong familiarity with usability best practices, and methodologies.

+ Exceptional communication (both written and verbal), organizational and analytical skills.

+ Familiarity with dashboards for data/information management, digital asset management, and digital media authoring tools and processes.

+ Ability to work under tight deadlines and within a dynamic environment.

+ Passionate about interface design and delivering great product experiences.

Preferred

Experience in conducting user studies and task analysis, as well as designing and running user testing programs.

Sales Solutions Representative

Popstar is now hiring to fill a Sales Solutions Representative role to assist in all pre/post sales requirements for customer implementations of Popstar digital media software and services. This includes actively engaging clients and guiding them through the Popstar BackStage process, working in conjunction with the sales team and potential clients to determine goals and objectives and act as a technical advisor and product advocate for Popstar products and services. The Sales Solutions Representative must be able to articulate the appropriate Popstar technologies and product benefits to both business and technical users. Must be able to identify all creative and technical requirements and assure complete customer satisfaction through all stages of the sales process. Working closely with all other Popstar departments including Creative, Engineering, Operations and Product Development, this role will be the key to listening to clients’ needs and communicating with internal Popstar teams for pre-project planning and project management for Popstar services.

Primary Responsibilities Include:

+ Coordinating customer-facing activities in the sales process including needs assessment, goals and objectives definition and proposal creation for Popstar software and services.

+ Leading Popstar digital media software implementations from start to finish including defining and managing scope, leading business requirements gathering and solution design, managing customer and internal resources to configure and build the software and/or system solution, implementation planning and transition to customer support.

+ Oversee and coordinate production of key documentation in support of implementations, including statements of work, customer proposals and contracts, project plans, solution design documentation

+ Able to convey customer requirements to product development team(s) key

+ Provide regular internal and external status and management reports on the progress of customer sales proposals and implementations.

+ Remain point of contact for customer for all follow-up sales and support requests. Maintain regular contact with customer to determine any additional sales opportunities.  

+ Work with the Sales Solutions Manager to provide timely progress reports on project status to all Popstar departments.

+ Drive excellence within every department of Popstar by continuously providing constructive feedback on process improvements, individual / team behavior, and interactions.

+ Ability to travel domestically 25%

Qualifications

+ Must be efficient, organized, analytical, detailed oriented and excel at problem-solving

+ Experience in project management facilitating client meetings and a general understanding of digital media technology, all content types, creative workflows and production methodologies necessary

+ Ability to eliminate sales obstacles through creative and adaptive approaches

+ Working closely with the sales team, must possess strong presentation skills and be able to communicate professionally in written responses to emails, RFPs and when submitting reports

+ Comfortable in a dynamic, fast-paced atmosphere of a technical organization with a rapidly expanding customer base

+ The ability to multi-task and work within tight timelines is critical to this role

Education

Bachelors degree or equivalent experience required
Minimum 3-5 years of work experience in project management, account representative role or similar field
Knowledge of Adobe applications preferred