Punchbowl Blog

This post was written by Matt Douglas, Founder & CEO

As Punchbowl has evolved over the years, we’ve had a number of great partnerships with companies like Oriental Trading, 1-800-FLOWERS, and LivingSocial. As a start-up, these partnerships have been important to our company and critical to our growth.

Now that we’re in the last quarter of our fiscal year, I’m spending most of my time planning for next year. We have a plethora of possible partnerships in front of us — and I’ve decided to hire a senior person to join our team to help us with sales and business development. In the past we’ve had great success spreading the word about key new hires on our blog and on social media, so we’ll try it again. If you know anyone that might be a great fit for this position, please share this post. Thanks in advance!

VP, Sales & Business Development

Punchbowl.com is looking for an experienced consumer-internet sales and business development person to drive revenue for the company. We’re looking for a senior person with a proven track record of closing deals with large media companies and consumer national brands. The VP of Sales & Business Development will report to the CEO at the company’s Framingham, MA headquarters.

Job Description:

• Sell custom brand sponsorships to drive incremental monthly revenue on our consumer site
• Sell email advertising sponsorships to companies and agencies that are interested in presenting relevant, timely offers to our registered user base
• Identify and sign co-brand and white-label licensing deals with digital media companies and online retailers to extend the distribution and reach of our products
• Develop and report on key traffic metrics to quantitatively gauge the impact of all business development activities
• Work with the CEO to define new markets and customers to sell our suite of products

Position Requirements:
• 7-10 years experience and successful track record with sales & business development in a consumer setting
• A large rolodex and strong reputation in digital agencies, digital media, and consumer package goods
• Significant experience with relationship management, traffic acquisition, and analysis in an online business
• Proven project management skills with the ability to multi-task
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Enthusiasm and passion with readiness to join a startup

To apply for this position:
1) Create a user account at http://www.punchbowl.com and check it out
2) Send a *ONE PAGE* resume, quick impressions of the site, and brief introductory email to punchbowljobs [at] gmail [dot] com.

We *DO NOT* pay recruiter fees. Please: no recruiters or headhunters.

This post written by Stephanie Fader, Marketing & PR Manager

We’re hiring! Punchbowl is looking for a few new people to join our fun and casual start-up culture. We’d really appreciate if you could spread the word about these positions - we’ve had great success hiring through word of mouth. Thanks in advance for spreading the word!

Positions open in our Framingham, MA office:

Senior Product Manager
The Senior Product Manager will be responsible for analysis of customer needs and market trends as well as identification of new areas for product development. A key aspect of this position is to monitor progress of products through the product development life cycle. This position works closely with engineering and marketing teams to execute new products and programs.

Experienced Ruby on Rails Developer
We are seeking to add another accomplished Rails developer to our growing team. The ideal candidate is extremely talented in Ruby on Rails and has been using Rails extensively in consumer-facing web applications for more than a year. Expert knowledge of Javascript, HTML, and CSS and previous TDD experience is also required.

Product Specialist
The Product Specialist position is a hybrid role of QA and technical support. We’re looking for an excellent, web savvy communicator who enjoys problem-solving and is eager to learn. This role will provide high quality support to Punchbowl users as well as product testing. Product testing or quality assurance experience is ideal, but not required.

Office Manager
We’re looking for a part-time Office Manager who has raw intelligence, a superior memory for details, and a great sense of humor. The ideal candidate will be available from 11am-2pm every day of the week. This position reports to the CEO. Read the job posting on Craiglist. 

Inside Sales
The Inside Sales position will be responsible for generating and maintaining new business relationships. The ideal candidate is passionate, assertive, and driven to reach and exceed their goals. Previous experience in sales is required.

Marketing & PR Intern
The Marketing & PR intern will be exposed to a variety of marketing and public relations activities, including email marketing, advertising, social media marketing, press outreach, and content development. This is a great opportunity for a marketing or pr major, though it is not a requirement. We’re looking for a college student with a car as we’re not located near public transportation.

For more information about these positions and for information about how to apply, visit our Careers page.

Thanks again for your help!