LEXPANSION – Nov 8 – Meetic's founder and CEO, Marc Simoncini, has confirmed that he would leave Meetic before the end of the year whether the company is sold or not. Simoncini still holds 22.98% stake in Meetic. FULL ARTICLE @ LEXPANSION
Month: November 2010
Looking For A Job?
OPW – Nov 8 – We've updated the iDating industry job listings again. Here are some sample job listings that we thought were interesting:
AreYouInterested (SNAP Interactive)
Project Manager
More info: http://www.snap-interactive.com/jobs.htm
Be2
Business Intelligence (Senior) Analyst
Online Marketing Manager – Poland
Online Marketing Manager – Nordics
Online Marketing Manager – Netherlands & Belgium
More info: http://corporate.be2.com/jobs
buzzArab.com
Facebook Group Manager
Online Marketing Expert
More info: http://www.buzzarab.com/content/jobs.php
Cupid Media
Online Marketing Assistant (Graduate Position)
Web Site Translators and Localizers
More info: http://www.cupidmedia.com/Career.cfm
eDarling.de
Business Development Manager / Schweiz
TV Marketing Manager
More info: http://www.edarling.de/jobs
eHarmony
Director, Staffing / USA – CA, Pasadena
Director, Strategic Planning and Analysis / USA – CA, Santa Monica
Product Manager (Content/Publishing) / USA – CA, Santa Monica
HR Generalist / USA – CA, Santa Monica
Director, Marketing Intelligence & Insights / USA – CA, Santa Monica
FriendFinder Networks
Product Manager / USA – CA, Sunnyvale
Business Analyst / USA – CA, Sunnyvale
Fraud Prevention Coordinator / USA – CA, Sunnyvale
Financial Operations Associate / USA – CA, Sunnyvale
FriendScout24 (description in German)
Business Intelligence Architekt / Germany – Munchen
Head of Finance / Germany – Munchen
Gaydar
Customer Relations Officers
Global Personals (Webdate, Fling, WealthyMen)
Internet Affiliate Sales Managers / Online Buyers
More info: http://www.globalpersonalsmedia.com/careers.html
HowAboutWe
National Marketing Coordinator
Biz-Dev Coordinator
More info: http://www.howaboutwe.com/jobs
Lavalife
Customer Service Representative / Canada – Toronto
More info: corp.lavalife.com/web/corp/careers
Match.com, Chemistry.com, People Media
Associate Manager, Online & Mobile Marketing / USA – CA, Los Angeles
Product Manager / USA – TX, Dallas
Online Marketing Manager, Search (SEM, PPC) / USA – CA, Los Angeles
Director, Marketing – Singlesnet / USA – TX, Dallas
iPhone Developer (contract) / USA – TX, Dallas
Associate, Online Marketing / USA – CA, Los Angeles
Online-Buddies
Marketing Coordinator, Spanish-Speaking Markets / USA – MA, Cambridge
People Group
Sr. VP Product Development/CTO / India, Mumbai Area
RSVP
Product Manager
More info: http://jobs.camdenadvertiser.com.au/overview/7568902/
Shaadi
Customer Relations Officer / India – Mumbai
Smartdate
COO / France – Paris
Product Manager – CRM / France – Paris
More info: http://jobs.smartdate.com/
Spark Networks
Director of Acquisition Marketing / USA – CA, Beverly Hills and UT, Provo
WhiteLabelDating
Customer Care Moderator / UK, Windsor office
Customer Retention Representative / UK, Windsor Office
WooMe
Site Operations Manager / USA – Los Angeles
Community Manager
Site Operations Analyst / USA – San Francisco
More info: http://www.woome.com/woome/jobs/#sysadmin
Zoosk
Product Manager / USA – CA, San Francisco
Customer Service Representative / USA – CA, San Francisco
More info: http://www.zoosk.com/jobs.php?from=footer
For the full listing, go here.
Do you have an idating job offer which is not included? Please, send the details (company, job title, location, link to details) to petra@courtlandbrooks.com and we will add your offer to the list.
iDating Industry Job Offers (November 2010)
AreYouInterested (SNAP Interactive)
Project Manager
PHP / MySQL Software Developers
Experienced Email Deliverability Specialist
More info: http://www.snap-interactive.com/jobs.htm
Be2
Customer Service Agents / Germany – Munich, Luxemburg
Business Intelligence (Senior) Analyst
Senior Software Architect
Student Online Marketing – Poland
Online Marketing Manager – Poland
Online Marketing Manager – Nordics
Senior Media Co-Operation Manager D/A/CH
Online Marketing Manager – Netherlands & Belgium
Sales Representative (Vertriebsmitarbeiter)
More info: http://corporate.be2.com/jobs, contact: jobs@be2.com
Bharat Matrimony
Telemarketing Executive
More info: http://www.clickjobs.com/MicroSite/BharatMatrimony/
buzzArab.com
SEO Expert
Facebook Group Manager
Online Marketing Expert
Arabic Advice Specialist Volunteer
English Advice Specialist Volunteer
More info: http://www.buzzarab.com/content/jobs.php
Catholic Match
Office Manager
More info: http://www.goacolyte.com/company/jobs.shtml
ClickTonight
Web Developer / UK – London
Party Planner – part time / UK – London
Cupid Media
Senior Cold Fusion / SQL Developer
Junior Cold Fusion / SQL Developer
Online Marketing Assistant (Graduate Position)
Web Site Translators and Localizers
Bilingual Customer Service Representatives and Translators
MS SQL Developer / Data Warehouse Developer (6 months contract)
More info: http://www.cupidmedia.com/Career.cfm
eDarling.de
Customer Care Agent / France, Netherlands, Turkey (+ help wanted for Customer Care, Polish speaking)
Senior Datenbank Administrator
Business Development Manager / Schweiz
TV Marketing Manager
Java-Developer
Junior Datenbank Developer
Junior System Administrator
Various Internships
More info: http://www.edarling.de/jobs
eHarmony
Sr. Java Engineer / US – CA, Pasadena
Offline Marketing Manager / USA – CA, Pasadena
Director, Staffing / USA – CA, Pasadena
Premium Service Sales Advisor / USA – CA, Santa Monica
Director, Strategic Planning and Analysis / USA – CA, Santa Monica
QA Engineer II (Matching) / USA – CA, Santa Monica
Product Manager (Content/Publishing) / USA – CA, Santa Monica
Sr. Software Engineer (Matching) / USA – CA, Santa Monica
HR Generalist / USA – CA, Santa Monica
QA Engineer II (Matching) / USA – CA, Santa Monica
QA Engineer II (Singles) / USA – CA, Santa Monica
Account Executive / USA – NY, New York
Web Development Engineer / USA – CA, Santa Monica
QA Engineer I (Publishing) / USA – CA, Santa Monica
Public Relations Manager / AU – NS, Sydney
Product Manager / USA – CA, Santa Monica
Technology Coordinator, Customer Care / USA – CA, Santa Monica
Data Mining / Machine Learning Engineer / USA – CA, Santa Monica
Business Intelligence Analyst / USA – CA, Santa Monica
Payroll Manager / USA – CA, Santa Monica
QA Engineer II (International) / USA – CA, Santa Monica
Data Center Operations Specialist / USA – CA, Santa Monica
Sr. Analyst, Marketing Intelligence / USA – CA, Santa Monica
QA Engineer II (Mobile) / USA – CA, Santa Monica
Marketing Manager – Australia / AU – NS, Sydney
Sr. Linkx Systems Administrator / USA – CA, Santa Monica
Manager, Marketing Analytics / USA – CA, Santa Monica
Sr. Produkt Manager / USA – CA, Santa Monica
Director, Marketing Intelligence & Insights / USA – CA, Santa Monica
Research Interviewer (Part Time) / USA – CA, Santa Monica
ElitePartner.de
Junior Software-Architekt / Germany
Requierements Engineer Online
Junior Email-Marketing Manager
Various Internships
FriendFinder Networks
Customer Service Tier 2 / USA – CA, Sunnyvale
French Translator / USA – CA, Sunnyvale
Front End Developer / USA – CA, Sunnyvale
Perl Developer / USA – CA, Sunnyvale
German Translator / USA – CA, Sunnyvale
Jr. Web Developer / USA – CA, Sunnyvale
Mobile App Developer (iPhone/Android) / USA – CA, Sunnyvale
Product Manager / USA – CA, Sunnyvale
Analytics Perl Programmeer / USA – CA, Sunnyvale
Business Analyst / USA – CA, Sunnyvale
User Experience / Interface Designer / USA – CA, Sunnyvale
Fraud Prevention Coordinator / USA – CA, Sunnyvale
QA Intern / USA – CA, Sunnyvale
Risk Analyst / USA – CA, Sunnyvale
Senior Flash Actionscript Developer / USA – CA, Sunnyvale
Senior Flash Actionscript Game Developer / USA – CA, Sunnyvale
Software Engineer / USA – CA, Sunnyvale
Senior Software Engineer / USA – CA, Sunnyvale
Senior Perl Developer / USA – CA, Sunnyvale
Senior Perl / Database Programmer / USA – CA, Sunnyvale
Senior Web Developer / USA – CA, Sunnyvale
Web Development Intern / USA – CA, Sunnyvale
Affiliate Manager / USA – CA, Sunnyvale
Financial Operations Associate / USA – CA, Sunnyvale
Marketing Assistant / USA – CA, Sunnyvale
FriendScout24 (description in German)
Software Developer m/w / Germany – Munchen
Senior Software Developer m/w / Germany – Munchen
Senior Web Architect / Developer / Germany – Munchen
Scrum Master / Germany – Munchen
Business Intelligence Architekt / Germany – Munchen
(Senior) Controller / Germany – Munchen
ProduktManager Online / Germany – Munchen
Personalreferent mit Scherpunkt Administration/Gehalt / Germany – Munchen
Senior Manager CRM/Email Marketing / Germany – Munchen
Senior Produktmanager / Germany – Munchen
Manager E-Payment / Germany – Munchen
Junior Business Ingelligence Developer / Germany – Munchen
Grafiker / Freelance / Germany – Munchen
Head of Finance / Germany – Munchen
Gaydar
Web User Interface Developer
Customer Relations Officers
System Administrator
Global Personals (Webdate, Fling, WealthyMen)
MySQL Database Administrators / USA – FL, Miami
Strongmail Engineer/Administrators / USA – FL, Miami
PHP/LAMP Programmers
Internet Graphic Designers
Linux Systems Administrators
Internet Affiliate Sales Managers / Online Buyers
More info: http://www.globalpersonalsmedia.com/careers.html
HowAboutWe
Product Manager
National Marketing Coordinator
Biz-Dev Coordinator
Operations Manager
Online Marketing Coordinator
Ruby on Rails Engineer
iOS Software Engineer
More info: http://www.howaboutwe.com/jobs, email: jobs@howaboutwe.com
KissNoFrog
Dialogmarketing / Werbetexter
Various internships
More info: http://www.kissnofrog.com/info/jobs
Lavalife
Customer Service Representative / Canada – Toronto
More info: corp.lavalife.com/web/corp/careers
Match.com, Chemistry.com, People Media
Associate Manager, Online & Mobile Marketing / USA – CA, Los Angeles
Product Manager / USA – TX, Dallas
Lead Application Engineer (C#, .Net, SQL) / USA- TX, Dallas
Sr. Application Engineer – Mobile (Blackberry) / USA – TX, Dallas
Sr. Application Engineer (C#, .Net, SQL) / USA – TX, Dallas
Sr. Pricing Analyst / USA – TX, Dallas
Sr. Systems Engineer (IIS, Windows Server Admin) / USA – TX, Dallas
Online Marketing Manager, Search (SEM, PPC) / USA – CA, Los Angeles
BI Manager (SQL Server / SSAS / OLAP) / USA – TX, Dallas
Finance Intern (MBA) / USA – TX, Dallas
Designer, Visual / USA – TX, Dallas
Director, Marketing – Singlesnet / USA – TX, Dallas
iPhone Developer (contract) / USA – TX, Dallas
Ad Yield Campaign Manager / USA – CA, Los Angeles
Sr Database Engineer (MS SQL, T-SQL) / USA – TX, Dallas
Senior Linux Systems Engineer / Remote near USA – MA
Associate, Online Marketing / USA – CA, Los Angeles
Sr. Engineer, QA (MS-SQL) – People Media / USA – TX, Dallas
Application Engineer (Contract), Social Technologies / USA – TX, Dallas
Sr Application Engineer – Mobile (Android) / USA – TX, Dallas
Sr Application Engineer (C#, .net, SQL) – PeopleMedia / USA – TX, Dallas
Sr Application Engineer (ColdFusion, SQL) – PeopleMedia / USA – TX, Dallas
More info: http://www.match.com/cp/careers/CurrentOpenings.html
Meetcha
Ruby on Rails Developer
MyPartner
Senior Ad Sales Manager
Online-Buddies
Bilingual Customer Service Representative
Bilingual Customer Service Supervisor
Senior PHP Developer
Senior Java JSP Developer
Mobile (iPhone) App Developer / USA – MA, Cambridge
Graphic Designer / USA – MA, Cambridge
Marketing Coordinator, Spanish-Speaking Markets / USA – MA, Cambridge
People Group
Sr. VP Product Development/CTO / India, Mumbai Area
Manager – Emerging Technologies / India, Mumbai Area
RSVP
Product Manager
More info: http://jobs.camdenadvertiser.com.au/overview/7568902/
Shaadi
Customer Relations Officer / India – Mumbai
Web Developer / India – Mumbai
Software Engineer / India – Mumbai
Senior Software Engineer / India – Mumbai
SEO Expert / India – Mumbai
Telecalling Operator / India – Mumbai
Smartdate
COO / France – Paris
Product Manager – CRM / France – Paris
Senior Engineer / France – Paris
New Wave System Admin / France – Paris
Web Analyst (Intern) / France – Paris
Community Manager (Intern) / France – Paris
More info: http://jobs.smartdate.com/
Spark Networks
HurryDate Host
Affiliate Marketing Manager / USA – CA, Beverly Hills
Affiliate Marketing Manager / USA – UT, Provo
Director of Acquisition Marketing / USA – CA, Beverly Hills and UT, Provo
Corporate Systems Administrator / USA – UT, Provo
Systems Administrators / USA – UT, Provo
Sales and Events Assistant / USA – CA, Beverly Hills
SpeedDate
Front-end Develoment
Marketing
Product Management
User Experience Design
Visual Design
Back-end Development and Architecture
Data Analytics and Statistics
To learn more, email: jobs@speeddate.com
SpeedDatingConnection
Hosts
Event Coordinators
Marketing Managers
IT Administrators
Various Internships
Upper Level Management positions available as well
More info: http://www.speeddatingconnections.com/Careers.html
WhiteLabelDating
Cold Fusion Developer / UK, Windsor office
Software Engineers / UK, Windsor office, remote working considered
Ruby on Rails Developer / UK, Windsor office
Customer Care Moderator / UK, Windsor office
Customer Retention Representative / UK, Windsor Office
Junior System Administrator / UK, Windsor Office
WooMe
System Admin / UK – London, USA – Los Angeles
IM Engineer / UK – London
Fronted Guru – HTML/CSS/javascript/AJAX / UK – London
Site Operations Manager / USA – Los Angeles
Community Manager
Site Operations Analyst / USA – San Francisco
Senior Django Developer / UK – London
Dev Intern / UK – London
Marketing Intern / USA – Los Angeles
More info: http://www.woome.com/woome/jobs/#sysadmin
World Singles
Cold Fusion Developer / USA – CA, Aliso Viejo
Cold Fusion Intern / USA – CA, Aliso Viejo
More info: http://worldsingles.com/ws2010/careers/
Zoosk
Product Manager / USA – CA, San Francisco
Software Engineer – PHP & JavaScript / USA – CA, San Francisco
Software Engineer in Test – Connected Clients / USA – CA, San Francisco
Unix Systems Administrator (3-4 Months Contract) / USA – CA, San Francisco
Customer Service Representative / USA – CA, San Francisco
More info: http://www.zoosk.com/jobs.php?from=footer
AstrologyDating.com Celebrates One Year
PR WEB – Nov 4 - AstrologyDating.com, the online astrology dating site, announced its one year anniversary. The site match people based on their astrological profiles, a balanced assessment of astrological traits and stated personal preferences.
The full article was originally published at SF Chronicle, but is no longer available.
Janis Spindel Gets Stuck In Elevator
DNA INFO – Nov 4 - Matchmaker Janis Spindel says she lost out on a lucrative client and and a quarter of a million dollars because she got stuck in her building's elevator. Janis Spindel, who charges ~$50,000 – $500,000 to her clients for her matchmaking services, claims she was off to meet with a successful divorcee. The billionaire client left before she arrived. She says she'll sue the landlord for the fee she lost from her client while stuck in the elevator. FULL ARTICLE @ DNA INFO
The Truth About Internet Dating
INDEPENDENT.CO.UK – Nov 4 – The truth is that many more hearts are broken than matches made. eHarmony claims 236 marriages every day, Match.com claims ~58,500 people found a partner on the site over a 12-month period. But you rarely hear from those who, having failed to find a partner online. Anecdotes of hair-raising internet dates have become dinner-party staples. The search for love is a lottery. Dozens of books and websites offer advice on how to write profiles; third-party services even charge 40 quid to save you the bother. As a result, the uniformity is hilarious. Everyone loves traveling, men are singularly obsessed with skiing. Rather than reflecting what we're like, it reflects what we think other people want. We start to adopt a power-shopping mentality, disregarding people for arbitrary reasons. Online dating is not much different to real life. It's the usual random process of love-seeking, but tarted up with psychometric testing and percentage matching and with a monthly fee slapped on it. FULL ARTICLE @ THE INDEPENDENT
Mark Brooks: eHarmony and Chemistry are standout sites because they don't allow users to be so fickle. Hair color, eye color, sheesh. People should not be writing off huge swathes of their matchmaking spectrum to such fickle filters. They need to leave their options open, and we need to guide them. People don't know what they want. But do we? Dating industry, your comments please?
Mixology Celebrates One Year
WASHINGTON BLADE – Nov 3 – This week, Mixology celebrates its first year as “D.C.’s premier matchmaking service for gays and lesbians.” The founders Kim Rosenberg and Meghann Novinskie worked in the dating industry in D.C. and San Francisco, respectively, when they reconnected at a matchmaking conference. Three years later when research, skill refining, planning and financing came together, they launched Mixology. Mixology joined CAGLCC soon thereafter. How much business Mixology has from CAGLCC members is strictly confidential. FULL ARTICLE @ WASHINGTON BLADE
How To Choose The Best Profile Photo On JDate
OPW – Nov 4 – In JDate’s brand new 3-part webisode series, JDate Walking, Eric Schwartz who is a comedian, is asking people their advice while giving his signature commentary. Watch Webisode 1 here:
Stay tuned for webisodes 2 and 3…to be released weekly.
HowAboutWe Secures $3.1 Million
BENZINGA – Nov 4 - Online dating startup "HowAboutWe" has raised $3.1M in funding led by RRE Ventures. HowAboutWe is focused on proposing and accepting specific date ideas that complete the sentence "How about we…" The site is pushing towards a national rollout in the next few months. FULL ARTICLE @ BENZINGA
Easydate 2009 Annual Report Available
INVESTEGATE – Nov 4 - Easydate has posted its 2009 Annual Report to shareholders. Easydate listed on AIM in June 2010 and has a base of ~13M registrants and ~9M members in 29 countries with a growing proportion of members coming from outside of the U.K. FULL ARTICLE @ INVESTIGATE
Mark Brooks: You can see pdf summaries of all the public internet dating companies financial performance on the right bar of OPW under 'Financials'.