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Nolo, a subsidiary of Internet Brands, Inc., offers a unique opportunity to work in a small, established and nationally respected company.

Current Openings

Editorial
Legal Authors
Editorial Database Assistant

Marketing
Product Manager - Content
Director, Product Marketing
Online Business Operations Manager

Sales
Sales Guru - Inside Sales Superstar
Senior Sales Manager
Ad Services Admin
Manager of Client Services

Engineering
Senior Project Manager

Editorial

Freelance Legal Writers

Nolo, the oldest and foremost publisher of do-it-yourself legal books and software for consumers, and Internet Brands, a leader in online publishing for vertical markets, are seeking writers with a strong legal background to contribute well-written, informative articles to our portfolio of legal websites. Writers must be able to read statutes, understand legal issues, and put the law into plain English for a general audience. Demonstrated legal expertise is required.

For more than 40 years, Nolo has been dedicated to publishing the best, most accurate and up-to-date legal information available. We take our mission seriously. If you share our passion for making the legal system accessible to everyone--and can translate legalese into English—we’d love to hear from you.

This is a 100% freelance, telecommuting position. Assignments, writing, editing, and submissions are all handled through our online system. All you need is a computer, internet access, and the ability to deliver clean, concise copy on a variety of legal topics.

Requirements include:

We are currently looking for strong legal writers in the following areas, with these qualifications:

Bankruptcy Law -

Debt & Credit Law -

Criminal Defense Law -

Disability Law -

Estate Planning -

Family/Divorce Law -

Foreclosure Law -

Immigration -

Landlord/Tenant Law -

Personal Injury Law -

Real Estate Law -

Small Business Law -

Tax Law -

If you join the Nolo writing team, a legal editor who has expertise in your subject area will assign and edit your articles. Most articles we publish are from 600 to 1200 words long. Rates vary from $25 to $75; as you would expect, we pay more for longer and more complicated articles.

To apply, simply go to www.ibpublishing.com/, the Internet Brands application site for writers, and choose from the various law categories.

If you have any questions, feel free to send an e-mail to applications@nolo.com.

Editorial Database Assistant

Nolo is the nation’s leading provider of do-it-yourself law solutions for consumers and small businesses, covering everyday legal matters such as estate planning, patents, criminal law, landlord-tenant law, bankruptcy and debtor’s rights, family law, immigration, and employment. We produce websites, books, online apps, and software. Since Nolo was acquired by Internet Brands in 2011, the Nolo brand has expanded to include a collection of legal websites in many topic areas.

We are looking for a part-time legal database assistant to join the editors and researchers in our hard-working, friendly editorial department in Berkeley, California. This person will support in-house legal editors and freelance writers by gathering information to support and update Nolo’s legal books and online articles.

Requirements:
- A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
- Legal research experience
- Excellent writing skills
- Ability to work well with other people, juggle several projects at once, and always meet deadlines
- Careful attention to detail

Responsibilites:
- Update Nolo’s own database of statute-based information, using commercial legal databases
- Do general Internet research
- Do background legal research to support freelance legal writers

Click here to apply.

Marketing

Director, Product Marketing

Description

We are looking to expand our team with the addition of a Director of Product Marketing. This role will report directly to the General Manager of Nolo and will be responsible for identifying new product opportunities, and driving the positioning, messaging, pricing, online sales, and direct sales tools development for Nolo’s offering as well as leading strategic online direct response. In this role you will utilize your product marketing expertise across multiple platforms including web, books, SaaS and more.

Responsibilities:

- Excellent communications skills
- Highly detail oriented with a strong sense of ownership over work product
- Experience working within internet and/or publishing ideal
- Planning and execution of product marketing activities
- Creating product marketing plans, including market segmentation, positioning, packaging and pricing alternatives
- Designing and executing direct marketing tests, creating test matrices, determining segmentation and targeting strategies, writing copy, determining offers
- Developing market requirements and ensuring they are represented in product roadmaps and releases
- Creating product collateral to support outbound communication, demand generation, and sales efforts
- Driving outbound email and advertising strategies for awareness, acquisition, retention, and upgrading existing customers to new products
- Planning and executing detailed product launch plans
- Performing on-going forecasting, tracking, and results analysis – delivering ROI metrics to internal stakeholders
- Effectively partnering with cross-functional teams (product/project management, engineering and sales) to drive successful end to end campaign generation and execution
- Achieving online sales goals

Requirements:

- 5-10 years of related product marketing with a track record of implementing effective programs; experience with online legal is a plus
- Expertise and a proven track record successfully marketing internet products and applications
- Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing or related field; MBA a plus
- Demonstrated leadership ability
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Positive attitude; contributor to a positive team spirit

We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package and casual work environment.

Click here to apply.

Product Manager - Content

Description

We are looking to expand our team with the addition of a Product Manager. This role will report directly to the General Manager of Nolo and will be responsible for identifying new product opportunities, and driving the positioning, messaging, pricing, online sales, and direct sales tools development for Nolo’s offering as well as leading strategic online direct response. In this role you will utilize your product marketing expertise across multiple platforms including web, books, SaaS and more.

Responsibilities:

Requirements:

We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package and casual work environment.

Please submit resumes to http://ch.tbe.taleo.net/CH05/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=CARSDIRECT&cws=2&rid=784

Online Business Operations Manager

We are currently seeking a motivated web-savvy professional to join our Pleasanton office and be responsible for driving the strategic direction and day-to-day business operations associated with a portfolio of web properties. In the role, the individual will be accountable for improving traffic to the site, setting product and feature requirements and ultimately growing revenue from the associated business models. Our ideal candidate is someone with passion, energy, intellect and drive that can bring fresh ideas, an analytical mind and a dedication to growing the portfolio of sites. This is a great opportunity for a strong web business professional with experience prioritizing activities, leading both internal and external partners, and a passion for consumer facing web properties.

Responsibilities:
- Learn as much as possible about the industry associated with your sites and utilize this information to drive decision making
- Understand and develop strategies and activities to grow website traffic in a profitable manner
- Develop key business requirements for feature development on the sites and work closely with designers and developers to implement
- Identify relevant business models and work to build partnerships and relationships to grow revenues associated with the models
- Track, analyze and understand the implications of all the sites’ associated metrics
Requirements:
- Excellent communications – able to take complex information and succinctly and effectively communicate both in verbal and written formats
- Organized – able to keep multiple balls in the air and to deconstruct complex activities into their component parts, track those parts, and manage the activities to completion
- Strong Business Sense - an excellent understanding of costs and benefits and an ability to use that understanding to prioritize activities. Understanding of web monetization is a very strong plus
- Practical – you value getting stuff done more than the big idea
- Team Player – a sincere willingness to place the team above yourself
- Able to work cross-functionally, build partnerships and share knowledge
- Webby - a natural inquisitiveness to what is happening online and how that may be incorporated into your own portfolio of sites. In addition, a familiarity with web technologies and how to manage feature development is a plus.
- Bachelor’s degree; MBA a plus

Click here to apply.

Sales

Sales Guru - Inside Sales Superstar

This is a great opportunity for a results driven individual to grow with our company. We are seeking a high energy individual to generate new business and service clients by selling online advertising and lead generation to lawyers. We are only looking for TOP PRODUCERS – SALES SUPERSTARS.

What's in it for you?

What are the responsibilities of the job?

Lead Generation

Sales

Client

Other

What qualifications do I need?

To apply, please visit: http://ch.tbe.taleo.net/CH05/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=CARSDIRECT&cws=2&rid=802

Senior Sales Manager

With a rapidly growing sales team, we are looking for a seasoned, charismatic leader who will guide our inside sales team to success. The Sales Manager will lead and coach an inside sales team that uses consultative sales skills to understand prospect’s needs and deliver measurable results. They will work with Senior Management to set strategic objectives and run the day-to-day operations for the inside sales team. This person is responsible for helping their team deliver on ambitious targets, and roll up their sleeves to work directly with existing clients to exceed revenue and growth targets across markets and products. The right candidate is an excellent communicator with a proven ability to train and motivate a large team, and take an analytical approach to sales management. They should also have demonstrated a proven ability to lead an outbound sales team.

Main Responsibilities:

Personal Attributes:

Required Skills/Qualifications:

Great Benefits and Compensation Plan!

Please submit resumes to http://ch.tbe.taleo.net/CH05/ats/careers/apply.jsp?org=CARSDIRECT&cws=2&...

Ad Services Admin

Description

Pleasanton based, Nolo, is currently seeking an Advertising Services Coordinator that will support the sales team by providing day-to-day sales support and service to our existing customer base while demonstrating the ability to work independently and professionally.

Responsibilities:

Requirements:

We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package and casual work environment.

Please submit resumes to: http://ch.tbe.taleo.net/CH05/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=CARSDIRECT&cws=2&rid=958

Manager of Client Services

Description

Pleasanton based, Nolo, is currently seeking an energetic, knowledgeable and experienced Manager of Client Services. The ideal candidate is highly organized and skilled at multi-tasking and problem solving, in addition to being able to effectively manage, challenge and motivate staff to achieve excellence in client services.

Responsibilities:

Requirements:

We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package and casual work environment.

Please submit resumes to: http://ch.tbe.taleo.net/CH05/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=CARSDIRECT&cws=2&rid=954

Engineering

Senior Project Manager

Internet Brands, Inc. is currently seeking a web-savvy Sr. Project Manager to join our team for NOLO.com and work out of our office in Pleasanton, CA. This is an excellent opportunity to use your skills in software project management and web technologies while working on high traffic, consumer-facing websites and consumer software.

Responsibilities:
- General management of web projects
- Work with product, business and development to effectively drive projects from concept to launch
- Work with internal development team to execute against requirements
- Ensure projects are launched according to published schedules
- Keep business owners up to date on project status and potential issues
- Resolve project, design, or resource issues before they cause schedule delays
- Enhance project management process to accommodate rapidly changing software needs
- Help mentor junior project managers in terms of SDLC, agile processes, and technical skills
Requirements:
- Minimum 5+ years of experience in a web project coordinator or manager role, or equivalent experience leading development teams
- Understanding of project processes (scheduling, documentation, risk analysis, and contingency planning)
- Strong understanding of development process, including development, testing, and deployment, as well as work breakdown, dependencies, responsibilities (full SDLC)
- Working experience with highly customizable/configurable CMS highly preferred (eg. Drupal)
- Proficiency in AGILE/SCRUM methodologies
- Understanding and experience in UI/UX best practices
- Strong working knowledge of web technologies, including PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS & JavaScript
- Strong understanding of Search Engine Optimization/Marketing principles and best practices
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Strong ability to use/manage project management tracking/reporting tools (eg. JIRA/Greenhopper)
- Ability to wireframe/mock up solutions (eg. Axure, Balsamiq, invisionapp)
- Strong attention to detail, follow-through, and organizational skills
- Highly analytical, logical, and good problem solving skills
- Ability to interact professionally with all levels of staff
- Consumer facing web company experience is a plus
- Consumer facing windows desktop application experience is a plus
- Proficiency in HTML, CSS, Adobe creative suite a plus

We offer a comprehensive compensation & benefits package including a casual work environment. Please send resumes to: http://ch.tbe.taleo.net/CH05/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=CARSDIRECT&...