Strategic Development Analyst Vitrue

itrue Summary:

Vitrue is a leading social media publishing software provider that provides marketers of all kindsFortune 1,000 brands, agencies and small businesseswith the tools and services they need to harness the power of social media. Our solutions combine a comprehensive social media platform with turnkey products that drive customer acquisition and brand awareness while at the same time engaging stakeholders, fostering collaboration, building brand loyalty, and providing customer service. As brands continue to build presence and integrated efforts across Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Google+ and new and emerging social channels Vitrue is the publishing software provider powering their efforts.

Vitrue is a dynamic, fast-growing company of professionals who know how to work hard and have fun. We offer a casual, collaborative, and fun work environment with competitive salaries and benefits.

Vitrues Strategic Development Team:

Vitrues Strategic Development team is responsible for both engaging with our largest clients to create implementable solutions powered by the Vitrue platform that help them succeed in the rapidly developing social space and provide an aggregate view of the marketplace to the internal teams at Vitrue to inform the strategic direction and imperatives of the company. By proactively identifying and cultivating strategic growth opportunities for Vitrue and its largest clients the Strategic Development team plays a critical role in Vitrues overall growth, success and strategic direction.

To successfully drive strategic solutions and positioning with our largest clients, the Strategic Development team works extensively with the sales, account management and marketing teams at Vitrue. In this capacity, the Strategic Development team is also responsible for ensuring that solutions provided by Vitrue are aligned with our clients business objectives and that each strategic client solution is supported by a strong value story that can be validated throughout the relationship.

Strategic Development Analyst:

The Strategic Development Analyst is responsible for providing the analytical work product that will drive the insights and recommendations that Vitrues developmental and existing partners will rely on for determining the direction and execution of their advanced social media solutions. In addition, the Strategic Development Analyst will drive the critical analysis for strategic priorities at Vitrue. The primary responsibilities of the Strategic Development Analyst in this capacity are:

Providing Advanced Social Analysis: Vitrues clients are often Fortune 1000 companies looking for advanced social channel solutions for their business and marketing objectives. The Vitrue platform is a catalyst for these efforts and the Strategic Development Analyst works with the Vitrue Client Partnerships team to provide advanced analysis for existing client performance at key points in the relationship cycle. Included in this analysis is expert benchmarking and industry best practices that are components of the strategic social leadership that Vitrue provides to partners to determine optimization opportunities in the social space.
Formulation of Strategic Partnership Value Articulation: Throughout the engagement period with select clients, the Strategic Development Analyst will work the broader Strategic Development group and the Client Partnerships group to synthesize relevant performance and industry data into high-level value discussions with existing partners.
Creation of Analytical Foundation for Vitrue Strategic Priorities: The Strategic Development Analyst will also work with the Strategic Development Director to provide the analytical underpinnings of important strategic efforts at Vitrue including white-paper analysis and business case analysis for corporate efforts.

Related to these responsibilities, demonstrated success and experience in the following areas are essential for candidates applying to this position:

Advanced Analytical Acumen: Familiarity and considerable skill with advanced analytical techniques critical to the proper and efficient manipulation of data (ex. regression analysis).
Analytical Problem Solving: Ability to apply advanced analytical techniques to strategic business decisions and problem solving. In particular, demonstrated acumen in mining data to provide key insights and high-level recommendations.
Strategic Framing and Planning: Capable of deconstructing complex problems to their contributing variables and building an analytical approach that is capable of fueling strategic business planning efforts.
Executive Level Engagement: Significant experience presenting analytical work to senior ranking decision makers. Strong interpersonal and communication skills, executive presence, and ability to build meaningful relationships with all levels of client and internal staff and management.
Value Framing and Articulation: Ability to plan value measurement requirements against business objectives and articulate the performance value of an effort or program at its conclusion
Organizational Leadership: Proven experience in identifying critical business improvement or opportunity areas, formulating a strategic solution and driving that solution through an organization.
Project Management: Adeptness in managing multiple projects or responsibilities that require proactive leadership.
Moving at the Speed of Vitrue: Vitrue is a fast-growth company in a rapidly developing and innovative field. Demonstrated aptitude in operating at an exceptional level in such an environment is advantageous.

Preferred Qualifications:
Minimum 3 years of demonstrated success in a field or role requiring significant analytical expertise with a strong preference for such experience coming in the fields of Management Consulting, Brand Management, Social Media or Social Networking.
Familiarity or expertise with the most popular social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+), trends in the social media space and the dynamics of the marketing ecosystem
BSBA or other relevant undergraduate degree from a top tier school
High energy, highly self-motivated with a passion for success
Oriented to start-up environments and fast-paced environments
Superb written and oral communication skills.

Vitrue offers an attractive and competitive compensation package including base salary, health/vision/dental insurance, 401(k), and a casual office environment. And, yes, we do have a ping-pong table and free snacks and drinks.

Location:	101 Marietta Street Suite 1700 Atlanta, GA 30303 United States