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Developer Relations Manager - We Do Relos!-- hi5 Networks-- San Francisco, CA, USA

Job Type: Full Time
Degree Required: B.S
Company Description: Social entertainment for the youth market worldwide. hi5 is a global destination where young people meet and play. As the world's largest social entertainment destination, our focus is on delivering a fun, interactive, and immersive social experience online to our users around the world. ? Over 50 million monthly visitors ? Top 20 web site globally ? Top 10 youth web site ? 3rd largest social media site ? Available in over 50 languages
Company Website: http://www.hi5networks.com/
Job Description: Developer Relations Manager - We Do Relos!

CANDIDATES WHO NEED RELOCATION ASSISTANCE ARE ENCOUARGED TO APPLY!

As the world?s largest social entertainment destination, our focus is on delivering a fun, interactive, and immersive social experience to our users around the world.

80 million registered users
Over 50 million monthly visitors
Top 20 web site globally
Top 10 youth web site
3rd largest social media site
Available in over 50 languages

We offer stock options, catered meals, competitive salaries, full benefits, and a fun place to work. We have a fabulous team, a cool big office, and a great location. We are located in downtown San Francisco, 2 blocks from Bart/Muni, and 8 blocks from Caltrain.

About the role

The Developer Relations Manager will cultivate and manage relationships with key developers. The responsibility includes coordinating with internal functions to assure well organized and appropriate developer resources to enable developer partners to successfully publish, promote and monetize games on hi5.com. This person will be responsible for working closely with leading game developers to ensure that their games are easily and fully integrated with the Hi5 site and make good use of hi5 platform technologies.

Responsibilities

* Refine and execute a developer plan to build, maintain and manage hi5?s developer community
* Establish and share best practices, tools, case studies, and other resources to help developers succeed
* Carefully review, refine, and implement improvements to communication channels and resources for developers, working closely with internal stakeholders
* Work with internal resources to establish tools and methodologies required to carry out annual objectives for this responsibility
* Build personal relationships with key individuals at various levels within our strategic partner organizations including senior and executive managers
* Engage with internal product marketing and product management to align 3rd party software schedules and promotional requirements


Requirements

* Computer Science Degree or equivalent
* 3+ years experience in a software development role
* Solid Project Management skills
* Strong written and spoken communication skills
* Solid understanding of social network / gaming products a plus
* Passion for working to help developers succeed
* Experience working with external developers
* Prior experience developing game applications is big plus
* Excellent communication skills
* Pro-active, self starter with ability to work with little / no supervision
* Innovative, creative thinker able to work under pressure in a start-up environment but who is highly organized and has the ability to prioritize his / her work
* Calculated risk-taker who is passionate about his/her work and wants to make a difference

hi5 is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

Please contact:

Mark Dove
Sr. Technical Recruiter
mdove@hi5.com
415 962-7004
Hi5 Networks
55 2nd St. suite 400
SF CA 94105
Contact Address: Hi5 Networks
55 2nd St. suite 400
SF CA 94105

This job was posted here on: 2010-05-27