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Marketing Associate
AMPL Optimization, creators of decision modeling software used worldwide in business, research, and teaching, seeks a marketing associate to join the AMPL team. We seek candidates with experience in implementing and administering digital marketing funnels and customer databases. The ideal candidate will enjoy the challenge of unifying disparate data sets and discovering insights relating to the user journey with which we can help users get more from AMPL. Reporting to the head of marketing, this is a remote position. Applications will be accepted to work from any location. |
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Our Product
AMPL is a powerful modeling language and environment for working with large and difficult optimization problems that arise in a broad variety of applications. AMPL’s design has set the standard for optimization modeling software that deals with complex models naturally and efficiently.
AMPL’s user base extends to businesses, government agencies, and academic institutions in all parts of the world. Over a thousand scientific papers cite the use of AMPL; more than 500 universities use AMPL for teaching or research projects, and over two hundred corporate users have relied on it for their operations or planning. All of the most popular implementations of algorithms for large-scale linear and nonlinear optimization offer AMPL interfaces.
AMPL features and interfaces are regularly added. Key enhancements include APIs for C++, C#, Java, MATLAB, Python, and R; a multi-platform IDE; a direct spreadsheet interface; and connections to advanced solvers. New features under development include enhanced solver interfaces and comprehensive licensing for virtual machines.
Our Company
AMPL Optimization Inc. develops, markets, and supports the AMPL modeling language and system. We sell AMPL directly and through a network of strategic distribution agreements; additionally, we are a major distributor of solvers that work with AMPL. Our revenues derive from sales of software licenses and from annual software maintenance fees.
We currently employ two full-time individuals who divide their time between sales, marketing, and other business activities. Additionally the CEO and one of the company founders play an active role in surveying demand for optimization and setting marketing strategy and priorities. We are now looking to build on our previous success by adding our first position that is focused entirely on marketing.
Our products are supported by a substantial technical team that combines expertise in software engineering and in large-scale optimization. Team members are highly visible and active in the optimization community, and frequently represent AMPL at professional conferences. They are familiar with our customers and are available to help with sales and marketing efforts.
We are a distributed organization with individuals working from their homes in different cities across the US, Canada and Europe.
Our Position
Key Responsibilities:
- Take responsibility for all user data integrity
- Map user journeys through our content and interactive properties
- Plan, launch and measure content marketing campaigns
- Implement user analytics across all AMPL digital properties
- Analyze user engagement with email, video, webinar, forum, social and site content
- Conduct A/B testing
Qualifications:
- Experience in digital marketing and web analytics
- Some experience of Google Analytics
- Familiarity with mathematics and commercial mathematical software a plus
- Some front-end web development skill a plus
Also note:
- You will be asked to draw on your knowledge and experience to handle a variety of tasks as needs arise, participate actively in setting future directions, and work directly with the entire sales and marketing team.
- As AMPL practices Permission Marketing exclusively, you will be asked to explain clearly why you want to practice this kind of marketing over other approaches.
Applicants must confirm that, at the time that employment in this position begins, they will be legally entitled to arrange permanent, full-time employment in their current country of residence.
To Apply
Please send a cover letter and resume with “AMPL Marketing Position 2021” in the subject line to employment@ampl.com.
