Want to work in a startup-like environment that already has a very strong brand, has 40M monthly unique visitors, is one of the top 25 web properties, and doesn’t worry about making payroll?

Led by a new leadership team brought on board last year to move the business beyond just maps and directions, MapQuest is looking to transform itself and retake it’s rightful place as an industry leader in the local discovery and travel space. In order to finish the transformation to a fact-paced innovation machine, MapQuest is looking to add talented and energetic people, including an entrepreneurial Director of Mobile Product and Technology (aka our “Mobile Czar”).

If you’re up for a challenge and have the hunger to be part of potentially one of the greatest turnaround stories in the tech industry, MapQuest is the place for you. This position is based in either lower downtown Denver or Boulder.

As the Mobile Czar, you will lead our Mobile Division with responsibility for all Product Management decisions.  A candidate for this role must have experience designing and developing mobile applications, the ability to do technical deep-dives into the code and design, the aesthetic sense to guide the designers, and the business acumen to develop the larger product strategy with the new MapQuest executive team. 

To apply send your resume to mapquestcareers@mapquest.com with the subject line “Director Mobile Product and Technology”

Want to work in a startup-like environment that already has a very strong brand, has 40M monthly unique visitors, is one of the top 25 web properties, and doesn’t worry about making payroll?

Led by a new leadership team brought on board last year to move the business beyond just maps and directions, MapQuest is looking to transform itself and retake it’s rightful place as an industry leader in the local discovery and travel space. In order to finish the transformation to a fact-paced innovation machine, MapQuest is looking to add talented and energetic people, including a Senior Visual Designer.

If you’re up for a challenge and have the hunger to be part of potentially one of the greatest turnaround stories in the tech industry, MapQuest is the place for you. This position is based in either lower downtown Denver or Boulder.

As a member of our growing web application and mobile application design team, you will design polished products that delight our users. You’ll define the user interface and model for our expanding application suite by creating storyboards, mocks, and prototypes, and working closely with engineering and product management through the entire product cycle.  

We’re looking for candidates with 3+ years designing web and mobile consumer applications, who are experts in HTML/CSS and Adobe Photoshop, and are proven leaders with excellent problem solving skills.

To apply send your resume to mapquestcareers@mapquest.com with the subject line “Interaction Designer”

Want to work in a startup-like environment that already has a very strong brand, has 40M monthly unique visitors, is one of the top 25 web properties, and doesn’t worry about making payroll?

Led by a new leadership team brought on board last year to move the business beyond just maps and directions, MapQuest is looking to transform itself and retake it’s rightful place as an industry leader in the local discovery and travel space. In order to finish the transformation to a fact-paced innovation machine, MapQuest is looking to add talented and energetic people, including a Senior Visual Designer.

If you’re up for a challenge and have the hunger to be part of potentially one of the greatest turnaround stories in the tech industry, MapQuest is the place for you. This position is based in either lower downtown Denver or Boulder.

As a member of our growing web application and mobile application design team, you will design polished products that delight our users. You’ll define the user interface and model for our expanding application suite by creating storyboards, mocks, and prototypes, and working closely with engineering and product management through the entire product cycle.  

We’re looking for candidates with 3+ years designing web and mobile consumer applications, who are experts in HTML/CSS and Adobe Photoshop, and are proven leaders with excellent problem solving skills.

To apply send your resume to mapquestcareers@mapquest.com with the subject line “Visual Designer”

Want to work in a startup-like environment that already has a very strong brand, has 40M monthly unique visitors, is one of the top 25 web properties, and doesn’t worry about making payroll? 

Led by a new leadership team brought on board last year to move the business beyond just maps and directions, MapQuest is looking to transform itself and retake it’s rightful place as an industry leader in the local discovery and travel space. In order to finish the transformation to a fact-paced innovation machine, MapQuest is looking to add talented and energetic people, including Senior Software Engineers in our Front-Engineering, Mobile and Back-End teams.

If you’re up for a challenge and have the hunger to be part of potentially one of the greatest turnaround stories in the tech industry, MapQuest is the place for you. This position is based in either lower downtown Denver or Boulder.

As a member of our industry-leading Mobile Apps team you will develop polished products that delight our users. You’ll work in a small agile team of talented engineers who meet daily with the co-located user design and product teams.  You’ll turn storyboards, mocks, and prototypes into amazing consumer experiences, setting a new course for MapQuest.

We’re looking for experienced candidates with 5+ years development experience with Java, C or a derivative—C#, Objective-C, C++.  Pragmatic experience with OO Analysis/Design of front-end applications, specifically using the Model-View-Controller design pattern, is essential.  Of course we’ll want to see the mobile apps you’ve already developed on Android (using Eclipse-based analysis tools) or iOS (using Xcode analysis tools). 

Think you’re a fit?  The most successful candidates will have a thorough working knowledge of JSON and XML, including experience building SAX and DOM style parsers.  Practical use of Test Driven Design/Development experience using Junit, Xcode unit test framework, or equivalent are expected, as is development in a lean process (SCRUM, XP, or similar).

To apply send your resume to mapquestcareers@mapquest.com with the subject line “Senior Software Engineer Mobile”

Want to work in a startup-like environment that already has a very strong brand, has 40M monthly unique visitors, is one of the top 25 web properties, and doesn’t worry about making payroll?

Led by a new leadership team brought on board last year to move the business beyond just maps and directions, MapQuest is looking to transform itself and retake it’s rightful place as an industry leader in the local discovery and travel space. In order to finish the transformation to a fact-paced innovation machine, MapQuest is looking to add talented and energetic people, including Senior Software Engineers in our Front-Engineering, Mobile and Back-End teams.

If you’re up for a challenge and have the hunger to be part of potentially one of the greatest turnaround stories in the tech industry, MapQuest is the place for you. This position is based in either lower downtown Denver or Boulder.

As a member of our critical Back-End team you will create services for both internal and external dev teams.  You’ll speak APIs, SDKs and SOA. Working in a small agile team you’ll focus on ways to speed development of our new .COM and Mobile Apps – as well as our Open services for developers. You’ll also work with our B2B team to help 3^rd-party devs create new experiences on top commercial web sites.

We’re looking for experienced candidates with 3+ pragmatic years of Java, relational databases including MySQL and PostGreSQL and NoSQL tools such as MongoDB.  Practical experience with rapid prototyping, automated testing and collaborative development is expected – demonstrated experience contributing to open source software/projects is highly preferred.

To apply send your resume to mapquestcareers@mapquest.com with the subject line “Senior Software Engineer BE”

A successful performer in this role will:

• Grow MapQuest advertising revenue nationally through sales efforts and sponsorships working directly with the AOL National Sales organization.
• Hire, develop and lead a highly skilled and motivated sales team, including current Product Sales Specialists and Account Managers.
• Own, develop and maintain relationships with high level customers in conjunction with named AOL sellers
• Manage MQ Ad Operations internal teams including ad design, pricing and launch and trafficking.
• Work with the business heads to develop new monetization strategies for MapQuest.
• Work with AOL Advertising to coordinate cross-company ad sales.
• Create and implement a strategic plan for building the business by employing a systematic approach to analyzing territory, categories and account potential to prioritize and focus sales activity
• Plan, organize and deliver both formal and informal presentations for delivery to senior level decision makers, using appropriate materials, information and format to create the highest impact and persuasive outcome
• Maintain a high level “cutting edge” knowledge and awareness of the key business drivers in the relevant market sector(s) for the job
• Interact effectively, on a personal basis, at all levels within the customer and appropriate communications and sales agencies
• Conduct outcome driven negotiations maintaining integrity and relationships
• Position reports to the General Manager of MapQuest.

The Person

• 5+ years experience managing online advertising teams
• 5+ years experience in local, regional and national advertising
• Experience running vertical sales organization within the context of a larger national sales organization
• Deep understanding of online advertising sales and products, site monetization strategies, and trends in advertising
• Candidate will have a rare blend of top online ad sales management chops with knowledge and experience in local and travel markets
• Passion for a start-up, entrepreneurial environment
• Desire to help build a new household name in local news and information
• Excellent sales and communication skills; ability to function in a high-visibility role interacting with top executives
• Skilled at building strong teams: attracting and assessing the right talent
• Established C-level relationships at top agencies/companies
• Consistent performance above target at more than one company
• 15+ years of selling experience / 5+ years leading sales teams
• Strong understanding of the digital marketplace and of local advertising.
• Ability to negotiate deals that result in what’s best for the company and customer
• Ability to customized sales solutions that solve MapQuest’s customer’s marketing needs
• Ability to coach, lead and motivate sales team with words and actions
• Customer Focused
• Results-Oriented
• Collaborative

Education

• A Bachelors’ degree from an accredited and recognized institution of higher learning is required with an advanced degree (MBA, equivalent) a plus.

To apply – send your resume to mapquestcareers@mapquest.com with the subject line “VP Ad Sales”.

Want to work in a startup-like environment that already has a very strong brand, has 40M monthly unique visitors, is one of the top 25 web properties, and doesn’t worry about making payroll?

Led by a new leadership team brought on board last year to move the business beyond just maps and directions, MapQuest is looking to transform itself and retake it’s rightful place as an industry leader in the local discovery and travel space. In order to finish the transformation to a fact-paced innovation machine, MapQuest is looking to add talented and energetic people, including Senior Software Engineers in our Front-Engineering, Mobile and Back-End teams.

If you’re up for a challenge and have the hunger to be part of potentially one of the greatest turnaround stories in the tech industry, MapQuest is the place for you. This position is based in either lower downtown Denver or Boulder.

As a member of our growing Front-End team you will develop polished products that delight our users. You’ll work in a small agile team of talented engineers who meet daily with the co-located user design and product teams.  You’ll turn storyboards, mocks, and prototypes into amazing consumer experiences, setting a new course for MapQuest.

We’re looking for experienced candidates with 3+ years of HTML, object-oriented Javascript, CSS, XML, JSON and AJAX.  Experience with relational databases including MySQL and PostGreSQL are highly preferred, while practical use of automated testing tools such as JUnit and Selenium are expected.

To apply send your resume to mapquestcareers@mapquest.com with the subject line “Senior Software Engineer”