CMO needed for Online Music Subscription Co.‏

Our client has decided to open up the following search to candidates who are interested in working remotely. Please let me know if you are interested, or if you know someone who might be a match. Below is the updated information regarding the search. Thank you! We are conducting an executive search for a CMO/SVP of Marketing for an online subscription-based service targeting consumers with a passion for music. The founder of this company has already launched 3 companies successfully. He is very well connected in the music industry. He launched this company a little over a year ago. Revenues are already close to $1M. He needs someone who is an internet marketing guru to build subscriptions revenues to over $10M. Candidates must currently (or within the last 12 months) hold a leadership position at an online, subscription-based, consumer-focused internet company responsible for revenue generation, public relations, lead generation, media buying, email marketing, corporate website management and/or general guerilla marketing. The company is located in a small, up-and-coming New England city. (You can buy a beautiful 3500 square foot house for under $400k. Similar homes in nearby areas sell for over $1.2M. From this area, you can drive to Boston or NYC within 2-3 hours.) Company is in final stages of negotiating term sheets from significant investors for its Series B. Need a very strong CMO/SVP of Marketing to build subscription base, manage resources while building team and brand awareness. Client will relocate the right candidate. He will also consider someone who would work remotely. Please let me know if you know someone that would be a good match for this opportunity. Whenever you refer someone to us that we place, we will send you a check for $1000 as a Referral Bonus. Please make sure the person you refer mentions your name so you can get credit for the referral. Or send me the person's contact info and we will contact the person directly. (Phone number and email address preferred.) We also have several other executive positions open with other clients, so please check out the list on our website: www.matchstar.com. Listed below my signature is additional information about this opportunity. Also, the complete job description is listed on our website, along with all of our other open positions. TO APPLY FOR A POSITION, PLEASE CLICK HERE TO GO TO OUR WEBSITE: http://www.matchstar.com/job_listings_open.html * CLICK ON THE POSITION: CMO/SVP Marketing - Online Subscription - Music Thank you very much for your time. Sincerely, Carolyne Carolyne P. Connor, Founder & PresidentMATCHSTAR VENTURE SEARCH {!http://www.matchstar.com/}1395 Piccard Drive, Suite #180Rockville, MD 20850415.520.4600 (direct)415.276.1900 (fax)connor@matchstar.com MatchStar Venture Search will be featured with a monthly blog on the home page of the AlwaysOn Network. The blog, titled "Ask The Recruiter," is a Dear Abby of sorts for the tech exec community, where MatchStar President Carolyne Connor fields Q&A from company executives and candidates searching for world class people and growth opportunities. The monthly blog can be found on the home page of AlwaysOn at www.AlwaysOn.goingon.com or directly at http://AlwaysOn.goingon.com/editorial/blog/viewall/298. POSITION: CMO/SVP of Marketing. From refining the company's positioning to "wordsmithing" each piece of collateral, the CMO/SVP Marketing must be "hands on" and comfortable in a "do it yourself" small company environment. And yet, must also be a leader and manager, able to recruit first-rate talent---both as employees and outside contractors---and tightly coordinate their efforts to create exciting communications that lead to revenue growth. Initially, there will only be one person reporting to you. As you hit your numbers, you will have the resources and budget for more. But in the meantime, need someone who can wear many hats. Also, must be able to manage/evaluate public relations agencies and supervise their work in conceiving creative story angles. COMPANY: An online subscription-based service targeting consumers with a passion for music. Founder of this company has already launched 3 companies successfully. He is very well connected in the music industry. He launched this company a little over a year ago. Already, revenues are close to $1M. Needs someone who is an internet marketing guru to build subscriptions revenues to over $10M. Company is in final stages of negotiating term sheets from significant investors for its Series B. Need a very strong CMO/SVP of Marketing to build subscription base, manage resources while building team and brand awareness. LOCATION: The company is located in a small, up-and-coming New England city. (You can buy a beautiful 3500 square foot house for under $400k. Similar homes in nearby areas sell for over $1.2M. From this area, you can drive to Boston or NYC within 2-3 hours.) Client will relocate the right candidate. He will also consider someone who would work remotely. COMPENSATION: Compensation will include an annual base salary with a variable bonus depending upon revenue generation. Plus, benefits package and a strong equity play. CEO wants someone who is very confident and motivated to generate revenues. There will be no cap on the variable bonus. There is a huge opportunity to make a lot of money here, when you hit your numbers. MANAGEMENT STYLE/CORPORATE CULTURE: Position reports to the Founder and CEO. He prefers to have people run with full responsibility of their P&Ls. He will help set goals and priorities, then give you room to succeed. Need someone that can think independently, and come to him when necessary. Need someone who is self-disciplined and can hit the ground running. Candidates need to be highly effective at managing their own time and priorities. Corporate culture is that of a "young, hungry startup." There is a strong focus on performance and oriented towards achieving results rapidly. Must have a "can do" attitude. Figure out how to get things done quickly and successfully. Must be able to work independently and on a team. Must be a good team player. There is very little structure right now, need someone that can go with the flow and not get upset over the little things. Really needsomeone that can focus on execution and take the initiative to get things done. Need someone who thrives under tough timeline pressure and the need to show pragmatic, measurable results. He wants someone who knows how to work effectively as part of a management team by building respect and trust. POSITION REQUIREMENTS: -- Must currently (or within the last 12 months) hold a leadership position at an online, subscription-based, consumer-focused internet company responsible for revenue generation, public relations, lead generation, media buying, email marketing, corporate website management and/or general guerilla marketing. -- Must enjoy the entrepreneurial atmosphere of a small company, but have been through the experience of scaling up an enterprise to significant organization size and revenues. Experience working in a dynamic (i.e. "startup") environment is required as well as a successful track record building a subscription-based, consumer focused service from early adoption through market share leadership. -- Must have the capacity to help drive the growth of the organization as it scales revenues from approximately $1M to over $10M and beyond over the next two years. -- Must know search engine marketing cold. Must be able to build an analytic driven marketing campaign. Prefer someone with a background in alternative marketing like event marketing and buzz marketing. Experienced at increasing website traffic and membership. Experienced at generating interest and creating a pull v. pushing people to the website. -- Must have someone with successful history launching web and affiliate marketing programs for paid media. -- Must have someone with experience increasing conversion from trial users to loyal users. -- Must have someone with experience reducing customer turnover. -- Prefer someone with experience developing strategic marketing partnerships and promotional campaigns bringing together multiple big-name brands. -- CEO really wants someone who is an internet marketing guru with a passion for music and/or education.