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HolidayIQ has emerged as a resource-of-choice for holiday goers to research
a wide range of holiday options using the rich information available on
accommodation and destinations and unbiased customer opinion on them. With a
membership base of about 100,000 and monthly traffic in many multiples of
this, HolidayIQ is India's largest travel community.
Leisure & Lifestyle Information Services Pvt Ltd (LLIS) is the company that
owns HolidayIQ. India's largest media house, the Times of India Group
recently picked up a significant minority stake in HolidayIQ. LLIS plans to
invest substantial capital in the coming months to enhance the site and to
consolidate HolidayIQ's position as India's leading holiday information
portal, including a very vibrant leisure community.
Accordingly, LLIS is now looking for talented individuals to join the
HolidayIQ team in Bangalore. The positions we are looking to fill
immediately are:
Manager – Alliances
Senior Manager – Online Ad Sales
Software Engineer (PHP)
If interested, please email your resume with a
covering note to join@holidayiq.com
How rewarding is
it? All positions will have remuneration comparable with
the best in the industry. Well, in addition to competitive remuneration, we
offer a great working atmosphere (no ties, for one!). What's more, at LLIS,
you get a chance to mix work with pleasure.
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Manager – Alliances |
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HolidayIQ has emerged as the largest travel information site for Indians. With 100,000 registered members and with a monthly traffic in many multiples of this, HolidayIQ is the preferred place for Holiday Planning. While the site is currently focused on domestic holidaying, we expect to soon add information relevant for Indian tourists travelling abroad.
HolidayIQ is now seeking to implement a number of alliances with other relevant players. HolidayIQ believes it will benefit from strategic alliances with organisations in the Media, Internet and Travel spaces. The primary purpose of these Alliances would be to either increase audience reach or to enhance revenue options.
HolidayIQ is now looking for a Manager – Alliances to spear-head creation of strategic partnerships for the company. This is a senior level position and will directly report to the CEO of HolidayIQ.com. The Manager – Alliances will be expected to constantly develop a list of prospective organisations, craft propositions for strategic alliances and pursue the deals from beginning to closure.
The Manager – Alliances will have 5 to 7 years work experience & would be from one of the target industries, ie. from Media (TV or Print) or Internet (preferably a portal) or from the Travel industry. Prior experience in Business Development and/or sales is necessary. The job will require regular domestic travel and a limited amount of international travel. The person should be a natural networker with a demonstrated ability to identify, develop and close deals with multiple organisations. A deep interest in travel would be an advantage.
Compensation will be attractive and will be structured according to the experience of the candidate.
Please write to: ceo@holidayiq.com
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Senior Manager – Online Ad Sales |
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Locations: Mumbai & Delhi
Job Description
The incumbent will develop, implement, & manage the regional advertising revenue plans of HolidayIQ
Responsibilities include:
Sell online advertising by utilizing consultative sales methods on a national and/or regional level.
Develop and cultivate deep relationships with companies and advertising agencies.
Prospect, qualify and generate new business
Conceptualize, prepare and deliver sales presentations.
Manage a team of Ad-Sales executives
Requirements
Experience in Online media & Internet Advertising
Sound knowledge on methodologies like CPM, CPC, CPA to maximize advertisements revenue
Have existing advertiser & agency relationships
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Software Engineer (PHP) |
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The Software Engineer will be expected to develop and maintain websites and their components with latest web/internet technologies, primarily using PHP. Will be required to perform analysis, design, coding, documentation and quality assurance activities.
The person should have :
Deep interest in holiday travel
A strong orientation on implementation (a doer who can think, not a thinker who can do)
Energy and enthusiasm to shape an emerging product
Detailed Description of Software Engineer (PHP) Position
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Job Description |
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Web application programming |
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Development of dynamic and interactive website using PHP, HTML, XHTML, XML, CSS, JS, AJAX, Smarty, MySQL, Apache and other web/internet technologies |
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Requirement gathering, Technical Analysis, Design, Development, Test case preparation, Testing and Implementation of web applications |
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Integration with third party API's |
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Fine tuning and optimization of PHP code |
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Designing and maintaining My SQL Databases and tables |
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Website Maintenance |
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Checking and correcting problems in existing systems or processes |
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Quality Assurance |
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Adherence to programming standards |
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Code reuse through object-oriented design and a template-driven approach |
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Documentation |
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Desired profile |
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Expertise and 2 - 4 years of hands on programming experience in Web Development, using PHP, MySQL, Apache |
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Experience in HTML, DHTML, XML/XSL, CSS, Java script, Ajax, SQL programming |
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Excellent analysis and programming skills |
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Sound knowledge of website development life cycle, from requirement analysis to go live |
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Sound knowledge of programming methods, procedures, standards |
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Knowledge of dynamic website development |
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Good object oriented and database programming skills |
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Knowledge of the latest web development trends and technologies |
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Strong verbal and written communication skills, good interpersonal skills |
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Goal oriented, self motivated and a good team player, with a strong desire to learn |
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Detail oriented, flexible, ability to work under pressure |
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Required skills |
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PHP, MySQL, HTML, DHTML, XML, CSS, Apache, Smarty,Javascript, Ajax, Photoshop, Perl, OOPS, HTTP |
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Knowledge and experience of SEO techniques |
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Exposure to other relational databases |
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Knowledge of OS, Hardware, networks |
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Cross-browser/platform experience |
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Knowledge of database backup/recovery systems |
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Educational qualification |
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Any science, engineering, computer science graduate, B.E./B.Tech./B.Sc – Any discipline |
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