We all know that Boston is a leading innovation city. And mobile has become one of the hot industries in the Boston/Cambridge metro-area with over 100 companies and several exciting liquidity events making headlines.
Combined with the increasing presence of digital power players that integrate mobile into their offerings, these companies are contributing substantially to regional job growth.
Over the last few months, there has been a marked increase in companies looking for strong players to join their team across capabilities. Jobs are trending at mid-level Manager and Director level. Account Management, Business Development, Developer, Engineering and Marketing jobs are all available.
Is this spring fever? I believe there is a correlation to: 1) angel and venture capital deals closing and providing cash for strategic hires; 2) brand budgets loosening up and larger allocations going towards innovative digital/mobile technologies; and, 3) companies who were well-positioned in the earlier days of mobile are riding the wave of increased customer adoption.
Sound interesting? Check out Celtra, Fluent Mobile, HeyWire, JumpTap, Localytics, PhoneValley and WHERE. Other digital powerhouses with huge numbers of job openings include Google and Digitas. And ClovrMedia plans to redefine the digital ad space with its card-linked offers.
This group of companies has over 150 job openings and are either already market leaders or just about to be. For example:
- WHERE reaches over 50 million consumers nationally through their own mobile app and their mobile ad network.
- Publicis-owned PhoneValley was named “Mobile Marketing Agency of the Year” for two years (2009, 2010) by OMMA.
- And David George, COO of Celtra, says his company has been called “one of the best kept secrets” by top-tier clients. (somehow I bet the secret will be getting out…)
So are you or anyone in your network looking to jump in where the action is? If so, now is the time to act. Christine Hickey of Hartley Hickey Executive Search perhaps says it best: “Companies are in expansion mode and can’t seem to fill positions fast enough. Job seekers are starting to get multiple offers. It’s the perfect storm.”
And that’s one storm New England will be happy to have.
Questions? Feel free to contact BWP Connector Heather Sears: hsears@mobilesynergies.com
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