Ypulse Jobs just got a jolt this week with two new openings to share. First up if you love San Francisco and have a passion for Manga, Viz is hiring a Marketing & Promotions Manager. You must have consumer mag marketing experience for this one, so if you do read on:

Marketing & Promotions Manager

We are looking for a Marketing & Promotions Manager to join our Marketing team!

Summary
Works directly with the Director, Advertising Sales & Marketing to generate and manage consumer related marketing programs and initiatives.

Principal Duties

1. Manages overall magazine consumer marketing strategy, research and promotions of consumer magazines including, but not limited to, Shonen Jump, Shojo Beat, and Naruto Collector.
2. Generates and manages programs including promotions, events and premiums to increase consumer sales and awareness of magazines.
3. Assists in the strategy and maintenance of magazine websites.
4. Manages and analyzes consumer and industry research.
5. Assists in creation of advertiser promotions targeting consumers.
6. Prepares marketing objectives and schedules for all phases of marketing programs and events.
7. Manages day-to-day progress of marketing plan execution, from execution to postmortem.
8. Reviews specification sheets, obtains and prepares bids, and acts as liaison with vendors in such areas as delivering marketing material, scheduling proofs, and meetings.
9. Collaborates with a wide variety of functional areas such as advertising, circulation, sales, editorial, marketing, design, and operations to execute specific marketing plans for each magazine.
10. Participates in key sales events and presentations for the magazines.
11. Develops monthly and quarterly reports for management as needed.
12. Travels to and participates in trade shows and other business trips when necessary.

Sounds like fun to me. Read the full blown description on Ypulse Jobs.

Next up: TAKKLE is hiring. The online high school space is blowing up right now and Takkle is leading the way -- this job is based in NYC. They're looking for a Director of Marketing. Read on:

TAKKLE is the largest and fastest growing social network for high school sports. On TAKKLE, high school athletes can scout rivals, track and compare their stats, post videos and photos and share their passion for sports online. TAKKLE is backed by the leading venture capital and sports firms and in the country, including the Wasserman Media Group, Greycroft Partners (founded by legendary venture capital investor Alan Patricof), and Jack Schneider, Managing Director at Allen & Company. TAKKLE has also partnered with the leading consumer brands in the country including Sports Illustrated, Procter & Gamble, and many others. Through TAKKLE's partnership with Sports Illustrated, TAKKLE is now the exclusive high school nomination platform for Sports Illustrated's iconic Faces in the Crowd feature.

TAKKLE is looking for a full-time Director of Marketing who is passionate about sports, social networking, and Web 2.0 businesses. The Director will utilize a variety of online and offline marketing tactics to engage existing and prospective TAKKLE users in a way that results in maximizes the viral nature and overall profitability of TAKKLE. The Director will be familiar with and appropriately use all relevant marketing levers such as online marketing, promotions, guerrilla, and event marketing. The Director will manage a team and will hire incrementally in 2007. The Director will report to the Chief Marketing Officer.

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