IZEA was built to connect the world’s top brands with influential content creators and publishers to enable influencer marketing and content production at-scale. With over 500,000 Creators reaching over 3 billion fans and followers around the globe, IZEA is unmatched in its industry experience, network diversity, and technology ecosystem. A career at IZEA offers countless ways to make an impact in a fast-growing organization!
IZEA created the sponsored social industry in 2006 when we launched the first technology platform to pay bloggers to create content for brands. We leverage the creator economy in ways never previously thought possible, connecting influencers with the world’s largest brands. From mommy bloggers and tech unboxers to small businesses and Fortune 100 companies, we help each tell a unique story.
At the heart of our growing, vibrant company is a diverse family of people that eat, sleep, and breathe the creative spirit. We are dreamers, doers and innovators. People that get stuff done and have a blast along the way.
Now is your chance to join our talented team that delivers unparalleled creative content to audiences around the world!
Hone your skills in an exciting field:
The IZEA Professional Selling Program (IPSP) is a full-time entry-level program designed to provide recent college graduates and sales professionals with less than 2 years of experience under their belts with a best in class sales training in the exciting Social and Content Marketing industry. Focusing on an integrative approach, the program features a cross-functional, company-wide learning experience within IZEA’s Managed Services division.
IPSP candidates will participate in three distinct phases of the program, all designed to educate on all things social/content marketing, measure sales acumen and performance, and grow professional capabilities. Candidates will adhere to rigorous testing and review standards while continuing to develop, nurture, and leverage the necessary skills to become a successful sales person in our space.
Upon successful completion of the program, participants will be considered for various opportunities within regional sales pods at IZEA. While not everyone will “pass” each candidate will be awarded with an IZEA Sales Process professional certification at the end of the formal training period.
Program Overview:
The next IPSP class is starting in September and consists of three training phases: IZEA Classroom, Practical Applications, and Ramping Period. Throughout the program, you will be placed in a cohort of other candidates and will all work together to learn the basics, apply your skills, and sell-through to clients.
The IZEA Classroom phase will consist of a 30-day intensive training regime where you’ll learn and test against everything from IZEA’s values to industry specifics and the way that we sell. The next 60-day Practical Applications phase will take that classroom knowledge and apply it to outbound prospecting as you start to build a book of business.
At the end of your first 90 days with IZEA, we will conduct a full review of your test scores, ability to apply what you’ve learned, and overall fit with the company. Those that pass this portion of the program will be awarded an achievement bonus and are invited to participate in a 90-day ramping period where you will continue to hone your skills and attain interim quota goals.
What We're Looking For:
- A recent college graduate or sales professional with less than 2 years of experience that has a desire to learn the ropes and what it takes to become a successful seller in the influencer and content marketing space.
- An intuition for people. With your excellent communication and interpersonal skills, you have the ability to communicate to all audiences -- whether it’s an intern or a C-level executive in the company – but more importantly, outside of it.
- Instinct for self-improvement and a propensity to measure your performance. You have a proven track record of professional or personal development. You have a yearning to learn and apply your skills to be the best.
- BA/BS degree required; MBA valued, but real-life experience is always preferred.
- A desire to become a sales professional in IZEA’s Client Development Department
What You Can Expect:
Building Your Expertise: Strengthen your Professional Selling skills through concentrated work in the areas of: Prospecting, Inbound/Outbound, Closing Techniques, and the IZEA sales process.
Professional Development: IPSP candidates will participate in classroom learning as well as certifications in relevant fields like inbound marketing, SEO, SEM, and content development.
Expanding Your Network: Opportunities to meet with peers and senior leaders from the many different businesses across the industries we serve.
Formal Mentorship: IPSP candidates will be led by a senior level manager who will provide ongoing development, leadership insights, and direction to help make the 6-month program even more valuable. Opportunities for informal mentorship and partnership will also happen throughout the program as candidates interact with IZEAs various departments.
Pipeline to a permanent position at IZEA: The IPSP provides the necessary resources and tools to become a successful seller. As part of the program, top candidates will be drafted by regional sales pods where they will enjoy a challenging and potentially lucrative career at IZEA.
Why would you want to work here?
IZEA has been ranked a Top Place to Work by the Orlando Sentinel for the past 3 years and has been recognized as a Deloitte “Fast 500” honoree for the past 2 years. We take great pride in creating a positive work environment for all of our employees - from our investment in team member ongoing education to the ability to influence real change across our business - we are dedicated to your long-term growth and success.
At IZEA, you have an opportunity to make an impact on a global scale. IZEA connects leading brands with a network over 750,000 creators ranging from YouTube stars to mommy bloggers and everyone in-between. We are the pioneers fueling the democratization of information, entertainment, marketing, and commerce. Our platforms fuel the burgeoning Creator Economy, filled with the next generation of artists, poets, filmmakers, photographers, thought leaders, comics, actors and musicians. What you do here will impact hundreds of thousands of people directly and influence the actions of millions more.
We provide an open, flexible work environment that welcomes people from diverse backgrounds and viewpoints. IZEA places value on action and results. We seek individuals that thrive in a challenging and fast-evolving work environment. While the company is over 13 years old and over 100 people strong, our executives remain active player-coaches -- they roll up their sleeves and get their hands dirty by working side-by-side with our team members across all levels of seniority to accomplish our common goals.
If you are the very best at what you do and seeking an opportunity to attack the “never been done before” with a passionate team of dreamers and doers, we invite you to apply to become an IZEAn.