Opportunity to Join the Membership Services, Inc. Team

There are two Full-Time positions located in Tallahassee, FL.

Marketing Implementer
Content Creator/Industry Journalist

There are two full time positions available at Membership Services, Inc.  We are growing to support the needs of additional clients, these demands require great team members who are willing to work hard in a fun atmosphere with a culture of accountability to providing the highest quality customer service and exciting communication that entertains as well as informs.

Personality wise, for each of these positions I'm looking for:

• Someone who can take a project and just "get it done." I don't want to hear about the problems and issues and reasons that come up, I simply want the results agreed upon to be competed on schedule and to spec, no excuses. Let me repeat that point - no excuses. Something is either done or it isn't, there is no "I tried", "I'm waiting to hear back from someone", "I sent them an email...", or "I don't think it's possible." Either it's done, or it isn't.
• The love of schedules. I.e., you make and manage your own calendar, stick to it, schedule tasks and appointments, and get things done on (or ahead of) schedule.
• Someone who can work on their own.  You need to be able to work on your own, answer your own questions and move ahead without waiting. This also means you can work without disrupting others.  We'll have scheduled times to catch up on projects, go over any questions, etc..., but you MUST be able to do your tasks and projects on your own with minimal interruption.
• Someone to tell me "This is now my problem, not yours; I'll take care of it!" For example, if a vendor screws something up, or doesn't deliver, you'll straighten things out, switch vendors, or do whatever it takes so I'm not asking or worrying about a project. As far as I know, things are moving along on schedule.
• Someone who always says "Good morning!" and leaves their personal life at home. When you're here, you're here and no matter what happened before you walked in the door, you're "present" when you're in the office. Upbeat personality is key.
• Someone who is personable and gets along with people, i.e. customers, vendors, and co-workers, and has no problem picking up the phone and talking to a stranger, helping someone out, or setting someone straight in a firm, yet professional way.
• A dynamic person who can switch projects and focus with ease, and can easily multi-task between various projects. Things change and this should be both expected and anticipated!
• A "If I don't know the answer, I'll find it" personality. We encounter new things every day and often don't have all the answers we need. You'll often have to pick up the phone and get an answer from a stranger!

I am NOT looking for:

• A 9-5 punch-card "Hey, I got done what I could today but I've gotta jet" kind-of person
• Someone who comes in and thinks "Hmm... what should I do today?" (Hint, before you leave, your should already know what you're doing the next day)
• Someone who likes to yap with co-workers while or instead of working
• A deadpan personality
• A "know it all." (None of us know it all. Know what you know and know what you don't know. If you don't know the answer, find it!)

What We Do

We are an association management company, this means trade associations can outsource their accounting, member management and meeting planning needs to us, we handle it for them on a contract basis.  Plus, we create for-profit associations, run seminars, etc.  All this means we publish several monthly newsletters, have meetings throughout the state and have customers calling from any of 17 different industries expecting us to know the answer to any question they may ask. 

Job Descriptions

Here are PDF files for the positions which are available at this time:

Marketing Implementer
Content Creator/Industry Journalist

Where You'll Be Working

We have a professional, yet fun and casual (i.e. shorts are okay in the summer) office located just off of Timberlane road, and you'll be working with me, and our like-minded team. You'll have your own desk, computer, phone, email, etc...

When You'll Be Here

This is full-time, but if you think you'd be a really good fit for this position, and you can only do part-time, we're flexible and can make that work. Hours are flexible, and we could use someone starting as early as 6:00am, or as late as 10:00am, so you may set your own hours.  But, once we agree to a schedule we will be depending on you to be in and working when you agree to be here.  

Please Note

I am an equal opportunity employer. I understand the value of having different perspectives within a team and appreciate having a diverse workforce.  I’m looking for the person who is going to kick-butt and do a great job.  We are a drug free workplace.  Every new employee must undergo a pre-employment drug test prior to starting employment.

What You Can Expect From Us

We are very focused on the business and your primary function is to support our highest and best use of time, which means we'll be expecting a lot from you and expect that when a project is assigned and a deadline and specifications agreed upon, that that's the last we'll hear about the project until it's completed to spec and on time. We don't take missed deadlines or excuses lightly, but do keep an open line of communication during projects if you need help or guidance. We have a lot of trust in our team members, and place a lot of responsibility in your hands. This means you can make quite a lot of decisions from purchases, to vendors, to design, to approvals, etc...

More Information

If you’d like to know more about us and the clients we work with here are a few websites you can check out:

www.PIAFl.org
www.FMWA.org
www.FAHRO.org
www.FACVB.org
www.Info-Marketing.org
www.RobertSkrob.com
www.InfoMarketingBook.com

It wouldn’t hurt to make reference to what interests you from your research in your cover letter below.

If You Think This is You

You'll note that we don't have a long list of requirements, degrees, etc... If this seems like the kind of opportunity that would be of interest to you, we're looking for people with the right personality and attitude and even better with applicable results. We don't want to know your job title so much as what results you've brought to past companies, and what sort of results you think you can bring to us. If you think you might be a good fit, we'd be interested in talking to you further.

How to apply for this position

Step 1:  If you are interested so far, the first step is a pre-interview.  In the pre-interview you listen to a 1-hour recording I made that outlines what the company does, benefits and our philosophy.  This is like having a first-interview, but you don’t have to get dressed up.  Instead, you get to find out more information before doing anything.  It’s important that you listen to the entire recording before you contact us about the opportunity.   The recording is available right here to the right of this page.  You can press the sideways triangle play button to may listen online or download the MP3 file and listen on your Ipod or MP3 player.  However, it’s crucial that you listen to the entire pre-interview recording before moving on to step 2 of the process.

Step 2:  Second, Send your resume along with a letter outlining your qualifications and salary expectations to Robert Skrob to 335 Beard St., 32303. 

Step 3:  If based upon your letter and your resume I choose to speak with you, someone from our team will call you to schedule a 30-minute telephone discussion so I we can get to know each other better and decide where to go from there. 

Step 4:  I’ll invite four to five candidates to the office for an in-person interview so I and our team can select the best person to complete our team. 

Step 5:  Hurrah!  You have a new position.

For the second interview we’ll have a longer discussion, reserved form 2-3 candidates.  I’ll give you a tour of the office, show you where you’d be working and introduce you to the rest of the team.

Then, if you and I decide employment here is right for us, I’ll offer you the opportunity and work out the details.

Remember, though, this all starts with Step 1, listening to the recording, you can listen to that here.