Swoopo (www.swoopo.co.uk, www.swoopo.de, www.swoopo.es, www.swoopo.com and www.swoopo.at) is an exciting and unique eCommerce start-up that has been running in Europe (Germany, the UK, Spain, and Austria) for three years and is now live in the US.
Our fast-paced on-line auctions of new products is a unique offering in the US. We sell a range of brand-new and factory sealed technology and lifestyle goods, including laptops and HDTVs to vacuum cleaners and perfume. To bid on our auctions, we charge a small amount for each bid placed, thus we are able to offer the winners incredible deals, and give everyone who bids a thrill along the way.
As a growing international business and we're always on the lookout for bright, ambitious candidates to help us build our business.
If you're interested, we'd love to hear from you. Write or email us your resume, including a cover letter, and your salary requirements to jobs_us@swoopo.com. If we think you might be what we're looking for, we'll be in touch and take things from there.
We are looking for:
- Intern (m/f) - Praktikant/in Social Marketing
- Working Student (m/f) Product Management (Focus: Korea)
- Accountant (m/f) for USA and Canada
1. Intern (m/f) - Praktikant/in Social Marketing
Responsibilities include:
As an Intern Social Marketing you will contribute to developing and spreading the Swoopo brandname within the online community. In particular, you will be involved in expanding our social marketing activities. You will learn how to take advantage of tools that will assist you in key control, analysis and optimization. You will be actively involved in all decision-making processes and reporting. You will also be involved in the search engine optimization of Swoopo and will identify new opportunities and solutions to acquire relevant visitors to our website. You will be a part of our dedicated, very international and fun to work with team and your work will directly contribute to the success of an exciting and innovative company. You will receive 100% openness and support for any of your ideas.
Requirements
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The Internet is your information and communication medium. - In particular, you're an avid user of social media such as Facebook, Twitter, blogs, social bookmarking etc.
- You have very good communication skills and you are fluent in English.
- A passion for Swoopo's product range.
- You'll be a fan of gadgets and aware of what's hot (and what's not.)
Time frame: as soon as possible for minimum 6 months
Location: Munich, Germany
Remuneration: This is a paid position; salary will be based on relevant skills and experience
If you're interested in this opportunity, we'd love to hear from you! To apply, send us your resume and cover letter including salary expectations to career@swoopo.com. If we think you might be what we're looking for, we'll be in touch and take things from there.
2. Working Student (m/f) Product Management (Focus: Korea)
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
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Support of further development of our Korean Platform - Communication with our Korean Team
- Support of Test Scenarios
- Support of generation and quality assurance of content
Your profile:
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You are fluent in Korean (ideally, Korean is your mother tongue) as well as English - The internet is your information and communication medium
- You have very good communication skills
- A passion for Swoopo's product range
- You'll be a fan of gadgets and aware of what's hot (and what's not)
What we offer:
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You will be a part of our dedicated, very international and fun to work with team - Your work will directly contribute to the success of an exciting and innovative company
- You will receive 100% openness and support for any of your ideas.
Time frame: as soon as possible for 3 months
Working time: 19h/week
Location: Munich, Germany
Remuneration: This is a paid position; salary will be based on relevant skills and experience
If you're interested in this opportunity, we'd love to hear from you! To apply, send us your resume and cover letter including salary expectations to career@swoopo.com. If we think you might be what we're looking for, we'll be in touch and take things from there.
3. Accountant (m/f) for USA and Canada
Your responsibilities:
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Ensure all transactions (bank, suppliers, customers) are well recorded in our accounting systems in due time - Manage payments for our suppliers and refunds to our customers
- Ensure that best practices and key policies are applied and significant issues brought to the attention of the Head of Accounting
- Perform account reconciliations on an ongoing basis
- Monitor accounts receivables
- Perform fixed assets accounting
- Month-end and year end closure
Your profile:
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We are looking for accounting professionals with US-GAAP and HGB knowledge, ideally an university degree in economics, accountancy or equivalent - Ideally 2 years experience in accounting acquired in an international company
- You have excellent English verbal and written communication skills (US native speakers preferred)
- Talent for organization, the ability to work under pressure, a strong focus on service, the ability to work in a team and in an international environment
- Very good general PC-skills (Microsoft, SAGE, SAP)
- German language skills would be a plus, but is not a must
What you can expect:
As a pioneer in online live auctions, we offer you a thrilling and challenging job in an innovative and international environment. As we are an expanding company we can also offer interesting perspectives. Become a part of our international team!
If you're interested in this opportunity, we'd love to hear from you! To apply, send us your resume and cover letter including salary expectations to career@swoopo.com. If we think you might be what we're looking for, we'll be in touch and take things from there.
