Description:

Yahoo! Italy is currently recruiting for a motivated and proactive individual to become the Web Traffic Analyst / Behavioural Targeting Categoriser for Italy, trawling our site for relevant search terms, ads and online content which can fit into advertiser-focussed subject groups. As part of the Yahoo! Trade Marketing team, the individual taking this role would not only gain experience in bringing a new technology to market but would also gain a crucial grounding in online advertising.

The individual taking this role will be responsible for the quality of our Behavioural Targeting product, as well as identifying how new advertiser-focused subject groups could be defined.

He/she should be flexible, quick-thinking, energetic, efficient and able to work independently under pressure while maintaining attention to detail. Interpersonal skills are a must, for interacting with colleagues and employees throughout Yahoo! all over the world.

The position will be locally based in Milan and will be reporting to the Italian Trade Marketing Director.

Responsibilities

-          Categorise a diverse array of unstructured information, including ads and search words.

-          Coordinate with the teams in Italy, Paris and London as the product is developed and maintained. This will include giving regular progress updates and undertaking continual training on the specifics of the role.

-          Collaborate and connect with engineers who will need you to demonstrate the categorisation rules you have developed to assist in process automation to accelerate the categorisation process.

Requirements

-          Proven understanding of the type of content that our portal offers, both in terms of search and editorial content. The successful candidate will be passionate about the internet and have an understanding of how to analyse and categorise web content.

-          Some experience in data handling is vital. The successful candidate will be able to show that they have been able to bring order to a large dataset in a previous role.

-          Outstanding organizational skills and attention to detail and quality are vital

-          The successful candidate will be able to show creativity in the different ways that one set of data could be segmented and upon taking up the role should be able to make suggestions that improve the categorisation process & tools.

-          A strong sense of urgency, a very pro-active attitude and a high level of self-sufficiency are essential. Ability to work to tight deadlines and proven time management skills are also vital. The categoriser will be building Italy subject-groups from the ground up and Yahoo!’s ambition of being first-to-market with this technology will depend substantially on their ability to deliver on time and accurately.

-          Past experience in an advertising environment would be advantageous but not essential.

-          Ability to organise and classify information using different approaches.

-          Good Internet experience, either from another job or through personal use

The individual

-          1-2 years of experience in categorizing information

-          University Degree

-          English and Italian written and spoken

-          Excellent use of the main Office PC tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

-          Excellent interpersonal, written & spoken communication skills.

-          Organizational and planning skills

-          Understandings and usage of main Internet tools

To be successful in any role at Yahoo! requires someone who has a sense of urgency, doesn’t take themselves too seriously, is passionate about the Internet, likes an informal environment, and who enjoys working under pressure to tight deadlines.

If you think you are the right candidate, kindly send us your CV with a short letter of presentation in English to: