Careers
Join a team passionate about the media industry. Employees are our greatest asset. At SAXOTECH we are committed to providing an atmosphere that encourages employees to learn, innovate and contribute to the impact that we are remaking in the media industry. We also know that to compete for top professionals, our total package of pay, benefits, development and other rewards must attract and retain quality people. Our core values and beliefs are how we measure our work and relationships:
- Employee Satisfaction - We recognize the importance of each person's contribution to the success of the organization. We believe personal fulfillment and company success sustain each other. The talent of our employees enables the company to move forward through dynamic changes, market fluctuations, and economic challenges and upswings. Our commitment to employees is unwavering; we are committed to personal growth, work/life balance and job satisfaction as we strive for long term stability and a work environment marked by a sense of pride.
- Accountability and Ownership - We set aggressive goals and drive ourselves hard to achieve them. We believe our products can change the way people work and live in the media industry market space. Therefore, we all must be responsible for our actions; answerable for our results, with a strong sense of pride and ownership of our work.
- Customer Focus - We deliver high quality, valued solutions. Our success is linked to the success of customers. We strive for a deep understanding of our customers' needs and work to exceed their expectations in responsiveness and value-added solutions. We seek their involvement in our research, development, services and support.
- Team Work - SAXOTECH's success cannot be accomplished by one person. Individuals are encouraged to interact at all levels of the organization, share ideas and make suggestions to improve effectiveness. Our biggest asset to problem solving is increased collaboration among individuals & departments, while building collective internal intellectual capacity.
- Operational Excellence - We value an environment focused on continuous improvement. We care about what we do. We believe operational excellence yields best in class results and is the responsibility of all employees. We strive for predictability, informed decision making, and effective and efficient business processes.
SAXOTECH, Inc. with its worldwide corporate headquarters on beautiful Harbour Island, downtown Tampa, Florida provides a comprehensive and valuable rewards package designed to care for our employees and their families.
Health Protection
- Choice of Medical Plan
- Prescription Drug Program
- Choice of Dental Plan
- Vision Care Plan
Flexible Spending Accounts
- Healthcare Spending Account
- Dependent Care Spending Account
Income Protection
- 401(k) Retirement Savings
- Company Paid Basic Life Insurance
- Supplemental Life Insurance
- Company Paid Disability Plans
- Company Paid Long Term Care Insurance
- Worker's Compensation
Work/Life Benefits
- Flexible Work Schedule
- Employee Assistance Plan
- Paid Time Off (Vacation, Personal, Medical)
- Paid Holidays
- Family Leave
In addition, the following programs are available:
- Education Assistance
- Casual Business Attire
- Employee Referral Program
- Events and Activities
Equal Employment Opportunity: Applications will be considered without regard to race, sex, religion, color, national origin, age, gender identity and/or expression, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status or other factors not related to specific position qualifications. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our employment web site as a result of your disability. To request reasonable accommodation, contact SAXOTECH's Human Resources at (813) 221-1600. Applicant inquiries to this phone number which are unrelated to a request for accommodation due to a disability may not receive a response.
- Pension Agreement: SAXOTECH currently has a pension arrangement with Nordea.
- Insurance: As part of the pension agreement with Nordea, SAXOTECH provides group insurance in case of death, loss of ability to work and critical illness.
- Competitive Salaries: SAXOTECH strives to provide competitive salaries within the local geographies.
- Lunch Program: For a monthly fee, employees have access to lunch at the SAXOTECH cantina with a warm meal, bread, cold cuts and salad. Coffee/tea and fruit are available throughout the day.
- Falck Health Care: SAXOTECH provides free access for all employees to use Falck Health Care's nationwide network of health centers where employees can access treatment and prevention of work-related problems and advice on healthy lifestyles. The health centers provide physiotherapy, chiropractic, massage and reflexology. This combination gives optimal results because employees can obtain the right treatment – with no waiting. Care providers work across disciplines together resulting in shorter and better treatment.
- Flexible Work Hours
SAXOTECH offers flexible work hours and the possibility to work remotely when possible.
- Paid Leave EMEA mothers receive their full salary for twenty-four weeks of their maternity leave. EMEA fathers are awarded two weeks' leave with salary during paternity leave. When your child is ill SAXOTECH offers you the ability to stay home on the first day with pay (Barnets første sygedag). On top of the mandated five weeks vacation, SAXOTECH EMEA also offers an additional three days off.
- Social Arrangements
At SAXOTECH we find that it is important to give our employees a chance to get to know each other outside of work. We always have two social events during the year – the summer party in August and the Christmas lunch in December. SAXOTECH also has a "Personaleforening" which sponsors different social events such as DVD-club, movies, wine tasting, a Christmas party for the whole family and lectures on work, joy, etc.
Job Openings
Administrative Assistant
Online Support Specialist
Position Title: Administrative Assistant
Department: Administration
Reports to: Director of Administration/Human Resources
Position Summary/ Job Purpose: SAXOTECH is seeking a talented Administrative Assistant. The Administrative Assistant will assist with a variety of office support and administrative duties for the management team and maintain all office processes. The Assistant is responsible for composing a variety of correspondence, relaying and resolving routine inquiries, scheduling calendar items and meetings, making travel arrangements, and editing and proofreading documents to ensure accuracy. The Assistant will utilize their skills and expertise to provide much needed support that will make a difference to the organization. The ideal candidate should be positive, detail-oriented, a great multi-tasker and team player.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide general office and administrative support to members of the management team.
- Greet and direct visitors.
- Assist with travel arrangements for internal and external customers, either directly or through travel agent(s).
- Arrange meetings, schedule interviews and appointments, and perform other duties related to maintaining one or more individual's schedules.
- Answer main SAXOTECH phone line and route calls accordingly.
- Assist Human Resources in preparing correspondence to applicants, setting up agendas, maintaining the candidate flow, and other areas of HR.
- Resolve routine, administrative problems.
- Order office supplies and maintain inventory for entire office.
- Responsible for all conference rooms, including scheduling, arranging for catering, setting up audio or videoconferencing as needed, etc. Also responsible for ensuring conference rooms are kept neat in appearance.
- Process outbound USPS and FedEx
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA's):
- A.S. degree or demonstrated equivalent ability
- 4-5 years in an administrative capacity in a professional environment
- Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook) a must
- Excellent communication and writing skills
- Confidentiality a must
- Positive attitude; ability to multi-task; team player, professional; detail-oriented.
- Able to work in a fast-paced, growing environment
Americans with Disability Specifications: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk or hear, taste or smell. The employee must occasionally include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust or focus.
Work Environment: Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
How to apply for this position: send your cover letter and resume to careers@saxotech.com.
Online Support Specialist
Position Title: Online Support Specialist
Department: Online Services
Reports to: Manager of Online Services
Position Summary/ Job Purpose: SAXOTECH is seeking an Online Support Specialist to provide product support to customers via the telephone and/or Internet (e.g., Jira, instant message, email). This position assesses nature of product or service issues and resolves extremely technical or sophisticated support problems; maintains log of product issues and conveys customer feedback to product development staff; possesses expert knowledge of SAXOTECH's products; may assist team members who are troubleshooting problems; requires moderate skill sets and developing proficiency within discipline; conducts tasks and assignments as directed. Works with moderate supervision with some latitude for independent judgment.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide technical support to installed customers via the telephone and internet, including after hours support as defined by SAXOTECH.
- Becomes proficient with the SAXOTECH product this position will support, as well as beginning to learn the remaining SAXOTECH products.
- Becomes proficient with the company's internal IT and support systems (ex. JIRA, Confluence)
- Will become proficient in required remote contribution systems (ex. VPN, remote desktop)
- As new features are added, must maintain excellent knowledge of the products supported.
- Will communicate with customers on a regular basis as the assigned account representative.
- Will work directly with other support personnel, other departments, and on occasion directly with Development to effectively communicate and escalate issues to resolution.
- Will work closely with the data/integrations team on integration-related support issues.
- Will be accountable for individual and team metrics such as closed calls, response time, call update time, as well a customer satisfaction.
- Will generate or review knowledge items for the knowledge base, tips of the week, or other technical references.
- Will assist in and eventually lead implementation projects for new customers.
- Will become knowledgeable of the appropriate hosting / production environments and individual server roles.
- Travel to customer sites on an as needed, limited basis.
- Write / produce procedural documents as required.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA's):
- A.S. in a technical discipline or demonstrated equivalent ability
- Experience in a technical support environment. This should include some knowledge of relational databases like SQL, MySQL as well as experience in either web development (HTML and JavaScript, PHP, or VBScript).
- Very good interpersonal communications (oral and written) skills required.
- Networking experience a strong plus.
Work Experience:
- 3-4 years experience in a technical support environment and up to one year in related industry. This should include some knowledge of relational databases like SQL, MySQL as well as at least 2 years of experience in either web development (HTML and JavaScript, PHP, or VBScript).
- Networking experience a strong plus
- Newspaper / newsroom experience a plus
Americans with Disability Specifications: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk or hear, taste or smell. The employee must occasionally include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust or focus.
Work Environment: Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
How to apply for this position: send your cover letter and resume to careers@saxotech.com.
Job Openings
Presales konsulent
Software developer - Java Web services and browser clients using GWT
Software developer - Online CMS High performance middleware for news publishing
Presales konsulent
SAXOTECH A/S, Aalborg
SAXOTECH søger en internationalt orienteret produktspecialist til tekniske presales opgaver for vores salgsorganisation.
Dine udfordringer:
I rollen som Mediaware Specialist vil du sammen med det øvrige Mediaware Specialist team fungere som løsnings- og rådgivningsspecialist for vores salgsteam med hvem du har et tæt samarbejde igennem hele salgsforløbet. Du får mulighed for at deltage i alle dele af salgsprocessen, fra den indledende behovsanalyse til produktpræsentationer og den efterfølgende værdibaserede dokumentation af den tilbudte løsning.
Vi er et mindre men dynamisk, regionalt team, så du får et bredt arbejdsfelt og tæt samarbejde med dine kolleger. Du får reference til vores Mediaware Specialist Manager og kommer blandt andet til at arbejde med følgende opgaver:
• Produktdemonstration på højt teknisk niveau for kunder i hele Europa – herunder forberedelse samt udarbejdelse af demomateriale – du er endvidere ansvarlig for dit eget demosystem.
• Deltage i præsentationer på messer, konferencer og kundeseminarer.
• Besvarelse af såvel funktionsmæssige som tekniske spørgsmål i forbindelse med RFI/RFP-materiale.
• Udarbejdelse af supplerende teknisk/produktorienteret salgsmateriale til vores salgsteam.
• Videndeling med hele salgsteamet omkring "best practise workflows", effektiviseringsmuligheder, ny produktfunktionalitet mm.
• Salgsorienteret projektledelse – f.eks. i form af styring af 'Proof of Concept' projekter.
• Deltagelse i den interne overdragelsesproces til vores implementeringsteam i forbindelse med et løsningssalg.
Jobbet indebærer tætte samarbejdsrelationer til kolleger fra salg, presales og marketing på kontoret i Aalborg samt samarbejde med udvalgte kunder i EMEA.
Du vil få en forventet rejseaktivitet inden for EMEA på ca. 40 rejsedage om året.
Din baggrund:
Du har en relevant uddannelsesmæssig baggrund inden for f.eks. journalistik, kommunikation eller forretningsudvikling.
Du har gennemslagskraft og kan begå dig i et internationalt set-up. Du er en dygtig kommunikator og er i stand til at levere dit budskab på en overbevisende måde. Du er god til at tilpasse dig kundens situation og er komfortabel med at gennemføre præsentationer af vores løsninger for såvel mindre som større forsamlinger.
Det er vigtigt, at du lytter til og forstår vore kunders forretningsmæssige udfordringer/behov og du formår at engagere dig som en dygtig sparringspartner.
Du taler og skriver flydende dansk samt behersker engelsk og tysk på højt niveau, både mundtligt og skriftligt. Du skal være i stand til at afvikle produktdemonstrationer og behovsanalyser på dansk, tysk og engelsk.
Du er sikkert en profil, som er meget interesseret i ny teknologi, kan sætte dig ind i tekniske problemstillinger, kan se løsningsmuligheder, og generelt har flair for IT-systemer.
Hvis du har erfaring fra medieindustrien, vil det være et plus, men ikke et krav, da vi vil kunne tilbyde dig den nødvendige oplæring. En almen salgsforståelse vil også være en fordel.
Som person er du/har du:
• Fagligt dygtig
• Udadvendt og relationsskabende
• Velkommunikerende
• Selvstændig
• Gode samarbejdsevner med fokus på teamarbejde
• Overskud og godt humør
Vi lægger desuden vægt på, at du fungerer godt i et arbejdsmiljø med konstante forandringer – vi betjener et dynamisk marked og tingene går hurtigt. Og så skal du helst ikke være bange for at give en hånd med for at få tingene til at lykkes.
Vi tilbyder:
• Du får indflydelse og gode karrieremuligheder i en virksomhed i vækst inden for en branche med gode fremtidsperspektiver og et solidt økonomisk fundament.
• En plads på holdet i en dynamisk og international virksomhed med dygtige og engagerede kolleger, hvor vi sætter den positive tone og samarbejdet i højsædet.
• Du tilbydes en konkurrencedygtig lønpakke, og alle medarbejdere indgår i en obligatorisk og attraktiv pensionsordning.
• Health care-ordning.
• Kantineordning.
• Arbejdssted: Vi er netop flyttet i helt nye og attraktive kontorlokaler centralt i Aalborg
• Læs mere om SAXOTECH på www.saxotech.com
Hvis du vil vide mere om jobbet, er du velkommen til at kontakte Mediaware Specialist Manager Walter Ariesen på email wariesen@saxotech.com eller tlf. +45 21 21 22 60.
Send din ansøgning:
Vi behandler ansøgningerne løbende, så send din ansøgning & CV hurtigst muligt på e-mail HR-DK@saxotech.com eller til:
SAXOTECH A/S
Att.: Director of Global HR Mette Kvistgaard
Visionsvej 51
9000 Aalborg
Mærk din ansøgning "Presales konsulent"
SAXOTECH A/S er en international softwareudviklingsvirksomhed, som servicerer medieindustrien. SAXOTECH A/S har europæisk hovedkontor i Aalborg med afdelinger i det øvrige Skandinavien. Selskabet har hovedkontor i Tampa, Florida. SAXOTECH A/S beskæftiger i alt ca. 130 ansatte, heraf ca. 50 i Danmark, og virksomhedens softwareløsninger anvendes i dag af mere end 600 organisationer verden over, primært i Europa og USA.
Software developer - Java Web services and browser clients using GWT
SAXOTECH A/S, Aalborg
SAXOTECH is looking for a software developer to join our team developing the browser client for our Mediaware Center software – a workflow oriented CMS system targeted at the media industry.
The challenge:
Being a software developer at SAXOTECH you will have the opportunity to participate in all aspects of the development process – from analysis and design to testing and deployment. You will participate in the development of a web service based API as well as a browser client for creating, editing and publishing news content that consumes the API.
Besides the programming and documentation, the job involves definition of projects with Product Management, as well as breakdown of tasks into an estimated scrum backlog.
You will work with one or more of the following:
• Agile development methodologies
• Web Services – XML/XSD and multi-tier architecture in general
• Tomcat and web applications written in Java
• Oracle 10g database
• WYSIWYG web based text editing based on TinyMCE
• Google Web Toolkit and JavaScript
About you:
Most important to us is that you have a relevant educational background fitting a position for software development, like a Master or Bachelor in Computer Science. Practical experience is welcome, but not a requirement. It is important that you are able to communicate in English on a high level.
You take pride in what you do and work persistently and systematically with your tasks and have a strong focus on delivering quality. You function well in a team but also enjoy working independently.
It is important that you thrive in an environment of constant change and are willing to make the extra effort when needed.
Join SAXOTECH:
We are a small and dynamic regional team and you will work closely with colleagues both locally and internationally and you will report to our Development Manager – Online. This also includes occasional trips (1-3 weeks per year) to our headquarter office in Tampa, Florida.
We offer:
• A place on a team with talented and dedicated colleagues in an international company that is experiencing steady growth
• Salary according to individual qualifications and an attractive pension scheme
• Health care benefits
• Cantina
• Workplace: SAXOTECH has recently moved into new and attractive offices centrally located in Aalborg
• Read more at www.saxotech.com
If you are interested in further information on this position or have questions, you are welcome to contact Peter Smed Vestergaard - email pvestergaard@saxotech.com or mobile +45 21 21 22 59.
Application:
We interview candidates continuously - send us your application and CV as soon as possible via e-mail HR-DK@saxotech.com or to:
SAXOTECH A/S
Att.: Director of Global HR Mette Kvistgaard
Visionsvej 51
9000 Aalborg
"Software developer - Java"
Founded in 1993, SAXOTECH is an international software company serving the media industry. SAXOTECH's international headquarter is located in Tampa, Florida. We have approximately 130 employees, of which 50 work out of our European headquarters located in Aalborg. Our software solutions are in use by more than 600 news organizations worldwide, primarily in Europe and the USA.
Software developer - Online CMS High performance middleware for news publishing
SAXOTECH A/S, Aalborg
SAXOTECH is looking for a software developer to join our team developing our self-contained digital publishing and content management system, SAXOTECH Online.
The challenge:
Being a software developer at SAXOTECH you will have the opportunity to participate in all aspects of the development process – from analysis and design to testing and deployment. You will participate in the development of the presentation engine and API of our digital CMS.
Besides the programming and documentation, the job involves definition of projects together with Product Management as well as breakdown of tasks into an estimated Scrum backlog.
You will be working with one or more of the following:
• Agile development methodologies
• Web Services – XML/XSD and multi-tier architecture in general
• IIS and ISAPI DLL's written in Delphi
• Microsoft SQL server
• HTTP caching – such as Varnish or NetScaler
• JavaScript/CSS/HTML
About you:
Most important to us is that you have a relevant educational background fitting a position for software development, like a Master or Bachelor in Computer Science. Practical experience is welcome, but not a requirement. It is important that you are able to communicate in English on a high level.
You take pride in what you do and work persistently and systematically with your tasks and have a strong focus on delivering quality. You function well in a team but also enjoy working independently.
It is important that you thrive in an environment of constant change and are willing to make the extra effort when needed.
Join SAXOTECH:
We are a small and dynamic regional team and you will work closely with colleagues both locally and internationally and you will report to our Development Manager – Online. This also includes occasional trips (1-3 weeks per year) to our headquarter office in Tampa, Florida.
We offer:
• A place on a team with talented and dedicated colleagues in an international company that is experiencing steady growth
• Salary according to individual qualifications and an attractive pension scheme
• Health care benefits
• Cantina
• Workplace: SAXOTECH has recently moved into new and attractive offices centrally located in Aalborg
• Read more at www.saxotech.com
If you are interested in further information on this position or have questions, you are welcome to contact Peter Smed Vestergaard - email pvestergaard@saxotech.com or mobile +45 21 21 22 59.
Application:
We interview candidates continuously - send us your application and CV as soon as possible via e-mail HR-DK@saxotech.com or to:
SAXOTECH A/S
Att.: Director of Global HR Mette Kvistgaard
Visionsvej 51
9000 Aalborg
"Software developer – Online CMS"
Founded in 1993, SAXOTECH is an international software company serving the media industry. SAXOTECH's international headquarter is located in Tampa, Florida. We have approximately 130 employees, of which 50 work out of our European headquarters located in Aalborg. Our software solutions are in use by more than 600 news organizations worldwide, primarily in Europe and the USA.
