Technical Marketing Analyst - Software
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Job Title |
Industry |
Location |
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Technical Marketing Analyst |
Software |
Washington |
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Years of Experience |
Education
Level |
Salary Range
($ USD) |
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3.5 |
M.S. in Geography |
$40,000 - 45,000/year |
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Briefly describe a typical day:
Learn new software and demo it. Put together demos. Trouble-shoot products and software. Make new contacts. Frequent overnight travel.
How do you use GIS to help your company?
Selling GIS software is our company's business.
GIS software used:
ArcView, ArcGIS, all extensions, ArcIMS, ArcPad
What skills do you need to be successful in your position?
Intitiative, self-learning, people skills, multi-tasking, speaking and presentation skills, general tech skills.
What do you particularly enjoy about your position?
Meeting our users, learning software, company and co-worker environment, good benefits, hourly wage, travel.
What don't you like about your position?
Range of products can be overwhelming.
How did you get started in GIS?:
Grad school in GIS/PhysicalGeog/Planning --> 2yrs. GIS Analyst local govt. --> Current job.
How did you find out about your current position?:
Word of mouth/personal referral
What parting words of advice to you have?:
Who you know and how you present yourself will get your more jobs than tech skills alone... but those never hurt, either.
 Submitted March 30, 2001.
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