Current Career Opportunities

We are actively recruiting for the following positions:


Marketing Communications Analyst

Etna Interactive is seeking a Marketing Communications Analyst, a new role within our growing organization. The Marcom Analyst will focus on ensuring that communications for our clients are elegantly composed and consistent with brand messaging, formatting standards, SEO/SEM best practices, and mores/norms in emerging formats such as social media.

Who We Are

Now in our 7th year of double-digit growth, Etna Interactive is an online marketing firm in San Luis Obispo, California that helps clinical practices, hospitals, insurance companies, medical device manufacturers and other professional service providers educate and acquire new patients and clients. Despite the economy, our company is increasingly busy, as the marketing services we provide represent the most viable option for many of our clients to grow their business in a challenging economic landscape.

Position Details

The person we're looking for is a stickler – not just for grammar and punctuation, but for communicating in a way that best advances the marketing objectives of our clients. The position involves analyzing the strength and effectiveness of the marketing communications we produce. At first, this analysis will take the form of subjective measurements, but we increasingly have a need for objective measurement of the effectiveness of our communications for clients (i.e. A/B split testing, user surveying, etc.). You need to love language and have an analytic mind to do this job well.

The successful applicant will be editing and evaluating copy produced by our team of 5 writers, developing format and style standards and implementing them through guide files, and managing daily task assignment and workflow in the copywriting department.

This role reports to our Director of Copywriting, but a significant chunk of the role will involve direct collaboration with writing staff and other departments in the company. The Marcom Analyst will collaborate with:

  • Project writers and members of our design/development group to find the best way to communicate individual brand messages for our clients and ensure consistency across marketing media
  • Our Social Media Manager to recommend substance, style and layout for text in emerging formats and provide ongoing training to writing staff
  • The Director of Copywriting to develop a process for and regularly perform content audits of client sites and associated Web content
  • Our Account Managers to understand what's happening with our clients and recommend a comprehensive communications strategy when appropriate

Position Requirements

Employee "fit" is very important to us so in addition to being a rigorous analyzer, you need to be cool to work with. A sense of humor is very important, and a balanced lifestyle is also a big plus. Here are a few other "must haves" for this position:

  • At least 3 years of experience in editing and/or professional marketing communications
  • Basic knowledge of marketing communication principles
  • An eye for detail and affinity for process
  • An ear for language that will resonate with Web readers
  • Ability to perform research and fact-check quickly
  • Ability to work in an extraordinarily fast-paced environment
  • Ability to develop and sustain positive working relationships

Salary and Benefits

In addition to the cool office and frequent perks, you'll receive:

  • A base salary most local companies can't touch
  • Employer-paid health care premiums for you and dependents
  • A 401(K) plan with an employer matching component
  • Company-sponsored Long Term Disability Insurance
  • A structured profit sharing plan
  • A progressive paid time off system

There is also the intangible benefit of working in a comfortable, casual environment, surrounded by professionals who are operating at the top of their fields.

To apply, please submit your resume and a cover letter (PDF preferred). If you have worked on any marketing campaigns or have examples of editing work that will be helpful in our evaluation of your application, please also include links/samples. We will ask the top 5 candidates to complete an at-home skills assessment; 3 will be selected for interview.


Web Systems Engineer

Etna Interactive, a Web development and marketing firm in San Luis Obispo, CA that serves over 300 clients in several sectors of the medical field, is hiring a Web Systems Engineer with at least 3 years of experience who can:

  • Develop Web systems
  • Communicate clearly about complex engineering issues
  • Understand the business case behind the Web systems they develop
  • Code while keeping in mind the implications for interface design and usability
  • Work in a fast-paced environment
  • Take ownership of code bases (i.e. be in control of a client's system)
  • Participate positively with teammates

At our company, the Web Systems Engineer role balances new client system development, existing system refinement, internal system development, and technical advising. This position will support the engineering team by producing quality work within the estimate with a focus on usability and solving the client's needs.

We solve real-world problems for real clients. Our systems are used every day by scores of technical and non- technical people. We are here to serve our clients and make their lives easier with the systems we develop and implement. We do not want any coding prima donnas; we serve our clients - not ourselves.

Employee "fit" is very important. You must be able to communicate clearly (both verbally and in written form), and play nice with others. We are NOT looking for a closet-dwelling code rat that communicates in audio mumblings (think binary solo 001001001). A sense of humor is very important. A balanced lifestyle is also a big plus – there is more to your life than coding.

Since 2002, Etna Interactive has helped clinical practices, hospitals, insurance companies, and medical device manufacturers educate and acquire new patients. Despite the economy, our company is increasingly busy, as the marketing services we provide represent the most viable option for many of our clients to attract new patients and grow their business in a challenging economic landscape.

Key Qualifications:

Because our small firm has made big a name for itself in the medical marketing space, our clients expect and deserve the attention of an experienced professional with:

  • At least 3 years of experience developing Web systems
  • Examples of recent work with URLs and logins (be prepared to demo your work)
  • Extensive knowledge of Web systems/platforms (.NET, php, and/or ColdFusion)
  • Extensive knowledge of SQL (MS SQL and/or mySQL)
  • Working knowledge of HTML/CSS
  • Ability to work within hour estimates
  • Ability to follow specifications
  • Skill in recognizing when "out of depth" and able to "raise the flag" early
  • Skill in demonstrating the functionality of systems and training users
  • An eye for detail and affinity for process

Salary and Benefits:

In addition to the cool office and frequent perks, you'll receive:

  • A base salary most local companies can't touch
  • Employer-paid health care premiums for you and dependents
  • A 401(K) plan with an employer matching component
  • Company-sponsored Long Term Disability Insurance
  • A structured profit sharing plan
  • A progressive paid time off system

There is also the intangible benefit of working in a comfortable, casual environment, surrounded by professionals who are operating at the top of their fields.

To apply, please submit your resume (PDF preferred) online. We will ask the top 5 candidates to complete an at-home skills assessment; 3 will be selected for interview. Please address submissions to Bret Heenan, Director of Engineering.


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