Job Purpose:

This position will be responsible for the overseas sales for the Consumer Electronics vertical at THX.

Responsibilities:

• Gains access and develops productive business relationships with senior level (CXO, VP and Director) and middle level managers across functions.
• Provide sales support and act as day to day contact for customers in the consumer channel of business. Exhibit a high level of customer service, providing support and resolving issues in a positive and professional manner.
• Prioritize new opportunities based on strategy working with the Sales AVP and participates in qualifying new product concepts with selective customers.
• Monitors the business trends and adjusts financial forecasts, as needed, to insure financial and operating plans reflect accurate and timely information from key customers.
• Develops the Customer Strategic Sales Plan and maintains the Customer Profile and supporting information for use within the organization to communicate and monitor customer objectives and strategies.
• Provides sales input to the research plan development.
• Conducts regularly scheduled customer business reviews to insure consistent alignment and support for Consumer Electronics vertical at THX.
• Manage consumer channel sales statistics, billing, and royalty information; submit billing requests to licensees; work and communicate with Finance Department, escalate to and work with Sales AVP regarding outstanding invoices.
• Monitors category and product performance versus targets at the customer, evaluates the impact of strategic and tactical initiatives, and recommends corrective action, as needed, to insure achievement of business goals.
• Perform client and market specific research to effectively assist Sales AVP in efforts to drive more revenue.
• Reporting: maintain monthly forecasts, sales funnel, royalty reports, weekly project updates.
• Work with Sales & Legal to develop, distribute and track sales proposals and license agreements.
• Maintain customer contact database.
• Coordinate the fulfillment of THX promotional materials and provide shipping detail to clients.
• Respond to website sales inquiries and applications.
• Work with IT to maintain product databases and update customer and product information on THX.com.
• Responsible for creating plans to accomplish sales objectives, primarily achieved by calling on new and established accounts, identifying sales opportunities and working with THX Engineering and other internal business partners to gain licensing commitments.
• Develop sales forecasts and strategies with AVP of Sales, Sales Operations Manager, and Director of Finance.
• Communicate follow-up sales activities such as training, demonstrations and other on-site involvement to marketing staff.
• Work in conjunction with the Legal Department to generate sales contracts, inserting key terms and conditions relating to client negotiations.
• Communicate client’s marketing requests and needs in the support of sales efforts, opportunities, and promotions. Assist in the coordination of marketing support, training, and communication between client and marketing department where appropriate.
• Liaise and attend meetings with other company functions necessary to perform sales duties.
• Attend tradeshows supporting client relations, arrange meetings with clients and generate new business.
• Ability to articulate product features to clients, representing the company and all programs in a meaningful and value-added way.
• Additional assignments as required.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing or related field.
• Minimum 10 years experience in executive sales, technology or related industry knowledge in a technical selling environment.
• Proven record of success in closing strategic deals at all levels of the organization.
• Excellent analytical, communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills. Ability to speak foreign languages, preferably Japanese and Korean.
• A proven track record of successful executive level sales, as well as the ability to cultivate productive relationships with senior executives and clients to ensure goal achievement through excellent management and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to lead through influence in a matrix environment.
• High Financial Aptitude: Possess strong business acumen; numbers-driven.
• Holds others accountable for commitments.
• Cross-Functional experience: Participation in a global team selling effort which requires development of collaborative plans with members of other sales groups, product groups, operations, marketing, etc.
• Proficient with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Databases. Knowledge of other customer or sales management software applications a plus.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Strong research skills.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Willingness to travel 50% of the time.

Please submit resumes to thxresumes@thx.com.

The individual in this position will be responsible for configuring, troubleshooting, and managing our network and security infrastructure. This requires an individual with a wide range of skills including: systems administration for Windows, Mac and Linux systems, network administration, firewall management, email infrastructure, hardware specification, hardware installation, and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities:

• Monitor and prioritize service and support efforts for employees, contractors and external vendors in order to deliver the desired level of service to our end users
• Maintain Company’s hardware, software and procedural standards and ensure those standards are followed
• Effectively communicate day-to-day support activities with key business users and managers
• Manage and maintain network in our Northern California facility and other offices
• Monitor the I.T. infrastructure to ensure security and stability and make recommendations to the Director of Information Technology as needed
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Skills requirements:

• 3 -5 years experience in Information Technologies and Computer & Network support both onsite / In person and remotely via phone or web sharing
• Broad knowledge of Windows /Mac / Linux server and desktop operating systems, MS Office Suites 2003 – 2010, Active Directory, security permissions, Exchange, SharePoint, BPOS, and VPN services
• Practical hands on experience with networking devices (switches, firewalls, routers, and wireless), mobile devices (laptops, Blackberry, Palm, iPhones)
• 2 -3 years hands on experience with backup hardware and software , and firewall configurations
• Thorough understanding of DNS, WINS, TCP/IP, MS IIS, VPN, VALNs, Outlook Web Access, SSL, and Proxy services
• Experienced with the creation and updating of documentation, technical writing, for instructional purposes
• Outstanding interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with employees at all levels
• A demonstrated ability to work well under pressure
• A strong sense of accountability and solid organizational skills
• A proven ability to perform quality work against deadlines
• Willingness to work after-hours and/or on weekends as required
• A team player who is willing to take direction as well as work on issues and projects on their own

Extra points for:

• Experience with server restoration from backup to virtual machine using shadow protect or Acronis TrueImage
• Computer imaging and deployment technology experience
• Symantec or other Antivirus software, malware/spyware removal experience
• End user classroom style software and hardware training
• Asset management and software licensing experience
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and recommend logical solutions to complex business problems considering computer equipment capacity and limitations, operating time, and business objectives

This is a non-exempt position with overtime and work on weekends as required and occasional on Call duties. Travel 10%. Ability to lift 50 lbs. Ability to sit for long periods.

Please submit resumes to thxresumes@thx.com.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with test engineer and test technicians through equipment and room preparation, test station/lab setup, data entry, testing support, equipment maintenance
• Assist with equipment intake, product preparation/staging, equipment storage, creating product database entries, and maintaining product testing documentation
• Assist with event and tradeshow preparation; locating and packing equipment, verifying operation, gathering interconnect cables, tools and supplies, creating packing lists, arranging shipments
• Administrative support; ordering testing lab supplies, acquiring quotes for equipment and parts, preparing purchase orders, filing, document printing, database management
• Provide general technical support for department
• Additional assignments as required

Qualifications:

• Current student working towards engineering degree or related field
• Familiarity with home theater audio/video systems, wiring, and troubleshooting
• Proven interest in acoustics, audio electronics, and/or video technologies preferred
• General building/assembly skills using hand tools and other basic shop tools
• Experience with Microsoft Excel, MS Word, and FileMaker and/or equivalent database software
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Rigorous attention to detail and organization
• Unimpaired hearing from 20 Hz to 16 kHz
• Ability to lift up to 60 lbs

Please submit resumes to thxresumes@thx.com.

Responsibilities:

• Review and prepare audio and video streams for use on DVD, Blu-ray and broadcast masters
• Assist with preparation and testing of materials and equipment for demos and trade events
• Perform other tasks and projects as assigned

Qualifications:

• Current student in engineering department, or in Masters program preferred
• Current student or recent graduate without work experience studying for a degree in engineering or related field
• Experience using Microsoft Office software
• Experience with programming in a C#/.NET/Windows framework or Java/Eclipse environment a plus
• DVD or Blu-ray authoring a plus
• Video/audio editing experience desired
• Attention to detail
• Strong problem solving and communication skills

Please submit resumes to thxresumes@thx.com.