The Reason You Want to Work Here

You’ve read a dozen other job listings, and they’re all starting to sound the same. If we listed our job requirements, you’d be hearing a lot of the same stuff you’ve already heard: Sales, Digital, ROI, SEO, blah, blah, blah. We’ll spare you.



What we really want is someone who loves to do great work, who loves to hone their craft, and who loves to think.



OwnLocal is dedicated to saving local newspapers.
Our flagship product, Local Hero, is a local business directory and review site that relies on special market knowledge that only a local newspaper can provide. We’re already serving thousands of customers and would like your help to serve millions. We’re a YC startupfundedramen profitable, and chaotic good.

The Way of the Samurai

You probably found about this job from other places, so we’ll keep it simple here: We’re looking for gun-slinging sales people to grow a million dollar company into a multi-billion dollar company.


Since you’re asking….

If you must have a list, we’re interested in folk with experience in:
• Digital Sales
• SEO (Search Engine Optimization)
• Small Business
• Advertising
• Google, Yahoo, and Bing
•“Star Trek” fanfic
•The newspaper industry

Want the Job?

Bottom line? We’re growing fast. Get in on the ground floor and have some fun making money with us: No recruiters, please. Seriously, please.