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NCI AdNode Coordinator

Manages NCI AdNode system and clients.

Roles/Responsibilities

Serve as primary contact person for AdNode clients and those that are interested in advertising with NCI
Answer questions/explain things ( costs, how AdNode basically works etc.) to new clients
Sell boards to new sponsors
Contact and inform interested residents if there are slots available
Guide advertisers to ad image making volunteers.
Check mails at least once a day if you're not in SL and see if you got an AdNode related IM
Watch the networks status indicated by the billboards sponsor label color
Fix issues if possible, reset adboard
Handle refunds and reported ads

To be and stay friendly ( even if you have to deal with an upset person )
Be open and friendly to unknown people
Some skills to have and lead a sales conversation
Patience ( you may have to explain things all over again, ppl sometimes do not read the notecards and ask for “Live help”, inform up to 15 ppl, one after another at the same day, that their ad will expire soon ( renewal reminders ) )
Have some time, AdNode sometimes needs two hours of attention ( spreadsheet, server stuff & renewal reminders, usually on weekends, about 15 minutes up to 1 hour on Wednesdays and Fridays ), interrupting the work and come back later is bad while updating the server
Basic building skills
Social (communication) skills
Organization talent ( to time and work off tasks in line without a break )
Basic math skills ( calculate costs, apply discounts etc. )
Honesty and loyalty
Some expierence with Excel or similar applications
Straight Reasoning (if the network goes nuts, investigate any kind of issues that may appear)
Experience with Gimp, PSP, PS or similar
Basic network knowledge recommended but not requiered
Some primitive scripting skills may help in some situations