eeSea is a platform for the global transport and container shipping industry, consisting of a large-scale database and a modern web app user interface, utilizing data visualization to a large degree. We sell market intelligence information to various stakeholders in the industry. As our platform development efforts pick up speed, we are looking for a passionate and eloquent colleague to raise our profile on the marketing and commercial sides.

eeSea is aiming to disrupt the global container shipping industry

eeSea is a start-up in the global transport and container shipping industry. Our vision is to become the central back-bone platform for the entire trillion-dollar industry; the Google Maps of container shipping. 

This requires an eco-system approach, where we work with our industry partners through APIs, collection of big data volumes and deep analytics. 

While the industry is big, complex and important, it is also fragmented and inefficient. For years it has resisted digital and technological innovation – now, however, the scramble to be the recognized industry platform is finally on. 

The founder has extensive experience from this industry. The team currently consists of the founder, our CTO, our research & industry analysis team, and our business development team; the office is located at Symbion, in Østerbro, Copenhagen. We have recently closed our second funding round and are supported by senior industry figures. 

LogTech (yep, it’s an acronym!) as a startup category is heating up; and Copenhagen – with our maritime heritage and entrepreneurial eco-system – is uniquely placed to become the global capital for digital maritime innovation. 

Job Description

As our platform development efforts pick up speed, we are looking for a passionate and eloquent colleague to raise our profile on the marketing and commercial sides. As we simultaneously ramp up our commercial efforts and increase our visibility, we will be targeting specific customer segments aggressively through inbound and outbound campaigns, online demos, face-to-face meetings and conference presence, as well as social media, SEO/PPC, and other online efforts.  

Your overall objective will be to research prospects, develop qualified leads, make initial contact and guide the sales process through to completion, working closely with the founder. 

For this, you will need to be a fairly extrovert character, possess a commercial mindset, and be able to represent the company professionally. While your bias should be towards getting things done and communicating with customers, the structured side of you must also be able to spot patterns to constantly improve our deal closure, and generally think broadly and critically about our still-developing sales process. In this way, you’ll be given latitude to define your own position and is expected to take ownership and work independently. 

Your primary tasks will be to: 

- research and develop prospects and leads through LinkedIn, outbound mail campaigns and in direct communication with the customers  

- assist with sales material, including presentations, brochures, etc.

- organize and maintain our CRM and other customer visibility systems

- liaise with our Industry Analysis department, to ensure our customers receive a quality service

- contribute ideas and suggestions to our overall marketing and commercial strategies

As a person you:

- are proactive, self-driven, and able to thrive in a fast-moving start-up environment

- take ownership; when a task resides with you, we trust it will be driven to completion, on time and to high quality

- think strategically, but with a bias towards getting stuff done without over-thinking it

- are structured, focused, and able to keep to task lists and timelines

- enjoy your writing and communication craft: native or high proficiency English (Danish not a requirement), a knack for professional writing, an eye for the details, and a strong grasp of visual communication strategies and tools

- possess a commercial mindset, with good interpersonal skills

- possess a majority of the required technical skills, such as Google Analytics, SEO, AdWords, MailChimp, social media analytics, CRM tools, MS Office suite

- do not need to have transport industry experience, but will need to acquire the professional understanding and lingo fast

- are committed to the job and learning experience for at least 4-6 months

- show willingness to develop personally, so we can amplify your learning experience together

- enjoy working as part of a team, with the smiles, grudges, chaos, frustrations, laughter, and good people that come along with the experience

What do you get out of it?

Do you dread the heavy corporate structure and boring work routines of large companies? We are a budding startup company, so expect none of that. We offer you an exciting and growing position within a small company, where routines do not exist and where we are flexible and passionate about what we do. 

The position is for student internships or recent graduates, it is unpaid, and is expected to last 4.5-6 months. You start in a junior learning position, and will take part in shaping yourself and the company around you. If you do well, we would be happy to see you continue in a paid position of increasing responsibility, as you grow with eeSea. 

We believe in and commit to working closely with and coaching our new team members; you provide the energy and drive, we provide the knowledge and experience. You leave better equipped than you arrived. 

Working hours are flexible, required tools are provided, working from off-site is allowed, within reason. During the application process you may be asked to take a personality assessment and cognitive test. 

We have ambitious dreams to change the container shipping industry fundamentally, but also immediate and realistic targets to become profitable and grow our company. 

Join us on our journey?

  Application deadline: hurry up! Starting date: ASAP 

If you are interested, please send a short note about why, along with your CV, to Simon Sundboell at simon@eesea.com – or apply directly at thehub.dk/jobs/company/eeSea.