Why Local Matters?

There are as many reasons as people, but there are some truly great things about this company.

The Tangible Advantages

Having fun and being in a great location is nice, but that’s not the only reason we work at Local Matters.

Stability

Through all the economic ups and downs of this new millennium, Local Matters has experienced consistent growth: a sign of the strength of the company and its products.

Growth

Since its inception in 2001, Local Matters has experienced tremendous growth. Our Internet, voice and wireless services are used in countries around the world, from North America to Europe to Asia, and there is much more ahead.

Challenge Yourself

Work with smart individuals who are passionate about the industry and company mission. We offer opportunities where you can dive right in and make an impact on challenging problems.

Innovation

Local Matters offers the unique opportunity to create and work with new and exciting web technologies in an entrepreneurial spirited and creative environment.

Location

Only blocks from the heart of the city, Local Matters is within walking distance of literally dozens of restaurants and bars . We are less than two football fields distant from the Pepsi Center, hub of special events and sports in the area, and it’s not much farther to both Coors Field and Invesco Field.

Ease of Transportation

You may have heard that gas prices are rising. What better way to combat this than public transportation? Local Matters’ Denver office is only four blocks away from the transportation hub of the regional RTD bus system and the city’s light rail system. Many employees live close enough to walk or bike to work, and many of us choose to do so.

Local and International Job Opportunities

To meet the needs of our 20+ media publishing customers, Local Matters has opened offices in Denver, CO, Fort Lauderale, FL, St. George, UT, London, Melbourne and Amsterdam.

Interview with an Engineer

Meet Topher Lamey, our Director of Engineering who has been with Local Matters since July 2005.

Q. What are the top things that your department looks for in an engineer?
A. We look for smart, motivated, passionate engineers who like to stay on the cutting edge of technology and like to use it to build out highly scalable and highly visible sites.


Q. Why do you like being an engineer at Local Matters?
A. You’re able to have a pretty big impact on software that is used by a lot of people. We’re pretty open to working with new technologies: people can come in and have a large impact. We’re light on process and light on management. We like to move fast and there’s not a lot of red tape. And we have a lot of fun in what we do.


Q. What are your favorite things about the company as a whole?
A. The people are great. Definitely. They’re smart, hardworking, passionate. We get people who want to contribute a lot.


Q. Any last comments?
A. We have a lot of fun in what we do. Please come work for us!

Our Office Quirks

Every office has that little thing that makes them different. We have a lot of them.

Dogs Allowed

Many days there is some full-grown dog or pint-sized puppy winding its way around the office. Recipients of much affection from all employees, these dogs are probably the luckiest quadrupeds in the city.

Free Beer and Cookie Fridays

Fridays mean free chocolate chip cookies all day long, and free beer (or other beverages) at 3:30. Beer-thirty also means congregating in our rec area for conversation, foosball games and billiards.

Free Coffee and Tea Every Day

There’s nothing like having enough free single-cup coffee pods to fell a herd of elephants. And it actually tastes good.

Anger Management

Local Matters encourages employees to express their feelings towards others through creative communication tactics.  A popular tool used for this task is the Nerf Gun, demonstrated in the picture below by Jim.

No Cubes

Our office is open and interactive: there are few doors and those are rarely closed.

Whistle While You Work

Many LMI’ers take excitement to the next level by bringing in their very own fit ball to use as a chair at work. The challenge is fighting off the other employees who will take your ball when you are not looking and use it as a basketball, kickball, volleyball, or “how high in the air can I bounce on this thing” ball.

Always on the Lookout

Local Matters is always searching for new talent. Currently, we are particularly looking for rockstar Enterprise Java and UI developers, though there are many open positions across the company.

Check out our current career opportunities here: Local Matters Careers

Who We Are

“When I was Ryan’s age, I worked in a fast food restaurant to save up money for school. And then I lost it in a pyramid scheme, but I learned more about business right then and there than business school would ever teach me.”
- Michael Scott, The Office (Our role model)

The People We Hire

In every department and every field, Local Matters hires only the brightest minds. We have a cripplingly awesome sense of humor and a real dedication to our jobs and the office community we’ve formed. This combination lets us have real fun without sacrificing the productivity that makes us feel valuable.

Our Philosophy

We don’t take ourselves seriously, though we take our work very seriously. Local Matters holds on to the best aspects of a startup company while offering the stability of a long-established business, which helps us in both continuing to receive and implement the business innovations brought by every employee.

The Things We Value

Originality and creativity is the heart of our entire business. New ideas are valued, new methods are appreciated, and every employee feels like an integral part of this company.

To keep this atmosphere of innovation, we promote a laid-back office feel, where jeans are the norm and some of us have forgotten how to tie a tie.

The Management Team

Drawing some of the biggest names in the business, Local Matters has a fantastic management crew.

Perry Evans, CEO

Before starting Local Matters, Perry was the founder of Mapquest and co-founder of Jabber, Inc. In 2006 he was named Entrepreneur of the Year for the Rocky Mountain Region.

Susan Dalton
A longtime employee of Local Matters, Susan is the Executive Vice President of Engineering and Operations. She brings over 20 years of experience in software development and operations management in such companies as AccelX, Affinia and SSDS.

Curtis Fletcher
Curtis is the Chief Financial Officer and has previous experience in software development and internet technology with companies such as Tian Software Inc. and Productbuzz. Curtis also has prior experience with Aurthur Andersen LLP and worked with private and public companies in the areas of financial and SEC reporting and equity offerings.

Alison Kane
Alison is the Executive VP of Online Media, and brings over twenty years of strategic marketing, technology and operational expertise to our company, having deep experience in Search Engine Marketing technology business at Atlas Solutions, a business unit of aQuantive, which was acquired by Microsoft in August 2007. She also worked at TRIP.com and the Fidelis group.

John Kemp
Is the Executive Vice President of Global Sales and General Manager of Voice and Wireless, and brings international and business development experience from companies such as ISx and IBM. John also has extensive experience within the publishing, advertising and information services markets, as well as more than 20 years with The Thomson Corporation, attaining board level responsibility for sales, marketing, and publishing and information technology in the yellow pages sector.  

Chris Black
As Senior Vice President of Technology, Chris Black oversees software architecture
and development, quality assurance, technical support and data center operations for Local Matters. Before Local Matters, he served as Director of Engineering and Enterprise Architect at Requisite Technology, leading the company’s design of its B2B electronic cataloging applications.

Nico Brooks
One of the top 5 names in SEM development, Nico has extensive hands-on experience helping companies expand their online presence through marketing. His experience before Local Matters was working on automated tools for search marketing campaign management at Atlas / aQuantive / Microsoft.

Greg Gruse
Greg brings 23 years of extensive technical and
business development skills to his role as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development. Prior to working at Local Matters he worked for IBM, and also was the lead developer on a little project called OS2.

Dave Haupt
Co-founder of the satirical newspaper the Onion, Dave Haupt is VP of Marketing and Consumer Market Development. He also worked as Director of Marketing and Business Development for Dasabo Software Solutions prior to making the move to Local Matters. 

Kris Skavish
Vice President of Product Management, Kris Skavish has been with local matters since 2005. She was Director of Product Management at Jabber, Inc. and has extensive experience in new media companies.

For more information on our management team, visit our About Us page.

What We Do

Knowing about the company’s people is great, but what do we do? We offer Internet, voice and wireless solutions for publishers as well as owning our own network of media publishing sites.

Local Matters combines a highly adaptable multi-media platform with specialized local advertising, content and shopping applications that empower yellow and real estate publishers. In other words, we offer a feature rich Java platform to large publishers of yellow page or real estate data. And this is just the start…

Our Clients

We support some of the largest names in yellow pages and real estate publishing, including:

British Telecom
AT&T
TELUS Canada
Sensis Australia
Quebecor Media

Media Publishing

Our goal is to be in the center of usable innovation for the challenges that matter the most to local consumers. Our Media Publishing team focuses on innovation, development and execution of new and exciting web media properties. We aim our focus in the direction of key local-social and local-vertical trends that are on the cutting edge of web development. 

Local Matters Media Publishing Tools:

- Local Matters developed Guidespot.com, an online community providing a platform for user generated lists and multi-media stories, which form an exciting new foundation of local self-expression.

- AreaGuides.net provides local content for more than 30,000 cities and towns in the United States, Canada and other locations worldwide. This content is integrated and combined to provide meaningful and useful information targeted to regional residents, travelers and those looking to relocate.

- Local Matter’s Affiliate Platform provides domain owners with a platform of local
content and revenue clicks for their websites.

The Specifics

Interested in learning more? Here’s how to contact us:

Visit our website: www.localmatters.com
Call us: (303) 572-1122

Check out our career opportunities: Local Matters Careers

Historical Building

Our Denver office is situated in a beautiful, four-story building, completed in 1865. It was once used as a coffin factory, a fact we get no small amount of pleasure from telling everyone we know, and has a wonderful, spacious feel.

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