It's good to see companies showing growth during this downturn. I just spoke with Larry Schwartz at Newstex who told me they're looking to fill two positions. Feel free to pass this along to friends or colleagues.
The first position is a part-time telecommuting role as editor of their Blogs & Online Video products.
The second role is a Blog and Marketing/Copy Writer; also a part-time virtual telecommuting role. Details for both positions are listed below. Interested parties should contact jobs@newstex.com.
Blog and
Online Video Editor – Part Time Virtual Telecommuting
Newstex is an
aggregator of real-time news, content, commentary, Twitter tweets and, most
recently, videos that serves customers in the academic, financial, government
and entertainment markets. Newstex adds value by aggregating hundreds of digital
news feeds from publishers and standardizing the content by adding
industry-specific data, stock ticker symbols, keywords and other categorization
fields. Newstex clients integrate Newstex's products into their commercial and
proprietary applications for delivery to end-users via the Internet, wireless
devices, proprietary networks and dedicated terminations.
The Blog and
Online Video Editor will be responsible for enforcing editorial guidelines and
standards appropriate for our corporate enterprise clients.
We are
looking for another member of our editorial team to help us with the
following:
- Applying our Blog Rating System (BRS) for blogs and creating a new Video Rating System (VRS) for videos contained in the Blogs On Demand/ Video On Demand products, based on topic, relevance to users, frequency, political bent, etc.
- Reviewing and vetting leads to determine whether suitable for Blog Acquisition Team (BAT) to pursue
- Providing editorial evaluations on newly signed blogs/ videos for the Blogs On Demand/ Video On Demand products and rating each of them quarterly according to the Newstex BRS/ VRS.
- Maintaining and evolving the Newstex BRS/ VRS, as needed.
- Selecting individual blogs or video producers to create client-specific themed/ topical aggregated products, writing marketing descriptions and producing/ maintaining an editorial calendar for each product
- Working with the Publisher Relations Team to ascertain the appropriate blogs/ videos for each specific topic covered by the Blogs On Demand/ Video On Demand products
- Developing written documentation of the BRS/ VRS and related processes, as requested
- Attending selected staff and client meetings, as
requested.
Requirements:
- Passionate about and experienced with blogs and online videos
- Excellent interpersonal and persuasive written and verbal communication skills
- Fast reader
- Ability to quickly assess writing quality of others
- Understanding of bloggers' and video content producers' concerns
- Must be organized, detail oriented and able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
- Independent worker, who requires minimal daily supervision
- Interest in varied topics such as finance, politics, technology, health
- Minimum
time commitment 12-15 hours per month.
Please also
tell us about blogs you write or contribute to and, of course, your Top 5
favorite blogs and online video producers.
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Blog and Marketing/Copy Writer – Part Time Virtual Telecommuting
Newstex is an aggregator of real-time news, content, commentary, Twitter tweets and, most recently, videos that serves customers in the academic, financial, government and entertainment markets. Newstex adds value by aggregating hundreds of digital news feeds from publishers and standardizing the content by adding industry-specific data, stock ticker symbols, keywords and other categorization fields. Newstex clients integrate Newstex's products into their commercial and proprietary applications for delivery to end-users via the Internet, wireless devices, proprietary networks and dedicated terminations.
The Blog and Marketing/Copy Writer will be responsible for writing blog posts, web copy, e-mail campaigns and press releases. You may also be asked to write white papers and copy for other marketing collateral.
Requirements:
* Passionate about and experienced with blogs
* Experience with Search
Engine Optimization.
• Degree in English, Communications, Journalism or
related field.
• Self-starter with strong understanding of the Internet.
•
Exceptional writing skills.
• Ability to write in a range of voices and
styles for varied projects.
* Excellent interpersonal and persuasive written
and verbal communication skills
* Must be organized, detail oriented and able
to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
* Independent worker, who requires
minimal daily supervision
* Minimum time commitment 10 hours per week.
Please also tell us about blogs you write or contribute to and, of course, your Top 5 favorite blogs. Email a compelling cover letter, salary history & resume with the subject line "WRITER" to: jobs@newstex.com. No phone calls please.
