★ Social Media & Content Editor (No Experience Needed) ★

About the company

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Please make sure to read the entire job description. If you are interested, answer the questions at the end of this job description to apply. We will not review applications without answers to these questions.

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Hello!

Gain valuable resume building skills by working for an established online brand with millions of social media fans. Successful candidates will be trained and exposed to real world Social Media Marketing, Digital Marketing, Copywriting, Graphic Design, and more. We are on the cutting edge of "what's working now" and we're exceptional at staying on top of the latest updates and trends.

We’re currently looking for multiple people to join our editorial team in creating content, and managing social media accounts. We're excited that you might be interested and can’t wait to meet you.

About the role

This is a fully remote, full-time position working with our teams in the US, Europe, and Asia. We operate in US west coast time (PST time zone). We are looking for smart, tech-savvy, responsible people to join our team. The successful candidates will be fully trained and supported throughout the hiring process.

Availability

We are looking for someone who is available to work 8am to 4:30pm PST shift as they start out. You must be available to work weekends, but you will have two consecutive days off each week. Part of our EU team works in the 4am to 12:30pm PST shift, so working schedule adjustments are feasible after the probationary period is over, and can be further discussed with your direct manager upon request. 

Required Skills & Experience

• Exceptional & fluent written and spoken American English
• Excellent and open communicator
• Being open to learning Photoshop
• Experience with and comfortable working with a remote team

No relevant experience is required. If you have relevant experience, that’ll be a bonus. If you are a smart person with exceptional written English, you can learn anything. You will be fully supported and taught marketable skills that will boost your resume. Your work will also be seen by millions of people.

Soft Skills:

• Problem solver who doesn’t get freaked out by things they don’t understand. Instead, you look at this as an opportunity to develop your skill-sets further
• Detail-oriented, efficient, positive, hard-working
• Trustworthy, driven, responsible, committed and reliable
• Focused on producing high quality results
• Self-Starter - You see things that need to be done before asked to
• You work well both independently as well as a part of an open and supportive team
• You embrace technology with open arms and get excited about learning new systems and ways of doing things smarter

Ideal Bonus Experiences (But Not Required):

• Proficient in Photoshop
• Video processing experience
• Experience with WordPress
• Knowledge of marketing concepts

If you have any of the bonus experience mentioned here, please make sure to mention that in your application.

About you

We are building out several teams in Marketing, CS, Monetization, Traffic, and Content. If you have the affinity and potential to specialize in any of the other roles down the road, there's always opportunity for that. All our senior team members started from the position of editor. This is a killer opportunity for a smart person wishing for a stable, interesting, growth-oriented job. You will learn a ton!

What's in it for you?

Salary

Training takes anywhere from three to five weeks, depending on how quickly you pick things up. We use this time to determine if we are mutually a good fit. 

The starting salary is $5 per hour, and the time you spend in training will be paid after you have successfully finished training. We have more advanced roles you can grow into after you have accumulated enough experience as editor.

Probationary period

We have a three-month probationary period. Three months after you have finished training and started working independently, you will have a performance review with your manager. This is when we determine if your hourly rate will be increased according to your performance.

How to apply?

 

Send me a message including your answers to the following questions to be considered:

1. Tell me about yourself? Present any relevant experience as well as anything you deem important to mention that can help you be eligible for the position.

2. What is your availability? Please provide days of week and time ranges of when you are available to work. IMPORTANT: Make sure to convert times into the PST timezone. Use WorldTimeBuddy.com if you need help with time differences.

3. What kind of computer will you be working on? How old is the computer, what are the specs?

4. Do you have an iPhone or an Android phone? What's the model?

5. What are some of your favorite websites and why?

6. Please spend a few minutes to do the Myers Briggs personality test (find the link below). We use this to better understand where is the best place on the team for you.

http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp

There are no wrong answers. Just answer honestly. Don't overthink any questions. Don't ask anyone else for the answer, since this will sway your natural result. Take a screenshot of the final result and attach your screenshot with your application.

(Please take a minute to review your text formatting before sending your application. We will not read any applications that are just one big block of text, so make sure you create logical paragraphs in the application.)