by Kay Tay | Jan 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
TED’s mission is to discover and champion the ideas that will shape tomorrow. Powerful ideas, powerfully presented, can move us to feel something, think differently, take action and create a brighter future. TED finds these powerful ideas across disciplines and around the globe, from people who passionately seek a deeper understanding of the world and want to make a difference in it. TED’s spotlight and its engaged, open-minded audience help these ideas to create real impact: to shift one person’s perspective, to make a difference within a community or to spark global transformation.
Job Description
TED is looking for a detail-oriented copywriter with an ear for language and boundless curiosity for a headline-focused freelance role within our Publishing & Social team. The ideal candidate is a seasoned headline writer who’s comfortable in a fast-paced and collaborative environment and passionate about TED’s mission of spreading ideas.
A few skills we’re looking for in candidates: ability to express a compelling opinion that leads to action; contribute in and adapt to a distributed team; optimize a video for discovery on the internet.
Responsibilities
- Writing and workshopping headlines for up to seven TED Talks per week, helping to shape the copy that will appear alongside published videos on TED.com, YouTube.com and TED’s other digital properties
- Writing short, 3- to 5-sentence descriptions of talks that capture speakers’ ideas and readers’ attention
Qualifications
Required
- 2-5 years of headline writing experience at known and reputable brands with global reach
- Ability to pass a proofreading and writing test
Useful
- Fluency in a second language other than English, especially any of the following: Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese Simplified, French, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish
- News reporting experience
Cover letter required
Please submit your cover letter in the field labeled “Message to Hiring Manager” and include the following:
- Why you’re interested in joining TED in this role
- Specific examples of headline writing you’ve done at other organizations
Additional Information
Hourly Rate: $25-30 per hour. APPLY HERE
by Kay Tay | Jan 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
Are you searching for a rewarding, fulfilling position that offers challenging work and the ability to make a big impact while working side-by-side with a team of fun, innovative people? Ideally, would you like this position to be with an organization that makes a positive contribution to the world? If so…we would love to hear from you!
About UsUniversity of Phoenix is a leading higher education institution founded in 1976 by Dr. John Sperling. Our mission is to improve the lives of our students, their families and future generations through higher education. Our values (which hopefully you share) are: Brave. Honest. Focused.
Our University values and embraces all team members and their unique perspectives. We fundamentally believe in fostering an environment which deeply respects, celebrates, and actively encourages a diverse workforce. We are committed to hiring – and learning from – those who share our passion to help others achieve their educational aspirations.
We offer excellent benefits, an effective recognition program, and outstanding learning and development tools, including tuition vouchers for employees and their qualified family members.
About the Position:
A SEO Content Specialist crafts title tags, meta descriptions, image alt text, page headers supporting copy and implements on-page optimizations to support the overall content marketing strategy across the university. Additionally, a SEO Content Specialist creates content briefs with SEO requirements, edits existing copy to incorporate optimization and sets requirements for image and video assets.
What You’ll Do:
1. Ensure all content on phoenix.edu is properly optimized, does not cannibalize other content on the site and aligns with our overall content strategy; help to create and support marketing content to socialize and use for social media purposes; assist in developing and executing communication/content strategies.
2. Execute all on-page optimization for title tags, meta descriptions, header tags, supporting body copy, images, videos, link building, keyword ranking and overall site architecture and content optimization in accordance with strategies to increase search engine traffic and conversions to the University’s website through SEO techniques.
3. Help to drive organic growth through digital marketing; support digital marketing initiatives across multiple teams throughout the marketing department via optimizations, editing and writing when needed.
4. Track projects throughout the entire content creation process to ensure recommendations and optimizations remain intact.
5. Maintain current knowledge of SEO, search engine, social media and internet marketing industry trends and developments to ensure the University’s SEO and search engine techniques remain current.
6. Perform other duties as assigned or apparent.
NOTE: The primary accountabilities above are intended to describe the general content and requirements of this position and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties. Incumbents may perform all or most of the primary accountabilities listed above. Specific goals or responsibilities will be documented in the incumbents’ performance objectives as outlined by the incumbents’ immediate supervisor or manager.
Job Supervisory Responsibilities
None
MINIMUM EDUCATION AND RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE:
• Bachelor’s degree in business, communications, journalism or related field
• Two (2) years of experience executing on-page optimizations for SEO
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
• Experience with keyword research tools like Searchmetrics, SEMrush or Google Adwords
• Experience writing and editing content with the purpose to drive organic traffic
• Working knowledge of HTML
• Strong attention to detail
• Experience working on an in-house SEO team
• Basic working knowledge of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
• Knowledge of technical SEO
• Experience working with Google Search Console, Adobe Experience Manager, Adobe Analytics, Screaming Frog or DeepCrawl
• Experience conducting content audits and analysis
If you are an active-duty military member seeking employment when off-duty, compliance with Department of Defense Joint Ethics Regulation, 5500-7-R, is required prior to starting employment with University of Phoenix. You are advised to contact your base Judge Advocate General to seek such approval and answer any questions.
Pay RangeThe annual pay range for this position is $47,100 (minimum), $68,900 (midpoint), and $90,700 (maximum).*Pay Range
The hourly pay rate range is $19.90 (minimum), $27.84 (midpoint), and $35.77 (maximum). The annualized amount, not including eligible overtime pay, is $47,100 (minimum), $68,900 (midpoint), and $90,700 (maximum).**Typical hiring range is between the minimum and midpoint of the above pay range. Actual starting base pay may vary based on factors such as education, experience, skills, location and budget.Your work is critical to helping adult learners achieve their dreams, and we’re committed to rewarding you for your efforts. We offer a competitive, comprehensive total rewards package designed to help you achieve your health, financial, educational and work-life balance goals. Full-time employees are eligible for:
- Medical, dental and vision plans; Flexible Spending Accounts; Health Savings Accounts; Life and Disability insurance; and our Wellness incentive program;
- Competitive 401(k) employer match;
- Substantial tuition discount for you and eligible dependents; and,
- A generous time off package, including paid vacation, sick time and company holidays.*. APPLY HERE
by Kay Tay | Jan 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
A Technical Editor performs peer review for technical literature content including quality checks within the content management system (CCMS) and alignment of content against released style guides. The Technical Editor supports procedure and work instruction updates, development of training to avoid common editing errors, and management of open item tracker.
This role supports the technical writing team with development of high-quality technical literature and other deliverables as required.
A Technical Editor needs to have knowledge of editing, proofreading and best practices in technical writing and communication techniques. This role requires the ability to author new content when applicable to support editing and may include authoring of technical literature.
A Technical Editor needs to have a basic understanding of project management skills, content management systems, and demonstrate critical analysis of content.
This position is working with our Diabetes Operating Unit either onsite in Northridge, CA or Remotely.
A Day in the Life
The Technical Editor is responsible for the review and editing of multiple forms of content within the Diabetes operating unit to enhance the quality and consistency of the technical literature and supporting documentation. The Technical Editor makes and suggests edits to support the assigned writer.
The Technical editor recommends enhancements to systems and processes to improve effectiveness and shape stakeholder perception and drive business results. The Technical Editor working with the Technical Writer may engage with Medtronic functional teams and stakeholders to ensure the consistent application of technical writing within product families and across product portfolios.
- Leadership Focus
- Provide guidance and assistance to entry level professionals and share SME expertise in technical editing process.
- Maintain organized records for project tracking and quality requirements, using established team folder structure.
- Participate in Lessons Learned regarding content errors in literature to provide root cause analysis, resolutions and impact assessment on decisions made
- Process Focus
· Manage Open Item Tracker
- Ensure items within open item tracker have been implemented within the literature scope/update.
- Ensure items within open item tracker are updated and closed as appropriate.
- Establish and provide metrics for tracking items within the open item tracker.
· Support editing/proofreading processes for Diabetes technical literature.
- Proofread and edit for consistency of the styles and formatting across technical literature.
- Proofread and edit for spelling, grammar, sentence structure, page breaks, formatting, and branding.
- Proofread and edit to ensure content is written for a global audience and at the appropriate readability level.
- Proofread and edit for consistency of user safety, warnings, and contraindications across region-specific literature and product lines.
- Proofread and edit for accuracy of the redlines and implementation of redlines.
- Proofread and edit for alignment of icons across technical literature and product labeling.
- Confirm accuracy of the technical literature content and screen shots utilizing the associated pump device, user interface (UI), pump simulator, emulator, or web-based UI simulator.
- Review change package to ensure the appropriate technical writer’s checklist was utilized and completed accurately, ensuring the literature attached aligns with the checklist requirements.
- Review change package to ensure description of change and rationale adequately describe the changes and justification for the changes being implemented.
3. Training and Technology focus
· Establish a work instruction to define editing activities.
· Establishes and promotes best practices for delivering a high standard of quality in internal literature.
- Develop and implement training materials and establish best practices to avoid common editing errors.
· A key team participant on process improvement and tools application to evaluate and implement tools/processes to simplify and standardize editing process.
- Benchmark of industry standard activities.
- Benchmark Medtronic OU processes.
Must Have: Minimum Requirements
- Bachelors degree required
- Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with 0 years of experience
Nice to Have
- Ability to edit the work of others and provide feedback in a clear, constructive, and positive manner
- Experience authoring/editing in content management systems (MAPS XD and InDesign)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects on an ongoing basis
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Highly organized
- Ability to work independently to prioritize and meet deadlines
- Experience in proofreading/editing labeling content for the medical device industry or other regulated environment
- Experience with Agile PLM document management systems (Agile PLM)
About Medtronic
Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.
We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations – but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.
Min Salary USD
64,800
Max Salary USD
97,200
Travel
Yes, < 25 % of the Time. APPLY HERE
by Kay Tay | Jan 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
The Krazy Coupon Lady (KCL) is a female-founder-owned publisher on a mission to help shoppers beat MSRP, unapologetically maximize their money, and seize the deal. Our team of shopping experts curates and hand-tests nearly a thousand deals per week, so there is always something new to discover each time you visit our website, app, and your inbox.
You may have noticed that our headquarters are in Boise, ID, but our workforce is fully remote in the following states: Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, or Wisconsin. All team-wide meetings are scheduled to be inclusive of U.S. time zones.
In this role, you will:
- Research, test, and write in-store and online deals featuring coupons, sale prices, and rebate apps.
- Collaborate on strategies to enhance the overall user experience.
- Take and edit photos to optimize social shares and clicks.
- Work with a team on a set of retailers and develop expertise on those retailers’ sales, promos and policies.
- Connect, support, and learn from the team remotely via Slack and Zoom meetings.
About you:
- Self-Starter with Expertise: You’ve crafted content for online publications, preferably on platforms like WordPress. Navigating tech is a breeze for you.
- Digital Savvy: Familiar with Google Suite, Slack, Zoom, Asana, and LightRoom? Great.
- Hustle: We value productivity without the frenzy—consistency is key. You’ll see the impact of your work as thousands engage with each post daily.
- Writing Chops: Your writing is clear, concise, and error-free. If you’ve been an editor’s golden child, let’s talk.
- Coupon/Deal Obsessed: Convince us your love for coupons and deals is unmatched, and you’ve got the job.
- Organization Expert: You’re highly organized, tracking various promotions and deal formulas. Be the go-to for insights into the stores you cover.
- Invested Contributor: Your dedication extends beyond your work. Whether it’s handling last-minute changes or helping colleagues, you’re all in. Mentorship, a positive team mentality, and active participation are part of your commitment. If you are passionate about commerce, have a keen eye for detail, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we invite you to apply and be part of our dynamic team!
If this sounds interesting to you, please complete the following homework assignment with your application:
- Please write either one grocery or one retail post:
- Head to the grocery store of your choice and find a grocery deal that has not already been posted on The Krazy Coupon Lady. You’ll want to find sale prices plus coupons and/or rebate apps that stack together. The goal is to save at least 50%.
- Head to a Retail store you like shopping at, or are familiar with, and write a post featuring a deal you found.
- 1. Before you leave for the stores, check out The Krazy Coupon Lady. Be aware of the deals we’ve already posted—we want to see something new from this assignment.
- 2. For the Grocery assignment, check our Coupon Database to find coupons and rebate offers that you can stack with the sale prices that you find at the store.
- 3. Take a couple of pictures of each product (include the sale price, if possible).
- 4. Once you get home, build your post using KCL’s formatting as much as possible.
- 5. For the post, write a short “beginner-friendly” intro, add a title, and featured image, and calculate the final price.
- Notice how we write our titles.
- Notice the picture format… They are wide, bright, and easy to read.
- Notice the formatting of the body of the post.
- Notice the deal construction (deal formula)… This tells readers how they can save money (and is critical).
- Help: Don’t get wound up if you’re lost… just drop us a note at people at thekrazycouponlady.com and we’ll get you some help.
Physical Requirements:
- Use of Fingers: Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling.
- Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
- Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sound.
- Repetitive motions: Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
- The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.
$16 – $19 an hour
About KCL
With our roots in Boise, ID, we’ve grown into a remote company with employees located across the United States. We’re a team focused on hard work, humility, and transparency. We believe in the power of community and the magic of friendship that created KCL so, for us, everything we do is people-first. APPLY HERE
by Kay Tay | Jan 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
We are looking for a Salesforce Administrator Lead to support Olo’s Revenue Operations team with building and maintaining Salesforce solutions that accelerate our teams across our Go To Market organization. We want people who are passionate about the Salesforce ecosystem, supporting our internal customers and reducing the seller burden.
Reporting to the Sr. Director, Revenue Systems, you will work cross-functionally to gather, understand, and interpret business requirements for revenue processes, and implement these into system capabilities, supporting Olo’s path to $1B in revenue.
You can work remotely from anywhere in the U.S. or at Olo’s headquarters in NYC.
What You’ll Do
- Design, customize ,and configure Salesforce to meet complex business requirements, including custom objects, workflows, validation rules, and automation flows
- Implement data governance strategies, including data quality, data migration, and data archiving, to maintain a clean and reliable database for informed decision-making in collaboration with key stakeholders
- Identify opportunities for automation and best practices within Salesforce processes to streamline workflows, enhance efficiency, and improve overall system performance
- Perform regular audits with improvement suggestions to keep the technical debt low and consistently maintain the system for optimal performance
- Create and maintain comprehensive documentation of system configurations, changes, and processes, and generate insightful reports and dashboards for key stakeholders
What We’ll Expect From You
- 2-4+ Years of hands-on experience as a salesforce administrator, with in-depth knowledge of Salesforce architecture
- Salesforce Administrator Certification
- Deep knowledge of all Salesforce point and click automation
- Successfully manage and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality solutions that align with business objectives
- Thrive in a dynamic and evolving environment, staying informed about the latest Salesforce releases and industry best practices to proactively suggest and implement system enhancements
- Contribute to the development and execution of the overall Salesforce strategy, aligning system capabilities with the organization’s long-term goals and objectives
Nice to Have
- Advanced Administrator Salesforce Certification
- Familiarity with Apex and Lightning Component development to extend Salesforce functionality beyond declarative configuration
- Knowledge of and experience working with third-party applications and integrations available on the Salesforce AppExchange
About Olo
Olo is the engine of hospitality powering the restaurant industry’s digital transformation. As a leading open SaaS platform, we enable over 600 restaurant brands to jointly reach 85 million connected guests across approximately 84,000 locations. More than two million orders per day run on Olo’s platform, allowing brands to maximize the convergence of digital and brick-and-mortar operations while raising the bar on hospitality. The result: brands do more with less and make every guest feel like a regular. With integrations to over 300 technology partners, our customers can build digital experiences with the largest and most flexible restaurant commerce ecosystem on the market. You have likely used Olo and not even known it! We’re remote-friendly. Since 2015, we have been evolving our culture to continue to support a more distributed workforce and now over 75% of our team works remotely across the U.S. If you’re in the New York City area, you can choose to work remotely or from Olo’s headquarters, located in Tribeca.
We offer great benefits, such as 20 days of paid time off, 10 separate sick days, 11 holidays plus year-end closure, fully paid health, dental and vision care premiums, a 401k match, remote-office stipend, company equity, a generous parental leave plan, volunteer time off, gift matching policy, and more!
Our best estimate of the compensation range for this opportunity is $85k – $105k annually, depending on the experience you bring and your location. We look forward to discussing your salary expectations and our full total rewards offerings throughout the interview process. APPLY HERE
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