DESCRIPTION:

Examiner.com seeks environmental activists, educators, sustainability-focused or other eco-conscious people who have in-depth experience in, and passion for, a particular Green-related subject to write for us. Examiners are local insiders with solid writing skills who desire to share their knowledge with others. They are socially-conscious people in the community who wish to fulfill their inner calling and improve the lives of others. Examiners have their own page on our website complete with a photo and a bio which may also include links to their personal site. As a result of their articles, Examiners often gain invitations to attend special events, offers to be quoted in the media as the local expert, and other doors of opportunity may open up. Your work on Examiner.com can help you establish your personal brand and allows you to use your written voice to reach a broader audience and gain recognition for your efforts.

Some examples of GREEN topic titles we seek to fill, along with their categories, include:

• Environmental Health Examiner (Health).
• Green Building Examiner (Home & Living).
• Green Building Materials Examiner (Home & Living).
• Green Living Examiner (Home & Living).
• Green Parenting Examiner (Family & Parenting).
• Green Restaurants Examiner (Restaurants).
• Sustainable Agriculture Examiner (Home & Living).

INSPIRATION AND INCENTIVE:

• Your articles appear on your own page of Examiner.com, a site with over 17 million unique monthly visitors.
• Creative freedom to decide what to write about within your topic and you retain rights to your content.
• As an Independent Contractor, YOU decide where and when to write.
• Become highly visible on search engines.
• Promote you knowledge, work and boost your personal brand.
• Expand your credibility and reputation as the go-to expert while building an audience and fan base.
• Easy to use publishing and metrics tools.
• Free training and support for effective online publishing and search engine marketing (SEM).
• Share and learn using our network of subject matter insiders – the largest in the world.
• No fees or start-up costs.

• Credible, passionate and knowledgeable subject matter expert.
• Able to tell engaging stories using solid writing skills (spelling, grammar, etc.).
• Access to timely, accurate information within the topic and able to provide a local angle.
• Ability to keep their Examiner page current, which usually means publishing a minimum of 3 – 4 brief (200-400 words) articles per week.
• Desire to build their readership, understand their audience, and be the expert.
• Interest in online/SEO writing.
• Technically savvy; able to learn and utilize web/publishing tools and internet applications.

COMPENSATION:

Most people become Examiners because of the exposure they receive from being on a Top 100 website and the additional opportunities that result from it. Examiners are independent contractors and receive competitive pay based on posting frequency and internet variables including page views, subscriptions, session length, and advertiser interest. Plainly, this isn’t a job that will support you. Your rewards come from your exposure and your ability to expand your audience. So, your efforts as an Examiner can definitely pay off.

Company:  Examiner.com
Contact Information: Apply Type “green” or “eco” into the blue Find a Topic section and select a primary topic title that matches your area of expertise and up to two alternative topics from the list or use the “suggest a topic” function .

URL: http://jobs.yahoo.com/job-JVYNG9ZXCHU;_ylt=AoN_EbUomh3BZLdP8hVb2W76Q6IX?source=SRP

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World History Content Writer

• Aplia, a Cengage Learning product, is revolutionizing how students learn. We create online, interactive learning solutions that increase student effort and engagement in their high school and college courses. We have helped 1,000,000 students at more than 1,300 institutions since product inception in 2002 and are looking for eager and like-minded individuals to join our brainy, creative, and lively group!
• The Content Writer will create new World history content and shape our history tools to best serve students and professors alike.
• This is a freelance, off-site position.

• Write and review online teaching materials for undergraduate history courses.
• Work with other content developers to write, review, and edit our online history materials.
• Be familiar with our current content to advise the sales and support teams on any content-related questions.
• Assist students and teachers by answering content specific questions.

• Master’s degree in History.
• Must have broad knowledge/experience in World History (concentration in Asian, Indian, or African).
• Must have experience teaching undergraduate World History courses.
• Excellent knowledge of grammar and command of the English language.
• Top-notch written and oral communication skills.
• Computer savvy with the ability to pick up technical skills quickly.
• Bright, hard-working, flexible, dedicated, and team-focused self starter.

• PhD in History (concentration in World History).
• Formal editorial / writing experience .

Company: Aplia
Contact information: Apply Here

URL: http://www.genuinejobs.com/jobs_detail.php?id=3428

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Freelance Writers

• As one of the web’s leading writing communities, Demand Studios is responsible for publishing thousands of articles a day to a large network of premium media brands including LIVESTRONG.com, eHow.com and Trails.com.
• This freelance writing position will enable you to work around your own schedule and write about the topics you are most passionate about. Join the vibrant community of writers and editors already working for Demand Studios and start receiving a reliable paycheck.
• Choose from thousands of unique titles, claim and work on multiple assignments at a time, and enjoy the flexibility of working around your schedule.
• Writers are paid per article through multiple payment options – upfront and royalty based.
• Payments are made twice a week and are deposited directly into your PayPal account (payments average in the $15/$20 per article).
• All writers receive a byline on each piece written, to help build exposure for your talents.

• Educational/Professional background in Journalism or related degree.
• Some writing experience and/or expertise in a specific topic category.

Company:  Demand Studios
Contact Information: Please upload your resume and writing sample via our online application: Apply

URL: https://www.demandstudios.com/application.html?role=Writer&utm_source=jjobs&utm_medium=jobpost&utm_campaign=app

DESCRIPTION:

• We are a successful publisher looking for freelance writers on particular topics.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Are you a person who loves to write? Someone who:
• Has expertise in a particular area?
• Can digest the key information about that subject into an interesting and compelling article of 700 to 1000 words?
• Can write in an interesting, journalistic (not academic) style?
• Has the discipline and drive to do it over and over again?
• If so, we’ve got the perfect job for you!

OUR SYSTEMS WORKS LIKE THIS:

• You identify your areas of expertise or in which you are interested in researching.
• We provide editorial guidelines as to how our articles should be written.
• We identify the titles of articles we need written, in the categories you’ve identified.
• You are free to choose which topic(s) you accept as your assignment for that week.
• You write the articles, each at least 700 words long, according to our editorial guidelines. (All articles must be unique and original with you; no copying of others’ work is allowed.)
• You submit the articles for editorial review and acceptance.
• Payment starts at $15.00 per article. We also pay bonuses for submission (and acceptance for publication) of multiple articles per week: starting at 5% for 10 articles in a calendar week. We pay weekly via PayPal.
• From time to time we may offer special projects that may involve specialized research or writing in other formats (longer articles, shorter blog entries, etc.) to specific writers under different length and payment conditions.
• Since you do this work as a freelancer, your schedule is completely flexible—you are free to work any time and in any place you wish. This means you can easily work around existing work, family, and study schedules.
• The process of writing multiple articles on closely-related topics gives you the ability to leverage your expertise and research across many different articles, so you earn more for your time.
• Writers must confirm that all work submitted is original and is considered “work for hire” (all rights for the final product are owned by us to use however we see fit, and that the writer does not retain copyright).

Contact Information: http://freelance15.com/

URL: http://freelance15.com/

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Celeb / Pop Culture Bloggers

DESCRIPTION:

Celeb & pop culture writers & bloggers needed for growing women’s site

REQUIREMENTS:

• Gossip-aholic pop-culture junkie with tons of web experience and a fun, snarky voice that our readers (hip, 20- 30-something women) will love.
•  Fun, irreverent voice with lots of attitude & opinion. Contacts in industry a plus.
• Love going to events? Got great ideas for how to engage our readers? Even better. Have a popular blog already? We can?t wait to read it.
• You should also be willing to send your material to other site sites to get links back.

Interested? Tell us why you’re the girl – or guy – for us. Please send 3 links along with your resume and your fav celeb / gossip sites/blogs. PLEASE PUT “CELEB WRITER” IN EMAIL SUBJECT LINE.

Contact information: gigs-kazm3-1633992260@craigslist.org

 URL: http://www.genuinejobs.com/jobs_detail.php?id=3426

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Lead Web Designer / Design Director

DESCRIPTION:

• RocketTheme is a highly successful small web development firm focused on developing themes and templates for a variety of open-source web platforms.

REQUIREMENTS:

• We are looking for a talented “world class” web designer to fill a full-time position as the lead creative designer at RocketTheme. We are a geographical diverse company so we’re looking for an individual who thrives working with a small, talented and dedicated team creating cutting edge web designs. We pride ourselves on pushing the envelope so we’re looking for a passionate creative with new ideas and design techniques. A truly gifted designer with a high proficiency in semantic XHTML and CSS is our ideal candidate.

Examples of our work:
http://demo.rockettheme.com

Main site:
http://www.rockettheme.com

STANDARD REQUIREMENTS:

• Cutting edge design skills
• Stunning portfolio
• Working knowledge of Adobe Fireworks
• Good sense of typography, color and white-space
• Solid understanding of CSS & XHTML
• Great communication skills
• Ability to work remotely in an online team environment

OTHER HELPFULL QUALIFICACTIONS:

• College degree in Design/Art/US
• Mac OS X fanboy/fangirl
• Illustration experience
• Designs featured in CSS Galleries
• CMS and/or Blog templating systems
• Good sense of humor

Salary is commensurate based on experience and expertise.

Company: RocketTheme
Contact information: Please send your portfolio, website/blog, sample urls to mailto:4954@jobs.authenticjobs.com

URL: http://www.genuinejobs.com/jobs_detail.php?id=3429

I love Zoho.com. I just want to make that disclaimer before I get too far into this post and you start to wonder about me. To summarize Zoho in a phrase, I would say that it is your business online. Zoho offers web-based apps for just about everything your business will ever need.

There are the standard office suite apps like a word processing app (Zoho Writer) and a spreadsheet app (Zoho Sheet) and a presentation app (Zoho Show). These are the ones that I use most frequently and they work just like the other web-based apps you’re used to (like GoogleDocs) or computer-based apps you’re used to (like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).

But when it’s time to take your business to the next level, you can do that too. Zoho also has apps like a customer relationship management (Zoho CRM), a project management app (Zoho Project) an invoicing app (Zoho Invoices), a planning app (Zoho Planner), a document management app (Zoho Docs) and a central repository (Zoho Share). While most freelancers may happily use the basic office suite tools, they can use these “next level” business tools to make significant improvements in how their businesses perform. 

And the list goes on with even more specialized apps that you might have a use for (but I haven’t used myself). These include an online notetaker, wikis, On-demand remote support, chat, web conferencing, and way more.

So, why is it that I’m so excited about Zoho and their gigantic suite of apps?

There are a few reason:

• First, freelancing is a freeing business. You’re not tied down anywhere. You can work here, there, somewhere else, and then next door. And you’re not stuck accessing stuff on your laptop. You just need a computer – any computer – and you’re good to go.
• Second, it also enhances the continuity if your business because – if your computer suddenly dies – you can simply log on with another computer and everything is stored online. (Folks, that’s the wave of the future when it comes to computers, by the way: Nothing stored on the hardware itself).
• Third, it helps you run a serious business. Your freelance writing business (for example) might be successful running just a word processing program. But it will be more successful when you’re running project management software and CRM software and more. This is big-business thinking scaled down to make small businesses more successful.

Now, just in case you think I’m on their payroll (I’m not), I will admit that they aren’t perfect. For example, I find their pricing is a little confusing and not always easy to navigate around, but they will answer questions if you email a question to them. And there is some functionality that you don’t get in Zoho apps (like Zoho Writer) that you do get in offline apps (like Microsoft Word). But for the most part, everything you need to run a business is conveniently there!

As a freelancer, I’m sure that it’s your desire to serve your clients to the best of your ability and keep them so happy that they come back to you for more work . (If that’s not your desire then you might want to rethink what you do).

For the most part, people come to you with normal requests and you do them.

If you’re a freelance graphic designer, people come to you looking for graphic design.

If you’re a freelance writer, people come to you looking for content.

Makes sense.

But sometimes, they include other things in their request that you might not normally do.

Maybe, as a graphic designer, they want to you to code their site so it looks as good as your graphic designs.

Or maybe, as a freelance writer, they want you to create a brand management campaign because they figure you’re as skilled in communicating a short, pithy brand as you are creating long, flowing prose.

Unless you’re a multitalented, virtuoso Renaissance man (or woman), you can’t do it all. (You probably knew that already but your mom might be shocked to learn it). And, although you probably want to serve your clients with a smile and help them out however you can, you shouldn’t take on that additional project. It won’t be profitable for you (because it will take you longer to do that “non-core” work than you think it will) and it won’t make your customer happy (because you won’t be able to deliver to the degree of success that you think you can).

Your customer has a need but you shouldn’t fill it for them. Instead, here’s what to do:

• Start by telling them that you prefer to only add value where you know you can add value, and assure them that you aren’t able to help them in this situation. Make sure to point it out in their terms – that they won’t benefit by getting you to do the project for them.
• Stick to your guns! I’ve had customers try (sometimes successfully and sometimes unsuccessfully) to convince me that I am the right person for the job. The one time I relented and did the job was a big disaster: I lost the customer and a ton of money as a result.
• Recommend a general solution. I like to recommend a solution to their problem. Sometimes I don’t have a specific answer but I can recommend a general answer. Just the other day I told a prospective client that the website-specific work she needed me to do was probably better handled by user experience specialist. I don’t think she was happy about the answer but I know she wouldn’t be happy if I did do the work. It’s a lesser of two evils situation. You might want to direct them to a resource that can help them. For example, I will often say something like: “You might want to post your project on Guru.com or Elance.com and review proposals from several professionals.”
• Cautiously recommend a specific solution. If you know someone who can provide the service, offer to make an introduction and graciously email both with a nice, introductory email. I say “cautiously” because you’ll want to make sure that they do the quality of work and provide the level of service you need them to.
• Build relationships. If you get the same questions over and over, build relationships with some other freelancers in that category. For example, I get a lot of website building work so I know a few skilled website builders that I happily recommend.

If you are a great freelancer (and I’m sure that you are), you will be offered projects that are outside of the scope of what you do. And if you love your clients (and I’m sure that you do) you’ll be tempted to take on that work. But that’s the last thing you want to do!

DESCRIPTION:

• Saforian is a small, professional creative firm located in Northern Virginia. We are growing our team and looking for a talent.
• Our flexible services focus on high-quality design, standards-based front-end code, and open source back-end development. We have a large variety of clients ranging from non-profits to restaurants to large corporations. Most of our exciting new projects are utilizing Drupal as the core CMS. Your role would be our primary back-end developer on these client sites: configuring Drupal, customizing existing modules, and creating custom ones when needed. You will also help define requirements for new projects, and take the lead in planning and developing new small-to-midsize PHP/MySQL web apps (outside of Drupal) for clients.
• Being a creative firm, you will need to have a decent eye for design and coordinate with our visual and interface designers when developing user-friendly sites.
• We do not have a central office, so you will be able to work independently from home. Preference will given to someone in the DC metropolitan area so we can still meet occasionally.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Strong experience with professional and best practice PHP development.
• Advanced experience with Drupal custom module development (theming experience a plus).
• Skilled with multiple database systems, MySQL required, MS SQL or Oracle a plus.
• Experience with LAMP based server required.
• Experience with integrating with 3rd party systems (MS SQL, Facebook, Twitter, etc) is a plus.
• JavaScript/jQuery experience desired.
• Develop and test secure, clean, and well-commented code.
• Familiarity with Windows based servers a plus.
• Able to communicate and play well with our visual designers and front-end coders to ensure output is beautiful and user friendly.
• Decent web standards knowledge (HTML, CSS). You don’t have to be a CSS and accessibility guru… just solid enough to maintain and expand valid templates from our ace front-end coders/themers.
• Able to multi-task on multiple projects at once.
• Can work independently from home and still meet tight deadlines.
• Willing to work up to full-time hours (40 a week) for a small, but growing design firm without a rigid corporate structure or office — set your own hours as long as you get the job done.
• Can communicate well with clients and (if you’re in the DC area) willing to attend meetings.
• Can start right away! We’re hoping for a freelance developer with the availability to work up to a full-time schedule (40 hours). Start on a trial freelance/contract basis so you can get familiar with our company.

Company: Saforian
Contact Information:  Please send your resume, portfolio, and salary requirements to jobs@saforian.com

URL: http://www.authenticjobs.com/jobs/4937

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Immediate need for Web/Graphic Designer for ongoing work

DESCRIPTION:

• I’m a freelancer that works with nonprofits around the country and I’ve got way too much work to take on at this moment and have work to get started even over the weekend if someone is available.
• But what i’m really looking for is someone to take on some of the overflow that I have. I do work ranging from print, flash banners, email design/coding/testing to website interfaces. You can get an idea of my work here.

REQUIREMENTS:

• The qualifications are this person should be fairly flexible, work quickly and sometimes without much direction. They need to be detail oriented, understand UI design and have a clean aesthetic. Someone that understands the capabilities of JQuery and other frameworks and working with grids is a plus. Anyways, you get the picture. I use Basecamp so being familiar with that is a plus. Also using a Mac would be a plus for font/file compatibility.
• An example of a project I have now is where I have the homepage and interior page designed, but need a few more pages designed with the look/feel applied.
• I’m ready to go when you are, so send over URL’s, samples, contact info. Ideally, this person is another freelancer that isn’t looking for a full-time job because I’d like to find someone that can be available for more work. I do work with nonprofits and I’m just another freelancer, so cost will definitely play a factor. But you’ll hopefully have steady work and doing work for good causes!

Contact Information: Send a brief introduction, URL’s, rate, samples and how to reach you at 4942@jobs.authenticjobs.com

URL: http://www.authenticjobs.com/jobs/4942

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Freelance Journalist

DESCRIPTION:

• Allvoices is seeking talented and experienced freelance journalists to join an energetic and highly passionate community of professional writers from around the world.
• We want journalists to cover geographic beats as well as technology, finance, economy, the environment, local politics, international affairs, immigration, health, science, entertainment and pop culture, among other topics.
• Positions are available from Los Angeles to New York, Kabul to Beirut, London to Islamabad, and anywhere else news is waiting to be break or events explained.
• We are looking for candidates who know how to report, write, deliver concise and unbiased news with a voice from every corner of the globe. Must not be afraid to ask the tough questions.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Applicants must have published clips. Positions are part-time contract jobs with contributors expected to file a number of stories per month month, along with photos and video in some cases. Stories will be pitched and also assigned. Web experience helpful but not essential.

Contact Information: Please send clips and resumes to journalist@allvoices.com.

URL:  http://www.journalismjobs.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=1154919&utm_source=Indeed&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=Indee

DESCRIPTION:

• At Mintel, we are looking to build and develop our network of research consultants around the world who are available to work on a freelance basis, primarily to support commissioned bespoke market intelligence research projects.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Candidates can be located in any major city, but must be fluent in English and have computer and internet access. Freelance Researchers can be expected to undertake a wide variety of tasks and should have existing experience in any of the following disciplines:
• Desk research – visiting local libraries, researching relevant trade and business press.
• Market analysis/report writing – interpretation of numerical data; providing insightful explanations to trends in market data. Identification of market drivers and constraints, together with analysis of how each factor’s weighting varies between sectors and over time (Micro analysis).
• Influencing markets at country level (Macro analysis).
• Primary research (telephone interviewing) – canvassing industry opinion by interviewing manufacturers, retailers, trade associations, importers and other industry participants/observers. Competent and confident telephone manner; tenacity.
• Numerical analysis – to interpret and analyse market intelligence data being retrieved (from desk research and primary research). This may require intelligent estimating. Ability to understand and work with numbers and attention to detail is critical.
  Storechecks – visiting stores, listing products by category and recording brand details (brand name, manufacturers, wholesaler/importer, pack size, pack price ).
• If you are interested in registering on our database, please forward your cv to freelancer@mintel.com.
• Applicant will be entered onto a database and only contacted when there is a project available which matches their location and experience.

Company: Mintel
Contact information: freelancer@mintel.com

URL: http://www.genuinejobs.com/jobs_detail.php?id=3393

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Business Bloggers

DESCRIPTION:

• We’re seeking bloggers for our business blog – we want to get it up and running asap with a lot of quality content. We run a web design training company.
• We teach aspiring web designers/developers how to create websites with Flash, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, Photoshop, Joomla, Wordpress, etc. We want our blog to be an extension of our business and cross promote our products – but we do NOT want to offer written tutorials (we sell video tutorials and we do not want anything to take away from that).

REQUIREMENTS:

• Being a Freelance Web developer/designer (includes everything from dealing with clients to setting up your home office)
• Product and Industry News (includes news, rumors, events, etc. Topics might be Flash vs. Apple, Flash’s future, HTML 5, CS5 news, the new Joomla, etc)
• Flash, PS, Dreamweaver, etc (conversational, this is what’s new, design type of articles – no tutorials)
• Web development/design inspiration pieces (10 Amazing Flash sites, 20 Cool Photos Altered in Photoshop, etc – as well as articles on where and how to get inspiration, etc)
• We’re open on the 5th topic – so… Surprise us…?
• We’ve hired quite a few people and none of them worked out – so we’re doing this a bit differently.
• Send us an article on one of the above topics and if we use it we’ll pay you $25 (article must be at least 350 words), plus if you become a regular writer you’ll get paid more.

THE ARTICLES MUST:

• Have already been proofread, spell-checked, and grammar checked.
• Be written for the web – use bullets, lists, quotes, etc and use key words. Keep the paragraphs short enough to easily be read and use simple language.
• Be full of valuable information – we’re looking for unique ideas, suggestions that are truly helpful, etc.
• NOT be used anywhere else – if you don’t hear that we’re going to use your article within 90 days please feel free to submit it elsewhere.
• Be completely original content – we can not use plagiarized or “re-purposed” content
• You must be able to send us an invoice for each article we accept and you must be willing (and able) to accept PayPal payments.
• Once we accept and pay you for an article, we become the exclusive publisher of that article. This means you cannot publish the article anywhere else online, however, you can use an excerpt for your portfolio/personal website with a link to the full article on our site. This also means that we can publish your article on any of our sites or within our products.

HOW TO APPLY:

• Please respond through email with any pieces you wish to submit.
• Use this subject line: “Contribution for LearnWebDevelopment.com Blog”
• Copy and paste the article into the body of the email
• Please include your word count (http://www.wordcounttool.com/)
• If you do not use this subject line or you use an attachment we may not see your piece, or might be unable to open it.

Company: Learn Web Development
Contact information: Send Application Here

URL: http://www.genuinejobs.com/jobs_detail.php?id=3401

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Green Lifestyle & Apparel Contributor

DESCRIPTION

• We are looking for someone to contribute content and direction for our Green Lifestyle & Apparel Guide. The gig is for one month and includes researching suppliers of green apparel and making recommendations, reviewing the product lines and writing articles, blog posts and insights on green lifestyle and apparel.

Location: tele-commute
Compensation: $15/hr

Contact information: gigs-w3y9a-1629841504@craigslist.org

URL:  http://www.genuinejobs.com/jobs_detail.php?id=3415

DESCRIPTION:

• If you liked the challenge of building just about anything with Legos, Lincoln Logs, K’nex or any other blocks when you were a kid – then you’ll probably want to apply to our web developer position at Spitball. As a leading advertising agency in NJ, we have the pleasure of working with a great variety of clients and businesses – which brings with it a great variety of projects. Spitball develops small, local business sites to highly-complex web apps.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Spitball is looking for an experienced, versatile web developer. This position will require you to lead certain projects and be a part of a team for others.
• As a freelance developer, you will be expected to partake in all various aspects of the development process from initial client engagement and requirements gathering to solution development and final coding. Yes, you will be expected to create standards-based HTML/CSS from provided Photoshop file. Additionally you will also be required to help support and maintain many of our clients’ websites – which include simple content updates, server/software monitoring/upkeep to larger scale content upgrades. Just like playing in the sandbox when you were little, you’ll have to play nice with others – especially project managers and designers – to insure all projects are a success.

PLATFORMS WE LIKE:

• Standards-based XHTML/CSS, Javascript, PHP, MySQL, XML, AJAX, JSON, CakePHP, MVC, Zend, Django (big plus)

OTHER:

• Wordpress, Drupal, CMSMS, PloneCMS, ExpressionEngine, Authorize.Net, PayPal, GoogleCheckout
• Having experience customizing Wordpress almost beyond its limit is a big plus. Best practice SEO coding is essential as is attention to detail. Must be available during East Coast business hours.

Company Information: Spitball
Contact Information: hr@spit-ball.com

DESCRIPTION:

• Looking for a killer designer who can create landing pages and website templates meant to convert. The only skill I care about is your design skills. We have coders, developers etc who can turn your design into an actual page.
• All I want to know is if you understand how to design toward specific audiences, understand web design best practices, and if you are able to work under deadlines.
• If so, please send me examples of such designs. If you don’t have any examples please don’t apply. 
• We will start out hourly, but would like to eventually work toward a per-page cost to help with our budgeting.

Company Information:  Modern Blue http://www.modernblue.com/
Contact Information: mailto:4938@jobs.authenticjobs.com

DESCRIPTION:

• We are looking for a motion designer to create 8-10 feature and tutorial videos in After Effects or similar format.

REQUIREMENTS

• Clip Length:   Clips are estimated to last 30-45 seconds and would introduce potential users to the software.
• Level of Animation:  Videos would require minimal custom animation and mostly incorporate pan-and-zoom effects.  Please refer to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-XHA7Xzr8Y to get a better idea of the style we’re looking for.
• Lead time:  No more than 10 days
• Budget: Make us your best bid

We will be providing the PSD’s, storyboards, and voiceovers for you to work with for this project.

Contact Information: mailto:info@webgrapes.it

photo credit: opensourceway

Welcome back to part three of my interesting conversation with Ali Rowan, professional graphic designer.

Last week in part Two, I shared with you the importance of choosing the right colors for your brand. This week we will take a closer look at what Ali has to say about fine tuning your design.

The most important thing to watch out for when creating a specific design for your brand is copyright infringement. Avoid future problems by researching businesses that offer products or services similar to yours.

Being clever with a play of words is sometimes all it takes for another company with a recognizable brand to come after you for copyright infringement. Take the time to create your own unique version of something; don’t take your chances piggy-backing on the already established visibility of someone else.

An example would be perhaps using a likeness of the Jolly Green Giant as the spokesperson for your Landscaping business. Granted, it is two entirely different markets, but copyrights are in place to secure the Jolly Green Giant will represent the vegetables, not your lawn care business.

A play on words or even a slight variation on a recognized icon or design may seem like a brilliant idea and provide some humor to your personal branding, but can be very troublesome. I didn’t know this, but Ali told me that even some specific colors are copyrighted. It can be a very sticky situation.

Wise words of advice from Ali: “When in doubt about how far you are pushing your luck, don’t do it.” Better yet, seek the counsel of a professional to guide you.

You want to create a focal point within your design and layout. Too much ‘activity’ is distracting to the eye and fails to register as well as one simple powerful item for potential clients to remember.
This is a definite area to work with a professional. The elements and principals of design are their specialty.

How much of your personality should be evident?

When I proposed this question to Ali, her response was “It depends on the company or service”.
This is best explained by the comparison of two very different occupations:

• Legal Services
• Artist

A freelance legal representative probably wouldn’t gain much credibility if they had a fun, creative design on their business card. The business in general has a more serious tone; therefore the branding representation should reflect the tone of the business. That’s not to say a legal representative has to be all stoic and somber to be good at what they do, but first impression from the business card has to instill confidence in the client.

Breaking out of clichés, like “serious” branding for a law firm, while risky, can sometimes be a great way to stand out of the crowd. It’s okay to break the rules sometimes–just do it consciously, and know why you’re doing it.

A freelance artist, on the other hand, is marketing their uniqueness. Showing a more detailed ‘taste’ of their skills and talents would do well with potential clients. If their artwork is primarily bold strokes and abstract shapes, those features on a business card would be perfectly acceptable.

As with color choices, it all boils down to doing the research and knowing the demographics of your target market, your competition, and your product. Every little detail is vital to the impression your branding logo will create with its marketability.

Next week the conclusion of this series will end with Ali’s recommendation of the top Do’s and Don’ts when working on your brand. Be sure to check back and read about the tips she has for you.

Ali Rowan is a freelance graphic designer in the time that fits around her being a student, writer, crafter, girlfriend, daughter, sister, Canadian, and the various other things that keep her busy—not that the Canadian bit entails a lot of effort on her part, Olympic spirit aside. To embrace cliché, art and design have been a part of her life since she was little—she was temporarily ambidextrous around the age of 3, just so that she could continue colouring when one hand grew tired. To this day, she deeply regrets not keeping up with that, because come to think of it, being fully ambidextrous would be quite awesome.
Brief tangents aside, it was only in 2009 that Ali embarked on her freelance career, and admittedly, she’s still got lots to learn, just as she always will—if there’s one piece of advice she’s got, it’s that there’s always something left to learn, so never stop.
For more on Ali, don’t hesitate to follow her on Twitter, or check out her website, Actuali Design.

DESCRIPTION:

YourTango is hiring a social media intern to help mange and grow our presence on the web via social network and bookmarking sites.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Candidates must have strong writing and communication skills, a background in English or Journalism and experience in online media (basic HTML, CMS experience and knowledge of SEO). The social media intern will work directly with the Director of Strategy & Operations, and so will have the opportunity to learn many tips and tricks of the trade.
• The position is part-time for 4 months. A small stipend or college credit is available.

If you’re interested, please e-mail your resume and cover letter to the e-mail above.

Company: YourTango
Contact information: job-dxh4f-1628025437@craigslist.org

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Freelance Social Media Blogger

DESCRIPTION:

Our company is looking for freelance bloggers to write for our website.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Specifically, we are looking for experts in social media, web design, SEM, SEO, website analytics and the greater online marketing realm.
• In order to be eligible you must already be producing content for the web, be engaged in the greater social media landscape and be a kick ass writer/blogger. Interested parties should email us. Be sure to tell us a little about yourself, include relevant links to work you?ve written and let us know where we can find you on the social web (link to twitter profile, blogs, etc.). We look forward to hearing from you.

Contact information: gigs-kcmww-1627285563@craigslist.org

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DESCRIPTION:

Know Cancer, one of the most-popular cancer communities on the internet with more than 1,000 unique visitors every day, is soliciting article submissions for its news section, The Cancer Beat, which will launch on May 1.

The Cancer Beat aspires to become the place for cancer news on the internet, and all submissions will be held up to a high standard. The upside for contributors is that writing for us won’t be a thankless, faceless experience. As editor, I will work closely with you to ensure that we put out top-notch articles, professionally and attractively presented to the Know Cancer community.

STORY TOPICS:

• While cancer is the tie that binds our community, that doesn’t mean we are only looking for stories about research breakthroughs or recent studies, though these are certainly on our radar. Cancer impacts millions of people and influences so many aspects of life, and we want The Cancer Beat to reflect this. That means stories like this one (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121335690) about a woman who was able to find humor in her disease is as relevant to our community as this one (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/19/health/19cancer.html) about research findings on the efficacy of PSA blood tests.
• We are not looking for news briefs like this one (http://blog.taragana.com/health/2010/02/08/poor-women-tend-to-be-edgy-after-cancer-diagnosis-19117/) about the correlation between income and stress level after a breast cancer diagnosis. But we would accept a strong story that builds on the brief by, for example, weaving in the account of a low-income woman?s emotional struggle to cope with her diagnosis.
• The common factor is people. Know Cancer is a community?not just of cancer patients and their loved ones but doctors, scientists, health gurus, athletes, entertainers, etc.? and we want The Cancer Beat to appeal to the people in this community. While we are open to breaking news, we are more interested in in-depth articles with shelf life. Our top priority is providing our community with compelling stories written in strong prose and supported by solid reporting.

GUIDELINES:

• There are few guidelines for submissions. We are looking for print, audio and video stories with a connection to cancer, whether direct (“Study Provides New Insights into Testicular Cancer Detection and Monitoring”) or indirect (“Lance Armstrong Takes Up Skydiving”). Generally speaking, print stories should be between 400 and 1,200 words and audio or video pieces between two and five minutes, but we will certainly make exceptions if the topic warrants it. Just make sure to include how long you expect your piece to be in your story pitch.

COMPENSATION:

• Know Cancer offers contributors a modest acceptance fee of $10 plus 100 percent of the ad revenue generated by their article pages. In addition, we will maximize your exposure by presenting your work to the 20,000-plus members of our online community and use our strong social-media presence to get you the broadest possible audience. Finally, we will link to your personal website from your article page.
• At Know Cancer, we know that making The Cancer Beat the best cancer news source on the Web depends entirely on our content and thus entirely on our reporters. We are looking for talented, passionate journalists to cover the cancer beat, in all its rich complexity, for our vibrant and diverse community. Know Cancer is a family and, in line with our face-to-face approach to freelance submissions, we will treat every contributor as someone we may have a long and fruitful relationship with.

Please send all story pitches, inquiries and submissions

Company: The Cancer Beat
Contact person: Jordan Melnick
Contact information: editor@knowcancer.com

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