DESCRIPTION:

Are you a graphic guru? Do you perform with pixels? Love crafting custom controls? You may be just the person we need.

The Work:

• Design interfaces for iPad, iPhone, and Mac apps
• Design icons
• Design web visuals
• Design marketing materials

REQUIREMENTS:

The Skills:

• Your portfolio should be well rounded with iOS and OS X experience
• You must be skilled in preparing assets for coding
• You must be passionate about your craft
• You must play well with others—lone wolves need not apply

The Compensation:

• Flexible hours
• Work from home or your favorite coffee shop
• Project-based bonuses
• Salary negotiable

Company Information: No Thirst Software LLC
Contact Information: jobs@nothirst.com

URL: Authentic Jobs

Python/Lead Developer

DESCRIPTION:

Like to scrape the web and build high-traffic APIs with python? Loud3r is the right place for you! A content-aggregation start up based in San Francisco, California, Loud3r provides high-availability APIs of content to large media enterprises. We are seeking an enthusiastic, competent and experienced lead developer with a strong background in python, php, mysql and Amazon cloud infrastructure. You would also help manage a team of contract developers and designers as well as help oversee systems. Competitive salary, flexible hours and flexible location.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Strong understanding of python, php, mysql
• Experience with large scale Amazon services
• Strong problem solving skills

Company Information: Loud3r
Contact Information: jobs@loud3r.com

URL: Genuine Jobs

Corporate Web and Graphic Designer

DESCRIPTION:

Too Pixel is a small team of freelancers seeking to hire a talented web designer with a passion for creating amazing web design and graphic work, mostly for Corporate clients, eCommerce and web applications.

If you enjoy working with others virtually using Skype and Basecamp, and be a good team player, then check us out. At Too Pixel, we have a relaxed atmosphere where performance and quality matters.

We’re looking for someone polyvalent who will:

• Collaborate with a project manager, share ideas based on a small brief, then design websites for Corporate clients, as well as Ecommerce or web applications, with a luxury touch
• Assist the coding team when they need a button, a header or some icons at integration time of the design you did
• Design modern logos, original and beautiful and which make sense
• Design corporate documents, PDF’s

REQUIREMENTS:

• Web design expert in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
• Logo design using Illustration and Photoshop if needed
• Corporate documents using Indesign
• Proven talent for creating fresh, unique and professional designs
• Passionate about user experience and web site usability
• Offers new ideas and communicates effectively
• Capable of creating the designs for mobile screens like iPhone or iPad
• Strong work ethics and organizational skills
• Online portfolio of web design work

How to apply

Please submit your portfolio link (required) and a few words about you at the e-mail address below.

Company Information: Too Pixel
Contact Information: info@toopixel.ch

URL: Genuine Jobs

DESCRIPTION:

Don’t judge us by our website – we love great design and we need to complete our startup team with someone who does as well.

RecBob is a web app that we are launching to solve the headaches of rec sports players using the power of Facebook’s social network. Examples of these headaches range from finding subs, collecting registrations, to ordering customized t-shirts. Out goal is to offer a unifed tool that grows the sports community, promotes wellness, and connects brands. RecBob was an idea that hatched at Startup Weekend Iowa City in October 2011 and was so compelling that by Janurary we quit our jobs to work on it full time. We want our users to have fun, so everything we do revolves around fun. We’re looking for someone to join our team who loves designing and developing user experiences. You’ll have an opportunity to work alongside a close knit group of very talented engineers and marketers to build a platform that utilizes Facebook like no one has before.

At RecBob you will:

• Closely work with our Developers and Marketing to ensure that what we’re designing meets the needs of the user
• Effectively communicate user interaction through deliverables such as wireframes and prototypes
• Design awesome mockups and user interfaces with your design application of choice or in the browser (when appropriate)
• Craft web and mobile application interfaces and interactions
• Participate in design critiques/reviews and product discussions
• Think deeply about user interaction and usability issues
• Provide front-end designs and/or code to engineers for integration into MVC frameworks such as Yii or Ruby on Rails.

REQUIREMENTS:

You’re qualified because:

• Your ability to craft exceptional user interfaces is second-to-none
• Mobile implementation and responsive design/development is not an after-thought
• You have a burning passion for providing a great experience to users
• You’re proficient in handcrafting HTML and CSS (particularly HTML5 and CSS3)
• You’ve at least dabbled in JavaScript/jQuery and want to drink the koolaid
• Photoshop or Fireworks is always open on your desktop
• You get things done whether you’re working autonomously or in a team setting
• Communication skills and the ability to explain your design decisions come naturally

You’ll get bonus points for knowing a little something about the following:

• Version control (Git)
• Multivariate or A/B testing
• PHP and WordPress
• Experience with MVC frameworks such as Yii or Ruby on Rails

Perks

• Competitive salary
• Health benefits (after 90 days)
• Yearly Conference Stipend
• Yearly Sports Related Expense Account
• Work from anywhere in the US

If this sounds like fun to you and you want to work along side some incredibly talented and passionate engineers and marketers, we want to hear from you! We welcome the potential of working remotely. Please send us a current portfolio of design and code samples, and tell us why you want to work at RecBob. It also wouldn’t hurt if you sent us links to your Dribbble, Github, and Twitter accounts.

Company Information: RecBob
Contact Information: scout@recbob.com

URL: Authentic Jobs

Freelance Researcher

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:

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 the e-mail address below.

Applicant will be entered onto a database and only contacted when there is a project available which matches their location and experience. Thank you for your patience.

Company Information: Mintel
Contact Information: freelancer@mintel.com

URL: Genuine Jobs

Part-Time Front-End Developer

DESCRIPTION:

PGM is a young and rapidly growing interactive agency that provides advertising, design, development and social marketing services. We work with leading progressive non-profits and organizations, major national and regional retailers, and esteemed authors and figureheads interested in leveraging cutting edge web technologies and services.

We’re currently looking for a talented, self-motivated front-end developer to join our team on a part time basis. You should have a passion for building new and amazing front-end experiences while solving complex UI/UX problems.

REQUIREMENTS:

Here’s a bit more about what we’re looking for in a candidate:

• Mastery of HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript (jQuery)
• Knowledge of either PHP or Python
• Experience building interfaces in either WordPress or Django
• Familiarity with mobile/responsive design
• Ability to work with Git and Github
• Deep familiarity with cutting edge front-end technologies
• Always writes clean, concise and compliant code

If the above describes you, here’s a bit about our working environment requirements:

• Capable of working remotely with little oversight
• Ability to manage multiple projects at once and meet hard deadlines
• Willingness to work odd hours and on rapid response projects

We use Basecamp to manage all projects — including internal communications. Github is used for version control and we prefer CSS written in LESS. jQuery is our library of choice.

Please send your resume (PDF), portfolio/Github info and hourly rate requirements. For the portfolio, we’re more interested in seeing live examples and code.

*** Please include hourly rate. ***

Company Information: Palmer Group Media
Contact Information: resume@palmergroupmedia.com

URL: Genuine Jobs

Recently I was interviewed for a radio show on NPR called Closing the Loop.

Closing the Loop is a series of mini-stories about people who changed careers within the last several years during the recession.

Most, if not all the guests, like me have been out working for 20 years or more—in fact many of them are in their 60’s.

The thing most of the interviewees have in common is that they transitioned to something they are very passionate about.  It wasn’t an impulse decision.  It’s something they were thinking about for quite a while.

As a person transitioning to freelancing, you most likely can relate.  Whether you’re a designer, developer, consultant or writer, you’ve been passionate about your chosen freelance career path for a while now and you’re eager to say goodbye to your current situation and start living “the freelancer’s life.’

Having successfully transitioned and transformed my life to a six-figure freelance lifestyle, here are nine tips for making your freelance transformation all you want it to be.

1.    Create a step-by-step plan. Whether you have a lot of time or a little, you need a detailed plan. Make sure you are specific about what you will do and assign deadlines to your plan. For example, if you are taking correspondence course to develop your skills, assign dates when you will complete the course by, such as 30 days from when you start. Other parts of your plan should include things such as how you will get clients, when you plan to have your first customer, and what needs to happen for you to transition full-time to your freelancer life.

If you’re not sure the steps you need to take, consider investing in a coach or a program that can provide you help with a plan. Be sure the coach or program has a proven track record for success in your chosen field. For instance, I initially invested in a copywriting program called the Accelerated Program for Six-Figure Copywriting to increase my skills. With a proven track record of success, I was given access to their forum where I could ask questions and consult with successful and working copywriters in regards to my plan.

While making a plan may seem like a daunting task, or hiring a coach to help you may seem like an expense, in the end, this will be a time-saving, money-saving activity well worth your investment. With every step mapped out for you, you won’t have to worry and can steadily move forward confident the steps you are taking are the ones that will lead you to success. Plus it will help you stay on track.

2.    Treat your freelance business like a business from day one. How family and friends view your freelance adventure is very much up to you. When you have dedicated hours that your family knows you will be working your plan and you stick to them, they will be much more likely to take you seriously and support you. Eliminate distractions during this time by doing things like silencing your phone, hanging a do not disturb sign up and making it a policy to never do household chores during your “work” hours.

3.    Let your spouse, significant other or persons supporting you know what to expect. To succeed, you will need support. It is extremely helpful to gain support from the people closest to you.  In this case, most people want to know how your plans will affect their lives.  Be truthful and realistic about how it’s going to affect them. Let them know how it will impact the family budget, when you’ll start making money, and your plan for how much you’ll make and how you’ll earn it.

For example, show proof that you can make money by sharing stories of other freelancers who are succeeding in your field or ask freelancers you know to speak with your family about the success they’ve had. You can also show ways it will positively impact your family by giving ideas about how it will save your family money (such as in not having to pay for daycare or saving on gas) or how it will allow you to role model positive business behaviors for character development in your children.

4.    Tell family and friends what this means to you. When family and friends see your passion and excitement, they’re more likely to encourage you. Tell them what you love about your chosen freelance career. Let them know how much this means to you and how much you appreciate their support.

5.    Invest in resources that allow you to ramp up your skills and business quickly. Like most people making a transition, you may have another job, family responsibilities and other time commitments that make it difficult to maintain a dual life for a long period of time. Invest in tools and resources that will help accelerate your transition. While it may seem like an expense, think of it as an investment in your future that will pay dividends in the long run.

For instance, I needed to accelerate my learning so I could understand the concepts of copywriting quickly to get my freelance business up and running as quickly as possible.
I was looking for visual, hands-on and audio learning combined.  And I wanted someone who knew what they were talking about to review my copy and give me constructive criticism so I could get better and feel confident about my writing FAST. I made an investment to join the Accelerated Program for Six-Figure Copywriting program I mentioned earlier. The program has paid off hundreds of times over already. I was able to quit my job in 5 months and replaced my income in the first year.

6.    Don’t have a back-up plan. Yes, you read that right. The mistake I see again and again is where someone is afraid of failing so they say things like, “I’ll give it six months and if it doesn’t work out, I’ll go back to XYZ.” Make a commitment to succeed no matter what—even if it takes you longer than you think. If you make a plan, implement and stick to it, you will succeed.

7.    Find outside support. Even if you have amazing, supportive and encouraging family and friends, chances are they won’t completely understand what you are trying to do.  For example, my family can’t review the sales copy I write and give me tips on how to make it better. Plus family and friends tend to let you off the hook too easily.  Network with other freelancers, or people in your field. I recommend you find both people who are in the same stage of their business as you as well as people who are more advanced in your chosen freelance field.

Mastermind groups, clubs or organizations with peers in the same or similar fields are worth investing your time to join and participate in because members relate to what you are going through and have real solutions proven to work for just about any challenge you face in your business. Plus, freelancing can sometimes be a lonely journey, by joining a club or organization, you won’t feel so alone and you are sure to gain colleagues and friends that will get excited about your successes too.

8.    Attend an event where you can hear and meet the most successful people in your industry. Industry events not only motivate you and get you seeing the big picture, they have the potential to connect you to others in your field while exposing you first-hand to what the top people in the industry are doing to be successful.  For instance, one of the events I attend every year is a copywriting bootcamp where the top copywriters in the world present. There is also a job fair there where companies attend in hopes of hiring freelance copywriters for their projects.

9.    Create a marketing plan. Even if you aren’t ready to get clients or customers or if you have all the business you can handle, it’s important to have a marketing plan in place. Decide what makes you unique, when and where you will market yourself and what media you will use to get the word out. And be sure to include a way to market yourself a little every day to keep your calendar full.

Marketing yourself may seem intimidating at first, however if you make a plan and do something each day, you’ll find it gets easier over time. Plus by creating a marketing system, you’ll know how to quickly attract customers whenever you need them.

Utilizing these tips will help you transition into your fulltime freelance career much more quickly and easily. Plus you’ll develop habits which will ensure a long, financially rewarding and successful business that will turn your dream into your reality.
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Ednote: This article appears courtesy of American Writers & Artists Inc.’s (AWAI) The Writer’s Life, a free newsletter that gives you opportunities to live the “freelance life.” Cindy Cyr, an AWAI-Trained Copywriter, Marketing Strategist and Consultant who specializes in Info-marketing and training is doing just that. Her client list includes internationally recognized greats such as Zig Ziglar and Glazer-Kennedy Insider’s Circle. To learn more about the “freelance life” and how AWAI can teach you to make more money as a freelance copywriter, please visit www.awaionline.com.

And if you’ve been thinking about “testing the waters” and taking a step toward learning how to write copy, check out AWAI’s popular Accelerated Program for Six-Figure Copywriting.

photo credit: NicoNo

DESCRIPTION:

Do you like games? Does your writing rival the likes of Shakespeare? If so I’ve got a great opportunity for you!

REQUIREMENTS:

Force Strategy Gaming is currently seeking 2-3 writers for our Game News (http://www.forcestrategygaming.com/news) section. Responsibilities include staying up to date on all the most recent happenings in the industry and writing about them in a timely manner. We are looking to form a team of people who are able to post articles throughout the day as news breaks.

Being a gamer is a must, being well informed on the happenings of the industry, a plus. It is also helpful to have prior experience writing these types of news articles, although that is not mandatory.

If interested please send your resume with a few examples of your work to the e-mail address below.

Company Information: Force Strategy Gaming
Contact Information: News@ForceStrategyGaming.com

URL: Genuine Jobs

Freelance Designer

DESCRIPTION:

Steady freelance web/interactive design work

We are looking for a freelance designer or interactive agency we can consolidate a lot of work with. We’d like to start with our own site (www.aaronallen.com) but have a lot of other projects both with client work (we do restaurant marketing for clients around the world).

REQUIREMENTS:

Typically we prefer to get an hourly rate established and estimate/approve hours in advance. This makes it easier to consolidate work (rather than constantly negotiating on a project by project basis). The work we do would all be confidential and cannot be made public in a portfolio.

In addition to looking for a WordPress rock-star, we are looking for support in a number of other areas such as Facebook design/marketing, building iPhone/iPad applications, database programming, an SEO freelancer…we’re looking for rock stars with all things digital basically (with our first priority being an overhaul of www.aaronallen.com).

We believe in hiring based on talent and building a position around a persons passions and unique talents versus just hiring on a job description basis. Tell us what you’re remarkable at, let us see a portfolio, and then provide us with a workable hourly pay range for steady ongoing work and collaboration.

How to apply:

Email a link to your portfolio, requested hourly rate based on steady work, and any initial feedback/suggestions you would make for improving www.aaronallen.com.

Company Information: Aaron Allen
Contact Information: aallen@aaronallen.com

URL: Genuine Jobs

Lead Developer

DESCRIPTION:

You will be fully responsible for the redevelopment of quietriots.com.

Quiet Riots is:

• built on Ruby on Rails
• hosted on AWS
• undergoing a complete overhaul

You task will be to take over development of Quiet Riots to:

• choose the technical approach you like
• currently we plan to rebuild the front-end with Backbone.js and Coffeescript
• enhance the backend functionality to develop a service that really works for people
• redevelop our API
• build a mobile service

You would lead and manage all the technical development work. You will work with another developer that you choose.

We are devoted to agile development.

The role is full-time and you can be based anywhere in the world.

You just need to have excellent programming skills and excellent communication skills. And vision about the potential for Quiet Riots.

REQUIREMENTS:

Skills & Requirements

• a great developer which includes Ruby on Rails experience
• wants to build a sexy frontend which might use CoffeeScript Bacbone.js frontend with HTML5 and CSS3
• loves agile methodologies and TDD

Company Information: Quiet Riots
Contact Information: Apply Online

URL: Genuine Jobs

DESCRIPTION:

WP Plugin Dev; Help make a great Edu tool, telework welcome!

The Wyoming Distance Learning Center is looking for a developer (or a team) to convert an existing PHP/MySQL project to a WP plugin. The current site can be found at wyclass.wy.edu

We’re a small state entity, but don’t let that scare you away! Really, we’re a small educational startup! We’re dedicated to the idea that people should be able to work from wherever they are, and so this job encourages telecommuting, web conferencing, etc — whatever gets the job done really, we’re flexible There is however one caveat we can’t get get away from; as we’ll be paying for this with state funds, we can’t hire outside the United States. Sorry in advance to international developers

We want to take the current functionality of WyCLASS and put it in a WordPress plugin so that we can replace the current site with a WP install. The database, search, and connectivity code etc is already written in generic PHP, we just need someone with the skills to make it an easy-to-administer plugin!

The plugin will need to do the following:

• Let students search for courses
• Easily allow participants to upload new course listings, we’re thinking a CSV file
• Work in some social elements and fun stuff!

REQUIREMENTS:

A successful applicant will look something like this:

PHP/MySQL knowledge is essential, as is experience developing WordPress plugins. Design ability is a plus, but this is mostly a coding gig. Attention to detail and deadlines, we’ve got a bit of time crunch on this one so good communication skills are a must (and a good sense of humor is defiantly a plus!).

If this is you we’d love to talk! Please send your resume, a collection of WordPress related work, a letter of reference/testimonials, and a bid to the e-mail address below.

The bid can be a rough draft/ballpark, but please don’t forget it!

Bids/applications received on or before Friday April 17th will be given preference! Final deadline for application is May 1.

We put a longer and more detailed posting of the ideal requirements on our website: wyodlc.org/about/careers-at-the-wyodlc/wpdev It’s basically a wish list. I know it’s a bit long, but we wanted to be as open as possible about the size of it all.

Please feel free (nay, encouraged!) to email questions to the address below – We want a great developer we can have a good long-term relationship with, so feel free to contact us right away!

Skills & Requirements

• PHP / MySQL programming
• Experience with WordPress plugin development
• Experience developing & migrating database drive websites
• General design talent – we want a pretty backend for the plugin

Company Information: Wyoming Distance Learning Center
Contact Information: Aaron@WyoDLC.org

URL: Genuine Jobs

Writer

DESCRIPTION:

Forget The Box is always looking for passionate individuals to join our team. We welcome journalists, writers, photographers and artists to submit content or stories that you think would be of interest to our readers.

We are currently looking for part time writers to contribute an article per week:

Are you an aspiring journalist or writer?Are you looking to increase your online presence? Or get involved with an online community of awesome writers? Well! Forgetthebox.net is currently seeking new writers.

REQUIREMENTS:

We are looking for individuals with the following qualifications:

• Strong command of the English language and excellent writing skills.
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work in cooperation with a supervising editor.
• Knowledge of WordPress, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and social media is an asset.

(we give workshops and training for WordPress and online publishing)

Areas of interest include:

• Queer Community & LGBT issues
• Fashion, Design
• Technology
• Humour
• Nightlife Culture
• Drug Culture & Issues
• City Life and/or festival coverage

If there is a particular subject not listed here but is dear to your heart, awesome! Just drop us a line! Topics could be addressed from an array of angles, from the serious to the whimsical, from journalistic coverage and argument to simple observation or playful commentary and anything in between. The more unique and outside-the box-your writing is, the more you belong on the Forget the Box team!

Company Information: Forget The Box
Contact Information: Chris@ForgetTheBox.net; and/or Jason@ForgetTheBox.net; and/or Iana@ForgetTheBox.net

URL: Genuine Jobs

Front-End Developer

DESCRIPTION:

We would expect you to:

• Desire to learn new technologies, and potentially work outside of your comfort zone.
• Be comfortable in a fast-paced, team environment.
• Be enthused about emerging technologies, and pumped to find ways to apply them.
• Be a thoughtful co-worker. Being nice is fun.
• Enjoy working remotely when we don’t all need to be together.
• Be involved in the planning and strategy phases of projects. We’re all in this together.

Perks:

• Collaborative working environment where you get to be help shape projects from strategy to delivery.
• Competitive Salary.
• Depending on your location, you might work remotely a few days a week or completely.
• Fun people & atmosphere.
• You’’ll build an award winning portfolio.

REQUIREMENTS:

We would really like if it you cared (deeply) about most or all of these:

• HTML/CSS/SASS
• JS/MVC/Backbone
• Ruby/Rails
• Python/Django
• Beautiful, Readable, DRY Code
• Mobile/Multi-touch Interaction
• Git and GitHub
• Animation and Sound
• Experimental Technologies (3D/Sound/Projection)

Company Information: Bad Assembly
Contact Information: jessica.baker@badassembly.com

URL: Genuine Jobs

As a Freelancer, your goal is to attract and retain as many customers as possible because essentially more customers equals more profits right? Being that you will often get only one chance to showcase what you can do, you need your first impression to be your best impression.

One thing that has to be absolutely perfect is the materials that you are presenting to your potential and current clients. There are a great number of sites that you can access on the web where you can utilize the tips that they detail in order to make sure that your writing is perfectly suited to appeal to your client base.  One site that I think has some practical yet often overlooked advice is 10 Tips for an Eye-Catching Freelance Profile.  This site shares some insight on the little things that you MUST do in order to make sure that your materials stand out and are noticed.

This includes:

1)    Making sure to always, always, ALWAYS utilize spell check in everything that you put together.  Don’t let something as simple as grammatical and spelling errors cause a potential client from viewing your business as less professional that it is.
2)    Including things in your materials such as links and testimonials that people can use to get a further understanding of what it is that you do and how you do it better than the competitors around you.

Another thing that is important with freelancing is to understand that there will be times where you are busier than others, and knowing what you can do during those times. One site that offers tons of great suggestions is 15 Tips for Freelancers: What to Do in Slow Days and Dry Times.  This site gives you a whole laundry list of what you can do to still maximize your productivity during times when your business is a little slow – for example it provides ideas for revamping your marketing or updating your portfolio.

The key with freelancing, and what these two sites encompass is:

1)    When times are good, you need to make sure that you bring your “A Game”.  Your presentation and materials need to be strong and flawless so that potential customers become actual customers.
2)    During times that are not as busy, you need to be sure that you are utilizing your time by positioning yourself to be ready for the next wave.

By ensuring your productivity and effectives during all times, you can be sure that your freelancing business will be on the road to success!

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DESCRIPTION:

I’m looking for an experienced Ruby developer. Initially for some specific improvements to Spendful.com.

REQUIREMENTS:

I use Rails, Git (github) and Heroku (postgres). There’s also a mobile app built using Phonegap and jQuery mobile. I’d give preference to someone with good front-end experience (HTML5, Sass, Haml, jQuery) and who writes tests.

I’m looking for someone who can follow instructions, but works better setting their own tasks. Someone who can prioritise features, and work on them without direction. Most importantly, you should be interested in building apps for fun and profit.

You’ll be working on new features, fixing bugs and writing tests. I also need improvements to the API that the mobile apps use. There may be other tasks involved such as moving it over to an EC2 instance, or improving performance, so the more experience you have with the full-stack, the better.

This is a remote role (I’m in the UK), time difference is not an issue.

Company Information: Blendmode Ltd.
Contact Information: mitchell@blendmode.co.uk

URL: Authentic Jobs

Contract Editor

DESCRIPTION:

American Journal Experts is currently seeking native English speakers to take manuscripts originally written by non-native speakers and polish the English for spelling, grammar, and flow so that language is not a barrier to the communication of ideas. Editors can pick their subject areas, set their own availability, and decide how much work they want to request at any given time; these settings can be adjusted at any time. Compensation is based on manuscript length and the customer’s chosen turnaround time.

REQUIREMENTS:

To qualify as an editor, you must be a native English speaker, and you must either be enrolled in a graduate program or possess a graduate or professional degree. Editors must have a past or present affiliation (in the form of a degree, current enrollment, postdoctoral training, employment, or faculty appointment) with one of our 25 recruiting schools. Most submissions are in technical fields, and we need contractors in the sciences, engineering, medicine, dentistry, and agriculture at this time.

If you have any questions about this opportunity, you can email our Recruitment Manager.

Company Information: American Journal Experts LLC
Contact Information: Apply Online

URL: Genuine Jobs

Web Search Evaluator

DESCRIPTION:

Be part of a global team to evaluate and improve search engine results for one of the world’s top internet search engine companies!

WHO ARE WE

Appen Butler Hill (www.appenbutlerhill.com) is a linguistics services technology company that is focused on helping our clients reach new international markets by leveraging our expertise in over 50 languages and dialects. Our client is one of the world’s top internet search engine companies and is currently seeking internet-savvy freelance Web Search Evaluators who are native or near native speakers of Spanish OR Korean OR Farsi OR Vietnamese, fluent in English, and currently living in the US.

THE JOB

Web Search Evaluators will review and evaluate internet search results based on specific search terms and provide a rating depending on the relevance of the search result to the search term. The evaluation work is done using an online automated tool.

For most projects, you will be allowed the flexibility to choose the hours you wish to work each day, however you must work 20-22 hours per week, 4 hours per day Monday to Friday (no weekend work at this time). The freelance work is expected to extend through summer of 2012, possibly beyond.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Personal PC that runs Windows Vista or Windows 7 operating system and anti-virus software. Windows XP and Apple platforms, including virtual environments are not acceptable.
• Minimum screen resolution capabilities of 1280 X 768; desired resolution is 1280 X 1024
• A high-speed internet connection
• Ability to problem-solve technical/software issues independently
• Detail-oriented and organized with strong time management skills and the ability to manage a 20-22 hours per week self- directed work schedule
• Native or near native speaker of Spanish OR Korean OR Farsi OR Vietnamese, and fluent in English. Currently living in the US
• Familiar with current cultural, political, business and media affairs in the US
• Extensive familiarity with a wide variety of online news sources published in the US
• Avid internet enthusiast with excellent web research and analytical capabilities
• 1-2 years professional work experience

WHAT WE OFFER

A competitive hourly pay rate, flexible work schedule while working online remotely.

Company Information: Appen Butler Hill
Contact Information: Apply Online

URL: Genuine Jobs

I had the great pleasure of interviewing fellow freelancer, Julie Cortés, also known as the CopyDiva. Read how Julie came into the world of freelancing and the amazing things she’s working on to help people who are new to freelancing as well as people who have done it for years and years!

When asked how she originally became interested in freelancing, Julie let me know she originally started out as a copywriter for an agency where she worked until she lost her job. Julie’s first couple years of freelancing were not the best. She felt as though her heart wasn’t in it and she was still continuing her search for another agency job. After some time had passed, she wrote out a business plan for freelancing, got serious about marketing, and turned freelancing into a full time job. As a freelancer, she’s done work for all types of clients such as H&R Block, Sprint, and Hallmark just to name a few. She’s dealt with different types of work, such as copywriting, proofreading, and advertising (she has a fantastic portfolio located on her website).

Like all of the freelancers I’ve spoken with, Julie says there is no such thing as a typical day for her. Whether it’s just a day at home getting work done, at a client meeting, or a networking event, each day is different from the last. When it comes to locating new clients, Julie prefers going to professional networking events in order to meet new people. She believes it’s best to always be on the lookout and not turn down new business.

As a 14 year veteran in the freelancing industry, Julie has run into some issues in her time as a freelancer. After 9/11, work became sparse and she took on a part-time job until business picked back up. As she stated also, there are always pros and cons to every job. Sometimes it can be hard to find clients who understand the freelancing industry and how it works. On top of this, new freelancers may not be aware of their legal rights as a freelancer or about the importance of making sure there is a contract in place before beginning a working relationship with a client. Julie, along with her partner Jacob McDaniel, have founded a website called Freelance University to help new freelancers learn how to start, run, and succeed in the freelancing world. People are able to learn about filing taxes, software, and other tips that were not readily available when Julie originally started freelancing. She is also the founder of a fantastic non-profit professional trade organization in the Kansas City area called The Freelance Exchange, which helps bring local freelancers together. As she stated The Freelance Exchange ‘takes a competitive market and turns it into a learning experience.’

Julie has won awards locally, which helped her gain recognition, and also a reputation, in her area. Here are some great tips she picked up along the way that can help people who are new to freelancing as well as veteran freelancers:
1.    Surround yourself with other freelancers.
2.    Remember, you are your own boss and can set your own hours or work normal business hours. During the hours you set, make sure you are working. If there is nothing to work on, try keeping busy by cleaning your office or getting organized.
3.    Learn to lay down the law with your clients. Make sure they are aware of your hours of operation and do not take calls outside of normal business hours. This includes checking emails, which can be especially hard because of the wonderful invention of smartphones!
4.    Make sure to get out of the house every now and then. Also try to maintain a professional AND personal life away from work.

To learn more about Julie Cortés (a.k.a. the CopyDiva), come visit her amazing website http://www.juliecortes.com/. You can also check out Freelancers University and The Freelance Exchange.

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Join a cool company that highly values your awesome skills.

Help us revolutionize e-learning.

We are dedicated to creating the best products in the e-learning space. We’ve developed several highly successful web apps: Articulate Online and Screenr, which has been used by over 1 million people and which CNET calls, “the best option for creating screencasts fast.” Now we’re expanding our stellar team so that we can continue developing software and apps that blow away our customers.

What we need.

A talented front-end developer to help build our web applications & websites . You’ve got to love user experience, writing clean code, be super self-motivated and results-oriented, and have a sense of humor.

REQUIREMENTS:

Required Skills

• Expert in HTML, CSS & JavaScript
• Knowledge of web development best practices
• Experience implementing designs within Rails or ASP.NET MVC
• Experience with JavaScript/CSS frameworks and libraries.
• Passionate about building awesome, useful software
• Boundlessly curious about technology
• Are a high-bandwidth person who can work unmonitored (from home)
• Live in the US.

Bonus Points

• Experience with various templating engines.
• Experience or interest in CoffeeScript
• Experience with Git/GitHub
• You have a portfolio or github account to display your work
• Design experience and basic knowledge of photoshop

What you’ll do.

You’ll help develop new products and features from start to finish. You will perform rapid prototyping to test out new ideas. Most important, you’ll be a key factor in our future success.

Company Information: Articulate
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Transcriptionist

DESCRIPTION:

Precyse’s expert Transcriptionists work as a dedicated team to provide their clients with the most accurate and timely documents. Our client satisfaction is extremely high, with most new clients being referred from our current partners. That satisfaction stems from our talented transcriptionists, who enjoy company-supplied computer equipment, continuous feedback, supportive management and colleagues, and numerous recognition programs.

The Precyse Transcription team consists of more than 225 colleagues located across 39 states. The company provides a robust, paid training plan for all technical applications, ranging from e-mail to the company’s specific transcription platform. Several modules of the training program have been recently enhanced to give MTs a full understanding of the platform before they are expected to do live work. Feedback on our training plan has been excellent, and some MTs have expressed it’s the best orientation program they have ever experienced. Precyse and its management team works hard to help new MTs succeed.

Transcriptionists receive on-going support from the trainer, their direct manager and the ASR expert. Feedback on quality and productivity as well as tips and tricks to improve production are openly shared with Transcription team members. With enhanced feedback, IT upgrades and improved training programs, Precyse has seen an increase in production across the board, directly resulting in higher compensation for MTs.

Career advancement opportunities are numerous, and Precyse works to recognize top performers and expand their roles. Many of our managers, trainers and ASR coordinators have been promoted from within. MTs also have the opportunity to move into a QA role when positions become available.

Transcription at Precyse provides an exciting and challenging environment where colleagues are constantly supported by a great team of workflow coordinators and managers, who work various shifts to ensure MTs have the support they need, when they need it.

REQUIREMENTS:

What we look for:

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in acute care transcription with a broad base of knowledge in all areas of medicine.
• Quality Audit scores of 98.0% or better.
• Strong background in Medical terminology.
• Ability to work varied days and hours including weekends.

Our commitment to our Transcription colleagues: Comprehensive training program, continuous feedback, 24X7 technical support, competitive compensation, company supplied computer equipment, a highly accomplished management team and Colleague recognition programs.

Company Information: Precyse
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Medical and Legal Transcriptionists

DESCRIPTION:

USAType contracts with medical and legal transcriptionists who strive for accuracy and dedication and work well as a team member.

REQUIREMENTS:

USAType provides secure web platform, which is user-friendly. You will need to provide your own computer system, with Windows XP or higher, 2+ gig of RAM, Microsoft Word 2000 or higher, high-speed internet connection and foot pedal. We provide training and ongoing assistance to ensure contractor, company, and client satisfaction.

If you have at least 2 years actual employment experience as a medical or legal transcriptionist, reside in the United States, and are serious about your career, click here to send resume (please paste in the email body, no attachments).

Company Information: USAType
Contact Information: jobs@usatype.com

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