jobs@dealnews.com
Last updated 25 July 2008
dealnews is a fast-growing online shopping guide that helps its readers find remarkable bargains on name-brand products, including electronics, apparel, and more. Up to 4 million people visit dealnews every month to stay up-to-date on the latest deals.
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dealnews is a fast-growing online shopping guide that helps its readers find remarkable bargains on name-brand products, including electronics, apparel, and more.
Up to 4 million people visit dealnews every month to stay up-to-date on the latest deals. dealnews is primarily read by men, ages 18-35, who are passionate about gadgets and technology. Most dealnews readers make an online purchase every three days or less.
Title: Copy Editor
dealnews.com is seeking an in-house copy editor for our frequently updated site. The ideal candidate possesses at least 3 years of copyediting or proofreading experience, meticulous attention to detail, a related degree (Journalism and/or English), and knowledge of SQA.
The copy editor will be responsible for maximizing the quality of our publication. The chief responsibility is to check for misspellings, adherence to style, diction, and factual errors in all content. Other responsibilities include content management, moderation of reader comments, testing new features, moving or removing expired or underperforming content, and working with our editorial and R&D teams. This includes editing hundreds of small articles a day, so flexibility and ability to turn around copy on tight deadlines is mandatory.
The candidate must be able to work under pressure, meet deadlines, and have extremely strong computer skills. Preferred candidates will have an encyclopedic knowledge of retail products (especially tech), heavy online shopping experience, data analysis skills, and “merchandizing” – the ability to quickly assess the value proposition of a given product at a given price. Blogging and web development are a plus, as is a sense of humor, and familiarity with topics of interest to 18 to 34 year-old men and women.
Interested candidates should email a cover letter, resume with salary requirements, and URLs with samples of your work (if available) to jobs-ce2009@dealnews.com with the words "Copy Editor" in the subject line. Include all information in the body of the text. Do not send attachments. Qualified candidates will be given a copy test.
Title: Marketing Coordinator
Implement and shape the programs to foster a strong bond between our company and our most loyal readers.
Responsibilities
- Engage our users in dialogs to improve the site through feedback, surveys, sweepstakes and user outreach activities.
- Manage various promotional vehicles to extend reach and increase affinity among key demographic groups.
Requirements
- Applicant should have a Bachelors degree in Marketing, Communications, Business or a related field.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills are a must.
- The position requires a high degree of computer and internet savvy.
- Location: Huntsville, Alabama or Brooklyn, New York Preferred. Continental US required.
dealnews offers competitive salaries and excellent benefits including health insurance, 401k with matching, and more.
Please send your cover letter, resume, and URLs with samples of your work (if available) to jobs-mc2008@dealnews.comwith the word "marketingcoordinator" in the subject line. Include all information in the body of the text. Do not send attachments.
Title: dealnews Content Team Member
dealnews is seeking a full or part-time Content Team member to assist in production of online content for dealnews.com. This position will be based out of our Huntsville, Alabama office.
Responsibilities
- Data entry
- Review website for inaccuracies
- Check for errors and expired information
- Moderate reader comments
- Assist Content Team on ad hoc projects
Skills
- Extremely strong computer skills and knowledge of technology
- Meticulous attention to detail and strong organization skills
- Ability to quickly examine detail-level data and identify inaccuracies
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Enthusiastic and participates effectively as a team member
Prior Experience
- Online shopping
- Data entry and analysis
- High degree of computer and internet savvy
Education
- Business Administration or Marketing Degree preferred but not required
dealnews offers competitive hourly rates with a flexible fun work environment.
Please send your cover letter, resume, and URLs with samples of your work (if available) to jobs-ct2008@dealnews.com with the word "Content Team Member" in the subject line. Include all information in the body of the text. Do not send attachments.
Title: dealnews Associate Editor
dealnews is seeking a full-time Associate Editor to produce and edit online content for dealnews.com. This position will be based out of our New York City office, located in Dumbo, Brooklyn. Additional travel (e.g., to industry events) will be required.
Responsibilities
- Editing and authoring content for dealnews.com and dealmac.com
- Quickly identifying and explaining a product's value proposition
- Interacting with online stores and their liaisons
- Supporting ongoing content strategy, including collaborating with other dealnews staff
Qualifications
- Expertise in all manner of consumer technology products, especially computers and electronics
- Strong knowledge of trends, like entertainment and men's fashion
- Expertise shopping online
- Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Communications, Technical Writing, or related field
- At least three (3) years of experience writing and editing for technology or lifestyle publication, preferably online
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
Technical requirements
- Extremely strong computer skills
- Experience using a web or print publishing platform
dealnews offers competitive salaries and excellent benefits including health insurance, 401k with matching, and more.
Please submit your cover letter, resume, and salary requirements (required) to: jobs-assoced2008@dealnews.com
Title: dealnews Staffwriter
dealnews is seeking a full-time Staffwriter to produce online content for dealnews.com. The ideal candidate would live in New York City or Huntsville, AL. However, applicants from outside these areas that are interested in telecommuting are encouraged to apply. (Occasional travel to our NYC and/or Huntsville offices will be required.)
Responsibilities
- Researching and authoring deals for dealnews.com
- Quickly identifying and explaining a product's value proposition through web research
Qualifications
- Expertise in all manner of consumer technology products, especially computers and electronics
- Expertise shopping online
- Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Communications, Technical Writing, or related field preferred but not required
- Previous experience writing and editing for technology or lifestyle publication, preferably online
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
Technical requirements
- Extremely strong computer skills
- Experience using a web or print publishing platform
dealnews offers competitive salaries and excellent benefits including health insurance, 401k with matching, and more.
Please submit your cover letter, resume, and salary requirements (required) to: jobs-sw2008@dealnews.com
Title: Coupon Writer
Get paid to hunt down web coupons! Coupon Writers find and enter the online coupons you see on dealnews.com, dealmac.com, and dealcoupon.com.
Responsibilities
Almost everything that's sold online can be bought for less by the judicious use of web coupons. We'll show you where to find these coupons, how to test them, and how to enter them into our system. If you love saving money, this job's for you.
Requirements
- Significant previous experience finding and using web coupons at the widest possible range of online stores
- Skills in editing text in HTML (specifically formatting and linking)
- Attention to detail
- Good writing skills
- Good organizational skills
- The ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
Please send your cover letter, resume, and URLs with samples of your work (if available) to jobs-cw2008@dealnews.com with the word "couponwriter" in the subject line. Include all information in the body of the text. Do not send attachments.
Title: dealnews System Administrator
dealnews is seeking a full-time Linux System Administrator to help in the ongoing procurement, installation and maintenance of the dealnews.com server and network infrastructure. A small amount of travel will be required.
Responsibilities
- Ongoing system and software maintenance of equipment in our San Francisco and Atlanta data centers
- Routine maintenance including software backups, user creation and maintenance, software upgrades and system upkeep
Qualifications
- At least three (3) years of professional experience administering Linux servers
- Gentoo Linux experience a definite plus
- Experience with basic system administration scripting (bash, csh, php or perl)
- Experience with configuration and maintenance of common Linux system facilities including cron, syslog, init scripts, LDAP and network backup systems
dealnews offers competitive salaries and excellent benefits including health insurance, 401k with matching, and more.
Please submit your cover letter, resume, and salary requirements (required) to: jobs-sysadmin2008@dealnews.com
About dealnews.com, Inc.
dealnews.com, Inc. operates a network of web sites that guide
consumers to the best deals on consumer electronics, computers,
apparel, and more. Its flagship site, dealnews.com, is the best
bargain-finding site on the Web, according to MSN (Dec '07), a
"10 Best Black Friday Sites" of 2007, accordng to PC Magazine,
and #24 in PC World's list of Top 100 Products of 2006. Relying
on its team of expert editors, reader intelligence, and
proprietary research tools, dealnews.com showcases over 100 of
the top deals, coupons, and sales every day. Founded in 1997,
dealnews is headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, with an
editorial office in New York City.
