Recruiting Content Marketers
 

Hi there,

My name is Ankit, and I am a co-founder at AdPushup, where we are building a tool which helps online publishers & bloggers optimize their ad revenues (AdSense and other ad networks). I am also a co-founder & director at Innobuzz (MNC; 8 figure revenues), which is a training company spread across South Asia.

I am looking for an experienced content marketer to join my team.

You need to be hard working, follow instructions well, and be a fast learner, and most of all - trustworthy.

Please make sure that you are SERIOUS about wanting this job before you apply. Serious applicants ONLY!

Job Responsibility:
- Managing our social media accounts.
- Creating content based on our content planner.
- Promoting the content using the strategies we teach you.
- Basic SEO.
- Any other additional, related tasks that you feel up to.

Skills Required:
1. Perfect English written and conversational skills.
2. Exceptional content writing skills.
3. Experience in basic internet marketing topics and skills (email marketing/ social marketing).
4. Quick learner.
5. Experience with using Wordpress.
6. Ability to represent our startup and its values, as a Team Member.

If you are interested in applying for this position, please answer the questions stated below:

1) Where exactly are you based and what languages do you speak?
2) What specific relevant EXPERIENCE do you have that would make you the perfect candidate for this job?
3) Which relevant and specific SKILLS do you have that would make you better than most of the other applicants for this job?
4) What times during the day would you be available to do work for me, and how many hours per day MINIMUM would you have available for me?
5) Do you use Skype, Facebook Chat/Messages and Paypal?
6) Please give me references or proof or details of any previous related work that you have done, to prove your experience and skills.

Please PM me to apply, or email me to ankit [a] adpushup [d] com with "Application for Content Marketer" as subject.

Look forward to hearing from you,

Thanks,
Ankit

Re: Recruiting Content Marketers
 

Sounds interesting - just one question - what are you willing to pay for all of these requirements? I have seen CEO's of major businesses that would have trouble fitting this bill :D

Re: Recruiting Content Marketers
 

Hey Mike,

You know - wars aren't won on empty stomachs! ;)

Depending upon your skills and experience, we'll be happy to offer better than market salaries.

Thanks,
Ankit

Re: Recruiting Content Marketers
 

"better than market salaries" is a highly debatable statement. Salaries from India, US, Australia or where? The country can mean the salary can vary ENORMOUSLY.
I had someone ask me if I would write articles for him for $3 an article. I said sorry but no thanks....so your budget is a big question for anybody meeting your criteria and supposed high expectations.

Re: Recruiting Content Marketers
 

You have to love it when one can not answer a simple question with a "simple answer".

Why this would be skirted is beyond me... as it will obviously be the first thing anyone seriously looking at this would wish to know.

Re: Recruiting Content Marketers
 

Multiple reasons but to begin with: One size does not fit all.

I'm hiring multiple candidates. While experienced guys are great, I'm still willing to work with people who have less experience simply because I see employees with a good potential as an Investment. (Read: fast learner, and most of all - trustworthy)

Lets say if my budget is $xxxx for a full time position and a guy emailed me who has very limited experience, I can't offer him that. I still might hire him, if he has potential and gladly train him, but my offer would be lower.

Similarly, If I were speaking to a very experienced marketer with proven (content marketing) skills, I'd probably go way above my budget.

You shouldn't just put a fixed price on a creative job. If you do so, you're only limiting your reach and creating an expectation mismatch for the other set.

Second, I don't want to attract applicants who apply simply because of the offer.

Incorrect.

I work with a lot of very talented people and for a very large majority of them, the offer or money is secondary. I'm not saying it is not important, it is secondary.

The primary concern is the work they'll be doing and how much they'll learn. I want to hire people who are passionate about the work rather than only deciding based on the offer. People who work for money, well, work for the money. Smart people know how little they know (there is always more to learn, ALWAYS) and want to work for the experience and interest.