Alex: This is embarrassing, but here it goes:

Manage a wide range of projects, including organic optimization, paid search marketing.
● Blog implementation, link-building
● WEB site improvement.
● Excellent presentation, verbal, and writing skills are required
● Attention to detail
Qualifications
● High school and above
● Knowledge and interest in SEO, SEM, blogs, and business analytics
● Understanding of search engine-friendly web design and ability to make critical design and technical recommendation

Email: jobs@1-save-on-lens.com

JOB OPPORTUNITY

DIGITAL MARKETING CONSULTANT

The Vancouver Observer
Vancouver, BC

Number of Positions: 5

Starting Date: Immediately

OPPORTUNITIES
Interactive sales and marketing is one of the fasting growing job opportunities today. Unfortunately, most jobs require extensive background and experience. So where do you get this experience?

The Vancouver Observer; the fastest growing online news media organization in Vancouver, will accept 5 training candidates that will learn the key skills of a digital marketing consultant.

Candidates that advance through the courses will then have the opportunity to “earn while they learn”. Advanced candidates will receive commissions on any business that they close with local advertisers.

Skills you’ll learn by doing:
* Create integrated marketing solutions for local business
* Creating proposals & uncovering client need
* Closing new business
* How to prepare for a sales call
* Overcoming common objections
* Experience in combining online, mobile, video, event, social, etc
* SEO, blogging, online video, mobile

Vancouver Observer will provide professional training and tools as well as hands-on experience in this Media Marketing and Interactive Sales internship program

Upon completion of this program, participants become eligible for full-time or part-time position as digital marketing consultant with the Vancouver Observer.

Alex: Before you read any further, please note that this job pays $15/hour and is part time, 20 hours a week. If I remember correctly, that was my summer hourly wage when I was in University, 20 years ago.

Gravit-e Technologies is currently looking to fill a part-time position for a Sales and Marketing Assistant.

You will be involved with a wide range of sales support and online marketing activities, including preparing proposals, following up with prospects, expanding our use of social media, copywriting, performing search engine optimization, and monitoring the effectiveness of marketing efforts. While you do not need experience in doing these things, you must be familiar with the general principals behind them. You should also be excited by the idea of learning more about websites, social media, online advertising, and the software industry.

Primary duties and responsibilities will include:
- Identifying and following up with prospects
- Generating inbound links to our website and blog
- Managing our company presence on various social networking sites
- Updating and adding to website content, ensuring keywords are appropriately targeted
- Supporting and monitoring results from sales and marketing activities
- Managing PPC campaigns
- Assisting in preparing proposals
- Assisting with invoicing and other billing tasks

Additional duties may include:
- Authoring blog posts on specified topics, and performing research to support the posts
- Identifying additional keywords which should be targeted for SEO and PPC purposes
- Attending relevant industry and networking events
- Other general administrative assistant activities

Required qualifications:
- A strong drive to learn and develop new skills
- The ability to work independently and proactively
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Strong research and analysis skills
- Awareness of basic SEO principles
- Knowledge of PPC advertising

The ideal candidate would have:
- Familiarity with more advanced SEO practices
- Experience working with Google Analytics
- Experience managing Google Adwords campaigns
- Familiarity with software development practices
- Basic HTML skills.

This is a part time position working approximately 20 hours per week from our downtown Vancouver office.

Gravit-e Technologies is a small Vancouver-based company which specializes in the development of custom software to help growing companies scale their operations and automate inefficient business processes.

Internet Marketing - Social Media and SEO

Implement and manage a thorough Social Media campaign and SEO strategies utilizing keyword research, link building, optimizing, etc. including Analytics/Adwords tracking and reporting.

Online marketing is only one part of our overall marketing strategy. Our marketing and sales team (about 12) members work in both domestic and international markets.

Requirements:
Proven successful social media and search engine marketing experience using Analytics.
Ability to work independently within in a fast paced team environment
Able to multi-task effectively
Writing and content skills; Press release experience
Strong skills with Photoshop and other Adobe products
Some print/design experience preferred

Tidal Interactive is a team of like-minded individuals working with companies from all over North America to deliver superior websites and create long lasting, measurable value for their websites.

In addition to the great websites that we produce, Tidal Interactive has a very fun working environment with a friendly staff and numerous fun days throughout the year.

We have an internship opportunity for a current student working on a Marketing or Communication degree, or a recent graduate intending to pursue a career in communications, marketing or public relations. The successful candidate will be working directly with our Marketing Manager. This role is perfect for an ambitious and creative team player to gain major experience with one of Canada’s top website agencies. This is a 3 days a week, 20-25 hours per week position for three months (opportunity for more hours based on experience) which will pay an honorarium of $750 for the three months worked. (That is $2.20 per hour!)

In addition to your own working responsibilities, you will also receive great professional development from the senior managers of our company. They will provide mentorship opportunities in areas such as SEO, Social Media, Networking, and Interactive Design.

Responsibilities:
* Contact prospective clients and provide product info/demos
* Writing for e-newsletters, website and blog to support marketing strategy
* Coordinate and execute social media tactics to support marketing strategy
* Assist in designing marketing collaterals for clients and merchants
* Assist in communications projects
* Assist in media event research, planning and coordination
* Prepare daily and weekly status reports

Requirements:
* Must be working on a Marketing or Communication degree, or a recent graduate intending to pursue a career in communications, marketing or public relations.
* 0-3 years work experience (co-op terms, internships) in a B2B environment
* Must have excellent computer skills (CRM, Social Media experience preferred)
* Must be fluent in English, written and verbal

(Alex: as the salary is clearly stated 24-28k per year, it is fair to say that this is job is clearly underpaid and most importantly undervalued)

*SEO EXPERIENCED REQUIRED*

Looking for a writer to edit and format technical proposals. Must have excellent command of English for editing and writing proposals, documents, profiles and internal communications. Formal qualification in technical writing, English communications. Must understand how to use software fairly quickly. Experience with Wordpress and Social Media Marketing preferred. This is a full time permanent position in Vancouver and requires the person to be working full time from the client office so it is not open to freelancing or consulting.

We have formulated a technical writing test for all applicants to complete. Interviews will be conducted based on performance of the test.
The task: Write a Technical Paper on “How To Make Money Using Twitter”

Length: 500-1000 words
Research: Must be done by applicant
Please submit your document as soon as possible.

Salary: 24K-28K, dental and medical benefits, (I believe this is minimum wage or very close...)

Excellent command of English (spelling, grammar, punctuation)
Understanding of the importance of user perspective
Task based writing style -
Ability to handle multiple projects
Patience and willingness to learn

REQUIREMENTS
Knowledge of lead gen and MLM
Knowledge of SEO best-practices

Gogiro Internet Group offers websites, seo, and lead generation to small business owners for a low monthly fee. We have 10 offices throughout North America, and are looking for someone to work in our Burnaby office to do the following:

1. Deal with incoming leads from various campaigns

2. We send 50 direct mail per week to high potential customers, we need 10 follow-up sales calls per day from stuff sent out the week before

3. 2 days per month minimum on-road dropping into 40 businesses with sales sheets, promo material

4. Work to develop, train, maintain relations with local affiliate channel partners

5. Work with clients to gather order information and up sell other online marketing products

6. Submit work to production team, monitor

Pay starts at $12 /hr base + $50 - $200 commission per product sale, contract to start, payroll after probation period. Other active sales offices do up to 50 sales per month. The company offers plenty of growth opportunities, and 6-figure national sales positions for someone able to handle the responsibilities.