Techmeme Jobs Openings

Join our Team! Techmeme, the leader in tech industry news aggregation (you knew that already), seeks to hire candidates for the following.

Techmeme Sunday Evening Editor

Editor will work alongside Techmeme's automation to direct and guide the selection of news during Sunday late afternoons and evenings (or daytime Monday hours in East Asia, Australia and New Zealand). It's very hands-on and detail-oriented work with a high impact, as Techmeme is agenda-setting in the tech news space. This is a work-at-home position, open to candidates of any region or country. Work will begin after a 1-2 week paid training period. Although available work hours are limited currently to Sundays, opportunities for expanded hours and responsibility will likely open to successful candidates in the months ahead.

Qualifications: A deep interest in technology news (including, but not limited to computer, internet, and mobile news), and an understanding of blogging, Twitter, and how the broader online news ecosystem functions. Candidates should have sound news judgment and be able to think fast. Also desirable, though not necessary: previous news editing experience and familiarity with media industry news.

Compensation: Competitive hourly wage.

To apply: Send a single email to briefly introducing yourself and describing your motivations for seeking this job. Use the subject line "[Name] (@[TwitterID]) - Techmeme Sunday Evening Editor", and include a resume, either as an attachment or pasted to the end of your email. In addition, please provide numbered responses to the following, answering each succinctly, in four or fewer sentences:
1. What are the most significant social networking trends of the past few months? (Consider all notable services with friending or following.) How do you expect these to develop in the next year?
2. How do you expect indicators like market share and profitability to move in the year ahead for iOS and Android phones?
3. Summarize the various talent moves that have occurred in tech blogging in recent months, and describe their root causes.
4. Suggest two pieces that you think would make Techmeme better if they were posted as headlines (at the time you emailed us). Just give the urls, and number them 4.a. and 4.b. No words or sentences needed for this one.

Techmeme Editor

There are no current Techmeme Editor openings aside from the above, but if you're very interested in work outside of Sunday, we'll keep your application on file and check back if any openings arise in the months ahead.

To apply: Follow the steps for the previous position, but use a suitable substitute for the phrase "Sunday Evening" in your subject line.