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Jr. Staff Writer for Whistle Out

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Who We're Looking For - Jr. Staff Writer

We’re seeking a creative, motivated, and talented Junior Staff Writer to join our team of mobile experts and enthusiasts. We’re excited to work with someone who loves brainstorming, is eager to keep tabs on the twist and turns of the mobile industry, and can help us find new ways to help users through well-researched, user-friendly, and SEO-driven content.

As a Junior Staff Writer on WhistleOut, your primary responsibility will be updating existing content across the site with the most accurate and relevant industry information. For example, you’ll be expected to tend to our network of cell phone carrier deals with the latest promos each week, and maintain our editorial pages with up-to-the-minute pricing and plan details as they change. Additionally, you will handle small page rewrites, using SEO and web copy best practices to optimize the page content for the given user. You should be skilled at simplifying complex ideas and translating tech jargon into common language, making it accessible to our readers. 

You’ll collaborate daily with other experts on our team, including specialists in SEO, UX, marketing, copy editors, and, of course, your fellow Editorial teammates, to create and maintain content that competes with the best in class.

Who We Are

WhistleOut is the #1 mobile comparison site across the USA, Australia, and Canada. We’re wholly focused on guiding our users through a seriously complex—and expensive—market by turning them onto carriers, plans, and devices that can help them stay connected with the world around them without breaking the bank.

Our goal is to use a combination of first-hand testing, proprietary user data, and old-fashioned journalistic research to make our content the absolute best you can find on the internet, hands down. We’d love for you to be a part of that.

The Impact You Will Make

  • Maintain and update existing content to ensure currency, accuracy, and quality.
  • Make targeted, optimized updates to a variety of high-trafficked, high-priority pages.
  • Research, write, and publish on products and services across the mobile and internet industries, including phone plans and carriers, apps, operating systems, and more. 
  • Work within our proprietary CMS, utilizing our search results tool to generate code and widgets that keep our pages up to date.
  • Collaborate with SEO specialists, marketing managers, UX experts, commercial partner liaisons, and digital PR specialists to optimize your content for users, SEO, and conversions.
  • Keep close tabs on developments in the mobile industry and turn your expertise into creative ideas to help users make better buying decisions.
  • Write both long- and short-form content across multiple channels (organic search, PPC, email, social, etc.).
  • Analyze your content’s performance using data tools like Google Analytics and make data-influenced updates to hit traffic and revenue goals.

What You Need

  • Expertise or a demonstrable interest in consumer tech (preferably mobile)
  • Solid research and organizational skills
  • Strong proficiency in time management
  • Exceptional spelling and grammar skills
  • Agility and flexibility to work on multiple project types simultaneously
  • A basic understanding of HTML
  • An insatiable drive to learn and grow
  • Strong communication skills, including an ability to take and provide direct feedback
  • A strong capacity to perform and collaborate well in a remote setting
  • A drive to proactively approach problem-solving 
  • Solid experience with Google Suite, Microsoft Office, or similar productivity software

Other Considerations

  • Experience in digital content writing, journalism, content marketing, or related field
  • Experience working and publishing in a CMS platform (Wordpress or similar)
  • A grasp on SEO principles and web writing best practices is a plus
  • Familiarity with project management software (such as Airtable, Asana, Basecamp)
  • An understanding of what language, structure, and value propositions will resonate with our readers

Perks That Set Us Apart

  • 🩺Healthcare: We offer low-cost, competitive health coverage (domestic partners included!) with employer-paid counseling services.
  • 💰Invest in the Future: Enjoy 401(k) matching after just two months of employment, with employer matching starting at ~3%.
  • 🧘‍♀️Lifestyle Spending Stipends: Access an employer-paid spending account for physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing expenses.
  • 🏝️Flexible Time Off: We offer competitive time-off balances that accrue weekly, just like your paycheck. (Yes, we’re paid weekly too!)
  • 👶🏻Parental Leave: We provide 2 weeks of paid parental leave during the first year and up to 6 weeks after one year of employment.
  • ✈️Generous Paid Holidays: Celebrate cultural diversity with additional flex holidays in addition to our company paid holidays.
  • 🏠 Remote Work Options: Embrace the flexibility of working from home.
  • 🌎World Class Facility: With onsite restaurants, a 7,000 sqft gym, pickleball & basketball courts, spin class/pilates room, bikes, massages, and so much more.
  • 🛟Comprehensive Life Insurance: Ensure peace of mind with coverage that extends beyond the workplace with employer paid life insurance (including coverage for dependents and spouses).

🤝Employee Resource Groups (ERGs): Join us in fostering connections, celebrating diversity, and providing a supportive community for all.

At Clearlink, we go beyond the basics, ensuring your experience with us is not just professionally fulfilling but personally enriching too.

Interviewing at Clearlink

We know interviews can be stressful. Here are some stages you can expect from a typical interview with Clearlink. 

  • Once your application is submitted, we will review it and be in touch
  • 30-min phone call with the Recruiting Team
  • 30-min - 1 hour interview with the Hiring Manager
  • 30-min - 1 hour interview with a Clearlink Panel

Some interview processes can vary, depending on the role. Your recruiter will give you a role-specific interview process during your first phone call.

Why Work For Us

Since 2001, Clearlink has been dedicated to fostering growth and embracing opportunities. Our mission is to strengthen our workforce to build brands that guide users and customers toward decisions that enhance their lives. We encourage our employees to “Act as an Owner” – to voice their thoughts, share innovative ideas, and authentically bring their whole selves to work. Join us in our forward-thinking and inclusive community, where your expertise, background, and unique perspective are always valued.

Clearlink Partners & Awards: 

  • Partnered with The Period Project for easy access to menstrual hygiene products.
  • Awarded the 2022 Shatter List for breaking glass ceilings in technology.
  • Received the 2023 Women’s Leadership Institute Award, pledging to elevate women’s leadership.

Clearlink Values (CLEAR):

  • Create Community
  • Learn & Grow
  • Embrace Opportunity
  • Act Like An Owner 
  • Respect Every Person

Committed to accessibility, we encourage you to share any accommodation needs during the application or employment process. Your unique strengths matter, and we are dedicated to providing the necessary support for your success at Clearlink.

Why Work For Us

Since 2001, Clearlink has been dedicated to fostering growth and embracing opportunities. Our mission is to strengthen our workforce to build brands that guide users and customers toward decisions that enhance their lives. We encourage our employees to “Act as an Owner” – to voice their thoughts, share innovative ideas, and authentically bring their whole selves to work. Join us in our forward-thinking and inclusive community, where your expertise, background, and unique perspective are always valued.

Clearlink Partners & Awards: 

  • Partnered with The Period Project for easy access to menstrual hygiene products.
  • Awarded the 2022 Shatter List for breaking glass ceilings in technology.
  • Received the 2023 Women’s Leadership Institute Award, pledging to elevate women’s leadership.

Clearlink Values (CLEAR):

  • Create Community
  • Learn & Grow
  • Embrace Opportunity
  • Act Like An Owner 
  • Respect Every Person

Committed to accessibility, we encourage you to share any accommodation needs during the application or employment process. Your unique strengths matter, and we are dedicated to providing the necessary support for your success at Clearlink.

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