Position: Social Media Marketing Intern

 
WHO ARE YOU?
  

You’re the undiscovered rock star of social media marketing. Passionate and motivated. Driven and entrepreneurial. Resourceful and independent. Creative and colorful. Articulate and energized. You have a way with words AND numbers. A natural curiosity for technology, the internet and innovation.

“A true game-changer!”  —Cult of Mac

THE POSITION
  

We’re seeking intern candidates for Fall 2013! 15-20 hours per week, 50% onsite in Belmont, 50% working remotely. You’ll report directly to the CEO, and work closely with the VP of Marketing, Director of Public Relations and staff designers.

“A great app!”  —The Chicago Tribune

RESPONSIBILITIES
  

:: Create compelling, eye-catching social media content.

:: Implement the social media strategy, coordinating with stakeholders across Talkler to ensure its effectiveness.

:: Manage presence in social networking sites including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, SIGs, and other similar community sites, posting on relevant blogs, and seeding content into social applications as needed.

:: Become an advocate for Talkler in social media spaces, engaging in dialogues and answering questions where appropriate.

:: Monitor effective benchmarks for measuring the impact of social media programs, and analyze, review, and report on effectiveness of campaigns in an effort to maximize results. (Via Facebook ads, Google Analytics, Hootsuite, etc.)

:: Report insights gained from social media monitoring to the Marketing team and Leadership of Talkler, to help them evolve their strategies.

“Best text-to-speech app.”  —The Street

QUALIFICATIONS
  

:: Enrolled in a Bachelors/Masters program at an accredited college or university.

:: 18 years or older and have Freshman standing or above.

:: Able to commit to a work schedule of 2-4 days per week, for a minimum 15 hours per week.

:: Reliable transportation to and from work.

:: Detail-oriented and highly organized.

:: High proficiency in MS Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.

:: Able to coordinate multiple work streams for on-time project delivery.

:: Able to shift easily from project to project in a fast-paced work environment.

:: Able to write creative and relevant copy for promotional use.

:: Eager to learn and absorb at a fast pace.

:: Ideally able to write simple code (HTML, CSS, etc.), to help maintain social media and other online assets

“5 STARS: * * * * * “  —CNET

HOW TO APPLY
  

Send your resume and cover letter to jobs@talkler.com. Have questions? Feel free to write to us at that same address. (No phone calls, please.) We will contact you to schedule a phone or in-person interview if there is a potential fit.

“Hands and eyes free… It’s always listening.”  —Los Angeles Times

Position: Analytics + Testing + Special Projects

WHO ARE YOU?
  

You’re the Da Vinci of the computer lab — part hacker, part artist, part math geek. Driven to discover the answers hidden in the data. Eager to invent the test that reveals the truth. Resourceful and entrepreneurial and independent. Articulate and energized. A natural curiosity for technology and innovation.

“A great app!”  —The Chicago Tribune

THE POSITION
  

We’re seeking candidates for immediate openings! 15-20 hours per week, 50% onsite in Belmont, 50% working remotely. You’ll report directly to the CEO, and work closely with the CTO, VP of Tech Strategy and the team of testers around the world.

“Best text-to-speech app.”  —The Street

RESPONSIBILITIES
  

• Investigate new user analytics to discover how users are interacting with the app.
• Design and conduct usability tests in collaboration with our UI specialists, to uncover user interface design improvement opportunities.
• Make recommendations to the team for changes to the app, based on your tests.
• Implement new code testing methods for “beating up” on the app, to detect and reproduce bugs.
• Collaborate with VP of Tech Strategy to manage our app testers and unit testers around the world.
• Analyze primary data from our testers, to discover underlying trends and problem areas.
• Take the reins for “special projects,” such as designing and building a new bug tracking system, or inventing new methods for understanding + reporting user analytics to the CEO and the team.

 
“Hands and eyes free… It’s always listening.”  —Los Angeles Times

QUALIFICATIONS
  

• Enrolled in a Bachelors/Masters program at an accredited college or university.
• 18 years or older and have Freshman standing or above.
• Able to commit to a work schedule of 2-4 days per week, for a minimum 15 hours per week.
• Reliable transportation to and from work.
• Detail-oriented and highly organized.
• High proficiency in MS Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
• Able to coordinate multiple work streams for on-time project delivery.
• Able to shift easily from project to project in a fast-paced work environment.
• Eager to learn and absorb at a fast pace.
• Strong math and statistics skills.
• Some experience with software projects — designing, building, testing.
• Ideally able to write simple code (HTML, CSS, etc.), to help build certain special projects.

 
“5 STARS: * * * * * “  —CNET

HOW TO APPLY
  

Send your resume and cover letter to jobs@talkler.com. Have questions? Feel free to write to us at that same address. (No phone calls, please.) We will contact you to schedule a phone or in-person interview if there is a potential fit.

“A true game-changer!”  —Cult of Mac

Position: Speech Technology Testing + Tuning + Special Projects

WHO ARE YOU?
  

You’re the Sherlock Holmes of speech technology — part detective, part computer scientist, part empath. Driven to discover the answers hidden in the data. Eager to invent the test that reveals the truth. Able to walk in our users’ shoes to understand their experiences “talking to Talkler.” Resourceful, entrepreneurial and independent. Articulate and energized. A natural curiosity for invention and UX.

 “A great app!”  —The Chicago Tribune

THE POSITION
  

We’re seeking candidates for immediate openings! 15-20 hours per week, 50% onsite in Belmont, 50% working remotely. You’ll report directly to the CEO, and work closely with the CTO, VP of Tech Strategy and our beta users across the country.

“Best text-to-speech app.”  —The Street

RESPONSIBILITIES
  

• Interview beta users for their first-hand reports of “talking to Talkler” — to discover where Talkler understands and where Talkler is tone deaf.
• Interact directly with beta users to gather recorded audio of grammar trials involving command-and-control ASR.
• Process audio recordings via ASR testing applications, comparing actual utterances vs. what the technology heard.
• Design and conduct grammar tests in collaboration with our speech scientist, to uncover design improvement opportunities.
• Analyze primary data from our beta users, to discover underlying trends and problem areas.
• Collaborate with VP of Tech Strategy and CTO to manage our beta users across the country.
• Make recommendations to the team for changes to the app’s UX + grammars, based on your tests.
• Take the reins for “special projects,” such as designing and testing new approaches to interacting with Talkler via voice.

 
“Hands and eyes free… It’s always listening.”  —Los Angeles Times

QUALIFICATIONS
  

• Enrolled in a Bachelors/Masters Computer Science program at an accredited college or university. Ideally enrolled in a program with Computational Linguistics or Speech Technology focus.
• 19 years or older and have Sophomore standing or above.
• Able to commit to a work schedule of 2-4 days per week, for a minimum 15 hours per week.
• Reliable transportation to and from work.
• Detail-oriented and highly organized.
• Able to coordinate multiple work streams for on-time project delivery.
• Able to shift easily from project to project in a fast-paced work environment.
• Eager to learn and absorb at a fast pace.
• Strong math and statistics skills.
• Strong grounding in computer science, computational linguistics, and speech technology.
• Some experience with software projects — designing, building, testing.
• Ideally able to write simple code (HTML, CSS, etc.), to help build certain special projects.

 
“5 STARS: * * * * * “  —CNET

HOW TO APPLY
  

Send your resume and cover letter to jobs@talkler.com. Have questions? Feel free to write to us at that same address. (No phone calls, please.) We will contact you to schedule a phone or in-person interview if there is a potential fit.