Writer Wanted at Buyanihan.com (Philippines)

23 March 2011
Writer Wanted at Buyanihan.com (Philippines)
Launched on 2 August 2010 in Metro Manila, BUYanihan is the first group buying website in the Philippines which features everyday new and the best discount deals on restaurants and hotels, themed parks, concerts and shows, bookstores, travel and tourism, wellness salons, and more that every Filipino will love to try out and buy!

For a career at BUYanihan, email application to michellec@buyanihan.com

WRITER – PR, Ad Copy & Blogs

A bored writer? With at least three years experience writing press releases and advertising copy? Take a chance at the crazily expanding universe of group buying.

Responsibilities:

* Responsible for all the copy writing and write-ups of company
* Writing, Editing and Modifying articles and write-ups.
* Ability to develop the content as per the guidelines.
* Managing content for destinations, newsletter, press releases and ads. etc.
* Make sure the content has appropriate keyword density for SEO.
* Ensure quality of articles written.
* Should follow the trends for Target Audience.
* Must be adept with American English standards.
* Must be able to check the flow, depth, expertise level of documents created, such as web content, articles, etc for an international audience as per client specifications.
* Communicate errors or gaps in content, keyword usage and other guidelines.
* Suggest changes within the content, language and layout, wherever necessary.
* Handle competitive, time-bound, demanding assignments.

Requirements:

* Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor’s/College Degree , Mass Communications or equivalent.
* Required language(s): English, Filipino
* At least 3 year(s) of working experience in the related field is required for this position.
* Excellent written communication skills, a strong vocabulary, good reading and comprehension skills.
* Flair for spontaneous & creative-writing.
* Well-experienced in Copy writing.
* Ability to rephrase and modify articles and write-ups.
* Analytic skills to carry out correction of written documents.
* Excellent attention to detail, efficient but thorough.
* Working knowledge of content management systems or other structured and unstructured data systems will be beneficial.
* Ability to work individually on a project.
* Ability to rephrase and modify articles and write-ups.

Where to Apply

BUYanihan.com
10F Herrera Tower,
Rufino cor Valero Sts,
Salcedo Village, Makati City
michellec@BUYanihan.com

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