jobs@dealnews.com
Last updated 2 February 2010

dealnews is a fast-growing online shopping guide that helps its readers find remarkable bargains on name-brand products, including electronics, apparel, and more. Up to 5 million people visit dealnews every month to stay up-to-date on the latest deals.

Current Openings

  1. Staffwriter
  2. dealmac Staffwriter
  3. Administrative Assistant - HSV
  4. Administrative Assistant - NYC
  5. Graphic Designer
  6. Front End Web Developer
  7. Back End Web Developer
  8. Junior Web Developer

Potential Benefits for Full-Time Employees

  1. Group Health, and Dental Care
  2. 401(k)
  3. Cafeteria Plan

 

Title: Staffwriter

dealnews is seeking a full-time Staffwriter to produce online content for dealnews.com. The ideal candidate would live in New York City or Huntsville, AL. However, applicants from outside these areas that are interested in telecommuting are encouraged to apply. (Occasional travel to our NYC and/or Huntsville offices will be required.)

Responsibilities

  • Researching and authoring deals for dealnews.com
  • Quickly identifying and explaining a product's value proposition through web research

Qualifications

  • Expertise in all manner of consumer technology products, especially computers and electronics
  • Expertise shopping online
  • Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Communications, Technical Writing, or related field preferred but not required
  • Previous experience writing and editing for technology or lifestyle publication, preferably online
  • Excellent written and verbal communications skills
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines

Technical Requirements

  • Extremely strong computer skills
  • Experience using a web or print publishing platform

dealnews offers competitive salaries and excellent benefits including health insurance, 401k with matching, and more.

Please send your cover letter, resume, and URLs with samples of your work (if available) to jobs-sw2009@dealnews.com with the words "dealnews Staffwriter" in the subject line. Include all information in the body of the text. Do not send attachments.

 

Title: dealmac Staffwriter

dealnews is seeking a full-time Staffwriter to produce online content for dealmac.com. The ideal candidate would live in New York City or Huntsville, AL. However, applicants from outside these areas that are interested in telecommuting are encouraged to apply. (Occasional travel to our NYC and/or Huntsville offices will be required.)

Responsibilities

  • Researching and authoring deals for dealmac.com
  • Quickly identifying and explaining a product's value proposition through web research

Qualifications

  • Expertise in all manner of consumer technology products, especially Apple systems, computers and electronics
  • Expertise shopping online
  • Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Communications, Technical Writing, or related field preferred but not required
  • Previous experience writing and editing for technology or lifestyle publication, preferably online
  • Excellent written and verbal communications skills
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines

Technical Requirements

  • Extremely strong computer skills
  • Experience using a web or print publishing platform

dealnews offers competitive salaries and excellent benefits including health insurance, 401k with matching, and more.

Please send your cover letter, resume, and URLs with samples of your work (if available) to jobs-sw2009@dealnews.com with the words "dealmac Staffwriter" in the subject line. Include all information in the body of the text. Do not send attachments.

 

Title: Administrative Assistant - HSV

dealnews is looking for a part-time Administrative Assistant to help our corporate administrative staff during the week. The candidate must have an exceptionally high aptitude at office management, organization, and attention to detail. The candidate will work in the corporate office and must live in the Huntsville/Madison, AL metro area.

Responsibilities

  • Under general supervision provide administrative support to Chief Operating Officer, Controller, and Office Manager to include general clerical, receptionist, administrative, and project assistance while projecting a professional company image though in-person and phone interaction
  • Answers phones and transfers to appropriate staff and meets and greets visitors and oversees all aspects of general office coordination including procuring and maintaining break-room and office supplies, toner, print cartridges, and paper
  • Maintains office calendar to coordinate meetings and schedules travel for COO and Controller
  • Attend meetings in order to record minutes; may compile, transcribe, and distribute minutes of meetings
  • Coordinate and direct office services, such as records management, filing, and some HR functions
  • Open, sort, and distribute incoming correspondence, including faxes and delivered packages
  • May prepare agendas and make arrangements for company, management and other meetings

Qualifications

  • Expertise in Administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
  • Knowledge of Business and Human Resource management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, office production methods, and coordination of people and office resources.
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
  • BS/BA in MIS or Business Administration preferred, but not required
  • Minimum 3 years Administrative or Executive Assistant experience to include demonstrated ability to multi-task and work independently and complete tasks as assigned.

Technical Requirements

  • Extremely strong computer skills
  • MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

dealnews offers a competitive hourly wage commensurate with experience. Position is Part-Time (20-30 hours/week, or as directed) and reports to the COO; No benefits provided.

Please send your cover letter and resume to jobs-aa2010@dealnews.com with the words "Administrative Assistant - HSV" in the subject line. Include all information in the body of the email. DO NOT SEND ATTACHMENTS.

 

Title: Administrative Assistant - NYC

dealnews is looking for a part-time Administrative Assistant to help our executive and editorial staff during the week. The candidate must have an exceptionally high aptitude at office management, organization, and attention to detail. The candidate will work in the Brooklyn, NY office and must live in the NYC metro area.

Responsibilities

  • Under general supervision provide administrative support to CEO / Editor In Chief and Managing Editor to include general clerical, receptionist, administrative, and project assistance while projecting a professional company image though in-person and phone interaction
  • Answers phones and transfers to appropriate staff and meets and greets visitors and oversees all aspects of general office coordination including procuring and maintaining break-room and office supplies, toner, print cartridges, and paper
  • Maintains office calendar to coordinate meetings and schedules travel for CEO and Managing Editor
  • Attend meetings in order to record minutes; may compile, transcribe, and distribute minutes of meetings
  • Coordinate and direct office services, such as records management, filing, and some HR functions
  • Open, sort, and distribute incoming correspondence, including faxes and delivered packages
  • May prepare agendas and make arrangements for company, management and other meetings

Qualifications

  • Expertise in Administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
  • Knowledge of Business and Human Resource management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, office production methods, and coordination of people and office resources.
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
  • BS/BA in MIS or Business Administration preferred, but not required
  • Minimum 3 years Administrative or Executive Assistant experience to include demonstrated ability to multi-task and work independently and complete tasks as assigned.

Technical Requirements

  • Extremely strong computer skills
  • MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

dealnews offers a competitive hourly wage commensurate with experience. Position is Part-Time (20-30 hours/week, or as directed) and reports to the CEO; No benefits provided

Please send your cover letter and resume to jobs-aa2010@dealnews.com with the words "Administrative Assistant - NYC" in the subject line. Include all information in the body of the email. DO NOT SEND ATTACHMENTS.

 

Title: Graphic Designer

dealnews is looking for a full-time Graphic Designer. The candidate must have an exceptionally high aptitude at online graphic design, project management, organization, and attention to detail. The candidate will work in the corporate office and must live in the Huntsville/Madison, AL metro area. Occasional travel to the Brooklyn, NY office will be required.

General Responsibilities

  • Under general supervision, plan, design, develop, coordinate and produce dealnews’ broad digital, electronic, print and web design(s); conceives ideas, concepts, and campaigns; designs, produces, works with others and coordinates in the creation of multifaceted website graphic design for a variety of website vehicles; and does maintenance of promotional, development and communication projects
  • Works with developers, marketing staff, and team members to provide professional recommendations for concept, design, production and placement, and monitors quality control
  • Monitors and tracks production projects to ensure proper and timely completion and works with outside vendors, freelancers and contractors to meet production deadlines
  • Works with Marketing Team (as mutually agreed) and participates in Brainstorming and Concept Development as required
  • Must be a self-starter, work well in a fast–paced team environment (individually or as a team participant) and handle multiple projects simultaneously

Web and Online Responsibilities

  • Site Design and Themes (look and feel of site) for dealnews.com, blogs, and other sites
  • Page Layout and Design for dealnews.com and, but not limited to: New Store Page(s), New Article Page(s)
  • Ad Design (House and Off-Site Units)
  • Build Graphics for Articles as requested
  • May build Graphics for Print, Off-line, Marketing, and Development efforts as directed

Qualifications

  • Ability to work with development and marketing teams to interpret and translate their expressed needs and ideas into concepts, designs and deliverables; conceive, plan, coordinate, organize and complete projects; complete production requests in a timely and cost-effective manner; work under pressure to meet deadlines.
  • Advanced experience and knowledge of the principles, practices and techniques of website design, digital art, graphic design, layout and illustration; Technical proficiencies should include: CS3 (or CS4) Flash, Fireworks, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver; HTML and CSS coding; knowledge of PHP is a plus. Candidate must have extremely strong computer skills.
  • Minimum 3 years website graphic design experience to include demonstrated project coordination, design, development, implementation and completion with necessary updating.
  • BFA in Graphic Design (or equivalent)

dealnews offers competitive salaries and excellent benefits including health insurance, 401k with matching, and more. Flexible office is available for this position with the company providing a computer and necessary equipment, hardware and software to allow remote work to be performed.

Please send your cover letter, resume, and samples of your work (URLs if available) to jobs-gd2010@dealnews.com with the words "Graphic Designer" in the subject line. Include all information in the body of the email. DO NOT SEND ATTACHMENTS.

 

Title: Front End Web Developer

dealnews is looking for a Front End Web Developer to work in the corporate office in Huntsville, AL and build well-crafted interfaces for our readers. The candidate will work with a team to develop elegant UIs with PHP, HTML, CSS and Javascript. Some work on the backend systems is also possible. Team members are expected to be part of a true team and do what needs to be done to help the team meet its goals.

General Responsibilities

  • Provide development support to the dealnews development team; Creates great user experiences for our readers that meet the company's goals; Creates a standard for the presentation of the dealnews websites; Works with designers to produce prototypes and new ideas; Works closely with marketing and business development on the company's presence on 3rd party sites; works on backend applications when needed; and may perform various other tasks or duties as assigned.
  • Must be a self-starter, work well in a fast–paced team environment (individually or as a team participant) and handle multiple projects simultaneously.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Must be able to Exercise independent judgment and make prudent decisions; Manage and prioritize multiple tasks and assignments while fulfilling duties of position; Create and communicate ideas to the team, and maintain positive working relationships with team; and have Strong interpersonal skills and collaborative approach to problem-solving.
  • Must have Strong SQL skills, experience with MySQL desired; be an Expert with HTML, CSS, JavaScript and frameworks such as YUI; have a Strong understanding of CSS and creating cross browser layouts; have an interest and understanding of web standards; have Experience creating dynamic content with PHP; and have a Knowledge of version control tools such as SVN.
  • Any experience building applications for sites such as Facebook and Active Personal use of social media is a plus.

Qualifications

  • Minimum 10 years website development experience to include demonstrated UI experience (preferably for a user facing web site with millions of unique visitors per month) and work independently and complete tasks as assigned.
  • BS in Computer Science, or equivalent experience

dealnews offers competitive salaries and excellent benefits including health insurance, 401k with matching, and more. Flexible office is available for this position with the company providing a computer and necessary equipment, hardware and software to allow remote work to be performed.

Please send your cover letter and resume to jobs-swd2010@dealnews.com with the words "Front End Web Developer" in the subject line. Include all information in the body of the email. DO NOT SEND ATTACHMENTS.

 

Title: Back End Web Developer

dealnews is looking for a Back End Web Developer to work in the corporate office in Huntsville, AL and assist in managing the data our content team creates. The candidate will work with data at the lowest levels and some user interface design will be necessary to create tools for company departments. Team members are expected to be part of a true team and do what needs to be done to help the team meet its goals.

General Responsibilities

  • Provide development support to the dealnews development team; Use PHP, MySQL and Gearman to aggregate the content we create to our distributed systems; Develop systems to parse and apply incoming data from multiple 3rd party sources; Implement web services to facilitate our internal and external SOA systems; Work with a team on a deadline to reach the goals of the company; Creating user interfaces using HTML/CSS/Javascript as needed; and may perform various other tasks or duties as assigned.
  • Must be a self-starter, work well in a fast–paced team environment (individually or as a team participant) and handle multiple projects simultaneously.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Must be able to Exercise independent judgment and make prudent decisions; Manage and prioritize multiple tasks and assignments while fulfilling duties of position; Create and communicate ideas to the team, and maintain positive working relationships with team; and have Strong interpersonal skills and collaborative approach to problem-solving.
  • Must have Expert SQL skills, experience with MySQL desired; have an Understanding of general operations concepts and server systems; have an interest and understanding of web standards and learning new technologies; have Experience with distributed systems; have Experience creating dynamic content with PHP; and have Knowledge of version control tools such as SVN.
  • Experience with Gearman is a plus and Experience with C/C++ is an advantage

Qualifications

  • Minimum 5-10 years website development experience to include PHP and MySQL in event driven, multi-user environments while working independently and completing tasks as assigned.
  • BS in Computer Science, or equivalent experience

dealnews offers competitive salaries and excellent benefits including health insurance, 401k with matching, and more. Flexible office is available for this position with the company providing a computer and necessary equipment, hardware and software to allow remote work to be performed.

Please send your cover letter and resume to jobs-wd2010@dealnews.com with the words "Back End Web Developer" in the subject line. Include all information in the body of the email. DO NOT SEND ATTACHMENTS.

 

Title: Junior Web Developer

dealnews is looking for a Junior Web Developer to work in the corporate office in Huntsville, AL and work with a team to develop elegant UIs with PHP, HTML, CSS and Javascript. The candidate would begin and participate with the team at entry level. Team members are expected to be part of a true team and do what needs to be done to help the team meet its goals.

General Responsibilities

  • Under supervision provide development support to the dealnews development team; Use PHP and MySQL to deliver content to millions of unique visitors per month; Learn to use distributed systems such as Gearman; Develop user interfaces using HTML, CSS and Javascript; Fixing bugs reported by our users; and may perform various other tasks or duties as assigned.
  • Must be a self-starter, work well in a fast–paced team environment (individually or as a team participant) and handle multiple projects simultaneously.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Must be able to Exercise independent judgment and make prudent decisions; Manage and prioritize multiple tasks and assignments while fulfilling duties of position; Create and communicate ideas to the team, and maintain positive working relationships with team; and have Strong interpersonal skills and collaborative approach to problem-solving.
  • Must have Knowledge of the PHP language; be familiar with web application development; have a Strong interest in learning new technologies; be Active in the web development community; have relatively strong SQL skills; have Knowledge of regular expressions; and have an ability to create and communicate ideas to the team.

Qualifications

  • Minimum 1-5 years website development experience to include PHP and MySQL in event driven, multi-user environments while working independently and completing tasks as assigned.
  • BS in Computer Science, or equivalent experience

dealnews offers competitive salaries and excellent benefits including health insurance, 401k with matching, and more. This position is located at the corporate office.

Please send your cover letter and resume to jobs-jwd2010@dealnews.com with the words "Junior Web Developer" in the subject line. Include all information in the body of the email. DO NOT SEND ATTACHMENTS.

About dealnews.com, Inc.
dealnews.com, Inc. operates a network of web sites that guide consumers to the best deals on consumer electronics, computers, apparel, and more. Its flagship site, dealnews.com, is the best bargain-finding site on the Web, according to MSN (Dec '07), a "10 Best Black Friday Sites" of 2007, accordng to PC Magazine, and #24 in PC World's list of Top 100 Products of 2006. Relying on its team of expert editors, reader intelligence, and proprietary research tools, dealnews.com showcases over 100 of the top deals, coupons, and sales every day. Founded in 1997, dealnews is headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, with an editorial office in New York City.