Watermark & Associates LLC

Please review the category description for more information about the type of freelancer we look for to work in these departments.

Clerical Support
Customer Support
Desktop Publishing
Graphics Design
Programming/Web development
Research
Transcription
Writing and Editing

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Manager - Grant Research / Writing Department
Manager for the Grant Research / Writing Department responsibilities include grant writing for corporation and foundation giving as well as supervising/proofing work submitted by other employees within this department. College degree required. Must be experienced and have success with grant writing. Must have5+ years managerial experience as well as research and program development experience.

Clerical Support - Clerical Work - Virtual Assistants
You are keenly able to organize and multi-task. Extremely familiar with many software programs and they are available on your system. An advanced knowledge of Word, Excel, WinZip, PowerPoint, and Email is a must!! You are basically able to learn new tasks incredibly quickly, and don't mind handling repetitive tasks often. If you are assigned a task such as "I want you to learn how to use this piece of software and use it daily", your heart flutters with the challenge of learning new skills. You love the internet, and you love working with your computer. You don't mind being asked to enter in vast quantities of repetitive data. You actually enjoy submitting endless streams of articles to endless lists of websites, and creating spreadsheets of your progress is something you wish you could do every day. OK, I'm
exaggerating a little here, but you get the picture, right?

Research
You have an extremely fast internet connection of ADSL or Cable. You know most of the URLs for the best research sites on the web. Essentially, the internet is your play land and you love to seek out details and dig further than anyone else.

Transcription
Can you touch type a minimum of 100 wpm? You have a high-end computer system and can download audio files quickly. Preference given to those who have specialized transcription equipment (foot pedal, etc). Your internet connection is preferably ADSL or Cable modem. Located close to a major city so that courier deliveries are not a problem. Legal, medical and general are all needed.

Customer Support
You are patient and pay a great deal of attention to detail. You are a fast typist and are able to learn new tasks and information very quickly. You never make spelling mistakes and would not consider sending an email to anyone that hasn't already been checked and double-checked. You have a great speaking voice and speak English fluently. You have a professional, friendly phone manner and are able to put people at ease with just the sound of your voice.We need a few highly literate people to handle daily (7 days a week) customer support for our clients. Although we are willing to work with your schedule and availability, please make sure you can dedicate at least 4 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days a year to this
position.

Marketing and Sales
You have a pleasant phone manner and feel comfortable talking on the phone with strangers. You have a keen intelligence and experience in marketing, either online or offline.

Desktop Publishing
You love to design and plan layouts of brochures, business cards, flyers, and signs. You know how to put together materials for web and print. You can listen to a client's needs and translate them into beautiful marketable materials for their corporate image.

Documentation:
We really need someone to work closely with us for this fairly regular task. We need someone who understands Microsoft Word Styles and is equipped with all the right tools, like Adobe Acrobat (5.0 and above), Word, and other desktop publishing tools. You may not be a graphics designer, but you have an eye for clean documentation and can easily format a 50 page plain text file into a 100 page spiffy PDF file with proper graphics placements on the page.

Web Design
Ability to create sites with the essential features, compact, and fast loading layouts. A flare for cross browser functionality is a must. Ability to not only use WYSIWYG editors, but also can pull apart errant code.

Programming
Programmers of all languages. The ability to program a database, ability to script a shopping cart, understand how to speak multiple computer languages, and have a flare for the most dreary code.

HTML Formatting Assistants
We need to hire a minimum of two people, part-time, who are well versed in HTML. We don't need any elitist prima donnas here, just good solid coders who understand how competitive this industry is, and can tell the difference between BR and B. This position will require that you be available for tight deadlines, on an as-needed basis.

Graphics Design
Ability to draw, illustrate, and create unique web graphics, logos, buttons, banners and images of all kinds. Ability to listen and translate what will best represent and fit a client's business needs. There is a flare for creativity and design. An understanding of how to optimize images for both web and print, and know the difference between .jpg, .bmp, .tiff, and .eps as well as the reasons why one is better over the other. We need one or two people who can easily spin out graphics as needed. You have a sharp eye and produce clean, crisp graphics. You can easily modify PSD files and are willing to quote your work on a "per project, revisions included" basis.

Writing, Editing, Technical Editors
Ability to pull articles and materials together quickly on a moment's notice. The knowledge of a few subjects in particular and somewhat familiar with many others. You have a basic understanding of freelance writing and how important deadlines are.

Ghostwriters (Many)
We have an immediate need for ghostwriters with experience in producing 60+ page ebooks on specialized topics. Although we're willing to work with people who have little experience in this style of writing, we need to work with highly literate people who can write on many different topics and can mold their writing style to the "voice" of the person they are representing. You are willing to quote your work on a "per project, revisions included" basis.

Article Ghostwriters and Content Populators (Many).
We need to develop a team of top notch article writers. We're looking for people who can churn out unique content on a regular basis, specifically, articles that are anywhere between 350-750 words in length, covering a wide variety of topics.

Senior Editor
In charge of editing of all documents, profiles, correspondence, legal and privacy policies. Overseeing numberous technical editors who have submitted work. Need the ability to scowl at spell checkers and choices of grammar. Ability to take a badly written piece of material and translate into excellent concise paragraphs. A working knowledge of formatting in various software programs. For example, applying proper paragraph styles to a document as well as defining style sheets.

Technical Editors - Ability to take virtually any kind of material and place it into various programs. A good knowledge of style sheets and advance knowledge as well as experience with many variations on software tools. Ability to use RoboOffice, Adobe Acrobat, MS Word, Framemaker, Quark, HTML, and many others in the field. A keen eye for spotting errors is a must!!