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May 29, 2020
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Like Sunday sauce, we’re gonna need time to simmer
As many of us have discovered, embracing office version of us into home version of us hasn’t been easy. But can the long term inclusion of remote work for some employees actually benefit society in the long run? The [New Yorker]( has a few organizational strategies, as well as historical examples like the time it took a bazillion years to switch from steam to electric power because factory owners really liked that hissing sound, in order to help expedite the widespread approval of permanent remote work.
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Social media is dead, long live social media
Is an executive order enough to curb social media giants from [dropping a few fact checks]( every now and then? We’ll leave this censorship debate up to the courts, but we do endorse applying for Dictionary.com's[Social Media Coordinator & Writer]( if you’re looking to digitally fact check others on the right way to pronounce words.
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Miss College? Then work at a university
College. We lived it. We loved it. And now we promote it to everyone but mostly anyone interested in working in a university setting. So what’s out there right now? How about Fordham University’s [Assistant Editor, Marketing and Communications](. If college radio appears somewhere on your resume, Boston University’s search for a [Data Reporter]( could end right here and now. And for someone ready to take the next step and lead a video team, The University of Maryland is hiring a [Director of Video Production]( to spice up their content quicker than a can of Old Bay.
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Careers at Static Media: they're electric!
If writing about food, gossip, and life's weirder moments, Static Media is hiring versatile wordsmiths across its portfolio of web sites for remote jobs like Grunge’s[Entertainment, Science, and History Features/News Writer](. They're hiring for both feature and news writers to cover these beats, so be sure to specify which role you really want when applying.
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This gig has gadgets and gizmos aplenty
You might not sing songs underwater (or maybe TikToking in the shower is your happy place), but when it comes to finding the best products in tech, you’re a treasure trove of information. And if helping shoppers find smartphones, laptops, and possibly a Nintendo Switch (anyone got a lead?), Spy.com is hiring a passionate advocate of digital to join their team as a [Tech Editor](.
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Careers in sales
We’re still not 100% sure we can forgive Jim for selling Some Good News to CBS. But we appreciate his ability to navigate the waters of creating original content in a time of social unrest and then sell that content to the highest bidder. If negotiations like this intrigue you, then you’ll want to check out Crain Communications, which is hiring an [Account Executive]( to join its sales squad. Speaking of Ad Age, here’s a quick read on how Roku [more flexibility to advertisers]( is providing with a range of new services, including the ability to quickly modify or remove creative assets.
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OK grads, rise and shine, then apply to this job
Journalism majors, are you the next Phil Connors in the making? AccuWeather is hiring a [Live Broadcast Producer]( to create compelling content around weather-related news. And since this job is based out of State College, PA you might just get to cover Groundhog Day in nearby Punxsutawny live in person. Working with a team of on-air broadcasters and studio creatives, you’ll be involved in navigating segments through the production process to make sure you aren't telling the same story over and over again.
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Flesch reading score measures how complex a text is. The lower the score, the more difficult the text is to read. The Flesch readability score uses the average length of your sentences (measured by the number of words) and the average number of syllables per word in an equation to calculate the reading ease. Text with a very high Flesch reading ease score (about 100) is straightforward and easy to read, with short sentences and no words of more than two syllables. Usually, a reading ease score of 60-70 is considered acceptable/normal for web copy.