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3/13/2021

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Hello!  We're looking to hire 1 or 2 people to help us with building our community, consistently posting to social media, and making bunches of good little videos.  We've broken our needs up into 2 positions, but if your skills overlap the two, please still apply and let us know more about yourself in your cover letter.  We're located in San Luis Obispo, California and welcome both local and remote applicants.
JOB OPENING: COMMUNITY CREATOR & MANAGER FOR ELECTRONICS MAKERS,
​INCLUDING WRITTEN CONTENT & SOCIAL

LOCATION: REMOTE, OR SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA
 
Do you think electronics are pretty interesting and cool?  Do you love educating, helping people, and building inclusive communities?  Do you want to work in a safe and positive anti-racist and feminist environment?  Then we want to hire you!
 
We are Alpenglow Industries, a small woman-owned business in San Luis Obispo.  We’re launching several hackable maker electronics products that delight, encourage adults to learn more about electronics, and help them develop basic skills with circuits.  We’re currently a company of two people who have no end of fun ideas plus the product development and short-run manufacturing expertise to bring them to light; what we need is a teammate who can help us find our community,  build our following, reach out to other makers and organizations to collaborate with, and communicate our passion for building electronics.  We’re also looking to hire someone local to San Luis Obispo to help us specifically with video creation; for more information, see our other opening.
 
The various tasks we need help with include: writing tutorials for products and projects, writing blog posts, sending newsletters, posting to social media consistently, building a Discord channel, engaging with people online, developing an overall content release plan and schedule, finding and reaching out to other maker communities, and helping coordinate product launches.  Other tasks could also include: taking step-by-step process photos, video content creation, soldering up a kit, hacking one of our products to do something fun, and documenting how you did it.  Post-COVID it could also involve going to conventions and representing us at in-person events.
 
Job Specifics:
  • Contract basis.  Potential to grow into part-time employment if desired. 
  • We can work with hourly rates or a fixed budget per month with deliverables/tasks.  Our budget is $1000-$1500/mo to start with.
  • Work can be 100% remote.  We are located in San Luis Obispo, California.
  • Start date: flexible, but we’re looking for someone ASAP
 
Applicant Requirements:
  • 5 yrs minimum of community development or community management experience in the online maker community
  • Understands the type of community-focused and grassroots-style marketing that is best suited for the maker/hobby community
  • Can develop an overall communications plan and strategy for building a community and audience where one does not yet exist
  • Can also generate the content for and be the primary person responsible for enacting that plan
  • Can set and meet your own schedule and work with a high degree of autonomy
  • Can consistently post to and manage social media accounts on Twitter, Instagram, and Tik-Tok
  • Can analyze various metrics for audience growth and engagement, and adjust strategies accordingly
  • Experience with writing DIY-style tutorials and content
  • Experience participating in and moderating online forums
  • Experience with soldering, creating circuits, or using electronics building blocks as either a maker or engineer
  • A passion for both learning and helping others learn without judgment
  • Comfortable selling a product that drops the f-bomb
  • Able to legally work in the USA (sorry, we can’t help with visas)

Applicant Nice-to-Haves:
  • Video content creation skills
  • Experience managing a YouTube channel
  • Involvement in open source hardware
  • Already connected with other electronics makers
  • Prior experience building an online community from the ground up

​To Apply:
Please send your resume or LinkedIn link and an email introducing yourself and describing your interest in this position to:  i n f o at alpenglow industries dotcom.  Include links to social media accounts you have or are managing, content you’ve created, portfolio, or anything you think we’d find interesting.  We’ll send you a confirmation email that we’ve received your application.  If you’re a good fit, we’ll send a follow-up email.
We are an equal opportunity employer and seek out diverse and interesting candidates, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and safe workspace for everyone, especially those who are under-represented in electronics and electrical engineering.
​JOB OPENING: CONTENT CREATOR FOR ELECTRONICS MAKERS,
EMPHASIS ON DIY-STYLE VIDEO TUTORIALS
LOCATION: ONSITE IN SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA PREFERRED, REMOTE POSSIBLE
​
(100% REMOTE OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE, SEE OTHER OPENING)
 
Do you think electronics are pretty interesting and cool?  Do you love making tutorial videos for YouTube?  Do you love educating, helping people, and building inclusive communities?  Do you want to work in a safe and positive anti-racist and feminist environment?  Then we want to hire you!
 
We are Alpenglow Industries, a small woman-owned business in San Luis Obispo.  We’re launching hackable maker electronics products that delight, encourage adults to learn more about electronics, and help develop basic skills with circuits.  We’re currently a company of two people who handle technical product development and manufacturing, and we’re looking for a teammate who can help us create multiple short videos per week that showcase our projects and products, show that electronics can be fun and creative, provide handy tips and tricks for other makers, and provide opportunities for new makers to engage in self-paced online learning about electronics.  We’re also looking for someone to build our community, manage our social media, and develop written content; for more info, see our other opening.
 
A typical day could involve a variety of any of these tasks: writing a script, planning, shooting, and editing videos, co-hosting or appearing solo in both pre-recorded videos and live broadcasts, posting clips to social media, engaging with people in online chats and/or social media, developing a content release plan and schedule, analyzing engagement metrics, and helping coordinate new product launches.  It will definitely involve soldering and building projects.  Post-COVID it could also involve going to conventions and representing us at in-person events.
 
Job Specifics:
  • Contract basis to start, with a path to full or part-time employment.  At this time, we offer holiday, vacation, and sick pay for employees but are unfortunately unable to offer health insurance. 
  • ~10 hrs/wk to start with, hours can be flexible, but need some degree of consistency for establishing live video and publishing schedules. 
  • $30-$40/hr based on experience.   If you’re looking for a more senior position, we may still have an opportunity for you!  Tell us about your experience, what you could bring to our small team, and what you’re looking for.  Also look at our Community Creator & Manager opening.
  • We’d prefer to hire locally but will consider remote work.  Tell us in your cover letter how you’d incorporate the San Luis Obispo workshop & people into regular video content.
  • Start date: flexible, immediate to 4 weeks after offer acceptance

​Applicant Requirements:
  • 3 yrs min of experience with video content creation and consistent releases (for yourself or for another company)
  • Ability to develop and meet your own schedule without continuous oversight
  • Ability to develop and analyze content performance and engagement metrics
  • A hobby that involves making something with your hands
  • A passion for both learning and helping others learn without judgment
  • Able to set up and shoot photos and videos including familiarity with lighting, cameras, microphones, video and audio recording equipment, and software
  • Experience managing and adding content to a YouTube channel, and with YouTube Studio
  • Comfortable appearing and speaking in videos, and able to include and help others gain video confidence
  • Comfortable representing a product that drops the f-bomb
  • Able to leverage free and low-cost resources; we already have some equipment and will do our best to budget for what you need, but we’re currently bootstrapping.
  • Able to legally work in the USA (sorry, we can’t help with visas)
 
Our Ideal Candidate Would Also Have:
  • Experience with soldering, creating circuits, or using electronics building blocks as either a maker or engineer
  • Writing skills for creating blog-style tutorials and content
  • Ability to add fun graphics, animation, or original intro music to videos
  • Familiarity with Hackaday, Tindie, Discord, GitHub, and /or OBS Studio
  • Experience participating in and moderating online forums
  • Previous work in or an active contributor to any online maker electronics community
  • Previous experience with creating an online community

To Apply:
Please send your resume or LinkedIn link and an email introducing yourself and describing your interest in this position to: i n f o at alpenglow industries dotcom.  Include links to video content you’ve created, one of which should include you talking to the camera.  Also include links to any written tutorials you’ve created, a portfolio, or other content you think we’d find interesting.  We’ll send you a confirmation email that we’ve received your application.  If you’re a good fit, we’ll send a follow-up email.
We are an equal opportunity employer and seek out diverse and interesting candidates, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and safe workspace for everyone, especially those who are under-represented in electronics and electrical engineering.
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