Contribute to Our Exciting Growth!
BubbleLife.com is a Dallas-based technology startup at the forefront of the digital media rebirth of local news. With over 60 online local news sites in the DFW area, BubbleLife.com is the largest provider of local news reaching over 150,000 readers including over 65,000 daily newsletter subscribers. BubbleLife’s unique combination of news search engine, community contributions, editorial and software tools to engage local businesses and organizations makes BubbleLife a leading player in solving the local news challenge. According to a BubbleLife user “This is quite a site you guys have… I used a hyper-local site in Michigan called Patch, and your site goes to the next level in connectedness.”
Full benefits including health, dental, vision, life insurance and flex spending are available for full time employees.
Account Executive / Sales
BubbleLife is one of the most effective way for businesses to reach local customers. Our advertising solutions sell themselves when customers get a chance to hear the opportunity. We’re looking for sales professionals to develop these opportunities. Compensation includes base plus commission.
Applicants should have the following:
- Previous sales experience
- Excellent verbal skills
- Excellent writing skills
NET Developer / Development
BubbleLife is based on our own proprietary technology custom tailored to meet the demands of readers, local businesses and advertisers. Based on Microsoft .NET, BubbleLife is undergoing constant revision for new improvements and features to support its rapidly growing web, email and mobile users. BubbleLife is looking for developers who have a passion for developing software that is touched by tens of thousands of people daily.
Applicants should have the following:
- Previous product development experience
- Excellent .NET and web development skills
Community Editor
BubbleLife.com is looking for a community editor that brings a combination of energy, editorial judgment, mentoring ability, writing skills and technology insight to help us continue to shape, test and refine the best local news product before we grow to new cities and locations.
A BubbleLife community editor must be capable of handling multiple duties including, but not limited to: curating quality content from multiple local online news sources and making sound editorial decisions; writing compelling local features and interviewing city and school officials; maintaining social media platforms; using our technology to post and distribute stories; meeting, interacting and interviewing community leaders and readers, training community members to use our Advice Connect platform for their contributions; and updating and adding calendar events.
Applicants must be self-motivated, capable of self-direction and have a flexible schedule to allow for breaking news coverage. The successful candidate should reside in the immediate Dallas area.
Applicants should have the following:
- Previous journalism experience (college experience counts)
- College degree in journalism/communication/English
- Excellent editing/writing skills and writing clips
- Passion for local news
- Strong technical background
- Valid Texas driver’s license
- Strong technical skills