CogSci Apps Corp. aims to hire a Marketing Assistant and an iOS / OS X Software Developer.

Marketing Assistant

Summer Job Posting Marketing Assistant Pitt Meadows / Maple Ridge area CogSci Apps Corp.

CogSci Apps Corp. develops mySleepButton® and other great upcoming apps for OS X® and iOS®. CogZest™ publishes and provides training in cognitive productivity, sleep, and emotions. CogSci Apps Corp. aims to hire a university student for the summer of 2016 to act as Marketing Assistant.

Position

  • Anticipated Start Date: 2016-05-16
  • End Date: Aug 27 (14 weeks)
  • 4 days per week.
  • Possibility of continuation (depending on performance).
  • Candidate will work partly on site, and partly from home

Responsibilities

Reporting to product management, you will

  • Develop marketing materials for mySleepButton and upcoming apps, as well as CogZest’s books (Cognitive Productivity and next ones).
  • Assist in the development and sharing of social media content, monitor social media activity, and write blog posts.
  • Analyse sales, marketing and user data.
  • Propose marketing strategies and tactics based on data.
  • Help test CogSci Apps software.
  • Undertake a variety of Marketing duties as assigned.

Pre-requisites

This position is for full-time registered students only. You must be eligible for the Canada Summer Jobs 2016. For other opportunities please revisit http://mySleepButton.com.

We are looking for a creative individual who meets the following criteria

  1. At least two years of an undergraduate degree in Psychology, Communications, Journalism, English, Marketing, or a related field.
  2. Preferably, the candidate will have taken courses in (a) statistics and behavior research methods courses; (b) sleep; and (c) cognitive psychology.
  3. Social media and marketing experience
  4. Very skilled at using Apple® Mac® OS X® and iOS®, spreadsheets and word processors. Must very much enjoy using information technology and learning new technology.
  5. Experience with WordPress.
  6. Willing and able to learn markdown.
  7. Excellent verbal and written communications skills with the ability to address multiple audiences while maintaining each brand’s voice.
  8. Capable of quickly learning to represent the company on marketing phone calls.
  9. Superior editing and proofreading skills to ensure accuracy, completeness and excellence in all published material.
  10. Conversant with Google Analytics tools, enjoy using such tools.
  11. Experience creating and posting content on several social channels.
  12. Able to design simple, effective visual content.
  13. Proficiency with OmniGraffle , Sketch or Adobe Illustrator.
  14. Excellent planning skills and organization.
  15. Able to collaborate and work autonomously on multiple interleaved projects.
  16. Able to work under pressure.
  17. Strong attention to detail and high standards for excellence.
  18. An iPhone® user.
  19. Love psychology, love apps, love marketing.
  20. Perfectly trustworthy. (Compare Covey’s The Speed of Trust and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People).

Candidates must undergo a Criminal Record Check.

Location. Candidates based in Pitt Meadows or Maple Ridge BC preferred.

Nice to have

  • 2-D character animation skills.
  • Able to write in Markdown.

CogZest

This position also involves marketing of related CogZest products.

Please email cover letter and resume to hr-csa@cogsciapps.com, in markdown format or PDF. Please do not use Microsoft® Word® or RTF. For each of the foregoing requirements, please indicate in your cover letter whether or how you meet it. If you have a profile on LinkedIn, please include its web address.

Software Developer

CogSci Apps Corp. also plans to hire a junior software developer who is proficient with X Code for iOS® and OS X® (MacOS®). Interested candidates please email a resume and cover letter at hr-csa@cogsciapps.com. This is an anticipatory advert: the position is dependent on funding.