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• Amazing career-building opportunity with a game-changing female first digital business
• Brisbane southside location, fun team, great perks
• 12 week, 1-day per week internship program suitable for current university students

If you are looking to learn from a business that is all about empowering women and is in a really exciting growth phase then we want to chat to you.

Who are you working for? 

Freelancing Gems is an intelligent jobs marketplace connecting employers with skilled, available women looking for flexible work. We champion the freelancers, the consultants, contractors and side-hustlers. We provide a place where Australian employers can find the rarest gems of talent across ALL industries. Freelancing Gems was founded in Brisbane, Australia by Fleur Madden and Kirsty Jackson – two ambitious ladies who were at the top of their industries and came together at a stage where they knew they had a lot to offer women to help them start, grow, level up and scale successful businesses.

Both ladies are unapologetic about our mission to help women find more meaningful work and get paid what they are worth and to help employers find this talent more easily. It drives our team every day and is the foundation of our business. 

What’s the gig?

Our marketing internship program is open for applications!  You will have the opportunity to plan, strategise and create content for social and email marketing, copywriting, assisting with panel conference event management, reporting & research.

What your day will look like: 

• Writing blogs
• Creating fun and engaging social media content
• Jumping into Canva and whipping up some quick social tiles or email banners
• Event planning for virtual and IRL events
• Planning, researching and strategising on upcoming campaigns
• Getting involved in team brainstorming sessions for upcoming feature releases, promotions and events

About you:

• Currently studying marketing, communications, business or events
• Great writing skills
• Keen interest in social media and digital communications
• Eager to learn
• Happy to give anything a go
• A pleasure to work with

Extra, extra!  

It’s an exciting time to join Freelancing Gems and be part of a company that’s rapidly gaining momentum in the digital space. You will be part of the growth journey and contribute to a disruptor in the industry. We also offer a number of additional perks (and we all love a perk!) by joining the team. A few include:

• Attend large-scale events like International Women’s Day in March
• A written reference from CEO Fleur Madden
• A certificate of completion of the Freelancing Gems Internship program
• Team discounts on memberships, merch and events

How to apply

Please register your interest with your resume and cover letter, sharing why this is the perfect internship program for you. Contact Kirsty Jackson from Freelancing Gems via this form to apply or for further information via a confidential conversation.

What is the role?

This is a very exciting opportunity for a freelance Full Stack WordPress developer to work with us to help evolve our digital platform.

We are looking for a web developer with extensive experience with WooCommerce (and its plugins) with the ability to custom code and configure new web solutions (no page builders).

The ideal candidate is a whiz with WooCommerce customisation, developing and customising subscription, membership and gift card plugins and is family with a more agile workflow.

Who for?

Freelancing Gems is the only Australian job platform and community for female freelancers that showcases the rarest gems of talent, across ALL industries. We champion the freelancers, the consultants, the sole-traders, the small business owners and the side-hustlers by providing a digital platform for Australian employers to find and hire the best talent. Freelancing Gems give females the ultimate business toolkit and support network to grow their business.

We are a purpose-led business supporting Australian women of the gig economy and the businesses that champion them. We lead conversations about change, push the boundaries for women and are redefining the 9 to 5.

We are looking for a web developer to align to our values as we grow and make impact together.

What doing

You will work with our strategic leadership team to finesse and evolve our web platform https://freelancinggems.com/

Whether it be custom coding a new subscription solution, coding a landing page, looking for ways to optimise the user experience or updating the website with our latest promotion, you will be our go to for all things web.

Areas of focus will be:

• Freelancers members area
• Employers members area
• Woocommerce shop
• Job search directory
• API integrations – CM Commerce, campaign monitor, automations

Taking custom designs and custom coding them into the existing web platform for specific requirements, keep a source code repository to maintain the code, and assist with keeping a simple front end experience yet building a powerful back end system. 

Ideally we would love someone with a creative eye for detail, is up to date with the latest trends and technology, adheres to best web practice standards.

Experience

• Minimum 5 yrs experience web development with med – large WordPress and Woocommerce sites
• Expert level in PHP, HTML, CSS, Javascript, Jquery, SASS
• Experience operating from the terminal, SSH, FTP
• Skilled in building sites that are functional, using the latest tech trends
• High level skills using custom codes, ecommerce sites & API integrations
• Can take raw designs in Adobe Suite / Sketch and code into  beautiful responsive web code
• Nice to haves, experience with
• Site Speed – maintain / optimize page Load speeds
• Strategy – Customer journey / conversions / SEO
• Site security mitigation 
• Hosting environments – eg CDN

Working environment

• WFH – Be an extension of our team, yet remain the master of your own destiny
• 1-2 days per week
• On site for strategy meetings from time to time

To apply please contact Kirsty Jackson at hello@freelancinggems.com 

Talent Acquisition Coordinator 

Freelancing Gems is Australia’s FIRST digital jobs platform that is dedicated to championing women in the gig economy who freelance, consult, work part time, sole-trade or side hustle. We help Australian employers and recruiters connect with “Rare Gems” of female talent quickly, allowing them to scale or grow their businesses on demand. We also offer permanent  recruitment and headhunting packages for our clients.  

We are looking for a recruiter to join our growing team in a part time or full time capacity and be part of the foundation team that is changing the future of work for women. 

Freelancing Gems has a big mission ahead of us – to help Australian women find their next meaningful role and redefine their 9 to 5, while charging what they are worth. It is no small task, but we are up for the challenge and looking for other motivated individuals to join our team who are passionate about supporting women at work, women’s issues and diversity as a whole. 

Is this YOU? Do you want to work in a business that is an industry game changer? Are you looking for flexibility and to do more work that matters? If you answered yes to any of the above we want to chat! 

Our success is demonstrated by the impact we have on our members work lives, via job opportunities, education, growth in their careers and their ability to charge competitively.  

Our primary service is to quickly connect employers to amazing female talent looking for their next contract, freelance, part time or maternity cover job via our jobs platform. Within our first year we have connected hundreds of women with job opportunities and are working on bringing larger scale contracts onboard. We are looking for a talent acquisition coordinator to be our first point of contact with candidates and work closely with our Talent Acquisition Manager to fill all employers talent needs.  

You will be a positive, proactive individual with a can-do attitude who takes responsibility for the success of their work. You will feel passionately about diversity and our mission and be prepared to level up to do the best work of your career.   

What you will do?

• Proactively identify and attract prospective candidates in a variety of different industries. 
• 360 recruitment – you will own the process from start to finish, from placing the job ad to reference checks.
• Finding the rare gems in the market to ensure quality hire and high retention rate for our employers. 
• Ensuring seamless induction and onboarding for the successful candidate. 
• Conducting placement follow ups to compliment our recruitment services.
• Assist the Talent Acquisition Manager with recruitment campaigns.
• Connect with prospective freelancers who also champion women at work and convert them to the Freelancing Gems platform.
• Represent Freelancing Gems at events, flying the flag for our values and mission to attract more business to us. You are a true brand ambassador.
• Ensure every candidate receives an experience that exceeds their expectations.

What we are looking for?

• Few years of experience in a fast-paced recruitment role and have a successful track record.
• Experience in recruiting in the hospitality industry is desirable.
• You value diversity and take pride in successfully matching employers and candidates that will make magic together.
• You have the aptitude to leverage our product, culture and mission at Freelancing Gems to attract the right candidates and members.
• Someone who is a pleasure to work with. 

What we offer

• A company that leads from the front on women’s issues and has created a high performing culture driven by our mission to have a positive impact on the future of work for our members.
• Flexible approach to work – This is a part time or full time role, we can offer work from home days. We value family and want to make sure you don’t miss the kids swimming carnival if that’s important to you. 
• A commitment to supporting the development of each member of our team via annual professional development opportunities.
• A positive work environment 

We are an equal opportunity employer and while our business supports women and marginalized genders we encourage all people that fit the criteria to apply. 

Please include a cover letter and your CV and tell us a bit about what issue facing women is on your agenda. Send applications to sune@freelancinggems.com.