marketwise employment

MarketWise is a team of marketing specialists, creative freelancers, and virtual assistants with a sweet spot for books and storytelling.

Our workplace aligns with our collective values of social and racial justice, freedom from a 9-5 office, and the power of writing and art to change things for the better.

We believe that we can go further together—which is why we support authors and thought leaders with strategy and execution, and support each other with a team-based approach.

We’d love for you to join our team.

Virtual Assistants

Starting at $25 / hour

We offer flexible schedules starting at 10 hours / month. We support our team with client onboarding, structured checkpoints, internal office hours, resources and templates, and prioritizing team wellbeing. We invest in part-time employees with regular training.

Examples of projects include:

  • Social media management

  • Newsletter management and/or setting up newsletter automation campaigns (with a focus on MailChimp)

  • Content creation for blogs, websites, and press releases

  • Market research, outreach, and follow-up for specialty resellers, social media influencers, media lists, events, and partnership opportunities

  • Design of basic marketing materials (bookmarks, press kits, sell sheets, etc.)

  • Ad campaigns on social media and Google

  • Kickstarter support

  • Website maintenance, including adding events, updating blog, etc. (with a focus on SquareSpace)

  • PowerPoint creation for presentations and speaking engagements

  • Submission to book awards

  • Event planning and management

Skills:

The ideal candidate will have a combination of the following skillsets. In your application, please reference your experience in the following areas:

  • Canva

  • Social media platforms (LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Youtube, and/or TikTok)

  • Newsletter platforms (MailChimp, Constant Contact, ConvertKit, Flodesk)

  • Amazon KDP, book promotion, and self-publishing

  • PhotoShop

  • Creative writing, preferably in a client’s voice

  • Social media advertising

  • PowerPoint

  • SquareSpace

  • Client management and customer service

Web Designers

Priced per project.

Ability to work within a site builder (like SquareSpace, WordPress, or Wix) where authors can update their own webpages is strongly preferred.

  • Must be a creative who enjoys working with authors, speakers, thought leaders, influencers, and entrepreneurs

  • Must have demonstrated experience creating visually engaging web pages with effective layouts

  • Preferred experience in UX and SEO

  • Interested freelancers should submit 2+ samples of relevant websites through the form linked below. Please include general pricing information and relevant experience in website coding and/or designing for code-free site builders.

Copywriters

Priced per project.

Examples of copywriting projects include:

  • Amazon and back cover copy descriptions

  • Website sitemaps

  • Press kits and press releases

  • Articles to submit to publications and upload to sites like Medium

  • Blogs and newsletters

To Apply

We are currently accepting rolling submissions for all roles. If you’re interested in joining the MarketWise team of freelancers, please fill out this intake form and attach a résumé and a portfolio of relevant work samples.

As support requests come in from authors, Wise Ink will pitch projects to freelancers based on their expertise. Team members are encouraged to only match with projects that feel like a good fit for their interest, skillset, and availability.

The 2019 Diversity Baseline Survey found that 79 percent of the publishing industry identifies as White, 88 percent were straight, and 92 percent were non-disabled. The book industry has the power to shape culture in big and small ways, and the people behind the books make a huge difference in determining which stories are amplified and which are shut out. Wise Ink is committed to diversity in publishing and will prioritize applications from marginalized groups.