Get paid to write fun blog posts?? Looking for bloggers to blog in English language. One hour per weekday minimum. The maximum is up to you. Stable pay.

We are looking for creative, inventive, web savvy people with strong writing skills to make interesting content for our websites.

No technical skills required. We will set up and maintain the blog site. You can work from home, or one of our offices (Jing An, Shanghai or Ebisu, Tokyo).

Interested? Please contact us: blogginginasia@gmail.com
with your CV and samples of your blogging / writing work. (Know someone who would be? Send them the link.)

Photo: MShades

You spend a lot of time chatting online and wish you could be paid for that, but don’t really believe it is possible?

Well, we’re looking for a few Online Guides based in Shanghai, Hong Kong, or Tokyo, to help us make sure members feel happy and comfortable in the community, and help us improve the service and its features.

You will:

• Orient (new) members for better use of functionalities.
• Help members to enjoy WFN system and community.
• Bring a good atmosphere to the community.
• Make sure smooth daily operation and create daily reports.
• Regularly check sites and inform person in charge to ensure uninterrupted services.

You are:

• Fluent in written/read English.
• Computer literate (Web tools, Word/Excel, and chatting tools).
• Responsible and a team worker.
• Able to improvise and work independently.
• College Level (finished or about to).
• (Fluent in Japanese, not required but a plus)

This is a Mon-Fri part-time or full-time gig.

Interested? Send us your resume ASAP at jobs@meta4-group.com.
(Know someone who would be? Send them the link.)

(photo credit jasonippolito)

Be active at the forefront of the social Internet, where technology meets society! Meta4 Group is looking for talented, dynamic people to help build our international Internet Social Network business, WorldFriends Networks (WFN). With over 1,500,000 registered members in over 200 different countries, WFN is building the “café to the global village” and enabling internationally-minded people to meet their neighbors in the global village. WFN’s user base and revenues have been growing rapidly, and we need help to manage and increase this growth. For more information about our business please visit http://www.worldfriends.tv.

We serve over 300+ website distribution partners in 22 countries and operate our own branded service from our offices in Tokyo, Shanghai and Hong Kong. We are an entrepreneurial company with strong financial backing. We offer a trans-national workplace and deep exposure to a wide range of Internet business functions.

The Opportunity:

Meta4 Group is looking for a Japanese Customer Service Representative based in Shanghai responsible for making sure our members’ happiness and comfort in using our service and share useful information with the company for improvements in the service and contributes in business decision makings.

The Customer Service Representative (CS)’s primary duties would include:

Responsibilities:

• Replying and fulfilling members’ requests and questions:
• Fulfill member’s requests/questions and notify them within 24 hours each day.
• Coordinate with respective department (mostly technical team) to solve problems for members.
• Coordinate with overseas offices as necessary to solve any problems of members worldwide.

Share information for better services and business decisions:
• Make sure smooth daily operation and create daily reports.
• Regularly check sites and inform person in charge to ensure uninterrupted services.
• Create monthly report to systematically share statistical data and highlight any unusual trend/incidences and give suggestions/convey members’ wishes for service/business improvements.

Requirements:

• Native Japanese speaker with fluency in English
• Computer literate (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
• Work 5 days per week. Take a day off on weekdays for the work on weekends.
• Responsible and team worker.
• College Degree and above.

Send your application and resume to jobs@meta4-group.com

Be active at the forefront of the social Internet, where technology meets society! Meta4 Group is looking for talented, dynamic people to help build our international Internet Social Network business, WorldFriends Networks (WFN). With over 1,500,000 registered members in over 200 different countries, WFN is building the “café to the global village” and enabling internationally-minded people to meet their neighbors in the global village. WFN’s user base and revenues have been growing rapidly, and we need help to manage and increase this growth. For more information about our business please visit http://www.worldfriends.tv.

We serve over 300+ website distribution partners in 22 countries and operate our own branded service from our offices in Tokyo, Shanghai and Hong Kong. We are an entrepreneurial company with strong financial backing. We offer a trans-national workplace and deep exposure to a wide range of Internet business functions.

The Opportunity:

We are looking for an experienced Database Administrator (DBA) to migrate company’s business data into MySQL from existing database systems and enhance the database structure to meet the rapidly-expanding business.

The DBA’s primary duties would include:

• Managing MySQL on Linux platform in Production, Staging, QA, and Development environments including installation, migration, configuration, optimization, automation, backup, recovery, upgrades, schema changes, etc.
• Assistance in developing homegrown MySQL tools and architecturally enhance the existing data structure to meet the new business requirements
• Creating processes to ensure data integrity and identify potential data errors. In other words, help figure out appropriate monitoring techniques, especially for contingency and production environments
• Quickly troubleshooting server problems and development and deployment of preventive measures to maintain high availability
• Fix database related defects

Candidate Profile:

Basic Skills
• Proficient in SQL
• Proficient in at least one scripting language – Ruby, Python, Perl, etc
• 3+ year experience with database administration; MySQL experience preferred
• Experience working on a Unix/Unix-like platform; Linux preferred
• Performance tuning experience
• Ability to work independently, as well as collaboratively with other staff members, to complete short and long-term projects

Advanced
• Experience in system availability, performance management
• Experience with Java-based application
• Familiarity with web-based application integration

Job Requirements:

• B.S. Computer Science or equivalent work experience
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English, Japanese will be a plus
• Self-motivated and ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment

Send your application and resume to jobs@meta4-group.com