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Groupon Writer Recruiting
Groupon Writer Recruiting
Noon - 1:30 p.m., Thursday, March 3
Eliot 314 (Brown bag session, bring your lunch)
If you have ever read the copy that accompanies Groupon offers, you already know that writing for Groupon requires the ability to call up one's inner quirk. This is a quality for which Reedies have a particular affinity.
Megan Green, editorial recruiter, will be on campus with her colleague, Amanda Nyren. They are looking for talented writers. Join Megan and Amanda for this brown bag session. Megan writes, "Our full-time, entry-level opportunities include researching, writing, and factchecking."
Here's a sample of recent copy for a Portland Groupon offer:
Tattoos are a superb way to remember the faces of your children's bullies, the date on which Christmas usually falls, or the time a horse kicked off the mayor's top hat and made him drop the giant key down a sewer grate. Immortalize a memory with today's deal: for $60, you get one hour of tattoo work at Octopus Ink Tattoo in Lake Oswego (up to a $120 value).
Octopus Ink inks everlasting skin designs on the bodies of its customers, specializing in portraits, realism, fine-line tattooing, and permanent cosmetic tattoos in ink. The hour of inking is good for any tattoo, from a small design to a massive, dermis-obfuscating tapestry of art. Octopus Ink is a cash-only establishment—for services in excess of one hour, split the tattoo into ink installments or settle in for the long haul and bring the bills.