The pandemic has given us the opportunity to work online at the comfort of our homes. Not only working from home supports our livelihood financially, but also improves our digital, technical and communication skills which most of us have been pursuing.
In this article, I’ll show you exactly what kind of jobs that companies are looking for despite the unprecedented times of pandemic and lockdown.
Marketing Executive
Your main role as a marketing executive is to maximise profits by developing sales strategies that meet customers’ needs and by promoting products, services and ideas.
Type in ‘Marketing Executive’ on LinkedIn Jobs search bar and you’ll find available jobs from well-known companies in Malaysia.
Some of the tasks that you will be doing are:
- Manage marketing campaigns with other departments, including finance, content and sales
- Create slide presentations for investment and others, where it is necessary
- Assist content team for marketing assets and communications such as landing pages, social media and EDMs
- Prepare monthly reports on execution
- Other ad hoc matters as assigned by the company
You can work remotely without having to be physically present frequently at the office.
Having a laptop or computer and fast Internet connection is all you need to respond to emails and have virtual meetings with your colleagues and clients.
Become an Affiliate Marketer
Affiliate marketing has been around for a while and many have in the past gained success working from home by promoting brands’ products or services online and earning commissions from successful sales.
Read our article to learn more about affiliate marketing.
A lot of social media influencers, YouTubers and website owners earn affiliate commissions as their side income to continue making awesome content for their followers.
Wanna monetise your content and make money through affiliate marketing? At Involve, we have about 500 affiliate programs and counting, including Shopee and Lazada, for you to join and promote your favourite brands on your content!
We help you in recommending the right products and campaigns to promote which will have a higher chance of converting sales into your earnings.
The possibilities of earning money from affiliate marketing can be done at home via your laptop and mobile device.
Content Writer
Passionate in writing witty, captivating and inspiring pieces that grabs people’s attention? Why not pursue your passion and earn money online by writing content for various platforms including social media, banners and websites.
Your salary may vary depending on whether you are thinking of working full time, part time or freelance.
As a content writer, besides preparing content and writing copy, you need to:
- Understand the client’s brief
- Come up with communication strategies and ideas for creative content and branding
- Present ideas to the team which will be developed into workable concepts
- Understand the product, target audience and competitors’ activities in the market
Here are a few websites where you can find companies who are looking for Content Writers:
Programmer
A programmer writes the codes to help software applications function efficiently. You will have the opportunity in building web applications and user-friendly products from scratch.
You need to have the basic knowledge in HTML, CSS (sass), JavaScript, jQuery and SQL. Having the ability to write modern codes in the latest frameworks is a must.
Besides writing codes, you need to be familiar with browser testing and debugging before and during software applications are released.
We have openings for back-end developers and front-end developers at Involve where you will work together with our cross-functional team in creating web applications for affiliate marketers and advertisers.
Customer Service Representative
You can respond to customers’ inquiries via emails, live chats, social media comments & messages, and making phone calls from home.
Customer service representatives need to be attentive in assisting customers in solving their problems with products and services.
You also need to manage database records and draft status reports on customer service issues.
Providing great customer experience will maintain the relationship between customers and brands.
Interested in earning money online through affiliate marketing? Click on the button below to sign up as a Publisher at Involve.
