Content Curator; Volunteer

Overview

At Barkera™, we’re driving a movement to elevate pet ownership through education, innovation, and industry-wide collaboration. Our mission is to bring unity to a fragmented pet industry by connecting trusted experts—from veterinarians and trainers to breeders and shelters—to support pet owners with reliable knowledge and tools. As a member of our fast-moving, passionate team, you’ll help reshape an industry and improve the lives of pets and their people.

We’re here to build lasting change—and we’re just getting started.

Please note:

In addition to roles within Barkera™, we also recruit for opportunities with our trusted Partner Companies. These positions are managed by separate teams, but share our broader mission of making a positive impact to our world.

Barkera is seeking a content curator, editor, and blogger to join our fast-paced team. Hands-on training will include researching, sourcing, proofreading, editing, and helping to create fresh content surrounding topics related to the pet industry. Interns will learn valuable skills in web content creation, strategy, and basic web development.

Attention to detail is essential! Ensuring information is factually accurate by validating with Barkera's expert team, incorporating proper keywords and SEO structure (if applicable). Interns should be able to turn a mundane topic into something engaging and connect emotionally with the reader. Ideal qualities include being self-motivated, able to work independently, a fast learner, with a positive attitude and strong grammar skills.

Writer

Barkera's writer position involves producing copy for the website and other online platforms within Barkera's ecosystem. The individual must adhere to the style and tone set forth by the publisher. Interns will be assigned responsibilities by our executive team and will be provided direction and strategy to research, develop, and establish a solid content portfolio.

Copy Editor

As a dual-role position, the copy editor will ensure the style, tone, and grammar of the content align with the company vision and correct errors across multiple mediums.

Desired

Qualifications:

• Familiarity with posting/publishing blogs and creating social media posts is a plus but not required
• Ability to use Web3 platforms
• Work with our team of experts to effectively source questions to research baseline content
• Strong desire to learn new skills along with a professional drive
• Ability to own projects, manage tasks and meet timelines/goals
• Broad knowledge of headlines
• Ability to gather, write and edit content from various sources
• Flexibility to adapt to evolving business strategies, write scripts, case studies, and web content, and rewrite content as necessary
• Solid understanding of different writing techniques
• Excellent grammar, verbal, and written communication skills
• A portfolio of published articles or newscasts is a plus
• Academic work is a priority
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office
• Ability to manage hours and provide weekly status reports
• Required to track time and present anticipated hours available weekly
• Working environment:
  Home office or on-campus; must have access to a computer with internet

Location:
This is a remote role with meetings that may occur at the Broward Center of Innovation or online

At Barkera, we seek passionate individuals who want to be part of a fast-paced organization.

As part of our team, you will obtain value by:

• 3 credits for class/university credit - if desired
• Promoting your knowledge and expertise focused on North America
• Impacting pet owners and their companions in a positive environment
• Access to discounted products and services during your time of service
• Exclusive access to discounted travel including Flights, Car Rentals, and Hotels Worldwide
• Valuable transferable skills - work closely with our leadership team
• Start-up business experience from bootstrapping to enterprise decisions
• Hands-on experience in specific projects, initiatives, and tasks
• Knowledge/business collaboration from various experts in the community and on the Barkera Team
• Other benefits such as networking opportunities and professional references

Barkera Corp. is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that a diverse work environment is a successful work environment, so all qualified candidates will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.