NoDesk: Issue #136
A weekly newsletter with the best new remote jobs, stories and ideas from the remote work community, and occasional offbeat pieces to feed your curiosity.
By Daniel (@nodeskco).
Remote Jobs
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Featured Jobs
Lead Product Designer at Confrere - Remote (Africa, Europe)
Sr. Front End Engineer at Hip eCommerce - Remote (US)
Sales Development Representative at Dyspatch - Remote (Canada)
Growth Marketer at Optimal - Remote (US)
Sr. Recruiter at Hip eCommerce - Remote (US)
Video Editor at iPhone Photography School - Remote (Worldwide)
Head of Marketing at Larvol - Remote (Worldwide)
Head of Backend Development at Doist - Remote (Worldwide)
Technical Support Specialist (EMEA Timezones) at Mixmax - Remote (EMEA)
Frontend Tech Lead at Piktochart - Remote (Asia, Europe)
Head of Engineering at Piktochart - Remote (Asia, Europe)
Head of UI/UX at Piktochart - Remote (Asia, Europe)
Senior Digital Product Designer at Top European Sports Organization - Remote (Europe)
QA Engineer (Test Automation) at Argyle - Remote (Europe, Latin America, North America)
Software Engineer (API/Infrastructure) at Argyle - Remote (Europe, Latin America, North America)
Software Engineer (Crawling/Reverse Engineering) at Argyle - Remote (Europe, Latin America, North America)
Head of Product at Doist - Remote (Worldwide)
Senior Android Developer at Doist - Remote (Worldwide)
Senior iOS Developer at Doist - Remote (Worldwide)
Senior Marketing Analytics Contractor at Kiva - Remote (US)
Senior Product Designer at Kiva - Remote (US)
Technical Editor at Semaphore - Remote (Europe, UK, US)
Senior Full-Stack Engineer at Thorn - Remote (US)
Latest Jobs
Belltower Funds | Fund Operations Intern at AngelList - Remote (Worldwide)
DEI Recruiting at Stripe - Remote (North America)
Director, Creator Marketing at Medium - Remote (US)
QA Engineer at Shopify - Remote (EMEA)
Senior Community Manager - Misleading Information at Twitter - Remote (US)
Prepress Support Representative at Packlane - Remote (Worldwide)
Sales Strategy Internship at Bevy - Remote (Worldwide)
Software Engineer - Recommendations at Twitter - Remote (UK)
Software Engineer, Frontend at Slack - Remote (India)
Technical Analyst Intern, Intelligence - Summer 2021 at CrowdStrike - Remote (UK)
Business Development Manager at Udacity - Remote (Worldwide)
Dealflow Analyst at Earnest Capital - Remote (Worldwide)
Developer Support Engineer - EMEA at Auth0 - Remote (Europe)
Senior Sales Engineer at Tidelift - Remote (US)
Web Developer at Pex - Remote (North America)
Business Analyst at UserTesting - Remote (US)
Customer Support Engineer at Platform.sh - Remote (EMEA)
Head of Customer and Technical Support at WP Media - Remote (Worldwide)
Senior Manager, People Operations at Wikimedia Foundation - Remote (Worldwide)
Senior Visual UX Designer at Wikimedia Foundation - Remote (Worldwide)
Customer Support Specialist at Pixel Union - Remote (Canada)
Intern at Splice - Remote (US)
Senior Product Designer at Labelbox - Remote (Worldwide)
Social Media Manager at Bevy - Remote (Worldwide)
Content Marketing Editor at Animalz - Remote (Worldwide)
Customer Support Specialist (USA) at Littledata - Remote (North America)
Marketing Designer at 1Password - Remote (Canada, US)
Diversity & Inclusion Programs Manager at Brex - Remote (US)
Ruby Engineer (Security) at ChartMogul - Remote (Europe)
Senior Game Programmer at Artie - Remote (US)
Company Spotlight
This week I highlight Mixmax.
At Mixmax, their vision is a world without busywork. Since their launch in 2015, Mixmax has become the product of choice for over 10,000 Sales and Customer Success teams to eliminate and automate repetitive work. This means more time to focus on what matters: engaging and serving the needs of customers.
Mixmax is distributed, with remote team members worldwide. They offer competitive salaries, meaningful equity, and generous benefits.
Join Mixmax and help create a world without busywork.
Top Picks
Hand-picked articles, stories and ideas from the remote work community and beyond.
The COVID-19 Pandemic Upended the Office. It's Time to Radically Rethink How We Work
Alana Semuels | TIME
The pandemic is forcing companies to rethink how they structure work, and some are trying ambitious changes to try to fix what is broken. They’re shortening the workweek, doing away with meetings and rethinking the butts-in-seats mentality.
State of Remote Work 2020
Owl Labs
How employees across the US feel about working remotely in a post- COVID-19 world, their new workplace expectations and what employers need to know to recruit and retain top talent.
Remote Work Isn't Just for White-Collar Jobs Anymore
Christopher Mims | The Wall Street Journal
Just as Slack, Zoom and countless other tools have made it possible for the world’s white-collar workers to work from home during the pandemic, a second wave of remote-work technology is coming. In many industries, it is already here. This technology—known as telepresence—goes well beyond mere communications and pixel-pushing.
Why Do Virtual Meetings Feel So Weird?
Elizabeth Keating | SAPIENS
Even as online meetings become more common, they can’t always capture the nuances of nonverbal communication and in-person interactions.
Sustainability over speed: adopting asynchronous communication
Anne-Laure Le Cunff | Ness Labs
With more people working from home, asynchronous communication will become key to being productive while keeping our sanity. What are its benefits? What strategies can you use to embrace asynchronous communication at work?
How to Escape to the Countryside and Work Remote
Cara Brostrom | Medium
If you are a remote worker and are ready to escape to the countryside, here’s my list of top things to consider based on what I learned along the way.
Invest in yourself
People complain remote work is too isolating, lacks needed social interactions
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