Careers

At Blue Apps, we are a small but closely knit team of talented and passionate individuals, all different but united in our vision to combine content and technology to build great apps while delivering a beautiful user experience for customers, all in a happy and unconventional workplace. We are looking for experienced, high-energy individuals, with a positive attitude, to join our team.

  • At Blue Apps, we write news/news you can use and produce media apps for overseas markets. Our team includes a passionate bunch who write content which is concise, compelling and relevant across news, sports, entertainment, infotainment and Christian - and growing - genres for the smartphone generation.

  • * If you want a career into the future, this will be great for you as you will also learn about new media technologies (if you are keen).

  • * We require candidates with over 7 years’ and up to 12 years’ experience in journalism to edit content (including world news, business news, sport, entertainment, infotainment) for mobile phone users (the core market is 18-35 year-olds so applicants within this age group are preferred)
  • * You must have a good eye for what is news – not the usual run-of-the-mill stuff, but news people can use and wherever possible news which can bring a smile to the reader’s face (so a sense of humour is a must), and guide writers accordingly.
  • * You will have to check and edit stories for publication, aiming to make them more readable by getting rid of useless wordage - thus getting more into the story - and to reshape the story if necessary so that it becomes an interesting read and can be easily understood by anyone.
  • * You will have to ensure stories are factually and grammatically correct, are in line with the house style, are not defamatory and are as close as possible to 320 characters.
  • * You will also help train writers on the job by guiding and mentoring them, and putting together a style manual.
  • * You must have very good knowledge about the subject areas – Sports or News or Entertainment (non-India) and the key players and stories influencing global trends and events as well as a working knowledge of the genre.
  • * You must have very good English writing skills to be able to write and compress the content into snippets of 320 characters or less (this is the hardest part of the job)
  • * You must be a positive and honest person with a can-do attitude, wanting to explore and learn.
  • * A bachelors/masters in journalism combo or a bachelors/masters in journalism/English combo would possibly help, unless you can show us nothing beats experience and knowledge.

  • The rest we can teach you.

  • What will you get?
  • * Flexible hours (but most of it is at night) and work from home – all you need to do is finish your work.
  • * Excellent scope for growth.
  • * Remuneration: As per industry standards or on par with your talent and skills, and minimum quarterly reviews in the first year.

  • When can I start?
  • You can start immediately if you’re the right person but to help you, and to help us speed up things, please let us know, with your application:
  • * Why do you think the position is a great fit for you?
  • * Why do you think you’re a great fit for us?
  • At Blue Apps, we write news/news you can use and produce media apps for overseas markets. Our team includes a passionate bunch who write content which is concise, compelling and relevant across news, sports, entertainment, infotainment and Christian - and growing - genres for the smartphone generation.

  • * If you want a media career into the future, and love following world news – politics and business, and a little bit of entertainment, sport and offbeat - this is the job for you. You’ll learn about what is really news, and so much more. And there is an excellent career growth path plus you will also learn about new media technologies.

  • We require candidates with over 5 years’ experience in journalism to write news (including world news, world business news, offbeat news), with a focus on the Asia-Pacific region, for mobile phone users (the core market is 18-35 year-olds so applicants within this age group - 28-35 - are preferred)
  • * You must have a good eye for what is news – not the usual run-of-the-mill stuff, but news people can use and wherever possible news which can bring a smile to the reader’s face (so a sense of humour is a must).
  • * You should be able to rewrite even a badly written story into something readable.
  • * You must have very good knowledge about politics and business (non-India) and the key political and business players and stories influencing global trends and events as well as a working knowledge of entertainment and sport.
  • * You must have very good English writing skills to be able to write and compress the content into snippets of 320 characters or less (this is the hardest part of the job)
  • * You must be a positive and honest person with a can-do attitude, wanting to explore and learn.
  • * A bachelors/masters in journalism combo or a bachelors/masters in journalism/English combo would possibly help, unless you can show us nothing beats experience and knowledge.

  • The rest we can teach you.

  • What will you get?
  • * Flexible hours (but a lot of it is at night) and work from home – all you need to do is finish your work.
  • * Excellent scope for growth.
  • * Remuneration: As per industry standards or on par with your talent and skills, and minimum quarterly reviews in the first year.

  • When can I start?
  • You can start immediately if you’re the right person but to help you, and to help us speed up things, please let us know, with your application:
  • * Why do you think the position is a great fit for you?
  • * Why do you think you’re a great fit for us?
  • At Blue Apps, we write news/news you can use and produce media apps for overseas markets. Our team includes a passionate bunch who write content which is concise, compelling and relevant across news, sports, entertainment, infotainment and Christian - and growing - genres for the smartphone generation.

  • * If you want a media career into the future, and love sports, especially football, this is the job for you. You’ll learn about what is really news, and so much more. And there is an excellent career growth path plus you will also learn about new media technologies.

  • * We require candidates with up to 2 years’ experience in journalism to write football (and rugby union, rugby league, wrestling, BUT not cricket, badminton, golf, F1, tennis or American sports) news across all major leagues and tournaments for mobile phone users (the core market is 18-35 year-olds). Writers with more than 2 years’ experience can also apply while fresh graduates must have a degree in journalism.
  • * You must know what is news - we'll find out when you do our test
  • * You must be crazy about football and sports, and love the celebrity aspect of sport and follow top stars and all major leagues and tournaments (this is the job for you if you are like us and don’t know what to do when there is no football on).
  • * You must have very good English writing skills to be able to write and compress the content into snippets of 320 characters or less (this is the hardest part of the job).
  • * You must be a positive and honest person with a can-do attitude, wanting to explore and learn - don’t tell us you’re passionate about football and then we find out you don’t watch the match of the day because you need your beauty sleep.
  • * A good sense of humour would be a bonus.

  • The rest we can teach you

  • What will you get?
  • * Flexible hours (but most of it is at night) and work from home – all you need to do is finish your work.
  • * Excellent scope for growth.
  • * Remuneration: As per industry standards or on par with your talent and skills, and minimum quarterly reviews in the first year.

  • When can I start?
  • You can start immediately if you’re the right person but to help you, and to help us speed up things, please let us know, with your application:
  • * Why do you think the position is a great fit for you?
  • * Why do you think you’re a great fit for us?
  • At Blue Apps, we write news/news you can use and produce media apps for overseas markets. Our team includes a passionate bunch who write content which is concise, compelling and relevant across news, sports, entertainment, infotainment and Christian - and growing - genres for the smartphone generation.

  • * If you want a media career into the future, and have experience in the ‘news you can use’ sector, this is the job for you. You’ll learn about what is really news, and so much more. And there is an excellent career growth path plus you will also learn about new media technologies.

  • We require candidates with up to 2 years’ experience in journalism to write infotainment (life advice relationship advice) including how to impress a girl/guy, how do you know he/she likes you, my ideal man/woman, what I hate about my exes, dealing with loneliness, how to be happy) for mobile phone users (the core market is 18-35 year-olds).
  • * You must have a good understanding of current social and lifestyle trends (including what’s hot on social media) and a nose for - or quickly develop a nose for - what type of infotainment 18-35 year-olds are looking for.
  • * You must have very good English writing skills to be able to write and compress the content into snippets of 320 characters or less (this is the hardest part of the job).
  • * You must be a positive and honest person with a can-do attitude, wanting to explore and learn.
  • * A good sense of humour would be a bonus.

  • The rest we can teach you.

  • What will you get?
  • * Flexible hours and work from home – all you need to do is finish your work.
  • * Excellent scope for growth.
  • * Remuneration: As per industry standards or on par with your talent and skills, and minimum quarterly reviews in the first year.

  • When can I start?
  • You can start immediately if you’re the right person but to help you, and to help us speed up things, please let us know, with your application:
  • * Why do you think the position is a great fit for you?
  • * Why do you think you’re a great fit for us?
  • At Blue Apps, we write news/news you can use and produce media apps for overseas markets. Our team includes a passionate bunch who write content which is concise, compelling and relevant across news, sports, entertainment, infotainment and Christian - and growing - genres for the smartphone generation.

  • * If you want a media career into the future, and love the entertainment industry and the world of celebrities, especially Hollywood and Bollywood, this is the job for you. You’ll learn about what is really news, and so much more. And there is an excellent career growth path plus you will also learn about new media technologies.

  • * We require candidates with up to 2 years’ experience in journalism to write Hollywood and Bollywood film and TV news, and celebrity gossip for mobile phone users (the core market is 18-35 year-olds).
  • * You must be crazy about Hollywood (and Bollywood), and be up-to-date with the latest celebrity gossip, films and TV shows (if you don’t watch the latest films, TV shows and streaming shows, this is not the job for you).
  • * You must have very good English writing skills to be able to write and compress the content into snippets of 320 characters or less (this is the hardest part of the job).
  • * You must be a positive and honest person with a can-do attitude, wanting to explore and learn.
  • * A good sense of humour would be a bonus.

  • The rest we can teach you.

  • What will you get?
  • * Flexible hours (but most of it is at night) and work from home – all you need to do is finish your work.
  • * Excellent scope for growth.
  • * Remuneration: As per industry standards or on par with your talent and skills, and minimum quarterly reviews in the first year.

  • When can I start?
  • You can start immediately if you’re the right person but to help you, and to help us speed up things, please let us know, with your application:
  • * Why do you think the position is a great fit for you?
  • * Why do you think you’re a great fit for us?
  • At Blue Apps, we write news/news you can use and produce media apps for overseas markets. Our team includes a passionate bunch who write content which is concise, compelling and relevant across news, sports, entertainment, infotainment and Christian - and growing - genres for the smartphone generation.

  • * If you want a media career into the future, and love following celebrities (non-India), this is the job for you. You’ll also learn about what is really news, and so much more. And there is an excellent career growth path plus you will also learn about new media technologies.

  • We require social media monitoring interns who can scan social media and the internet, digging up stories and news which is of relevance to our core market of 18-35 year-olds.
  • * You must be a good ‘social listener’ who follows the lives of celebrities (non-India), takes an avid interest in their updates on social media and generates story ideas for our team of experienced writers.
  • * Your success will be measured by how many times you can help us scoop the mainstream media.
  • * You must have very good English writing skills to be able to write and compress the content into snippets of 320 characters or less (this is the hardest part of the job).
  • * You must be a positive and honest person with a can-do attitude, wanting to explore and learn.
  • * A good sense of humour would be a bonus.

  • The rest we can teach you.

  • What will you get?
  • * Flexible hours (but most of it is at night) and work from home – all you need to do is finish your work.
  • * Excellent scope for growth.
  • * Remuneration: As per industry standards or on par with your talent and skills, and minimum quarterly reviews in the first year.

  • When can I start?
  • You can start immediately if you’re the right person but to help you, and to help us speed up things, please let us know, with your application:
  • * Why do you think the position is a great fit for you?
  • * Why do you think you’re a great fit for us?

If you'd like to work for us, we'd love to hear from you.

info@blueapps.mobi