You can now get paid £35-an-hour to watch TV and listen to music
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IF you’re loving working from home and are through with offices and commutes, this job could be right up your street.
A company is looking to pay someone £35-an-hour to watch TV and listen to music - and it’s perfect for a tech-lover.
OnBuy, which describes itself as the ‘world’s fastest-growing marketplace’, is looking to hire a ‘Tech Tester’ to give feedback on a range of electronic goods, including TVs, cameras, smart watches, headphones and home cinema systems.
The lucky applicant will be sent the gear to road-test at home, and they're expected to take snaps and produce a 200-word report reviewing the merchandise.
The job description explained: “If successful, you’ll receive a selection of products from the site every month to make yourself familiar with, in order to improve the product page onsite.
“You’ll be required to thoroughly test each product, focusing on design, performance and durability, as well as discussing qualities including sound, display, functionality and value for money.”
It’s important to us that the individual be a normal everyday tech enthusiast
Cas Paton
The company confirmed that the chosen candidate will be allowed to keep some of the tech.
The Tech Tester will be required to work for a minimum of 20 hours a week, dependent on stock and product release, which works out to £700.
You don’t need any professional experience in the technology sector but you must show knowledge of gadgets and electronics, and you must be over 18, fluent in English and have excellent writing skills to
'Tech Tester' job description
- Review products from the Electronics and Technology category
- Familiarise yourself with and learn about all products in the section
- Write an honest 200-word assessment of every product tested to improve product pages
- Take high quality images of each product tested
- Have good writing and communication skills
- Demonstrate extensive knowledge of gadgets and electronic items
- Be based in the UK and fluent in English
Cas Paton, founder and CEO of OnBuy, said: “We aim to provide customers with accurate information and a seamless experience, so by collecting feedback from a tech expert, we can provide customers with in-depth information from someone who’s really put the product through its paces.
“I’m confident our first Tech Tester will help deliver that, and it’s important to us that the individual be a normal everyday tech enthusiast, who commonly uses the products on sale and knows what consumers are looking for.
“Depending on what customers want, they will now be able to read an insight-filled analysis from another gadget-loving consumer - without having to leave the product page!”
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