Teen Jobs in Matawan-Aberdeen

Apprenticeship, internship, training program, entry-level position, whatever you call it, I’m a fan. Jobs provide teenagers skills, experience, good work habits, and industry contacts. Jobs can also expand a teenager’s horizon, raise motivation, and teach the value of money earned.

With the Greater Aberdeen Garage Sale looking to become a minor hit (over 40 houses registered so far – great thanks to everyone who helped, I’ll be posting a special thank-you piece after the event), it’s time to initiate the next project – Teen Jobs.

Matawan-Aberdeen has some excellent companies from Altered Image to iVoice to PacificHealth Laboratories. We have a large population of bright, motivated teenagers. And we desperately need a skilled workforce. Sounds like a marriage made in heaven.

My company has been slowly developing an in-house project called BiotechScienceNews.com. Once you get past the name, it’s a pretty cool site that tracks and promotes the Life Science field. We’re hoping to have an “alpha” launch in two months to get some user feedback, go to “beta” a few months after that, and be live early next year.

My immediate need is for a graphic artist to give the site a clean, professional look. I’m interested in hiring a couple of freelancers who are skilled in Photoshop. These are short-term positions that could be leveraged into long-term assignments. Compensation will often be project based but, in the beginning, freelancers should expect $15 per hour. This is a “virtual” position, so freelancers will be responsible for having a computer and internet connection.

I would also like to start a student-produced newspaper that operates independently of the school district. The newspaper, published monthly, would work in tandem with a Matawan-Aberdeen profile on MySpace and Facebook. This project should be financially self-sustaining. Any profits would be distributed among the newspaper staff.

Ideally, the school board would take notice and actively work with the Chamber of Commerce to encourage other local businesses to offer internships. In the meantime, it’s my way to make a small contribution to our community. Additionally, if any other businesses would like to post an internship position, please contact me. If there’s enough interest, I can launch a separate jobs posting site.

If anyone is interested in any of the above, please email me at aberdeener@gmail.com. I can’t take everybody but I will try to respond to all inquiries. I look forward to hearing from you. >>> Read more!