Overview

A LiveWorld customer service agent is a virtual, part-time, work-from-home position. Our hourly agents perform tasks including social customer service, engagement for marketing purposes, and protecting a brand’s image by supporting a good experience for a brand’s customers in their online venues.

LiveWorld provides services in dozens of languages and defines fluency as complete competency in reading, writing, and speaking at a native or near-native level. Language needs are dependent upon client needs. Language fluency testing and writing samples are a requirement for all our hourly positions. All applicants must be fluent in English.

(OVERNIGHT & WEEKEND SHIFTS AVAILABLE)

We are currently recruiting individuals with fluency in the following languages:

  • Arabic
  • Chinese (traditional and simplified)
  • Danish
  • French
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Spanish
  • Swedish
  • Thai

Primary responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

  1. Responsibilities include reviewing, taking action on (rejecting or approving), tracking, and/or escalating social media users’ posts according to brand guidelines
  2. Responding to user content in a social context and initiating or conversation
  3. Responding to customers’ questions (with pre-determined or authored responses)
  4. Identifying and escalating trends, topics, sentiment, and emerging issues
  5. Translation of user content

Required skills and traits

  • Excellent writing and communication skills, including grammar, punctuation, spelling, and ability to compose well spoken messages in a real-time, multi-tasking environment (Please note: This is not a telephone position; writing skills are critical.)
  • Language fluency testing and writing samples are a requirement for all hourly positions in any language. All applicants must be fluent in English.
  • Demonstrated ability to empathize with people, make decisions according to guidelines, and communicate company policies in informal courteous conversational style
  • Ability to focus on the task at hand with minimal external distraction, including working in a quiet atmosphere (This is not a role that can be done from a coffee shop or with toddlers underfoot.)
  • Ability to work for a block of serveral hours at a time
  • Punctuality and adherence to attendance policies, which are strictly enforced
  • Ability to regularly or occasionally work evenings, nights, weekends, holidays
  • Dependable, high-speed Internet access
  • Dependable telephone access (landline preferred for training)
  • Experienced computer user with knowledge of chat, email, and instant messaging programs
  • Familiarity with and access to spreadsheet and document software
  • Familiarity with social media sites on a personal or professional level
  • Strong typing skills
  • Previous moderation experiences a plus, but not required
  • Must be 18 or older
  • This is a work-at-home position; you must be able to work at home with the self-discipline needed to be effective

Recommended education and experience

  • 1-2 years experience in online moderation or customer service
  • Must be 18 or older
  • College Degree or equivalent experience preferred
  • Demonstrated personal or professional success engaging in a social channel