Journalist (Print) Bilingual French & English

Posted On: April 6, 2016

Journalism Job

Media Organization: France-Amerique magazine

Company Description

Founded in 1943, France-Amérique is published by France-Amérique LLC, a private company headquartered in New York City. With 200,000 readers per issue, France-Amérique is the only bilingual French-English publication in the US. France-Amérique magazine is monthly with 12 issues / year and its owned by Mr Guy Sorman

Job Description

Reports to: Publisher of France-Amérique magazine: M. Guy Sorman
Supervisor: Editor-in-Chief

Summary:
Founded in 1943, France-Amérique is published by France-Amérique LLC, a private company headquartered in New York and owned by Mr. Guy Sorman.
With a monthly circulation of 40 ,000 copies and more than 200,000 readers per issue, France-Amérique is the only bilingual French-English publication in the United States. As we are rapidly growing, France-Amérique is looking to recruit Journalist/Contributor to join our Team.

This is a great opportunity to have your work published in a high quality content magazine for those who have interest in the French culture in the US, its art de vivre and the bilateral relationship between France & the USA.

Duties:

Generating ideas for stories. Researches. Writing and editing news stories. Sourcing images to accompany written pieces; Ensuring work is well written, accurate and submitted to deadline.
Conducting interviews, either in person or remotely; Attending seminars and conferences.
Regular meetings with the team to plan the content and the character of the issue;
Keeping up to date with French-Americans news and trends;
Performs other duties as necessary or as requested by the editor in chief or the owner of the publication.

Qualifications:

At least two years experience as a journalist.
Excellent command of French and English.
Be a self-directed individual with the proven ability to take initiative as a problem solver.
Be capable of multi-tasking. Dynamism and positive attitude.
At least a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism;
Must be authorized to work in the US without any restriction . France-Amerique does not sponsor any type of visa for this post.

Starting Date: As soon as possible

Job Type: Full-time

Job Location:New York, NY
Required experience: Journalism _2 years
Required education: At least Bachelor's
Required language: Must be fluent in French ( France)

To Apply

Resume + cover letter + sample of work must be emailed to jobs@france-amerique.com