Student writers write entertaining, social, and above all humorous content for The Black Sheep across all platforms. Writers will be expected to contribute one article (approximately 500 words) each week. Beyond writing, writers are to attend content meetings held every week. This is an unpaid position, but Staff Writers can gain class or internship credit.
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Pop Culture Correspondant
Wheretoget is looking for contributors who can provide quick-turn around content based on pop culture events and news, often with a fashion angle. The person we are looking for is unashamedly obsessed with reality TV, has Instagram notification every time Hailee Baldwin posts a picture and knows the latest viral challenge doing the rounds on the Internet.
Our office is in Paris so this will be a remote freelance position.
A sampling of our most popular stories:
I Wore My Boyfriend's Clothes For One Week
Warning: The Juicy Sweatsuit Is Back
The Shoes Men Compliment The Most
SportsGuru Correspondent
SportsGuru is looking for passionate fans of all teams and sports to serve as remote correspondents! Download the app to begin recording your sports previews, reactions, and analysis. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id1046657824
If you are interested in a featured role with SportsGuru, please contact us at dane.m@Sportsguru.us after submitting your best demo to learn more!
SportsGuru Correspondent
SportsGuru is looking for passionate fans of all teams and sports to serve as remote correspondents! Download the app to begin recording your sports previews, reactions, and analysis. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id1046657824
Contributor
Secret Magazine, a new publication living on Medium, is looking for paid contributors. The magazine's focus is the new ways in which young people live with technology. We love offbeat, original reporting and essays and will pay for them.
A sampling of our most popular stories:
How Skaters Redefined Branding
This Is What A Feminist Hacker Space Looks Like
How Kanye West's "Famous" Video Was More Than A Comment On Celebrity
Fall Video Intern
Creative Expansions, Inc., the company that hosts one of the premier web sites for professional women (www.womenworking.com) is looking for an enthusiastic video creator who wants to make a difference in the lives of women.
We're looking for a savvy self-starter (who has some experience producing and editing videos for web) to get hands-on experience interviewing, filming and editing video content for the multimedia blog, as well as some admin tasks. Experience with Final Cut Pro X required. We take mentoring very seriously. This is not a virtual placement; the person needs to be in New York City. If you can give us 1 – 2 days a week and can start in early-to-mid August — apply now. The position is unpaid, but there is a stipend for local transportation.
Send your resume, a thoughtful cover letter, a few references from people who have supervised you, and an example of your video work to Britt at administrator@womenworking.com.
Editorial contributors
Write stories for No. 3 magazine, and the magazine newsletter. Topics we have an appetite for include fashion, art, architecture, travel, and film.
Stories tend to be short and very image-heavy.
We shall also be looking for people to write stories about our forthcoming fashion show scheduled for mid September at the Lexington Avenue Armory.
Interested parties should check out the website number3mag.com and if still interested write to senior editor Jack Raplee at Jack@number3mag.com with 2 short clips.
Content Creator
I'm a former NYU- Journalism alum and freelance writer looking for some help creating content across a variety of media outlets. Knowledge and interest in fashion/beauty/lifestyle is a must.
Contributor
This paid contributor position with a San Francisco based media start-up. It will require a good deal of writing, quick analysis of a wide variety of issues and topics, online outreach and feedback from the public, and a deep appreciation and balanced communication of diverse points of view, especially when they conflict with your own bias and opinion.
Educational components
Understanding bias as well as the impact of modern technology on news, media and society is central to this internship. The highest ideals of “un-biased” journalism will be discussed and practiced. Articles and books will be recommended for discussion and analysis. The business and activities required in today’s successful online news businesses, including using social media and what it means to be “un-biased” (we prefer “multi-biased” since everything is biased in some way) will also be discussed and practiced. Intern will participate in various activities designed to develop a better understanding and practice of engaging and appreciating multiple-perspectives and people with a diverse set of views and backgrounds.
What is AllSides?
AllSides provides news and issues from multiple perspectives, and let’s you discuss them with civility and reason. This fights blind narrow-mindedness and polarization. Learn more at AllSides.com
Projects: The specific projects and activities will be defined for the individual contributor based on mutual needs and schedule. Projects may include, but are not limited to …
Issue Synopses and Context:
• Write short synopses of a large variety of topics and issues, using AllSides tools and other resources to review multiple perspectives of each issue.
• Engage online community interested in the specific issue from across the political spectrum for input, feedback and participation.
• Curate additional content as needed per issue or topic.
• AllSides staff (and online community) will review the work to ensure a multi-perspective balance and instill best practices.
• Define and document a systematic approach for undertaking new issues and topics.
Author/ Editorialist Overview and Resource:
• Write short bio or introduction for a large variety of publications and authors, including reference to ongoing work, resources, and commentary (if any) about them or their work.
• Engage the individual author (as possible) and online community from across the political spectrum for input and feedback.
• Curate additional content or resources as needed per publication and author.
• AllSides staff (and online community) will review the work to ensure a multi-perspective balance and instill best practices.
• Define and document a systematic approach for undertaking new authors, editorialists and writers.
News Community Recruitment and Engagement:
• News media is no longer chiefly broadcast (one way communication) but requires more community recruitment, dialogue and engagement.
• This project will center on outreach to different online communities, tribes, organizations and activist groups through social media and other means.
Educational Activities: Depending on the need of the contributor, additional educational components will be included, such as but not limited to …
• Co-host a “Living Room Conversation”, including picking a topic, recruiting a co-host, guests, and writing about the experience. See http://www.livingroomconversations.org/
• Pick one book on media and/or technology to read and discuss with AllSides Founder. Book to be approved by AllSides. Some suggestions, though might choose something different: Amusing Ourselves to Death or Technopoly by Neil Postman, The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt, What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr, various readings and books on social media and the news.
Financial Journalist /Blog Contributor
This summer, we are working with a bank to issue the first unsecured credit card specifically tailored for international students and workers. In preparation for this launch, we are hiring a summer FinTech journalist/blogger that would be focused on creating articles about finance and how this underserved community is impacted by the status quo. A love for startups, finance and journalism is necessary.
Key responsibilities with include:
- Research up-to date alternative lending articles and post to our Blog and Facebook sites
- Be the FinTech journalist of our Facebook and Blog by researching and developing articles that you believe would be interesting / helpful for new international citizens.
- Post an article every 1-1.5 weeks