Institutional Investor magazine is looking for financial writers to join its freelance editorial team. Writers will be responsible for pitching and writing timely and engaging articles and slideshows for institutionalinvestor.com’s global audience of analysts, hedge fund managers, registered investment advisers, CIOs and other asset managers and investors. Institutional Investor prides itself on quality reporting and expects its writers to meet a certain standard of quality and write from a perspective that is relevant and deemed useful for its audience.

We are looking for writers based all over the world. Interested candidates should have a thorough understanding of and interest in any or all of the following areas: equities, fixed income, hedge funds, alternatives, ETFs, banking, emerging markets, foreign exchange, trading, endowments/foundations, monetary policy, private wealth, pensions and sovereign wealth funds. Please submit a minimum of three published clips on any of the above relevant topics with your application.

Key Responsibilities
• Conceptualize and produce smart content — covering asset management, investing and capital markets — for Institutional Investor’s website.
• Optimize content for search engines by incorporating SEO best practices into your writing.
• Promote content via social media and leverage its influence to deepen audience engagement and create loyalty and affinity for your coverage.
• Stay abreast of the latest financial news and analysis and understand how it impacts II’s audience.

Desired Skills & Experience
• At least five years of experience writing and reporting on complex financial topics, like asset management and capital markets.
• A broad knowledge of global events and how they impact the financial industry.
• A solid understanding of financial markets and an innate interest in finance.
• Exemplary language skills and storytelling ability.
• Strong sense of what makes a good web story and how to deliver it with impact.
• High degree of personal initiative and creativity.
• Strong knowledge of SEO.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Journalism and/or Finance.
• A strong Twitter following is a plus.

Report and write stories for an exciting new digital media site that covers the emerging community capital and crowdfinance field. Contributors will produce stories and profiles about innovative new financial startups; social entrepreneurship; new ways of investing locally; leveling the playing field for women and minority entrepreneurs; crowdfunding developments; the entrepreneurial ecosystem (ie. accelerators and incubators); and other topics. You will work with an experienced editor to shape and craft stories. Knowledge of crowdfunding, financial tech and small business/entrepreneurship is helpful but not required. We are more interested in curiosity, good journalism skills and a passion for bringing important stories to light.

The Continent, East Africa's newest business publication, is searching for current students or recent graduates who are interested in focusing on the region. We are seeking talented and motivated individuals to contribute to our magazine and website through research, interviews, story ideas, articles, and editing. Ideally, these contributors would be located in, planning to visit, or have a network in one or more of the following countries: Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somaliland, Somalia, Kenya,
Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, or Zimbabwe.

These are unpaid Contributor positions, with the potential to turn into paid opportunities as the magazine grows. Hours of work and term lengths are flexible according to each applicant's individual situation. This is an ideal opportunity for an ambitious journalist eager to develop his or her portfolio and network. Qualified applicants will receive a great
deal of authority and the opportunity to participate in publication development.

DatingAdvice.com is seeking qualified and motivated dating, relationship and/or entertainment writers to join our team of 200+ experts.

The position calls for strong writing, copy-editing, communication and AP Style skills, as well as a willingness to learn. Responsibilities include writing original content (at least 550 words per article) for the site, such as advice articles, how-to guides and trending pieces; brainstorming content ideas with our team across multiple subject matters; and more.

Seeking Motivated Writer for Project

Selected Wisdom is hiring a motivated writer who can craft engaging narratives based on true stories. The writer must have proven track record of delivering tight manuscripts on time whose prose is concise and punchy. We need a storyteller, not a historian or documentarian. The writer must be able to work independently, be receptive to feedback, and able to incorporate that feedback into final drafts.

The project will be a nonfiction book comprising 15 to 20 short chapters of 3500 to 5000 words each. If the writer successfully delivers chapters, we may add editing to the base contract.

Other requirements/notes:

- Writer must be based in New York City or nearby tri-state region. Writer must be willing to ride public transportation and conduct minimal travel around New York City area.

- -- Pay will be per deliverable upon delivery. Rate to be negotiated during contract negotiations based on experience and past quality of articles.

- --- Pay for editing will be negotiated at the conclusion of base contract.

- --- Receipt of royalties on manuscript profits will be discussed during contract negotiations.

- ---- Free Scotch during select meetings in the New York City area.

- ---- Projected Start Date: 1 July 2015

- ---- Estimated End Date: 31 December 2015

Victory comes to those that finish things, not those that start them. If you like starting things, but not finishing them, there are always jobs for you in DC.

NYC Media Lab is seeking a Producer to prepare a special report on the future of virtual reality. Working closely with NYC Media Lab staff and advisors, the Producer will identify primary areas of interest, talk to key players in the field, and collect, draft and edit content. The final report will be distributed widely to the NYC Media Lab community.

This is an ideal position for a current or recent graduate student with a background in multimedia journalism and a grasp of the digital media sector. Candidates should have strong writing and project management skills, a capacity to work independently, and an ability to go find great, interesting stories and craft a compelling narrative.

This is a project-based position during June, July, and August. The final project deliverable is set for Labor Day. The total remuneration for the project will be $6,000.

Key Responsibilities:
+ Work with staff at NYC Media Lab to produce a 20-30 page thought leadership POV
+ Research and identify at least 30 qualified innovators in the field from industry, the startup community, and universities
+ Coordinate and conduct interviews
+ Collect and synthesize secondary research and other background material
+ Produce media complementary media artifacts, such as video and/or audio

Location:
This position can be performed remotely, but will require frequent travel to locations in and around NYC to conduct interviews.

Deux Hommes, a recently launched digital fashion magazine, is looking for a seasoned writer to report on emerging designers within the luxury sportswear, avant-garde and high-end streetwear markets. We are a small, growing team that values the people we work with just as much as the designers we work with.

Requirements:
Must be a career writer or studying Journalism (or similar field)
Must be native English speaker
Must have an interest in fashion and trends

Responsibilities include:

Writing 2 articles per week
Attending monthly phone meetings
Communicating regularly with editors

A writing mentorship is built into the program to ensure that all published articles are on par with the brand and an accurate portrayal of the designers we feature.

This is an unpaid position; applicants need not be located in New York City.

Clapway, a New York based online publication, is looking for talented, creative and quirky writers for topics in Scientific and Quirky Discoveries, Space, Technology, and Offbeat news writers for its website's News/World and News/Space sections, $10 - $100 per article (depending on individual performance). We are looking for writers who are dynamic, and can adapt to our needs and grow with us. We need writers who can contribute 3 posts a day, 5 days a week (we are flexible on availability though).

We are looking for writers who are motivated above anything. Writers who see the value in being published, getting on board with a really cool publication from it's inception and who want to capitalize on those opportunities on a regular basis through Whalebone.

We need writers and contributors who can articulate a story in a way that is concise, digestible and creative to keep the attention of our readers, who have proven to have short attention spans. Using the stories they create to keep readers coming back for more and engaged in what we put out. There are so many ways to tell a story and we want our contributors to see that! Creating stories that are short, easy reads by breaking them up in creative ways, making the tone of the stories conversational and casual, yet engaging and informational. Finding the balance between traditional communication and the idea we have adopted in Immersive Media, while keeping a steady pulse on the local communities here on the east end and in NYC.

Raise Awareness as a Paid Research Intern!
Do you want to be part of a growing organization that works to improve the culture of care for those impacted by illness? Do you have an interest in helping move the needle on an issue online? If yes, we may have the perfect opportunity for you! The Partnership for Palliative Care is looking for a summer research intern to join our team.

The Role
Responsibilities include: monitoring conversations online and in the press about our core issues; identifying and helping us build relationships with key influencers and partners; bringing together diverse sets of research to serve our advocacy efforts; and assisting with fundraising, development and administrative tasks

Qualifications
–An attention to detail and ability to summarize complex information and sources
–Good writing and organization skills
-An interest in working in the non-profit sector
–Flexibility to work in our midtown Manhattan office, as well as remotely

A plus:
–A passion for public health and healthcare issues
–Outreach or online organizing skills
–Development or Fundraising experience
–Experience with academic or medical research

Internships are for approximately 2-3 days a week through the end of the Summer in our midtown Manhattan office. We are able to pay a minimum wage stipend.