Research Assistant

The Financial Services Volunteer Corps (FSVC) is looking for a highly motivated individual to assist in conducting research for a book that will describe the organization’s work over the past 32 years. Founded at U.S. Presidential initiative in 1990, FSVC’s mission is to deliver cutting-edge technical assistance to strengthen financial sectors in developing countries and thereby improve the lives of people in the countries where we work. We deliver this assistance mostly by recruiting senior-level financial experts to serve as volunteers on short-term missions.

The pay is $25/hour.

What You'll Do:
Among other tasks, you will be responsible for researching key financial and political events that took place since the 1990s, including global financial crises and events in specific countries where FSVC has operated. Other tasks include organizing historical paper archives to facilitate research, reviewing and editing drafts of book chapters, preparing footnotes and references, and preparing interview questions. For this project, you will work closely with FSVC’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and other FSVC staff, as needed.

Freelance Journalist / Research Resource

Role

• Research-intensive freelance work
• Potential to be recurring / long-term and possibly lead to full time employment at East Rock
• Compensation at upper end of standard range

Project

• An in-depth, recurring report on the formation of new investment firms (hedge fund, private equity & real estate) to be published by East Rock
• Research will focus on founders and the formation process, including:
 Where did founders work previously
 How did founders prove themselves
 Details of formation process (size of team, number of initial investors, amount of capital, etc.)
• Sources will include industry publications, internal East Rock data, interviews, etc.
• The report will be a narrative on breeding grounds of investment talent and patterns among successful younger firms

Required Background

• Training in journalism or similar investigative research
• Familiarity with investment sector

Freelance writer

Interested in writing about conservation for a national magazine focused on land trusts? We offer assignment-based work to write feature stories (1,800 words) or columns (1,000-1,500 words) for Saving Land magazine, a 40-page, full-color quarterly magazine that goes to approximately 4,000 members and supporters of the Land Trust Alliance. Topics range from conservation and stewardship to fundraising and policy to operations and board management, and everything in between. We pay $1 per word.

See the most recent issue here: https://www.landtrustalliance.org/about/saving-land-magazine

Video Presenter/Narrator

We are looking for students with an interest or background in broadcast presenting to present our studies in short video clips. Like how news anchors break news down and explain details to the audience, we would like to describe our scientific studies in simple language and record it.

The pay is $15/hour.

In addition, we are seeking students to record voiceovers for animated videos on the Critical Care Research Group’s projects. Students will refer to scripts and use recording equipment and editing software to create voiceovers. Students’ narration will describe, explain, and provide context for the animations in the videos.

Video Script Writer

Students will work closely with our staff to learn about the content of our current research studies. They will write scripts for short (<5 minutes) animated videos. These videos are intended to explain and present the major scientific concepts underlying our research in simple language. Once the students are familiar with the studies, they can use their skills to convey our research and guide viewers through complex scientific concepts.

The pay is $15/hour.

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Contributing Reporter, Housing

The River Newsroom is seeking a contributing reporter to cover housing in the Hudson Valley. This is a part-time position starting out at 1-3 articles per month, with room to grow in the future.

The ideal candidate would share the enthusiasm we bring to local reporting and investigative journalism, and would be excited to help build and shape The River. The position can be remote, but the ideal candidate should be based in the communities they cover. We are committed to building an inclusive workspace, and we strongly encourage applications from people of color who are excited about contributing to our mission.

Responsibilities:
—Generate original ideas for 1-3 stories per month on this beat. That can include hard-hitting investigations, explainer pieces about new policies and initiatives, and quicker news scoops.
—Work with editors from pitch or commission to publication, often including multiple rounds of edits.
—Promote your pieces through social media and other available channels.
—Build relationships with sources beyond the scope of an individual article. Ideally the writer on this beat would build long-term expertise on these issues.

The ideal candidate has:
—Excitement about journalism that exposes wrongdoing, highlights solutions, and upholds accountability.
—Demonstrated aptitude reporting in-depth stories.
—An ability to uncover information and spot creative story angles.
—Willingness to work collaboratively and build strong working relationships with editors.
—Familiarity with the issues the beat would cover.
​​—Familiarity with the Hudson Valley media landscape.

Research & Expressive Writing Intern

As our research and expressive writing intern, you would be tasked with researching, writing, and helping publish articles about the science of our program (using journaling to heal from heartbreak,
grief, and other forms of trauma) for publishing every two weeks.

Articles can be brief (around 500 words or less), but must be well researched, properly sourced and cited, and original. On weeks
where you’re not publishing an article, you’ll be tasked with attending and participating in at least one of our daily journaling sessions. Sharing your journaling is not mandatory, but interns eager to publish and become a contributing journal-artist are preferred.

Podcast & Social Media Producer

We're hiring a Podcast & Social Media Producer to help research and produce a 30 minute video podcast, interviewing leaders in the media & tech world, along with comedic videos about the news for Youtube, TikTok and Instagram.

This paid position requires a commitment of at least five days a week, lasts three months (with the potential for a full-time job at the end) and is reserved for candidates with a strong desire to join our team as a full-time employee upon completing the internship.

Watch show here (https://mediajunglenews.substack.com/ or https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmKZYfkw3mb0vYYHbj3Yxuw) . Send application with resume to alex@gingamediagroup.com. This is a remote position on EST.

The candidate will work with industry veterans to book show guests, coordinate remote production, liason with video editors, select social clips/content, and pitch/research ideas for segments. We have production teams already so this position is more editorial, copy editing, booking and production of the podcast and social content.

A passion and curiosity in the future of journalism, advertising and creator economy is a must. Must be passionate about writing for social media. A self-motivated, startup mentality along with utmost professionalism and attention to detail are all musts for this role. Must have an Interest in learning or experience in digital marketing and audience development strategies for social media.

We are based in Miami and candidate must be with editors/producers/writers in Miami, Brazil, Turkey and elsewhere. Candidate should be in a US timezone and native English speaker. APPLICANTS MUST HAVE GRADUATED AND BE WILLING WORK AS A FULL TIME HIRE at the end of the contract.

Responsibilities

Degrees (already graduated) and experience/internships in journalism, video production, and/or social media / digital marketing.
Work with Ginga Media execs and production teams to set a shows agenda, coordinate with guests, ensure the highest audio & visual production quality, and select clips to publish to multiple social media platforms.
Book multiple guests per week
Editing copy for newsletter and social media posts
Email high-level executives and coordinate interviews with industry leaders
Develop social media ideas and strategies
Work with digital strategists to implement audience development strategies

Qualifications

A degree with a focus on journalism, film, or social media advertising.
Experience/ internships in journalism, digital marketing, or podcast production.
A deep curiosity for the future of media and advertising
Desire to learn about paid ad campaigns and social media audience development strategy a big plus.
A good sense of humor or experience in comedy also a big plus.

Content Library Writer

We are seeking writers to help expand on a content library covering all topics related to Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP). Each wiki-style article will require some independent research and should cover the topic from an objective, rational and well-sourced perspective. Payment per completed article as follows:

0-500 words - $200

501-1000 words - $400

1001-1500 words - $555

1501-2000 words - $740

2001-2500 words - $875

2501-3000 words - $1,050

3001-3500 - $1,225

There may be an opportunity for a full-time investigative journalist role for exceptional candidates.