BuzzFeed's women's interest and lifestyle section, Shift, needs a hard-working editorial intern for a full-time paid position in the New York office. The person will work closely with Shift editors on research, content creation, and idea generation. We're a new kind of media company for the social world. Our technology powers the social distribution of content, detects what is trending on the web, and connects people in realtime with the hottest content of the moment. Our site is a rapidly growing hub for media that reaches over 20 million monthly unique visitors and our network tracks an additional 300M uniques. The person will work closely with editors of the soon-to-launch women's interest vertical.

The ideal candidate will have some experience writing, reporting, and researching at a media internship or school newspaper. This is an excellent opportunity to work on a fast-paced, quickly growing site in its beginning stages and add clips to a portfolio.

This is a paid three-month contributor position based in our NYC offices.

Responsibilities
Perform photo or other research as assigned by editors of the women's interest vertical.
Transcribe interviews.
Write short posts.
Longer stories may be assigned depending on the intern's interests and journalistic ability.
Pitch ideas in editorial meetings.
Take notes in editorial meetings. May be asked to update the editorial calendar or perform other light administrative duties.
Maintain Shift's Facebook, Twitter, and Pintrest accounts

Requirements
Previous experience in an editorial role at a school newspaper, or internship at a magazine or website. Some blogging experience a plus.
Overall eagerness and enthusiasm.
Comfort with the fast pace of internet publishing.
Experience with an array of social media platforms, including but not limited to Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, and Pinterest.

All interested candidates should submit a cover letter, resume, and three clips.

The Week, a news magazine featuring the best sources on U.S. and international affairs, is looking for an editorial contributor for Fall 2012. The contributor will gain an introduction into the fast-paced cycle of a newsweekly through fact-checking and short writing assignments. Some administrative work is also required.

The position is five days a week and pays $10 an hour. The position’s schedule requires applicants to be available to work full time. Candidates should have a degree in journalism or a related field as well as strong research abilities and editorial experience. An ideal candidate also has fact-checking experience and a demonstrable interest in politics and current affairs.

GALO Magazine, an online weekly art and culture magazine, is looking for contributors for a new section coming late this month as well as some new series. We are also looking for new writers for the other sections of our magazine.

In addition, GALO is looking for photojournalists or multimedia journalists who have experience with photo essays as seen in the New York Times' "One in 8 Million" series, Magnum Photos, or GALO's "30 Under 30 series" as well as broadcast journalists who would be interested in doing podcast interviews.

This position would be unpaid for now; however, writers and contributors would have a chance to have their work published online. Contributors will have their own byline/author biography, a place on the Masthead, and press passes/credentials to exclusive events. Currently, the position is a work from home one; therefore, there is no need to worry about morning commute! However, a working computer and reliable internet connection are a must.

NEW SECTION NEEDS WRITERS
• We are looking for seven to 10 writers who, on a weekly basis, would each deliver one Q&A piece, consisting of 10 questions, for our new section "Artists of the Week." Complete details would be provided upon acceptance of application.

NEW SERIES NEEDS WRITERS
• We are looking for three writers each, to write in on a weekly basis, for the following three new series: profiling subway buskers, profiling unique private art collections of ordinary and famous people, and profiling unique fashion collections and their owners. Complete details to be provided upon acceptance of application.

OLD SERIES NEEDS WRITERS
• Our "One of Us" section profiling artists and individuals doing something extraordinary for the artistic field needs three weekly writers. Examples can be viewed here: http://www.galomagazine.com/category/from-europe-to-america/oneofus/

There are five to seven positions open for weekly podcasts. Podcast applicants must be able to write as well.

We are looking for contributing editors for a new quarterly theatre journal that debuts in December 2012. New York Theatre magazine covers Broadway and Off Broadway plays and musicals. The content is personality driven and features insightful, well crafted profiles on writers, directors, actors and producers. The magazine is part art book, part literary journal with a strong emphasis on photography, illustrations and story. Writers should have a love of theatre, proven writing skills, and be highly creative.

We're looking for freelance video journalists, documentary filmmakers, and multimedia storytellers all over the world, who can tell a great video story in five minutes or less. We have some incredible opportunities for VJ's who want to tell the world's most important stories, get paid, and reach large audiences. We're looking for mostly "evergreen", visually dynamic, human-interest stories.

We are currently looking to collaborate with an external journalist who could help us with our monthly newsletter.

We are mainly looking for a Graduate student who could work with us on our newsletter. The student’s tasks would be to provide a specific theme (monthly) in the HR field and to write an article on a topic of his/her own choice within this area.

We're looking for music fans who demonstrate a real passion for music and would like to have their work published on a popular rock-centric ezine - this work would include album reviews, live concert reviews and general editorial commentaries.

Work part time to research industry available material. Create fairly extensive amount of original content for use on Company website based on this material.

Develop leads and interview subjects for Showing: Pregnancy in the American Workplace, an exhibition, photography book and education project.

Looking for:
1. A motivated self-starter with deep interest and knowledge of women's reproductive health issues (mothers welcome!) and interest in workplace and labor issues. Extensive connections/experience with doulas and midwifery is a plus.

2. Keen research and social skills in person and on phone - ability to tap into work communities and identify pregnant women in the workplace.

3. Organized, good at record-keeping and communication with project creators.

4. Strong social media and networking skills - familiarity with Facebook, Twitter, Linked In.

5. Interviewing skills - ability to interview and write up interviews.

6. Discretion.

7. Knowledge of diverse communities within your geographic area - we are looking for a broad spectrum of participants from all work environments, and particularly want to capture racial diversity and women in unconventional, non-corporate and physically demanding jobs.

Love Your Layover seeks researcher/writers passionate about travel and adventure to help research destinations for an early stage web mobile startup. Duties include researching travel tips and information, writing brief itinerary summaries and finding appropriate Creative Commons licensed images to accompany the briefs. Payment is on a per-project basis.