New York Public Radio seeks an Assistant Producer for On the Media, a weekly program from WNYC and NPR that examines the interplay between media and society.

Job responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Assist the producers and hosts in all aspects of program production
• Generate and research show topics and suggesting guests; distill research materials
• Assist with pre-interview and booking of potential guests
• Assist with writing background materials for host and with editing material for broadcast
• Provide administrative support for show staff including bill payment, booking studios, maintaining archives, and other related duties as assigned
• Assist with editing and preparing audio for broadcast
• Assist during tapings and digital audio production for the show
• Assist with conducting assigned internal and external correspondence for the show
• Help keep on-air content up to date on multiple platforms
• Comply with all New York Public Radio and show policies and guidelines
• This position requires use of a computer, telephone and other office and/or broadcast equipment; ability to communicate effectively through a variety of methods
• Work on other special projects and duties as assigned

Qualifications:
• One year minimum journalism, print and/or broadcast experience required
• Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience required
• Familiarity with journalism issues and radio production required
• Sound organizational skills, with great attention to detail required
• Extensive research skills required
• Ability to meet objectives under deadline pressure required
• Ability to work in a group environment, and take direction required
• Requires the intellectual and emotional depth, maturity, self-confidence and interpersonal skills to work effectively and/or interact with other programming staff, executives at NYPR, colleagues, industry representatives, sources and guests
• Excellent communication skills—both oral and written—with an impressive reputation for building and maintaining relationships with people at all levels of an organization, across a diverse range of cultural, generational, ethnic, racial, educational and social backgrounds
• Digital audio editing experience required; ProTools experience preferred
• Experience producing a daily radio talk show preferred
• Radio listener (public and commercial) preferred

This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement between New York Public Radio and AFTRA.

Note: The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.

Patch.com is looking for smart, passionate people to join our team as full-time site editors. We see this as nothing less than the future of online journalism and think this just might be a job you'll brag about to your grand-kids.

Job responsibilities (to include, but not limited to):

Run a local news site – reporting, writing, editing, assigning, taking pictures and video, maintaining an events calendar, maintaining a database of local business listings, getting users involved, and liaising with important community figures.
Provide an invaluable source of trusted information that will improve people's lives.
Drive your site to become a landmark in the community.

Required skills:

Recent community journalism experience
Ability to manage, direct, and motivate a team of freelancers.
Ability to manage a budget
"Bull-doggish" reporting instincts and willingness to ask tough questions of important people
Experience in online journalism
Experience editing video, producing a Web site and/or excellent photography skills.
Must have a firm grasp of AP style.

Desired skills:

Passionate about the web, social networking, and of course community journalism
Be able to quickly grasp the interests, rhythms, and identity of a community.
Unparalleled organizational skills
Have great news judgment
Like working hard.

Educational background:

Degree from a J-School (preferred)
Degree in journalism or similar discipline
Ideal candidate will have been involved with their school paper as an editor or reporter
Unique requirements:

Must be a flexible, independent, self-starter – you'll work from home, the coffee shop, your car, the high school football game
Tools for the job … best of all we will provide them: including a laptop, video camera, police scanner, etc.

Must own a car

Edits and writes research, promotional, and Web content, as assigned.

• Works collaboratively with Senior Editors to help determine the status and acceptability of incoming research manuscripts and to advise authors on any necessary revisions.

• Provides regular project updates and maintains project progress reports to facilitate communications among departments and to help ensure efficient trafficking.

• Edits and coordinates release of selected periodicals, including online newsletters

• Proofreads galleys and checks blues.

• Assists in developing and carrying out other Publishing group initiatives.

Requires: At least 6 years of work experience editing and writing — preferably a significant amount of it in print/Web business publishing environments. A strong communicator with excellent interpersonal, writing, and leadership skills. Detail-oriented, extremely organized, and able to manage multiple priorities and projects. Experienced in working with design and production staffs. Able to cultivate relationships with senior researchers and other authors. Proficient in MS Word; Quark and PowerPoint a plus.

We seek an Web Copy Editor with excellent editing skills, well-honed fact checking and research skills, familiarity with WordPress, and an interest in the field of social innovation. The Web Copy Editor will copy edit and upload articles and interviews to dowser.org.

Based in New York City, this is a part-time position (16-24 hours/week at $15/hour).

Responsibilities • Copy edit all written content on the site; ensure consistency in Dowser's engaging, fresh tone • Manage administrative tasks associated with keeping content and publishing calendar
organized • Fact check interviews and articles • Follow Dowser's style guidelines • Upload all posts to WordPress • Occasionally promote site content through social media

Additional Qualifications: • 1-2 years of copy editing experience, especially online • Knowledge of AP Style Guide • Detail-oriented • Experience as a blogger or writer • Familiarity with the landscape of social innovation • Comfortable with social media, WordPress, and multimedia web content • Extremely organized and a self-starter • Creativity, flexibility and sense of humor needed to work at a fast-paced, start-up media
organization.

In this hands-on position you will be responsible for:
-Researching, writing and editing news stories that have national appeal for a young influential Latino audience.
-Write strong, authoritative headlines
-Copy-edit own work
-Add context and perspective to news stories
-Help manage original content for the site, including conceiving of story ideas and working with writers
-Report and observe trends in traffic figures
-Manage a network of contacts, publicists, freelancers, and tipsters

Qualifications:
- 1+ year of journalism experience
- Prior experience with blogging and content management systems
- Ability to write clearly and persuasively
- Familiarity with online media landscape
- Extremely detail-oriented, comfortable multi-tasking and balancing concurrent responsibilities and deadlines
- Keen interest in entertainment, culture, and fashion
-Ability to work closely with a dedicated team of writers
-Excellent research, communication and organizational skills Sound interesting? Send us a brief cover letter, your resume and a couple clips. Better yet, take a stab at a story from todays news that you find interesting. Write a piece under 500 words that summarizes the news, links to other sources, and puts everything into context. Add a strong headline too.

The ideal candidate will be This is a work-at-home, 30-hour-per-week position. Having a high-speed internet connection and a reliable, relatively new computer is a must.

In this hands-on position you will be responsible for:

* Researching, writing and editing news stories that have national appeal for a young influential Latino audience.
* Write strong, authoritative headlines.
* Copy-edit own work
* Add context and perspective to news stories
* Help manage original content for the site, including conceiving of story ideas and working with writers.
* Report and observe trends in traffic figures
* Manage a network of contacts, publicists, freelancers, and tipsters

Qualifications:

* 1+ year of journalism experience
* Prior experience with blogging and content management systems
* Ability to write clearly and persuasively
* Familiarity with online media landscape
* Extremely detail-oriented, comfortable multi-tasking and balancing concurrent responsibilities and deadlines
* Keen interest in entertainment and pop culture
* Ability to work closely with a dedicated team of writers
* Excellent research, communication and organizational skills. Sound interesting? Send us a brief cover letter, your resume and a couple clips. Better yet, take a stab at a story from todays news that you find interesting. Write a piece under 500 words that summarizes the news, links to other sources, and puts everything into context. Add a strong headline too.

The ideal candidate will be located in New York. This is a work-at-home, 30 to 40-hour-per-week position. Pay is per post. Having a high-speed internet connection and a reliable, relatively new computer is a must.

Contact:
Daniel Mauser, Publisher
daniel@guanabee.com

We are seeking a Video Blogger to contribute to our video cheat sheet and write/edit aggregated video blogs. This is a job for someone with deep knowledge of political, entertainment, and celebrity news. A sharp point of view and writing that is ready for a national audience is essential.

The video blogger will scour the web for the buzziest viral videos, keep on top of breaking political news, and clip and edit the best moments from a variety of television programs. The ability to pick an interesting sound bite out of the cluttered media landscape is a must.

Knowledge of Final Cut Pro, Photoshop, familiarity with a standard CMS, and basic HTML is a plus, but more important is outstanding news judgment and writing ability. Successful candidates will possess at least 1 -2 years experience working for a media organization.

This is a part time opportunity. Please include the days/times you would be available in your application.
Additional Requirements:

* Extensive knowledge of and interest in the news and entertainment industry and be well versed in celebrity news & current events
* Must have a great eye for compelling videos and can quickly select unique but relevant clips
* Must be available to work nights and weekends
* Desire to work in a diverse, start up environment