Digital Production Assistant

Public Affairs Television is looking for a Digital Production Assistant to help research, write, and produce content for BillMoyers.com and our social media platforms, as well as assist with other department duties as necessary.

The ideal candidate will have a strong interest in current events and journalism, strong writing/blogging skills, strong research skills, and at least one year of experience producing content for a website.

The digital production assistant will work closely with the digital production team.

Job Responsibilities

· Assist with research, editing, fact-checking, and proof-reading of content
· Research and write posts and features for What Matters Today, the daily blog on BillMoyers.com.
· Promote Moyers & Company's content on Facebook, Twitter and other social networks
· Assist with the organization and execution of live chats.
· Help moderate viewer comments on multiple platforms
· Perform routine CMS updates

Requirements

· A degree in journalism, or communications with journalism experience
· Very strong writing and editing skills, including clips
· Online CMS experience helpful
· Photoshop experience helpful

Technology Staff Writer

The staff writer researches and writes compelling and insightful content about mobile tech for LAPTOP Magagazine and Laptopmag.com. This requires testing, comparing and writing product reviews of the latest laptops, smartphones, tablets, apps, and gadgets. Other assignments include feature stories, step-by-step how-tos, news posts, slideshows, business-focused articles. The staff writer represents LAPTOP on video, at industry events and for media appearances.

Qualifications include bachelor's degree and at least one year related experience. The right candidate must be able to exhibit expertise and passion about the hottest mobile gadgets, has excellent writing skills that demonstrate a clear, authoritative and compelling voice, meets tight deadlines with extraordinary attention to detail. Must work well in a fast-paced environment and collaborate well with others.

Must be able to come into our New York City offices five days a week. Some travel required.

Online Editor

*Assign, edit, and publish multimedia blog posts and feature stories covering immigration news, policy, culture, and history on Long Island and nationally. The online editor will publish several articles per day, involving a heavy degree of writing, rewriting, and editing.

*Manage press outreach for Long Island Wins events

*Organize events throughout the year that promote the work of Long Island Wins

*Maintain a diverse mix of paid and unpaid bloggers and reporting fellows

*Manage social media campaigns and online ad campaigns

*Draft and edit grant proposals and office materials

Qualifications

*Strong writing, editing, and copy editing skills

*Knowledge of video, audio, and photo storytelling and editing

*Familiarity with content management systems and basic HTML

*Ability to travel on Long Island, including a reliable car

*Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends

*3-5 years professional experience in online journalism or communications

*Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree preferred

*Spanish-language skills preferred

Salary and Benefits

The salary is competitive with other non-profits and includes health and dental benefits

Staff writer

China Economic Review, a monthly magazine, is seeking a staff writer in Shanghai.

Tasks include, but aren't necessarily limited to:

- Editing China Offshore Quarterly, a quarterly publication aimed at Chinese individuals and companies investing abroad. Responsibilities include determining content, soliciting submissions, editing and writing articles, working with designers to lay out the magazine, and managing website content.

- Writing the Spotlight section for China Economic Review magazine, a 1200-1500-word monthly piece that focuses on China’s relationship with a specific country or region.

- Editing and writing articles and assisting in layout for the Focus special monthly insert in China Economic Review.

- Writing/editing daily news briefs and a weekly humor blog.

The ideal candidate will have strong writing and research skills and an interest in news, economics and finance. The candidate should be efficient, analytical, detail-oriented and able to multi-task and work independently. Previous writing/editing experience and Chinese language skills are strongly preferred.

Assignment Editor/News Producer

Loop21.com is looking for an Assignment Editor to manage, expand, and broaden its news gathering operations. As an Assignment Editor, you will manage a team of reporters, research news events, maintain frequent contact with news sources, prioritize news stories, assign stories, and write/edit news stories in a fast-paced internet environment.

We’re looking for a hands-on manager who is comfortable multitasking, leads by example, and inspires others to maximum effort. You must be well organized and deft at time management and maintaining timely news story production. A stickler for details, you refuse to sacrifice quality for the sake of expediency.

This position offers exceptional career growth opportunities and a national platform to showcase your talents.

Job Description

● Manage and supervise a network for news reporters
● Identifies news trends using internet, social media, and on-the-ground news reports
● Maintains contacts with key news sources
● Stays on top of news trends and prioritizes story assignments
● Assign stories and manage deadlines
● Edit news stories to ensure consistency in style and voice
● Write engaging, tight headlines that address SEO requirements
● Post stories, write headlines, and assist with image selection
● Evaluate team performance based on web metrics

Reporter

We currently have several opportunities for reporters to join our NYC editorial team!

On a typical day reporters at Law360 will file four stories. These stories cover a wide array of practice areas, including employment law, environmental law, intellectual property law and securities law; and most recently, mergers & acquisitions, private equity, real estate, project finance, and capital markets; in industries such as energy, financial services, health-care, media and technology.

Required experience includes;
- BA/BS in Journalism;
- Two years of paid, full-time reporting experience or relevant graduate degree;
- Demonstrated reporting, writing and organizational skills;
- And an interest in business and legal issues.

Preferred experience includes;
- Graduate degree;
- Experience in news reporting (AP Style), covering legal, regulatory affairs, or business news;
- Or working with daily deadlines.

Hours for this position are 10:30a to 6:30p (regular shift).

Law360 offers extensive training on legal topics. Business or legal reporting experience is not required. However, professional reporting experience and strong writing and analytical skills are required to succeed in this job. Please note; qualified candidates will be asked to complete writing and reporting tests electronically.

Reporter

Position: full-time reporter
Requirements: social media savvy; knowledgeable of the health sector; experienced producing engaging content for online audience; speed, accuracy and understanding of breaking news; self starter; able to thrive in fast-paced environment.

Financial Writer

The Markets Media Financial Writer position will entail covering the buy side (institutional asset managers primarily) or sell side (broker-dealers and exchanges primarily).

We're not about breaking news, scoops, or rewriting press releases. We are about cultivating relationships with sources, thoroughly understanding what they do and what's going on in the market, and being able to write about it with clarity, depth and authority.

Blogger (part-time)

We seek an exceptional writer and social media guru to write and manage L2’s Digital Digest blog and Twitter feed. http://www.l2thinktank.com/blog/ https://twitter.com/#!/L2_ThinkTank

Responsibilities include:
Write 5 original blog posts per week on topics including Mobile, Social Media, Fashion, Retail, Beauty, Emerging Luxury Markets with an emphasis on data and quantitative analysis
Identify and blog the most compelling must-read articles on topics including Luxury, Fashion, Beauty, Digital Marketing, Technology Innovation.
Build community and engagement via Twitter by tweeting 10-15 times daily about luxury-related articles, thought-provoking questions and insightful data.

Qualifications:
Exceptional writer adept at leveraging the power of social media and digital marketing
Passion for business and style of fashion
Ability to analyze and synthesize primary and secondary quantitative and qualitative research
Fast learner, able to work effectively with minimal oversight
Available part-time 20 hours per week in NYC

If interested, email Johanna@l2thinktank.com

Writer / Editor

Are you fast and decisive? Do you learn quickly and have an entrepreneurial bent? This job could change your life!

You will work on a lot of different things. But this is a short list:

- Write and edit (this is what you will spend the bulk of your time doing)
- Select photos and videos from live tv or the internet with the potential for viral appeal
- Curate slide shows

Some important skills:

- WordPress (or other similar CMS exposure)
- Photoshop
- video editing software