A rapidly growing internet media company is looking for a few good finance reporters / comedy writers for a New York centric Daily Show-style news site. In The Empire will be taking a look at Wall Street, financial regulation (or lack thereof), the squeezing of the middle class in NYC, education, Mayor Bloomberg, entrepreneurs, and lessons from the 1%.
In The Empire is a reformist minded news site with a funny/satirical, smart, empowering tone. Desired candidates are tenacious fact-checkers, funny, creative, and driven by community empowerment.
Duties include assisting our New York-based business correspondent
with articles by conducting thorough background research, attending
press conferences, arranging interviews, gathering business and
industry-related news and monitoring investment markets. Some
administrative support, such as transcribing interviews and
otherassignments, is also required. The position will be available in
early January. Compensationincludes overtime pay, excellent
medical/dental benefits, and 401(k).
Duties include assisting our New York-based business correspondent
with articles by conducting thorough background research, attending
press conferences, arranging interviews, gathering business and
industry-related news and monitoring investment markets. Some
administrative support, such as transcribing interviews and
otherassignments, is also required. The position will be available in
early January. Compensationincludes overtime pay, excellent
medical/dental benefits, and 401(k).
All details at this link:
http://www.businessinsider.com/we-need-a-fantastic-intern-to-cover-advertising-2011-12
Business Insider needs an intern to write about advertising and to help build our coverage of marketing, media and entertainment.
This will be the most fun internship in journalism right now. You WILL generate many awesome clips!
The job requires a mix of blogging, traditional beat reporting, commentary and analysis. We need:
- someone who can work quickly and independently;
- someone whose spelling, punctuation and headline-writing are impeccable;
- someone who can work without too much supervision and is comfortable cranking out several items per day.
- someone who knows how to use blogs, Twitter, Linkedin, Facebook and other social media to attract and engage an audience.
You will also attend a lot of cool parties here in New York. We are growing. We tend to hire from within.
This is not a traditional reporting job!
The internship is for the spring semester (i.e. you will start in January) and is full time. It is paid, $10 an hour.
To apply: Please send a resume, a cover letter consisting of no more than three paragraphs about yourself, and five clips to jedwards@businessinsider.com.
Experienced freelance business reporter based in Hong Kong needed to cover retail and wholesale beat in an interesting international industry. Must have strong business writing skills and be available for monthly assignments.
HedgeFund Intelligence has an opening on its news desk for a reporter covering the U.S. hedge fund industry.
The position, based in Union Square, Manhattan, requires the ability to develop sources, a passion for producing daily breaking news and an investigative drive. Reporting experience and knowledge of hedge funds and finance is desired. Some background in college-level mathematics or statistics would be a plus.
STAFF WRITER, TECHPRESIDENT.COM
TechPresident.com is seeking an enterprising and self-starting staff writer to join our team full-time to join us in tracking and reporting on how technology is changing politics, government and civic life.
This is a full-time salaried position, with health benefits. Payment commensurate with experience.
Basic requirements include:
+ Strong writing and critical thinking skills;
+ At least rudimentary knowledge of national politics and of how the Internet works;
+ Strong news sense and an eye for the buried story, counterintuitive position or unspotted trend;
+ Basic use of online content management systems;
+ Must have own laptop
The staff writer will file stories multiple times daily, producing a mix of blog posts and longer pieces. The successful candidate will be a self-starter who can pitch a smart story or take an assignment and turn it into a unique, eye-catching piece with equal aplomb.
Additionally, candidates with the following skills are encouraged to apply:
+ Web scraping and data collection in the language of your choosing (i.e., Python or Ruby);
+ Data-driven analysis using the database of your choosing (Fusion Tables, Access etc.);
+ Investigative journalism/computer-assisted reporting experience a plus;
+ Data visualization experience a plus;
+ Strong skill in HTML/CSS;
+ Layout/design skill, i.e. with Photoshop/Illustrator/InDesign;
+ Javascript/Processing a plus
To apply, email resume, cover letter and clips to editors@personaldemocracy.com.
Are you edgy, knowledgeable and informed? Do readers await your posts in anticipation of your bold statements, original angles and unique insights? Does your writing provoke rousing discussion and debate?
If this describes you, we want to hire you. Join the team at Crowdsourcing.org, the #1 site globally for news and insights on crowdsourcing and crowdfunding models.
Crowdsourcing.org is the most respected and influential online property dedicated to the fast-growing phenomenon of crowdsourcing and crowdfunding. We are looking for a staff writer to help drive an original and unique editorial agenda, to further develop our individual style and personality, and to continue to draw and grow the largest daily audience of crowdsourcing and crowdfunding industry professionals, site owners, crowd workers and crowdsourcing and crowdfunding fans.
The successful applicant will write daily blog posts and maintain the site's Twitter feed. We're looking for someone with several years experience writing about technology for online media, and some familiarity with the subject of crowdsourcing and crowdfunding. Applicants should be self-driven, ambitious individuals that demonstrate strong writing skills and the ability to work under deadline pressure.
Medical Daily is seeking enthusiastic reporters to join our New York City editorial team.
Applicants must be driven to produce breaking news.
The ideal candidate must be able to deliver clean copy on very tight deadlines, be able to work in fast paced, deadline driven environment, and work closely with their editor.
Reporters must also have strong work ethic, a high level of integrity, initiative, and a desire to learn and progress.
Ability to work with photo editing software, shooting and editing video is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Produce breaking stories and follow through to develop new angles
- Develop sources
- Grasp complex issues and present them simply and clearly
Requirements
- Minimum 1 year paid full-time reporting experience
- BA degree required, preferably in journalism or media studies
- Experience in using custom CMS, and multimedia
Responsibilities
• Researching daily news and blogs to find articles relevant to the Senior Planet mission
• Writing short blog posts to accompany daily reposts
• Managing Senior Planet social media sites (scheduling posts/updates, interacting with our followers/friends, expanding our following)
• Fact checking, copy editing, copy writing and transferring articles into the WordPress format
• Researching senior-related articles to link to on Senior Planet
• Ensuring the functionality of the website such as testing links, monitoring comments, etc.
• Helping transfer resources and blogs from the old site to the new site
• Researching potential partnerships for syndicated material or frequent bloggers
• Opportunity to pitch articles for pay
Required Skills
• Familiarity with WordPress and general facility with blogging technology required
• Knowledge of and experience with social media networks
• Strong communication and writing skills
• Detail oriented
• Personable
• Self-motivated
• Experience working with older adults helpful but not required
• Strong research skills
• Ability to create and manage deadlines independently
• Highly organized
• Sense of humor
Compensation
$10/hour
Time Commitment
Hours are flexible, 10-20 hours/week and work can be done from home with occasional phone or in person meetings. Start date: ASAP.