Content Coordinator

People magazine’s Editorial Operations group is looking for a content coordinator to join its staff. The ideal candidate should have strong experience working with editors, writers, fact-checkers and copyeditors. Attention to detail, positive attitude, willingness to learn, ability to work both as part of a team and independently and strong organizational skills are required in order to be successful in this role. A basic understanding of the editorial production process is also a must, including print and digital. This individual will work directly with all People editors, plus the legal, production, and freelance edit staff of all People brand products.

You will:
• Track story progress, from ideation to publication, creating production schedules and monitoring work both by the minute and the month
• Maintain story lists for weekly pitch meeting
• Assist with writing/editing FOB sections, such as Mail
• Manage licensing and syndication
• Collaborate with Legal and Corporate teams as necessary
• Work with Operations and Production teams to improve workflow and maintain efficiencies
• Offer general staff support and office/facilities support

You are:
• Articulate: You’re able to communicate clearly with colleagues at all levels and feel comfortable giving direction to both peers and senior staff.
• Organized: You’re a productivity-app guru, calendars are your best friend and you thrive on building the most efficient processes and systems.
• Collaborative: You’re a team player.
• Able to multi-task: You can meet deadlines and handle multiple projects.

News Associates Program

The News Associates Program is a one-year long staff position designed to give participants real-world news experience. Aspiring journalists with diverse backgrounds hone research skills, work on developing news stories in a working news bureau, and participate in field and studio production on a variety of news programs.

Our highly competitive program identifies outstanding aspiring journalists who bring diverse backgrounds to news production and news coverage. The program represents NBC's strong commitment to develop a diverse editorial staff within NBC News. The News Associates program is designed to attract candidates of racial, ethnic, economic and geographical diversity, as well as candidates with disabilities.

The News Associates program is a fast-track opportunity for people with the goal to learn news-gathering and production skills. It is not designed to train people who wish to be on-air reporters. Participants work on programs such as the nightly news, a morning news program, cable news, at an assignment desk, or on a “magazine” program. The program consists of several long-term assignments on a news program and/or a news bureau. In addition, News Associates have the opportunity to rotate through MSNBC, our 24 hour cable news channel, which will be especially interested in candidates with experience in politics during this election year. Each News Associate is assigned a mentor who is an experienced staff member. News Associates undergo an intense week-long orientation filled with workshops, lunches with guest speakers and training.

Over 80 percent of the News Associates who've completed the program have gone on to various producing positions with NBC News. Some are currently with "Dateline," "NBC Nightly News", "Today", "Weekend Today", or with MSNBC, CNBC, or our Burbank bureau.

Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree.
Ability to work in New York, NY.

Eligibility Requirements:
Interested candidates must submit a resume/CV and complete the essay questions through nbcunicareers.com to be considered.
Must be willing to submit to a background investigation.
Must be 18 years or greater.
Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in United States through September 2028.
Must be willing to work overtime, nights, holidays, and weekends, often with short notice.
Must be willing to sign a one-year employment contract committing to remain with the company for one year in New York, NY.

Desired Characteristics:
Masters degree.
Journalism experience.
Highly motivated individuals.
Commitment to Television News Production as a career.
Solid writing skills.
Demonstrated ability to work successfully in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
Proven leadership skills.

During the application period, you are able to upload your resume and answer the following questions:
-In terms of diverse life experiences, what separates you from the rest of the candidates for the program?
-Identify an issue that was recently covered in the news and explain why you think it was (or was not) newsworthy.
Write about an experience, place or person that triggered your interest in journalism.
-Describe a situation in which you witnessed empathy in action.
-Media outlets have long been described as having a responsibility to the public. What does this responsibility mean to you and can this responsibility be abused?
-Compare and contrast the differences between digital and broadcast storytelling. What are the benefits and drawbacks of each format?
-Describe what you think is a pivotal moment in the election cycle to date and whether or not it was adequately covered by the news media.
-Identify a societal issue that seldom attracts the attention of the news media. How would you cover this issue as a journalist?
-Which journalism associations, if any, are you affiliated with?
-Which professional publications (e.g. trade magazines), if any, do you subscribe to?
-Please describe your perspective on how recent domestic, or global economic, or business news events have been covered by one or more broadcast or cable news outlets.
-Please indicate the countries where you are legally authorized to work.
-Are you legally authorized to work in the United States without NBCU sponsorship through September 2028?
-Please indicate which languages you have conversationally fluent.

Senior Producer, CR Video

A creative content leader overseeing and executing a wide range of digital and broadcast visual work for Consumer Reports Video. Responsible for understanding and implementing the latest technological advancements and production trends, and helping lead others in the department to adopt those trends.

• Generate short and long-form ideas for digital videos and CRTV news reports; works closely with all CR stakeholders including Editorial, Advocacy, Labs, Survey, & Communications to direct, script, shoot, voice, and produce content.
• Conceive and execute compelling video storytelling-techniques that may include text, user-generated content, social media components, animation, motion graphics and other strategies that surface in the industry.
• May be asked to assume leadership and strategy role in developing and creating unique content for external partners such as YouTube, MSN, iTunes and other media or retail outlets.
• Create video for social platforms including Facebook, Instagram and Instagram Stories
• Help oversee other Video Producers in areas where Senior Producer may have specific strengths such as story conception, script writing, visual design, editing and creation of moving images.
• Coordinate with Web editors, social media team and distribution partners to get videos published and optimized for traffic and impact.
• Oversee video production in CU labs; field-produces reports off-site, including at the Auto Test Facility in Connecticut.

Competencies:

Communication Skills
Demonstrates ability to speak, write and present information in a clear, concise and compelling manner that is tailored to a particular audience.

Interpersonal
Strong ability to forge solid working relationships with colleagues across the organization. Desire and commitment to establish a partnering and trusting relationship with internal and external people

Self-Starter
Demonstrates skill at accomplishing own work without the need for close supervision. Takes action based on urgency, customer needs and the needs of the business without always having to ask for guidance.

Time Management
Demonstrates ability to accomplish tasks by established deadlines; demonstrates discipline in using time management tools and techniques. Able to use time efficiently despite competing demands and priorities.

Technical Skills
Understands specialty equipment, keeps knowledge up-to-date, is a technical resource for others, follows technology practices and standards.

Requirements:
Bachelor's degree with at least five to seven years of experience in digital video or broadcast TV production. Strategic thinking and advanced producing skills essential. Must be able to work in a self-directed capacity to execute compelling visual story-telling techniques, as well as lead others. Can translate complex technical information into informative, conversational video reports; strong interpersonal skills, ability to build consensus and excellent organization skills required. Proficient with Adobe Premiere, Adobe Creative Suite, and other emerging video production and editing technologies.
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Reporter

Reporter Needed!

You'll never work harder and you'll never be more fulfilled than reporting for The Riverdale Press, the Pulitzer Prize-winning community newspaper that covers the Northwest Bronx, with hard-hitting news stories and gracefully written features. This education, traffic and general assignment entry-level position offers great training. Reporters who started here now work in the newsrooms of The New York Times, the New York Daily News, the Newark Star-Ledger, The Washington Post and USA Today, among others. We look for good writers who are hungry to learn and become better.

Benefits include Holiday Pay, Paid Time Off, Medical Plans and 401(k).

Check our our award winning paper at www.riverdalepress.com.

Business of Law Reporter

ALM, publisher of the American Lawyer, the National Law Journal, Legal Week and other award-winning national, international and regional publications, seeks an experienced full-time reporter to cover the evolution of the legal business at the world’s largest law firms.

We’re looking for someone who is ready to break news, deliver analysis and develop features on issues that impact global law firms’ business, such as competition for talent, geographic expansion, management and compensation. The ideal candidate is smart, energetic, a great writer, familiar with the legal industry and eager to be part of ALM’s digital-first global newsroom. The reporter will also contribute to new digital news products, such as newsletters, podcasts and video. Location is flexible.

Responsibilities :

•Produce breaking news stories on tight deadlines for readers in major legal industry markets.
•Write authoritatively on business issues of critical interest to legal industry professionals.
•Develop sources, establish and broaden a base of industry contacts.
•Produce enterprise articles, including features and investigative pieces, while juggling daily news commitments.
•Work well in a team environment with colleagues based around the world.

Qualifications:

•Demonstrated reporting and writing skills, especially for a business audience.
•Ability to develop ongoing source relationships.
•Excellent organizational and communication skills.
•Able to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
•Knowledge of business issues affecting the legal industry.
•Ability to travel occasionally to major legal markets such as New York, London, San Francisco and Washington, DC.

Assistant Editor

Americas Quarterly is looking for an enterprising journalist interested in covering politics, economics and culture in Latin America while engaging in all aspects of producing a modern-day magazine.

As an assistant editor you will: research, write, and edit for the print magazine and AQ’s website; work with contributors to ensure deadlines are met; develop social media and multimedia content; assist in implementing social media strategy; assist with some aspects of print production and subscription management.

Qualifications
We are looking for journalists who are quick learners with a deep knowledge of Latin America. Ideal candidates are:
• Journalists with a graduate degree in journalism, economics, international studies, or related fields; or bachelor’s in the same with 2 years or more of relevant experience
• Proficient in English and Spanish and/or Portuguese
• Knowledgeable and interested in Latin American history, politics, culture, and economics
• Familiarity with multimedia editing tools (proficiency with FinalCut and Adobe Creative Suite a plus)
• Excellent writing, editing and research skills
• Proficiency with social media tools (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, YouTube)
• Experience with Drupal a plus

Reporters

Muslim Community Report newspaper, previously known as Youth Community Report, was founded in August 27, 2011 as a print-only newspaper covering community news in the New York City Metropolitan area, specializing in diverse Muslim communities with various ethnic, multilingual and geographically origins.

Muslim Community Report covers all topics relevant to the average public reader. However, we are unique because we cover the most misreported and often times underreported global Muslim communities. We also work with people from different backgrounds irrespective of their religion and ethnic background. We are a newspaper that makes a difference in the life of our readers. we are kindly requesting for your organization to advertise with our newspaper. The Paper comes out weekly on Thursdays and you can contact us if you want free copies delivered to your establishments.

Thank you and looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Temporary Multimedia Editor

Temporary Multimedia Editor, Scientific American and the Multimedia Centre of Excellence

Ready to join our dynamic, multi-faceted, global multimedia team at Nature Research, a division of Springer Nature? We are seeking a multitalented temporary multimedia journalist to produce stories for Scientific American. Viewers and readers value Nature Research and its associated brands, including Scientific American and Nature, for its thought leadership and ability to tell deep science stories. Our videos cover a broad range of science related topics. This position is highly competitive.

If you are passionate about science video story-telling and are detail-oriented, this is a great time to be part of the team. Our portfolio of video productions is growing to include social videos, livestreams, explainers, animations, and the occasional mini documentary.

You must have at least 2 years of multimedia production experience, including at least 1 year of production management experience, and a strong interest in science and technology topics. You must be able to prove your ability to reach a broad public audience with complex stories made simple.

The role, in detail
Report to the Managing Multimedia Editor
Be part of the Springer Nature editorial video “brain trust,” ie The Multimedia Centre of Excellence
Produce and/or manage multiple productions at once from concept to final deliverables
Come up with stories, write and edit scripts
Edit videos and direct other editors
Manage videographers, editors, and other production help as needed
Shoot video in our studio and out in the field
Be a pro at Adobe Creative Suite and or Final Cut Pro work flows
Create or adapt animated graphics.

Qualifications

You must bring many skills to the table, including scripting, editing, directing, shooting, and project management.

You should love science and video
Between your bachelors and advanced degrees, you should have a smattering of course work in science, journalism, or film production. A bachelors degree is required and at least a masters degree strongly preferred
You should have spent at least 5 years of your life pickled in science, whether as a journalist or a researcher or a combination of the two.
Production management experience is essential
You must be a pro at many of the following programs: Adobe Creative Cloud, especially Premier, After Effects, Photoshop, Audition, Illustrator and/or Final Cut Pro and Pro Tools.
You should be a pretty avid social media user, aware of video trends on all major platforms
Experience working with large multi-national companies is preferred but not required
A strong portfolio including productions of varying lengths from 30 seconds to 7 minutes

 

Reporter

Reporting to the Citywire USA Editor, your role will involve working both online and in print. This will involve building contacts in the asset management business and breaking news stories as well as writing features and profile interviews.

To be successful you will demonstrate a strong willingness to work the phones and go on regular face-to-face meetings to develop strong relationships with industry professionals.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Writing daily news stories on the US wealth and asset management industries.
• Writing features and profile interviews for our biweekly magazine.
• Building new contacts and establishing good sources.
• Travelling across the USA to meet key people and attending events.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:
• Qualification in journalism or some experience as a reporter
• Excellent writing skills – please include examples of workrelatio
• Strong source-development skills
• A basic understanding of financial markets would be advantageous
What we offer you:
• 15 days paid vacation days a year, plus federal and state holidays
• Company Medical Insurance Provision
• Option to choose from Dental, Vision, HRA, FSA plans
• Company 401k Retirement Plan
• Life Assurance and Short & Long Term Disability Insurance
• Monthly company contribution towards corporate gym membership in place

We are an inclusive organisation and actively promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential.

Associate Editor

BASIC FUNCTIONS
1. Assists Executive Editor and Managing Editor of two publications—a tabloid newspaper for neurology physicians and a consumer-friendly magazine for patients published in cooperation with a medical society partner.
2. Copyedits, researches, and proofreads assigned articles.
3. Writes regular articles as assigned by the editor.
4. Develops best practices/strategies for driving traffic to the publication websites.
5. Manages and posts to the publication’s social media sites at least five times a day.
6. Surveys daily news feeds to determine noteworthy briefs in the specialty for possible article follow-up and/or posting to the website news blogs.
7. Updates and maintains the publication websites with rich media and news briefs.
8. Creates and produces podcasts.
9. Researches and keeps up to date with developments in the field to identify newsworthy articles and topics for both the physician and consumer-friendly publication.
10. Attends relevant meetings/conferences as assigned, conferring with editor about which to follow up on to write articles about, conducting additional interviews as needed.
11. Takes minutes in monthly editorial meetings
12. Works with the editor to manage/traffic production of the print to iPad editions.
13. Finds free or low-cost artwork to enhance articles both in print and on online.
14. Participates in and contributes to regular department and company-wide meetings, as well as publication-specific meetings.
15. Participates in regular meetings with — and maintains a positive working relationship with — staff and officers of the medical society partner.
16. Responds to the needs and concerns of readers of both publications.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
 Copyediting, proofreading, and rewriting.
 Writing lively headlines, captions, callouts, and cover lines.
 Writing and editing articles as assigned.
 Posting regularly to the social media sites to drive traffic to publication website.
 Researching/keeping up to date with developments in the field to identify newsworthy articles and topics.
 Writing briefs/longer form articles on relevant meetings.
 Posting brief articles to the website, as well as keeping it up to date.
 Tracking analytics of web traffic
 Writing and posting news to the website.
 Researching and identifying appropriate free/low-cost artwork to use to enhance articles both in print and online.
 Participating in and contributing to publication-specific meetings with the society partner, as well as department-wide and company-wide meetings
 Assisting with new product planning and development.
 Distributing snail mail; answering reader letters; managing public mailbox for both publications
 Performing other editorial tasks and projects as needed.

Education: Bachelor’s degree
Experience: 2+ years editorial experience in medical publishing, preferably with controlled-circulation, newspaper-style publications.

OTHER KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES OR CERTIFICATIONS:
• Strong editing and rewriting skills
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Good project management skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Detail-oriented and able to meet deadlines
• Self-directed
• Proficiency in MS Office
• Knowledge of social media sites
• Knowledge of SEO and other web optimization strategies
• Familiarity with creating podcasts
• Ability to juggle multiple daily tasks
• Ability to work closely with editorial and design teams
• Ability to work closely with staff of medical society partner

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS
As needed, on occasion, to conferences