We are an NPR member station covering Suffolk County, Long Island and Southern Connecticut. Our ideal freelancer would have access to a car, a laptop, and be capable of editing sound. We are looking for spot coverage but competent freelancers could advance quickly.

Medical publisher with 2 peer-reviewed journals seeks an editor for our hematology/oncology publication. Duties include: editing, copy editing, inputting changes, proofreading laid-out pages, author correspondence, interviewing physicians, assisting editorial director, writing, and other responsibilities related to producing a high-quality, well-read, and well-respected medical journal.

An ideal position for an editor (especially an NYU SHERP graduate) who enjoys variety and is seeking a challenging position with plenty of room to grow. Ample opportunity to exercise the full range of editorial skills.

Must have 1 to 3 years of editorial experience, preferably with a medical or scientific focus. Must be able to work independently, handle multiple tasks, and be responsible for ensuring a high-quality finished product. Must have excellent editing skills as well as overall language skills. Familiarity with AMA style, InDesign, and Macintosh a plus.

The Wall Street Journal is looking for a newsroom programmer to research and develop multimedia projects for WSJ.com. The ideal candidate is a newshound with a love of visual storytelling backed by strong technical skills. Based in Hong Kong, you’ll have the opportunity to work with a top-notch team of reporters, editors, graphics editors and programmers throughout Asia and in New York. Your work – from long-term investigative pieces to real time news coverage – will be viewed by a daily audience of millions.

The successful candidate must have strong attention to detail, a strict commitment to integrity and accuracy in their work, good organizational, research and communication skills, and experience in journalism. High level of proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, XML/HTML, CSS and Javascript required. Candidates with experience developing web applications using Javascript (particularly jQuery and Raphael, others a plus), PHP, MySQL, Django, Python and other frameworks strongly preferred.

Associate Editor for Sustainable Design
GreenSource - McGraw Hill Construction
New York, NY

The Associate Editor reports to Architectural Record's managing editor. His or her primary responsibilities include overseeing the content of the GreenSource insert in the bi-monthly SNAP product magazine. GreenSource is our brand for sustainable design, and will be a magazine-within-a-magazine, beginning in 2014. Each insert will be a minimum of 12 editorial pages.

Responsibilities:

•Researching story ideas and working with other editors in developing them; assigning in-house or to freelance writers; producing articles and other copy; scouting and reporting on sustainable building products; obtaining photography and research for information graphics; researching and reporting on trends in green construction and building technology.

•The associate editor is also editor of the website GreenSource.com, responsible for assigning and editing copy and reporting news articles for the website and generating newsletters three times a month.

•The associate editor will also contribute to Architectural Record and work with Record's products editor and with the senior editor of building technology on articles/features on green construction, design and products.

Qualifications

Required:

•A bachelor's degree and three years editorial experience.

•Strong writing and reporting skills are essential.

•Good organizational and multi-tasking skills are also necessary, and a strong interest and knowledge of sustainable design and building are a plus.

•The associate editor, like the rest of the staff, is expected to actively engage in regular editorial meetings, as well as to meet with customers, sources, public relations specialists and others.

•We are a small staff, and all editors are expected to be flexible and available to attend special events, conferences, trade shows, which may take place after hours or involve travel.

•Travel may also be necessary for covering certain articles or features.

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is seeking applicants for an immediate opening on its universal copy desk as a page designer/content editor.

The ideal candidate will be passionate about news and possess sophisticated visual/design skills and a command of writing, grammar and style.

The Post-Gazette's universal copy desk staff designs and edits the newspaper's main news and local news sections; business, magazine and sports pages, and a separate e-edition. It also is responsible for editing and constructing the Internet homepage and breaking news report.

The Center is seeking applications for its 2014 Reporting Fellowship. The Fellow will work with the Center’s staff to produce investigative and enterprise stories about Maine government and elections. One of the Center’s missions is to train beginning journalists in the methods and disciplines of evidence-based, independent investigative reporting.

Experienced, Qualified Candidates Only

Write, produce and anchor daily newscasts and news-related programming, as well as act as continuity host, for the national award-winning news outlet, WLRN-Miami Herald News. Be one of the leading personalities of WLRN Radio and WLRN.org, working from brand new studios.

This Fellowship with the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, will focus on the emerging science of resilience, with a focus on social and community resilience, including a unique opportunity to investigate select neighborhoods impacted by Superstorm Sandy. The skill set developed will be useful throughout a journalist’s career and can be applied to many different issues.

The Fellow will spend nine months working for the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research with access to the research and academic resources of NORC at the University of Chicago and the University of Chicago itself, including members of its renowned sociology, public policy, and public health faculty.

The Fellowship will provide a highly competitive, 9-month salary of up to $75,000 plus full benefits. Location is negotiable.

NORC will provide the fellow with a highly individualized training program including a mix of one-on-one tutorials, seminars, and the opportunity to audit selected University of Chicago courses.

AP will supervise the Fellow’s reporting activities. The Fellow will produce in-depth research-based enterprise journalism distributed nationally and worldwide by the AP.

The Fellow will spend a significant amount of time doing research and reporting in the New York and New Jersey areas that were affected by Superstorm Sandy, and in Chicago for training.

Travel expenses will be provided, as will a budget for coursework, conferences, interviews, access to experts, and short courses at other
institutions.

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis from November 11, 2013 until a candidate is selected.

The fellowship will begin in January 2014 for a 9-month fixed term.

For more information and to apply online please go to www.apnorc.org.

The Administrative Assistant will report to the Managing Editor and be responsible for administering editorial advisory boards, corresponding with readers, maintaining editorial calendars and performing various administrative tasks for special series and surveys, among other tasks.

The ideal candidate must be detail-oriented and possess exceptional organizational, time-management, interpersonal, writing and communication skills.

Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in journalism or related field
1+ year relevant work experience
Knowledge of Excel and SurveyMonkey

Please note; qualified candidates will be asked to complete writing and reporting tests electronically.

The leading website for weather news and information has a contract opportunity for a freelance assistant photo editor. The ideal candidate will know how to research, acquire and optimize images that appear across our many digital platforms. The ideal candidate would also know how to create content that grabs audiences and understand how users consume content online.

This position will be based at The Weather Channel’s New York headquarters.

Specific Responsibilities:
-Generate story ideas
-Produce stories and slideshows
-Work with photographers and artists to acquire rights for their images
-Identify great stories and galleries among our content partners' pitches
-Identify breaking news stories that would fit under the weather vertical

Required Skills:
-Knowledge of SEO best practices
-Experience in stock photography, photojournalism (AP, Getty Images) and images under the Creative Commons license
-Proven ability to understand what is share-worthy on social media, such as Reddit, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, etc.
-Ability to craft headlines that engage readers
-Sharp writing and editing skills
-Experience in a breaking news environment
-Proficient in Adobe Photoshop
-Resourceful and responsible when obtaining images and interacting with social media communities
-Ability to multi-task effectively and work with minimal supervision
-Must be organized, detail-oriented, have excellent follow-through in all phases of each project
-Knowledge of HTML