The Press of Atlantic City and pressofac.com is seeking a first-rate copy editor and paginator to work in our home office at the New Jersey shore. The successful candidate will catch and fix problems with stories, often by working closely with our news desk. He or she will also excel at writing headlines for both print and web editions and at designing pages.
Salary is negotiable. This is a full-time job.

The Associated Press seeks a Reporter for the Business News department's economics team in Washington, D.C.

This position has a broad mandate: explaining the economy to readers in daily coverage of government and industry reports, and through enterprise stories. The successful candidate must be an aggressive reporter and critical thinker; someone who can cultivate sources, identify economic trends and write authoritative stories with flair and clarity.

Qualifications:

Proven knowledge of business and economics and a talent for writing clear and compelling stories with rigorous, thought-provoking analysis. Must be highly organized, with the ability to multitask, prioritize and focus on detail and accuracy in a fast-paced environment. The right candidate will be a self-starter and team player. Effective interpersonal skills and solid news judgment are critical. At least three years of experience in business or economics writing is required. The ideal candidate should have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent-level experience.

Advanced-level professional competency in written and spoken English language is required. Authorization to work in the United States for any employer is mandatory.

Business Reporters at Axial focus on covering news of significance on the people, companies, and transactions that are occurring across every industry in the middle and lower middle market. These categories, which sit above main street but below the Fortune 500, are truly the beating heart of the American economy. You will be covering stories on unknown and under-covered entrepreneurs, the providers of capital who have financed their companies, and you’ll have an opportunity to report on and analyze closed transactions in these markets. Stories and content on related macro-economic trends or regulatory changes are also in play.

Responsibilities
- Produce original news and content on the markets we cover and serve
- Develop influential and credible sources for news across a wide range of subjects
- Manage a pipeline of stories and content that combines both daily coverage and features
- Ability to take news/interviews beyond simply reporting what happened, focusing on the narrative opportunity and the people behind the news
- Develop and test strategies for how to continually improve the quality and reach of your content, as judged by readership growth, 3rd party references, and contributions to site traffic

Qualifications
– BA degree, preferably in Journalism or English
– 3+ years of reporting / journalism experience
– You absolutely love to write and publish
– A genuine interest in covering and serving the markets we cover
– Ability to link all activities to key metrics and audience growth objectives
– Motivated to reach individual and team goals; works extremely well in a team environment

For recent graduates of law schools or graduate programs in journalism, international relations, area studies, or other relevant disciplines from universities worldwide.

Alan R. and Barbara D. Finberg Fellowship - Established in memory of Alan R. and Barbara D. Finberg, early supporters of Human Rights Watch (“HRW”), this fellowship is open to recent graduates (at the Master's level) in the fields of law, journalism, international relations, or other relevant studies. Graduates with LL.B. degrees or advanced degrees in other relevant disciplines may also be considered.

JOB DESCRIPTION:
Fellows typically work full-time in Human Rights Watch’s New York or Washington, D.C. office or in some instances in another location. The Finberg Fellow works full-time for one year with Human Rights Watch.

Fellows monitor human rights developments in various countries, conduct on-site investigations, draft reports on human rights conditions, and engage in advocacy and media outreach aimed at publicizing and curtailing human rights violations.

Past fellows have conducted research and advocacy on numerous different issues in countries all over the world. Recent examples include projects on: police corruption and access to justice in Liberia; accessibility for people with disabilities in Russia; youth in solitary confinement in US prisons; hazardous child labor in artisanal gold mining in Tanzania; police abuse of gay men in Kyrgyzstan.

QUALIFICATIONS:
Applicants must demonstrate a strong background in international human rights and be committed to building a career in human rights. Research experience, including experience conducting interviews, ideally in the context of human rights research, is required. Field experience in human rights work is strongly desirable. Applicants must have exceptional analytic skills and excellent oral and written communications skills in English. Proficiency in one language in addition to English is strongly desired as is familiarity with countries or regions where serious human rights violations occur.

Applicants should be highly motivated and well-organized; able to work quickly and well under pressure, both independently and as a member of a team; able to juggle multiple tasks; and able to meet tight deadlines. The fellowship year will require creativity, initiative, perseverance, and flexibility while maintaining HRW's high methodological standards.

Prospective fellows must be recent graduates of law, journalism, international relations, or other relevant studies, or must provide evidence of significant, comparable, relevant work experience. (Please see our Frequently Asked Questions section for the specific requirements of the various fellowships.)

Fellowships begin in September 2014.

SALARY AND BENEFITS: The salary for 2013-2014 fellows is US $55,000, plus excellent employer-paid benefits. The salary for 2014-2015 is currently under review and may be increased.

Human Rights Watch is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate in its hiring practices and, in order to build the strongest possible workforce, actively seeks a diverse applicant pool.

Human Rights Watch is an international human rights monitoring and advocacy organization known for its in-depth investigations, its incisive and timely reporting, its innovative and high-profile advocacy campaigns, and its success in changing the human rights-related policies and practices of influential governments and international institutions.

ElderBranch seeks a creative part-time content writer to research and write articles on various issues impacting seniors. The content writing role would include various aspects of the editorial process from prospecting for new article ideas, to conducting interviews with various health and policy experts, to writing articles incorporating those interviews and other primary research.

Beyond content creation, the role requires aspects of web marketing such as optimizing the written content for online effectiveness in search rankings and traffic and interfacing with public relations and other outlets to maximize content value.

The ideal candidate for this position should have an ability to synthesize academic research and translate that content into copy that is clear and concise for the average reader. Additionally, the candidate should be comfortable interviewing experts such as academic researchers, healthcare practitioners and policy makers across various levels of government.

SPACE.com is seeking a full-time reporter covering a broad range of astronomy, space physics and mission news and features aimed at lay readers. Journalism degree and firm grasp of AP style required. Must be enthusiastic about space & astronomy writing and have specific experience writing multiple astronomy and/or space mission stories daily on tight deadlines for general-interest publications, not technical journals. Early to mid-career full-time position, based in our midtown Manhattan newsroom. Requirements: Ability to learn and grasp complicated technical concepts quickly and present them in a way the general public will understand. Journalism degree or 2+ years journalism experience required.

The Spiritual Herald is looking for a reporter/writer to work Fridays in its Midtown Manhattan office. The reporter should be comfortable interviewing people on the phone, and must be able to write stories quickly and accurately.

Bustle.com is seeking a freelance news writer to start ASAP to help fill its news vertical with intelligent, thoughtful content. The writer will cover the biggest news stories of the day and should be well versed in both national and world news as well as politics, health, tech, science, and more.

The news writer will be expected to produce roughly 4-5 posts per day during normal business hours (EST). Posts will mostly be informative news summaries and intelligently curated galleries, although original reporting will be encouraged. We are not looking for auto-pilot re-blogs, and applicants should be experienced writers/reporters/bloggers.

A minimum commitment of at least 3 days per week is required, although the position could be 4-5 days a week as well.

This position can be remote (or writers can work from our Brooklyn office), and is especially well-suited to full-time freelancers. We’re looking for someone with at least two years of blogging and reporting experience, a unique voice, pitch-perfect news judgement, and speedy delivery. Applicants should also be familiar with Bustle and our news coverage.

We are looking for an editorial assistant to work 3 days a week in our Noho office from 9 to 5. This could be a good job for a student in (or recent graduate of) NYU’s Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program.

No experience is required, but we do need someone with excellent grammar and attention to detail.

Tasks may include—but are not limited to—looking up references in PubMed, renumbering and reformatting references, running spellchecks, sending issues to our contributors, checking the accuracy of transcripts, coding information for our website, preparing information for the National Library of Medicine, and ordering office supplies. Experience with social media is a plus.

Please note that this is an hourly position and does not include benefits.

Forbes Asia currently seeks a full time Business Journalist. This position will be located Asia and will report into our Editor of Forbes Asia, who is located in New York, NY.

This Business Journalist will have the opportunity to build and lead a team of freelance researches and Forbes licensee partners to compile annual lists of the 50 richest individuals in Southeast Asian countries for Forbes Asia magazine. This individual will also be responsible for keeping track of billionaires for Forbes. We are looking for a journalist with a good eye for numbers and an appreciation of the opportunity to cover, and discover, the wealthiest people in Southeast Asia.

Detailed Job Description/Responsibilities:

Compiling Forbes Asia’s annual 50 richest lists in SE Asian countries
Management of freelance researches and licensee partners
Creating and maintaining magazine profiles
Managing new-driven online postings
Representing Forbes at events across the region
Required Competencies/Skills:

Financial-asset identification and valuation (to be used in first-hand reporting and in management of others)
Familiarity with corporate financial laws, and the varied laws governing them within the region (a plus)
Keys to Success:

Strong organizational skills
Ability to pay high attention to details
Capability of working well with others in pressing deadline situations
Drive and ambition.
Please do note on your application your current location and availability, as we are looking to have the Business Journalist on the ground in Southeast Asia by this fall.