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

Reactions, the leading financial intelligence for the global insurance market, is looking for an Americas Editor to provide premium content across the suite of products. Based in New York, this is a senior role with a wide range of responsibilities ranging from sourcing and writing premium off diary content, working with data and analyzing data content and industry reports, managing a South America based contributor, working closely with the commercial teams to provide relevant content support for both subscription and advertising/sponsorship growth and representing the brand by providing high level speaking roles at industry events and acting as an ambassador for the business throughout the Americas region.

The Americas Editor will report to the London based Editor and will also be expected to work closely with management to identify business development opportunities via new content channels that represent premium subscription opportunities and potential profit enhancing acquisitions.

Candidates will be required to have a proven track record as either a senior journalist or analyst working within the financial sector. They will be required to be familiar with data and have first class editorial standards with an analytical and opinion based approach to the provision of premium and data orientated online content. They will also need to possess a sound understand of premium subscription businesses.

For enquiries contact Gary Parker, Publisher. gparker@euromoneyplc.com or David Samuel, Americas Publisher. dsamuel@euromoneyny.com

Money, the nation’s largest personal finance magazine, is seeking a full-time freelance fact-checker on a project basis, starting ASAP through December 20. The majority (70%) of this position will be fact-checking for our investor's guide double issue.

The other 30% of the job will involve reporting for the issue, which may include finding real people anecdotes for features, creating graphics from data, and helping senior writers with background reporting.

Pay is $16.88 per hour—with the potential for overtime.

Financial journalism experience (classwork or internship) and fact-checking experience required.

The Grist Fellowship Program is an opportunity for early-career writers, editors, and others with diverse backgrounds to hone their journalistic skills at a national news outlet and deepen their knowledge of environmental issues. The fellowship offers exposure to the leading sustainability thinkers and theories of our time, real-world experience at a fast-paced news site, and access to the yummiest snacks this side of Saskatchewan.

DOTmed News is seeking a reporter for an in-house position for our online and print news. Individuals applying for the position need not have a health care background, but should definitely have a drive to excel, an insatiable curiosity about new topics, a willingness to be a team player and the ability to deal with high pressure situations.

Individuals applying for this position should have writing experience and hold at least a bachelor's degree in a relevant field. They should have an attention to detail, have strong interpersonal skills and be well-spoken. Of course, writing ability should be well-developed. Candidates should also be familiar with AP style.

If hired, you'll have the opportunity to interview top executives in the health care and medical equipment field, get bylines in a nationally distributed monthly publication and carve a niche reporting in an industry that continues to boom. Articles often focus on medical equipment, health care legislation, reform and other topics of interest to C-suite executives for hospitals and health care facilities.

Job duties:

Write feature articles for our monthly magazine

Conduct interviews and create regular online articles

Travel to shows and conferences to report from location

Assist with proofreading of the magazine
Contribute ideas and suggestions to help improve the news
Other tasks as required

Benefits:
Salary: $30-$35k with merit raises considered after three months.
Health coverage
Paid vacation and sick time

Other information:
Located in the financial district
Workday 9-5:30 (some longer days if we're on deadline)

ElderBranch seeks a freelance content writer to write Q&A style articles based on interviews with on various health and policy experts. Specific topics and experts will be assigned on a weekly basis.

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

The Real Deal, an award-winning 60,000-circulation real estate news magazine that provides an inside look at the big players and major deals in New York City, is seeking a part-time editorial assistant to work 80 hours per month. The position involves writing and research for the magazine's regular monthly features, as well as reporting stories. Applicants must have solid news judgment and be able to turn in clean copy. 1-3 years of journalism or publishing experience required. Knowledge of real estate is a plus but not required.

We are looking for a dynamic and savvy Video Editor/Producer at The Daily Meal! In this exciting role, you will report to the Editorial Director and develop, shoot, and produce original video for The Daily Meal, as well as curate and manage third-party video input. This person would ideally be a food-obsessed, creative genius with on-camera and behind-the-scenes experience as well as have a producer’s gift for storyboarding and generating ideas for food-oriented series, cooking demonstrations, chef interviews, and more.

Some key responsibilities include:
-Develop ideas for original video that complement the site’s editorial vision and strategy
-Shoot, edit, encode, and upload 23 short videos daily and work with content editors to integrate the video on the site
-Build out TheDailyMeal.com’s video offerings and make it a destination for high-quality, engaging food and drink video content
-Work independently to scout locations, set up shoots, gather b-roll, and oversee audio quality and lighting
-Curate and manage third-party video input from a variety of sources

About you:
You have at least 1-2 years’ prior video editing experience in a fast paced, digital media environment. You think quickly on your feet, you’re proactive, you’re a problem solver. Knowledge of Final Cut and Premier Suite, camera and lighting techniques required. Knowledge/passion for food and drink a huge plus!