Brownstoner.com, the Brooklyn blog, is looking to hire a junior reporter to cover a wide range of real estate-related and hyperlocal news topics. In addition to excellent writing skills, the ideal candidate will be good with a camera, enjoy getting around by bicycle and have a familiarity with WordPress. This is a full-time position paying $3,000 a month with no benefits.
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Digital Producer
Public Affairs Television is looking for a short-term Digital Producer to help conceive, research, write and produce content for BillMoyers.com and our social media platforms, as well as assist with other department duties as necessary. This is a 3-month position with the possibility for renewal.
The ideal candidate will have a strong interest in current events and journalism, strong writing/blogging skills, strong research skills and at least two years of experience producing content for a website.
The Digital Producer will work closely with the Supervising Digital Producer and digital production team.
Job Responsibilities
• Produce digital content related to Moyers & Company program
• Research and write posts and features for What Matters Today, the daily blog on BillMoyers.com.
• Help promote BillMoyers.com and Moyers & Company's content on Facebook, Twitter and other social networks
• Assist with research, editing, fact-checking and proof-reading of content, as needed
• Research contact information for niche blogger/media/organizational networking and outreach
• Assist with the organization and execution of live chats
• Experience editing video a plus
• Experience with data visualization a plus
Requirements
• A degree in journalism, or communications with journalism experience
• Very strong writing and editing skills, including clips
• Online CMS experience helpful
• Photoshop experience helpful
Reporter
Venerable New York City commercial real estate trade publication is seeking a bright and ambitious reporter to produce crisp and concise news and feature stories for print and web publication.
Covering the nation's premier commercial real estate market, you should be able to aggressively pursue development and deal stories and their impact.
Experience on a newspaper or major in journalism from a top program is essential. Knowledge of editing, headline writing and pagination is a plus.
Compensation commensurate with experience and includes health benefits and 401(k) program.
News Editor - People.com
PEOPLE.com is seeking a motivated news editor to join our breaking and celebrity news team. Must have excellent writing, editing and organizational skills and a passion for telling stories through words, photos and video. The editor will be well-read and detail-oriented to generate story ideas as well as assign reporters and cover developing stories that fit into the PEOPLE.com tone and content mix. Reporting to the News Director, the editor will be expected to contribute to the site's latest news headlines and to coordinate with the site's other editorial departments. Availability early morning, evening and/or weekend hours are required depending on assignment and demands of news coverage.
PEOPLE.com is the No. 1 celebrity magazine website, with more than 12 million unique users a month and more than 1 billion pageviews. Addictive and authoritative, PEOPLE.com is powered by an extensive team of web-dedicated editors and writers and provides an unrivaled 360-degree look at star lives via several channels—the A-Z celebrity bio database, News, Photos, Moms & Babies, Pets, TV Watch, Video and StyleWatch. The site's mobile editions are read by more than 2.5 million users each month, while the site's social media extensions reach nearly 7 million fans every day.
REQUIREMENTS:
• Bachelor's degree in Communications/Journalism/Business/Marketing
• Minimum of 4+ years of digital or mobile publishing experience in a fast-paced or daily news environment
• Strong writing and editing skills, as well as solid news judgment
• Creativity, with innovative ideas suitable to all platforms
• Knowledge about the growing role of social media and mobile in expanding a web site’s reach
• Ability to juggle a variety of daily tasks, think strategically and remain calm and flexible
• Good communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work within a team and to take direction
• Comfortability in various content management systems to cover breaking news, maximize SEO and customize content for users on the go
• Familiarity with Omniture or other analytics service to cull and respond to audience metrics
Director, Editorial Services
The Director, Editorial Services is responsible for maintaining and managing the editorial process, and for facilitating that process for all College Board content including digital media, marketing, and operational materials. The Director, Editorial Services is the owner of the College Board Editorial Guidelines, and is responsible for the document’s management, maintenance, updating, and communication.
RESPONSIBILITIES
* Responsible for daily workflow, prioritization, and for communicating with project managers and sponsors about levels of work, scheduling, expectations, feasibility, etc.
* Directly responsible for providing content development and hands-on editorial services for various digital College Board initiatives.
* Ensures that all content adheres to the established College Board Editorial Guidelines for grammar, spelling, punctuation, sentence structure, word usage, consistency, trademarks and copyrights, style/content of the program, and light fact-checking.
* Fully accountable for editorial quality and accuracy of all reviewed digital and print marketing material.
* Daily supervision of a staff of copyeditors as well as external editorial resources.
* Manages Independent Contracts for freelance copyeditors, proofreaders and translators. Assigns projects to these external resources as necessary, providing cost estimates and schedules to project managers and sponsors.
* Acts as an expert resource on all editorial matters and on College Board information as it applies to print and digital projects, collaborating with staff and sponsors across the organization to provide expert recommendations on all issues related to editorial style and content development.
* Owns the College Board Editorial Guidelines and, as such, is responsible for their implementation on all marketing material. Consults with service units/programs as needed to keep Guidelines as up to date as possible. Requires in-depth knowledge of Associated Press style, Chicago Manual, Words into Type, and other standard editorial authorities.
* Responsible for cross training editorial staff to work across various media channels including digital, print and web.
* Participates, where appropriate, to provide Editorial expertise in the development of program style guides, trademarks and logos with internal and external colleagues.
* Keeps up-to-date files on all College Board-related information, including dates, events, program names, copyrights and trademarks, senior staff, department heads, addresses, important phone numbers, registration information, etc.
* Manages editorial process for College Board corporate communications, both internal and external, including Connect, Connection, press releases, and other high profile material.
* Participates in the evaluation and implementation of new editorial workflow processes.
* Collaborates with internal colleagues, including Production, Design/Desktop and Project Management to ensure process is efficient and effective.
* Passion for content strategy and eagerness to mentor and elevate staff.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education/Experience:
* Bachelor’s Degree, 5-7 years of directly related work experience.
* Demonstrated project management and time management skills, including ability to accurately gauge project duration, manage expectations, deliver on deadlines, and handle conflicting priorities.
* Proven hands-on experience creating and managing content in web content management systems, including understanding of, and comfort with, the technical and workflow issues surrounding large-scale digital content projects. Drupal experience strongly preferred.
* Demonstrated experience in sourcing and managing internal and external content providers.
* Well-developed communication skills including ability to articulate content-related concepts and rationale to other team members and stakeholders.
* Passion for content strategy and eagerness to mentor and elevate other creative people.
* Responsible for training and ensuring that freelancers meet CB standards.
* Experience in education-related industries strongly preferred.
Related Skills & Other Requirements:
* Experience managing staff and large volume workload is crucial to success in this position.
* Specialized, proven editorial ability with complete knowledge of proofreading and copyediting symbols and general publishing/publications standards and practices.
* Friendly, creative, and collaborative.
* Calm and graceful under pressure, with flexibility and adaptability to rapidly changing environment, who admits mistakes quickly/openly, and is a fearless defender of our editorial integrity.
* Ability to solve problems and make decisions quickly and effectively.
* Exceptional communicator who can communicate with ease at all levels of the organization.
* Ability to provide creative direction on projects.
* Deep understanding of digital media and communications in all its forms.
* Specialized, comprehensive knowledge of standard editorial style guides, especially Associated Press and Chicago Manual styles.
* Thorough knowledge of editing PDFs and Microsoft Word, particularly the track-changes function.
* Ability to set priorities and attain goals.
BENEFITS
We offer our employees an outstanding benefits package which includes 4 weeks of paid time off, a generous retirement savings plan, tuition reimbursement and ongoing professional development and training.
Requirements:
Desired Travel Less than 25%
Areas of Expertise Web Content/Editorial, Project Management, Publishing/Publications, Marketing
Highest Level of Education Master's Degree
Job Type Full Time
Location New York, NY
Years of Relevant Experience 6-9
Spanish Interpreter/Researcher
ESPN is seeking a Spanish interpreter to be part of our coverage of the 2013 Little League World Series.
You will be part of a team of ESPN researchers interviewing the teams, providing in-game translation and assisting production staff.
This is a paid position lasting from August 10-26. Hotel accommodations in Williamsport, PA are also provided.
Japanese Interpreter/Researcher
ESPN is seeking a Japanese interpreter to be part of our coverage of the 2013 Little League World Series.
You will be part of a team of ESPN researchers interviewing the teams, providing in-game translation and assisting production staff.
This is a paid position lasting from August 10-26. Hotel accommodations in Williamsport, PA are also provided.
Web Reporter
The Real Deal magazine’s award-winning website, which covers every corner of New York City real estate, is seeking a Web Reporter to join our growing team.
The reporter will go head-to-head with the city’s daily newspapers and business publications to break news on major residential and commercial deals, new developments, industry moves, neighborhood trends and other items of interest to a sophisticated readership of local real estate professionals.
We’re looking for a motivated reporter with a proven track record of cultivating sources and chasing down stories; a thirst for scooping the competitors; and an innate talent for writing clean, effortless copy. Experience digging up stories in city records and court filings, as well as knowledge of New York City real estate and a Rolodex of industry sources, is a major plus. The position involves writing two or three news stories for TheRealDeal.com per day.
Salary is competitive, and benefits include a casual work environment and room to grow in the organization.
Video Editor/Producer
The Video Editor/Producer 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.
Responsibilities:
-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
Requirements:
-Must have 1-2 years of online video production
-Experience with Final Cut and Premier Suite
-Experience with camera and lighting technology
-Knowledge of the food industry and food media world preferred
Editor
The Economist Group is building new content streams targeted at senior marketers. We are looking for a highly motivated editor with expertise in creating compelling marketing content for Chief Marketing Officers and their direct reports. This requires a deep understanding of how to write, edit, and curate video, multimedia, and blog content in a way that promotes engagement with this target audience. This is an important front-line role to help develop and edit an Economist Group blog. This role requires networking with Chief Marketing Officers and their direct reports. This blog serves as thought leadership to raises awareness for The Economist Groups capabilities in multi-platform marketing solutions.
The ideal candidate will be a self-starter with a creative mind, interview, writing, and video editing skills, a natural sense of urgency and a wide ranging curiosity about issues related to advertising, marketing, and digital media.
The Editor is Accountable for:
• Creating a narrative that positions The Economist at a thought leader in marketing
• Conceptualizing, writing, editing, and curating high-level video, text, and multimedia content for an Economist Group website
• Conducting live, phone and video interviews
• Writing, editing and curating engaging blog content
• Editing videos on Final Cut and other software
• Building relationships with senior marketers and marketing experts for story ideas
• Promoting content via social media and growing the site’s social influence
• Activating and managing search engine optimization protocols
• Recommending stylistic upgrades to website
• Working collegially with a cross-functional team
PERFORMANCE MEASURES: (related to the accountabilities listed above)
• Proven ability to edit a high-quality web media property
• Proven ability to take responsibility for tasks and execute them.
• Generation of quality content
• Ability to meet deadlines and implement processes to keep proposals and projects running smoothly.
• Ability to work in a highly flexible, creative environment