Staff Writer

MedicalDaily.com is seeking talented, driven writers to join our growing news team.

Our staff writers will be responsible for the development, production, and publication of original consumer health news on MedicaDaily.com. We are looking for writers to cover the following beats:

• Public Health (U.S. & World)
• Money and Policy
• Science and Tech
• Drugs and Treatments
• Fitness & Nutrition

You'll be given the opportunity to sign up for news stories developed by your editors and to pitch your own ideas. You will be digging through studies and press releases, making calls to well-known doctors, researchers, and policymakers, and working towards daily deadlines.

This is a contract position that reports directly to the lead editor of MedicalDaily.com, with the opportunity for growth into a staff position. Eventually, we will need senior writers/section editors to lead each of the sections listed above. We’re looking for writers with some schedule flexibility, and are open to having you work anywhere between 20 and 40 hours a week. The job is based in NYC.

Desired Skills & Experience
The ideal candidate will have had some exposure to editorial production, and have some understanding of web publishing. Interest in consumer health, health information, science, and technology is a plus.

• A bachelors degree in English, communications, media, or related field
• At least 1 years of reporting experience required (or currently working towards a master’s degree in journalism)
• Experience in health, wellness, and science content a plus
• Ability to write multiple stories throughout the day under tight deadlines
• High standards of editorial integrity
• Highly organized, accurate, and detail-oriented
• Able to manage multiple projects at one time
• Exposure to Photoshop and image editing
• Knowledge of basic HTML
• Some understanding of web publishing and SEO is a plus

Reporter

MedicalDaily.com is seeking talented, driven writers to join our growing news team.

Our staff writers will be responsible for the development, production, and publication of original consumer health news on MedicaDaily.com. We are looking for writers to cover the following beats:

• Public Health (U.S. & World)
• Money and Policy
• Science and Tech
• Drugs and Treatments
• Fitness & Nutrition

You'll be given the opportunity to sign up for news stories developed by your editors and to pitch your own ideas. You will be digging through studies and press releases, making calls to well-known doctors, researchers, and policymakers, and working towards daily deadlines.

This is a contract position that reports directly to the lead editor of MedicalDaily.com, with the opportunity for growth into a staff position. Eventually, we will need senior writers/section editors to lead each of the sections listed above. We’re looking for writers with some schedule flexibility, and are open to having you work anywhere between 20 and 40 hours a week. The job is based in NYC.

Desired Skills & Experience
The ideal candidate will have had some exposure to editorial production, and have some understanding of web publishing. Interest in consumer health, health information, science, and technology is a plus.

• A bachelors degree in English, communications, media, or related field
• At least 1 years of reporting experience required (or currently working towards a master’s degree in journalism)
• Experience in health, wellness, and science content a plus
• Ability to write multiple stories throughout the day under tight deadlines
• High standards of editorial integrity
• Highly organized, accurate, and detail-oriented
• Able to manage multiple projects at one time
• Exposure to Photoshop and image editing
• Knowledge of basic HTML
• Some understanding of web publishing and SEO is a plus

Investing Writer

Money Magazine seeks a writer to cover the investing beat as well as other personal finance topics. The successful candidate will pitch, report and write feature stories and department leads, develop graphics, and help brainstorm multi-platform storytelling concepts. Outstanding research and writing skills are required, along with previous experience covering investing and the financial markets. Candidates should have at least five years’ experience in business and/or service journalism.

Tech Business Reporter

The CB Insights Tech Business Reporter will combine research with data from CB Insights to deliver predictive, forward-looking insights into technology-related IPOs, mergers & acquisitions and financing activity.

Key requirements & responsibilities:
- Understand key trends and transactions to develop analyses and insights for emerging technology areas such as cloud computing, payments, mobile, enterprise software, ad tech and SaaS among others
- Use CB Insights data and algorithms combined with primary and secondary research to provide predictive intelligence into events that impact companies, investors, acquirers and the people behind them
- Regularly and independently generates insightful analyses from CB Insights data
- Must be passionate and knowledgeable about technology and related disciplines such as venture capital and M&A
- Ideal candidate will also be well versed in data manipulation especially using Excel

Report from Austria for two months!

U.S.-Austrian Journalism Exchange Fellowship

Program Information: Outstanding media professionals from the United States and Austria are awarded an opportunity to report from and travel in each other’s countries as part of the U.S.-Austrian Journalism Exchange Fellowships. The program offers young print and broadcast journalists from each country the opportunity to share professional expertise with their colleagues across the Atlantic while working as "foreign correspondents" for their hometown news organizations. The program aims to foster greater understanding and knowledge of both countries among future media leaders and their audiences.

The program is administered jointly by the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) in Washington, D.C., and the Kuratorium für Journalistenausbildung (KfJ) in Salzburg, Austria. The fellowship program is funded by donations from Austrian government and U.S. government agencies, and private-sector corporations and foundations.

Eligibility: The competitive program is open to U.S. and Austrian journalists between the ages of 21 and 38 who are employed by a newspaper, news magazine, broadcast station, or news agency. Freelance journalists may apply also. Applicants must have demonstrated journalistic talent with at least three years of experience, and a strong interest in U.S.-European affairs. Foreign language proficiency is not required, but it is strongly preferred and will be taken into consideration during the selection process.
Program Expenses: Fellows receive adequate living stipends during their six-week long fellowship assignments. The program also pays directly for international and domestic travel expenses, living expenses in the U.S. and Austria, as well as insurance costs and cultural and transportation allowances.

Program Phases: This seven-week program is conducted in three phases. For more information about the phases of the program: http://www.icfj.org/our-work/austria

For any questions about the U.S.-Austria Journalism Exchange Program please contact Emily Schult at eschult@icfj.org or call 202-737-3700.

Writer Wanted for Gizmodo en Español

Gizmodo en Español is looking for a full time writer. Are you a Gadgets fan? Do you love reading and learning everything there is to know about the technologies that make up gadgets? Do you anxiously follow new gadget releases and updates? Are you familiar with the hardware and components that make these devices tick? And you have an opinion about them? Most importantly, can you express this love and passion for gadgets in Spanish? If so, you are who we are looking for.

Web Producer

The Real Deal magazine’s award-winning website, which provides the latest news on every corner of New York City real estate, is seeking a Web Producer to join our team. The ideal candidate will possess a sharp eye for news; an innate talent for writing clean, effortless copy; an exceptional facility with tight deadlines; and a solid knowledge of WordPress, Photoshop and social media platforms.

The position mainly involves blogging for real estate professionals who rely on TheRealDeal.com as their main source for news—and visit the site nearly 1 million times per month. The Web Producer also works closely with the Web Editor, formatting photos and video, helping proofread the site, pitching in on social media accounts, and occasionally covering breaking news and other events.

Salary is competitive, and benefits include a casual work environment and room to grow in the organization.

Research / Customer Analysis Professional for Large Enterprises (US)

We are currently looking to expand our Research / Customer Analysis department. This is a 1099 position that would be considered full time at approx. 40 hours per week.

The qualified candidates for the Research / Customer Analysis positions for our firm must have related experience researching, gathering and managing information. The candidates must have demonstrable experience and expertise in conducting effective discovery-based, peer-to-peer intelligence gathering conversations with VP/C-level executives that result in real buy-cycle and legitimate interest opportunities for our clients.

PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Conducting targeted nationwide discovery calling into corporate accounts at the executive level to gather intelligence on IT initiatives our clients would pursue. You will be contacting 40+ prospects per day using our model.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
* Must possess executive-level awareness and knowledge of the major industries and how enterprise technology solutions drive those businesses within each sector
* Must have an ability to refresh their own knowledge base with new information and data gathered from engaging with each prospect
* Must have an ability to map new information onto an existing mental model of how all the pieces fit in the various industry sectors that utilize enterprise applications solutions to drive their businesses
* Must be able to circumvent the barriers of typical vendor handling personnel and built-in voice mail or phone system vendor filters to reach key executives
* Must possess an executive presence on the phone so that the prospect feels like they are talking to a peer executive and not a telemarketer reading from a script
* Must be articulate in speech and writing
* Must have agility, resourcefulness, creativity, and quickness in your thinking abilities during discovery conversations so that you know how to respond to executive feedback
* Must be able to demonstrate a high level of multitasking in the management of outbound calling, application of approved calling techniques and formula for consistent results, real-time learning and application of customer data and information, managing the call pipeline, refreshing the call database, etc.
* Must demonstrate a clear understanding and appreciation of the relationship between the quality of their deliverables and the acceptance criteria
* Must understand the requirements of a sales organization to effectively conduct a discovery conversation with an executive and dissect its results to determine what is useful to a sales rep, and then be able to articulate in writing only what can be leveraged to penetrate a prospective customer account
* Must have an established home office set up.

Web Producer

Web Producer: Making Sen$e With Paul Solman

The Web Producer for Making Sen$e is responsible for the production, maintenance, updating and strategy of the Making Sen$e website, which is the online presence of the NewsHour's business and economics correspondent, Paul Solman. The Web Producer should be a self-starter and able to work efficiently and quickly both on their own and as part of a team. The Web Producer should also be extremely detail-oriented, have a sharp memory and a hawk’s eye for copy editing, and be able to work well and with good humor under constant deadline pressure. Ability to multi-task and adjust priorities as the news cycle or editors dictate is mandatory.

The Making Sen$e Web Producer’s duties are further detailed as:

1. The daily posting of Paul Solman- and guest-authored blogs to the Making Sen$e site and the main news blog, the Rundown, using the NewsHour's CMS. Keeping a detailed production calendar to ensure smooth workflow is highly advised.

2. Writing and/or editing headlines, blurbs, posts as needed, and working with design and production teams to enhance projects.

3. Pitching and strategizing with the Making Sen$e team and the Managing Editor about web materials that could either pair with broadcast reports as sidebar-type features or as standalone digital features. We are especially interested in ideas that will garner attention. The web producer will be encouraged to contribute content, from idea through execution.

4. Maintaining the Making Sen$e site so that it is up-to-date with all of our latest content, and so that all funder requirements are met.

5. Reaching out to bloggers and economics-focused Web partners and using social media tools to promote the site’s content, draw traffic and invite user interaction.

6. Working with staff designers to improve the design of the site, and devising new-and-improved ways of organizing the material.

7. Working with the Managing Editor and News Editor to coordinate mutual news priorities and traffic goals between the general NewsHour and Making Sen$e sites.

Necessary skills:

1. Extremely well organized and attentive to detail.

2. Very good writer and copy editor.

3. Good editorial judgment, as well as familiarity with and ability to conform to the nonpartisan standards of the PBS NewsHour. Some journalism background would be nice. Coverage of and/or familiarity with business and economics would be an added plus.

4. Experience using social media tools and other digital platforms to promote content and draw an ever-growing audience to the PBS NewsHour website. Strong understanding of Google Analytics, traffic and audience patterns; ability to theorize on traffic spikes and slumps.

5. Extremely digitally adept and efficient. Familiarity with PBS NewsHour CMS, or ability to master it quickly, a must. Understanding of and previous experience with CMS wysiwig systems preferred. HTML and CSS chops are a plus, as is Photoshop. Ability to shoot on Sony EX3 and edit video on Final Cut Pro. (If lacking any of these technical skills, the candidate will be expected to learn them quickly.)

Metrics of success

1) Increased links from other websites

2) Increased page views and unique visitors

3) Unusual new posts

The Web Producer, Making Sense will report to the Managing Editor for The Online NewsHour. The position is located in the multi-platform newsroom at the PBS NewsHour studios in Arlington, Va.

Editor

Smart, motivated self-starter sought to run community newspaper in Hunterdon County, N.J. Applicants should be strong writers, great proofreaders, have web management and at least some layout experience. Photography skills are a big plus. Most of all, we're looking for someone who is organized and enthusiastic about putting out great news, in print and online.

Specific skills/experience sought:
- Copyediting
- Municipal meeting coverage
- Quark, InDesign or similar pagination program
- Basic Photoshop
- CMS