This Temporary Position Has The Potential To Evolve Into Regular Full-Time Employment
WhoSay is seeking a talented social media editor to nurture and grow the social channels for its online entertainment magazine (10M monthly page views). Your success in this position will be measured by your ability to meaningfully engage and grow audiences across social platforms and effectively drive traffic to WhoSay.com.

Responsibilities will include but will not be limited to:

• Daily broadcast of WhoSay editorial content & rebroadcasting of WhoSay talent content
• Daily interaction with WhoSay's audience and other brands in the entertainment space
• Growing our social media presence and increasing engagement across all channels

Requirements:
• A passion for entertainment content and a strong familiarity with the entertainment space (celebrity, movies, TV, style, sports, music, and more)
• Impeccable writing skills and strong editorial judgment
• A passion for digital audience development and engagement as evidenced in meaningful metrics
• Fluency in social media best practices across multiple platforms
• Ability to function independently in a fast-paced, metrics-driven start-up environment
• NYC based preferred
Education and Experience:
• Bachelor's Degree
• 1-3 years experience working in an online editorial environment
• Familiarity with Google Analytics and other metrics tools

Re:Gender is currently seeking an accomplished Development professional to lead our Development team based in NYC. Reporting to the President, the VP for Development will work with the Board and senior staff to provide vision and leadership that will result in strengthened philanthropic support for the organization. The VP is responsible for the overall strategy, management, leadership and implementation of Re:Gender’s fundraising program, which includes: major gifts; special events; and foundation and corporate relations, with a strong focus on identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of fundraising prospects.

This is a superb opportunity for a skilled fundraiser and supervisor with the openness and passion to embrace and promote the mission of Re:Gender. The ideal candidate will thrive on the challenge of networking, building relationships, promoting the work and programs of the organization and securing and engaging diverse supporters.

Major Responsibilities
-Cultivate and steward relationships with individuals, foundations and corporate donors, including maintenance of existing donor base and implementation of strategies to increase support from current donors
-Secure new funders; develop and implement measures to achieve the organization’s strategic goal of diversifying and increasing funding during the next three years, including expanding foundation, corporate and individual funding streams and pursuing government funding
-Advise on, and collaborate with the President and Board to set strategic and annual fundraising goals, and to develop a pipeline of candidates for Board recruitment. And, work with the Development Committee of the Board to plan fundraising activities and to guide and support them in carrying out their responsibilities
-Set and achieve organizational revenue targets; track and forecast projected revenue on a quarterly, semi-annual and annual basis; develop and manage department budget; maintain accurate donor records; and prepare timely internal and external reports
-Identify and network through events that create corporate and individual funding and sponsorship opportunities and execute follow-up plans to solicit and secure support
-Direct the successful planning, execution and follow-up for the organization’s annual gala and other special events
-Oversee foundation fundraising, including solicitation, grant submission and reporting, and coordinate efforts in collaboration with program and finance teams
-Manage and supervise development team
-Track and maintain fluency in philanthropic trends; guide Re:Gender through changes in the fundraising environment

We are currently recruiting a part-time summer staff member to cultivate our TalkArtist portfolio in New York City. As a young startup, we expect our summer staff to be leaders who grow with us.

NYC TalkArtist Cultivator, Job Description
Our themes for the summer are cultural diversity and artistic innovation. TalkArtist cultivators recruit and nurture TalkArtists in their given city, and gather multimedia from their Talks to assist our marketing team. If discovering the most interesting New Yorkers you can, coaching them to interactively share their stories, and using your journalistic and multimedia skills to spread the word sounds to you like an exhilarating job, we look forward to reading your application.

Qualifications. The ideal candidate…
• Is adventurous, professional, autodidactic, journalistic, sympathetic, critical.
• Must be NYC-savvy, be located in NYC for the summer, and have a reasonably flexible schedule.
• Loves experiencing diverse people and their stories, and can strike up an (interesting) conversation with nearly anyone, anywhere…and listen.
• Possesses experience managing teams and events – doesn’t buckle under pressure, and can reliably get things done on her or his own.
• Can write highly interesting stories for the blog like a budding New York-quality journalist
• Can handle intermediate photography, multimedia capture and editing. Has access to own equipment. Willing to learn on the go.
• Understands startups. Our office is in Washington, DC, so the position requires autonomy and proactive communication.
• Optional: Would be interested in being a TalkArtist his or herself.

Terms
• The expected weekly commitment is fifteen hours, starting ASAP lasting until early August. Successful summer staff may be offered further opportunities, given startup success.

Responsibilities include:
-Edit and assemble copy, photos, and videos to populate one of the world's leading sports websites
-Editing original content, writing headlines and SEO-friendly teases for stories and section fronts, as well as producing articles and photo galleries.
-Section management including planning content around the sports calendar, assisting the site producer in coordinating news coverage on SI.com's front page, and maintaining connective tissue to the brand’s other sections and platforms.
-Working with writers on breaking news stories
-Monitoring social streams and curating live feeds
-Oversee Twitter and Instagram feeds

The ideal candidate will demonstrate the following:
-Flexibility and news judgment to make quick decisions and assemble the many pieces of a story across platforms, and across sections
-Previous experience in a print or online newsroom and will possess solid editing and writing skills, a broad knowledge of sports, strong news judgment, good organizational skills and the ability to multitask
-Familiarity with the production of multimedia elements including non-linear video editing, Photoshop, animated GIFs, podcasts and polls
-Experience in social media preferred, including a strong knowledge of Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and Instagram
-Prior experience with content management systems, Word Press blogging tools and HTML is ideal
-Willing to work flexible hours. This job is primarily nights and weekends; based in New York City.

Accion seeks a Senior Associate for its Communications Department. S/he will play an important role in advancing the nonprofit’s mission of financial inclusion through the writing and editing of multiple internal and external communication vehicles.

Reporting to the Public Relations Manager, this individual will work closely and interface regularly with the Senior Vice President, Communications and the President and CEO to ensure that the CEO’s voice is consistent and compelling and communicated frequently to a broad group of internal and external stakeholders.

Accion is a fast-paced, deadline-driven organization with a global mission to help give people the financial tools they need to improve their lives; this individual’s international perspective, critical-thinking abilities, can-do approach and commitment to the public good will all be critical components for success.

Responsibilities:

Write a variety of external communication pieces, including speeches for Accion’s executive office; opinion pieces; press releases; presentations.

Research potential events for Accion participation; manage briefing and relevant speaker preparation, including speeches, presentations and talking points.

Write a variety of internal emails and memos, CEO communiqués to staff, development-office communications, and more.

Contribute to strategic messaging and overall communications strategy, shaping key messages for targeted audiences.

Build your own personal brand and business within the Financial Services industry!

IIR USA, part of the largest publicly owned events business in the world, INFORMA, is in growth mode! We are expanding upon our portfolio of events and emerging areas of expertise and we want you to be a part of our success.

Timing couldn’t be better to join our team!

IIR USA is looking for a Conference Producer to create and develop commercially focused, issue-oriented conferences to meet the demands of the industry. You’ll be responsible driving the vision, generating topics, recruiting speakers, developing content and, as the project manager, bringing an exciting portfolio of events to life.

IIR strives to be different and we provide for a competitive, creative, fast-paced, dynamic and open environment with opportunities to excel professionally, financially and personally. Our exciting event business is thriving and we are in need of innovative and commercially oriented professionals who will help us exceed our ambitious growth plans.

Join our dynamic team of innovative, forward-thinking intellectually curious professionals who create and deliver superior quality, expert-led conferences that bring together industry thought leaders and key decision makers from all over the world.

If you enjoy using market research tools to uncover the hottest trends and topics in an industry and can successfully build relationships with C-level executives…

Apply now and help bring cutting edge, industry relevant topics to life!

Desired Skills & Experience

· Four year college degree

· Business savvy

· Excellent qualitative research skills

Knowledge of the Financial Services/Alternative Investment space is preferred

· Minimum of 3 years work experience in a corporate environment

· Superior communication skills

· Public Speaking ability

· Ability to travel

· Journalism background is a plus

The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) is seeking candidates to fill the newly-created position of Media Affairs Director.

The organization is headquartered in Cleveland, but key personnel are also located in several other cities, including New York, Boston, Charleston, WV, and Sydney, Australia. We prefer that the media affairs director be located in New York City, though we would consider outstanding applicants from other locations.
Role and responsibilities of a media affairs director

We are seeking to hire an experienced, in-house, media affairs director, who can identify new opportunities for media coverage, respond to and manage demand for the Institute’s expertise, and build relationships with media outlets.

The major responsibilities for the media affairs director will include:

- Serve as an integral part of the Institute team, helping to develop ideas and themes for research and reports;
- Develop specific release strategies for all major reports – work with reporters before release, decide on press conference or not, decide on who the local sponsors should be if any;
- After a report is released (or a major development on occurs on one of our issues) – follow up for editorials, placement of op ed pieces, continue to keep key reporters in the loop on new developments, work on planting follow up stories;
-Work with Institute staff to make maximum use of the ieefa.org website for journalists and other audiences;
- Maintain a working knowledge of coverage of our work and related areas and use it to increase our outreach and leverage;
- Develop and maintain relationships among trade press, including publications that focus on finance, municipal bonds, coal, energy, electricity and other relevant fields;
- Develop weekly or periodic news briefs (or blog) that “connect the dots” and distribute comments and observations from key Institute personnel; work with Institute staff and board to develop a list for circulation, including:

a. Major news outlets;
b. Institutional investors or other interested investors and individual financial analysts;
c. Policy makers at any level who are interested in these issues (e.g. key Congressmembers and staff);
d. Advocacy organizations;
e. Institute funders and supporters;
f. Industry professionals (e.g. academics who follow utility regulation).

Qualifications for a media affairs director

We are seeking a professional who has good judgment, a strong understanding of financial issues, knowledge of how to translate these issues to broader audiences, and some existing set of media relationships in relevant areas. Of course, the person will need excellent writing skills, a command of information technology, a sharp political sense, the ability to fit in well with our team, and a strong commitment to our work. Minorities and women are especially encouraged to apply.

The media affairs director will report to the executive director (located in Cleveland) and work closely with all Institute personnel.


Industry: Online Media, Non-Profit

Position: Staff Writer
Location: Madison, Connecticut

Job Status: Full-time 


National non-profit consumer news and advocacy website based in Connecticut seeks an energetic and motivated staff writer to cover daily stories, work on in-depth investigations, respond to reader inquiries and tips and write blog posts for this growing organization that is capturing increasing national attention.

Candidates must have English or journalism degree or related field, demonstrated ability in WordPress and Basic HTML, as well as database skills such as LexisNexis, Excel, and Microsoft Office Suite. Video skills are a plus.
Candidate has to think creatively about compelling ways to present news online for consumers. Ideal candidates will also have a strong interest in consumer advocacy issues, experience in covering business news, and the interview skills necessary to ask tough questions of regulators, businesses and companies to get at the truth.
Preferred candidates will also have these qualifications:
· A demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative startup environment
· Attention to detail and fact checking
· Organization and time management skills
· Initiative, flexibility and a willingness to learn and take direction

Salary: Commensurate with experience.
Must be willing to relocate to CT.
Interested candidates should send cover letter, resume, and three writing samples to jobs@truthinadvertising.org
TINA.org is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes a diverse candidate pool.

W.W. Norton & Company is seeking an Editorial Assistant to work in the College Department. The position involves supporting the two editors of our college political science list.

Essential Job Responsibilities:
• Management of manuscripts in all stages of production- Sending manuscript to be reviewed by college instructors. Setting and adhering to schedules. Preparing manuscript for copyediting and production. Checking art manuscript and creating photo logs for manuscript.
• Telephone and message management – Professionally interacting with authors, college faculty, marketing, and sales staff to relay messages, follow-up on requests/information and in general, anticipating when to proactively act on messages (including relaying messages with a sense of urgency).
• Document management – Faxing, copying, printing, emailing. Organizing and maintaining files.
• Creating and editing Excel and Word documents to support projects and/or office responsibilities.
• Auditing – Applying for book ISBN numbers and copyright. Checking textbook and ebook prices across sources.
• Data Management – Extracting data from internal web based information portals. Aggregating data from various sources. Information gathering and following up.
• Coordinating text and illustrations programs.
• Corresponding with authors, college faculty, marketing, and sales staff.

Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Employment eligibility to work with W.W. Norton & Company in the US is required.
• Must be able to work full business hours.
• Excellent organizational, verbal and written communications skills.
• Must be able to anticipate needs and deliver timely, relevant solutions and actions.
• Must be able to develop rapport and relationships with all levels of employees. Must be seen as knowledgeable and capable of handling sensitive, critical information.
• Must be proactive, flexible and adaptive in a rapidly changing environment and adjust with a “can-do” attitude.
• Must be self-directed and independent.
• Must have good time management skills, be organized, and be capable of multi-tasking across departments, activities, and projects.
• Must be detail-oriented, making sure that all aspects of their daily activities are handled with accuracy, with minimal mistakes.
• A social science background and/or passion for social science and social science education strongly preferred.
• Mastery of email and calendar management tools, specifically Outlook.
• Proficiency in Word, PowerPoint and Excel.

CultureIQ is creating an online platform to help strengthen company culture. The Research & Writing assistant will help research and write original content related to company culture initiatives for our online platform. This is a part-time position until the spring semester ends and potentially a full-time summer position.