Elland Road Partners, a boutique NYC-based consultancy specializing in editorial and content execution, including journalism, is looking for one or two paid (!) summer interns to help with research, reporting, and possibly some short writing projects for our clients.

Applicants should be self-starters who are excellent at idea generation, interested in marketing, communications, advertising, or a similar field and, frankly, not boring (we are happily distracted here).

Start and end dates are flexible, but ideally we're looking for someone to start May 1, and work 10-15 hours per week through August 31. Pay is $10/hour.

The Communication for Education and Gender Equality (CEGE) group is a team within the Public Advocacy section of UNICEF’s Division of Communication (DOC) dedicated to supporting UNICEF’s priorities in Basic Education and Gender Equality.

Under the direct supervision of the Communication Specialist for Education and Gender Equality, and working closely with the other team and section members, the consultant will provide project assistance to various education priorities as well as administrative support to the CEGE group.
• Completion of tertiary education, preferably in a field related to the work of the organization, e.g. Social Sciences, Education, Communication
• At least two years of progressively responsible working experience, preferably in support of communication activities
• Interest in education and gender equality essential, experience a plus
• Strong organizational skills and drafting ability
• Demonstrated success in networking and working in a team
• Strong web skills. Experience with web content management systems such as WordPress and RedDot a plus
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Fluent English both written and oral
• Knowledge of French language considered an asset
• Knowledge of UNICEF and the UN System desirable
• Tact, discretion, initiative, good judgment and ability to work independently
• Ability to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment
• Ability to handle multiple tasks under tight deadlines

Etsy is seeking an Editorial Director who is creatively-gifted and business-minded to lead a team of writers, editors and producers. Your voice and editorial vision is authentic, fun, moving and relevant to our time. You are also strategic, building an operation and story platform that can scale globally to help drive a growing business. This full-time position is based in Brooklyn, NY and reports to the Communications Director.

We're looking for a star Social Media & Community Manager for W&P Design, the makers of The Mason Shaker (www.masonshaker.com). This individual will work directly with the founders at our Brooklyn offices, focusing on creating content for our website, blog, Instagram, and Facebook and also handling the day-to-day marketing efforts for the Mason Shaker and our other products. Our dream candidate is passionate and knowledgable about the food and drink industry; has a good eye for design, a strong voice, and excellent writing skills; and wants to learn about starting a company and building a lifestyle brand, while having a lot of fun doing it all.

Our Social Media & Community Manager will:

- Create engaging and creative content around our cocktails, products, and daily office life

- Develop and execute marketing campaigns over all our social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter)

- Assist with cocktail events and photo shoots

- Participate in strategic planning for the long-term brand-building efforts of W&P Design and The Mason Shaker

Ideal candidates will have:

- A creative passion for the lifestyle consumer/retail industry, specifically food and drink

- Proven experience with all major social media platforms, particularly Instagram

- Excellent writing skills

- Proficiency in the Microsoft Office product suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)

- Self-starting work style and eagerness to succeed at every task at hand

My Visual Brief (http://www.myvisualbrief.com) is a design briefing tool with a mission to help designers communicate better with their clients. We are looking for a native English-speaking student or recent grad good at writing and interested in design to help us shape and grow our blog. At the moment our blog is very young and still needs shaping, but you can have a look at what we have so far here http://www.myvisualbrief.com/blog

You will be working together with our design researcher who will assist you with the research and provide you with the raw content so you could focus on the writing and planning new blog posts. Topics for writing include: design, styles, visual trends, design briefing, branding across cultures, interviews with designers.

Your main role will be writing but to be a good writer for an online publication you need to understand well how to optimize content for the search engines and social media. So we’d be expect you to be willing to roll-up your sleeves and help us with these aspects too, especially the social media marketing. Training will be provided.

This is a remote working opportunity for at least 10 hours per week. Competitive pay.

UNICEF, the world’s leading organization working for the rights of children, seeks a communication consultant to support evidence-based public advocacy through the development and implementation of key external and internal communication initiatives, in support of the organization’s vision and strategies.

As a member of the Public Advocacy section in the Division of Communication and working closely with the Knowledge Management focal point in the Education Section, the consultant will be responsible for managing key communication initiatives to ensure external visibility and internal awareness of the organization’s vision and strategies in education. This includes sourcing and repackaging case studies, publications, best practices, and other research or programme-based evidence materials into different formats relevant for public advocacy and internal communication. Issues and topics include, but are not limited to: Access and Equity in Education, Education in Emergencies, Girls’ Education, Quality Learning, Innovation and the Post-2015 agenda.

The consultancy includes the following components:

• Sourcing and developing story ideas for dissemination of research findings, best practices, and innovations in basic education and gender equality through UNICEF’s external and internal communication channels.
• Acting as a point person for internal communication matters for Education, managing and implementing key communications activities in support of the rollout of the new Strategic Plan 2014-2017.
• Re-packaging case studies, research and/or policy papers on education issues into different formats, such as one pagers, features and news articles, PowerPoint presentations and other content tailored to key external audiences.
• Supporting the development of key messages, talking points and communication materials on a range of education issues geared for UNICEF’s global campaigns, initiatives, and events in this area.
• Supporting content development and regular update of the UNICEF education web-platforms.
• Developing ideas for infographics, factographs and images to creatively convey research findings and education programmes’ results through both online and offline communication materials.
• Working with internal and external editors, copy editors, translators and designers and coordinating with PD colleagues for education-related publications, brochures and other communications materials.
• Contributing to other communication activities and deliverables of the CEGE Group as needed.
• Performing other tasks as required.
• May be requested to work on weekends and holidays.

Future Teachers of America has an exciting job opportunity for a student who is ready to hit the ground running as a professional multimedia journalist. You will begin doing print and video interviews with education, political and business leaders in New York. The contacts you make will be invaluable to advancing your career.

The ideal candidate must have great interview, writing and communication skills. You must have an engaging on-camera presence to produce compelling video interviews. We’ll pay between $25 and $40 per hour based on interview experience, quality of work and creativity.

This is a part time position with flexible hours. You can make your own work schedule. The start date is April 1st or sooner and work will be available during the summer. For additional information, send your resume with a cover letter to careers@futureteachers.org. Please include links to any online interviews that you have done.

Well-regarded boutique investment due diligence firm seeks candidates for paid position. We use old-fashioned investigative journalism to get at the real story of what's happening in businesses. We are based in midtown Manhattan. Our firm is small, entrepreneurial, friendly. Responsibilities include: database research, sourcing, transcriptions, light interviewing. Ideal candidate would have financial or business journalism background.

The Village Voice has an immediate opening for an editorial assistant. This entry-level position is perfect for an organized self-starter who derives satisfaction from handling multiple tasks and working independently on long-term projects.

Ideal candidates will have a college degree; excellent organizational and communication skills; computer, grammar and math proficiency; and database experience.

Our Seller Development Writer-Editor will support Etsy’s mission by creating educational content to increase the success of our sellers throughout their business development.

Etsy is seeking a passionate, entrepreneurial–minded wordsmith to be a strategic writer and editor for seller-facing educational content. The ideal candidate is able to juggle a variety of editorial tasks and thrive in a collaborative work environment. You will develop content to serve both internal and external needs, working with various writers and topics to support our growing community. You will report to the Seller Editorial Content Manager and work alongside a growing Seller Editorial Team. This full-time staff position is located in Brooklyn, NY.

About the Team
Part of Etsy’s larger Member Operations Team, Seller Development builds proactive educational content and programs to connect, educate and empower our 1,000,000 active sellers to succeed. We cultivate the longevity of our seller’s businesses by focusing on sustainable educational solutions that encourage peer-to-peer connections through our Community.

About the Job
You will support Etsy’s mission by creating educational articles to help our sellers succeed. You will help the Seller Editorial Team maintain high editorial standards that increase the longevity of articles and enable them to be effectively reused across the team in various projects. You will be part of a collaborative effort to surface both internal and external needs that can be addressed through seller editorial content.

Responsibilities:
-Report and write Seller Handbook articles
-Edit Seller Handbook articles and other longer format educational content, including seminars, email newsletters and downloadable materials
-Pitch story ideas and assist with editorial calendar planning
-Help support content creation and editing needs across Seller Development and other teams within Etsy
-Assist with updating and maintaining article archive

About You
-You’re an experienced writer and editor with a passion for helping entrepreneurs.
-You love working in a collaborative environment and can think about the big picture while paying close attention to detail.

You will be successful in this role if you:
-Have at least two years of professional experience working as a writer-editor, preferably with a background covering business.
-Can quickly write and edit content intended for a variety of audiences across multiple media channels
-Are a strong and clear writer with an editor's eye, looking out for grammar and spelling errors
-Are detail-oriented, with the ability to work well under deadline
-Are collaborative and flexible
-Understand the importance of documentation and tracking trends in content use
-Are familiar with a common editorial style guide, such as Chicago Manual of Style or Associated Press Style
-Are familiar with data analysis and able to make decisions with the help of data

Bonus points if you:
-Have experience as an Etsy seller and/or small business owner
-Have a contagious enthusiasm for and belief in the Etsy marketplace and vision