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UniversityChic.com is seeking a part-time college student 5-8 hours a week to manage our daily social media initiatives, newsletter, and monthly analytics. The ideal candidate will already have their own Twitter and Facebook accounts, know basic HTML and PhotoShop, and be well schooled on the finer points of Google Analytics. This role calls for someone who has the flexibility to do multiple social media updates daily (preferably
between 10AM-12PM EST) and can put together our weekly newsletter and site traffic reports once a week. Marketing, PR, Communications, and Journalism majors preferred. (Salary negotiable)

Posted 7/28/10

Moment Magazine seeks an assistant editor. This editor works closely and collaboratively with other editors and writers to steer Moment’s inventive, well-researched and descriptive articles from story ideas to print. The perfect candidate will be a well-rounded, inquisitive, patient, friendly individual who will work tirelessly to turn good ideas into great
stories and do much more in our small office. Critical thinking and two years of editorial/reporting experience, are required. Knowledge of Jewish/Middle East politics, culture, history and religion is helpful. The assistant editor will also help oversee Moment’s thriving internship program. Salary is competitive with other nonprofit publications and commensurate with experience.

Posted 7/28/10

Moment Magazine seeks a production editor. This editor will manage design and technical aspects of production, from designing the magazine to preparing files for press to actually sending files to print. The production editor will also be in charge of posting each new issue to our website (momentmag.com). Knowledge of InDesign and Photoshop is a must;
experience in Illustrator and Dreamweaver is preferred. Moment Magazine is a national independent publication of Jewish politics, religion and culture co-founded in 1975 by Elie Wiesel and Leonard Fein. This is a wonderful opportunity to join the team of a magazine Slate calls a “must read.”
Salary is competitive with other nonprofit publications and commensurate with experience.

Posted on 7/28/10

Are you a closet Justin Bieber fan? Are you mourning the demise of Jemi?
Have you seen “Eclipse” 10 times already? QuizFest Magazine, a national entertainment publication for tween girls, is looking for fall interns!
Duties include transcribing interviews, writing blog posts (clips!), writing/editing/posting quizzes on our website, and other miscellaneous tasks. Web and text messaging savvy is a must! Interviewing celebs may also be a possibility for superstar interns.
We’re looking for candidates who are available at least one day a week from 9:30-6.
Note: Our offices are in Englewood Cliffs, NJ - an easy commute from Manhattan or the surrounding NJ/NY area.

Posted 7/28/10

Vevant.com is a new digital media company that is re-launching next September. We are a young and innovative company looking for people with fresh ideas and forward ways of thinking.

Applicants should have a bachelor’s degree in a relevant area such as journalism, or liberal arts.
Requirements:
*clips of past editorial work
*acute writing skills as well as experience editing other writers
*knowledge of emerging talent in the industry (designers, writers, artists, etc.)
*good organizational skills
*ability to generate several story ideas: daily and weekly. We like to work in advance.
*the ability to meet deadlines
*experience with web based cms programs such as wordpress and other web technologies is a must.
*desire to work at a start up company where creativity is welcomed but hard work is expected
*passion for daily journalism
*interest in music, arts and culture

Prior experience working and writing at a media website is a plus.

The Galveston County Daily News is seeking a full time entertainment
magazine and advertising features writer. This position works closely with
the advertising department to write, edit, layout and paginate our monthly
night life magazine, After Hours, as well as special advertising features,
pages and sections. The right person for this position must be organized
and have good communication and people skills. Experience with Macintosh
computers and Quark/InDesign is required.

Our company has excellent benefits including medical and dental, paid time
off and 401K with company match. The Daily News is an equal opportunity
employer providing a drug free environment.

Posted 7/28/10

Newsday’s features section, ExploreLI, is looking for a full-time
two-year intern interested in reporting Long Island entertainment,
nightlife, events and other lifestyle features for the daily section, as
well as creating multimedia for Newsday.com and ExploreLI.com. Newsday is
one of the nation’s largest daily newspapers, serving New York’s Long
Island area.
This is an entry-level position. Recent journalism school graduates are
encouraged to apply.
To qualify for the two-year intern program, candidates will have completed
a graduate or undergraduate degree within one year of being hired, and will
have had less than one year of professional experience in the job for which
they are applying.
Successful candidates should:
-Demonstrate their familiarity with our section’s tone and format.
-Be able to develop lively story ideas.
-Be able to write concisely on deadline.
-Have a driver’s license and a car.

Posted 7/28/10

Womenworking.com is seeking a f/t editor. Must be in N.Y.C—not a virtual job. Responsibilities include expanding the reach of the website through social media & marketing liaisons, writing and editing content, and managing interns. Must be versed in social networking and be an excellent writer with good people skills. Should have five years of formal work experience, including writing/editing copy. Knowledge of Microsoft Office and Excel, HTML a plus. Salary: $40-50,000.00 range.

Posted 7/28/10

Women’s Running, the only magazine in the U.S. devoted to running for
women, is looking for an Editor to lead the creation of the
six-times-per-year national magazine. The Editor will plan the editorial
calendar; manage a budget; lead a team of freelance writers; edit all
content of the magazine; write articles and blog posts; source photos; and
collaborate with the art director on design. The job requires expert
editing, proofing, writing and time-management skills. Must be highly
organized, creative, passionate about running and living a healthy active
lifestyle and a team player.

The ideal candidate will have at least five years of experience in
magazine publishing, preferably at a women’s lifestyle or fitness-related
publication.

This position is based in St. Petersburg, Fla. No relocation assistance
available, nor is the option to work remotely.
Job posted 7/26/10

HollywoodLife.com is looking for freelance writers. If you know your Shiloh
from your Suri, and think you can spot a celebrity baby bump from 10 paces,
you’ll fit right in. You’ll also need experience writing about and
interviewing celebrities and have great contacts.
Posted 7/26/10

HollywoodLife.com is looking for an Assistant Editor to work in its New York office. The ideal candidate must be an excellent writer/reporter, with daily online experience, celebrity news and service writing experience, and if you have an interest in celebrity moms and babies, that’s even better.

You must also be skilled in basic HTML, Photoshop and have experience working with Wordpress or similar CMS. We are a small team and are looking for someone who is extremely organized, with a strong work ethic who has experience working on, and updating, a website.

Posted 7/25/10

Bauer Publishing seeks a smart, enthusiastic, young web guru for its teen
humor site 4tnz.com.

The position (entry level with lots of room for growth) requires social
media expertise and an ability to work independently to meet daily
deadlines. If you’ve started your own blog or are addicted to Twitter and
Facebook, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Daily tasks will include blogging and curating content, but more
importantly managing a community of engaged users and interacting with them
on social networks and site message boards.

You’ll also be helping 4TNZ and our network of teen sites grow by reaching
out to online partners and building link-sharing relationships.

Knowledge of teen pop culture is a plus. But a strong sense of humor is a
must!
Posted 07/22/10

Looking for CELEBRITY HEALTH writer/Intern to join start-up news website
in Beverly Hills. Payment is by the article.
Posted 07/22/10

Hollywoodnews.com seeks a writer/intern to help provide research and content for celebrity health online articles.

RESPONSIBILITIES: Providing research for interviews and features, write news briefs for online publication, participate on message boards, and promote articles on social media (ie, Facebook, Twitter, etc).

QUALIFICATIONS: Excellent written communication skills and an interest in a variety of entertainment and celebrity health issues are a must.

SALARY: DOE (depending on experience)

Posted 7/21/10

Leading US publisher of custom print and web content is seeking a full-time Content Director residing near Sacramento, CA.
This new position will help establish and implement content strategies for travel publications, websites, email marketing programs, social media channels and other marketing initiatives.

Duties include concepting and creating content; scheduling/executing edit plans in collaboration with offsite team; interacting with clients; hiring/assigning/editing and fact-checking freelance contributors. We require a college degree plus 5+ years experience in magazine journalism, new/online media, mobile or PR/marketing. Please describe your experience with content management systems, website development and SEM/SEO, blogging, and use of social media and networking, email marketing and mobile.

We pay a competitive salary and a generous benefits.

Posted 7/21/10

Update and maintain content on the fuse website.
1.Update fuse.tv front page each day
2.Create features & content pages
4.Design billboards for the top of the home page
5.Create touts/graphics for the homepage and switch them out as directed
6.Write copy for site features and content pages, the homepage, Ad Sales
features, and other specialty pages
9.Monitor all user uploads
10.Monitor incoming mail to website
11.Build features on our website to promote upcoming shows
12.Participate in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
-Basic HTML and Photoshop abilities
-Experience using web content management systems
-Excellent skills in writing for the web
-Good web design skills
-Knowledge of and enthusiasm for fuse television programming, music and
pop culture
-At least one year of experience in website content creation and
production (TV website production a plus)

Posted 7/21/10

Seeking an editor/writer to join two B-2-B fashion magazines covering the
footwear and children’s wear industries. Must be expert at interviewing,
reporting, writing and editing as well as identifying newsworthy business
stories. Must be able to take ownership of his/her beat and be capable of
establishing a voice and point of view.

Responsibilities include writing for the digital products and the Web
sites as well as peer editing during the production process. Some travel
required. Qualified candidates will have at least 2-3 years experience
working in editorial environments (trade a plus) and demonstrate an ability
to take on increasing levels of responsibility. Must live in the NYC area.

Please include salary requirements.

Posted 7/20/10

f you’re a knowledgeable food writer in greater New York City, THE NIBBLE has a lot of food that needs to be eaten and reviewed.

Job specs:

(1) You can eat the food or pick up the food in our NYC office.
(2) You can write about food the way wine writers write about wine:
detailed, analytical, educational.

Compensation is by the article or blog post.

Posted 07/19/10

Restaurantgirl.com is looking for enthusiastic, creative and driven writers who love food and the NYC dining scene. Danyelle Freeman is the former restaurant critic for the Daily News, author & founder of Restaurantgirl.

This unpaid internship requires 6-8 hours/week. Most work can be done from home, as assignments and research can be emailed in. There will be sporadic meetings and dinners to discuss progress and delegate assignments.

Requirements include:

- A passion for the NYC dining scene

- Keeping up with restaurant news

- Researching “best of” Round Ups in NYC

- Tracking dining trends

Posted 07/19/10

We are hiring home improvement bloggers across our network.

http://www.charlesandhudson.com/archives/2010/07/ch_open_call_for_blogge…

Preferably with experience in remodeling, design, green building and home security.

Posted 07/19/10

We are looking for freelance reporters and witty columnists for Encino
Patch, which is part of the Patch.com family of community news websites.

Specifically, we need people who are interested in covering local
government, police & fire stories, feature stories, human interest/business
profiles, sports and civil litigation cases. Reporters are invited to pitch
story ideas on any local topic whenever possible.

We are also looking for columnists to run at least once every two weeks.
Topics include pets, parenting, real estate, financial planning and
gardening. Columnists can also suggest topics in addition to those
mentioned.

Freelancers must have prior journalism experience, live in or near the
towns being covered and have a camera (standalone, not cell phone quality).We pay $25-$100 per article.

Posted 7/16/10

AskMichaelCohen.com is looking to hire regular and reliable writers for our site.

Ideal candidates must be:
Immersed in pop culture
Have style awareness
Write with wit in a culturally aware way
Have at least one lifestyle area of “expertise” for one of our
categories: CELEBRITY, STYLE, BEAUTY, CULTURE, FOOD & DRINK, HOME, TRAVEL
Posted 07/15/10

Good Housekeeping is looking for fall 2010 interns to help with our video projects, including an hour-long television special and monthly news segments. You’ll get tons of hands-on experience with television production from start to finish. Our interns are integral to our production and earn production assistant credits on the shows. Responsibilities include pitching segment ideas, casting, securing props, researching and booking filming locations, assisting on set, and more. This is an unpaid internship, and you must receive college credit.

Posted 7/14/10

Are you the go-to foodie when it comes to Seattle restaurants, the latest Pacific Northwest food trends, or the best Emerald City bar for thirst-quenching?

Hungry? City Guides is searching for Seattle CITY-area bloggers to share their local dining experiences in writing and photos. We’re a younger, hipper dining blog looking for restaurants with great value. We need dining and drinking experts to blog 1-2 times a week (100-150 words per blog).

Since we’ve just started our blogging network, we can’t offer any monetary compensation at this time, but in the future bloggers will share 100% of the profit from the site.

This is a great opportunity to be published and gain writing experience in the expanding blogging world! Check us out at www.hungrycityblog.com

Posted 7/14/10

American Express Publishing is seeking a full-time freelance producer to assist in the production of e-mail newsletters and our family of websites, including travelandleisure.com, foodandwine.com, departures.com, and executivetravelmagazine.com. He or she will work closely with editors to produce articles and interactive features.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience producing content for the web & should be passionate about food, wine, luxury travel, family travel, and golf travel.

Job Responsibilities:
- Assist with website production, including creating and updating magazine articles and web-exclusive content
- Create interactive features, such as slideshows, Google maps, and other special packages
- Migrate articles and images to new CMS and assist with QA process
- Update partnership feeds
- Format newsletters in HTML, coordinate ad placement and approval, and schedule deployment in a timely manner

Requirements:
- 1-2 years relevant online production experience
- Proficiency in HTML and CSS
- Excellent troubleshooting skills
- Meticulous attention to detail and the ability to meet deadlines

Posted 7/14/10