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Freelance Writer for Charity Website

Do you care about the earth? Are you devoted to sustainable living? Do you buy locally grown, organic food? Are your weekends spent volunteering, instead of shopping? If this description sounds familiar, we want to hear from you!

Our website is committed to making the world a better place, helping people live green lifestyles, actively participate with their favorite charities and organize their efforts and energy to work together. The site features exciting and informative content combined with the latest social networking tools, allowing visitors to engage and connect with each other while reading news about causes they care about. Visitors will have the opportunity to build personal profiles, develop circles of friends and donate to different organizations.

Writers will be assigned stories covering aspects of different charitable organizations and volunteering. The articles will cover the history and background of the causes as well as the latest news and causes, such as fundraising, legislation and outstanding volunteers within the community.

Payment will be $20 per article and the position is freelance.
Posted 3/10/09

Primary Duties/Responsibilities of Position:
- Assist photo editors with shoot and research related tasks
- Scan images
- Call in and return portfolios
- Assist with general administrative tasks

After the internship the student will walk away knowing/learning:
- General understanding of how a photo department works
Importance of teamwork and interacting with others

Skills Desired/ Required:
- Very organized
- Attention to detail
- Ability to multi-task
- Good phone etiquette
- Knowledge of Photoshop
- Interest in photography

Length of Assignment:
January - May
Schedule: 2-3 days a week

Student must be able to receive School Credit.
Posted 1/27/09

Good Housekeeping is looking for a summer TV intern to help with our video projects. Every month, Good Housekeeping produces 12 syndicated news segments. We also produce 3 one-hour specials every year. You’ll get tons of hands-on experience with television production from start to finish. Responsibilities include assisting on the set, securing props, scheduling interviews, booking filming locations, pitching topics, and much more. No prior TV experience necessary. This is an unpaid internship, and you must receive college credit.
Posted 3/5/09

Good Housekeeping is looking for summer web interns. Responsibilities include building and editing articles for the web, writing for our mobile site, creating slideshows, pitching and writing quizzes, assisting with research and fact-checking, pitching ideas for various sections of the web site, and much more. Writing opportunities are definitely available. The ideal candidate should be familiar with basic HTML. This is an unpaid internship, and you must receive college credit.
Posted 3/5/09

The “everything skin” online publication, InWithSkin.com is seeking skin &
beauty savvy interns for their Spring & Summer Semester 2009 programs.

Interns will assist the editorial team with article research, photo
gathering, pr writing, blog writing, fact checking, SEO and meta-tag
building & web production. Interns will also maintain media relations with
the industry’s top, medical grade skincare and medical aesthetics
companies.

The internship is based in Scottsdale, Arizona at 20hrs/week for 4-6
weeks. Compensation includes great experience, clips for portfolio,
references and networking opportunities.

Applicants should have excellent writing skills and clear knowledge of AP
style.
Posted 12/23/08

Scholastic Parent & Child magazine
Editorial summer intern. Unpaid. ACADEMIC CREDIT REQUIRED.

Intern responsibilities: Heavy research and fact-checking; assist
processing of author assignments and contracts; interview authors,
musicians, etc. for website; write product reviews and other small pieces
for website; request product samples for photo shoots; respond to reader
inquiries and requests; attend and contribute to staff meetings; attend and
assist as needed at photo shoots and press events; provide general
administrative support. Applicants must have strong research and writing
skills. Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel a plus. Scholastic is
located near the NYU campus (on Broadway and Prince St.)

Hours: 3-5 full days per week
Start Date: Immediately
Posted 5/26/09

Seattle Homes & Lifestyles, a high-end magazine focused on homes, interior design and architecture, is looking for enthusiastic Spring interns. Unpaid interns will get experience writing short articles for the print publication, fact-checking stories, product scouting, creating Web-exclusive copy for SeattleHomesMag.com, helping the Assistant Editor and observing the full issue cycle. No coffee fetching and plenty of opportunity to get real-world experience in a friendly office. Schedules are flexible, but we look for 20 hours a week, and three to six months.
Posted 1/22/09

The Nibble is an online magazine devoted to specialty food products.
We’re seeking Photography Interns to work in our Manhattan office. You will be styling and photographing gourmet foods in natural light, and your work will be published on a timely basis. Props and a camera (if you don’t already have your own) are provided. Travel expenses covered. Internship starts in January, but if you’ll be in town during the holiday break, we’d be happy to give you a project. This is a great chance to build your portfolio and you’ll get to eat what you shoot.
Qualifications: Excellent photography skills and love of fine food and cooking a plus.
Posted 12/15/08

A New York City based publishing company is looking for a highly creative and reasonably priced off-site Videographer with strong filming and editing skills for an exciting Internet travel program: Spotlight on New York City. The monthly 10-minute show highlights New York City’s top attractions, restaurants, museums, stores and more. View sample at http://mvpny.net/SpotlightOnNYC/index.shtml.

A part-time freelance Videographer will be assigned to shoot interviews and b-roll on a once-a-month basis. The Videographer will be responsible for shooting the venues, editing the footage and working closely with the producer to deliver a cohesive, colorful product.

Key Duties and Responsibilities include:

- Capturing footage with personal equipment.
- Knowledge and ability to set up and light venues.
- Assisting and taking direction from the producer with full accountability for assigned freelance projects.
- Extensive editing, including color correcting and mixing sound.
- Knowledge of both Mp4 and FLV formats.
- Provide graphics.
- Reviewing edited material.
- Ability to meet deadlines.

Additional Qualifications:

- Must have own equipment: Professional camera (preferably a Sony Z1 or Canon XH A1), boom microphone, wireless microphone and the ability to either rent or provide portable lighting.
- Thorough knowledge of Final Cut Suite or Premier Pro is required.
- Strong communication skills.
- Must be a team player.
- Must be flexible.
- Must be available to start as soon as possible.
Posted 1/6/09

$pread Magazine (www.spreadmagazine.org), a quarterly glossy by and for
people in the sex industry, is seeking current/former sex workers to submit
work or to volunteer on our Editorial and Design teams.

POSITIONS [volunteer]
Editors: Columnists/section editors sought. We prefer to work with people
on a single writing piece first, before consideration for a longer-term
assignment.

Design Team: production artists/designers. Use InDesign for layout,
Photoshop/Illustrator to create designs. An interest in print
production/production management is an asset.

CONTRIBUTIONS
Writing: $pread accepts contributions to regular sections of the magazine;
we also welcome pitches for feature length articles and interviews and
consider creative work for our words section.

Art: We welcome submissions of illustrations and photographs.
Posted 7/15/08.

Two northern New Jersey magazines, (201) Home and (201) Bride, are looking
for freelance writers with strong writing and grammar, organizational
skills, and professional interviewing techniques and ability.
(201) Home is a twice-annual magazine dedicated to high-end Bergen County
home design and local businesses. (201) Bride is the first and only
magazine written for and about the Bergen and northern New Jersey
bride-to-be, showcasing recent weddings and local bridal businesses. The
magazine hits newsstands June 2008. Writing assignments will also be
available with the launch of the (201) Web sites.
Writers must know Bergen County.
Writing experience required.
Bachelor’s degree (English, Communications, Journalism) recommended.
Posted 4/10/08.

02138 Magazine is searching for a bright, enthusiastic editorial intern to
work with our New York-based team. Responsibilities will include research,
editing, generating story ideas, fact checking, and possibly some writing.
This is an opportunity to get in on the ground floor of an exciting new
publication and gain experience in all facets of the production of a
national magazine.

Our preferred intern will be experienced with internet research tools,
Mac-savvy, and full of great ideas. The internship is unpaid, but it is
part-time, one or two days a week.
Posted 10/10/08.

The 100 Thousand Club, a luxury lifestyle magazine publishing in the US,
Russia, and the Middle East, seeks an intern to join our staff in New York
City for summer 2009. This is a very hands-on internship that will include
researching stories, keeping inventory of samples, and pitching and
potentially writing front of book and feature pieces for the magazine. We
are looking for someone full time; however, part time applicants will be
considered as well. We prefer a background or strong interest in the world
of luxury goods. Published pieces and writing experience a plus. This is an
unpaid internship, but you will gain numerous opportunities for clips and
get a first-hand knowledge about how a magazine is put together.

Posted 4/23/09

2Sense is a new magazine, published online, dedicated to providing the
solutions and strategies young professionals need to maximize their
personal and professional development.

2Sense is launching in July and is looking for contributing writers and
editors with an interest in economics, business , finance.
Posted 6/17/08.

2SenseOnline (www.2senseonline.com) is the first and only publication
dedicated exclusively to the young professional community. From career and
financial advice to travel and leisure tips, 2sense provides everything a
young professional needs.
Research, writing and editing opportunities abound!
Posted 10/6/08.

This job will entail writing stories or blogs for our five models. The stories will be based on their lives and will be updated daily. In each story the clothes that they are wearing that day will be featured. You must be creative with this job and fexible as well since this is a start-up. The earning potential will be good for the right candidate. *Local candidates only, please.*
Posted 3/17/09

Bauer Publishing has an opening for a spring semester editorial and marketing intern for their humor website, 4TNZ.com. The candidate should be internet savvy and knowledgeable about pop culture.

This is not a coffee-getting internship — you should be ready to be an integral part of a great site run by a fun, young group, and gain plenty of experience working for a small team within a worldwide publishing giant.

Job responsibilities include:
- Writing, researching, brainstorming
- Social Networking Outreach
- Blog reading and outreach

Bauer can offer academic credit. We are located in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, just a few minutes over the George Washington Bridge and reachable directly by bus from New York City. Also open for graduates looking for experience, though no compensation is offered.
Posted 12/16/09

New teen website (4tnz.com) needs talented, enthusiastic and internet-saavy
interns to help develop content for launch and beyond. Duties include
web/photo research, writing original articles, managing comments and content
online and producing original video content. Ideal candidates will have tons
of web experience and strong writing skills. Experience with Photoshop also
a plus. This internship is FOR CREDIT ONLY. Schedule is flexible, but we¹d
need you to come in at least two times per week.
Posted 5/20/08.