Your major focus would be your experience with engines, but you will have a lot of latitude. We will also have an "ask the mechanic" section which you will have the opportunity to reply to as part of your writing.
Think about impacting 1 out of every 2 people online—in innovative and imaginative ways that are uniquely Yahoo!. We do just that each and every day, and you could too. After all, it's big thinkers like you who will create the next generation of Internet experiences for consumers and advertisers across the globe. Now’s the time to show the world what you've got. Put your ideas to work for over half a billion people.
Yahoo! is looking for an expert online editor to raise the level of our content served to citizens of Detroit. The ideal candidate will be a seasoned editor with a passion for news, new media, and their local market. He or she will synthesize content from a number of sources and publishers into a relevant, addictive offering for residents of Detroit. You should be flexible, quick-thinking, energetic, efficient, and able to work independently under pressure while maintaining attention to detail. Real-world experience managing feeds is a must.
In this role, the editor will be responsible for:
- Knowing your local community, including tastes, customs, passions, and sources
- Choosing which stories to highlight, and which to ignore
- Crafting clever and SEO-friendly headlines, writing tease copy, choosing and cropping appropriate images
- Sourcing and managing content from partners
- Incorporating data and audience feedback in programming decisions
- Monitoring blog comments, surfing similar sites for story ideas
- Familiarity with SEO, RSS, Twitter, Facebook and other social media
Qualifications for this role include:
- Bachelor’s degree, preferably in journalism or media
- Minimum 3+ years online and 5+ years overall experience at a major media outlet in your market
- Minimum 1+ year experience syndicating content
- Mastery of RSS, XML and feed management tools/best practices
- Comfort with online publishing tools including more than one at a time
- Basic HTML and Photoshop skills
- A thorough understanding of editorial best practices, and an authoritative grasp of the AP Stylebook and Chicago Manual of Style
Applicants should submit at least three published online writing or packaging samples. All applicants will also undergo a timed writing and editing test.
Requirements:
Healthy sense of wit, humor
Knowledge of Detroit arts and entertainment
Expertise in hip hop, indie rock, film, nightlife
Excellent writing ability and experience
Good communication skills
This position is PART-TIME.
Compensation: Competitive.
Please reply with previews for 3 upcoming events in Detroit. The write-ups should be no more than 80 words.
Please submit samples in the body of an e-mail – and do not attach Word docs.
-excellent writing skills
-basic HTML knowledge
-some blogging experience
-ability to post once a day (50-500 words posts)
To apply:
Please send a sample of your writing to blog@amberdesire.com and/or a reference to your published posts. Please also include a short bio and a desired rate per post.
1. Spain
2. Guatemala
3. Honduras
4. El Salvador
5. Nicaragua
6. Costa Rica
7. Panama
8. Cuba
9. Dominican Republic
10. Puerto Rico
11. Venezuela
12. Colombia
13. Ecuador
14. Peru
15. Bolivia
16. Paraguay
17. Chile
18. Argentina
19. Uruguay
20. Equatorial Guinea
Please do not respond to this ad if you have traveled to any of these places as just a tourist for a couple of weeks. We are looking for writers who have a solid and true understanding of each country’s culture and people. We need people who can offer a unique perspective on both well-known and lesser-known facts about each country; we're looking for personalized, first-person experiences. We are also interested in hearing from Latin American writers living in the United States (provided you continue to have a solid connection to your heritage and culture).
If you are passionate about your culture, and educating youth about the truths and details of one or more of these countries, please send an e-mail to lrinke@teachersdiscovery.com.
Please provide a one-paragraph sample, illustrating how you would tackle this project.
You must be able to travel to our office to conduct a video interview, or you should own some sort of digital video recording device.
Why? Because you may have extra time on your hands, and you DEFINITELY want to help revitalize Detroit. You also believe that a conversation is the first step to that revitalization.
How? Email a SHORT essay to the email above. No guidelines- just write from your heart about what you've experienced in or because of Detroit, how the recession has impacted you, or some similar topic.
More Specific? Really, what we're looking for here is something that would post well on: http://cleanslatedetroit.blogspot.com/. If you can match the theme, your chances increase dramatically.
Writers of selected essays will be notified by email promptly.
Job Description:
This position will acquire/develop new general-interest nonfiction book projects/authors in the field of Business and Economics, annually contracting approximately 50 volumes. A creative, energetic professional will manage and advocate for well-established and successful lists, ensuring they make an ongoing and substantial contribution to the success of the print and online publishing programs; follow market trends and opportunities; forge print and electronic strategies; conceive book concepts; contact leading authors; evaluate suitability of proposals for publication; negotiate contracts; maintain good relations with current authors; ensure manuscripts are delivered on time and published according to schedule and budget; and interact with the production and marketing departments to ensure appropriate and successful publication. Editors play a key role in forging Praeger's identity in the marketplace.
Job Requirements:
Outstanding communication and writing, organizational, and project management skills are required; 5 years book-publishing experience is required; familiarity with Business and/or Economics is desirable; experience in database development is a plus.
Who we are:
Our focus is educational resources for the scholar, student, teacher, & librarian in universities & secondary schools. We offer a complete benefit package including medical, dental & vision; transportation subsidies; flexible schedules; generous vacation, sick, & holiday paid time; & many employee conveniences. EOE.
As an Editorial Intern, you'll write reviews and features on games for the iPhone. You'll have a flexible level of responsibility based on your availability. (We welcome students and moonlighters.) Work is done remotely, giving you the flexibility of choosing your own hours and location.
If interested, contact us at brickrolld@gmail.com with answers to the following 3 questions:
1) What... is your name?
2) What... is your quest?
3) Approximately... how many iPhone games have you played?