Good morning FWJ Friends! I have some blogging gigs for you this morning, along with jobs for technical writers, content writers, and some internship positions. Mediabistro is looking for instructors, if you live in the New York area and are interested in adding some teaching experience to your resume. I hope you find something that catches your interest in today’s list.
Leads…
- HR Blogger @ b5 Media
- Blog for Beneath the Brand
- Blog for Digital Point
- Blog for Flack Me
- Freelance Writers for National Consumer Magazine
- Freelance Family Law Writer @ CCH Canadian Limited
- Freelance Junket Writer/Producer - Studio City, CA
- Technical Writer - Contract - On Site - Vancouver, WA
- Video Journalism Instructors @ Mediabistro.com - New York
- News Writing Instructors @ Mediabistro.com - New York
- Online Writing for the Web Instructors @ Mediabistro.com - New York
- Young Adult Novel Instructors @ Mediabistro.com - New York
- Copywriting Instructors @ Mediabistro.com - New York
- Blog for Orange Life Magazine
- Blogger for FASHION Magazine - London, Ontario ($50 per post)
- Blogger for FASHION Magazine - Ottawa, Ontario ($50 per post)
- Writer for a Gamers Blog ($20 per post)
- Big Shot Magazine Seeks Local Correspondent - Toronto
- Sports Writers Based in the Atlanta Area
- Book Editor Needed - Telecommute
- Restaurant Writer - Austin
- Freelance Writer for South End News - Boston
- Bay Windows Seeks Freelance Reporter - Boston
- Editorial Interns for New Environmentally Focused Web Startup - Newton Highlands, MA - Paid
- Bloggers Wanted for Multiple Topics - Pays a Monthly Stipend
- Freelance Research Editor Needed - Part Time - On Site - Dallas ($15-$18 per hour)
- Technical Writer for 90-Day Assignment - On Site - Richardson, TX
- Technical Editor Internship - On Site - Addison, TX ($13-$18 per hour)
- Freelance Writers for National Attorney Newsletter - Telecommute
- Press Release Writer Needed ($100)
- Business and Legal Bloggers Wanted - On Site - Venice Beach
- Gay Porn DVD Reviewer ($25 per review)
- Italian to English Translator Wanted - Miami
- SEO Copywriter/Content Writer/Marketing Writer - Telecommute
- Freelance Proofreader - On Site - New York
- GN Media Group Looking for Interns - PA/NJ/MD/DE
- Freelance Writer - Telecommute
- Resume Writer for Golfer - Carmel Valley
- Senior Copywriter - Freelance to Full Time - On Site - Seattle ($35+ per hour DOE)
- Freelance Editor Needed - Telecommute ($25-$50 per hour DOE)
- Media and Copy Writing Internship @ MINT - Washington, D.C. - Unpaid
- Contract Medical Technical Writers ($20 per hour)
- Fashion Writers and Apparel Authors Wanted for Internship - Washington, D.C.
- Real Estate Journalist/Blogger to Write About VA/DC/MD Area - Telecommute
Good Luck!
Jodee
May 14th, 2008 at 10:30 am
how on earth do you review gay porn? lol.
The PR blog looks great, wonder how many will apply.
This blog is very addictive
May 14th, 2008 at 10:41 am
@ Maryam - the same way you review any other movie.
May 14th, 2008 at 10:59 am
Thanks a lot Jodee!
Some good leads for me today (though perhaps I should point out the gay porn job isn’t one of them. Kudos to whoever gets that though)
Some good news, after wrestling with wordpress and hosting and FTP and everything for hours I finally got my travel website up (I’m young, I should know these things already, right?).
Nothing much on there yet apart from a couple of hastily compiled posts, and I still have a lot of work to do on design, but starting June 4th there’ll be daily updates of my adventures.
http://www.travelsofjack.com
or http://www.youngrover.com, I couldn’t decide.
I’ll let you know when I get some content going!
Thanks again Jodee.
May 14th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
to jack B : you might want to check the text it seems a little loopy.
I still don’t get how you can ” review” gay porn. It’s not like anyone is grading the acting or the lighting.
May 14th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
btw anyone had any succes writing for b5 media? do they pay well? anytime I apply it seems they get steamrolled with applications.
May 14th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
@Maryam-
It is all reviewed the same way you review a book, movie, television show… For my book reviews, I always base it on “is this worth the money the publisher is charging me?” I count how intriguing the story line is, if the book’s editors missed a lot (and it happens, I found one non-fiction book with the name Abraham Lincoln spelled “Abrham Lincoln” throughout to me an editor should have caught that!), and if the author created a book I’d be willing to purchase.
With porn, the reviewer has to decide if the sound quality if clear, images clear, offer a synopsis of the plot (harder to do with some porn flicks), and decide if the porn is worth the price or lacking something.
May 14th, 2008 at 12:31 pm
Finally there’s a gig in my town, but, I’m totally unqualified for it! Maybe tomorrow.
May 14th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
Keep in mind for the movie review, it’ll take you 2 hours just to do your “research” erm, watch it. So that cuts down the value on the $25/review.
May 14th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
@Adam - for some, the free video is worthwhile. It all depends on your budget and spending habits.
My brother is an engineer making $80 an hour, but even he responded a couple weeks ago to the posting for a blu-ray movie reviewer. He offered me the pay to help compose and edit his reviews, but he wanted the free DVDs because they are costing him a fortune.
So for anyone who regularly buys or rents gay porn, the savings alone can make up for the lower payscale.
That’s why I’ve been reviewing books for 8 years without pay. I receive about $500 in advanced copies or first editions every month, some personally autographed. When I was spending $300 to $500 a year on books, the reviewing gig made incredible sense… Even if my house is now wall to wall books in many rooms.
May 14th, 2008 at 12:47 pm
Maryam:
I write for b5 — http://www.breakingthemirror.com.
The pay is pretty low to start, but if you get involved with the community, you can learn tons about professional blogging.
And just to let you know — I was rejected at least once by b5.
So just keep trying!
May 14th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
@ Jack: You are most welcome!
Looking forward to reading about your adventures!
May 14th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
Book editor has been flagged. That’s too bad. Why do they do that?
May 14th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
Tai: A lot of people have started flagging job listings in order to reduce competition… they apply, then flag it so that hopefully others won’t see the ad.
In regards to the porn listing (which has been removed by now,anyway), a lot of the review sites like that hook you up with commissions from ads but don’t offer actual payment from the site you’re writing for. They make it sound good a first, then the final agreement is something completely different.
May 15th, 2008 at 5:16 am
@Maryam, Ann G hit the spot, I think. A review should really just focus on whether someone should pay for the product.
The only reason I’m looking at any of this stuff now is because I was lucky enough to land a few jobs reviewing videogames when I was about 13. I’d played them my whole life and it proved to be a good starting point for getting into writing. I didn’t get paid for most of my jobs, but I was getting free games, each worth $100(AUD), sometimes 20+ a month, which was enormous payment for someone my age. Also got invited to a lot of exclusive events for launches and stuff.
For videogames, you tend to break it into basic gameplay, graphics, sound, mention how long it will last you and who it interests. Some people will buy something based on brandname alone (similar to an author’s trusted name, I suppose), or if it’s a kids game based on a movie, they’ll often head towards that.
It’s been great for me, because since I’ve started, it has become a more popular medium and the average age becomes older and generally more spread out, meaning I have to work on my audience, the complexity, etc.
I rambled a bit there. Oh well.
P.S.
@Tai G, I had written an earlier comment about how you can usually view a flagged craigslist post using google… I could perhaps put it somewhere more permanent so people could use it?
May 15th, 2008 at 7:05 am
I placed an ad on CL that was flagged within two hours even though it was a real (and decent) paying job. I was so annoyed that some of the people who had applied to my ad had flagged it to get rid of the competition that I didn’t hire anyone. I refused to work with someone who would do such a thing. Unfortunately, people who didn’t flag the ad were also penalized. I now only post ads at places where people can’t flag and remove an ad.
May 15th, 2008 at 10:00 am
@ Louise: I can understand your frustration. If you are interested in posting an ad here, please contact Deb (deborahng (at) gmail.com) and she will be happy to help you out.
May 15th, 2008 at 10:22 am
Wow, it never occurred to me that people were flagging posts on CL to reduce their competition.
For shame!
May 15th, 2008 at 2:51 pm
Has anyone tried to apply to Orange Life Magazine?
This is the second time (at least) their listing appears here. I applied a couple of weeks or so agoand they contacted me a week or so later, demanding three samples to be delivered the next day.
I refused, ’cause it all looked suspicious to me. Maybe I shouldn’t have, I don’t know. They are still asking for free samples…
May 15th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
Travelzoo is not paying its bloggers by the way …
May 15th, 2008 at 6:05 pm
Orange Life contacted me as well …
They are looking for 3 samples … I wouldnt write 3 samples personally.
May 16th, 2008 at 1:03 am
Thanks, Scribette. I told them to visit my website and that I am prepared to discuss compensation if they are interested in my writing. I doubt they are though :). It’s free writing they’re interested in.
May 16th, 2008 at 1:57 am
blurg about the free blogging from travelzoo i am going to do it just because it is a high profile website,and ups my profile but i wont overextend myself sixty days seems like a long time to get paid though
man i wish the good paying jobs responded as quickly…
May 16th, 2008 at 10:03 am
Maryam,
If you’re working for free, how will you get paid in 60 days? Or do you mean you have to do a free sample?
May 16th, 2008 at 10:54 am
Travelzoo does not pay right now. The company said that it ‘may’ start paying 60 days from now.
July 24th, 2008 at 4:42 am
Hello,
Regarding Orange Life Magazine:
I’ve worked them more than a year ago, but have never been paid… This is just for your info.. Even if there was a contract…
Maybe you should ask half the payment before to submit anything to them.
Maybe they pay now the actual work - I have no idea. At that time at least, I know that I’m not the only one not having been paid.
So just be careful..
Cheers,
lo94co