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Jobs

...that Sheckys.com is seeking talented, responsible freelance writers in Los Angeles, New York City, Atlanta, San Francisco, Boston and Chicago to review local bars and clubs and/or compile themed “Hot Lists.” To apply, please submit a mock bar review (no first person please!) and send a resume to adam@sheckys.com. Writers should be witty, savvy about local nightlife, and able to describe a bar in a fun and concise way.

...that Latino University Magazine, an entertaining, educational and informative publication providing our readers with fresh, smart and relevant content encompassing the New Generation Latino college experience, is looking for writers with unique ideas. Writers should have a fresh voice and be able to write well-researched pieces relevant to our demographic. Our departments include health, fashion, music, entertainment, motivational real life stories, Latino literature, features, career-oriented pieces, just about anything our readers find interesting, inspirational and useful. Please submit your writing samples, contact information and story pitches to Valentina, vespana@latcominc.com. (OK to mention Ed)

...that Niche Media is looking for full time and freelance fact checkers to work on Boston Common, Capitol File, and LA Confidential. Research experience at a magazine is required! The full time positions offer the opportunity to write. Send resumes to lesleyb@nichemediallc.com.

...that Reader’s Digest is seeking a highly strategic and creative editor who can flourish in a fast-paced environment and apply his/her enthusiasm toward directing the editorial positioning, creating interactive content, and partnering with writers and staff to translate our rich book content into dynamic interactive tools and experiences. The editor will set editorial direction, tone and vision, coordinate content generation across multiple media formats, improving content quality, supervise junior editors and improve audience metrics i.e. page views, frequency and duration. Qualifications: 5-7 years of notable journalism experience, with at least two in an online environment, experience managing columnists and high-powered contributors, stellar editorial skills, especially line editing, keen eye for details, and highly collaborative nature and spirit. Familiarity with Web publishing tools a plus. Reader’s Digest offers an excellent benefits package (401K) and professional growth opportunities (bonus eligible). To apply, please visit our website at: www.rd.com/careers Requisition number 2733BR

...that Niche Media has a Junior Designer opportunity available. Candidates must have a minimum of 6 months to 1 year of experience in an editorial capacity. E-mail resume and cover letter, including salary requirements, and up to 3 samples of your work, in lo-res JPEG, or PDF to: jobs@nichemediallc.com.

...that Smart Business Network in Cleveland, OH is looking for a graphic designer to work on its 19 monthly business magazines. Responsibilities will include working with various departments to design and print promotional materials (including advertisements, conference materials and sales collateral); collecting, tracking and judging the quality of photos for use in the publications; designing graphics and ad banners for our Web site; assisting in the tracking and quality of incoming print-ready artwork. The graphic designer may also be asked to lay out content in some of our 19 publications; digitally correct photos; distribute reprints to clients; design some advertisements and advertorials. The ideal candidate has relevant design experience as well as the ability to communicate effectively, learn quickly, thrive in a deadline-driven environment and regularly take on new challenges. Knowledge of Macintosh OSX, QuarkXPress, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Acrobat a must. To apply, send your resume and design samples to production@sbnonline.com. Do NOT mention Ed.

Internships

...that Teen Vogue is looking for an intern for spring 2007 to assist the managing editor and the fashion market department. Candidate must be a RELIABLE, organized, self-starting multi-tasker who loves fashion, learns fast and can work 2 to 3 days per week from January through May. Send a resume and a cover letter explaining why you're a good candidate for an internship at Teen Vogue to meghan_sutherland@condenast.com. (OK to mention Ed)

...that Seventeen is looking for a few editorial interns available at least two and a half days a week for the spring semester. You MUST receive school credit since the internship is unpaid, but you'll get great experience assisting several editors in our features department on health, real life and love stories. We're looking for someone with super strong research skills, a writing background and (cheesy as it sounds!) a genuine passion for teen magazines, since we'll need you to find and contact a lot of our "real girls" for stories. Send your cover letter and resume ASAP to Melanie Abrahams, associate editor, at mabrahams@hearst.com. Please mention Ed!

...that Stuff magazine is looking for hard-working, organized, fun-loving but responsible interns who know--or want to know better--the men's magazine marketplace. Ideal candidates will have good ideas, be able to multitask and know how to do online research. We are a small staff and will give you plenty of responsibilities, including assisting editors in researching articles and calling in products, transcribing interviews, contributing ideas for articles, possibly writing articles and/or sidebars to articles and general administrative help. All interested candidates should submit their cover letter and resumes to arak@stuffmagazine.com. Please put Stuff Editorial Intern in subject when applying. Students must be able to receive college credit in order to be an intern at Stuff. (OK to mention Ed)

...that the fashion and accessories departments of ELLE are looking to fill several internship positions. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, checking in and out clothing and accessories samples, organizing the fashion and accessories closets, picking up designer samples around Manhattan, assisting on photo shoots, help in putting together look-boards for the editors and occasional administrative tasks. Interns must be dedicated, mature and enthusiastic about learning how the fashion department of a top publication works. Internships must be for school credit and interns must commit to 2-3 days per week. Please contact kpaine@hfmus.com to submit a resume or for more information.

...that Parenting magazine is looking for an intern to work in the art department. An intern in Parenting's art department will have the opportunity to work for a Time Inc. publication, providing general office assistance to the art and photography departments. The intern will work closely with the Art Assistant and his/her responsibilities will include scanning, updating the illustrator and photographer database, calling in and returning portfolios, faxing, copying, and updating the editorial wall. This person must be energetic, detail-oriented, organized, self-motivated and able to prioritize duties as they come. Experience with photography, scanning, QuarkXPress and Photoshop knowledge a plus. An intern with photo experience may have the opportunity to do photo research and photo shoot production. We are looking to fill this position immediately for January 2006. Please send resume and cover letter to cheryl_marzec@timeinc.com. No phone calls, please! (OK to mention Ed)

...that photographer Chris Buck, a portrait photographer working for editorial and advertising clients, seeks a spring intern. His clients include Esquire, GQ, New York, Blender, The New York Times Magazine, Hewlett Packard, Moviefone and Microsoft. The Chris Buck office seeks someone enthusiastic, quick learning and detail oriented to assist with the day-to-day needs of our busy photo office. Duties include filing photographs, running practical earns, scanning & retouching images and compiling portfolios. Good organizational skills and a sense of humor are equally important in working with us. The intern will be able to accompany the photographer on local shoots as a 2nd or 3rd assistant. Also, we encourage the asking of lots of questions re: the industry and the craft of photography. This internship is different than many in that the student is almost always working directly with the photographer. We offer a $15 per day stipend. The position is for two full days a week and the runs from January to May. Send a resume and/or cover letter via e-mail to chrisbuck@mindspring.com. (OK to mention Ed)

...that Family Circle is looking for interns in both the Home and Health departments for Spring 2007 (January-May). We are looking for a minimum of 2/3 days a week and the internship MUST be for academic credit. The Home department is looking for a creative and organized person who has a passion for home decorating, organization, and crafts. Some of the intern's daily responsibilities will include market work, research, maintaining/organizing the home closet and products we receive, some writing and some administrative work. There will be opportunities to attend photo shoots. The health department is looking for an excellent writer with great phone/people skills who is interested in women's and family health topics. The intern will do some administrative work (such as updating the health files), research health topics and brainstorm article ideas, assist the health editors in various ways and will get some clips (if writing skills are up to par). Please send cover letters and resumes to dori.katz@meredith.com. (OK to mention Ed)

...that Creative Loafing-Atlanta, a small organization with a commitment to the very best journalism, is looking for interns in the events, food & drink, music, news, photography, and online departments. Interns are encouraged to pitch story ideas to all editors and sections of the paper, but we hold them to the same standards as our professional writers. Each candidate should have some journalism experience and must be working toward a degree. Additionally, candidates must be receiving credit for the internship. Students with published work preferred. We require a minimum commitment of 12-16 hours per week. To apply, please send a cover letter (explaining how the internship will fit into your course of study), a resume, two references (with e-mail and phone number), and three samples of your work to: Noah Gardenswartz, Creative Loafing, 384 Northyards Blvd., Suite 600, Atlanta GA 30313, or noah.gardenswartz@creativeloafing.com. No phone calls or surprise visits.

...that BlackBook magazine is looking for a few good edit interns, beginning in January. Some writing and research experience preferred. Lots of writing opportunities to be had, please send your resume and clips to the managing editor, Jess Holl: jess@blackbookmag.com. Check us out online: www.blackbookmag.com. (OK to mention Ed)

...that ESSENCE magazine is looking for enthusiastic interns to assist the Beauty Department and its editors. Candidates must be organized, motivated, hardworking and have a genuine interest in the beauty and magazine industries. We are looking for candidates with a passion for writing, who can't wait to exercise their creativity in this area. There will also be opportunities to go to photo shoots and appointments with representatives in the industry besides maintaining and organizing the beauty closet, requesting products for editorial review, and researching credits. Interns will work closely with the Beauty team, including the Essence Beauty Director and Cover Editor Mikki Taylor. This is an unpaid position. All candidates must be able to receive school credit. A minimum of 2 days per week is required. We are currently looking for someone to start in January and work throughout the spring semester. The deadline for applying is January 1. Please email your cover letter and resume to Wendy Wilson, staff writer at wwilson@essence.com. (OK to mention Ed)

...that Metropolitan Media Group in Minnesota, publisher of 15 community lifestyle publications, is currently hiring interns for the Winter 2007 and Summer 2007 terms. Please send a resume, cover letter and three writing clips to Laura Haraldson, 5001 American Blvd. W., Suite 400, Bloomington, MN 55437, or laura.haraldson@metmediagroup.com, by Dec. 29. No phone calls, please. The internship is paid. The position involves fact-checking, participating in staff meetings and projects, and some writing for regular departments within the magazines, as well as the opportunity to advance toward feature and personality profile story writing. Candidates must be hard working, ambitious, have an interest in magazine journalism; some experience writing journalistic feature stories is helpful but not required. Candidates for these positions must be detail-oriented self-starters with a flair for creativity.