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1. NY Daily News
U.S.A. OK for Brit celeb weekly
By Paul Colford
1/28/05
Get ready for a U.S. edition of OK! - Britain's very glossy, oversized and popular celebrity weekly.
Billionaire British publisher Richard Desmond, who had dodged calls seeking comment on word he'll launch OK! this year, announced yesterday the former editor of British OK! will head a U.S. edition.
His choice as editor in chief - Nicola McCarthy, known as Nic - has been working in New York since last spring, as an executive editor of Us Weekly, which now becomes a rival.
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Ed hears ??¦.
...that Domino Magazine, the new Conde Nast home shopping magazine, that will
launch in May '05, is looking for spring and summer interns for the
photo department. Great experience for aspiring photographers, stylists,
production, art/design people but fun and interesting for anyone.
Unique opportunity to see a magazine grow from the beginning stages. Will
be involved with photo shoots, model castings, researching
stylists/photographers/hair & makeup artists/locations, etc. Eager volunteers
should send note/resume if applicable to: katie_priester@condenast.com. Must
be able to receive school credit.
??¦ that Marie Claire is looking for an intern in the features department for the Spring semester. Interns are unpaid, and you must be able to receive credit. Please send cover letter and resume and your availability to lcampbell@hearst.com. (OK to mention Ed)
... that Us Weekly is still looking for interns to begin immediately. Please send funny/Us-y cover letter and resume to Kristen.Sardis@usmagazine.com and Rachel.Abrahamson@usmagazine.com. NO PHONE CALLS. Please remember that this internship entails long hours (but is so totally worth it!). (OK to mention Ed)
... that Us Weekly is still looking for interns to begin immediately. Please send funny/Us-y cover letter and resume to Kristen.Sardis@usmagazine.com and Rachel.Abrahamson@usmagazine.com. NO PHONE CALLS. Please remember that this internship entails long hours (but is so totally worth it!). (OK to mention Ed)
Need a 3-day-a-week intern to help as needed. There will be opportunities to write, but there will be grunt work also. Intern will help with all departments (ad sales, photo, art, edit, etc) and will get a great overview of the magazine process. Small staff=lots of responsibility for an intern. (Don??™t mention Ed)
??¦ that Interior Design magazine is seeking Interns, for a paid position. Interns should be available 4-5 days per week during normal business hours. Duties include administrative work, research, preliminary fact-checking, follow-up phone calls to designers, architects, and manufacturers, and working with Edit and Art to pitch in whenever needed. We have a great, low-key office environment, and this internship would work well for anyone looking for design connections or monthly magazine experience. Interns will do/see it all. Please fax resumes and cover letters to: Mairi Beautyman, Interior Design, 646-746-7426. (OK to mention Ed)
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Ed hears ??¦.
??¦ that American Baby magazine is looking for an associate editor covering health and nutrition. Responsibilities: creation of editorial content; assignment of freelance articles; tracking freelance story development; editing and proofreading editorial content; researching & writing health news; processing contracts; keeping abreast of health and nutrition trends; conceiving ideas and following through in the revision process. Experience in magazine layout and production and familiarity with layout software; knowledge of Health and/or nutrition preferred; must have proven ability to work independently and under pressure, meet deadlines; strong communication and research skills essential. (Best not to mention Ed)
??¦ that there's an editorial assistant position open at the New York Post. You'd be assisting the Sunday editor, doing a lot of research, reporting and writing and all that good editorial assistant stuff: getting lunch, coffee, etc. If you want to break into media with little to no experience out of college this is the perfect job for you. Everybody reads the Post and editors will all know your name. But here's the catch - No Benefits. Send resumes to Lindsay Powers at LPowers@nypost.com or 1211 Avenue of the Americas, Tenth Floor, New York, NY 10036. Needs to be filled immediately. Please mention Ed.
??¦ that John Brown Publishing is looking for a freelance production editor. Approximately 3 or so weeks at the end of March/beginning of April. Job will consist of sending out color, placing lo-res images, sending out and keeping track of pages, prepress proofs, ad trafficking etc. Great position for someone who is also interested in heading towards the managing editor position as this person will be responsible for some of the internal day to day page tracking as well. Interested people should email a resume with the job title in the subject line to tara.cox@johnbrownpublishing.com. (Don??™t mention Ed)
??¦ that John Brown Publishing is looking for a copy editor. Meticulous person to copy edit approximately 60 pages, input changes into Quark and help traffic pages. This would be around end of March/beginning of April for approximately 2 weeks. Interested people should email a resume with the job title in the subject line to tara.cox@johnbrownpublishing.com. (Don??™t mention Ed)
??¦ that Girlshop, Inc. is looking for an editor/coordinating producer for their trio of retail websites, Girlshop.com, Guyshop.com and Totshop.com. Enthusiastic fashion-savvy candidate must possess strong writing and editing skills, a vision for online shopping, and a minimum of 2 years in an editorial environment. Daily responsibilities include assigning and maintaining a stable of freelance writers for product descriptions, editing and writing site content, creating and adhering to a production schedule, updating product availability, working with the buying and graphics departments. Candidate will be responsible for generating constant excitement for the sites through trend page ideas, email concepts and promoting hot products. Candidates must be creative, detail oriented, meticulous,
able to meet deadlines and have a true passion for online shopping. Contact Denise Donadio denise@girlshop.com with "Editor/Producer" in the subject line. No phone calls please! (Best not to mention Ed)
... that a new online magazine is looking for freelance factcheckers from Feb 1 - Feb 7, with possibility of long-term work. Option to work at home. Please contact judydutton@nyc.rr.com.
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