Job Vacancy | Full-Time Middle East and Asia Reporters | BuzzFeed.com
BuzzFeed is looking for sharp, intrepid, and plugged-in reporters to join our foreign news team. The successful candidate will have experience as reporters covering both breaking news and in-depth stories, and will also be totally native to the social conversations where foreign news increasingly lives. She or he will be hard-working, ambitious, and competitive team players with broad interests and an established social media presence.
Reporters will be expected to travel extensively, and attach a thematic beat to their location.
Precise locations to be determined, based in part on the reporter's skills, but we are looking for reporters in the Middle East and Asia. This is a full-time position and we offer competitive compensation.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
BuzzFeed is a new kind of media company for the social world. Our technology powers the viral distribution of content, detects what is trending on the web, and connects people in realtime with the hottest content of the moment. Our site is a rapidly growing hub for viral media that reaches over 60 million monthly unique visitors and our viral media network reaches an additional 300M.
BuzzFeed is at the forefront of a major shift in the advertising industry away from traditional banner ads towards "social advertising" that engages consumers, inspires sharing, and produces viral lift, or "earned media."
BuzzFeed's industry leading technology and unique social distribution engine is used by top brands such as GE, Kraft, and Coca Cola to go beyond banners, turbo charging their social advertising and branded content initiatives.
Jonah Peretti, founder & CEO of BuzzFeed, previously cofounded the Huffington Post and is a graduate of the MIT Media Lab.
BuzzFeed is backed by: NEA, Softbank, Hearst, RRE, Lerer Ventures, SV Angel and Founder Collective.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Applications: via Jobscore (the official recruitment platform of BuzzFeed)
Website: http://www.buzzfeed.com/
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Reporters will be expected to travel extensively, and attach a thematic beat to their location.
Precise locations to be determined, based in part on the reporter's skills, but we are looking for reporters in the Middle East and Asia. This is a full-time position and we offer competitive compensation.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Cover breaking news with an eye toward advancing stories.
- Write unique features that help illuminate major regional and
- international stories.
- Produce work that becomes a vital part of the international
- conversation around the stories you cover.
- Extensive experience in and knowledge of key countries.
- Solid list of contacts and sources.
- Language skills.
- Established social media presence.
BuzzFeed is a new kind of media company for the social world. Our technology powers the viral distribution of content, detects what is trending on the web, and connects people in realtime with the hottest content of the moment. Our site is a rapidly growing hub for viral media that reaches over 60 million monthly unique visitors and our viral media network reaches an additional 300M.
BuzzFeed is at the forefront of a major shift in the advertising industry away from traditional banner ads towards "social advertising" that engages consumers, inspires sharing, and produces viral lift, or "earned media."
BuzzFeed's industry leading technology and unique social distribution engine is used by top brands such as GE, Kraft, and Coca Cola to go beyond banners, turbo charging their social advertising and branded content initiatives.
Jonah Peretti, founder & CEO of BuzzFeed, previously cofounded the Huffington Post and is a graduate of the MIT Media Lab.
BuzzFeed is backed by: NEA, Softbank, Hearst, RRE, Lerer Ventures, SV Angel and Founder Collective.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Applications: via Jobscore (the official recruitment platform of BuzzFeed)
Website: http://www.buzzfeed.com/
Job Vacancy | Senior Writer & Researcher l Smarter Good, a global social enterprise l Philippines
The Senior Writer & Researcher will create persuasive, uniquely customized and exacting proposals that will highlight our client's strengths and make a strong case for funding. He/She will conduct research, analyze data and apply strategic thought in the construction of reports and letters that will lead to compelling grant proposals. The ideal candidate will have a global mindset and a commitment to helping social sector organizations make their work in various parts of the world more efficient. The post will be based in Manila, and will provide grants research, proposal writing and management support to non-profit organizations located in the US (clients). This is an excellent opportunity for bright and driven professionals to learn about the non-profit sector and to receive quality training and knowledge in fundraising and grant writing.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Smarter Good is a sustainable, ethical global services firm with a strong social mission and a focus on systemic change. We partner with non-profits and social sector organization to help them attain more change and more social impact in various communities in the US, Asia and Africa. Smarter Good envisions a social sector that: creates more impact, scales solutions to the size of the need, and solves our world's most intractable problems once and for all.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Applications: via the online form
Website: http://smartergood.com
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RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Analyze data and statistics to come up with application strategies to make a tailored, compelling proposal
- Use your creativity to craft effective, fact-based arguments for funders to support a non-profit
- Conduct extensive research and develop strategies to construct reports and letters
- Have a keen sense of the language that would appeal to funders and foundations
- Combine your flair for the creative with an analytical approach
- Research on foundations, both private and corporate
- Research and gather data on pressing global issues
- Supervisor: Manager for Non-Profit Services
- May supervise: Research and Writing Associate
- A university degree from a top-ranked university, preferably Communication Research, Development Communication, Psychology, Journalism, International Relations and other related fields. Relevant experience and training are considered in lieu of a relevant university degree.
- Experience and/or genuine interest in international development, community development, and the social sector
- A strong command of the English language, with excellent grammatical standards and solid writing skills
- Comfortable working with office systems including document management systems
- Independent thinker, team player, open to peer-sharing and brainstorming idea
- Minimum 3-5 years of solid writing experience preferred
- A natural flair for writing beyond report writing and fact-delivery
- Creativity in finding critical information and adept at data analysis
- Leadership qualities, high integrity, strong work ethic
Smarter Good is a sustainable, ethical global services firm with a strong social mission and a focus on systemic change. We partner with non-profits and social sector organization to help them attain more change and more social impact in various communities in the US, Asia and Africa. Smarter Good envisions a social sector that: creates more impact, scales solutions to the size of the need, and solves our world's most intractable problems once and for all.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Applications: via the online form
Website: http://smartergood.com
Call for submissions | Jaggery DesiLit Journal
Deadline: 31 July 2013
Jaggery, a DesiLit arts and literature journal, connects South Asian diasporic writers and homeland writers; we also welcome non-South Asians with a deep and thoughtful connection to South Asian countries, who bring their own intersecting perspectives to the conversation. (By South Asia we mean Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, The Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.) Our hope with Jaggery is to create a journal that offers the best writing by and about South Asians and their diaspora. Dark, complex, intense — and totally delicious. For more information on the journal, visit: http://jaggerylit.com/
We publish ART, ESSAYS, FICTION, POETRY, REVIEWS, and an advice column. We prefer original, previously unpublished submissions; we solicit reprints only in exceptional cases. We accept simultaneous submissions, provided you let us know immediately if it is being published elsewhere. We’re purchasing ongoing worldwide digital rights, for use in web and possible downloaded forms (ebook, PDF, etc.). Six months after publication, you may request to have your work removed from our online archive. We follow a blind submission review process and pay $25 for prose/poetry/art.
The deadline for submissions for the inaugural issue is July 31st, 2013.
When you are ready to submit, please visit our submission system at https://jaggery.submittable.com/submit. Submittable will securely send Jaggery’s editors your work and e-mail you a confirmation that it has been received. Submittable will also allow you to include a short cover letter with your work; to facilitate our blind reading process, please omit the cover letter. If your piece is accepted, we will contact you to request a bio for publication. Once you have submitted your work, you can check the status of your submission by signing onto your Submittable account. We aim to respond to all submissions within three months.
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:
FICTION: Jaggery seeks engrossing, entertaining, and enlightening fiction from or about South Asia and its diasporas. We wish to showcase fiction that moves minds and hearts, that takes risks in shedding new light on our lives, and is a pleasure to read and reread, from both emerging and established voices. We accept all types of stories, including excerpts from longer pieces. An excerpt should, however, stand alone as a complete work. We strongly prefer stories under 5000 words, but will consider longer pieces. There is no minimum length requirement. Payment is $25 / piece.
ESSAYS: Non-fiction contributions are invited for publication in Jaggery. Publishable pieces consider the changing, dynamic nature of South Asian society as reflected in its literature and other cultural productions such as art, film, and theatre, as well as more experimental genres and installations. We welcome innovative writing that finds new ways to see traditional issues. We are interested in reflections on identity and process, as well as contemporary ethical, spatial, or social concerns. We encourage an inter-disciplinary approach to cultural productions, reflecting the eclectic ways in which South Asia can be viewed: opinion pieces, literary criticism, interviews, editorial journalism, travel writing, memoir, and creative non-fiction. WORD LIMIT : 1000 – 5000 words. Payment is $25 / piece.
POETRY: Jaggery seeks poems inspired by South Asia and its diaspora that challenge, celebrate, ruminate, and advocate. Poets submitting pieces for consideration need not identify as South Asian or South Asian hyphenates; however, the poems submitted should. Jaggery welcomes original unpublished poems as well as translations of poems written in South Asian languages. SUB LIMIT: 3 poems (10 pages maximum total). Payment is $25 / piece.
REVIEWS: Jaggery solicits reviews of books on a wide range of subjects pertaining to South Asians, South Asia and South Asian diasporas. We seek fair and unbiased reviews of academic/popular-cultural books (creative nonfiction, fiction, and poetry), film, music, and theater. Each review should be addressed to the general reader and should include a description of contents and a critical appraisal. WORD LIMIT: 1000 words. Payment is $25 / piece.
Again, please submit via Submittable, but specific questions may be directed to the following:
Submissions: via Submittable
Website: http://jaggerylit.com
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Jaggery, a DesiLit arts and literature journal, connects South Asian diasporic writers and homeland writers; we also welcome non-South Asians with a deep and thoughtful connection to South Asian countries, who bring their own intersecting perspectives to the conversation. (By South Asia we mean Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, The Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.) Our hope with Jaggery is to create a journal that offers the best writing by and about South Asians and their diaspora. Dark, complex, intense — and totally delicious. For more information on the journal, visit: http://jaggerylit.com/
We publish ART, ESSAYS, FICTION, POETRY, REVIEWS, and an advice column. We prefer original, previously unpublished submissions; we solicit reprints only in exceptional cases. We accept simultaneous submissions, provided you let us know immediately if it is being published elsewhere. We’re purchasing ongoing worldwide digital rights, for use in web and possible downloaded forms (ebook, PDF, etc.). Six months after publication, you may request to have your work removed from our online archive. We follow a blind submission review process and pay $25 for prose/poetry/art.
The deadline for submissions for the inaugural issue is July 31st, 2013.
When you are ready to submit, please visit our submission system at https://jaggery.submittable.com/submit. Submittable will securely send Jaggery’s editors your work and e-mail you a confirmation that it has been received. Submittable will also allow you to include a short cover letter with your work; to facilitate our blind reading process, please omit the cover letter. If your piece is accepted, we will contact you to request a bio for publication. Once you have submitted your work, you can check the status of your submission by signing onto your Submittable account. We aim to respond to all submissions within three months.
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:
FICTION: Jaggery seeks engrossing, entertaining, and enlightening fiction from or about South Asia and its diasporas. We wish to showcase fiction that moves minds and hearts, that takes risks in shedding new light on our lives, and is a pleasure to read and reread, from both emerging and established voices. We accept all types of stories, including excerpts from longer pieces. An excerpt should, however, stand alone as a complete work. We strongly prefer stories under 5000 words, but will consider longer pieces. There is no minimum length requirement. Payment is $25 / piece.
ESSAYS: Non-fiction contributions are invited for publication in Jaggery. Publishable pieces consider the changing, dynamic nature of South Asian society as reflected in its literature and other cultural productions such as art, film, and theatre, as well as more experimental genres and installations. We welcome innovative writing that finds new ways to see traditional issues. We are interested in reflections on identity and process, as well as contemporary ethical, spatial, or social concerns. We encourage an inter-disciplinary approach to cultural productions, reflecting the eclectic ways in which South Asia can be viewed: opinion pieces, literary criticism, interviews, editorial journalism, travel writing, memoir, and creative non-fiction. WORD LIMIT : 1000 – 5000 words. Payment is $25 / piece.
POETRY: Jaggery seeks poems inspired by South Asia and its diaspora that challenge, celebrate, ruminate, and advocate. Poets submitting pieces for consideration need not identify as South Asian or South Asian hyphenates; however, the poems submitted should. Jaggery welcomes original unpublished poems as well as translations of poems written in South Asian languages. SUB LIMIT: 3 poems (10 pages maximum total). Payment is $25 / piece.
REVIEWS: Jaggery solicits reviews of books on a wide range of subjects pertaining to South Asians, South Asia and South Asian diasporas. We seek fair and unbiased reviews of academic/popular-cultural books (creative nonfiction, fiction, and poetry), film, music, and theater. Each review should be addressed to the general reader and should include a description of contents and a critical appraisal. WORD LIMIT: 1000 words. Payment is $25 / piece.
Again, please submit via Submittable, but specific questions may be directed to the following:
- General: Mary Anne Mohanraj, editor-in-chief, editor.jaggery@gmail.com
- Art: Laura Hsieh, art.jaggery@gmail.com
- Essays: Fazeela Jiwa, essays.jaggery@gmail.com
- Fiction: Anjali Goyal, fiction.jaggery@gmail.com
- Poetry: Gowri Koneswaran, poetry.jaggery@gmail.com
- Reviews: Ravi Shenoy, reviews.jaggery@gmail.com
Submissions: via Submittable
Website: http://jaggerylit.com
Job Vacancy | Features Editor at InsideOut Magazine | Dubai
Do you know your Egg chair from your Swan? Would you be able to ask Philippe Starck probing design questions and craft an intelligent, insightful article on his inspirations? Could you source luxury homes and gardens one day and the next write about all the latest launches and collections from the region’s top interior brands? Do you have a keen interest in interior design and an engaging writing style? InsideOut– the UAE’s premier home interiors magazine – is looking for an exceptional features editor to join its team. You should have at least four years’ experience on a national or international title and be passionate about interior design. Ideally, you’ll be a multi-tasker who has social media, digital and app experience too and is committed to creating a world-class product.
To apply please send a covering letter saying why you’d be perfect for InsideOut and your CV to Munsif Molummolu@gulfnews.com and Charlotte Butterfield cbutterfield@gulfnews.com
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Questions/ applications: Molummolu@gulfnews.com and cbutterfield@gulfnews.com
Website: http://insideoutmagazine.ae/
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To apply please send a covering letter saying why you’d be perfect for InsideOut and your CV to Munsif Molummolu@gulfnews.com and Charlotte Butterfield cbutterfield@gulfnews.com
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Questions/ applications: Molummolu@gulfnews.com and cbutterfield@gulfnews.com
Website: http://insideoutmagazine.ae/
Call for poetry by women poets | Delhi anthology (Poets Printery) | India
Calling for submissions by women poets below the age of 30, to share their love for the beautiful city of Delhi. Talk about your love for the city of memories. Delhi belongs to everyone who lives in it, but no one belongs to Delhi- is this how we see this city?
Poets Printery, a publishing house based at East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa is planning to bring out an anthology of poems and invites women based in Delhi to pour out their fascination for the city in the form of poetry. To reveal the undying and relentless, razed and raging, crazed and craving, old and ageless, Hindu, Islamic, Sikh and in equal measure sufi and atheist soul or the spirit of Delhi.
A city revealed, is a personality understood: it is this relationship with Delhi which we at Poets Printery seek to look into and as an editor I am looking forward to reading your work.
Please send me your poems on this email id- semeenali3010@yahoo.co.in
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Questions/ submissions: semeenali3010@yahoo.co.in
Website: http://www.poetsprintery.co.za/
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Poets Printery, a publishing house based at East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa is planning to bring out an anthology of poems and invites women based in Delhi to pour out their fascination for the city in the form of poetry. To reveal the undying and relentless, razed and raging, crazed and craving, old and ageless, Hindu, Islamic, Sikh and in equal measure sufi and atheist soul or the spirit of Delhi.
A city revealed, is a personality understood: it is this relationship with Delhi which we at Poets Printery seek to look into and as an editor I am looking forward to reading your work.
Please send me your poems on this email id- semeenali3010@yahoo.co.in
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Questions/ submissions: semeenali3010@yahoo.co.in
Website: http://www.poetsprintery.co.za/
Call for submissions | Indian LGBT anthology (Pink Pages) | paying market
Deadline: 30 June 2013
Our History, Our Lives, Our Narratives…
We’re glad to announce the launch of an exciting new project by Pink Pages. Titled “Different, But Equal”, we’re publishing a first of its kind anthology that chronicles the historical and cultural evolution of India’s queer community and its struggle for legal and social rights. Given the lack of similar comprehensive literature, we feel it’ll be a significant contribution to the genre of modern Indian writing.
ABOUT THE ANTHOLOGY:
We’re inviting articles in the non-fiction category from diverse sections of the Indian queer community- activists, lawyers, artists, students, or just common queer men and women- who have a story to tell. The articles are divided into three broad segments-
Identity – Writings on modern Indian queer identity- What it means to be LGBTI in a rapidly changing democracy, where old world socialism is being fast abandoned for fast paced capitalism, where the flood gates of globalization have been opened making way for hitherto western ideas of ‘individual identity’ to clash with the holy cows of family and religious values.
Culture – Writings on popular Indian gay culture- from films, music and literature; to the evolution of urban gay and lesbian sub-cultures, encompassing language, art and expression in the Indian context.
Politics – Manifestation of gender and queer issues in Indian society and their implications on national and regional politics, legislations, legal jurisdictions and in Government/Non-Government and Corporate organizations, especially in the context of the legal struggle against Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code.
WHO CAN CONTRIBUTE?
This anthology will feature both well-known and not so well-known voices from the Indian queer community, in order to make sure readers get a flavor of fresh ideas from the younger generation, besides the fascinating narratives and experiences of the more prominent activists.
Contribution to this anthology is by open, so please feel free to suggest names who would add value to the collection.
HOW TO CONTRIBUTE?
It’s fairly simple- just send an initial draft to anthology@pink-pages.co.in by 30th June, clearly mentioning the category under which you’re submitting. There is no word limit for the entries. After drawing up the shortlisted entries, our Editorial Board will work with you, in case there is need for editing it for final publication. We will also need a short bio of yours to go along with the article.
WHAT DO WRITERS GET?
Besides getting a chance to be published alongside some well known names in the Indian LGBT movement, and being able to voice your thoughts to readers across India and the world, all contributors will also be given a cash amount of Rs 1000, two free copies of the published book, and a surprise gift from the Pink Pages team.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Questions/ submissions: anthology@pink-pages.co.in
Website: http://pink-pages.co.in/
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Our History, Our Lives, Our Narratives…
We’re glad to announce the launch of an exciting new project by Pink Pages. Titled “Different, But Equal”, we’re publishing a first of its kind anthology that chronicles the historical and cultural evolution of India’s queer community and its struggle for legal and social rights. Given the lack of similar comprehensive literature, we feel it’ll be a significant contribution to the genre of modern Indian writing.
ABOUT THE ANTHOLOGY:
We’re inviting articles in the non-fiction category from diverse sections of the Indian queer community- activists, lawyers, artists, students, or just common queer men and women- who have a story to tell. The articles are divided into three broad segments-
Identity – Writings on modern Indian queer identity- What it means to be LGBTI in a rapidly changing democracy, where old world socialism is being fast abandoned for fast paced capitalism, where the flood gates of globalization have been opened making way for hitherto western ideas of ‘individual identity’ to clash with the holy cows of family and religious values.
Culture – Writings on popular Indian gay culture- from films, music and literature; to the evolution of urban gay and lesbian sub-cultures, encompassing language, art and expression in the Indian context.
Politics – Manifestation of gender and queer issues in Indian society and their implications on national and regional politics, legislations, legal jurisdictions and in Government/Non-Government and Corporate organizations, especially in the context of the legal struggle against Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code.
WHO CAN CONTRIBUTE?
This anthology will feature both well-known and not so well-known voices from the Indian queer community, in order to make sure readers get a flavor of fresh ideas from the younger generation, besides the fascinating narratives and experiences of the more prominent activists.
Contribution to this anthology is by open, so please feel free to suggest names who would add value to the collection.
HOW TO CONTRIBUTE?
It’s fairly simple- just send an initial draft to anthology@pink-pages.co.in by 30th June, clearly mentioning the category under which you’re submitting. There is no word limit for the entries. After drawing up the shortlisted entries, our Editorial Board will work with you, in case there is need for editing it for final publication. We will also need a short bio of yours to go along with the article.
WHAT DO WRITERS GET?
Besides getting a chance to be published alongside some well known names in the Indian LGBT movement, and being able to voice your thoughts to readers across India and the world, all contributors will also be given a cash amount of Rs 1000, two free copies of the published book, and a surprise gift from the Pink Pages team.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Questions/ submissions: anthology@pink-pages.co.in
Website: http://pink-pages.co.in/
Job Vacancy | Performing Arts Editor at BLOUIN ArtInfo China | competitive salary
BLOUIN ARTINFO China seeks an experienced arts and culture journalist to fill the role of Performing Arts Editor.
Based in either Shanghai or Beijing, the Performing Arts Editor will lead the site's coverage of film, music, theater, and dance in China with a mix of news, interviews and reviews.
The successful candidate will be a native English speaker with good or fast-improving Mandarin. He or she will also have strong journalism training and/or experience that enables him/her to research well, and write fast, clearly and succinctly in a way that is both informative and interesting.
As well as writing articles, the position brings with it opportunities to develop web and image editing skills, shoot photographs and videos, and build our social media presence.
In addition to producing content for the website, the Performing Arts Editor will have opportunities to contribute to BLOUIN Media's print publications.
The job brings with it a competitive salary. To apply for the position, send your CV and examples of past articles to jobs.artinfo@gmail.com
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Questions/ applications: jobs.artinfo@gmail.com
Website: http://encn.blouinartinfo.com/
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Based in either Shanghai or Beijing, the Performing Arts Editor will lead the site's coverage of film, music, theater, and dance in China with a mix of news, interviews and reviews.
The successful candidate will be a native English speaker with good or fast-improving Mandarin. He or she will also have strong journalism training and/or experience that enables him/her to research well, and write fast, clearly and succinctly in a way that is both informative and interesting.
As well as writing articles, the position brings with it opportunities to develop web and image editing skills, shoot photographs and videos, and build our social media presence.
In addition to producing content for the website, the Performing Arts Editor will have opportunities to contribute to BLOUIN Media's print publications.
The job brings with it a competitive salary. To apply for the position, send your CV and examples of past articles to jobs.artinfo@gmail.com
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Questions/ applications: jobs.artinfo@gmail.com
Website: http://encn.blouinartinfo.com/
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