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Online Editorial Assistant Sought
We're looking for 1-2 part-time, short-term editorial assistants with a solid understanding of the news industry and online media technologies. Your work will involve researching timely news topics and events, as well as light website content maintenance.

The position is on-site (with some flexibility), 20 hours per week in Soho, downtown New York City. The contract is short-term with potential for longer engagement. Payment is $10/hour. This is a great opportunity to build experience in digital editorial and publishing.

Requirements:
- Broad news awareness and understanding, across many categories.
- Web-savvy research skills (library science a plus, rock-solid editorial judgment a must).
- Must understand tools like Wikipedia or Freebase, and can seek and evaluate the quality of such data sources for product development purposes.
- Must be able to take both direction and/or initiative where needed, and work independently.
- Owns a laptop.

To apply, please send a resume and personalized cover letter detailing your qualifications.

• Compensation: $200/Week
• This is a part-time job.
• This is an internship job
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• Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests.