Newsletter Editor - CIME
Home-based part-time position with flexible schedule
Location: Online position, located anywhere
Duration: min. 6 months
Starting July 2013
The Center for International Media Ethics CIME focuses on providing ethics training & awareness opportunities for journalists.
Position: As Newsletter Editor, you will be working on the edition of our monthly newsletter about media ethics to keep the journalist community up-to-date and aware of the important of ethical practices in developing countries worldwide.
Duties include but are not limited to:
- Writing and collecting quality articles about current media ethics for the monthly newsletter;
- Coordinating the work of the Newsletter team;
- Proofreading submitted pieces and editing them;
- Ensuring that the newsletter is fresh and interesting every month;
- Looking for visuals to accompany articles;
- Prepare the newsletter and send it our with MailChimp;
- Liaise with our Technical Consultant.
Depending on your available time, interest and background there might be a possibility to join other communication, social media, PR or fundraising activities of CIME (to be discussed during the interview). Academic credit may be possible and a good learning experience with a young, dynamic start-up team is guaranteed.
Qualifications:
- Professionalism;
- Fluent in English (native or close to native skills), other languages welcome but not a requirement;
- Strong organizational and communications skills;
- Background in journalism, writing is a strong asset;
- Excellent writing and interviewing skills;
- Team player;
- Self-confident and convincing;
- Must have own computer and internet.
- experience with mailChimp would be an advantage
