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Company:	APC
Position:	Seeking Book Reviewers
Location:	Ocala, Florida
Job Status:	Freelance
Salary:	Commission/Contract
Ad Expires:	July 25, 2008
Job ID:	940262
Website:	http://www.atlantic-pub.com

Description:
Atlantic Publishing Company is a leading publisher in the business, finance, real estate, and hospitality areas. We are searching for freelance writers who are interested in reading our books and writing honest reviews of 1-3 paragraphs. We will pay $50 for the entire project upon completion.

**** If you have done book reviews with us in the past we will not be able to re-hire you at this time.

We would like writers who are interested and would like additional information to e-mail Amanda Miller at the e-mail below and provide writing samples. We will provide you additional info at that time.

Please contact us for further information.

Thank you, Amanda Miller amiller@atlantic-pub.com

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Reply to: gapintelligencejobs@gmail.com
Date: 2008-06-16, 7:14PM PDT


Marketing Research company located in Banker's Hill is in need of a technical / business writer. The position entails being sent between 20-25 news articles per week that need to be summarized for publication. Each written article is no longer than 300 words / 2-3 paragraphs.

Only basic writing skills are required. The position absolutely requires the ability to read, process, and summarize news stories. Applicants will be asked to read / write a sample report as part of the hiring process (unpaid). Position can be performed at home, we prefer someone in San Diego, and Monday availability is a must. For those who are most interested in this position, please send your response / resume to Mr. Readtothebottom.

www.gapintelligence.com

Writing position is open ended and pays $15 per hour. Willing to work with 1099's or part-timers.

• Location: Banker's Hill
• Compensation: $15 per hour
• Telecommuting is ok.
• This is a part-time job.
• This is a contract job.
• Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster.
• Please, no phone calls about this job!
• Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests.

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Company:	HowStuffWorks, Inc.
Position:	Freelance Writer, Automotive
Location:	Atlanta, Other
Job Status:	Freelance
Salary:	Not Specified
Ad Expires:	July 22, 2008
Job ID:	938690

Description:
Company: HowStuffWorks.com

Position: Freelance Writer, Automotive

Job Status: Freelance

HowStuffWorks is looking for freelance automotive specialists to contribute original articles on topics related to motor vehicles and automotive technology. Strong writing ability and expertise in the auto industry are required. These are educational articles rather than auto reviews, and applicants must be able to break down complex subjects and explain difficult concepts in clear, simple language.

Please send a resume and two auto-related clips via e-mail to freelance -at- howstuffworks -dot- com. Include a cover letter with a summary of qualifications and reasons for interest in freelancing for HowStuffWorks as the body of the e-mail message. Unfortunately, we cannot respond to all applicants personally, and we cannot return writing samples. All correspondence to: freelance -at- howstuffworks -dot- com. No office visits or phone calls, please.

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Senior Editor for Website Needed Full Time ASAP $25-$39/hr (Telecommute)

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Reply to: gigs-726323177@craigslist.org
Date: 2008-06-20, 9:56AM EDT


Startup element of a very established website/blog looking for Senior Editor.
You will be trained in the next week so ability to start ASAP is needed.
Most importantly, the Senior Editor must be able to corral all the writers, and be friendly and pleasant to work with.
ONLY PEOPLE WITH BLOG / MAGAZINE / WEBSITE / SIMILAR EDITOR EXPERIENCE PLEASE APPLY.
Please paste resumes and cover letters and writing samples (if any) into the body of email - attachments will not be read. Below is the job description.

Perkiness, a great sense of humor, and an easygoing yet dependable nature all a plus as this is a relaxed environment.

You would be working from home.

SENIOR EDITOR Responsibilities
*Managing remote working team of 15-20 writers; organizing their assignment deadlines, communicating specific assignments to writers, and accepting/rejecting completed assignments.
*Hiring, contracting, onboarding, training, and firing *gasp* new team members as necessary.
*Handling monthly invoices for all remote writers.
*Lightly editing 300-550 incoming articles per month and preparing completed articles in daily packages to be distributed daily amongst several different web site topic areas, keeping at least one week ahead of scheduled posting dates. Assist writers and others in uploading articles to content management system.
*Brainstorm and assign 300-550 monthly topics for writers to write about.
*Writing articles on short notice whenever necessary.
*Adjusting above schedule per company changes.

NO ATTACHMENTS.

• Location: Telecommute
• it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
• Compensation: $25-39/hr DOE, 40 hours/week

Laura Major

LauraMajor.com