Saturday, December 27, 2008

Off-topic, but a press release that'll send you looking for tissues

THIS is a great story, and I had to share it with you. (Thanks, Sara, for sending it to me!)

What an excellent picture of what it means to be a Compassionate Samurai. Well done, gentlemen!


Rick Reilly: Gainesville State high school football gets the best gift of all, hope - ESPN The Magazine

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

9 Paid Freelance Writing Gigs | Wednesday 12/24/08

Associate Creative Director/Copy - new

SHS, Inc. - Illinois
and oversight to freelance staff by determining... advertising background, 8 or more years advertising writing/art background required, must have a proven...
From SHS, Inc - 56 minutes ago - save job - block - email - more...

Team Leader, Institutional Writers - new

T. Rowe Price - Baltimore, MD
for outsourcing a portion of repeatables content to freelance writers, while ensuring quality and deadline... skills Institutional writing and editing skills...
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Marketing Creative Services Coordinator - new

Remx Financial Staffing - Mission Hills, CA
Coordinate with project managers, R& D and freelance consultants to develop new/revised art. Traffics all... field involving copy writing, trafficking and...
From Itzbig - 3 hours ago - save job - block - email - more...

Senior Editor - new

TheStreet.com - New York, NY
strong writing skills, top-notch grammar, and the ability to adapt to company style (based on AP style). Demonstrated clear, dynamic writing under deadline...
From Mass Media Jobs - 4 hours ago - save job - block - email - more...

Editorial Professional - new

The BOSS Group - Rutherford, NJ
creative Editorial Professionals with top freelance, temp-to-hire, and direct placement opportunities is... exhibit a professional writing style and are skilled...
From CareerBuilder - 7 hours ago - save job - block - email - more...

fuse Freelance Marketing Copywriter - new

Cablevision Systems Corp - New York, NY
Marketing. Responsible for writing copy for Ad Sales... experience in Marketing. Will possess excellent writing skills with a high level of creativity and a flair...
From HotJobs - 8 hours ago - save job - block - email - more...

Medical Writer - new

Novo Nordisk, Inc. - Princeton, NJ
publication and regulatory writing needs of assigned NNI products. RELATIONSHIPS: This position reports to the Manager, Medical Writing/Director of Strategic...
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Public Relations Guru Must have Restaurant Experience - new

Miami, FL
bright, and eager freelance Public Relations Guru to... creative, innovative risk taker with strong writing skills • Have a passion for PR and intrigue for...
From backpage.com - 14 hours ago - save job - block - email - more...

Editorial Coordinator - new

McGraw Hill Companies - Naperville, IL Other: Editorial/Writing Life at McGraw-Hill... author and product information in MPD. Process freelance DE and reviewer honoraria and submit to Account...
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Tuesday, December 23, 2008

15 Paid Writing Gigs | Tuesday December 23, 2008

Hiring Freelance Writers - new

Suite101.com - US
for experienced freelance writers in all topics... Set your own hours Be part of a vibrant online writing community About Suite101: Suite101 has been...
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Sr. Medical Writing Project Specialist for i3 Statprobe - an... - new

UnitedHealth Group - Austin, TX +4 locations
office based Sr. Medical Writing Project Specialist... Writing Project Specialist is responsible for interacting with clients and with in-house and freelance...
From CareerBuilder - 7 hours ago - save job - block - email - more...

WEB COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR (Full-time; 40 hrs/wk, 52 wks... - new

Rivier College - Nashua, NH
with Information Technology staff and supervise freelance designers/agencies to develop effective content... experience. Excellent writing, marketing, and design...
From Nashua Telegraph - 11 hours ago - save job - block - email - more...

Translator needed - new

US
freelance translators (sworn EN->SK) who are available to work with us beginning of January. Our freelance translators must have an excellent writing style and...
From Translatorsbase.com - 11 hours ago - save job - block - email - more...

Copywriter - new

Philadelphia, PA +2 locations
ongoing need for a freelance Promotional Copywriter.The Copywriter will work off site writing direct mail... writing magalogs is a plus Experience writing about... $25 - $30 an hour
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Copywriter / Web Content / Medical Writer / Marcom - new

Northern, NJ +1 location
Writing Professionals with top freelance, temp-to... that includes writing and editing of on-line contentMEDICAL WRITERS with experience writing a range of...
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Editorial Professional / Copywriters / Editors / Proofreader... - new

Richmond, VA
who exhibit a creative writing style and edit written... communications, creative writing, journalism or similar discipline 3 years experience writing and editing...
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Senior Manager, Marketing Communications Financial Writer - new

Bethesda, MD
demonstrates exceptional writing skills. Our client... Responsibilities: Manage a team of internal and freelance writers to achieve high quality results working...
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Freelance Newspaper Writer - new

Pleasanton, CA
years of major newspaper writing experience. It is... writing skills; and adheres to Client*s journalistic policies, standards, and practices. The freelance...
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Freelance Copywriter - new

Copia Creative - Santa Monica, CA
receives direct feedback and guidance, while fine-tuning and expanding on writing skills as they pertain to marketing and business communication. Work in a...
From WestsideRentals.com - 15 hours ago - save job - block - email - more...

Technology News Editor - $50K to $60K - Los Angeles (ENCINO)... - new

ECT News Network - Encino, CA to copy editing to making developmental revisions. Writing news stories is occasionally required. Other... the recruitment of freelance reporters, and acquiring... $50,000 - $60,000 a year
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Freelance Writer Needed for Article Writing - new

PHX area, AZ +2 locations
product descriptions, etc. Our freelance writing service is currently expanding, adding new clients weekly, and needs additional writers to take on writing...
From backpage.com - 17 hours ago - save job - block - email - more...

Hiring Article Writers - new

Long Island, NY +1 location
product descriptions, etc. Our freelance writing service is currently expanding, adding new clients weekly, and needs additional writers to take on writing...
From backpage.com - 17 hours ago - save job - block - email - more...

Hiring Freelance Article Writer for Client Projects - new

Houston, TX +1 location
product descriptions, etc. Our freelance writing service is currently expanding, adding new clients weekly, and needs additional writers to take on writing...
From backpage.com - 17 hours ago - save job - block - email - more...

Translations Team Leader - new

Hypertherm - Hanover, NH external translators (freelance and agency) and... copy editing Project management skills Excellent writing and communication skills Preferred: Knowledge...
From Hypertherm - 22 hours ago - save job - block - email - more...