Small Cap Financial Writer

Reply to: job-486980880@craigslist.org
Date: 2007-11-23, 10:44AM EST

A leading provider of small and micro cap research is currently seeking to hire an interesting financial writer. Geographic location is not important. This person needs to have an excellent grasp of the financial markets, and especially the matters that effect small cap investors. This person will be required to write daily commentary similar to that found on thestreet.com, smallcapinvestor.com, seekingalpha.com, etc. They will also need to maintain a blog section on the website and submit short articles to other news sites. You will need to have experience writing for the small cap markets, and will need to provide several published examples. We need someone who is excited about the markets and knows what issues affect the people who are active in the small cap sector. We want to hear how you have made lots of good and bad investment decisions in the past, and be able to help other investors out there to become better investors. This is a great opportunity for a junior financial writer to gain experience on a well known website.

This will be contractor position, and will likely require the writer to work full time. The hours are somewhat flexible, no need to be at your computer for the typical 9-5 grind. Compensation will be $30-40k per year, though it will depend on experience.

Are you trying to make it as a freelance writer? (Midtown)

Reply to: job-479883260@craigslist.org
Date: 2007-11-15, 3:15PM EST


Are you passionate about health and healthy food?

Every director needs a demo reel, every photographer needs a portfolio, every writer needs published work they can point to.

Get your work published on our blog now!

This is a part-time, unpaid, freelance, telecommute position.


Here’s what you can expect to get out of this:
You get to help millions of people live healthier lives

You get to be a recognized expert and brilliant writer. You will get immediate feedback on your writing from our readers via our blog comments. Your genius and brilliant writing will not go underappreciated here! You can’t get this kind of feedback writing for a magazine or newspaper!

You will be a published author on our blog (which is already on its way to being a unique, highly visible and respected media source)

You get to follow your passion and write about healthy food and healthy lifestyles

You will be a respected member of our team whose input and ideas are developed and actually implemented

You get to learn the secrets of blog promotion and generating free, targeted traffic

Here’s what we expect from you:
2 blog posts or articles every week

Some help promoting the blog

Your suggestions, input, and ideas

You are a good writer (you don’t have to be the best writer)

You don’t need to be an expert on food, or a nutritionist, you only need to love food!

Thanks! We look forward to hearing from you!

Part-time Web Content Producer

Reply to: job-477870776@craigslist.org
Date: 2007-11-13, 4:35PM EST


New Web 2.0 startup is looking for a versatile and proven online content producer who can write and edit copy, manage website and digital messaging content and help run interactive projects. We need a dynamic team player who thrives on details, enjoys a fast-paced environment and can work on teams off site.

This position is only 10 hours a week and you would work from home. You would need a computer with internet access. This position would be good for someone already working in the industry and would like to make some extra money.

Essential Job Functions:

1) Writes, edits and proofs online copy for accuracy, grammar and style; sources and creates online content based on project requirements.

2) Works in a CMS that requires basic knowledge of HTML and other web technologies.

3) Coordinates scheduling and resource allocation; tracks project interdependencies, milestones and deliverables;

4) Assists in bridging the gap between subject matter experts and technical implementers;

5) Works effectively in the absence of supervision; plans and executes multiple tasks effectively.

Responsibilities include:
• Project management
• Copy writing
• Basic copy editing
• Other marketing and editorial tasks

Please send resume and your hourly rate.

Freelance Financial Writers Needed for Professional Blog

Reply to: job-464933222@craigslist.org
Date: 2007-10-31, 10:51AM EDT


Alacra is currently seeking freelance writers to author posts for its Research Recap blog (www.researchrecap.com).

Research Recap is a financial website that profiles the latest investment, credit, economic, academic and industry research. Posts include abstracts of individual reports and thematic posts, which may reference multiple reports on a given topic.

Participants will be compensated on a per-post basis. Applicants should have strong writing skills with a background in finance, economics and/or journalism. Comfort with web technology is a must.

Interested parties should email a resume and writing samples. Applicants are encouraged to provide a sample post on a topic of their own choosing along the lines of examples found at www.researchrecap.com.

Comedy writer needed to write fake news for mobile service

Reply to: job-469946194@craigslist.org
Date: 2007-11-05, 5:54PM EST

80108 Media, a start-up mobile company, is looking for comedy writers to write fake news stories for our mobile web company.

You need to have a clue about current events and have the ability to put twists on news. And ...crude will not fly on mobile.

What’s in it for our writers:
Compensation
Comedy writing experience
The chance to join a rapidly growing mobile media company
Work with our national network of writers

Requirements:
Comedy writing experience
Intelligent sense of humor

This position is PART-TIME.

Compensation: Competitive. Pay per published item.

Please reply with your resume/bio along with 3 fake news headlines and stories. Stories must be less than 300 characters including spaces (about 50 words). Respond with NYC Fake News Writer in the subject line.

Check out 80108.com. The service is free.

Sample #1: Taco Bell offering new Cheney Burrito

[FNews] Taco Bell offers up the new Cheney Burrito. Shredded-up bits of Constitution covered in nacho cheese, then set on fire, served hot. Taco Bell also serving Dicktitos: grilled portions of the Bill of Rights, tortured beef & a secret sauce served only in undisclosed locations.

Sample #2: Wolfie Admits He Went Hoes Before Bros.

[FNews] Wolfowitz resigns from World Bank admitting wrong doing, "I broke guy code & went Hoes before Bros. World Bank has the right to punch my dude card."

Sample #3: Mattel Releases New Previously Recalled Classics

[FNews]Mattel releases previously recalled toys deemed safe by comparison to today’s lead painted wonders from China: GI Joe Flamethrower Edition, Exploding Ford Pinto Hot Wheels, Barbie Hypodermic Kit

Note: We will not publish anything you submit as part of application process.