The City Fix Blogger « Hire Vine – Jobs for Thought Leaders

EMBARQ is looking for a full-time (37.5 hours/week), 12-week blogger to write for TheCityFix.com, an online resource for sustainable transport news, advocacy and ‘best practice’ solutions from around the world.

Available to start as early as January 4, the position is located in EMBARQ’s Washington, D.C. office and offers a modest stipend of $2,000, plus the opportunity to share your writing and research with sustainable transport advocates and experts from around the world.

Responsibilities:

• Research, write and edit blog entries for TheCityFix.com network of blogs, including TheCityFix DC, TheCityFix Mumbai and TheCityFix Mexico City (in Spanish).
• Recruit volunteer writers
• Attend and cover live events, such as city council meetings, neighborhood association meetings, lectures, panel discussions, etc.
• Interview individuals involved in sustainable transport and urban planning
• Help expand traditional and social media outreach (using tools like Twitter, Facebook, Delicious, Digg, Reddit, etc.)
• Manage and add listings to TheCityFix online job board
• Increase user participation in SeeClickFix, an online mapping tool
• Help implement search engine optimization and online visibility strategy
• Write content for EMBARQ’s Web site, monthly newsletter, and press releases, as needed
• Assist EMBARQ’s Information and Innovation team with day-to-day administrative tasks

Qualifications:
• Excellent writing skills; writes quickly and under tight deadlines
• Experience in blogging, journalism, and online communications
• Ability to work independently with little supervision
• Enthusiasm for social networking and community outreach
• Ability to learn new software and systems quickly
• Attention to detail and high level of organization
• Demonstrated interest in and knowledge of transportation, environment and urban planning
• Proficient with Wordpress and basic HTML
• Some knowledge of Adobe suite: Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator

Please send cover letter and resume/CV plus a sample blog post for TheCityFix.com(no more than 500 words) to Erica Schlaikjer at eschlaikjer[at]@wri.org with “TheCityFix Blogger” in the subject line. No phone calls, please. Deadline to apply: January 8, 2010