Community Relations and Content Specialist
NowPublic is seeking a community relations and content specialist to join its Vancouver team.
We are recruiting a talented individual to engage with existing and potential contributors to NowPublic.com. You will also develop interesting and innovative news story ideas for the site.
Key responsibilities:
- Identify and recruit citizen and mobile journalists on the web for NowPublic.com
- Build a network of contributors to provide first-rate news coverage
- Source multimedia footage for use on NowPublic.com
- Develop breaking and continuing news stories
- Identify future events and design news campaigns around them
The ideal candidate will have:
- A flair for writing
- An eye for engaging news stories
- A firm understanding of new media, online communities and Web 2.0 technologies
- Excellent inter-personal and communication skills
- A pro-active and flexible approach
Compensation: This is a full-time position; salary will be competitive and commensurate with experience. Please forward your salary expectations with your resume.
Location: The successful candidate will be based in NowPublic’s Vancouver, British Columbia offices.
Applications: Please send by e-mail to nbillard@nowpublic.com with subject title ‘Community and Content’, including your resume and samples of your work.
We look forward to hearing from you!
