Play City Blogger Job Description
Application deadline: Friday, Jan 30, 2009
Who We Are
YouthNoise equips a worldwide community of young leaders dedicated to creating lasting social change with the resources to build campaigns, amplify projects and perpetuate grassroots movements. YouthNoise offers an array of tools, content, web and mobile technologies, as well as mentorship and peer support that our users leverage to take action on a variety of social issues to create sustainable movements.
YouthNoise has partnered with Nike Gamechangers to create Play City, a global initiative dedicated to changing the world through sport. Play City is a place of inspiration where young people can turn a pick-up game into a solution for violence, a soccer game into opportunity for refugees, and sport-- any sport -- into change. We are a community of multimedia bloggers, on-the-ground organizers and artists that come together to create an environment that attracts, informs and engages activist-athletes to change the world through sport.
Position Overview
We are looking for a fantastic blogger to join the Play City campaign. The ideal blogger is passionate about sports AND social change and can communicate the sport-for-good message to others through a variety of media. We want a smart, fun-loving, entertaining writer and multimedia specialist (video and/or photography) who can bring the movement to life through the Play City blog.
The Play City blogger will be responsible for producing relevant, creative and engaging content on a regular basis. (S)he will also serve as the community manager and promoter for his or her blog to generate discussion and seek new readers.
Bloggers will earn a competitive monthly stipend
Bloggers must live one of the following cities: New York City, Chicago, Miami or Los Angeles
Responsibilities
Producing original content for the Play City blog, including:
On the ground reporting at sport-for-good events (writing, photography and/or video)
Interviews with relevant organizations and people
Engaging interviews and firsthand reporting
Commentary and analysis on current events and pertinent issues
Attending weekly phone calls and keeping up regular contact with the YouthNoise Play City team
Reading and responding to user comments and guiding online conversations
Promoting the blog through online networking and outreach
Qualifications
Excellent written and verbal communications
Photography and/or video production skills
Experience conducting interviews in a professional, engaging manner
Blogging and social networking experience
A fabulous sense of humor! Really. We love all things quirky, ironic and irreverent and we are looking for kindred spirits.
The ability to find cool, interesting things on and offline and get other people interested in them
Passionate about changing the world
Love sports
How to Apply
Please fill out the online application at http://www.youthnoise.com/page.php?page_id=6649 , as well as email an updated resume and an example of original, high-quality video or photography work to pcbloggerapplication@youthnoise.org.
* Location: Chicago Area
* Compensation: Competitive Monthly Stipend
* Telecommuting is ok.
* This is a part-time job.
Application deadline: Friday, Jan 30, 2009
Who We Are
YouthNoise equips a worldwide community of young leaders dedicated to creating lasting social change with the resources to build campaigns, amplify projects and perpetuate grassroots movements. YouthNoise offers an array of tools, content, web and mobile technologies, as well as mentorship and peer support that our users leverage to take action on a variety of social issues to create sustainable movements.
YouthNoise has partnered with Nike Gamechangers to create Play City, a global initiative dedicated to changing the world through sport. Play City is a place of inspiration where young people can turn a pick-up game into a solution for violence, a soccer game into opportunity for refugees, and sport-- any sport -- into change. We are a community of multimedia bloggers, on-the-ground organizers and artists that come together to create an environment that attracts, informs and engages activist-athletes to change the world through sport.
Position Overview
We are looking for a fantastic blogger to join the Play City campaign. The ideal blogger is passionate about sports AND social change and can communicate the sport-for-good message to others through a variety of media. We want a smart, fun-loving, entertaining writer and multimedia specialist (video and/or photography) who can bring the movement to life through the Play City blog.
The Play City blogger will be responsible for producing relevant, creative and engaging content on a regular basis. (S)he will also serve as the community manager and promoter for his or her blog to generate discussion and seek new readers.
Bloggers will earn a competitive monthly stipend
Bloggers must live one of the following cities: New York City, Chicago, Miami or Los Angeles
Responsibilities
Producing original content for the Play City blog, including:
On the ground reporting at sport-for-good events (writing, photography and/or video)
Interviews with relevant organizations and people
Engaging interviews and firsthand reporting
Commentary and analysis on current events and pertinent issues
Attending weekly phone calls and keeping up regular contact with the YouthNoise Play City team
Reading and responding to user comments and guiding online conversations
Promoting the blog through online networking and outreach
Qualifications
Excellent written and verbal communications
Photography and/or video production skills
Experience conducting interviews in a professional, engaging manner
Blogging and social networking experience
A fabulous sense of humor! Really. We love all things quirky, ironic and irreverent and we are looking for kindred spirits.
The ability to find cool, interesting things on and offline and get other people interested in them
Passionate about changing the world
Love sports
How to Apply
Please fill out the online application at http://www.youthnoise.com/page.php?page_id=6649 , as well as email an updated resume and an example of original, high-quality video or photography work to pcbloggerapplication@youthnoise.org.
* Location: Chicago Area
* Compensation: Competitive Monthly Stipend
* Telecommuting is ok.
* This is a part-time job.
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