Job Search

Journalism jobs:
Maryland Public Television is hiring an associate producer to book guests for news and public affairs programs. Best of luck, all! (Owings Mills, MD)
editorial director (Los Angeles, CA)
reporters (more than one job open) (Washington, DC)
Marketing/PR jobs:
freelance copywriter (Philadelphia, PA)
digital marketing director (McLean, VA)
marketing manager (Boston, MA)
PR director (New York, NY)
Graphic design/art jobs:
digital ebook designer (White Plains, NY)
Other jobs:
UX designer (New York, NY)
director of analytics (Cleveland, OH)
senior web developer (New York, NY)

Every day we scour major job boards, including, but not limited to Mediabistro.com’s listings, to find the best media jobs out there. We screen out duplicates and scams so you know you’re only receiving the top choices.

As of the time of this posting, there were 1482 jobs on our board.

Create a social media strategy, launch your campaign, and track the results in our Social Media Marketing Boot Camp starting February 16. The online event and workshop will feature speakers including The Onion‘s Baratunde Thurston (left), Facebook’s Morin Oluwole, and bitly’s Tim Devane. Register now.

Among all the “X company should hire me” websites and social campaigns, Daniel Hebert‘s stands out for being the least gimmicky we’ve seen in a while.

In a blog post called, simply, Why I Should Work For Radian6, the Mount Allison University senior wrote about why he likes the company and what his skills are.

Essentially, it’s less of a marketing campaign and more of a really long cover letter with some images and links thrown in.

Here’s a sample:

In order to engage with your followers, you need to know when your community is most active. So I did a full analysis of my Twitter account, using different tools, to figure out what were the optimal times for me to share content with my community. I compiled the data, analysed it, and came up with results for when to best share curated content, re-tweets, and my own blog content.

And it has worked well for me so far! I always measure my results that I found from my analysis and make sure it is consistent with my findings.

I do all of that on my own spare time. I don’t sell a product or a service, I don’t get online revenues from ads and such. The only reason I do this is for the sole purpose of my own education (and for fun, of course!). I think it’s very important to invest in myself, and I believe that this learning experience has thought me extremely valuable skills that are in high demand in the social media and marketing industry nowadays

According to Ragan.com, he heard from Radian6 within 24 hours and had a phone interview earlier this week.

Of course, getting a company’s attention through a campaign or blog post like this is only the first step, and Hebert will need to back up his enthusiastic online presentation with a great phone (and in-person, perhaps) game. But he’s definitely on the right track.

We’re posting this as a counterpoint to the more flashy campaigns we’ve covered in the past, which can certainly work if done well but aren’t necessary, if you don’t feel your strength lies in that area.

Here’s a cover letter, via Business Insider, that someone supposedly sent in for an engineering job.

Dear Open Source Staffing & NYC PHP Meetup Group:

I’m super awesome and have incredible experience compared to this – it includes the required experience below plus I am trained in MMA fighting, am the mayor of multiple Chipotles, Starbucks, and locally
famous restaurants in downtown NYC, and I type really fast. You want to hire me more than anything and you’ll be disgusted at how fast and responsive your API is when I’m done.

You’ll have to pay me ridiculous amounts of money but after the job is done you’ll wish you paid me more to stick around because you’ll know whatever company hires me next will destroy yours. It will be worth
it, you’ll feel like I just got ripped off every time you write me a check. Each week you’ll feel worse and worse and increase the amount of money you are paying me until one day you realize there’s no amount
of money that could add up to the value of my insanely awesome skills.

It’s ok, it happens to everyone.

You’re welcome,
David

Deputy editor Nicholas Carlson said that he “sincerely hope[s] [it] was an attempt at humor – and not an attempt to get a job.”

But at least one commenter said he’d definitely “want to talk to a guy with a cover letter like that.” In the startup world, sure. Applying for a writing job at CollegeHumor or Cracked.com, this strategy might also work. It might, however, come across as conceited no matter where you’re applying to. Use with caution.

Omg, not another food site, you might be saying.

But foodie.com, to be launched by Glam Media, says it will be different, because it is a site for the food lover with a serious social layer. According to BI, “Foodie will bring people, social profiles, fan pages, social feeds, and discussions together with recipes, menus, chefs and restaurants.” It’s also the first time Glam Media will be launching an app.

It is expected to reach 10 million consumers per month.

We weren’t able to find information about who will run the site, but we did learn that Glam is seeking marketers as well as a director of network development and strategy.

Today on the mediabistro.com job board: Direct Marketing News seeks a reporter to cover digital marketing trends for the magazine and online. This and more below:

Journalism jobs:
reporter (New York, NY)
web editor (Montvale, NJ)
live show producer (New York, NY)
assistant editor of content optimization (Charlotte, NC)
Marketing/PR jobs:
senior copywriter (Dallas, TX)
PR manager (Newton Upper Falls, MA)
marketing director (Boston, MA)
PR director (New York, NY)
Graphic design/art jobs:
associate art director (Austin, TX)
design director (New York, NY)
Publishing jobs:
assistant editor (New York, NY)

Every day we scour major job boards, including, but not limited to Mediabistro.com’s listings, to find the best media jobs out there. We screen out duplicates and scams so you know you’re only receiving the top choices.

As of the time of this posting, there were 1385 jobs on our board.

In a New York Times interview with Amy Astley, the Teen Vogue editor says that she likes to hire people who can prove they like to work hard.

“I’ll see someone who was a waitress for many summers and I’ll say, ‘Well, tell me about that,’” she says. “In today’s upwardly mobile résumé, you don’t always see that. You often see kids who’ve never had a job. But I love seeing someone who scooped ice cream or was a waitress. To me, it means they had to make some money and they had a job dealing with the public…I had jobs like that, too, when I was a kid. I respect it. I respect all forms of work, and I don’t see it on a lot of résumés anymore.”

According to parent company Conde Nast’s careers page, there are no openings at the teen magazine right now, but certainly keep an eye out.

We’re trying a new format for our semi-regular job board posts…how do you guys like this?

Journalism jobs:
news line producer (Woodbury, NY)
news and sports reporter (Clayton, GA)
journalist/writer (Anywhere)
Marketing/PR jobs:
copywriter (New York, NY)
assistant account executive (Washington, DC)
marketing coordinator (Baltimore, MD)
media relations manager (Atlanta, GA)
social media manager (New York, NY)
Graphic design/visual jobs:
art department assistant (New York, NY)
graphic designer (Allen, TX)
Other jobs:
associate social media director (New York, NY)

Every day we scour major job boards, including, but not limited to Mediabistro.com’s listings, to find the best media jobs out there. We screen out duplicates and scams so you know you’re only receiving the top choices.

As of the time of this posting, there were 1510 jobs on our board.

Ed. Note: The last time we heard from journalist, social media strategist, and MJD friend Alexis Grant, she was telling people how to turn their traveling dreams into reality without hurting their careers. Here’s another post of hers, this one about getting lucky, or rather, making your own luck while you’re searching for a job. She also asks that we mention her new online course about how to use social media to Make Your Own Luck. If you feel like you’re not getting the most out of your social networks, now’s the time to sign up!

When it comes to looking for a new job, we often credit luck with bringing us success.

Someone important noticed how awesome you are and recommended you to a recruiter? How lucky! You heard about an open position before it was listed on job boards? Just your luck! A hiring manager reached out to you on Twitter? You lucky duck!

But in truth, luck rarely shows its face without being summoned. Most of these “lucky” situations only occur when you set the right foundation and go out of your way to make strategic connections. In other
words, you have to make your own luck.

But how the heck do you do that? How do you help opportunities come your way?

Years ago, this would’ve required a ton of legwork. And while legwork can still be part of that equation, we now have a way to get far more bang for our buck: social media.

Now you can get the right people to notice you without getting up from your desk. Here are a few tips for doing just that:

For the love of God, get on Twitter. LinkedIn and Facebook are great networking tools, but Twitter is by far the most effective network for getting on the radar of people you don’t already know. And let’s face it, you probably don’t yet know most of the people you want to hire you. So if you’ve been putting off joining Twitter and – even more importantly – learning how to use it well, you’re at a disadvantage. This should be a priority for your career.

Recognize the power of the RT. If you want to get someone’s attention without getting in their face, retweeting one of their (quality) tweets is a subtle way to do it. A RT is Twitter’s version of giving props, and who doesn’t love a little flattery? Better yet, add a thoughtful comment to that RT, so they quickly realize what a smart cookie you are.

Stop trying to remain anonymous on LinkedIn. Why does everyone not want their name to show up in someone else’s list of who has viewed them that week? Don’t look at that hiring manager’s profile from your friend’s account just to remain under-the-radar. You want that person to know you took the time to look them up on LinkedIn and learn what you have in common – it shows your resourcefulness. In fact, even if you already know everything about the person you want to notice you, go view their profile just so they see that you did.

Use your cyber-stalking abilities for good. Know those sleuthing skills you relied on to find juicy details about your ex’s new flame? Dig for info on the company or person you want to hire you with that same passion. Rather than relying on your application alone, try to make contact – in a non-creepy and non-annoying way – on your social networks. This is where Twitter is super important, because it’s not creepy to interact with people you don’t know on Twitter, where it might be perceived that way on Facebook or LinkedIn. With so many qualified workers applying for most journalism and media positions, filing an application is no longer enough.

Make return-stalking work to your advantage. If you do catch the eye of the right person, they’ll turn around and check you out right back. Are your profiles set up in a way that will make the most of that return-stalking? Are you providing value on your channels? Showcasing your expertise? All your efforts are likely to fail if you haven’t followed through on this essential step.

Target, target, target. These strategies work best if you know exactly who you want to notice you. That means which company, which recruiter, which boss, even which co-workers. So hone in not only on the type of job you want, but the company or organization you want to work for. The more specific you can be, the more effective these strategies. And that’s when you’ll really start making your own luck.

Southern California Public Radio is hiring a co-host for what was The Madeleine Brand Show, and what will become a new two-hour news magazine. You, the new co-host, will “help redefine the sound of the program as it expands and changes.” Since the show will focus on Latino and other ethnic community issues, fluency in Spanish is strongly preferred, and a third language is even better. It’s in Pasadena, CA. Good luck!

California American Water has an open position: an external affairs specialist. (Monterey, CA)
The Charles E Smith Jewish Day School seeks a director of marketing and communications. (Rockville, MD)
Mother Earth News seeks an editor. (Topeka, KS)
Marlin Magazine (Bonnier) has an open position: a content director. (Winter Park, FL)
Faber-Castell wants a graphic designer. (Cleveland, OH)
Radio Lab (WNYC and New York Public Radio) wants an associate producer. (New York, NY)
Llewellyn needs a publicist. (St Paul, MN)
LaunchSquad seeks a VP of PR. (Cambridge, MA)
Porter Novelli is looking for a digital strategist. (Washington, DC)
Haymarket Media is hiring an art director. (New York, NY)

Every day we scour major job boards, including, but not limited to Mediabistro.com’s listings, to find the best media jobs out there. We screen out duplicates and scams so you know you’re only receiving the top choices.

As of the time of this posting, there were 1355 jobs on our board.

There’s a new job search tool out there. It’s inexpensive, it’s easy, and it may actually help a lot of jobseekers out there.

It’s called 44score, and we’ve been testing it out over the last few weeks. (Unsurprising disclaimer: 44score founder David Sickmiller let us test it for free in the hopes that we would review it.)

44Score is a sort of CRM tool for jobseekers. It tracks where you’ve applied, remembers what version of your resume and cover letter you sent where, and reminds you to follow up.

So far, no big deal. Becomed, for example, does the same stuff, and even anyone who doesn’t want to use a CRM can set up reminders, etc., with any decent task management software.

Where 44Score stands out is its toolbar, which installs right in your browser and takes care of automating much of the data entry that goes along with tracking your job search. (The toolbar only works, of course, with browsers that support this sort of thing–so Firefox 4+ or Internet Explorer 7 or higher. Sorry, Chrome users.)

When you click on an email address to apply for a job, a window pops up right in your browser. It has saved copies of other cover letters you’ve sent out, so you can reuse (and customize, of course) said letter and pick the best version of your resume for that job. After the email is sent, you can tell the software to remind you to follow up in a week.

The toolbar also reminds you when a deadline for applying or following up is coming due.

Here’s a video from 44score that explains it:

The software isn’t perfect. We wish the user interface was a little cleaner (or required fewer clicks); it doesn’t work with all jobs you apply for through an ATS (though the toolbar does support some ATSes, and you can manually add that application history on 44Score’s homepage); and until recently, there was no way to prevent the toolbar from making *every* email address you clicked on open the toolbar. (44Score has recently added an “eject” button that kicks you back into your preferred mail program). We also wish that 44score had analytics like some of its competitors.

Jobseekers pay nothing to sign up and begin using the service. Once you land a job, you pay a “placement fee” to 44Score, which ranges from $4.95 to $39.95 depending on what type of job it is (internships are cheapest, while full-time salaried positions are the most expensive).

If you use this to get a job, let us know. We liked the trial but obviously didn’t follow it through to its conclusion, since we’re not seeking a new gig right now.