SHOOT, The Leading Publication For Commercial, Interactive, & Branded Entertainment Production, is seeking qualified candidates to fill staff and freelance editorial positions, sales positions, accounting, and internships. Staff positions are based in Westport, Connecticut or Hollywood, CA and involve working on twice-monthly print issues, weekly HTML >email news publications and shootonline.com website.
Great opportunity to be part of an entrepreneurial growth company with good medical benefits and 401K. SHOOT, a DCA Business Media Publication, is an equal opportunity employer.
Stringers/Freelance writers
SHOOT seeks freelancers with experience covering the U.S. and/or international commercial production industry, advertising agency creative & production issues, brand marketing, interactive advertising, feature film industry, TV/movie/broadband distribution, film & advertising festivals, and production/post technology. Please submit detailed resume, sample published news stories/features. No phone calls please.
Reply in confidence to opportunity@shootonline.com or mail address below. NO calls please. NO recruiters.
Accounting |Bookkeeper Needed
Seeking an experienced Bookkeeper for a Temp to Perm opportunity. Need self-stater to begin immediately and be able to work at least 8-20 hours per week. Need help with bookkeeping and tracking sales persons commissions.
REQUIREMENTS: 1-3 years experience minimum. Strong A/P, A/R, month end close understanding. QuickBookPro experience required. Related Degree desired, but not required. References needed upon request.
Please let us know what you require per hour. NO PHONE CALLS. Respond via email. Flexible hours.
Reply in confidence to ggiannone@shootonline.com or mail address below. NO calls please. NO recruiters.
Editorial/Reporter Internships: Apply now for Fall/Winter/Spring/Summer Semesters
SHOOT Magazine / SHOOTonline is looking to hire creative, smart, articulate, confident, big thinking, entrepreneurial editorial interns for the 2011/12 school year! This internship will provide students with invaluable hands-on work experience. We are seeking two college journalism students to intern in our office on the Raleigh Studios lot in Hollywood and our office in Westport, CT for each semester. If you can thrive in an environment where multitasking is a must, are responsible, proactive, motivated, eager to learn and looking to make a meaningful contribution toward a journalism/writing/editorial career. And, have a passion for news and its role in social media and networking we want you.The ideal candidate is majoring in journalism, magazine or newspaper publishing, English, writing or communications. Previous experience at a newspaper, magazine or online news organization is a plus. Strong understanding of social sharing communities including facebook, Twitter, etc; excellent computer skills, basic understanding of HTML and InDesign, InCopy, Photoshop is a plus. Schedule will consist of 15-20 hours per week, with flexibility to accommodate other commitments. Aside from reporting, much of the work can be done from apt/dorm so it will not be mandatory to work in one of our offices all the time.
All applications are reviewed and acceptance is on a continual basis basis. While you are welcome to apply for an internship at any time, we recommend students apply a couple of months prior to desired semester internship.
Apply in confidence via email to opportunity@shootonline.com - use read-reply so you know we got your application - no calls please. If we feel you are a good fit, based on your application, we will contact you via email to setup a phone interview at mutual earliest convenience.
Internships are for current graduate and undergraduate students. Students who are eligible to receive academic credit must do so. If unable to receive college credit then a document indicating enrollment in an accredited educational institution must be submitted. Editorial interns are paid a minimal stipend based on hours worked. Press event travel will be reimbursed.
Duties(*see below for detailed description) will include fact checking, copy editing and writing news and features for multiple distribution platforms (publication, website, email newsletters and publicity wire service.) If you have strong writing/editing/computer skills and are interested in learning and writing about the advertising and entertainment production industries, we’d like to hear from you.
Let us know a bit about yourself by emailing the following:
Professional cover letter including days/hours that you are available to work. Resume, including computer software fluency and links to your website, facebook page, Twitter page, Tumblr, etc.
NO calls please. NO recruiters.
Editorial Intern Responsibilities will include some or all of the following..
> Assist editor and editorial director with articles, editorial surveys and projects, related administrative tasks, fact checking, obtaining information for articles such as chasing down missing credits for commercials, videos and other content, proofreading, posting photos and video with articles. Add links to posted articles.
> Per guidelines provided, search for and post relevant AP breaking news to SHOOTonline articles database with links, photos
> Help utilize press releases for articles by follow up to obtain additional details and fact check. Edit, rewrite and post as article in SHOOTonline articles database for use on SHOOTonline and in The SHOOT>e.dition and/or post/write copy in our "In Copy" system for use in print issue.
> Compile weekly News Briefs for SHOOTonline & The SHOOT>e.dition
> Format copy from current SHOOT Magazine issues to corresponding website
> Assist in the assembly of email newsletters
> Help engage and attract visitors by assisting with SHOOT profiles on variety of social media platforms
> Based on handling of above responsibilities and schedule of other duties in a given week the goal will be to report on/write at least one full-length feature and/or select shorter stories article per week.
Reply in confidence to opportunity@shootonline.com or mail address below. NO calls please. NO recruiters.
Mailing Address:
SHOOT
Attn: Employment Opportunity
21 Charles Street, Suite 203
Westport, CT 06880 USA
