Writers wanted: adventure and motoring

by | Dec 1, 2011 | Journalism, Travel, Writing

This is the first of regular posts on off-beat jobs for writers around the world. This week we’ve got an opportunity that sounds like one of those unsubtle ads for MI6/CIA operatives and some car writing jobs both in the US and UK. I’d jump at the first if I didn’t have kids and I may even apply for one of those motoring posts.

Adventurous job:

Honestly, I'm a writer!

Honestly, I'm a writer!

International Business Journalists wanted for Oil & Gas intelligence research. Head office in Istanbul with months abroad spent working in target countries.

What you need:

  • An interest in and experience of travel
  • Year-around availability
  • Perfect command of written and spoken English
  • Excellent presentation
  • A good university degree in economics, political sciences or international relations is valued
  • The applicant must be up-to-date on current events, hard working and easy to live with
  • He or she must keep a cool head under pressure and be at ease with tight deadlines
  • A taste for adventure is mandatory

Sound like your thing? Go here: http://t.co/DpKr2GsS 

Super car wreck

Super car wreck

Driving Jobs

How about driving Japanese high performance cars and editing three publications all about them? UK based.

Click this: http://t.co/ABlnklj5 

Or writing for the awesome Jalopnik website. Two writer positions available, one in New York, one in either Los Angeles or Detroit. If i was a Yankee-doodler I’d be in there like a slingshot.

Click that: http://t.co/xmF8Huxq

Business Insider in the US are looking for someone to write about everything from cars to spacecraft. No brainer right?

Get your OCD on and click: http://t.co/RTqEjGsm

If you get the job, let me know so I can seethe with envy.

Live well.

 

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100 Stories for Haiti – Writers, Editors, and Subs wanted

by | Jan 21, 2010 | Journalism

A colleague writes:

I’m volunteering for a project called 100 Stories for Haiti.

We’re putting together an e-book of short fiction to sell to raise money for the Red Cross and their relief efforts in Haiti after the earthquake. If you’ve got a few hours spare to help it would be massively appreciated.

We need: short story submissions, editors and sub-editors

If you want to send a short story, please follow these guidelines:
– No more than 1,000 words
– Stories themed around hope and no stories containing graphic violence, death or destruction
– Send all stories in the body text of an email to 100storiesforhaiti AT gmail.com. Stories sent as attachments will not be opened.
– Stories must be received by Monday 25 January 2010

I’m happy to answer any questions but you’re probably best going straight to the originator of the project Greg McQueen at 100storiesforhaiti AT gmail.com

Press release available from me on request

Thanks muchly.

Sarah

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