Employment

The Washington Independent openings:

Part-time Assistant Blog Editor

The Washington Independent, an online news site featuring long-form reported pieces and blog posts, is looking for an experienced part-time editor to help edit the reported staff blog. The blog, which runs about 12 to 20 posts per day, focuses on the 2008 presidential election, but also covers a wide range of other topics. Two of TWI’s nine reporters file from the McCain and Obama campaign planes. The position will require reviewing all posts for clarity, grammar and style before posting to the site. The editor must be comfortable working with reporters on posts that require changes.

TWI is looking for applicants who have:



—a strong journalism background, editing experience preferred

—a demonstrated interest in national politics, avid blog readers preferred

—a flexible schedule allowing for several 3-4 hour shifts throughout the week

—an understanding of HTML

—experience using Photoshop



Interested applicants should send a cover letter explaining their interest, a resume and three published clips to: asilver@washingtonindependent.com and lmcgann@washingtonindependent.com