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Community Manager, Fortnite Battle Royale – Epic Games / Cary, NC
Epic is looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated Community Manager to connect our fans with the teams who are operating Fortnite Battle Royale. The ideal candidate will have experience in engaging online communities across different platforms from social (think Twitter and Facebook) to gamer focused media like Twitch.
Click here for more details and to apply.
Temporary Photographer Mentor - North Carolina State University / Raleigh, NC
NC State is looking for a temporary photographer mentor in the department of Student Media. The essential job duties are listed below.
- Organize or conduct trainings for the whole staff (up to 30) or individuals, pertaining but not limited to: camera basics, portraiture, types of assignments, captioning, photo ethics and photojournalism.
- Host critiques with student photographers
- Work with all print leaders and photo editors, fostering photography goals, leadership and development
- Facilitate photo meeting, providing training sessions before or after the meeting.
- Observe student photographers on assignment, provide feedback on best practices and compensation
- Responsible for administrating photo quiz and final review for photo correspondents moving to staff photographer
- Articulate thoughtful feedback on images, providing positives and areas of improvement.
- Stay abreast with industry trends and best practices pertaining to photography and photojournalism
- Create a collaborative approach to problem solving
You must be available to work Sunday 3:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and Monday or Wednesday 3:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and Tuesday or Thursday 3:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Click here for a complete job description and to apply.
Advancement Communications Manager - UNC Chapel Hill / Chapel Hill, NC
Reporting to the Assistant Dean of Strategic Communications, the Advancement Communications Manager is responsible for strategy and execution of marketing content in support of the School of Government’s Advancement Division and the University’s For All Kind: The Campaign for Carolina.
In this role, the Advancement Communications Manager transforms ideas from all around the School of Government into a campaign-driven content strategy in partnership with a broad range of faculty and with staff from strategic communications, advancement, IT, entrepreneurial initiatives, and other internal divisions as well as with University Development.
This position is responsible for creating and managing a variety of communications materials including branded campaign collateral, newsletters, news stories, web content/graphics, video/photography, presentations, and more. These communications are geared towards revenue generation. This position is also responsible for engaging with and interviewing a vast array of individuals as they relate to private giving, and for training others, including the School of Government Dean and Leadership Team, to use advancement communications content. This position will also analyze existing initiatives and develop plans for strengthening and enhancing communications that support the School’s goals, and increase awareness of the School’s brand. The Advancement Communications Manager will hire/supervise a student employee and/or an intern as needed. This position will make annual budget recommendations. This position liaises with UNC’s Office of University Development.
Click here to learn more and to apply. Applications close June 21, 2019.
NCIPH Digital Communications Specialist - UNC Chapel Hill / Chapel Hill, NC
Bridging knowledge and expertise at UNC Gillings, the mission of the North Carolina Institute for Public Health (NCIPH) is to facilitate collaborative solutions to population health challenges in N.C. and beyond. NCIPH uses the expertise of our staff, partners and the UNC Gillings community to transform organizations, develop leaders, translate data to action and build capacity in order to improve population health. We envision a North Carolina where all communities are thriving and healthy.
The primary responsibilities for this position are to ensure the NCIPH (NC Institute of Public Health) website and other related program sites are current, complete and in compliance with the UNC Gillings School of Public Health website templates and standards. This position also assists with promotion efforts across multiple channels for training courses, projects and general NCIPH activities, such as creating and curating social media content and producing printed marketing materials. In addition, s/he provides graphic design and editing/proof reading, maintains mailing lists and other duties.
Click here to apply. Applications are due June 26, 2019.
Assistant Director of Graphic Design - The University of Oklahoma / Norman, OK
University of Oklahoma Athletics is looking for a creative, highly motivated graphic designer to join our team. Duties will include but are not limited to organize and manage multiple design projects in various stages of progress Formulate design concepts, presentations, templates, layouts, merchandise, installations and other collateral from initial idea to final execution Design advertisements, print materials and promotional materials for all athletics-related departments and teams. Present or pitch ideas, briefs, and concepts to various parties. Meet all advertising and print deadlines Contribute to the invention and implementation of marketing/communications initiatives Provide creative direction to photographers and student-athletes at photo shoots.
To apply and for more information, click here.
Graphic Designer, Football Recruiting - The University of Oklahoma / Norman, OK
As one of the leading creative departments in college football, Oklahoma is looking to add a highly-innovative, hard-working, dependable individual to lead their creative team as Graphic Designer for football recruiting. As the Graphic Designer for football recruiting, your job will be to create the key art assets and style guides that fuel our national recruiting, marketing, and brand storytelling across all regions and channels. Interested applicants must have a strong understanding of the Oklahoma Football brand, and an ability to build on the storied tradition of creative excellence at OU.
In addition, candidates must be:
- Familiar with all creative and digital media trends
- Able to tell compelling stories through visual artwork on all platforms
- Excited to thrive in a fast-paced environment, while maintaining high standards for all work performed
- Motivated, self-starters, able to work effectively and efficiently with project deadlines
- Cultured in layout and visual hierarchy on desktop, mobile, email, social media, and interactive experiences
- Able to collaborate and work together as part of a team with other creatives
- Responsible for holding self and others accountable to all project deadlines
Interested? Click here.
Metro Editor - Fayetteville Observer / Fayetteville NC
The Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer, an award-winning midsize daily newspaper in southeastern North Carolina, is looking for an experienced, energetic metro editor to help lead our news coverage.
The job entails coaching reporters and working with them to develop A1 enterprise stories, watchdog pieces and A1 Sunday packages in addition to daily content. We are looking for someone who can collaborate and lead a team of reporters to break important stories, juggle multiple assignments and produce journalism with impact. This means going beyond coverage of government meetings and events to dig out the most important stories that people care about -- the stories that affect people’s lives in our community. It’s important for this editor to be eager to engage with readers in person and on social media, and fully understand the value of digital storytelling as we continue to innovate and grow new audiences.
Our newsroom values innovation and creativity. We are heavily focused on digital, to include a digital team that collaborates with reporters to produce video, podcasts, live broadcasts, interactive graphics and anything else that helps us maximize the reach of our journalism.
The metro editor works with the entire staff to help direct news coverage but has some direct reports. This position requires working some nights. We prefer someone with newsroom management experience, but it is not obligatory. We do require, though, that you are an experienced journalist with proven abilities to be successful. This includes demonstrating your abilities to produce or oversee strong enterprise, investigative and data-driven stories, and journalism that spurs conversation and debate about important issues.
Fayetteville is a diverse city of more than 200,000 people (500,000 including bedroom communities) with a thriving downtown that is home to a new minor league baseball stadium. We are home to Fort Bragg, the largest Army installation in the world with about 55,000 service members, which means your neighbors will be from all over the world. This is a great news town that often finds itself thrust into the national spotlight because of the importance of Fort Bragg to global security.
To apply please submit a cover letter and resume to
Lorry Williams, senior news editor
https://www.journalismjobs.com/job-listing/1652881
Innovation and Technology Reporter - The News & Observer / Raleigh, NC
The (Raleigh) News & Observer and The (Durham) Herald-Sun in North Carolina are looking for an outstanding reporter to provide high quality news and feature coverage of the region’s technology, innovation and entrepreneurship sectors.
This is a fellowship reporting position for a duration of up to two years, with the potential for permanent employment. The fellowship is supported through a partnership with Innovate Raleigh, a non-profit charitable organization whose primary focus is to help grow and connect the regional entrepreneurship community.
The goal of the reporting fellowship is to significantly expand reporting on the most consequential innovation, entrepreneurship and technology trends in the Triangle.
The reporter will be based in Raleigh, home to the Research Triangle Park and to several acclaimed research universities including North Carolina State, University of North Carolina and Duke.
The reporter will produce at least two stories per week, providing coverage of people, companies, key issues and trends in Raleigh and across the Triangle; and high-quality news and feature coverage of the region’s innovation and entrepreneurship sectors. Topics will include technology startups and main street businesses, biotechnology, and education issues related to those areas.
Stories may also be published by The Charlotte Observer and other McClatchy publications.
The fellowship reporter will report only to editors at The News & Observer. Along with those editors, he or she will meet quarterly with an Innovate Raleigh advisory board.
Candidates must have a college degree and at least two years of reporting experience that includes innovation, technology, business, entrepreneurship or related topics.
For more information, go here.
If you do apply, please email a quick note and copy of your resume with "TECH Reporter opening" in subject line to mjcareers@unc.edu. We would like to track who applies (Jay E.)
Donor and Engagement Specialist - DTH Media / Chapel Hill, NC
Come help us build the future of the free press!
The Daily Tar Heel is the nonprofit independent student newsroom at UNC-Chapel Hill. Every day, the student journalists, account executives and media makers at the DTH tell important stories (including the ones powerful people would prefer they didn’t), build community and figure out the future of news one story at a time. When they graduate, they’ll take what they learned to top media outlets throughout North Carolina and the world.
As the economics that sustained independent local journalism shift, this innovative nonprofit newsroom is looking to donations from alumni, friends and foundations to support its crucial training ground.
The part-time giving and donor engagement specialist will be employed by DTH Media Corp. and will work with the General Manager to turn donations into a sustainable and reliable revenue source. The specialist will promote The Daily Tar Heel on campus, in the community and with alumni, and manage and grow important donor relationships.
For a complete description, including how to apply, please CLICK here.
Communications Specialist - NC Justice Center / Raleigh, NC
The North Carolina Justice Center is seeking a full-time Communications Specialist to assist with day-to-day online and offline tasks such as publication design, media work, and online engagement; developing and articulating a strong message for progressive social change across a wide range of issue areas; and utilizing a comprehensive digital strategy via social media to advance the reach and message of the Justice Center. The Communications Specialist will work in collaboration with our Director of Communications and Design Director.
The North Carolina Justice Center is the state’s leading research and advocacy organization dedicated to transforming North Carolina’s prosperity into opportunity for all. Our organization comprises of projects that provide in-depth expertise on seven major policy areas. Our staff of researchers, community educators, litigators, public policy advocates, and communications specialists use our unique five-strategy approach to improve the lives of North Carolinians with low incomes.
This important position will be responsible for assisting with Justice Center online publications, including electronic newsletters; assisting with preparation and circulation of news releases, advisories, and action alerts; helping with the design, updates, and maintenance of the Justice Center website; helping develop and implement data-based strategies for engaging and building audiences on social media and through our online system (i.e. Salsa Engage); updating social media sites, including but not limited to Facebook and Twitter, and designing campaigns to expand reach in each of these areas; analyzing metrics for website, social media, and other online properties; writing news releases and conversing with and assisting reporters as needed; and other duties as assigned.
For a complete job description, including how to reply, here is your link.
Business Insider Fellowships / New York
We're looking to add a ton of new roles to the teams at Business Insider and INSIDER, including a number of six-month fellowships with September start dates. You can see a full list on our careers page, and I've highlighted a few of our priority openings below with links to apply.
Most of our roles are based in our New York headquarters in the Financial District, although we have some positions in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Full-time roles offer competitive salary and full benefits packages, including retirement plan options and unlimited PTO. Fellowships run for six months, and fellows are paid $18 an hour. All fellowships listed below start in September (exact start date flexible depending on the candidate's availability), but we do still have one or two spots open for start dates in late June that you can find on our careers page.
- Business Insider editorial fellowship: We're looking for editorial fellows to join our newsroom on a few of our desks. Editorial fellows report and write every day, and come away with tons of clips and hands-on reporting experience. We have 10 desks that fellows can join, so you tell us where you think you'd fit in.
- Design and data visualization fellowship: Our graphics team needs a fellow to help build out our data visualization, especially map and chart making. We work in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, and it's a plus if you have experience with animation, interactive graphics, D3 JavaScript, HTML, or CSS.
- Photography fellow: Our photo editor is looking for a fellow to help take and edit images for our stories and projects. We use Canon cameras and edit with Adobe tools, but the most important qualification is a great visual storytelling sense. You'll help with shoots and pitch and shoot your own projects.
- Social media fellow: We're adding fellows to our social media team, which is responsible for distribution Business Insider and INSIDER content across the web. Social media fellows work on specific platforms with either video or written content, and learn how to track performance to improve story selection and packaging over time.
- Video-editing fellowship: Our editing team is looking for a fellow to help edit videos on a variety of topics. This fellow will assist on shoots and edit footage to help produce polished, informative videos for our wide audience. We use Canon and Sony cameras and edit in Adobe Premiere.
- Video-writing fellowship, food: This fellow will write videos about food for our highly engaged audience. They will research and pitch stories and help see videos through the production process. Previous on-camera experience is a plus.
- Video-writing fellowship, style and beauty: This fellow will write videos about beauty and style for our highly engaged audience. They will research and pitch stories and help see videos through the production process. Previous on-camera experience is a plus.
Events and Communications Specialist - UNC Charlotte / Charlotte, NC
This position will have primary responsibilities for managing and implementing communications for the Belk College of Business, in particular to reach internal audiences, external audiences including the business community. The position will develop communications materials for specific strategic areas of the Belk College, such as original and solicited content, including message for letters, articles, blog posts, social posts, etc. This position will plan, organize, manage and execute strategic Belk College communications projects and events from research, planning, implementation and measurement. This position will contribute to the overall External Relations strategy and priorities of the Belk College. This position will work with the Executive Director of External Relations on strategic or priority issues. This position will plan/coordinate special events as assigned. This position requires some knowledge of communications tools, including but not limited to: Drupal web content management system, enewsletter software, social media management, InDesign, Photoshop, Powerpoint, etc.
For complete description and how to apply, visit UNC Charlotte employment page.
Carolina Panthers Reporter - The Charlotte Observer / Charlotte, NC
The Charlotte Observer is looking for a driven beat reporter to cover the Carolina Panthers. Our Panthers reporters work in a competitive, fast-paced environment to break news and to deliver exclusive enterprise and smart analysis. The Panthers beat reporter should have a deep knowledge of the NFL and be adept at building team and league sources. A strong source network is vital to being out front of competitors, and the Panthers reporter must be able to find and break news, cover breaking news with urgency and develop compelling story lines and analysis. In covering one of the most important beats at the newspaper, the Panthers reporter uses use social media as a news-gathering tool, an engagement opportunity and a means to put our news and enterprise in front of a topic-specific audience across Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and other platforms.
To apply, rush to this link.
Freelance Writers - WRAL Digital Solutions / Raleigh, NC
WRAL Digital Solutions is seeking freelance writers with journalism backgrounds and a degree from an accredited institution to write native advertising articles that will be published on WRAL.com and WRALTechWire.com. Freelancers will get bylines on these platforms. Additional writing opportunities for marketing copy such as blogs, social media posts, and website copy are also available. WRAL Digital Solutions is a full-service marketing company that specializes in paid advertising, SEO, websites, and more. Aside from traditional agency offerings, we’re able to offer our clients marketing opportunities via our parent company Capitol Broadcasting Company’s owned and operated platforms. Please send all inquiries and resumes to lcatchatoorian@wral.com.
Fulbright Fellowships - Various locations
The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program is open and accepting applications for academic year 2020-2021! Whether you plan to conduct independent research, teach students, or pursue a professional project, Fulbright makes a real and lasting impact. Fulbright Scholars return to their home institutions with enhanced career prospects, ideas for future collaborations, and a truly global perspective. Don’t miss out on this important opportunity to share knowledge and serve as a cultural ambassador through Fulbright.There are many options for Journalism awards, including the following:
Bhutan: Multiple Disciplines
Belize: All Disciplines
China: Social Sciences, Humanities, and the Arts (Teaching)
Georgia: Education, Communication, Creative Writing
Japan: Journalism
Jordan: All Disciplines
Zambia: Journalism and Broadcasting
For the full list of related awards, click here.
The deadline to apply to the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program is September 16th, 2019. U.S. citizenship is required.
Sales Development Representative - 15Five / Raleigh, NC
15Five is looking for an A-player sales professional to join our mission to help companies empower their people to be their greatest selves. This role will be on the front line of customer acquisition and help us take our total customers from 1,500 companies to over 10,000.
A pioneer in the new generation of employee feedback engagement and performance tools, 15Five is backed by Point Nine Capital and Matrix Partners. With headquarters in San Francisco’s SOMA neighborhood, we’ve built a world class company culture that is reinventing how companies listen to their employees and help them be their best selves at work. Some of our customers include Citrix, MailChimp, Etsy, Hubspot, JustFab, Warby Parker and 1,500 more. We take pride in building a company and product that materially improves people’s lives, whether they’re an employee or a customer.
To learn more about this job and to apply, go here.
Content Specialist - Morehead-Cain / Chapel Hill, NC
The Morehead-Cain Foundation, home of the first merit scholarship program in the United States, seeks a creative professional to craft and curate content for all of the Foundation’s communications channels.
The Morehead-Cain is a four-year merit scholarship for students of the highest caliber to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, providing full funding for academic study and four distinctive summer opportunities in outdoor leadership, civic collaboration, global perspective, and professional experience. The more than 270 current Morehead-Cain Scholars enrich UNC’s vibrant campus community as leaders and innovators, and they join a network of more than 3,000 exceptional and connected alumni. For more information click here.
The content specialist is a creative, organized, and energetic team member who is vital to the success of the Morehead-Cain Foundation.
As the content specialist, you will work closely with staff, scholars, and alumni to discover, create, and curate content for the Foundation’s website, scholar and alumni network, and social media channels. You will also help create publications and marketing pieces, and assist with photography and videography at Foundation events.
To see a full job description, click here.
Multiple Positions - WFAE FM / Charlotte, NC
WFAE is a fast-paced public radio station offering an exciting and creative work environment. We look for ambitious and dedicated people ready for challenges. We offer a generous benefit package and competitive compensation.
Across WFAE, we strive to:
- Exemplify the highest levels of integrity and public trust.
- Serve as a national and industry model of journalistic excellence.
- Be doggedly committed to telling great stories and serving the public.
- Succeed through teamwork, respect and collaboration.
- Include diverse people, voices, thoughts and perspectives at every level of our work.
- Value and reward creativity, curiosity and humor.
- Be bold and take risks in service to journalism and our mission.
- Enter every room with a spirit of generosity and gratitude.
There are openings for reporting fellow, reporter, sales account executive and editor for digital news and engagement. To learn more, go to the WFAE careers site.
Print and Digital Advertising Specialist - The Chatham News+Record / Pittsboro, NC
The Chatham News + Record has been providing extraordinary coverage of Chatham County since 1878. Now under new local ownership, the newspaper has embarked on an ambitious project to make the newspaper the most relevant, compelling and timely print and online source of news and information for all of Chatham County, one of the fastest-growing markets in all of North Carolina.
Our print and online product is worth reading. Today, we seek an experience print/digital sales specialist to work with existing and new clients in Pittsboro, Siler City and other parts of Chatham County and neighboring counties. You?ll work to partner with businesses and industry to propose, plan and execute marketing programs and campaigns and help us launch new print and digital products. Strong guaranteed base compensation and the chance to work for a media company engaged in a race to the top, not a race to the bottom, will help keep you motivated as we grow our core advertising revenues.
Interested? Contact Publisher/Editor Bill Horner III at bhorner3@chathamnr.com
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