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Job Opportunity...
« on: January 15, 2008, 06:52:02 PM »
I need help people!

I was recently asked to resume the editor's position at the company/website I work for. We've not done custom news for a while now and my boss wants to get back into the news business. The site is redOrbit.com. We specialize in space and science mostly but our news runs the gamut of topics. Our main topics are space, science, technology and health. My boss is hoping for 40+ original articles a day. This means either I learn to work 30 hours a day or I hire some writers. We're willing to pay $10 per article (all rewrites of Reuters, AP, etc) to anyone who can work daily Mon-Fri, mostly during the morning hours. We do have need of some evening writers but that's less of a need than morning work.

If you're interested please send me a message here.

TIA!!!
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Re: Job Opportunity...
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2008, 08:46:24 PM »
Sorry, time poor and fully employed already.  So it sounds like the employment front is going well for you.  Good luck with finding the writers.  Check the local junior colleges, budding young writers should jump at this.
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Re: Job Opportunity...
« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2008, 08:53:34 PM »
Quote from: pbsaurus on January 15, 2008, 08:46:24 PM
Sorry, time poor and fully employed already.  So it sounds like the employment front is going well for you.  Good luck with finding the writers.  Check the local junior colleges, budding young writers should jump at this.

Work's been too good to me lately. I've got more work than I know what to do with. I am trying all other angles but I'm in need of someone ASAP. At least for the time being. This was thrown at me last week and I had no time to prepare. It's hard finding good writers on such a short notice. However, I will prevail, I always do somehow. ;-)
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Re: Job Opportunity...
« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2008, 08:55:55 PM »
You could always outsource to India.  They are native English speakers.  The current exchange rate is around 39 Rupees for 1 dollar.
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Re: Job Opportunity...
« Reply #4 on: January 15, 2008, 09:31:28 PM »
Quote from: pbsaurus on January 15, 2008, 08:55:55 PM
You could always outsource to India.  They are native English speakers.  The current exchange rate is around 39 Rupees for 1 dollar.

I could always go Engrish...

"I need that the raw materials are written people my for some person."

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Re: Job Opportunity...
« Reply #5 on: January 15, 2008, 10:05:09 PM »
Quote from: LadyGendom on January 15, 2008, 09:31:28 PM
I could always go Engrish...

"I need that the raw materials are written people my for some person."

http://engrishmessageboards.yuku.com/
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Re: Job Opportunity...
« Reply #6 on: January 16, 2008, 12:47:23 AM »
Feel free to peruse my big bang post.
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"God places cherubim with a flaming sword east of Eden to guard the Tree of Life from the ambitions of man.

Cherubim is plural; Genesis 3:24 specifies one flaming sword. Presumably flaming swords were in short supply."

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Re: Job Opportunity...
« Reply #7 on: January 16, 2008, 10:39:11 AM »
All jokes aside...I REALLY do need the help. REALLY.
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Re: Job Opportunity...
« Reply #8 on: January 16, 2008, 10:45:36 AM »
Were the rest of you guys joking?
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"God places cherubim with a flaming sword east of Eden to guard the Tree of Life from the ambitions of man.

Cherubim is plural; Genesis 3:24 specifies one flaming sword. Presumably flaming swords were in short supply."

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Re: Job Opportunity...
« Reply #9 on: January 16, 2008, 11:01:58 AM »
Quote from: Joe Sixpack on January 16, 2008, 10:45:36 AM
Were the rest of you guys joking?

I was
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Re: Job Opportunity...
« Reply #10 on: January 17, 2008, 08:13:53 AM »
Send me a PM if you wish with some more information on the matter; I may know someone who may be of some assistance. They're always looking for chances to use their writing skills.
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Re: Job Opportunity...
« Reply #11 on: January 17, 2008, 08:46:20 AM »
So, the job is to take a wire article and re-write it so that it appears to be original and you're paying $10 per article?  Who finds the articles?
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Re: Job Opportunity...
« Reply #12 on: January 19, 2008, 01:30:48 PM »
Quote from: BizB on January 17, 2008, 08:46:20 AM
So, the job is to take a wire article and re-write it so that it appears to be original and you're paying $10 per article?  Who finds the articles?

Pretty much. Boring...I know.  :w:

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Re: Job Opportunity...
« Reply #13 on: January 19, 2008, 02:36:30 PM »
Are the re-writers supplied with the articles, or is it up to them to find the articles?
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Re: Job Opportunity...
« Reply #14 on: January 19, 2008, 04:57:28 PM »
Quote from: BizB on January 19, 2008, 02:36:30 PM
Are the re-writers supplied with the articles, or is it up to them to find the articles?

I supply all the links and sources. Some are from news agencies and some are from press releases.
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