Freelance Writer

Description:

Advancement Project is a policy and legal action group that creates strategies for achieving universal opportunity and a racially just democracy. Advancement Project is in the process of building a cadre of freelance writer(s) for its Root and Branch Magazine.

Root & Branch is Advancement Project’s national Web-based magazine. Root & Branch seeks to help build grassroots movements from the bottom up by sharing thoughtful analysis aimed at uprooting systemic racism. In each quarterly issue, readers will hear thoughtful analysis from grassroots leaders, organizers, and funders, who are working toward progressive change on matters of race. Root & Branch seeks to constantly rethink our strategies in the struggle for racial equality with comprehensive thinking about what policy ideas would dismantle the structures that are dividing communities of color while we seek to equalize opportunity. Advancement Project’s hope is that Root & Branch will aid grassroots groups and leaders in their struggle in a way that’s natural and organic.

The ideal candidates will have good conceptual skills and a civil rights background.

Candidates must have:

  • Good Conceptual Skills
  • Strong Literacy Voice
  • Crisp and Clear Writing
  • Ability to Work Will Under Deadline Pressure
  • Pick Up Concepts Quickly
  • Write Persuasive Copy
  • Ability to Interpret and Organize Data
  • Strong Interviewing Skills
  • Firm Command of the English Language (spelling, grammar, punctuation)
  • 6+ Years Writing Experience

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

Submit résumé, cover letter, writing samples and three references to:

Sabrina Williams
Communications Director
Advancement Project
1220 L Street, NW, #850
Washington DC, 20005
E-mail: swilliams@advancementproject.org
Fax: 202/728-9558

URL: http://www.writejobs.com/cgi-bin/job.pl?job=2636

Freelance editor/proofreader


Description:

Online company needs FREELANCE proofreader(s) in ALL academic fields to edit/rewrite the English used in research papers written by academics in Far-Eastern universities and intended for publication in English-language journals. (No knowledge of foreign languages is required.) We are especially keen to hear from candidates in all fields of bioscience, including medicine, and all types of engineering/materials science.

Most papers need substantive editing/rewriting, and only those with excellent English skills should apply. Must be able to offer fast turnaround on work received. Occasional or regular assignments are available to suitable applicants.

Requirements (all essential):

  • English as FIRST language.
  • Qualification to at least Masters level, preferably studying for or completed PhD or equivalent.
  • Conscientious and reliable.

All work is via the Internet. Pay is $24.00 CANADIAN per hour.

Native Speaker
editors@nativespeaker.com

URL: http://jobs.phds.org/job/7378/nativespeaker-com/freelance-editor-proofreader?utm_source=Indeed&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=Indeed

Software Engineer


Description:

Cramer Dev is looking for an experienced, passionate, and talented software engineer to become the next beloved member of our adept, distributed, and agile team. This is a contract or full time gig.

Our team has become renowned in our ability to bring creativity, expertise, and sound development practices to notable and ambitious startups. Our mission is to make our clients incredibly successful by developing and cultivating ideas into highly functional and usable web applications.

We’re looking for someone who can jump in and take ownership of challenging application development and design problems. We do heavy work on engineering and building new applications as well as scaling existing apps as they grow. Because of this, you will need a proven understanding of database design principles along with a working knowledge of application and database servers. Most of our efforts happen within MVC frameworks, such as Ruby on Rails and CodeIgniter. We also have a few of our own frameworks that we jam on including one in server-side JavaScript. Since this is the web, you’ll also need to know your way around JavaScript frameworks (such as jQuery and Prototype), CSS, and HTML/XHTML.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Write clean, beautiful, object orientated, and well documented code
  • Inject leadership into the development team by stepping up and taking ownership of initiatives and issues in the application development process
  • Innovate solutions to make our apps more efficient and our clients more successful

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Uncanny ability to write and optimize complex SQL queries
  • Outstanding PHP5 development skills
  • Avid Ruby on Rails developer
  • Appreciation for great design and beautiful websites
  • A drive and willingness to work hard to be the best

If this sounds like a party to you and you want to work along side some incredibly talented and passionate developers and designers, we want to hear from you! We are a distributed team and welcome the potential of working remotely.

Please submit your resume and code samples to hr@cramerdev.com or contact us through our website here: http://cramerdev.com/employment.

Cramer Dev
226 S Clinton
Iowa City, IA 52240
hr@cramerdev.com

URL: http://www.genuinejobs.com/jobs_detail.php?id=3105