Job Opportunities & Resources
- WXYZ-TV Detroit is looking for an Online Content Producer. Knowledge of online content management systems and web design tools is preferred.
- Yahoo! is looking for content editor to work remotely with local editors based in major metro markets.
- Meltmedia, a brand solutions company based in Tempe, Arizona, is looking for a full-time HTML/CSS Specialist. Requirements include being able to take a Photoshop file and turn it into a fully-functional, cross-browser tested, and accessible site.
- If you’re looking for work in social media marketing, check out Ignite Social Media. The company is hiring for several new positions including development and usability specialist; monitoring and metrics specialist; and interns.
- Lansing Capital Gains is looking for a new managing editor with writing and management experience. Contact the online magazine via Twitter @LansingCapGains.
- Like blogging, social media and Maker’s Mark? They’re hiring an Ambassador-In-Chief, aka someone with 2+ years experience as a writer, editor, producer, online community manager, or social media manager.
Tools & Resources
- What I Wish Someone Had Told Me About Freelancing: Brand identity artist Elizabeth Gast shares what she has learned in her first year as a freelancer, from dealing with clients to dealing with equipment.
- Dribbble: Called “the Twitter for designers”, Dribbble is now open to the public and allows users to post samples of works-in-progress to get feedback from the design community.
- Contrast is King: A List Apart writer Leslie Jensen-Inman shares tips and color and contrast tools for designing websites that are colorblind-friendly.
Education Resources
- Fancy doing a PhD in Digital Humanities? University College London is offering a studentship that provides funding for tuition fees and a three-year student stipend.
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute recently launched the nation’s first degree program devoted to the emerging interdisciplinary field of Web Science. The program will cover issues related to security, trust, privacy, content value, and the future of the web.
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