Job Opportunities & Resources
- Hilton Worldwide is hiring a social media manager. This position is responsible for driving the company’s social media communications strategy, including TripAdvisor, Facebook, and Twitter.
- Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan has two openings of interest to writers: donation writer and proposal writer.
- The Imperial War Museum in London is looking for a Technical Webmaster. The job involves being both a technical manager and a web developer with the experience and knowledge to implement web strategies.
- The Book Cover Archive could use an intern to help with web content and submission queries. The blog editors are based in Boston, but you don’t need to be local to apply.
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art has an opening for Associate Web Developer in its Digital Media Department. The position is responsible for all front-end programming and collaborative template design and implementation.
- The Motley Fool is hiring an online copy editor to join the creative company. The job involves editing, proofreading, content management, and copywriting.
- Leveraging the Information Interview: In this guest blog for msuCatalyst, Professional Writing student Ainsley Elder shares how information interviews can be valuable to people who are unsure of what they want to do or want to get a sense of job realities.
Recommended Reading
- What they don’t teach you about identity design in design school: Pentagram Design’s Paula Scher looks at how identity design is taught in school or written about on blogs, and how that differs from real-world logo and branding design.
- The “Pros” and Cons of Spec Work: Jacob Cass of Just Creative Design has put together a comprehensive look at what spec work means for both designers and clients.
Publishing
- Math of Publishing Meets the E-Book: The New York Times breaks down print vs. digital publishing by the numbers to find out just how much each medium costs.
- Condé Nast and the iPad: Publisher Condé Nast is busy getting its biggest magazine titles ready for the iPad release, but some titles lose out on interactivity because of the Apple and Adobe dispute over Flash.
- How Penguin Will Reinvent Books With iPad: In iBook demos, Penguin shows how publishers might approach Apple’s tablet with loads of interactive content like videos, live chats, and street maps.
Inspiration
- 45 Creative Resumes to Seize Attention: If you’ve been looking for a way to break out of the standard resume mold, check out this gallery for design inspiration.
- Branding Across Mediums: How do you successfully brand a company from website to wine labels? Fuel Your Creativity showcases brand identities that do just that.
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