Job Opportunities & Resources

• Strategic Staffing Solutions in Detroit, MI is looking for a Web Editor. Applicants must have knowledge of AP Style and 2-3 years of web editing experience.
• Brain Traffic has two open positions for Lead Content Strategists. If leading complex, long-term content projects is what you do best, email your cover letter, resume, and three deliverables today.
• Lansing Entertainment & Public Facilities Authority is looking for a Sponsorship & Marketing Coordinator This position involves coordinating marketing efforts for all LEPFA produced/co-produced events. The deadline to apply is December 15.
• Are you a maker who knows MySQL? Svpply wants to hire a Senior Developer in Boston.
• What are you worth?: IUser experience designer Whitney Hess shares her insights on how to value yourself and—the tricky part—communicate that value to others.
• Why work doesn’t happen at work: In this TED talk, Jason Fried, co-founder of 37signals, explains why the office isn’t a good place to do work.

Recommended Reading

• What we talk about when we say design: Designer Margaret Kimball looks at the way design is shifting towards collaboration across disciplines and why this makes it an exciting time for the field.

Tools & Resources

• 24 ways: The advent calendar for web geeks is back with daily articles and tutorials on web design and development.
• PopSlice: If you’re looking for a way to showcase your work without spending a lot of time coding, check out PopSlice to get a site up and running in minutes.

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Job Opportunities & Resources

• Typekit is hiring a developer and a growth analyst, as well as people for community support and sales. Resumes are fine, but your words are more important, so please include a couple paragraphs explaining why you’d be a great fit for Typekit and how you’d contribute to making the web a better place.
• Men with Pens is looking for a web developer. In addition to standard developer skills, candidates must also be familiar with WordPress and the Genesis and Thesis theme frameworks.
• Allegheny College is now hiring a Digital Media Specialist in the Office of Admissions. If you’re interested in being the college’s online storyteller through video, web design, and social media, apply today.
• Love grammar, publishing, and AP style? The Morningstar editorial group is looking for a copy editor to join their team in Chicago.

Recommended Reading

• A Pragmatic Approach to Editorial Style: “A good style guide should really function like a railing on a stairway you can grab when you’re about to fall.” Check out all the great editorial advice that Mandy Brown and Erin Kissane shared at Content Strategy New England earlier this month.

Tools & Resources

• Editing your Google Docs on the go: On your Android, iPad or iPhone? Google’s new documents editor now supports editing on your mobile browser.
• Tips on How to Code Web Designs Better: Six Revisions shares some fundamental techniques for writing high quality and efficient HTML and CSS.
• OneLook Reverse Dictionary: Bookmark this handy tool for those times when you know what you want to say, but can’t find the right word.

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What is 140+ Tweet Feed? It’s where we share our top tweets every week — news, tips, resources, and articles about professional writing, editing, and design — in more than 140 characters. Let us know about other great links on Twitter or in the comments.

Job Opportunities & Resources

• Motion Marketing & Media and Capital Area Women’s Lifestyle Magazine are seeking interns. Today is the last day to apply, so if you’re interested in an internship in photojournalism, magazine/feature writing, special events, social media, graphics, or sales, email your cover letter by 5pm EST.
• Oregon Public Broadcasting is looking for an editor for a new Local Journalism Center. Applicants should have experience in online journalism, including web publishing and social media tools. The deadline to apply is November 30.
• The Huffington Post needs editors, writers, designers, and interns. There are currently 15 open positions in either their New York City or Washington D.C. locations.

Recommended Reading

• Decoding the Value of Computer Science: What does writing have to do with coding? The Chronicle of Higher Education looks at how writing is “just coding by a different name”.
• “We have cancelled our Facebook page“: Cooks Source issued a statement on their website addressing the fallout from their copyright debacle. Judge for yourself if the statement helps or hurts the magazine.

Tools & Resources

• Upcoming A Book Apart Titles: A Book Apart has announced the next titles in their series of “brief books for people who make websites”. The second book is CSS3 for Web Designers, and it will be released tomorrow, November 16. Books about content strategy and responsive web design will be released in early 2011.

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What is 140+ Tweet Feed? It’s where we share our top tweets every week — news, tips, resources, and articles about professional writing, editing, and design — in more than 140 characters. Let us know about other great links on Twitter or in the comments.

Job Opportunities & Resources

• Mukurtu is hiring two software developers for an indigenous digital archive and content management system. Teams are encouraged to apply.
• Smashing Magazine is looking for authors. If you’re an experienced designer or developer interested in writing or reviewing articles, submit three suggestions for topics you’d like to write about.

Tools & Resources

• Attention students: the ACES Education Fund, an affiliate of the American Copy Editors Society, offers scholarships to juniors, seniors, and grad students interested in copy editing. Students who are graduating in 2010 and who have or will have full-time copy editing jobs or internships are also eligible. The deadline to apply is November 15. For more information, download the scholarship PDF.
• Get Started with Git: In this article from A List Apart, designer and developer Al Shaw explains how to use the Git version control system to work with text.

Inspiration

• Portfolio Book: Check out the creative portfolio book by designer Nathan Hinz, which uses pocket pages to display pieces.

  

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What is 140+ Tweet Feed? It’s where we share our top tweets every week — news, tips, resources, and articles about professional writing, editing, and design — in more than 140 characters. Let us know about other great links on Twitter or in the comments.

Job Opportunities & Resources

• Identity Marketing & Public Relations is looking for a web designer/developer. Job responsibilities include conceptualizing and developing websites and web-related projects such as Flash ads and email campaigns. Print design capabilities are a plus.
• TechSmith, a tech company in Lansing, MI, has two new marketing manager jobs. The marketing creative manager will be responsible for managing day to day operations of the creative marketing team and working as part of the senior marketing team responsible for overall marketing strategy. The marketing project manager will be responsible for developing and tracking project plans to support the creation and delivery of marketing collateral.
• Marvel is seeking interns for the Spring 2011 semester. All internships are for course credit only through colleges or universities and all applications must be submitted online. Journalism experience a big plus.
• Breaking Down a Real Job Ad: PDXSX breaks down an ad for a typical entry-level agency (PR/advertising/design) position to explain how you can use a job description to improve your cover letter and resume.

Recommended Reading

• My iPad Magazine Stand: Khoi Vinh, designer and former Design Director for NYTimes.com, shared his views on iPad apps designed and developed by newspapers and magazines last week, sparking a larger conversation on his blog and Twitter about digital publishing.
• On Editing: Kevin Nguyen of The Bygone Bureau asked editors from three prominent web publications—The Morning News, McSweeney’s, and The Awl—to share their online editorial processes.

Tools & Resources

• Startup Weekend: If you’re an entrepreneur or want to be one, check out your local Startup Weekend. The 54-hour event brings together both technical and non-technical people for a chance to build a proof of concept, demo, or sometimes even a finished product while getting advice from professional mentors.
  
• LittleIpsum: LittleIpsum is a desktop app to generate Latin text. The free app is currently for OS X only.
• If I Were Your Editor, I’d…: Peter Jacobi, professor emeritus at Indiana University and writing and editing consultant, shares a checklist of 13 things to look for when editing your pieces.

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What is 140+ Tweet Feed? It’s where we share our top tweets every week — news, tips, resources, and articles about professional writing, editing, and design — in more than 140 characters. Let us know about other great links on Twitter or in the comments.