JOB- Turkmenistan Blogger, neweurasia/TOL

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JOB- Turkmenistan Blogger, neweurasia/TOL

Posted by: Ben Paarmann <ben@neweurasia.net>

TOL and neweurasia are seeking an energetic and self-motivated blogger
to create and maintain an informational and analytical blog on the
Central Asian country of Turkmenistan, with an emphasis on current
events, civil society, and the oil and gas industry. The blog's two
versions (English and Russian) are integrated within neweurasia's
existing blog network. The position requires a commitment of at least
20 hours per week. Training and editorial oversight will be provided.

Responsibilities:

- Update the blog daily with information on the latest developments;
- Promote and advertise the blog;
- Interact with those maintaining other blogs and websites on Turkmenistan;
- Comment to entries in other blogs on Turkmenistan and those related
and respond to comments posted in your blog;
- Post videos, photos, and written materials and provide links to and
discuss posting of such materials elsewhere;
- Ensure the availability of links to all important materials posted
elsewhere in English and in Russian (web-related work, translation and
liaison with translators).

Required skills:

- Excellent research, analytical, writing and communication skills
- Fluency in English and Russian
- Knowledge of Turkmenistan and Central Asia and Caspian regions
- Understanding of the oil and gas sector
- Familiarity with blogs and other forms of citizen journalism
- Background in political analysis or advocacy a plus
- Strong Internet search-engine skills
- Experience in journalism
- Comfort with working over the Internet
- Ability to work independently and under time pressure
- Ability to accommodate flexible schedule

Desired skills:

- Experience in preparing web-based publications
- Knowledge of Turkmen language
- Familiarity with the basics of web design, and processing digital
image, video, and audio files

There will be technical support for the maintenance of the blog, and
the successful candidate will be expected to travel occasionally for
training and networking, including a week-long course on new media in
Prague from 8-15 July 2007.

If you are interested in the position, please submit a letter of
interest, a resume, and a brief writing sample to info (at) neweurasia
(dot) net with the subject line "Turkmenistan bridge blogger". The
deadline for applications is 17 May 2007.

Based in the Czech Republic, TOL (www.tol.org) is the leading Internet
journal covering the 28 countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the
Balkans, and the former Soviet Union.

neweurasia (www.neweurasia.net) is Central Asia's premier network of
weblogs, coordinated and written by bright young individuals from the
region and beyond.

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