JOB- Online Magazine Caucaz.com Recruits New Editor
Posted by: Lili Di Puppo <lilidipuppo@yahoo.de>
JOB- Online Magazine Caucaz.com Recruits New Editor
Caucaz.com (http://www.caucaz.com/home_eng/) is an independent
Tbilisi-based weekly online magazine. It was created in October 2004
by European and South-Caucasian journalists and is aimed at
decision-makers, politicians, economists and intellectuals in the
South Caucasus and the European Union. The South Caucasus editors are
based in Tbilisi, with correspondents in Yerevan and Baku. European
editors are based in Paris, Warsaw, Berlin, London and Washington, D.C.
Caucaz.com's editorial staff seeks a new editor to commission and
write contributions for Caucaz.com on a voluntary basis. Several
Caucaz.com volunteers have moved into permanent
positions in journalism and research after working with the website.
Key responsibilities:
- Commissioning writers and liaising with authors
- Providing ideas for future Caucaz.com articles
- Assisting with editing contributions and fact-checking
- Assisting in securing new sources of funding (optional)
Experience and skills:
- Knowledge of at least one of the following regions: Caucasus,
Central Asia, Black Sea region, Russia (and/or Ukraine, Belarus,
Moldova, Baltic States), Iran and Turkey, European policy in these regions
- Master's degree or equivalent experience in international
relations, development, politics, economics, law or journalism
- Fluent in English
Other skills (desirable, but not obligatory):
- Journalism or editing experience
- Experience commissioning writers
- Native English speaker
- Working knowledge of French or German would be an advantage
The position is unpaid, but offers the opportunity to gain a solid
experience as an editor within an international and dynamic team of
journalists, researchers and translators. It offers the possibility to
actively take part in developing content for Caucaz.com and building a
large network of researchers and journalists working on the Caucasus
or neighbouring regions.
If you are interested, please send us your CV with a short of letter
of motivation, including a list of publications (if any).
Caucaz.com also welcomes proposals for contributions from researchers,
journalists and PhD students on the Caucasus and its neighbouring regions.
Please contact Lili Di Puppo (lili.dipuppo@caucaz.com) or Christian
Nils Larson (christian.larson@caucaz.com) if you are interested in
collaborating with us.
More information on Caucaz.com is available at
http://www.caucaz.com/home_eng/caucase.php
Lili Di Puppo
Caucaz.com Editor-in-chief
lili.dipuppo@caucaz.com
+ 995 (8)55 519 172
12 Nishnianidze Street
0105 Tbilisi/Georgia
Christian Nils Larson
Caucaz.com Co-Editor in Chief - English Edition
christian.larson@caucaz.com
+1 513 280 0087
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