True Run Media is Recruiting!

Love the Beijinger magazine its associated products? Then maybe you should be working for us! We are currently recruiting several new positions for our magazine and website.

Website Assistant -theBeijinger.com
Do you love being online? Is the net your natural habitat? TheBeijinger.com is recruiting a fulltime Web Assistant to help with the running of Beijing’s premier English-language news and “what’s on” website. This is an ideal position for someone looking for a leg-up into the fast-paced world of online media and social networking.

You’ll be working in a fast-paced environment, assisting with a diverse array of tasks, including moderating forums, laying up the 7 Days newsletter, translating news items and uploading a wide variety of content to the site.

You must be:
-Enthusiastic
-A fast learner
-Proactive
-Able to work quickly and efficiently to achieve good results with minimal supervision
-A native Chinese speaker with highly developed oral and written English-language communication skills.

Essential Criteria:
-A degree in a language, journalism or communications-related field
-Experience in working in an online environment, including experience with website Content Management Systems
-High level English-language writing skills.
-A sound knowledge of the places where expats like to live, work and play in Beijing.
-Familiarity with theBeijinger.com and associated products like The Beijinger magazine.

Send your CV and a one-page covering letter addressing the selection criteria and telling us why you would be perfect for the job to: danedwards@truerun.com

Deputy Web Editor
-theBeijinger.com Do you get edgy if you’re not online? Do you love blogging? Then we want to hear form you. TheBeijinger.com is recruiting a Deputy Web Editor to assist with the running of Beijing’s premier English-language news and “what’s on” website. You’ll be working both remotely and in our office in a fast-paced multi-lingual environment, researching and blogging about news and events relevant to Beijing’s diverse English-speaking community.

This is a part-time retainer position of 20 hours per week with a high degree of flexibility.

You should be:
-Enthusiastic
-Proactive
-Outgoing
-Able to work quickly and efficiently to achieve good results with minimal supervision
-A native English speaker with highly developed written English-language communication skills.

Essential Criteria:
-A degree in a language, journalism or communications-related field
-Minimum one year experience in online or print journalism
-Ability to proactively seek out stories relevant to our readership
-Experience working with website content management systems
-High level English-language writing abilities
-A sound knowledge of Beijing, particularly the places English-speaking expats like to live, work and play.

Send your CV and a one-page letter addressing the selection criteria and telling us why you’d be perfect for the job to: danedwards@truerun.com

Art and Culture Editor - The Beijinger magazine
Do you spend your weekends haunting 798? Is your DVD collection big enough to stock a small store? Do you devour books and novels at an alarming rate? Are you crazy about classical music, stage and dance? True Run Media is looking for an experienced Arts & Culture editor to write, edit and blog about the city's burgeoning A&C scene.

Job Responsibilities include:
- Writing columns, articles, interviews, blogs and reviews and previews for the beijinger magazine and website.
- Recruiting freelancers and commissioning freelance articles for the section.
- Editing copy.
- Expanding contacts in the city's arts and culture fields by regularly attending exhibitions, book talks, cinema and stage events.
- Assigning photos and doing proofing and corrections.
- Participating in issue planning and debriefs.

Qualifications:
- Native-speaker level English
- Experience with print and/or web journalism, editing copy
- Able to meet deadlines with a highly proactive, organized personality
- Ability to verbally communicate in Chinese
- Wide ranging contacts in the local a&c community
- Experience with pagemaker, photoshop and indesign a plus
- Chinese reading ability a plus

Please send your cv and at least three relevant writing samples to editor@thebeijinger.com.

Shunyi Correspondent Wanted - BeijingKids magazine
Based up in Shunyi and looking to break out of the daily grind of parenthood? Are you a social butterfly who loves writing and meeting people? BeijingKids is looking for a Shunyi correspondent to join our editorial team. This is a part-time position (about 10-15 hours a week) with a competitive salary that is very well-suited for very energetic parents and does not require constant presence in our office. However, a certain level of commitment is involved. The Shunyi correspondent will be expected to:

* Attend Shunyi community events/meetings on a regular basis (every two weeks, or more frequently depending on what's going on) to increase BeijingKids' presence in the community;
* Make connections, find story ideas and leads, as well as be an advocate for the magazine/website/brand;
* Write 2-3 articles a month for the magazine (Learning, Playing and Feature sections)
* Write 3-4 blog posts a week (300-400 words each);
* Maintain and contribute to the forum on Beijing-Kids.com;
* Assist with identifying Shunyi-related listings errors found on the site;
* Add Shunyi related events to the website on a regular basis;
* Attend meetings and editorial planning sessions in our office at Wanda Plaza in the CBD (once a week on average);
* Attend monthly BeijingKids editorial board lunch meetings.

Native English speakers are a must and conversational Chinese ability preferred. Must be willing to commit at least one year to this position. Please send a CV and cover letter to: editor@beijing-kids.com.