Description

SUMMARY:
We are looking for a fun and enthusiastic part-time, freelance writer to join our team. You should be able to generate 1 to 3 quality posts a day (400-1000 words each) during every business day -- 5 days a week, with US national holidays off.

The subject matter is a blend of technical, online marketing, online writing and web business issues. Much of the content you will generate can be based on daily events and news. If you are capable of generating feature pieces, we strongly encourage this.

COMPENSATION:
You will be an independent contractor and paid on a per published post basis. The basic compensation level will based on your experience and the type of content you generate (news vs. features). Feature articles, convering conferences, etc. will all be negotiated on a case by case basis.

We have an incentive/bonus program that rewards you based both upon the quantity and the popularity of the content you author.

You will start out as a "Staff Writer" for the first month. If things go well, then you will write under your own name or a pen-name of your choosing.


REQUIRMENTS:
* Be enthusiastic and have a sense of humor!
* Be creative, critical, articulate and sometimes snarky in your English mother tongue.
* Have strong research/analysis skills. Detect and filter BS. Check facts well.
* Understand a bit about blogging vs. pro journalism

WRITING TOPICS:
You should be comfortable talking about one or more of these topics:

* Web publishing systems, trends, current news, product releases, etc.
* Web Content Management Systems (technical and marketing topics)
* Web content - writing it, optimizing it, sharing it, doing it better
* Blogging and micro publishing (technical and marketing topics)
* Enterprise 2.0 - wikis, collaboration, online office, etc.
* Web development, CSS, Web Standards, etc.
* AJAX and related emerging "Web 2.0" and "Enterprise 2.0" technologies
* Enterprise Content Management and Document Management Systems
* Enterprise Compliance and Records Management topics, including legislation like e-Discovery, Sarbanes-Oxley, etc.

How to apply

Please send the following to job1007@cmswire.com:

1) Your goals as a writer
2) Your background
3) Your availability, location and timezone
4) Two example articles which you think fit well on www.cmswire.com

Posted on: 10/05