• Source, write and publish weekly online content using a Content Management System and HTML.
• Work with Editor and Designer to determine weekly story order preference for both websites.
• Create and publish weekly e-newsletter.
• Collect data on metrics and SEO.
• Write blog entries; work with guest bloggers; publish select content to Twitter, Facebook and YouTube as necessary.

Print duties include:

• Writing, researching, fact checking and copyediting articles of varying lengths for both publications.
• Contributing creative ideas to the overall editorial process
• Creating industry contacts and attending events

A formal education in online and print journalism, along with a minimum of one to two years of experience in those fields, is required. Knowledge of written French is an asset.

Computer skills include:

• Knowledge of CMS systems and basic Internet HTML such as tables, styles and links.
• Experience with Constant Contact or other email list managers
• Mac OS 10 Leopard
• MS Office suite
• Adobe InDesign
• Basic knowledge of photo editing using Photoshop, in particular resizing, cropping, layers and exporting for web and mobile.
• Light photography and photo editing skills.
• Any knowledge of video for web – either format changes or basic editing on iMovie – is a plus.

Send cover letter, CV and three samples of your work in Word or PDF format by 5 p.m. on September 3rd. Please quote ‘Online writer/coordinator/ in the subject line of the email.

Salon Communications Inc.
365 Bloor Street East #1902
Toronto, Ontario
M5B 2R3
Fax: (416) 869-3008
E-mail: careers@beautynet.com