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December 12, 2005
Job Abroad Opportunity Of The Day: Sydney Travel Guidebook Writer
This job, posted on Craigslist.org, is for a company based in San Francisco but they're looking for writers in Sydney.
If you write with a keen eye, sharp attitude and insightful wit, if you can name ten hot Sydney restaurants and nightclubs without taking a breath, if you know those uniquely Sydney activities the current travel guidebooks fail to mention, then here’s your opportunity to share that talent and knowledge with the world.
Greenline Publications, a travel publisher based in San Francisco, is seeking an author for our new Fun Seeker’s Sydney guidebook.
The Fun Seeker’s Guides are a series of travel guidebooks created for discerning travelers who want to experience the best, the latest, the most fun things a city has to offer. The target reader is late-twenty-to-fortysomething, fun loving, sophisticated and financially comfortable. Nightlife and cool restaurants are as important as daytime activities. In other words, this guidebook will not be another Rough Guide, Fodor’s or Lonely Planet.
The author we are looking for must have lived in Sydney for at least one year, be able to write in American-English, posses a strong working knowledge of MS Word and FileMaker, have a home office with high speed internet and a printer, and, of course, have the ability to efficiently write lively, fun and clean copy.
To apply, please submit the following:
- A brief resume or CV.
- A list of your published writing titles with a few word description of each. If you have numerous articles, list the ten most recent or relevant.
- Up to 300 words describing a one-day Sydney itinerary you might suggest to a Fun Seeker’s target reader. Your itinerary must include a hotel, breakfast cafe, morning activity, lunch restaurant, afternoon activity, dinner restaurant and after-dinner venue.
- Your selection for Sydney’s hottest restaurant and best see-and-be-seen bar with a 60 to 120 word description for each. The ideal description will paint a vivid picture of your chosen venue showing the reader why it is your choice without saying it in so many words.
- Up to three writing samples (optional).
Files in PDF format are best but we can also accept RTF, Microsoft Word, JPEG (for scanned writing samples) and text embedded in emails. All applications must be in electronic format. And please, no phone calls!
Our apologies in advance for not being able to respond to all applications.
* Job location is Sydney
* Compensation: above average for travel guidebook writing
* This is a contract job.
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Posted by insideoutmag at December 12, 2005 10:09 AM
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