Mar 1

JETAA Chapter Beat 3.11 5th Anniversary Memorial Edition

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Ashlie O’Neill (Hyogo-Ken, 2013-Present) AJET National Council Vice Chair and Director of Alumni Relations. Ashlie is in her second year on the AJET National Council as the Director of Alumni Relations. She works alongside Ryan Hata (National AJET Director of Alumni Resources ) and members of JETAA to strengthen the relationship between former JETs, current JETs and Japan. Please feel free to contact her email at ashlie.oneill@ajet.net or her Linkedin profile. Ashlie helps to keep you up up to date with JETAA happenings around the world.

This month marks the 5th anniversary of the Tohoku Earthquake and the loss of the lives of the two JETs Taylor Anderson and Monty Dickson.  Many JETAA chapters around the world are getting together to remember those affected by the disaster as well as raise money for various organisations in Tohoku. This edition of the JETAA Chapter Beat will focus on these events.

Screenings of Tohoku Tomo

About the film: In March 2013, Wesley Julian launched and successfully funded a Kickstarter campaign to create Tohoku Tomo — a documentary film telling the story of true friendship and commitment to Japan’s recovery by the international community following the Great East Japan Earthquake.

Julian and a small team traveled across the United States and Japan to interview individuals who have made and continue to make a difference in Tohoku.

Many of these people dropped what they were doing and dedicated themselves to Japan’s recovery. Many of them even took it upon themselves to establish non-profit organizations aimed at connecting with and rebuilding Tohoku and its communities. At the core of all of these organizations are individuals. Many of these groups were founded by members of the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET Program). What started as a love of Japan through teaching blossomed into a true friendship and commitment to the Tohoku region. These founders and many other volunteers have truly become friends of Tohoku. They are, in Japanese, Tohoku Tomo.

Locations

JETAA Alaska
When: February 29th, 6:00pm
Where: The BP Energy Center, Anchorage

JETAA Midsouth/NOLA
When: March 3rd, 5:30pm
Where: Tulane University, Newcomb Campus, Jones Hall 102, New Orleans

JETAA Toronto
When: March 9th, 6:30pm
Where: Revue Cinema

Sasakawa Peace Foundation and JETAADC
When: March 11th, 4:30pm
Where: The Mayflower Hotel, Washington DC

JETAA NSW
When: March 16th, 6:00pm
Where: Japan Foundation, Sydney

JETAA Southern California
When: March 18th, 7:00pm
Where: Occidental College, Choi Auditorium, los Angeles

Florida JETAA-Miami
When: March 30th, 8:00pm
Where: Florida  International University, modesto A. Maidique Campus, Room GL 100

Florida JETAA-Orlando
When: March 31st, 8:00pm
Where: Asia Trend/ Y.E.S.S Center

113 Projects

About the Project: The mission of the 113 Project is to create a venue for dialogue and action that reclaims the message of the Tohoku disaster as an opportunity for good. The 113 Project will encourage collaboration among thought leaders, activists, community members and volunteers to continue the critical work of recovery and revitalization in Tohoku as well as to look at and address together challenges faced by others through the lens of lessons learned out of the Tohoku experience.

JETAA Northern California
When: March 8th, 6:30pm
Where: JCCC NC , 1840 Sutter Street, San Francisco

JETAA Rocky Mountain
When: March 13th, 2:00pm
Where: Sie Film Center, Denver

PNWJETAA
When: April 22-24th
Where: Cherry Blossom Festival, Seattle

For a full list of Tohoku Tomo and 113 Project events, please see the Tohoku Tomo website at http://tohokutomo.com/screenings/ or email them at info@tohokutomo.com.

Live Your Dream: The Taylor Anderson Story

About the film: This film is a story about Taylor Anderson and all the young people who travel the world trying to make a difference. Taylor was an extraordinary American who dedicated herself to teaching Japanese children, living her dream right up to the events of March 11, 2011. The earthquake and tsunami in Japan were a disaster that no one could have expected. 

When:March 13th, 1:00pm
Where: Sendai Mediatheque, Sendai, Japan

Details: http://jetprogramme.org/en/info/greateastjapanearthquake/

Additional Events around the world

JETAAWJ and National AJET

D-prep: A disaster Preparation Event

JETAA Vic/Tas/SA
The Big Bento Lunch

When:March 1st-31st
Where: Anywhere you wish

Hosting a Big Bento Lunch is as easy as rounding up up a group of your friends and work mates and eating some delicious Japanese food!
Since 2012, Big Bento Lunch participants have raise more than $30,000 for many charities by holding family picnics or parties or and getting bentos delivered to work places. It is simple and fun!

To register your lunch and help us support the Taylor Anderson Memorial Fund, visit the Big Bento Lunch website at www.bigbentolunch.com.au

Mar 1

Justin’s Japan: Nippon in New York: ‘The Boy and the Beast,’ Kabuki, 3/11, WagakkiBand, Hiromi

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Mamoru Hosoda’s The Boy and the Beast premieres March 4. (FUNimation)

By JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02) for Examiner.com. Visit his Japanese culture page here for related stories.

Tucked between Oscar and cherry blossom season, March offers an unmissable array of concerts, performances and exhibitions, along with a special gathering to mark the five-year anniversary of the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.

This month’s highlights include:

Tuesday, March 1, 8:00 p.m.

An Evening of Japanese Traditional Theatre

Carnegie Hall (Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage), 881 Seventh Avenue

$50-$500, student discount tickets available at the box office

Starring kabuki actor Ebizo Ichikawa, this performance highlights traditional Japanese music by showcasing three different traditional Japanese theatrical art forms: kabuki, noh, and kyogen. It is rare, even in Japan, to see these performed in the same evening and on the same stage. Artistic Director of the Grand Japan Theater Denjiro Tanaka is the son of Tadao Kamei, a noh musician, and Sataro Tanaka, the daughter of kabuki musicians. His shared lineage made this collaboration possible.

Opens Friday, March 4

The Boy and the Beast

AMC Empire 25; Angelika Film Center; Bow Tie Cinemas Chelsea

$14.50-$15.75

The latest feature film from award-winning Japanese director Mamoru Hosoda (Summer Wars, Wolf Children)! When Kyuta, a young orphan living on the streets of Shibuya, stumbles into a fantastic world of beasts, he’s taken in by Kumatetsu, a gruff, rough-around-the-edges warrior beast who’s been searching for the perfect apprentice. Despite their constant bickering, Kyuta and Kumatetsu begin training together and slowly form a bond as surrogate father and son. But when a deep darkness threatens to throw the human and beast worlds into chaos, the strong bond between this unlikely pair will be put to the ultimate test—a final showdown that will only be won if the two can finally work together using all of their combined strength and courage. This limited theatrical engagement is presented in English dub and the original Japanese audio with English subtitles—check your local theater for availability and showtimes.

March 4-9

Of Ghosts, Samurai and War: A Series of Classic Japanese Film

Asia Society, 725 Park Avenue

$12, $10 students/seniors, $8 members

In its history spanning more than 100 years, Japanese cinema has produced some of the most admired films that continue to enrich the world cinema discourse. Masterpieces by such greats as Akira Kurosawa (Rashomon), Kenji Mizoguchi (Ugetsu), and Kaneto Shindo (Onibaba) have proved their enduring influence on filmmaking and film appreciation.

The six films included in the series are set during Japan’s Middle Ages (12th to 17th century) and produced during the Japanese golden age of cinema in the 1950s and 1960s—a time when Japan’s memory of war was still vivid. Using a variety of narrative and visual techniques, these filmmakers present a humanist approach to understanding life during war: from the struggle for power, to the quest for justice, or even the mere fight for survival. These rarely screened 35mm film prints also represent the best of Japanese cinema for their visual designs, color schemes, music, narrative strategies and performance styles, offering a pristine and essential viewing experience.

For the complete story, click here.

Feb 26

5 Jobs in International Education

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Via Carleen Ben (Oita). Posted by Sophia Chan (Sapporo-shi, 2009-2014). If interested in more job listings, join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.

(1) Foreign Service Regional English Language Officer: Now Accepting Applications

We are currently accepting applications for Foreign Service Regional English Language Officer (ELO) positions.

Foreign Service ELOs are responsible for all Department of State-sponsored English teaching activities in a specific country, or as a Regional ELO with responsibilities for English language program activities in several countries, necessitating extensive travel. Take the ELO quiz to find out if this specialization is right for you.

All potential applicants are strongly urged to read the entire vacancy announcement to ensure that they meet all of the requirements for this position before applying. When you are ready to begin the online application process, visit the Foreign Service Regional English Language Officer vacancy on USAJOBS. Please note that the deadline to submit completed applications is March 1, 2016.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens, at least 20 years old to apply and at least 21 years of age to be appointed. By law, all career candidates must be appointed to the Foreign Service prior to the month in which they reach age 60, except for preference eligible veterans. Applicants must also be available for worldwide service, and be able to obtain all required security, medical and suitability clearances.

If you have any questions or would like to search for topics of interest, please visit our forums or FAQs at careers.state.gov.

We appreciate your interest in a career with the U.S. Department of State. Read More

Feb 25

WIT Life #296:　Kauai’s Japanese lantern

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WIT Life is a periodic series written by professional Writer/Interpreter/Translator Stacy Smith (Kumamoto-ken CIR, 2000-03). She starts her day by watching Fujisankei’s newscast in Japanese, and here she shares some of the interesting tidbits and trends along with her own observations.

I just returned from my 3-week State Department interpreting trip and subsequent mini vacation in Hawaii!

While enjoying some R&R on my favorite island of Kauai, I discovered something that I hadn’t noticed in previous visits.  I was staying in Kapa’a, a centrally located area boasting a beautiful bike path that I love using for morning runs overlooking the ocean.  During a run, I happened to turn my gaze away from the ocean and a Japanese-seeming lantern in the distance caught my eye.  I was curious about its location on what looked like the edge of a playing field.

Upon closer inspection, it was revealed that what I saw was a 15-foot cast concrete lantern built in 1915 by Kauai’s Japanese community to commemorate the Russo-Japanese War of 1905 and Emperor Taisho’s 1912 ascension to the throne.  Here’s a bit more of its story courtesy of the Historic Hawaii Foundation website (lightly edited by me): “By World War II, pro-imperial sentiments were a problem for a later generation of Japanese-Americans who literally buried the lantern in 1943, both to protect it from Read More

Feb 25

Internship/Temp-to-Hire: Office Assistant (New York, USA)

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Posted by Sydney Sparrow, curriculum and content developer for a real estate school based in Virginia. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.

Positions: Office Assistant 
Location: New York City, New York
Contract: Internship/Temp-to-Hire

Office Assistant internship/temp-to-hire for music events production office working with national TV broadcasters and sports franchises. Duties include assisting with administrative and clerical tasks in a music events production office, including (but not limited to) answering and redirecting phone calls, filing, computer work (generally with MS Office suite).

Desired Experience: Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree program or recently graduated therefrom. Background and interest in media and/or business is preferred, with special consideration given to music industry background. Previous administrative experience is a plus

Required Schedule: Initially, 3 days/week assessment period (duration depending on performance), with possibility of subsequent regular employment at discretion of management. Scheduling during assessment period is flexible and concessions may be made for an especially qualified candidate, also at discretion of management

Remuneration: DOE

Application Process: For more information or to apply, please email Keith Bartlett directly at keith.bartlett762@gmail.com.

Feb 25

Job: Sales Associate – NEXCO-West USA (Virginia, USA)

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Posted by Sydney Sparrow, curriculum and content developer for a real estate school based in Virginia. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.

Positions: Sales Associate
Posted by: NEXCO-West USA
Location: Tysons Corner, VA
Contract: Full-Time

Sales Associate needed immediately for NEXCO-West, USA, a new U.S. subsidiary of a large Japanese transportation technology company, located in Tysons Corner, VA near Greensboro and Tysons Corner Metro stations.

Our company offers innovative products already widely employed in Japan and now available to the U.S. transportation sector, particularly its non-destructive structural assessment technology involving proprietary camera and software applications. The position does not require an engineering background or expertise, but you will be working in the infrastructure sector with professional engineers, so some technical aptitude or interest is beneficial.

This is an exceptional growth and career-building opportunity. At this nascent stage in a rapidly-growing new company, you will benefit from maximum visibility to senior management and thus be well-positioned to advance from within the company as it expands and as your familiarity with the products increases.  Read More

Feb 24

Job: US Office Program Administrator – (Pennsylvania, USA)

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Posted by Sydney Sparrow, curriculum and content developer for a real estate school based in Virginia. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.

Positions: US Office Program Administrator, Associated Kyoto Program
Posted by: Bucknell University
Location: Lewisburg, PA
Contract: Full-Time

The Associated Kyoto Program is currently seeking applications for the US Office Program Administrator.  Please refer to the job description below for details. The Administrator coordinates all US based activities of AKP with activities at the Kyoto Center. Provides general administrative support for the Chair of the Board of Directors as well as the Board Members from the 13 consortium institutions. The anticipated start date is May 2016.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Represent AKP at Study Abroad Fairs providing information on program and admission requirements with prospective students, parents, and member institutions; manage application, interview, selection, and enrollment process, arrange student travel and obtain visas
• Coordinate Faculty Fellow and regular faculty application processes
• Liaise with Faculty Fellows regarding housing, visas, travel and stipends, and with Doshisha University International Center about Fellows
• Communicate extensively with Japanese program staff in Japanese and English
• Process all financial requests and disbursements, including international money transfers and compile financial reports for Board of Directors, annual audit, and tax filings
• Coordinate activities with the member colleges, Kyoto Center, and Agent College Comptroller
• Update publicity materials, applications, and handbooks, and maintain the AKP website including alumni database, application, and student evaluations
• Travel to Executive Committee and Board of Directors meetings (July, October, March) and occasionally to Kyoto, Japan
• Supervise student employees and web technician and provide administrative assistance to Chair and Board of Directors
• Develop alumni network and keep alumni records up to date.

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Feb 22

GSC Scholarship – Study at Tokyo University!

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Passed on by Eden Law JETAA NSW President and Australian Country Representative.

The Global Science Course (GSC) is a new undergraduate 2 year-long transfer program. It was designed to enhance cross-cultural interactions among young minds from around the world coming together to learn science. All GSC classes are conducted in English by world-leading professors who are pursuing cutting-edge research in the most advanced fields, while also focusing on the fostering of students who will lead the next generation in science communities.

By giving students the opportunity to study abroad in Tokyo, they will not only get the chance to make the most of our world renowned facilities but will also be able to experience Japanese lifestyle and culture first-hand. This is an invaluable opportunity for those looking to expand their worldviews and experience something unique during their time as an undergraduate student.

Furthermore, successful applicants to our program are rewarded with a generous scholarship. This includes 150,000 Japanese yen per month to aid in paying tuition fees and support living expenses. It additionally includes fully supported rent.

Here is a link to the course website: http://www.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/GSC/

Here is a link to our informational booklet: http://www.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/GSC/about/files/booklet.pdf

Information about our program can also be shared through Facebook and Twitter:
https://www.facebook.com/globalsciencecourse/
https://twitter.com/GSC_UTokyo

Good luck!

Feb 19

Job: Certified Kindergarten Teacher – Aichi International School (Japan)

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Posted by Sydney Sparrow, curriculum and content developer for a real estate school based in Virginia. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.

Positions: Certified Kindergarten Teacher
Posted by: Aichi International School
Location: Hoshigaoka, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Contract: Full-Time (One-year renewable contract)

Responsibilities: Work with children from as young as two to five years old.

Requirements: 

• Proper visa
• Native English speaker
• Technical college or university degree
• Early Childhood qualification or Education degree
• Teaching license required
• Early childhood education experience
• Art and craft ability
• Experience using Windows and Apple computers and tablets preferred
• APPLICANT MUST CURRENTLY RESIDE IN JAPAN, PREFERABLY AICHI.

Please note TESEL/TEFL qualifications are not applicable to this position

Hours: Full-time, M-F, 40 working hours/week, 30 teaching/class hours/week, 8am-5pm.

Salary: 300,000 yen/month.

Accommodation: We will offer housing support but the applicant is responsible for paying their own rent and utilities.

Benefits: Will renew visa, transportation allowance, moving/relocation allowance, health insurance, training, contract completion bonus, incentives, and professional development program.

Application Deadline: Application deadline ASAP.

Application Process: Position begins March/April, 2016. Apply by e-mail with CV/resume, diploma(s), letter of introduction, photo, and teaching certification to Mr. Joseph Coote at jcoote@aisnagoya.net.

Feb 19

Job: Assistant Language Teacher – Yonaguni Town Board of Education (Japan)

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Posted by Sydney Sparrow, curriculum and content developer for a real estate school based in Virginia. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.

Positions: Assistant Language Teacher
Posted by: Yonaguni Town Board of Education
Location: Yonaguni Island, Yaeyama District, Okinawa
Contract: Full-Time (7 months-1 year renewable contract)

Responsibilities: Assist instruction of English classes in elementary and junior high schools.

Requirements

• Native English speaker
• BA/BS required
• Proper visa
• One year experience teaching in Japan preferred
• Driver’s license and car/motorcycle not required but strongly recommended (The island is quite hilly, schools are several kilometers apart, and public transportation is limited to one bus.)
• SCHOOL PREFERS THAT APPLICANT CURRENTLY RESIDE IN OKINAWA

Hours: Full-time, 30 working hours/week, 15 teaching/class hours/week, M-F.

Salary: 300,000 yen/month

Accommodation: We will assist you in finding accommodation

Benefits: Paid vacation, health insurance, sponsorship available.

Application Deadline: May 1, 2016. Position begins August through September, 2016.

Application Process: Apply by e-mail with CV/resume, essay (“This job listing is for a small, remote, extremely rural island. Although extremely beautiful, there are no convenience stores, supermarkets, internet cafes, trains, etc. Please include a short essay about why this setting appeals to you”), photo, and letters of recommendation. Contact Jun Sato (Foreign Language Education Advisor at Yonaguni Town Board of Education) at jun.gai.sato@gmail.com. 

Feb 18

JQ Magazine: Book Review — ‘The Japanese Lover’

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“The Japanese Lover has its ups and downs, but it does serve as an eventful tour of various aspects of 20th century history.” (Atria Books)

By Rashaad Jorden (Yamagata-ken, 2008-10) for JQ magazine. A former head of the JETAA Philadelphia Sub-Chapter, Rashaad is a graduate of Leeds Beckett University with a master’s degree in responsible tourism management. For more on his life abroad and enthusiasm for taiko drumming, visit his blog at www.gettingpounded.wordpress.com.

We might be keeping fascinating mementos from our daily lives that if discovered, might stun many people.

Certainly, letters documenting something shocking (well, shocking during a certain period of history) would classify as that. Isabel Allende’s The Japanese Lover highlights one woman’s relationship with a Japanese national during her eventful life.

The story’s protagonist is Alma Belasco, a native of Eastern Europe was sent to live with well-to-do relatives in San Francisco when she was young. During the latter years of Alma’s life, she lives with a caretaker named Irina Bazili, who learns about an important figure who shaped Alma’s life and is described in the title of the book: a man named Ichimei Fukuda. Ichimei could also be described as a secret lover because the two had to keep their romance on the down low as it occurred during the height of World War II when people of Japanese descent were considered a threat to American society. The Japanese Lover also takes a journey not only through Alma’s life, but Irina’s as well as Ichimei’s.

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Feb 18

7 Jobs in International Education

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Via Carleen Ben (Oita). Posted by Sophia Chan (Sapporo-shi, 2009-2014). If interested in more job listings, join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.

(1) (CT) Study Away Advisor, Trinity College

Please see the job announcement below.
Position Title: Study Away Advisor
Department: Office of Study Away
Institution: Trinity College
Location: Hartford, Connecticut
Job Description Summary: The Study Away Advisor advises 100-150 students annually on academically appropriate study abroad opportunities on a portfolio of programs to be assigned. These may include South Africa, France, China, Spain, Argentina and the United States. Students advised may be interested in semester, full year or summer. The Study Away Advisor assists students with the application and selection process and acts as the primary liaison with exchange and partner institutions in his/her designated region regarding student support and service. The Study Away Advisor serves as a resource for faculty regarding academic questions for programs within his/her advising portfolio. The Study Away Advisor communicates with overseas contacts and partner institutions, and assists in resolving curricular issues in cooperation with students and their academic advisors. The Study Away Advisor also represents the Office of Study Away at campus events and visits classes to talk about study away opportunities as assigned; he/she will also present at pre-departure orientation for students attending non-Trinity programs each semester. For a full description, please see: https://trincoll.peopleadmin.com/postings/1011
Special Note: This is a long-term temporary position. Salary is commensurate with work experience. Read More

Feb 17

Job: ESL Instructor/Administrative Support – Embassy English (NYC)

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Posted by Sydney Sparrow, curriculum and content developer for a real estate school based in Virginia. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.

Positions: ESL Instructor/Administrative Support
Posted by: Embassy English 
Location: New York City, NY
Contract: Full-Time

Embassy English, a world leader in English language education, is looking for a dynamic and resourceful teacher for our main school in Midtown Manhattan. This role will be primarily responsible for covering classes when another teacher calls in sick or has scheduled time off. While not in the classroom, this role will assist with administrative duties in the Academic Office. Experience with Excel mail merges and formulas is required. This is a part time position (approx. 25 hours per week in the morning), with the possibility of full time hours as student numbers increase in the summer.

Key Responsibilities

• Teaching classes when other teachers call in sick or have scheduled time off.
• Management & maximization of school resources including books, classroom utilization, technological infrastructure, etc.
• Implementation and management of systems focused on assuring accreditation standards and customer service excellence.
• Management and development of the Center’s “English In Action Program”.
• Responsible for some supervision of the teaching staff, including hiring teachers when needed, training new instructors, and driving professional development.
• Develop on-going In-Service Program of Professional Development. Provide leadership and support while motivating teaching staff to achieve results.
• Provide academic guidance for students in the Center’s English for Academic Purposes course and for students looking to enter a Pathway university.
• Promote team spirit at all levels and ensure full communication with all employees within the Center.
• Raise Embassy’s profile and reputation internally and externally within the profession. Develops, communicates & implements customer service.
• Teaching hours & other duties as assigned by Program Manager or Center Director.

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Feb 17

Job: Economic Associate Producer – NHK (Washington, DC)

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Posted by Sydney Sparrow, curriculum and content developer for a real estate school based in Virginia. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.

Positions: Economic Associate Producer
Posted by: NHK
Location: Washington, DC
Contract: Full-Time

NHK is the public broadcaster of Japan and one of the largest networks in Asia with over 100 million viewers worldwide, including in the US via NHK World. NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) currently has an opening in its Washington bureau for the Associate Producer position. This entry-level position is a fantastic opportunity for those who are early in their journalism careers – you won’t get this kind of access anywhere else.

Responsibilities

• Daily coverage of related agencies, including the Treasury Department, the Federal Reserve, the USTR and the IMF
• Weekly coverage of economic indicators and reports, such as unemployment numbers and the FOMC minutes
• Monitoring breaking US/international economic news
• Attendance at press briefings, policy speeches and think tank events around Washington
• Planning and producing feature stories with an eye towards 2016 coverage

Requirements

• Candidates will need to be energetic, interested in political and international affairs, and have excellent communication and organizational skills.
• This is not a 9 to 5 job, so the successful candidates should also be prepared to work nights and weekends as needed.
• Most importantly, we are looking for team players who will do their very best to assist our Japanese correspondents, and who are capable of bridging the different cultures between American and Japan. Some experience in international affairs or broadcast news production is required. Japanese language proficiency is a big plus but not required.

Feb 17

Job: Administrative Assistant – Diversified Sourcing Solutions of Atlanta (GA)

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Posted by Sydney Sparrow, curriculum and content developer for a real estate school based in Virginia. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.

Positions: Administrative Assistant
Posted by: Diversified Sourcing Solutions of Atlanta
Location: Atlanta, FA 
Contract: Full-Time

The Atlanta Branch has an excellent opportunity in our Administration Department. We are looking for a motivated, detail-oriented, energetic selfstarting individual for our Branch. The position will report to the Assistant Manager of Administration.

Primary Duties

• Distribution of Mail
• Maintaining attendance records
• Assisting in the processing of payroll
• Sub-contractor management

Required Skills and Experience

• Japanese speaking is required
• High School Diploma or equivalent or related logistics industry experience
• Minimum 3 years administration experience
• Excellent Interpersonal and Customer Service Skills, professional, positive demeanor; commitment and appropriate sense of urgency to complete assignments with accuracy and efficiency
• Able to multitask and effectively handle changing priorities under pressure
• Good Written & Verbal Skills; Strong organizational skills; attention to detail and follow-up
• Good computer skills (AS-400, Microsoft Word, Excel, Lotus Notes)

Application: Please contact Renee McLain at rmclain@emaildss.com for more information.