{"id":31017,"date":"2013-07-14T21:37:01","date_gmt":"2013-07-15T01:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=31017"},"modified":"2013-07-14T21:37:12","modified_gmt":"2013-07-15T01:37:12","slug":"job-snys-editor-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2013\/07\/14\/job-snys-editor-nyc\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: SNYS Editor (NYC)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thanks to JET alum Paul Benson <\/b>for sharing this jet-relevant job listing<\/em>.<\/i> Posted by <\/em>Kim \u2018Kay\u2019\u00a0 Monroe<\/a> (Miyazaki<\/a>-shi, 1995 -97)<\/i><\/strong>. Click here<\/a> to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group<\/a> and receive job listings even sooner by email.<\/em>
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Position<\/i><\/strong>: <\/em>SNYS English Page Editor<\/i>
\nPosted by<\/b>: <\/em>Shukan\u00a0NY Seikatsu (\u9031\u520aNY\u751f\u6d3b)<\/i>
\nType<\/strong>: N\/A<\/em><\/i>
\nLocation<\/i><\/strong>: <\/em>New York City<\/i>
\nSalary<\/i><\/strong>: See below<\/em>
\nStart Date<\/i><\/strong>: N\/A<\/em><\/p>\n

Overview:<\/b>
\nJET alum freelance translator and journalist Paul Benson is seeking a replacement for himself at Shukan\u00a0New York Seikatsu as he prepares to move on to grad school.<\/p>\n

New York Seikatsu\u00a0Press is looking for an English page editor. The Shukan\u00a0NY Seikatsu (\u9031\u520aNY\u751f\u6d3b) paper has broad readership in the United States and Japan. This position is ideal for someone interested in journalism, editing, and Japanese-English translation. The applicant must be able to commute into New York City once per week.<\/p>\n

* Prior professional translation and journalism experience is recommended, but not required.<\/p>\n

Responsibilities<\/b> (all once per week)
\n1. Most SNYS\u00a0English articles are translations from the previous week\u2019s issues. In this case, the editor a) revises the translations for quality, b) reorders\u00a0the article as necessary to meet American journalistic writing, c) proofreads using the New York Times\u2019 style guide (a copy is on-site), and d) trims or adds to articles to fit their allotted space.
\n2. Coordinating with and hiring columnists as needed.
\n3. Managing the English page’s weekly social media (at present, only Twitter).<\/p>\n

Compensation:<\/b>
\nThere is some monetary recompense from SNYS\u00a0(about $50\/week). The position fits well into any resume and Ryoichi\u00a0Miura (CEO and Editor-in-Chief) is a great professional reference.<\/p>\n

To Apply:<\/b>
\nPlease email a resume and short career statement (no more than 1 paragraph please) to shukannyseikatsu\u00a0[at] gmail [dot] com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thanks to JET alum Paul Benson for sharing this jet-relevant job listing. Posted by Kim \u2018Kay\u2019\u00a0 Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Position: SNYS English Page Editor Posted by: Shukan\u00a0NY Seikatsu (\u9031\u520aNY\u751f\u6d3b) Type: N\/A Location: New York City Salary: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":85,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4,3,1,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articlejournalism","category-jobs","category-uncategorized","category-writers"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t