Job: Assistant Editor -- North Carolina

ASSISTANT EDITOR
Jean Dobbs
P.O. Box 1287
Wilmington, NC 28402
http://www.newmobility.com
http://www.kidsonwheels.us
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Leonard Media Group seeks an assistant editor for its wheelchair
lifestyle publications. The ideal candidate will have a degree
in journalism or equivalent experience, and be familiar with
issues facing the disability community. Job starts Nov. 1, 2005.
Duties include:

• Writing New Mobility features approximately nine times per year.
• Writing three New Mobility departments—News, New Products and
a media sidebar.
• Writing one Kids on Wheels department per quarter and one
kidsonwheels.us article per quarter.
• Researching links for newmobility.com.
• Granting reprint permissions.
• Miscellaneous. Fact-checking, research, proofreading, writing
sidebars, etc. as needed.

Work environment: Unless you live in the Philadelphia area, or
are willing to move there, you will be expected to work from
home. Home office expenses are covered by the company.
Salary: $30,000 plus benefits. Send your resume and three
published clips via mail. If you have been published in New
Mobility or Kids on Wheels, you may mention those articles
without sending clips, but please send writing samples from
other publications. In your cover letter, please describe your
knowledge of disability issues and the disability community,
and address the work environment requirement explained above.
Deadline September 23, 2005.