As of this writing the television writers in Hollywood are on strike. The significance of this strike will be felt far beyond the current television season and impact what and where people will get their entertainment in the future. People are now not only embracing the Web for their information needs but are also increasingly turning to it for their entertainment needs as well.

The Web will soon be ‘the place’ that fills the programming vacuum that network broadcasters have been unwilling and/or unable to fulfill. People were prepared to tolerate constant reruns, dreadful programming, and incessant repetitive ads as long as there was no alternative, but that is no loner the case. Viewers now have an option to bad television and it’s the Web, but why should you care and more importantly how can you take advantage of the opportunity it creates?

Why Should You Care?

Information and entertainment have melded in recent years creating what has been dubbed ‘infotainment.’ It can be argued that the evening news has become more entertainment than hard news and let’s not even get into venues like the History Channel where fact and fiction seem to be presented in equal and indistinguishable doses. So what does all this have to do with you and how you deliver your marketing message?

The time is coming, if it is not here already, that companies will not be able to get away with merely uploading online brochures and catalogues, or even extensive screeds singing the praises of every feature and benefit associated with their offering. People demand more, they insist your website be interesting, informative, and entertaining; and it is this aspect of entertainment that potentially makes your marketing presentation memorable.

What Is Web-Programming?

Web-programming takes the creative Web-video campaign concept and pushes it one step further up the evolutionary marketing scale by integrating the message into a programming environment.

This concept is not an entirely new idea, in fact one of the most noted television commercial campaigns of 1991 was the Taster’s Choice soap opera-like series of spots that wove the marketing message into a courtship relationship between two apartment neighbors. In an environment where information and entertainment blur, it seems like an ideal solution to capturing an audience’s attention and interest, and creating a viral buzz that few products or services can generate by presenting a bulleted list of features.

Build Brand Relationships

James E. Aisner, in his article ‘More Than A Name: The Role of Brands in People’s Lives’ (HBS Working Knowledge For Business Leaders) references the research of Harvard Business School Professor, Susan M. Fournier, “Fournier has created a typology of fifteen different types of relationships between consumers and their brands.” These brand relationships include the secret affair, the best friend, kinship, the fling, courtship, the marriage-of-convenience, casual friendship, childhood friendship, mother and child, and master-slave.

What kind of relationship does your brand have with your audience? Is it a short-term fling that starts with a lot of heat and passion and then quickly cools-off, or is it a long-term marriage that will last a lifetime? Finding, and promoting the most appropriate and beneficial brand relationship is the marketing goal of your Web-programming marketing initiative.

Part of the problem many smaller organizations have in developing successful marketing campaigns is that they think in terms of products and services rather than brands; features and benefits rather than relationships. Almost every product or service on the market can be replaced with a competitive substitute, but brands are much harder to replace; brands create a competitive barrier through the development of relationships based on prototypical psychological and emotional factors, the same kinds of factors that govern your personal relationships.

Generate Trust, Confidence, Loyalty and Passion

In his article, “A Brand New You,” (Psychology Today), W. Eric Martin tells us that brands came into vogue in the post Civil War era as a response to an increasing mobile population that began to lose touch with local merchants and shopkeepers. Brands became a substitute for the personal relationships that people had with their suppliers. This seemingly minor historic fact helps us understand the significance of brands in today’s Web-centric marketplace.

Today’s consumer-client, whether retail or business-to-business is more remote, more isolated from the supplier than ever before. The Web allows us to market our products and services anywhere in the world, but in order to actually make a sale, we must establish a relationship that generates a sufficient level of trust, confidence, loyalty and passion. Sneer if you will at the passion and loyalty most Macintosh users have for their computers, but what other computer company can claim such brand allegiance?

Relationships Are Based On Psychological Needs

At the heart of any relationship is the emotional or psychological need that that relationship fulfills. If you haven’t found that connection in what you do then you are at a definite competitive disadvantage; and you are competing on the most fickle and transient of factors: price and features. In business, there will always be someone who is prepared to sell a substitute product or service for less, or with more bells and whistles. So why would you ever want to compete on that basis?

It really doesn’t matter what business you’re in, there is always some emotional or psychological component to what you do. The iPod is the market leader in its category despite numerous competitors; it holds that position not because it’s the cheapest, which it definitely isn’t, or the product with the most features, which it probably is, but because it’s an iPod – not a tool but a status symbol, a badge of intelligence and taste, a brand relationship akin to being a member of the coolest club in town.

Web-programming Development

In short, Web-programming is a marketing campaign based on a series of episodic Web-videos tied together by plotline and character development; an ongoing initiative that weaves into its storyline the marketing pitch. The integration of the marketing pitch can be done subtly using product placement techniques or overtly making the pitch part of the story arc.

This marketing technique is not for everyone; it is certainly not for the unsophisticated or for the marketer who is afraid to experiment or to take a chance.

If you are looking for an instant direct financial return like a big sale sign in your storefront window then you are not looking for marketing, you’re looking for promotions. Marketing is all about building a brand relationship with your audience. The more time and effort you invest in marketing, the more solid your brand relationship will be, and the more appropriate the clients you’ll attract and keep.

Web-programming – Where To Begin

There are four minimal requirements needed to create an episodic Web-video marketing campaign: need identification, point-of-view, attitude, and transformation. These are the same elements defined by Syd Field, the well-respected author, producer, screenwriter, and lecturer, in his book, “The Screenwriter’s Workbook;” and they are the same elements that all top-notch salesmen use to build client-relationships – ask yourself – have you ever met a top salesman who wasn’t a great storyteller?

Need Identification

Like all episodic series yours will need a hero or protagonist; this is the person your audience will identify with and who will act as their surrogate.

Your protagonist must be searching for something that relates to the emotional or psychological need fulfilled by your product or service. Anyone who has ever had to deal with an insurance company certainly understands the Geico caveman’s need for respect. His frustration is the perfect foil for the company’s marketing message, ‘it’s so easy a caveman can do it.’ We are all cavemen at heart, seeking respect from big business bureaucracies that make us jump through hoops just to place an order.

Point-of-View

You must present your material from a particular point-of-view. Is your presentation told from the protagonist’s point-of-view or is it told from an objective observer’s, perhaps through voice-over. It can even be counter-intuitive and be told from an antagonist’s point-of-view.

If your scenario is more procedural based, you can even present it from different points-of-view each delivering alternative perspectives, each highlighting different aspects of the emotional fulfillment.

Attitude

Attitude is especially important for Web-based presentations, but it is also one of the scariest aspects of marketing for the faint-of-heart. All too often businesses shy away from bold statements, or extreme displays for fear of alienating some segment of the audience, but it’s attitude that grabs people’s attention, makes the presentation memorable, and qualifies leads and inquiries.

Transformation

One of the hardest things a commercial-based episodic series has to deal with is story arc. What change takes place over the life of the series and is the campaign concept strong enough to sustain itself? What transformation takes place? Does your protagonist find fulfillment or does he fail to find the emotional or psychological answer he’s looking for. If you’re not sure what deep-seated need your product or service satisfies, find the conflict.

All stories are based on conflict, frustration, and desire, whether it’s the search for ‘whiter whites’ or better insurance. If your concept is without conflict, you are not illustrating the need for your solution.

You can show successful transformation based on the adoption of your solution or you can show failure whichever works best for what you’re marketing and the audience you are trying to attract.

Conclusion

The Web has from its infancy provided business with enormous marketing opportunities. As the Web’s capabilities increase over time, these opportunities increase as well. As much as other media tries to adapt to the competitive pressures created by the Web, old methods and attitudes die-hard; the writer’s strike being just one example of a group trying to maintain dominance in an environment they cannot control. The opportunities are there to make your marketing mark if you have the courage to act.

Jerry Bader is Senior Partner at MRPwebmedia, a website design firm that specializes in Web-audio and Web-video. Visit , , and Contact at or telephone (905) 764-1246.

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The first stage starts with the departure, which is the first thirty minutes of the movie. This is where they introduce you to the hero, the problem that is throwing him out of balance, how he is called to move out of his ordinary world and start on the mission or quest. He then meets his mentor who is going to provide him with guidance. The hero then leaves the ordinary world and enters the “special world.” In the movie Finding Nemo, we meet Marlin a neurotic clown fish who loses his mate and most of their spawn after an intense shark attack in the opening of the movie. Miraculously, one egg survives; he names it Nemo, honoring his mate’s last wish, and vows to protect him with his life. As Nemo grows old enough to go to school, Marlin is deathly afraid to let Nemo leave the anomie they call home, though it’s clearly time for Nemo to start school. Marlin relents, but he finds himself unable to let Nemo out his sight for more than a minute without rushing to his side. When he finds Nemo venturing out into unsafe waters on a dare from his friends, he goes for him and only makes Nemo head off to make good on his friends’ dare, only to his luck gets captured by tropical fish scuba divers. Marlin attempts to rescue Nemo, but the divers blow him back in the wake of the motorboat. Though all seems lost, the fearful, Marlin heads off into the big bad blue to find his son, no matter how improbable his quest may seem. In his quest, he meets a Good Samaritan named Dory, a Regal Blue Tang fish with the worst short-term memory and biggest heart in the ocean. The two fish will continue on their journey to find Nemo who is now imprisoned in a dentist’s fish tank with several other tropical fish.

The second stage is the initiation, which is the next hour of the movie. Here is where we meet the Allies, Enemies, and they go through a couple of test. As the hero arrives the “special world” he will encounter a succession of challenges and obstacles, he will then meet a couple of characters, some who will assist him or her and others who will try and stop him. Having overcome the preliminary obstacles and challenges, the hero continues on his or her quest going into the most restricted place. This place is where the hero will find the object he or she is looking for, which could be something physical or something intangible. While being in the restricted place, the hero will find himself confronting the greatest obstacle. Using the knowledge the hero has gained from his or her mentor and other experiences the hero is finally able to obtain the object of his or her quest. As the two fish continue looking for the boat that took Nemo they meet Bruce who invites them to join him and his shark friends to a party that takes place in a sunken submarine. Bruce and his friend’s Anchor and Chum, are a part of a 12-step program for recovering fish eaters. For this, they each needed to take a fish friend. But once Bruce gets a whiff of blood, he falls off the program and reverts to his old ways. Meanwhile, Marlin spots the mask that one of the divers accidentally lost and takes it while trying to escape from Bruce who then accidentally sets off the bombs that are under water. Dory and Marlin ended up in a very dark place of the ocean where all they could see is a small light they couldn’t stop starring at, a light that turned out to be a razor-toothed angler fish. While trying to escape from the anglerfish Marlin discovered Dory knew how to read. So, using the anglerfish for his light, Marlin kept the fish chasing after him so that Dory could read the address on the mask. Dory was able to remember the address on the mask and along with Marlin escape from the anglerfish. They then came across to some moonfish that gave them directions to get to Sydney where Nemo was. But taking a wrong direction they come across some jellyfishes with a deadly sting. They have to swim across them and try not to get stunted but Dory don’t make it through. Marlin then went back looking for Dory and gets her out of there and on his way back out with her he gets unconscious and knocks out. When he wakes he finds himself in the Eastern Australian current where he meets Crush and his son Squirt. Here he sees how Crush gives his children the freedom to test themselves against trouble and learn from their mistakes. As they continue on their journey they come across a whale and Marlin is scared to ask for directions. As Dory asks the whale for directions Marlin’s under the belief that the whale wants to eat them not help them. Dory lets him know that sometimes you just have to learn to trust, and that he has to let go. He was then able to see that what the whale wanted was to help and take them to Sydney. He then came across a resourceful pelican named Nigel who takes him to the dentist office where Nemo is. He then finds Nemo in a bag with water about to be dumped in the garbage by a man, so he makes the pelican fly into the office so he could get Nemo but hen sees that Nemo is no longer moving. As the guy is able to get the pelican back outside Marlin is under the belief that he has failed and that his son is dead. But then Nemo with the help of the other pacific fishes in the aquarium is able to escape through the sewer system. Marlin, thinking he failed says good-bye to Dory and tries to go back home on his own. Dory then finds Nemo and they both go out looking for Marlin. They have finally found each other and nothing else is going to separate them. Nemo then tells Marlin that he doesn’t hate him.

The third and last part in the return, this would be the last thirty minutes to the movie. This is where on the hero is now going back home with the object of the quest. But it is still dangerous and the enemy might be in pursuit or the hero may undergo some sort of “death experience” Or the death of some certain hope or illusion or wrong notions or preconceived beliefs. Then is the process of rebirth, the hero has proven him or herself worthy. The hero goes back home and is now a different person in some respect, perhaps wiser or more caring or at peace with himself. As Marlin, Nemo, and Dory head back home Dory gets trapped in fishing net along with other fishes. Nemo then decides to help out and goes into the net telling the rest of the fishes to swim down, meanwhile Marlin tries to talk Nemo into coming back out. As Nemo sticks his head out and tells his dad he knows what he is doing, Marlin finds that it is time to let go and help out. As the fishes swim down the net breaks letting all the fishes go. Marlin has learned that it is now time to let go the illusion of safety and open up to the delights of letting Nemo explore all the wild possibilities. Thanks to Dory’s optimism, she continually forced Marlin to find courage to take risks and overcome his fears. In doing so, Marlin gained the ability to trust and believe, like Dory that things will work out in the end.

And this will complete the movie. So Campbell’s framework has helped many writers as it has helped screenwriters. It is also believed that a person’s life also carries the same pattern. I am not sure of that, but as far as myths, stories, and movies they are most likely to follow the same path. Joseph Campbell began the revolution in anthropology when he wrote his book The Hero With a Thousand Faces And it has continued since then.

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o Write online course content, including explanatory text, interactive scenarios and activities, and feedback.

o Ensure content and copy meets established voice, tone, and style standards.

o Partner with MHHEs product team and subject matter experts to ensure the content meets business and technology requirements.

o Interview faculty and other instructors to gather data on digital adoption.

o Participate in meetings as necessary.

Position Requirements:

o You have a strong educational background in business/financial accounting.

o You have a superior command of English and can express it in writing.

o You can commit to a minimum of 30 hours per week for at least 3 months (though it could extend to 4-5 months).

o You are proficient in Microsoft Office applications.

o Youre able to attend required meetings in our Manhattan or Burr Ridge offices.

o If working from home, you have the equipment necessary to do it (laptop, high speed connection, comfortable chair, etc).

o You have a keen interest in developing digital education products that will effect fundamental change in how the next generation of students learns.

Compensation:

o $30 – $35 per hour depending on experience.

Application Requirements:

o Contact Nathan Benjamin

o Include your resume and at least 2 writing samples no longer than 1-2 pages long (they need not be accounting-related though it wouldnt hurt of course).

o Telephone calls and other means of contact other than email are not encouraged and will likely cause irreparable harm to your candidacy.

Looking for scripts set in China
Looking for English language scripts set in China with at leat one American in a starring role. Secondary and supporting roles are open to any nationalities

Please send back a log line and .synopsis. Plus include your bio and contact information..

Screenplays should be budgeted for under 5 million.

Full scripts will be requesrted at a later date from a scondary e-mail address

Scriptwriters needed (Philadelphia)
Local video/media production company looking for some creative ideas to bring to the screen. If you are a writer and have some really cool ideas/stories that you want to bring to life then let’s talk. We have the equipment, talent, experience, facilities, etc., to make some awesome visuals. If you write spec spots, shorts, viral videos, etc., get in contact with us and let’s see how we can work together.

SCRIPT READING/COVERAGE (CULVER CITY)
Hollywood Production Company seeks qualified script readers with experience writing industry standard script coverage.

THIS IS A REAL OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO MAKE MONEY as the volume of scripts will be high.

The bulk of the work will take place between mid-November, 2009 and Mid-April, 2010.

During the job interview process, all will be asked to write coverage on the same script.

PLEASE EMAIL RESUMES and write the following in the subject line of the email: SCRIPT READING

Thank you.

Short Film Script (New York and Metros)
A credited producer and broadcast director, I am interested in purchasing one or two short comedy scripts for ultra-low-budget video production and circuit entry.

I am looking for a character-rich script – one that is an off-kilter look at an old concept OR one that is entirely off-the-wall and character-driven. I do not want a dialogue-heavy mini-Clerks or a five-minute sketch. I am looking for something fun to cast and direct.

If you are ready and want a writing break (and if you do not have immediate “director” aspirations nor control issues), I am interested in reading and will GLADLY send confirmation of receipt and a non-disclosure notice (For those who are protective . . . I don’t blame you at all).

Low dollars with fair on-screen credit and a resume line for yourself. This paid gig is for a “writer” who has product, not for someone with a book of sketches or ideas.

Please send a very short note about yourself if you are here to write and actually have product. Thanks.

Script for Ministry Needed
Looking for a script writer to help with creatively developing a script geared toward evangelism. Looking to develop multiple webisodes. Please let me know your background and why you would be interested in this.

Bloggers with own blog wanted – Fashion, Beauty, Entertainment &Parenting! -
Bloggers with own blog wanted – Fashion, Beauty, Entertainment &Parenting! –

SCRIPT READERS/COVERAGE (Midtown)
Active Production Company seeks qualified script readers with experience writing industry standard script coverage or a solid knowledge of the writing process.

THIS IS A REAL OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO MAKE MONEY as the volume of scripts will be high.

The bulk of the work will take place between mid-November, 2009 and Mid-April, 2010.

During the job interview process, all will be asked to write coverage/notes on the same script.

PLEASE EMAIL RESUMES and write the following in the subject line of the email: SCRIPT READING NYC

Thank you.

Sports & Entertainment Writer (Austin, TX)
Seeking experienced writers for online sports destination for a predominate female market. Specifically, we need excellent fast writers to handle a multitude of leads and produce content. Competitive rates for the right people who want the work. Please send word docs of your writing samples rather than websites. We will not go to websites as many of them have viruses. No agencies please.

Scriptwriter Needed (Los Angeles)
Scriptwriter needed for documentary style movie surrounding a Ferrari racing event; its team, preparations and innovations. Must be willing to travel, expenses paid, to several events/locations during the time period of Dec2009-Jan2010. Client requires a rough outline prior to events, then full script written post events.

Will need to attend planning meeting middle of November.

Experience writing for racing themes a plus.

Hiring company located in Kansas City. Race events featured in Daytona.

Entertainment Co seeking Data Entry Person with Journalist Twist (Los Angeles)
Established entertainment company seeking data entry and research person with ability to write short reviews about music industry events.

Must have own PC and Internet access. Must be self motivated and willing to do research. Please send photo, resume, contact

information and requirements. Immediate work available.

Write my sales scripts and marketing lit (Chicago area)
Service organization serving Illinois needs outbound telemarketing and we know we not any good at it. Can you write up the plan, scripts and perhaps marketing literature?

Technical Editor – Online/Gaming Entertainment – Volt Services Group – Redmond, WA
corporate legal guidelines to create accurate copyright pages and checks the Copyeditor’s legal edits. Determines schedule and work flow for the team, and…
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Script Writers Needed (Northern VA)
Script Writers Wanted!

We are looking for fun, witty script writers for interactive video segments.

Your script responds to the user’s selection.

We’ll train you, give you the outline, and you give us the golden words to keep the videos engaging.

Please send two hilarious sentences explaining “Why it is Important to Smile.”

Must have internet access.

Technical Editor – Online/Gaming Entertainment – Volt Workforce Solutions – Redmond, WA
corporate legal guidelines to create accurate copyright pages and checks the Copyeditor’s legal edits. Determines schedule and work flow for the team, and…
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SCRIPT READERS/COVERAGE (Chicago)
Active L.A. Production Company seeks script readers with a solid knowledge of the writing process or experience writing industry standard script coverage.

THIS IS A REAL OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO MAKE MONEY as the volume of scripts will be high.

The bulk of the work will take place between mid-November, 2009 and Mid-May, 2010.

During the job interview process, all will be asked to write coverage/notes on the same script.

PLEASE EMAIL RESUMES and write the following in the subject line of the email: SCRIPT READING CHICAGO.

Thank you.

Entertainment Community Specialist
CA-San Bruno, Adecco Engineering and Technical , a division of the world leader in the recruitment of engineering and information technologies professionals, has an Entertainment Community Specialist in San Bruno , CA . Please email your resume in a simple MS Word Document to . In the subject ling of your email, reference Job#ECS134678 Entertainment Community Specialist (Temp) CONTRACT – 3 months + PAY RATE: d.

Scripts Needed (LA)
Production Company seeks scripts with one location. Please send logline, and synopsis. We will contact you if interested. Thank you….

Consumer Marketing Specialist –film, media, entertainment indu
CA-San Bruno, Adecco Engineering and Technical , a division of the world leader in the recruitment of engineering and information technologies professionals, has an Consumer Marketing Specialist –film, media, entertainment industry experience in San Bruno , CA . Please email your resume in a simple MS Word Document to . In the subject ling of your email, reference Job#ECS134678 Consumer Marketing Specialist-fi

Physics scriptwriter for educational video programming (potrero hill)
Physics Writers!

Cerebellum Corporation is seeking a Physics scriptwriter for educational video programming.

This is a project-based, paid freelance writing position.

Qualifications:

- Strong understanding of High School level Physics

- Experience with educational writing

- Ability to break down complex subjects and make them easy to understand; to write academic material in a conversational, accessible style

- Ability to develop a graphic breakdown specifying/depicting all on-screen graphics

- Adaptability to Cerebellums style, content, and formatting requirements.

- Organized, responsible, able to meet multiple draft deadlines.

- Sense of humor

Please provide a resume, writing samples (no more than 1,000 words total), contact information by email. Please include the following in the subject line of your email: FLUX CAPACITOR

Cerebellum creates original programs that teach uniquelyusing whimsy, props, dialogue, graphics, soundand reach out to parents, teachers, home-schoolers, libraries, continuing education students and knowledge seekers alike. Programs match the highest content standards with efficient, clear delivery and humor. In 17 years, Cerebellum Corporation has received ample recognition for its high-quality content, garnering 20 Telly Awards for Best Non-Broadcast Educational Video and has been named to the “Best Films and Videos” list by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, earning the respect and recommendation of thousands of teachers and education professionals.

www.cerebellum.com

No phone calls please.

No phone calls please.

Freelance Writers for Event and Entertainment Magazine Articles (North Atlanta)
Freelance writers needed for North Atlanta-based entertainment and event magazine for various topics (Culture, Nightlife, Style/Fashion, Dining/Entertainment, Adventure, Home life, Family, Events and more). Ideal candidates are detail oriented, familiar with North Metro, and flexible in terms of turnaround time. Published writers (preferably with magazine or News paper writing experience) only. Please send resume, clips, rate requirements and availability ASAP. We publish monthly and are looking for regular contributors.
Copy Editor also needed. Must be experienced at providing copy editing services and provide resume and references.

Must live or work within the North Atlanta area and be able to meet in person to be considered. NO EXCEPTIONS!
Work is available immediately and interviews will be conducted next week.

Script Writers for Soft Rock 80s Radio Program (New Jersey)
Do you enjoy soft rock music (Elton John, Phil Collins, Billy Joel,) from the 1980s?

Do you know how to write scripts/copy in broadcast/radio style?

Are you looking for a part-time/freelance opportunity that allows you to work from home a few hours per month and still keep your full-time job?

Are you looking for resume writing credits from a national radio show?

If so, please read on.

About Us:

For the past nine years, weve been producing a weekly, two hour soft rock radio program that air nationally on 15 radio stations. Yes, this is a real radio program, it airs on real over the air radio stations. Our company is very small and this is a side project that we do mainly as a labor of love.

What we are looking for:

We are currently seeking writers for our program. You will be supplied with a preselected list of songs for each program (we test our music and this the program is either #1, 2 or 3 with women 25-54, so we are not looking for suggestions on what to play). You either love soft rock from the 80s, or you are a professional and can write good copy for any music format. Since we are a small company and revenues are down, the pay is $25 per script. Please do not respond if this rate is not acceptable, we do not want to waste your time. This is a 1099 contact position.

Interested?

Please send us your resume and a cover letter explaining why you would be a good choice. Submissions without a resume and cover letter will be deleted. We are requiring this for two reasons: To see a sample of well how you write and to see if you and follow instructions. If you make the first round, you will be contacted by phone for a phone interview.

Then, you may be asked to write a sample script. You will be supplied a real playlist and you will be paid $25 for your efforts. If we like your work, we will then discuss the next step.

Lastly, we are NOT looking for DJs, voice over artists, producers, music directors, etc, just a writer for or show. Do not send us audio attachments, please.

If you send other materials, they will deleted, so save your time and keep the lines of communication open to be fair to those who are really interested in this position. Again, we are looking for writers, who can follow instructions. Thank you!

Freelance Writers for Event and Entertainment Magazine Articles – United States
Freelance writers needed for North Atlanta-based entertainment and event magazine for various topics (Culture, Nightlife, Style/Fashion, Dining/Entertainment…
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The only official companion book to the award-winning new film, complete with the original shooting script, extensive historical material and commentaries.

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