Job Postings

• HTML production assistant
• Web designer
• Newspaper internships
• Website internships
HTML Production Assistant

Responsible for daily production and long-term quality of the site. Coordinates, troubleshoots, and resolves HTML activities and projects with supervision.

Essential Duties and Responsibilites

• Participates as a full-member of the team responsible for the ongoing quality of the site, including its look, feel and functionality.
• Assists with additions, changes and upgrades.
• Regularly checks site for bad links pages and removes or fixes them when necessary.
• Maintains active awareness of other publishers' electronic publishing activities.
• Assists with edits to the online front page
• Assists in keeping front page fresh and timely – this includes updating the front page headlines/news in brief

Job Requirements

• Experience proficiency with HTML. Journalism experience preferred.
• Fluency in Microsoft Word and HTML.
• Ability to work in a team environment; news demands can require working a Sunday through Thursday workweek, some holidays and when news breaks, a few odd hours.

To apply for this position, please do one of the following:

• Apply on-line with our secure Employment Application
• E-mail your resume in electronic form (MS Word, etc.) to jobs@csps.com. Please state the position title in the Subject field.
• Mail your resume to:
  The Christian Science Monitor
  Human Resources, A06-10
  175 Huntington Avenue
  Boston, MA 02115-3187 USA
• Fax your resume to Human Resources at 617-450-3856
Web Designer

Bachelor's degree with at least 2-3 years experience in web design projects, preferably working with a web-production team. Commanding knowledge of XHTML, CSS, Javascript, Adobe Illustrator, Flash, HTML, XML, and Photoshop. Must have a thorough understanding of cross-platform browser issues and interactive web-based applications. Demonstrable skills in problem solving and critical thinking. Must be able to work independently and as part of a team while meeting tight deadlines. Must be able to help establish realistic goals and deliver work on schedule. Must be able to exercise leadership at meetings where web design is the coordinating factor.

Qualifications

• Create design prototypes, including graphic design, site navigation, and layout of content.
• Ensure that the layout of the content is accessible and logical; recommend improvements if necessary.
• Create visual concepts that match the content and the image of The Christian Science Monitor.
• Knowledge and demonstrated experience with cross-browser and cross-platform issues (IE, Firefox, Safari).
• Experience with managing website content and/or using a content management system.
• Extensive experience with publishing/imaging application in each of the following categories:
  • Photo editing and image creation (Adobe Photoshop)
  • Drawing (Adobe Illustrator)
• Familiarity with applications in the following categories strongly preferred:
  • Multimedia (Macromedia Flash, streaming audio and video)
  • Ability to work with and design XHTML templates for dynamic web content.
  • Knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, PHP and dynamic HTML; experience with Macromedia Flash.
• Ability to work in a team and to communicate in a clear way.
• Superior knowledge of current web-design trends and techniques, a strong online portfolio displaying user-centered design, and experience with web database solutions definite assets.

To apply for this position, please do one of the following:

• Apply on-line with our secure Employment Application
• E-mail your resume in electronic form (MS Word, etc.) to jobs@csps.com. Please state the position title in the Subject field.
• Mail your resume to:
  The Christian Science Monitor
  Human Resources, A06-10
  175 Huntington Avenue
  Boston, MA 02115-3187 USA
• Fax your resume to Human Resources at 617-450-3856
Newspaper/website internships

The Christian Science Monitor is a daily newspaper (Monday-Friday) and a website, with both a US and worldwide readership. We offer a highly selective internship program. Interns have an opportunity for hands-on experience in a range of departments - the US and world news desks, the op-ed section, the website, and various features areas, including the Friday Weekend section. Activities may include writing short items for the paper or website, doing research, and assisting the photo and graphics departments. It may also include some everyday office-management tasks. At the discretion of the editors, interns can assist with editing and contacting correspondents and contributors, as well as reporting their own stories. Some may work on special web projects. Multi-media experience such as flash/action and audio/video-editing skills are a significant plus. Generally, the minimum time requirement for paid or academic-credit internships is 35 hours a week.

• Applications for our summer internships are due January 1st.
• For fall internships, July 15.
• For the winter/spring semester, Oct. 15.
• To apply, please contact the Internship Coordinator, and send a résumé, cover letter, and clips to:
  
  Internship Coordinator
  The Christian Science Monitor
  P02-30
  210 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
Website internships

We accept applications year-round for internships with csmonitor.com. These are both paid and unpaid internships; the unpaid internships are worked out by the individual student to gain college credit.

Interns become contributing members of our online editorial/production team. Responsibilities range from summarizing and categorizing Monitor articles to building Web pages. Interns must be comfortable with Web journalism and its tools is an absolute must. Opportunities exist for writing, background research and other assistance on group projects.

To apply, e-mail résumé and cover letter to:

Jimmy Orr
Online Director
The Christian Science Monitor