Telling it like it is

Yahoo! Southeast Asia is looking for hard-working, sharp, results-driven editor in Manila.

The Editor will be responsible for developing and managing content on the Philippine news website (ph.news.yahoo.com). He or she will also work across various teams at Yahoo!, including Sales, Business Development and Marketing, thus strong communication skills is a plus.

This role comes under the Yahoo! Philippine Editorial team but he or she needs to be able to work independently. The editor reports to the country editor for the Philippines who is based in Manila.

RESPONSIBILITIES

- Develop and assemble content for the news website

- Assemble special coverage and sales-driven web pages

- Identify key topics to develop to support audience and editorial initiatives

- Oversee news and lifestyle websites

- Identify and on-board potential content to support needs of various stakeholders

- Oversee design and assembly of special advertising pages

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

- Deliver and develop content required by various stakeholders

- Support the achievement of revenue and audience targets

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

- At least 3 years of online journalism experience

- Good grasp of digital publishing and basic web design

- Good working knowledge of digital marketing and advertising

- Able to work and lead various teams across various markets

- Able to juggle and multi-task

- Great time management skills

- Comfortable working with a team

- A great sense of humor

Please send your CV to: eoliva[at]yahoo-inc.com

Here’s an opportunity to work for Yahoo!

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Yahoo! Southeast Asia is looking for a sharp, results-driven events producer in Manila.

The Events Producer will be responsible for building and driving online and offline Yahoo-branded events in the marketplace. You will work across various teams at Yahoo!, including Editorial, Sales, Business Development and Marketing so you need to be a strong communicator with great skills in aligning business needs.

This role comes under the Media Development team but you need to be comfortable working independently to drive events. The event producer reports to the Head of Media Development, who is based in Singapore.

RESPONSIBILITIES

- Create, build and drive strong online and offline events that deliver strong value for the audience and sales

- Identify appropriate content to acquire or create to support events

- Oversee pre-event coordination and on-site event management

- Identify and recruit partners and speakers where necessary

- Build collaboration opportunities with strategic industry partners

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

- Deliver stipulated number of online and offline events successfully by working across various teams

- Support the achievement of revenue and audience targets

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

- At least 3 years in event management

- Good contacts in the industry for seminars, exhibitions, conferences

- Able to work and lead various teams across various markets

- Able to juggle and multi-task

- Great time management skills

- Comfortable with working independently

- A great sense of humor

Please send your CV to: mgoldin[at]yahoo-inc.com.

Check out Purple Thumb, Yahoo! Southeast Asia’s election website that will feature the live video stream of the June 30 inauguration of President-elect Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III.

Joey Alarilla and I on RX 93.1 Monster Radio talking about Purple Thumb

Yahoo! Southeast Asia is looking for journalism interns to work for its Manila operations. The candidate must be:

-Graduating journalism student with unfulfilled credits for an internship program

-Must have knowledge in diverse topics, including politics, entertainment and lifestyle

-Willing to work with little supervision but is a teamplayer.

-Willing to be assigned to cover news events.

-Must good grasp of web and multimedia journalism and has a sense of immediacy for news.

All those interested should send an application letter no later than Monday, April 19 explain why you’re interested in this program along with your resume to charleyb[at]yahoo-inc.com

From Joey Alarilla’s blog:

Listen to our radio interview about Purple Thumb and other election-related topics seen on Yahoo! I just sound different on radio, haha.

Also, do check out Anne and Jada’s Meme from Yahoo! Follow them.

Yahoo! Southeast Asia is looking for a producer/reporter to develop stories for the web.

- The candidate must have 3 to 5 years experience in television production, a news wire agency, or online news media.

- The candidate must be knowledgeable about online journalism and ready to use multimedia technology to find and develop stories for the Internet.

- Willing to work with little supervision but can plan coverage, edit stories, and has sense of immediacy for news.

- Teamplayer who is willing to work for a regional team.

Send your letter of application explaining why you’re interested in this job along with your resume to eoliva[at]yahoo-inc.com.

*This position will be based in the Philippines.