From our international headquarters in the state of Washington, PRWeb employees help business owners, authors, marketers and others publicize their news and promotions to the major search engines using the latest technology. PRWeb® is an innovative online news release distribution service that does everything possible to meet our customers’ needs in a timely and courteous manner through our Online Visibility Engine™.

PRWeb employs experienced and knowledgeable editors with a high degree of experience and education in public relations, journalism and copywriting. Our team also includes men and women who excel at customer service, sales, marketing, computer programming and various Internet technologies. Team members have a shared desire to learn and stretch their limits and to help PRWeb continue its growth as the online leader in press release distribution.

We seek a diverse workforce of people who are passionate about helping our thousands of customers promote their business, book, product or service and who wake up excited to come to work. Our unique culture and outstanding technical reputation provide qualified individuals with an opportunity to work with other smart, creative people and be valued for the unique skills, experiences and perspective they bring.

Our global presence, innovation and financial strength make PRWeb a dynamic place to work and to expand your career options. We provide an equal opportunity work environment that enables every employee to reach the highest possible level of professional and personal fulfillment and for all voices to be heard. All applicants and employees are evaluated on the basis of their ability, competence and performance of the essential functions of their positions.
We provide a competitive salary and benefits package for our employees and continued career growth.

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CURRENT OPENINGS

NewsCrafters Editor/Associate

Applications are now being accepted for an editor/writer for PRWeb's 24/7 NewsCrafters Editorial Team. PRWeb, the Online Visibility Company, is in need of a full-time press release editor for our direct-to-consumer newswire. Strong editing, spelling, grammar and newswriting skills as well as people skills are essential for this in-house position at either our Ferndale, WA, headquarters or our new Lanham, MD, office

Successful applicant will have solid newswriting and copy editing skills and PR and/or marketing experience.

In addition to editing and formatting all press releases for clarity, newsworthiness, grammar and spelling, members of our NewsCrafters team are expert at consulting with customers on press release strategy, format, search-engine optimization and the best use of our innovative platform.

Our editors work in a fun, fast-paced environment performing a variety of public relations, customer service and editing duties. These duties include writing press releases from scratch for authors, business owners and online marketers; spell-checking and uploading files for busy PR professionals; explaining the basics of keywords, newsworthiness and the power of words and images to Internet and PR neophytes; and generally assisting our customers achieve maximum online visibility with their press release distribution.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in journalism, public relations, communications, English or related field or equivalent experience writing or editing for a news, publishing or public relations organization
Availability to work any shift in a 24/7 operation.
Experience in editing and writing press releases, news or feature stories for news, publishing or public relations company.
Basic knowledge of the public relations and/or press release industry and of basic news values.
Strong proofreading and Internet research skills.
Experience, ability and eagerness to provide general customer service, sales, and marketing information by phone, approximately 25% of the day. (Example: Answering questions or solving problems with online distribution, pricing and upgrades, PRWeb platform use, etc., as well as editorial content issues)
Ability to multi-task and prioritize.
Proficiency using multiple computer programs (Internet browsers, e-mail and word processing applications) simultaneously and having multiple windows open on the desktop.
Knowledge of SEO, Web 2.0 and/or social media a plus, but will train the right person.
Decent at SCRABBLE

Salary in the $30K range, DOE. Apply with letter, resume, writing/editing samples and three references:

PRWeb, the Internet’s leading direct-to-consumer press release newswire, is offering a paid internship for a WWU/WCC student with journalism, public relations and customer service knowledge, experience and/or skills. This internship will allow a student to gain proficiency with press release writing and editing, online posting of news releases and revising editorial/public relations copy at PRWeb’s headquarters in Ferndale. The position also involves some marketing and customer service duties by phone. A minimum of 20 hours a week is needed.

Interns at PRWeb.com:

Edit and format press releases for online distribution
Post news releases online with images, multi-media files and hypertext links
Work with owners of small businesses on how to use the PRWeb system and how best to publicize news about their companies
Write and rewrite news releases for owners of small businesses, new authors, online marketers and others

About PRWeb
Founded in 1997 as a free newswire, PRWeb has since become one of the largest press release distribution engines on the Internet, specializing in prominently placing releases for small and medium-sized companies in news search engines such as Yahoo!News, Google News and Topix. In addition to news release distribution, PRWeb has expanded to include eMediaWire for journalists; PRWebDirect, a service bureau offering premium search engine optimization and press release writing services; PRWebPhotowire.com, a free, search-engine friendly photowire; PRWebPodcast.com, and other online services for online public relations and marketing. Through eMediaWire, PRWeb employs targeted e-mail distribution to some 60,000 media outlets and industry analysts. Visit PRWeb online at http://www.prweb.com.

How to Apply
If you have course work and/or experience in writing or editing news stories, feature stories and/or press releases and are interested in an internship, apply with letter, resume and writing/editing samples. Applications are welcomed at any time and reviewed about 6 weeks before the start of the academic quarter.