Examiner Seeks Ethnic Restaurant Writers (US)

30 July 2010
Examiner Seeks Ethnic Restaurant Writers (US)
Eat out? Restaurant writers wanted (part time)

About the Job

We seek restaurateurs, foodies, critics or others who love dining out to write for Examiner.​​​com.​​​ Examiners are local insiders with solid writing skills who desire to share their knowledge with others.​​​ They have their own page on our website complete with a photo and a bio which may also include links to their personal site.​​​ As a result of their articles, Examiners often gain invitations to attend special events, requests to review products or services, offers to be quoted in the media as the local expert, and other doors of opportunity may open up.​​​ Your portfolio on Examiner.​​​com can help you establish your personal brand and also looks great on your resume.​​​ Our training and tools can also help you learn new skills including search engine marketing and effectively utilizing Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, etc.​​​


Available topic titles in Restaurants: (may differ based on city)

* Brunch Restaurants Examiner
* Burger Restaurants Examiner
* Cheap Eats Examiner
* Coffeeshop Examiner
* Dessert Restaurants Examiner
* Ethnic Restaurants Examiner
* Fast Food Examiner
* Healthy Dining Examiner
* Sushi Restaurants Examiner
* Vegetarian Restaurants Examiner
* and other titles to choose from or you can propose your own topic!

Inspiration & Incentive:

*Your articles appear on your own page of Examiner.​​​​​​com, a site with over 17 million unique monthly visitors
*Expand your credibility and reputation as the go-to expert while building an audience and fan base
*You decide where and when to write
*Become highly visible on search engines
*Promote you knowledge, work and boost your personal brand
*Easy to use publishing and metrics tools
*Free training and support for effective online publishing and search engine marketing (SEM)
*Share and learn using our network of subject matter insiders - the largest in the world
*Creative freedom to decide what to write about within your topic and you retain rights to your content
*No fees or start-up cost.​​​ In fact, we pay you!

Qualifications:

*Credible, passionate and knowledgeable subject matter expert
*Able to write engaging articles using solid writing skills (spelling, grammar, etc.​)
*Access to timely, accurate information within the topic and able to provide a local angle
*Ability to keep their Examiner page current, which usually means publishing a minimum of 2-3 brief (200-400 words) articles per week or more
*Technologically savvy and able to learn and utilize web/​publishing tools

About Examiner.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​com

Launched in April 2008, Examiner.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​com is the insider source for everything local, offering a rich mix of hyper-local and globally-relevant content.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ We have presence in most U.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​S.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ cities, thousands of towns and neighborhoods, and are developing a strong presence in international markets including Canada.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Examiner.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​com is a division of the Clarity Digital Group, LLC, wholly owned by The Anschutz Company, a Denver-based investment company whose broad array of assets include AEG and other live sports and entertainment; print and digital media; hospitality; film production and exhibition; wind energy development

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