Coastalwatch.com/Mountainwatch.com Job Opportunity

This is a pretty rad job thats up for grabs, description as follows:

http://www.seek.com.au/users/apply/index.ascx?Sequence=61&PageNumber=1&jobid=14988592

Coastalwatch is Australia’s number one surf forecasting website. In our suite of upcoming sites is Mountainwatch.com, a ski & snowboarding forecasting and live conditions website.

An opportunity exists for an IT savvy, enthusiastic content assistant. The position is a two-month full-time contract and would suit a competent individual with experience working in website content, online environments and/or professional writing and editing studies. A person who has an understanding or awareness of the snow industry/media would be especially welcome to apply for this role. Immediate start.

Role involves:

· Assisting and working with the Content Manager in uploading content to the Coastalwatch suite of websites.
· Working with the Editors to upload content into the CMS for viewing on the Coastalwatch suite of websites (This includes stories, photos, videos, news and sub-editing stories, cropping photos and re-encoding video).
· Maintaining content galleries (image & video)
· Reporting to the content manager and Editors

Demonstrates Experience in:

· Content Management Systems in an online, browser based environment.
· Photoshop Creative Suite
· Adobe Flash video Encoding
· FTP uploading software and processes
· Mac Leopard OS / PC Vista OS Savvy

Desirable qualities:

Snow / Surf enthusiast
Sub-editing / writing experience

Located in McMahons Point, this is a fantastic opportunity to join a great team.

Please apply in writing to Kristy Theissling, Content Manager to kristy.theissling@coastalwatch.com by close of business, Friday March 6, 2009.

Kristy Theissling
Coastalwatch
kristy.theissling@coastalwatch.com