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Greetings! As prolific as many of you are, I thought some of you might be interested in this. Certainly we'd love it someone who really knows the park as well as any of you do took on the project. Please don't hesitate to send me a note if you have questions. -Mark Paramount Parks Newsletter Editor/Web Site Writer We seek a company or freelance writer interested in providing writing and editorial services for our theme park web sites and newsletters. Paramount Parks, a division of CBS Corporation, consists of Paramount’s Kings Island (Cincinnati, OH); Paramount’s Kings Dominion (Richmond, VA); Paramount’s Great America (San Jose, CA); Paramount’s Carowinds (Charlotte, NC); Paramount Canada’s Wonderland (Toronto, Canada) and Bonfante Gardens (Gilroy, CA). Each park has its own web site and bi-weekly e-newsletter. The company or freelancer (must be incorporated or willing to incorporate) who takes on this project will write and edit all of our park e-newsletters during 2006. This includes researching and writing articles; working with guest writers; writing ad copy to go into each newsletter; entering all of the content into our proprietary content management system; and managing the approval process for each newsletter. The Editor will be provided with information and editorial guidance from each of the parks (park representatives will play an active role in providing you with the information you need to prepare the articles, text ads, calendar entries, and contests). Specific elements of this project include: Organize and edit 91 newsletter issues between March and December, 2006 (a total of 6 to 19 issues per park). Prepare (write) a total of two hundred (200) 3-4 paragraph articles over the course of the contract period which will be used in the newsletters and/or on our web site. Information (research) needed to prepare the articles will in large part be provided by us, although some internet research may be useful. Additional material will come from surveys and polls conducted of our reader through the newsletters. The Editor will be expected to play an active role in thinking up interesting and fun story ideas that fit the newsletter’s context. Keep in mind that many of the articles will be very similar to each other (it will be possible to use similar articles in multiple park newsletters). Confer regularly with specified park representatives to establish the editorial calendar for each park’s newsletter, to collect information for the articles, and to get each of the articles approved. Solicit articles and digital images from newsletter readers (through the newsletter). Perform basic editing for grammar, clarity and to ensure that they are consistent with newsletter standards. Return materials to the authors for major revisions as needed. Prepare and/or coordinate witty and motivating text advertisements to go in between the newsletter articles. Resize and crop pictures and other graphics for newsletter insertion (very simple, see samples newsletters). Enter all newsletter content into our propriety web-based content management software including articles, text-ads, calendar entries, contests, etc. Ensure the completion, approval and on-time delivery of each newsletter. The Editor does not need to reside in any particular city and can most certainly work out of their own home or office. Page layout and design capabilities are not required. Compensation: negotiable, $35K+ Samples of our past newsletters can be found at: http://www.parkfeedback.com/newsletters.htm Interested? Send your proposal or questions to: newsletterEditorGig@paramountparks.net