Looking for a new job? Or just want to poke around and see what’s out there?
Check out our new MOB Job Board.
We feature Birmingham-area companies’ job postings in one convenient list. Want to add your company to the list at the right? Tell us.
Have a job you want us to post for free? Tell us.
And be sure to come by our monthly mixers. It’s a great way to find out first who’s hiring.
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Tagged Birmingham, career, help wanted, job, Job Board, job posting
Congratulations to MOBster Kyle Whitmire, who won first place in Political Column (under 55,000 circ.) Saturday at the 2008 AltWeekly Awards for his War on Dumb column in Birmingham Weekly.
This is the newspaper’s first win in nine years, though it has picked up several runner-up honors.
War on Dumb wins AltWeekly Award
On Saturday, the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies and the Medill School of Journalism announced the winners of the 13th annual Altweekly Awards at the association’s convention in Philadelphia. Birmingham Weekly’s ‘War on Dumb’ took first place for best political column in the 55,000-and-under circulation division.
The weekly column by staff writer Kyle Whitmire examines political culture in Birmingham and Alabama.
Birmingham Weekly last received a first place award in 1999 for media criticism by then-staff writer Tom Spencer. In recent years, Birmingham Weekly writers have been runners up for commentary, political commentary and arts criticism.
You can find the rest of the 2008 Altweekly Award winners at www.aan.org.
The winning submission included three columns from 2007 — two about Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford and one about Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s Alabama PAC scheme to sidestep federal campaign finance laws.
You can read the winning columns by following the links below.
Meet us June 16 for our monthly mixer. We’ll be at Bottletree Cafe [map] from 5:30 to 7:30, sipping drinks and kicking back on the patio.
(Sorry about last month’s event: WorkPlay didn’t tell us or anyone that the bar would be closed for the concert. Grrr.)
We promise: No crazy last-minute location changes. No 1920s-style prohibition. No bad weather (fingers crossed).
Anyone in media, advertising, PR and Web should stop by — please tell your colleagues, friends and enemies to join us. Complete details are available on the Evite.
Questions? Contact us or leave a comment.
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Tagged advertising, Birmingham, Bottletree Cafe, event, journalism, june2008, Media of Birmingham, MOB, networking, new media, public relations
The Terminal folks invite all the Media of Birmingham folks to come out to Bottletree Cafe for conversation, chips and drink specials Wednesday. You’ll find Andre hanging out on the patio starting around 5 p.m. With the great weather we’ve been having, the patio should be a comfy spot to be. And if it’s raining, you’re covered under the patio. Bottletree is located at 3917 3rd Ave. South.
Posted in Local events
May you live in interesting times.
Mother, may I?
Devil may care.
It’s May, and we have a special treat lined up for our monthly mixer.
Join us May 19 for our networking event at WorkPlay in Lakeview [map]. We’ll be there from 5:30 and 7:30. Anyone in media, advertising, PR and Web should stop by — please tell your colleagues, friends and enemies to join us. Complete details are available on the Evite.
Plus: Stick around for a $10 fund-raiser concert featuring Daniel Bashta and Jason Morant. A portion of the proceeds goes to Give Grace, an Auburn-based charity supporting orphans and missions around the world. Show begins at 7.
Questions? Contact us or leave a comment.
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A concert video preview, after the jump …
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Tagged advertising, Birmingham, Daniel Bashta, Give Grace, Jason Morant, journalism, lakeview, may2008, Media of Birmingham, MOB, networking, new media, public relations, workplay
Blessed with beautiful weather and a big crowd — not to mention drink specials, thanks to Chianti Cleggett and The Grape — the MOB was out in full force this week for our April mixer.
Lots of new faces, and a few returning ones as well. But don’t take our word for it. Check out photos from our event at the Summit …
(Next up: May 19 at WorkPlay. Check out who’s playing that night …)
Thanks to all who dropped by.
Posted in Photos
Tagged 280, advertising, april2008, Birmingham, journalism, Media of Birmingham, MOB, networking, new media, public relations, the grape
Update: See photos from this event.
April showers bring MOB powers. OK, so we never could compose poetry.
[But we can find Waldo.]
Join us April 21 for our networking event at The Grape at The Summit [map]. MOBster Chianti Cleggett set up our patio outing, along with our MOB exclusive drink specials:
A special pinot noir and pinot grigio — normally $9 a glass — will be available to us for $7.
(Of course, if those aren’t your faves, you can pick anything from the extensive wine list or appetizer/dinner menu.
We’ll be there from 5:30 and 7:30 on Monday, April 21. Anyone in media, advertising, PR and Web should stop by — please tell your colleagues, friends and enemies to join us. Complete details are available on the Evite.
Questions? Contact us or leave a comment.
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It all depends on your appetite, after the jump …
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Tagged 280, advertising, april2008, Birmingham, journalism, Media of Birmingham, MOB, networking, new media, public relations, the grape, the summit
The luck and the bling of the Irish was with us in March at Speakeasy 1920 downtown. A hearty thanks to those who visited on St. Patrick’s Day.
(Coming up April 21, a night on the patio at the Grape at the Summit.)
Check out photos from our event …
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Tagged advertising, Birmingham, downtown, journalism, march2008, Media of Birmingham, MOB, networking, new media, public relations, speakeasy 1920
Our pal Claire passed this along:
The Progressive Farmer magazine has a full-time opportunity in its editorial department for a copy editor. Copy editor’s main responsibilities include editing magazine articles produced by our award-winning staff of editors.
In addition, copy editor will help update the magazine’s Web site, so experience with Web applications and content-management tools is helpful.
Copy editor also works with Green Valley Custom Publishing, a division of Progressive Farmer that produces Merial SureHealth magazine for animal pharmaceutical client.
Candidate must have either a Bachelor’s degree in English or journalism and a strong command of AP style, with three to five years of copy-editing experience preferred. Knowledge of content management Web tools and Adobe InDesign preferred. Candidate must have good verbal communication skills and be able to juggle several projects, working closely with editors to ensure accuracy and quality with attention to deadlines.
To apply for the copy editor position, send a cover letter and resume with references to Claire.vath@progressivefarmer.com. Applicants will be required to take a copy-editing test. No phone calls, please.
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Tagged alabama, Birmingham, copy editor, job posting, magazine, Media of Birmingham, Progressive Farmer, publishing
Our pal Matt passed this along:
Al.com is seeking candidates for an editorial intern. Internship responsibilities will include maintaining and updating news stories and section front pages, working closely with the editorial production staff to build special report packages, monitoring discussions in forums and blogs, creating photo galleries, monitoring news wires, and updating news, entertainment and sports databases.
Candidates should be pursuing a degree in Journalism or Communications or have comparable work experience. An ideal candidate would have relevant experience, such as working on a school newspaper or web site or a prior internship.
Candidates should possess skills in the following areas:
Candidates should be prepared to work weekends. This is a full-time, paid position. $10 per hour/40 hours per week.
Please e-mail resume to jobs@al.com with the subject line “editorial internship.”
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Tagged al.com, alabama, alabama live, Birmingham, internship, job posting, Media of Birmingham, new media
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