INTERNS WANTED: Writer for ysdwysd. featured on Apple News
Our Story:
In 2012, Jawhar Stokes was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer called ASPS (Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma). This type of cancer affects children UNDER 18. There is currently no cure for ASPS. A battle was established between Jawhar and this rare cancer up until his passing on the day after his 19th birthday. Jawhar never stopped dreaming and coined the term, “You Start Dying When You Stop Dreaming.”
What we’re about:
YSDWYSD’s is not only a blog, but it’s a movement. Our purpose is to encourage the youth to never stop dreaming by providing content, events, and clothing for the youth generation. Our target audience is the millennial generation, young men, and women aged 18-24. YSDWYSD is associated with The Jawhar Stokes Foundation, a non-profit organization. The Jawhar Stokes Foundation is committed to supporting the care, health, and well-being of children diagnosed with rare diseases and genetic disorders.
Since established in 2014, we have successfully:
– Created a website
– Launched an app (iOS)
– Established a presence on social media (Twitter, Instagram Youtube, Facebook)
– Designed and released a clothing line
– Published a channel on Apple News
– Continued our efforts to motivate and provide a voice for the youth culture
Why we need you:
Just recently, ysdwysd. was approved to publish articles on Apple News. In light of this news, we would like to produce more daily articles focusing on original content for our audience. We would also like to curate articles that our peers can relate to, such as Books We Should Read in our 20’s, Quick Weekday Recipes, Relationship/Friendship Advice, “How To’s”, etc.
We have 4 main categories: Essentials, Decadence, Innovation, and Featured.
Let’s make reading fun again.
What do you get out of the deal?
– An accredited platform that’ll give you a voice
– Experience for your resume
– Exposure for your creative writing (everyone with an iPhone)
– Access to media credentials for related events and concerts
– You’ll become a part of a growing team and non-profit organization
– Meet like-minded friends.
WE NEED YOUR HELP!!
Let’s make the youth read again but ultimately let’s create articles that out generation can relate to!
We are the future!
“You Start Dying When You Stop Dreaming”
Responsibilities
– Curate compelling articles that are focused on motivating and educating the millennial generation
– Assist with editorial projects and provide support to the Communications Editor
– Proofread articles
– Assist with or proof basic ads, social media marketing, photography, events, clothing designs, etc.
– Collaborate with team for special projects, as needed
– Attend related events for coverage/content purposes
Requirements
– Currently working towards an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Public Relations, English, Business Communications, Media, or Communication Arts
– Strong organizational and communication skills with a keen attention to detail and the ability to solve problems quickly
– Knowledge of MS Office applications, especially Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
– Experience/interest in pretty much anything creative
– Familiarity with Adobe Software (not a must) but helpful, and web/mobile maintenance
– Incredibly smart, charismatic, creative and a natural networker/conversationalist
– Possesses an entrepreneurial fountain of ridiculously good ideas
– Never satisfied with good enough—will stop at nothing to crush it! Understands social media inside and out!