Calling students for exciting travel writing project

WHAT WE REQUIRE Are you a student travel writer looking for exposure? The writers will write about a Continent and its Countries and Cities. We will provide guidance on the theme and direction that the articles should go in. The articles will be in the range of 300 to 500 words, more details regarding the content will be provided to the winning bid PHASE 1 In this phase we invite you to bid for 35 articles for Europe In this phase we invite you to bid for 17 articles for Caribbean In this phase we invite you to bid for 14 articles for Australia and Pacific In this phase we invite you to bid for 21 articles for South America In this phase we invite you to bid for 17 articles for Africa and Middle East We are offering £3 per article THE PERSON You must be responsible, self-motivated, have an eye for detail and have a love for travel. We are expecting someone who has a unique and inspiring writing style and whose original texts will pass Copyscape checks. The writer will be able to communicate these articles in the following ways; • Optimistic, • Clear, • Friendly, • Honest, • Straight Talking, • Motivating, • Non judgemental, • Enlightened, • Feel good guidance. We don’t mind where you are from but as our primary audience is English speaking we require writers who write English like it’s their first language. Spelling and grammatical mistakes are not accepted. As this is a possible long term opportunity we would like the writers to be personable with good communication skills. The person needs to be responsible as we are happy to let you manage yourself and make your own deadlines within reason and within a wide delivery window. Thus it is important that the person is honest in their communication, able to manage their time and regularly updates via email regarding delivery. We require the person to write the article in Microsoft Word and have the ability to email and upload these files to our article database. The person needs to be able to reply to all emails within 24 hours THE OPPORTUNITY As a writer for TravelButterfly, you will be working with a very organised and dynamic start up organisation which will help you to grow as a writer. This is a wonderful opportunity to improve your experience and exposure as your writing will be read by lots of people as our name and readership become recognised. We will feature you as a writer on our site and show your picture on the staff page. You can use these links to show your live work to other prospective employers. This is a possible long-term opportunity for the right writer, as the business grows we will reinvest in the business getting more articles written. THE COMPANY TravelButterfly is a start-up company that will launch summer 2012, providing the latest in travel information to readers who are making decisions on how, and where, to spend their money and their time travelling the world. Following points are company policy: 1. Excellent quality intriguing to read articles 2. Unique and original copy (to pass Copyscape) 3. Excellent communication 5. Good spelling and grammar (at least correct work through MS word) 6. Able to make and meet self-made deadlines 7. Copyright must transfer to the Company and not used for any other purpose 8. We do not allow writers to promote their own websites, content and links, in their writing HOW TO APPLY If you feel that you are what we are looking for then please provide a sample of your work with the bid (travel topics only in less than 200 words). Please also tell me about yourself and your experience. In your application please add the continent you feel your are most suited to. Please note we will only contact successful applicants, if you aren't contacted we wish you continued success in your career Thank you for your time