Mashable is Hiring (Mashable)

As Mashable continues to grow our editorial, business and community teams, we’re looking to fill a number of new roles in our New York headquarters and San Francisco bureau.

What’s working at Mashable like? We offer a fast-paced and fun work environment with an energetic company culture, as well as competitive packages and benefits.

Mashable is always looking to add talented and driven individuals to our team. To stay up to date on the latest listings, visit mashable.theresumator.com. Read on for the newest job openings and how to apply.

Tech Reporter (San Francisco, CA)
Mashable is seeking a stellar reporter for its fast-growing San Francisco bureau. Successful candidates will be self-starters, passionate about technology, with 2+ years experience in daily journalism and a year or more of using WordPress.

Working closely with the San Francisco bureau chief, you will deliver a wide variety of news and analysis stories every day, mostly for (but not limited to) the following sections: Tech & Gadgets, Startups, Mobile, Dev & Design.

Read more about the tech reporter position and apply here.

Editorial Interns (New York, NY)
Mashable is seeking ambitious and motivated undergraduate (rising juniors and seniors) and graduate-level editorial interns for summer 2011.

As an editorial intern you'll have the opportunity to work with and learn from Mashable editors in Mashable's New York City Headquarters. Responsibilities include research, fact checking, copy editing and writing.

Read more about Mashable's editorial internship and apply here.

Community Director (New York, NY)
Mashable is seeking a talented community director to lead the social media efforts of its growing community team. Successful candidates will be highly strategic, passionate about community and product, with strong technical knowledge and 4+ years of professional community experience for a brand or press organization.

Working closely with Mashable leadership, the director will be responsible for creating and implementing community strategies.

Read more about the community director position and apply here.

Community Assistant (New York, NY)
Mashable is seeking a talented community assistant to join its growing community team. Successful candidates will be self-starters, passionate about community and media, with 1+ year of community experience for a brand or press organization.

Working closely with the community manager, the community assistant will be responsible for monitoring and engaging with Mashable’s community on the site and off, identifying emerging social tools, running contests and promoting Mashable content and events.

Read more about the community assistant position and apply here.

Community Interns (New York, NY)
Mashable is seeking ambitious and motivated undergraduate (rising juniors and seniors) and graduate-level community interns for summer 2011.

As a community intern you'll have the opportunity to work with and learn from Mashable's community team in Mashable's New York City Headquarters. Responsibilities include moderating and engaging the Mashable community on the site and on its many social platforms, and working on community projects assigned by the community assistant or community manager.

Read more about Mashable's community internship and apply here. Regional Sales Director (San Francisco, CA)
Mashable is looking for a dynamic individual who will be responsible for the qualification, sales and growth of advertising partner relationships in the western region. The successful candidate will have a robust existing network of client/agency relationships and a proven track record building and delivering solid marketing solutions for their clients in an effective and scalable way. This person will have an understanding of the social/news space and experience selling standard and custom executions for top brand clients and agencies. A passion for social media is a must!

Read more about the regional sales director position and apply here.

Campaign Specialist (New York, NY)
Mashable is seeking a smart, self-motivated and resourceful individual to join our team as a campaign specialist. The campaign specialist will work closely with individual sales team members to drive ad campaign execution from start to finish, ensuring that sold ad campaigns are processed, trafficked and reconciled in a timely and accurate manner. This is a fabulous opportunity for an individual looking for career advancement and to be part of an innovative and dynamic digital media organization.

Read more about the campaign specialist position and apply here. Business Development Coordinator (New York, NY)
Mashable is seeking a business development coordinator who has a solid understanding of the digital media space and a tenacious drive to generate new business opportunities. This go-getter is in a key role helping evaluate opportunities as they come in, but also proactive in creating opportunities in collaboration with other internal teams and external parties.

Read more and apply here.

Executive Assistant (New York, NY)
Mashable is looking for an executive assistant, primarily responsible for providing assistance to the COO. Core duties and responsibilities include email organization, scheduling and note taking.

Read more about the executive assistant position and apply here.

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Pelosi Gets Fiscal Religion Over Boehner Hiring Attorney to Defend Gay Marriage Ban

Published April 23, 2011

| FoxNews.com

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi isn't known as a small-government advocate. But she and members of her camp have sounded more like fiscal conservatives ever since House Speaker John Boehner hired a law firm for up to $500,000 to defend the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the federal law banning gay marriage.

"The hypocrisy of this legal boondoggle is mind-blowing," Pelosi spokesman Drew Hammill said in a statement to the Washington Post this week. "Speaker Boehner is spending half a million dollars of taxpayer money to defend discrimination. If Republicans were really interested in cutting spending, this should be at the top of the list."

Boehner spokesman Michael Steel said in a statement that the California Democrat's "newfound concern for saving taxpayers money is encouraging."

"We hope it means we can count on her support for reducing DOJ's budget to recoup any costs incurred by the House so that taxpayers will bear no added cost for the administration's refusal to defend the laws of the United States," he said.

The contract with former Bush administration solicitor general Paul Clement was made after President Obama instructed the Justice Department in February not to defend the law he called unconstitutional. The department said other groups can do so, prompting House Republicans to pick up the slack.

Before the cost of the contract was revealed, Pelosi and Boehner exchanged several letters, turning the issue into a political football.

Pelosi sent Boehner a letter last month asking how much it would cost taxpayers for Clement's law firm to defend at least 12 DOMA cases.

Boehner responded in a letter to Pelosi on Monday, saying the Justice Department should reimburse the House for court costs. He also said he shares Pelosi's concerns over the cost of defending the law in court and intended to "redirect" some of the department's money to the House as repayment.

But Boehner, who is traveling in Pakistan, didn't say how much money was at issue or how he would force the department of repay the House.

Pelosi sent Boehner another letter the same day, pressing him further to reveal the cost of the contract. She also argued that Congress shouldn't enter into "this lengthy and costly litigation," citing one lawsuit that the House plans to fight: a "gay widow" who was forced to pay $360,000 in estate taxes because DOMA prevented her from legally filing for a martial tax benefit.

"This case is a prime example of the injustice perpetuated by DOMA on millions of American families," Pelosi wrote.

When the contract was released -- showing that Clement would work for $520 an hour with a $500,000 cap that could be raised if both sides agreed in writing and received approval from the House Administration Committee -- Pelosi still wasn't satisfied.

In her second letter to Boehner Wednesday, she says the contract still left a number of unanswered questions.

Since Democrats were not informed of the expense approved by House Republicans on a bipartisan legal advisory board, she wants to know whether there was a call for bids, how the $500,000 fee and $520-per-hour rate were established, and what restrictions will be imposed on the lobbying practices of Clement's law firm to avoid any conflicts of interest.

The ball is back in Boehner's court.

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