You’ll be required to identify and commission bloggers/writers to produce a variety of articles ranging from finance to event guides. That means you’ll need both an extensive list of contacts as well as a broad knowledge of various subjects.

The role also requires you to have strong editing skills to draw out a distinct and engaging editorial voice to satisfy the Yahoo! audience. Just as important — you need to be able to recognize this quality in other people’s writing.

Given the high expectations of our users, the role requires a professional with at least five years in an editorial role.

The job will also involve:

- Identifying strong bloggers and building a strong relationship with them

- Assessing pitches from bloggers

- Editing article submissions

- Commissioning photographers and illustrators

- Issuing contracts to bloggers

- Paying bloggers

The ideal candidate will have the following skills:

- More than 5 years in an editorial role, preferably in the magazine industry

- Strong relationships with prominent bloggers

- Ability to write and re-write in an engaging style

- Strong copy editing skills, knowledge of AP style is preferred

- Strong attention to detail

- Nurturing skills to help develop bloggers

In terms of personality, we’re looking for someone who is able to juggle multiple assignments and roll with the punches. You must be able to work independently. You need to be comfortable with technology and internet publishing tools, and if not, you should at least be a quick learner.

Interested?

Please send your resume and a cover letter to:

Alan Soon

Managing Editor

Yahoo! Southeast Asia

Email: alansoon@yahoo-inc.com

As the waters have subsided in the hardest hit areas in Metro Manila and other nearby provinces, people are now literally picking up pieces of their homes, rebuilding what is left of it.

But while most people are trying their best to move on, some are still looking for missing family members, friends and relatives lost during flood caused by Ondoy, which killed more than 200 people.

As part of Yahoo! Southeast Asia’s effort to help in providing information and news about Ondoy and Pepeng’s aftermath, we’re launching this initiative to allow anyone to post photos of missing persons on Flickr, Yahoo!’s online photo sharing service. There are two ways to do this.

1. E-mail us a photo of the missing person at yseanewsroom@yahoo-inc.com

In the subject field, put “Typhoon Ondoy Missing Persons” and in the body text write the following information:

• Name:
• Age:
• Description of missing person: (e.g. Any unique features or clothing worn when last seen)
• Location of missing person where last seen:
• Who to contact and contact information:

2.Upload the photo in Flickr (http://flickr.com).

- If you don’t have a Flickr account yet, you can easily sign up using your Yahoo! email account.
- After uploading, make sure to put “Typhoon Ondoy Missing Persons” as the title of the image and in the description area, put the requested information about the missing person as mentioned in the first point.
- Tag all photos with the name of the missing person and “Typhoon Ondoy,” “missing person”.

Sherrine Tan
Mail Product Manager, Yahoo! Southeast Asia

As more emails are sent and received each day, it’s no surprise we all have our own email pet peeves.

Here are our top five:

1. Frequent use of ‘text speak’ such as LOL and BTW
2. Generic emails sent to 5 or more people
3. Use of ‘shouting’ CAPITAL letters
4. No subject line
5. Read receipts

The Yahoo! Southeast Asia Mail team has also put together some simple tips to help you get the most out of emails:

Do… create the right impression and banish the LOLs. People react to emails within seconds of receiving it. Text speak can be very annoying and reflects person’s laziness and poor spelling abilities. It won’t impress!

Don’t… offend. Using capital letters in an email is equivalent to shouting and is perceived to be extremely rude, so make sure your caps lock is switched off.

Do… include a subject line. You’ve got three seconds to grab attention when an email appears, so if you don’t have a subject line, the odds of it being read drops.

Don’t… use read receipts. Read receipts demonstrate a distinct lack of trust. Instead, do a follow up through a phone call if you want to make sure your message reached the right person.

Do… keep the recipient in mind. Address the recipient in the correct manner and title. You can be light-hearted and humorous, but if you don’t know the recipient, don’t sound overly familiar sign off with the right degree of formality. Use your better judgment.

Don’t… use CC and BCC unnecessarily. Exercise restraint when deciding to copy-furnish people in an email. It only makes good sense. If it is important, forward the final email containing the summary instead of spamming them with a seemingly-unending email trail. Likewise, use the BCC button wisely by forwarding emails separately instead of hiding other recipients.

Do… take your time. Because of the instant nature of emails, it is tempting to deal with them immediately. But rushing an email can lead to errors. Deal with emails promptly but always take some time to check what you have written before you hit ‘send.’

Don’t… over use importance. Before you even consider using a red exclamation mark, ask yourself if the email really is important. Only use it when it is vital that the email is read.

Do… save the kisses. Over familiarity towards your boss or work colleagues is bad etiquette. Keep the ‘love and kisses’ for very good friends.

Don’t… email when you’re angry. If you receive a harsh email, read it through, then close it and walk away. Consider your response, and if necessary ask someone else to read your reply before you send it. Don’t fight fire with fire.

Do… choose a sensible email address. Common sense tells you that you are less likely to land a job if you use a frivolous email address like ‘crazychick@yahoo.com.sg.’ Your email address can be a reflection of your personality, so think about what your email address says about you.

Don’t… hide behind email. It is often easier to write something than to say it out loud, but remember not to say anything on email you wouldn’t tell someone in person. Emails have longevity and it can always be used against you.

Happy emailing.

Welcome to the new Yahoo! Southeast Asia blog.

Carol Bartz, our new CEO, is totally committed to providing the best possible user experiences (read how we’re getting our house in order). In Yahoo, we use the term ‘WOW’ experiences. In Southeast Asia, this blog will help us fulfill that vision by providing us with a mechanism to deliver breaking news and compelling content. It is also designed to help you, our community, to engage in a dialog with us, as well as other users.

You may have noticed some changes to the Front Page and News coverage on the Yahoo! Southeast Asia sites over the past few weeks (I hope so anyway). We are investing heavily in the editorial side of the business because it is what you, our users, have asked for. We are totally focused on providing you with the right content, at the right time — and this blog will serve as the key vehicle to do this.

I need to thank Alan Soon, a seasoned media professional, who recently joined Yahoo! SEA as our Managing Editor for the relentless pursuit of editorial quality. He and his team are doing an amazing job of ensuring Yahoo! delivers ‘WOW’ experiences to our users.

Paul Whiteway
Head of Audience, Southeast Asia

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