We’ve extended the deadline to find a writer! Due TOMORROW!

Published On: Monday, August 2, 2010 – By Katie Otto – Categories: Blog – Tags: Uncategorized –

We’ve extended the deadline to find a writer for our blog and monthly newsletter by ONE DAY! Please read the following description of the job.

The Jefferson County Tourism Council is accepting bids from experienced writers with newsletter experience for our monthly e-mail newsletter. Familiarity with Constant Contact or similar programs a must, template already exists. Each newsletter to contain three feature stories, researched by you, main feature story would be minimum 350 words, secondary stories minimum 250 words each. Each newsletter would also contain list of events for the next month with links, a special offer or coupon and photos. Topics will be provided by the Tourism Council on the first Tuesday of each month, the newsletter would need to be ready for approval on the third Tuesday of the month and sent out the following Thursday.

The Jefferson County Tourism Council publishes a completely self-funded annual guide that promotes tourism to the county. In addition to the printed book, there is a companion website that contains up-to-date information about the latest events and things to do around the county. The site address is www.enjoyjeffersoncounty.com

This is a contract position, you will be required to produce monthly invoices for your work and will be paid within 15 days of invoice submission. Please submit your resume and samples of your work, along with your per month bid BY TOMORROW – AUGUST 2, 2010 – 9AM to:

Jill Nadeau
200 Water Street
Lake Mills, WI 53551
[email protected]

We have our monthly tourism meeting at 11am and will vote on the person best suited for this job. Because of the time restraints, please submit your materials via email or in person.

Katie Otto

Katie was the Executive Director of the Lake Mills Main Street Program from 2011 to 2019 and was the Secretary for the Jefferson County Tourism Council. In 2019, she retired to explore a new fashion degree and travel throughout the world. Katie was also a writer and contributed a great deal of copy for our website and printed guide. She was a great asset to our organization and we'll miss her!