Posted On: January 30, 2015

Paid Journalism Internship

Media Organization: Bustle.com

Company Description

Bustle.com is a new women's site covering news, politics, entertainment, lifestyle, fashion, books, and more.

Job Description

Bustle.com is searching for PAID writing interns to start June 2015 who specialize in one of our site's verticals: news/politics, entertainment, fashion/beauty, lifestyle, or books. Interns work directly with the vertical's editor to contribute daily news posts, features, and originally reported pieces (yep!).

Writers have the opportunity to produce at least three articles daily and be featured on the site as contributors. Applicants should be recent college graduates or in their final years and should be looking to build a clips portfolio to pursue a career in journalism. Applicants should have proven writing skills, experience pitching stories, a wealth of ideas, and be passionate about covering one of the following topics:

-News/Politics
-Entertainment
-Fashion/Beauty
-Lifestyle (women's issues, relationships, sexuality, feminism, careers, food, health)
-Web Culture/Viral Content (weird news, viral videos, cute animals, photo essays, etc.)
-Books

Applicants should be available 2-3 full days per week and are able to work remotely or from our Manhattan office.

To Apply

To apply, please send a short cover letter about why you're interested, a resume (PDF is preferred), and three related clips (links to published work preferred) to intern@bustle.com with the subject line "Summer Internship: Topic - Your Name."

We have internships available every semester and operate on a rolling application basis. The sooner you apply, the better!

DEADLINE: Summer (April 15)