Posted On: August 8, 2022
Fellowship
Media Organization:The Economist
Company Description
The Economist
Job Description
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2022/08/02/were-hiring-for-a-one-year-paid-fellowship-in-the-us
We are looking for a talented, enterprising and adaptable fellow for the expanding Digital department of The Economist. This fellow will spend one year working in our New York bureau, and will start as soon as possible.
The fellowship will involve:
• working on the newsdesk and Espresso news app, as part of a global team
• tracking the workflow of stories, liaising with different departments and publishing articles
• curating the home page and app
• pitching and writing articles, including Explainers and Daily Charts
• occasional weekend shifts
The fellow will work in the Digital team, but will be able to offer contributions to other departments, from audio to films to the weekly edition.
The aim of the fellowship is to find and train future Economist journalists. Previous journalistic experience is not necessary, but candidates should have excellent writing and analytical skills. They should be curious about the world and be able to write about it concisely, wittily and with rigour. Fellows should quickly become familiar with The Economist’s Style Guide.
They will also need to be meticulously organised, have a keen eye for detail and feel comfortable learning to work with different publishing systems and with different teams.
Please send a cover letter, CV and an original unpublished Explainer article of around 400 words suitable for publication to digitalintern@economist.com. The deadline is August 28th.
The article you send is the most important part of the application. We will read it blind (ie, without looking at your name or where you are from). Only if what you write matches what we are looking for will we look at your CV.
To qualify for consideration, all applicants must have pre-existing US work authorisation.
To Apply
Please send a cover letter, CV/resume and an original unpublished Explainer article of around 400 words suitable for publication to digitalintern@economist.com. The deadline is August 28th.
The article you send is the most important part of the application. We will read it blind (ie, without looking at your name or where you are from). Only if what you write matches what we are looking for will we look at your CV.
To qualify for consideration, all applicants must have pre-existing US work authorisation.
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2022/08/02/were-hiring-for-a-one-year-paid-fellowship-in-the-us