Posted On: February 5, 2014

Paid Journalism Internship

Media Organization: Internet Week

Company Description

Founded in 2008 in cooperation with the New York City Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, IWNY had over 200 events taking place throughout NYC this past year and participation from Google, Buzzfeed, Mashable, General Assembly and others. IWNY is a week-long festival celebrating internet business and culture and will attract more than 45,000 Internet professionals, working across all sectors, attending 250+ events produced by IWNY and 150+ citywide event partners. This year’s IWNY will take place May 19-25, 2014.

Job Description

Paid Internship Opportunity: Internet Week New York

Internet Week New York (IWNY), the Big Apple’s week-long festival celebrating Internet business, culture and technology, is seeking interns to conduct research and write stories leading up to and during the 2014 conference.

This is a unique opportunity to help expand the editorial voice of Internet Week, with the possibility of interviewing some of the brightest minds in NY tech.

The Internet Week intern will be assist with a variety of tasks including:

- Speaker and industry research
- Writing stories, including profiles, Q&As, news and round-ups
- Newsletter publication
- Social media outreach

This is a hands-on role in a fast-paced environment where you will have the chance to be connected to and cover New York’s tech community.

To Apply

Please apply here:
https://re22.ultipro.com/CRA1001/jobboard/JobDetails.aspx?__ID=*EF61337625948CAE

Please include these items:

- A paragraph about your interest and/or experience with startups and tech
- Resume
- Writing samples, especially published in online-only publications (links to articles preferred). Examples of profiles and - Q&As would be especially relevant.
- Your availability