mental_floss magazine is looking for an editorial fellow for our print magazine.
Primary responsibilities include brainstorming, pitching, and writing stories; conducting copious amounts of research; and helping with a variety of print production and administrative tasks—some of them extremely glamorous, some of them a little less so.
The position pays $12 an hour, and is based in our midtown Manhattan office. We require a commitment of three days a week for a minimum of 12 weeks.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO IS:
· an excellent writer, who innately understands the mental_floss tone and sensibility
· a creative, thorough, and self-sufficient researcher—able to come up empty-handed in a Google search and still, heroically, find the information another way! Someone who is happy to explore the coffers of a library or database to find the stories nobody has told.
· incredibly attentive to detail, proactive, and excited to learn new things
· passionate about print and the types of stories we tell at mental_floss