Mashable is seeking an editorial intern with experience in creating content for the site's growing Lifestyle vertical. Lifestyle covers many topic areas, such as food, fashion, fitness, dating, etc. Fluency in all coverage areas is not required; in fact, proven knowledge in 1-2 content areas is encouraged. Please indicate in your cover letter where your experience lies, specifically.
Candidates should be familiar with Mashable's coverage, especially with its Lifestyle channel, and have demonstrated reporting experience. An active and fluent social media presence is a huge plus.
The Day to Day:
—Pitching and writing lifestyle stories in realms like food, fitness, relationships, culture, beauty, DIY, etc.
—The intern will be responsible for reporting both "light-lift" news and evergreen, utility features.
—Curating photos for the above mentioned topic areas.
—Research assistance
—Photo/video shoot assistance
Must Haves:
—MUST be full of creative ideas Mashable has never seen before
—Solid news writing skills
—Internet savvy and active on social media
—Familiarity with HTML and WordPress strongly preferred
—Must be a self-starter
Tasks include, but are not limited to, assisting with copy editing and fact checking, transcribing interviews, and data entry. You should have excellent research skills, as well as a familiarity with the artists we cover. Having your own laptop would be a major plus, though not required.
Are you curious to know why some cities flourish and others falter? Do you believe that good design can change the world?
Business Insider is hiring a paid editorial intern to cover the world of innovation and design. It will be your job to find the most interesting angles on what's happening in the worlds of architecture, design for the developing world, product design, urban design, and everything in between.
Our style is smart, conversational, exciting and geared toward a general audience.
This job is ideal for recent grads who have:
-- Experience writing for a news outlet or a degree in journalism or related concentration.
-- An interest in the design trends that will shape how we live and work in the future.
-- An understanding of how to write about design for a broad audience
This position is based out of Business Insider's San Francisco office. Internships run for 6 months, and interns are encouraged to work up to 40 hours a week.
- Research for breaking stories
- Help the editorial team develop stories
- Learn and execute basic reporting tasks, including conducting interviews, social media searches, and fact checking
- Red Carpet reporting—covering movie premieres and celebrity events
- Basic writing assignments, including captions and short blurbs
- Administrative and organizational duties
The Trace, a nonprofit journalism startup covering guns in America, is looking for a dependable, detail-oriented editorial intern. This is a paid position, and starts immediately.
Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:
-Writing daily news briefs
-Producing and writing content for the Trace’s daily newsletter
-Contributing reporting to and fact checking features
-Developing beat-reporting skills, actively pitching relevant story ideas to editors
-Researching and writing content for The Trace's social media channels
GenomeWeb is seeking an editorial intern to work in our New York City newsroom and assist with the daily production of our real-time online scientific news service. The ideal candidate will have a scientific reporting background and an interest in writing for a highly specialized industry audience.
In this position, you will write short news items based on primary source material such as scientific papers and patent abstracts and press releases. Candidates that demonstrate a solid understanding of our content and editorial standards will have the opportunity to pitch stories and contribute bylined articles.
This position is open immediately and pays $15/hour.
Requirements:
• Completed or working toward a degree in journalism or related subject. Candidates with a scientific degree and strong writing skills will be considered.
• Available to work 20 hours a week
• Based in NYC
• Excellent grammar skills
• Familiarity with AP style
• Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
mental_floss magazine is seeking an Editorial Fellow. This is an incredible opportunity to learn the ins and outs of print magazine publishing first-hand by joining small, hard-working, fun-having team.
Primary responsibilities include brainstorming, pitching, and writing stories; conducting copious amounts of research; and helping with a variety of print production and administrative tasks.
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!
· incredibly attentive to detail, proactive, and excited to learn new things
· passionate about print and the types of stories we tell at mental_floss
This role is designed for socially active writers who define pop culture trends.
Responsibilities and duties include:
- Identify most relevant trends, breaking news, relevant global and US content. Interview artists, celebrities. Develop stories or content ideas.
- Monitor news-gathering operations to ensure utilization of all news sources, such as press releases, telephone contacts, radio, television, wire services, and other reporters.
- Verify facts, dates, and statistics, using accurate and trustable reference sources. Arrange for copyright permissions.
- Publish these stories and content on our site (we use WordPress) and social presence.
- Have fun in the process.
Qualifications:
- Know how to spark interest in an headline.
- Know how to write.
- Be passionate with pop culture
- Be socially active on most common networks (others are a plus)
- Have a great sense of humor
CHARLIE ROSE, INC. is looking for part-time and internship candidates to contribute to the website for Charlie Rose's award-winning PBS interview program. The successful candidate will work with the Charlie Rose online and broadcast editorial teams to update the website and to log episodes for inclusion in a newly digitized archive, and will have the opportunity to observe and assist with the production of the nightly broadcast.
The successful candidate will be well-organized, self-motivated and flexible. Prior experience with web production and digital video preferred; strong writing skills are a must.
Crain's New York Business is looking for an intern to assist in the daily production of Crainsnewyork.com and the amplification of our stories on social media. This hands-on position, which is available immediately, is ideal for a creative, energetic young journalist and social media junkie who wants to work closely with a small team of editors and producers in a fast-paced, deadline-driven newsroom.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Mastering our content management system to produce and publish reporters’ stories.
- Updating editorial databases, writing pithy and engaging headlines, and identifying great art to make our stories sing
- Helping expand our online audience by identifying and reaching out to news websites, blogs and social media mavens and connecting them with our content
- Writing and reporting stories as needed
- Working with editors and reporters on special projects
Requirements
- Completed or working towards a Bachelor’s degree in journalism, public relations, English, business communications or communication arts.
- Strong organizational and communication skills with keen attention to detail and problem solving
- Knowledge of MS Office applications, especially Word, Excel, and PowerPoint as well as various social media platforms
- Experience in Web and content management systems a plus