Editorial Assistant Fellow, Special Projects (January 2025)
Business Insider is hiring an Editorial Assistant fellow to join our Special Projects team.
Business Insider is for people who are driven, optimistic and always looking forward. Our mission is to inspire action through thought-provoking stories. We tell our audience what they want and need to know to improve their lives and the world with storytelling that is accessible, smart, sometimes unexpected, and always helpful. Our team members embody and uphold Business Insider’s three core values: we are all one team, we are effective, and we strive to get better every day.
The Business Insider Fellowship Program is for early career journalists who want to spend six months learning from a newsroom full of passionate, dedicated journalists. Fellows are assigned to teams and become experts in digital storytelling. They produce real work that is distributed to our audience of millions, and by the end of six months, they are prepared for the next phase of their journalism careers. This role requires you to work for 40 hours a week and can be hybrid. Fellows are encouraged to come into our New York or San Francisco offices two times a week.
Applications will close on October 18th.
The Role & Team:
As an Editorial Assistant Fellow you will support the Special Projects Team to produce several of Business Insider’s large- and small-scale series, especially those that involve feature articles, video, and other multimedia content.
The Special Projects team is responsible for creating and executing complex editorial packages and events, collaborating with editors throughout the newsroom, and representing editorial interests across the brand. Most of the projects are sponsored editorial with an exclusive advertiser. We value creativity, accountability, and diversity of ideas and opinions.
This role reports directly to the Special Projects Executive Editor.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work directly with the Executive Editor of Special Projects, the Senior Editor, and the Director of Special Projects Video on project management around special projects, including article and video series
- Help manage the workflow of complex projects, sometimes involving senior editorial people
- Ensure editorial teams are aware of and sticking to deadlines and briefs for all projects
- Work in the content management system to set up article and video posts
The ideal candidate has:
- Experience in project management in a professional media, nonprofit, or educational environment
- Superior attention to detail
- Familiarity with storytelling (written, video, and/or social media)
- Business and culture/lifestyle writing and editing skills
- Comfort or ability to learn to work with project management tools like Asana, Airtable, or similar programs
- Experience with managing complex projects and collaborating across multiple teams
- Confidence to connect with senior people internally and externally to secure necessary collateral like photos, bios, and other necessities
- The ability to generate ideas for new editorial series and projects that will engage Business Insider’s diverse audience
Additionally, all of our editorial fellows should have:
- A passion for digital storytelling and voracious reading habits
- Familiarity with digital and social media
- The ability to work quickly and collaboratively with a fast-paced team
- Proofreading and copyediting skills
- A love of Business Insider and our mission to serve readers with the information and inspiration they need in a way that’s accurate, fair, fast, and fun
Salary & Benefits:
- Fellows are paid $20 per hour (overtime when needed and approved)
- PTO and paid holidays
- Eligible for medical, dental, and vision benefits on 91st day of employment
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