Newsletter Fellow (Summer 2024)

Business Insider is hiring an editorial fellow to join the team that handles the company’s flagship newsletter, covering topics in business, tech, and innovation..

Our mission is to inform and inspire the digital generation and become the most influential and loved journalism brand in the world. At Business Insider, we aim to cover the people, companies, and ideas changing our world. At Insider, we strive to uphold three main 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. Fellows are encouraged to come into our New York, LA, or San Francisco offices two times a week.

Applications will close on April 15th.

The Role & Team:

The fellow will primarily help write and build Business Insider’s daily newsletter, Insider Today, which includes working with editors across the newsroom. The fellow will learn the ins and outs of newsletters, one of the most fast-growing and important sectors of media today. They’ll gain experience on everything from story selection and writing style to newsletter production to distribution and data analysis.

Key Responsibilities:

• Experience reporting and writing.
• A passion for digital storytelling and voracious newsletter reading habits.
• Familiarity with digital and social media.
• The ability to juggle multiple projects while working quickly and collaboratively with a fast-paced team.

The Ideal Candidate:

• Is an avid and eager writer, capable of delivering top-notch copy that can be concise, informative, and voicey.
• Has an attention to detail.
• Knows how to pick out the most important details of a story and present them in a brief, engaging way.
• Is a self-starter with a focus on constant self-improvement.
• Has an interest in business news.
• Likes the idea of tackling a new challenge every day and an interest in learning and writing about a broad range of topics.

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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