Editorial Partnerships Fellow (Jan 2024)

Insider is hiring a fellow to join our lifestyle team to write compelling slideshows for our on-site and partner audiences.

Our mission is to inform and inspire the digital generation and become the most influential and loved journalism brand in the world. At 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 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 fully remote.

The Role & Team: As a lifestyle fellow you will create general-interest slideshows across topics including food, travel, beauty, home, style, royals, weddings, and more. You will keep an eye on what’s trending to produce timely stories, and you will also be encouraged to pitch new stories and experiences you can write about. The ideal candidate is excited to produce stories that could vary from a slideshow about a tiny private island that’s up for sale to a Chili’s taste test.You will be part of the Editorial Partnerships team, whose goal is to pitch and write stories that resonate with audiences across our partner sites, which include MSN, Yahoo, and Apple News.This role reports directly to the Senior Editor of Editorial Partnerships and sits on the lifestyle team. This role will be remote, with the option to work in-office.

Key Responsibilities:

Pitch, research, and write compelling stories for Insider and our news partners, which include MSN, Yahoo, and Apple News
Produce general-interest slideshows, visual features, explainers, and other story formats across multiple topics in a timely manner
Write stories that are accurate, properly researched, error-free, and in line with Insider reporting standards
Hone SEO best practices and become adept at Insider’s style of headline writing
Consistently brainstorm new ideas based on our editorial calendar, what’s trending, and what’s resonating with partner audiences

The ideal candidate has:

A background in journalism and experience working at a digital publication or within a newsroom
Previous experience with pitching, fact-checking, interviewing, and copy-editing
A genuine interest in covering a wide range of topics
A creative mind that is always coming up with new ideas and approaches to stories
A curiosity about the performance data and the ability to think critically about it
A self-starter attitude and strong organizational and communication skills
A love of Insider and what we do

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 Insider and our mission to serve readers with the information and inspiration they need in a way that’s accurate, fair, fast, and fun

Insider is a flexible workplace when it comes to remote work, but an important part of the fellowship is being a part of the newsroom in person for learning opportunities. Fellows are asked to come into our offices in New York City/London/LA / San Francisco at least two days a week.
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