Editorial Fellow

Sierra Club • Oakland, CA

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Sierra Editorial Fellow is an early career journalist looking for real-world experience in the day-to-day world of magazine publishing. Fellows get an overview in all aspects of acquiring content for and producing a national environmental and news magazine, including writing and reporting stories both for print and online, fact-checking and proofreading articles prior to publication, and developing their own new story ideas and leads.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Strong writing, research, and editing skills.
• Awareness of and interest in environmental and social justice issues.
• Ability to multitask and work under deadlines.
• Familiarity with Sierra print / online content and tone.
• Self-starter who can take the lead on story ideas, assignments, and research.
• Committed to continuously deepening and evolving your own understanding of systems of oppression through study, openness, and humility.
• Easily recognize your own relationship to privilege and power, examining and shifting your behaviors as appropriate.
• See mistakes as opportunities for growth; problems as catalysts for solutions, and inspire others along the journey.
• Carry a constructive approach, can-do attitude, a sense of humor, and authentic kindness wherever you go.

Nice To Haves

• Published clips and/or experience working at publication (campus or general circulation) a plus.
• A background in environmental, conservation, climate, social justice work.
• Published writing clips in environmental, conservation, climate, social justice, or related topics.

Responsibilities

• Write weekly articles and dispatches for the magazine’s online edition.
• Write short articles and news dispatches for the magazine’s print edition.
• Fact-check articles for the magazine.
• Carry out short- and long-term research or writing projects as needed.
• Attend weekly editorial meetings.
• Participate in writing workshops to improve craft.
• Cultivate and expand social media reach and maintain strategies for building new audiences.
• Miscellaneous editorial office duties, as needed.

Benefits

• Sierra Club sponsors both nonimmigrant and immigrant visas when certain criteria are met, based on immigration laws and organizational needs.
• Equal employment and advancement opportunities to all staff members.
• Employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, lived experience and skills.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level