Spring Intern, People - Editorial

Dotdash Meredith

285d • $20

About The Position

As a People Editorial Intern here at Dotdash Meredith, you will receive first-hand newsroom experience. Learn how a fast-paced media environment operates and come away with strengthened skills in writing, reporting, and interviewing. You will receive your own assignments and gain hands-on experience working with our editors. Attend weekly summer training sessions for both interns and staffers on a variety of topics, including analytics and how to interview celebrities. Because of the nature of news, some late evening and weekend work will be required.

Requirements

• Excellent communication, time management, and organizational skills
• Open to new challenges with an affinity for working in a fast-paced, news-driven environment
• A creative thinker, self-starter, professional, resourceful and a team player
• A motivated problem solver who will proactively troubleshoot and create solutions
• Knowledge of Google Workspace
• Experience at a campus publication or as an editorial intern; strong writing skills are a must
• Comfortable using X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok as reporting tools
• Possess a strong familiarity with the lives of famous people, as well as an interest in current events and social issues

Responsibilities

• Pitching story ideas
• Fact-checking stories for print issues
• Writing and reporting on stories in the front-of-book sections of the magazine
• Assisting during live events like awards shows, press junkets, and red carpet events
• Working on planning documents and event calendars
• Writing pre-writes for Peoplecom
• Monitoring and transcribing other media for content suggestions, like talk shows, podcasts, and more

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage
• Unlimited paid time off (PTO)
• Adoption or surrogate assistance
• Donation matching
• Tuition reimbursement
• Basic life insurance
• Basic accidental death & dismemberment
• Supplemental life insurance
• Supplemental accident insurance
• Commuter benefits
• Short term and long term disability
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts
• Family care benefits
• Generous 401K savings plan with a company match program
• 10-12 paid holidays annually
• Generous paid parental leave (birthing and non-birthing parents)
• Voluntary benefits such as pet insurance, accident, critical and hospital indemnity health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Industry: Publishing Industries