Summer Intern, Byrdie/InStyle Editorial

People Inc • New York, NY

4d • $20 - $20 • Onsite

About The Position

The Byrdie/InStyle Intern will be able to work with two exciting brands within People Inc.’s Beauty & Style vertical. This internship offers aspiring writers hands-on experience producing high-traffic celebrity news while building skills in writing, SEO, and digital production. Working closely with editors, the editorial intern will gain experience pitching and executing original features, conducting interviews, and learning the inner workings of the beauty and fashion industry while becoming familiar with the team’s brand voice, editorial tools, and workflows.

Requirements

• Internships are available to current Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors at an accredited college or university.
• You must be available to work full-time for the entire 9 weeks of the program in the NY office, 3 days a week
• You must have access to your own housing and transportation to/from the NY office
• A passion for beauty, fashion, and pop culture is preferred
• Writing experience, preferably within the beauty and style space
• Excellent communication, time management, and organizational skills.
• Open to new challenges and excited to grow within a fast-paced, expanding, and constantly evolving organization
• Creative and driven self-starter that can take direction and run with it, asking questions up front to ensure you’re able to complete the task successfully
• Motivated problem solver who will proactively troubleshoot and create a solution
• Experience with Google & Microsoft Suites

Nice To Haves

• Some experience with digital media is a plus, but not required

Responsibilities

• Support editorial production by developing familiarity with brand voice, style, and the content management system.
• Write and build 1–3 news articles daily, while contributing to ongoing content updates and basic SEO research.
• Conduct imagery research to support story development and visual needs.
• Pitch ideas for features, franchises, and assigned content, contributing to editorial planning.
• Assist social media teams with community management and research tasks, and participate in editorial meetings and brainstorms.

Benefits

• People Inc. Summer Internship Program is a 9-week full-time, paid program that runs from June 9th - August 8th, based out of our New York office.
• The intern program consists of hands-on learning opportunities to create work that has an impact on the business, along with workshops in preparing you for post-college life (resume / interviewing), plus fun events throughout the summer!
• People Inc. is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and representing the communities that we serve. We strongly encourage BIPOC and LGBTQIA students to apply.
• 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, a generous 401K savings plan with a company match program, 10-12 paid holidays annually, and generous paid parental leave (birthing and non-birthing parents), all of which may vary depending on the specific nature of your employment with People Inc. and your work location.
• We also offer voluntary benefits such as pet insurance, accident, critical and hospital indemnity health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed