Insider Inc. is hiring a paid fellow to assist the distribution team with managing our editorial partnerships.
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 are prepared for the next phase of their journalism careers. For more information on the Insider Fellowship Program, see
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Distribution fellows read and review stories across Business Insider and INSIDER to put together appropriate pitches for partner sites. They become experts across sites and verticals, developing a sense for which of our stories will get picked up by partners and why. They are also masters at framing stories and headlines, and have a good eye for viral news, trending stories, and what’s missing on the site that we should be writing.
All our fellows should have:
- A passion for digital storytelling and voracious reading habits
- Familiarity with digital and social media platforms
- Ability to work quickly and collaboratively with a fast-paced newsroom
- Proofreading and copyediting skills
Additionally, for the distribution team, we’re looking for someone with the following:
- Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to multitask
- Familiarity with the Business Insider and INSIDER brands and their stories
- A general interest in various topics, including news, politics, money, lifestyle, entertainment, travel, food, health, and sports
- Excellent news judgment, with an understanding of knowing which news events to cover and how to turn trending topics broader and evergreen stories
- Experience in packaging stories for publication: writing and framing headlines, picking images, etc.
- Creativity and the ability to brainstorm great story ideas across a variety of verticals
- Clear writing and copy editing skills
- Comfort tracking and consistently updating spreadsheets and data
This is an hourly paid fellowship based out of our New York office. Fellows are encouraged to work 40 hours a week, and fellowships run for six months. Start date for this position will be in September.
Insider Inc. is the publisher of INSIDER, Markets Insider, and 16 international editions of Business Insider, including the flagship NY-based US edition. The company pioneered a digital-native approach to news and information that is social and mobile at its core, for an ambitious and curious global audience that grew up with digital. The company launched in 2007, and in ten years, Business Insider has grown to become the most favorite business news brand in the world, when measured by reach. Insider Inc. reaches a global audience of several hundred million readers and viewers. The company also offers a subscription research service, Business Insider Intelligence (BII), that provides in-depth insight, data, and analysis of digital topics. Every year the company hosts IGNITION, an influential media and technology conferences. Insider Inc. is a subsidiary of Axel Springer SE. We are always looking for talented, curious and motivated individuals to join our growing team.
APPLY HERE with a resume and cover letter telling us why you want to be our distribution fellow.