Trending News Fellow (Summer 2024)
Business Insider is hiring a reporting fellow to cover tech and trending business news. The fellow would join a team covering the most compelling and impactful business stories of the day across a variety of industries, including tech, retail, and transportation.
Business Insider is for people who are driven, optimistic and always looking forward. Our mission is to inspire action through thought-provoking stories. We tell our audience what they want and need to know to improve their lives and the world with storytelling that is accessible, smart, sometimes unexpected, and always helpful. Our team members embody and uphold Business Insider’s three core values: we are all one team, we are effective, and we strive to get better every day.
The Business 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. Fellows are encouraged to come into our New York, LA, or San Francisco offices two times a week.
Applications will close on April 15th.
The Role & Team:
The fellow would write about major companies, including Amazon, Meta, Tesla, Apple, and the CEOs running them. The ideal candidate closely follows the latest drama in the business world and is adept at finding creative ways into themes that are driving the conversation. Fellows may also write about travel, real estate, business personalities, innovations like 3D-printed homes, and the latest trends emerging on TikTok. They will spend their time doing meaningful work: researching, writing, pitching and interviewing. Reporters may also pitch travel assignments, though travel is not required as a condition of employment.
Key Responsibilities:
- An interest in covering the most compelling news from the world’s biggest companies — and the rivalries and controversies that can result
- A keen eye for impactful and potentially market-moving corporate news
- A broad knowledge base spanning multiple industries and company types
- A fundamental understanding of how corporations conduct business and grow
- A nose for identifying any developments that seem unusual and out-of-the-ordinary
- Speed, close attention to detail and accuracy, and clean copy
The Ideal Candidate Has:
- A passion for digital storytelling, voracious reading habits, and familiarity with digital and social media
- Experience reporting and writing (school publications are great!)
- Ability to work quickly and collaboratively with a fast-paced team
- Solid proofreading/copy editing skills and light HTML/Photoshop experience
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
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