Insider Inc. is hiring a paid fellow to work with its special projects editor in New York.
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 Insider Inc.’s 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 here.
The fellow on the special projects team will work directly with the editor of special projects to plan 
and deliver long-form, multichannel stories on topics including leadership, technology, transportation, retail, and investing and finance. They will have the opportunity to contribute to projects like a new editorial research project, a new video series that is currently in development, and collaborating with the editors across the newsroom to develop new story ideas.
and deliver long-form, multichannel stories on topics including leadership, technology, transportation, retail, and investing and finance. They will have the opportunity to contribute to projects like a new editorial research project, a new video series that is currently in development, and collaborating with the editors across the newsroom to develop new story ideas.All editorial fellows should have:
- Experience reporting and writing (school publications are great)
- A passion for digital storytelling and voracious reading habits
- Familiarity with digital and social media
- Ability to work quickly and collaboratively with a fast-paced team
- Light HTML and/or Photoshop experience
- Proofreading and copyediting skills
Additionally, for the special projects team, Insider Inc. is looking for someone with the following:
- Comfort with data and data programs like Excel
- Experience with managing complex projects
- Confidence to connect with senior people internally and externally on everything from project deadlines, to setting up interviews
- Generating ideas for new stories that will engage BI’s diverse array of readers
Fellows are encouraged to work 40 hours a week, and fellowships run for six months. Start date for this position will be in the fall.
