Life and Entertainment Freelance Fellow (Summer 2025)

Business Insider is hiring a paid editorial fellow to assist our freelance editors with brainstorming, editing, and packaging stories from our network of writers for the lifestyle and entertainment sections of BI. This should be an early-career journalist who wants to pursue a career in editing. This role will not be a reporting or writing-based opportunity.This fellow works with Business Insider’s in-house editors to review and edit stories from our network of freelancers and prepare them for publication. They become experts in their assigned verticals and help the editors brainstorm new story framings, plus which topics to cover next and how best to do so. They also review and select photos and other elements to accompany stories on our site.   Fellows should expect to come into our NYC or San Francisco offices at least two times a week.   All our editorial fellows should have:

• Passion for our Life verticals, and for becoming a stronger editor
• Good instincts for what our readers find interesting, especially when it comes to food, travel, personal essays, trends, fashion, and more
• 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 freelance team, we’re looking for someone with the following:

• Experience editing and packaging stories for publication, from choosing photos to crafting headlines
• Demonstrable fact-checking skills
• Stellar organizational skills

Applications will close April 10.

Salary & Benefits: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/6 months, starting in June, although start date is flexible.

• 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

Apply with a resume and cover letter if this sounds like your dream job, and specify why you're interested in working on this team.If you’d like some tips on what makes a great resume and cover letter check out our best practices guide.

 

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Are you passionate about this opportunity, but worried that you don’t have 100% of the experience we’re looking for? We still want to hear from you! Apply online and let us know why you would make a great addition to Business Insider.

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