Shopping & Products Fellow

About BuzzFeed, Inc.

BuzzFeed, Inc. (Nasdaq: BZFD) is home to the best of the internet with a mission to spread joy and truth. Across entertainment, news, food, pop culture, and commerce, our brands drive conversation and inspire what audiences watch, read, and buy now — and into the future. Born on the internet in 2006, BuzzFeed, Inc. is committed to improving it: providing trusted, quality, brand-safe entertainment to hundreds of millions of people; making content on the internet more inclusive, empathetic, and creative; and inspiring our audience to live better lives. 

Business Area: Content

Job Category: Editorial

Hourly: $18.00 an hour

Union Status: Non-Union  

BuzzFeed Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. We reserve the ability to adjust the final compensation for this role based on the final candidate's experience, skillset, certifications, and geography.

The Role

Are you the type of person who is always discovering bizarre kitchen gadgets, coupon codes, or interesting stores and sending links to your friends until they beg you to stop?

We want to hear from you!

BuzzFeed is looking for writers who focus on shopping and products for paid, three-month, full-time fellowship roles (with the possibility of extension and/or conversion to a permanent position). BuzzFeed's shopping section is an expanding editorial endeavor that includes service-oriented and entertaining content for a shopping-minded audience (see our “Shopping” page for examples).

The BuzzFeed Shopping & Products Fellowship is a program for aspiring and hungry writers eager to hone their skills and learn by doing. It is a crash course in helping our audience discover deals and great products through themed roundups and other activities.

You should have enough shopping knowledge to discover and share products and deals, and enough of a low-key (or high-key) internet obsession to quickly find, drive, and react to current trends. You’re just as comfortable writing about a product you love yourself as digging into reviews to find out which viral skincare products actually work or unearthing quirky kitchen gadgets people haven’t seen before.

Fellows will work with and learn from members of the BuzzFeed Shopping team. You won’t be running errands for senior staff, or transcribing someone else’s interviews, you will be pitching ideas, brainstorming, collaborating on non-writing projects, and writing dozens of stories that will be published to BuzzFeed.com and promoted across our social channels. The Fellowship is fun and inspiring, but also fast-paced and challenging. 

This is a paid position (starting at $18/hour). The Fellowship allows candidates to work fully remotely in select locations, but we also have monthly in-office days in our New York office for those who live locally.

The deadline to apply for this Fellowship is March 31st, by 5PM EST, but applications are being considered on a rolling basis.  All application materials will need to be submitted when you apply.  This Fellowship's intended (and tentative) start date is Tuesday, June 3rd, 2025.

You Will

• Research products in various categories and price points that are of interest to the BuzzFeed audience.
• Write and edit shareable, unique and/or service-forward product roundups as well as SEO-friendly shopping guides or reviews.
• Track and analyze your posts using affiliate analytics.

You Have

• Genuine love for the internet and online shopping
• Firm understanding of the BuzzFeed audience and voice
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to handle critical feedback and improve from it
• Flawless spelling, grammar, and usage in your writing
• A positive, curious, playful disposition with a sense of humor

To Apply:

• Instead of a formal cover letter, please discuss your shopping habits (for example: what do you always buy in-store vs. online, how do you find a good deal, what ~special tricks~ do you use that most people don’t know about, etc.)
• Tell us about a couple of products you’re obsessed with
• Create a BuzzFeed.com/community profile, and create 2 shopping posts (if doing a roundup, no more than five products needed). When you submit your posts, include “This is for the Shopping & Products Fellowship.” in the description. You’ll be asked to provide the links to your posts when you complete the application.  SO, PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR COMMUNITY POSTS PRIOR TO COMPLETING THIS APPLICATION! We encourage you to check buzzfeed.com/shopping to see examples of posts that are connecting with people.

The deadline to apply for this Fellowship is March 31st, by 5PM EST, but applications are being considered on a rolling basis.  All application materials will need to be submitted when you apply.  This Fellowship's intended (and tentative) start date is Tuesday, June 3rd, 2025.

Life at BuzzFeed, Inc.

We celebrate inclusion and are committed to equal-opportunity employment. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or any other protected category.

You can expect:

• A supportive, inclusive atmosphere on a team that values your contributions.
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth through work experience, offerings from our in-house Learning Team, our Employee Resource Groups, and more.
• An attractive and equitable compensation package, including salary.
• A well-rounded benefits program featuring paid time off, unlimited sick time, comprehensive medical benefits, a family leave policy, access to mental health platforms, retirement plans, health and wellness discounts, and much more.