This role has a Wednesday-Sunday schedule.
Insider is hiring a fellow to cover breaking-news from the London newsroom. The salary for this role is £24,000 pro-rata, on a 6-month contract running from June 2023.
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.
Social media fellows manage posting schedules across social channels and help the distribution team reach its goals on platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Reddit, Pinterest, Snapchat, TikTok, and LinkedIn. They are responsible for distributing new videos and stories on social channels as they are published, as well as recirculating dozens of evergreen archive pieces per day. They also help to organize and maintain our archives. Additionally, they analyze data and track statistics, write around SEO, and work collaboratively to develop our social strategies. They work with content from all verticals on both websites and the video team.
Weekend social media fellows work closely with our weekend social media team and weekend editorial staff. They help to distribute stories published on the weekend, including breaking news stories. Weekend fellows should have excellent news judgement as they will be expected to work swiftly and accurately to push urgent news stories, as well as pitch our biggest stories to external publishing partners. They also help schedule and prep for the weekends.
Social media fellows should be comfortable working with teams across the company. They should expect to work in a fast-paced environment and be capable of juggling multiple tasks and deadlines at once. Our fellows should have the ability to pivot from one task to the next without missing a beat. They should be self sufficient and capable of making the correct judgement calls based on what they’ve been trained on.
Our social media accounts are the face of our brands, and our social media fellows play an integral role by helping to run our growing network.
All our fellows should have:
Additionally, for the distribution team, we’re looking for someone with the following:
If this sounds like your dream job, apply here with your resume/CV and cover letter. We are accepting and reviewing applications on a rolling basis.
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’d make a great addition to the Insider community.
If you’d like some tips on what makes a great resume and cover letter check out our best practices guide here: https://www.businessinsider.com/why-this-is-an-excellent-resume-2013-11.
About Insider:
Insider Inc. is the global media company behind Business Insider, Insider, and an ever-growing family of brands. Our mission is to inform and inspire the digital generation and become the most influential journalism brand in the world. We reach an audience of more than 375 million users with our stories that command attention and inspire action.
Our core value is effectiveness. We make things happen. We listen to each other, learn from each other, and take risks together. We understand that a diverse set of perspectives and an inclusive environment are critical to our success. All of this helps us get better everyday. Check out our mission, values and culture page (https://tinyurl.com/y4ezpddh) to learn more.
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 the Insider community.
About Us: Insider Inc. is the global media company behind Insider and an ever-growing family of brands. Our mission is to inform and inspire the digital generation and become the most influential journalism brand in the world. We reach an audience of more than 375 million users with our stories, which command attention and inspire action.
Our core value is effectiveness. We make things happen. We listen to each other, learn from each other, and take risks together. We understand that a diverse set of perspectives and an inclusive environment are critical to our success. All of this helps us get better every day. Check out our mission, values, and culture page to learn more.
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 the Insider community.
About Us: Insider Inc. is the global media company behind Insider and an ever-growing family of brands. Our mission is to inform and inspire the digital generation and become the most influential journalism brand in the world. We reach an audience of more than 375 million users with our stories, which command attention and inspire action.
Our core value is effectiveness. We make things happen. We listen to each other, learn from each other, and take risks together. We understand that a diverse set of perspectives and an inclusive environment are critical to our success. All of this helps us get better every day. Check out our mission, values, and culture page to learn more.
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