Summer Editorial Interns at Geekosystem

Writing/Editing - Posted on April 10, 2013
This employer is not willing to relocate.

Job Description:

Geekosystem is seeking editorial interns for the summer! The ideal candidate is a current college or graduate student looking for hands-on writing experience at a news startup. Here are the two biggest things we're looking for in applicants:

• The primary qualification for this job is an encyclopedic knowledge of and obsessive enthusiasm for multiple aspects of geek culture. If you are knowledgeable about weird, cutting-edge tech phenomena, follow gadget and consumer electronics news, and/or possess a deep knowledge of video games and/or science fiction, then this is the internship for you.
• The secondary qualification is being able to write quickly and clearly, without weird grammatical or spelling issues, on topics that you yourself think up/discover on the interwebs.

Bonus points if you have the following qualifications:

• Knowledge of blogging software.
• Knowledge of the major personalities and figures in geekdom and the tech world.
• Experience with photo-editing software.

Our interns spend most of their time writing, and most definitely receive bylines for all of their stories. The logistics:

• Our summer internships run from June to August, with flexible start and end dates.
• Interns must be available to work full-time in our editorial offices in SoHo.
• Interns must be current college or graduate students who can receive academic credit for the internship; interns will be unpaid.

 

How to apply: If interested, please attach ALL of the following documents to your application email: 1) A resume/CV, including references (please include any weird skills you might have, like knowledge of FORTRAN or a Wizards of the Coast tournament ranking). 2) Any two samples of your academic or journalistic writing, each preferably in a different style (long-form vs. short-form, magazine vs. blog, etc.) (Although we are a blog! So keep that in mind when deciding what to submit). 3) A brief (1-page) cover letter explaining why your experience, knowledge, and personality make you the ideal intern for a geek culture blog. Please also discuss your favorite Internet meme in your cover letter; if you don't, we'll know you didn't read the entire posting! We're sneaky like that.

About Geekosystem:

Geekosystem is a property of Abrams Media, whose group of websites include: Mediaite, a media news website; Geekosystem, a site devoted to tech and geek culture; Styleite, which covers beauty and fashion; Sportsgrid, which follows sports and sports-related media; Gossip Cop, a site devoted to policing the celebrity gossip industry; The Mary Sue, a site for female geeks; and The Jane Dough, a site that examines the business and political worlds through the female prism. Our CEO, Dan Abrams, is the on-air Legal Analyst for ABC News and the former General Manager of MSNBC.

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