Posted 3 months ago
Editorial Internship
AI Summary
A student intern creates original articles and social content, collaborates with editorial, SEO, and content strategy teams to meet deadlines and drive traffic, and analyzes performance metrics across owned digital brands.
About this role
The Publisher Desk is looking for a current student at either a 2 or 4-year college or university to intern with us this summer. The internship will focus on creating content across our owned & operated portfolio of brands. Some of these brands include Sportsnaut.com, BoundingintoSports.com, SnipDaily.com, and TheMix.net (among others). Our content topics range from sports to lifestyle, so please include your interests in your resume or cover letter.
We’re looking for enthusiastic young journalists to come in with ideas, strong writing skills, and an interest in learning about the digital publishing industry. You will work with our editorial, search engine optimization (SEO), and content strategy teams to meet article deadlines, drive website traffic, and reflect on metrics.
The ideal intern candidate will have some experience writing about sports or lifestyle topics and working with social media platforms such as Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. You should also have the ability to turn around clean and concise copy quickly and reliably. Knowledge of SEO is a plus.
What you'll do
Write original articles
Work with SEO keywords
Edit and update live posts
Attend a weekly strategy meeting
Analyze traffic data
Post to social media channels
Provide insights on social media trends
Qualifications
Have a writing portfolio of articles to share during the interview process
Please provide at least two writing samples
Prior experience in journalism
Bring original topics to the table
Excellent grammar, spelling, and writing skills
Time management and organizational abilities
Stellar communication skills and good attention to detail
Paid internship
About The Publisher Desk Inc
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