Audubon Magazine Editorial Fellow

Position Summary

Audubon magazine is offering an exciting opportunity to join our editorial team as an Editorial Fellow, working on both digital stories for Audubon.org and our quarterly print magazine. As the flagship publication of the National Audubon Society, our reporting both celebrates our fascination with birds and probes pressing planetary issues, including biodiversity loss, habitat conservation, climate change, and more. The magazine also emphasizes, through stories and visuals, the importance of a diverse and inclusive science and conservation effort to help meet the challenges facing birds and people today. In 2021, Audubon won a National Magazine Award for “General Excellence”—the highest honor in the magazine industry—for our exceptional work across platforms.

As a full-time fellow, the selected applicant will have the chance to be a valuable member of our team, contributing both digital and print content and getting a behind-the-scenes look at what it’s like to be an editor at a major publication. This fellowship is a training ground for a long-term, successful career in journalism. Ideal candidates will have strong writing and communication skills as well as an interest in covering topics ranging from science and conservation news to environmental and social justice. Immersed in the day-to-day operations, the fellow will hone the skill of creating fresh and accurate content on fast-paced deadlines and develop a stronger ability to tell longer, engaging narrative stories. The intent is for fellows to gain experience, published work, and job savvy that will help them land a staff job or launch a successful freelance career.

The fellowship is approximately 35 hours per week, fully remote, and spans a period of up to six months, from July to December. Fellows in the New York City area will have the opportunity to work with our magazine team out of our New York City headquarters.

To apply, please upload a one-page cover letter, one-page resume, and links to three to five writing samples. The links can be included in the cover letter.

Compensation:

$19.00 - $20.00 / hour

Essential Functions

• Pitch and write articles for Audubon.org, working closely with the digital team to turn around news stories on tight deadlines while also developing longer reported pieces. May also assign and edit stories under supervision of the digital editorial director.

• Assist the print staff with research, story development, and fact-checking, and contribute written stories for various sections of Audubon magazine.

• Dive into the backend of Audubon’s website to build stories and maintain content; explore potential tools for creating innovative new ways of telling stories.

• Attend and participate in weekly editorial meetings to run through stories in development and plan future coverage.

• Help us track and expand our efforts to increase diversity among our sources, writers, and even in the topics we cover. 

• Maintains and fosters a culture of safety.

• Other duties as needed and assigned.

Qualifications and Experience

• Graduate-level journalism classes or degree; or relevant work or field experience. 

• Experience reporting and writing stories, preferably for online and in print.

• Experience honing story ideas and promoting content through social media.

• An avid interest in science, wildlife, and environmental issues, including how they affect birds and people. 

• Commitment to Audubon’s organizational values of care, collaboration, change, integrity, impact, and innovation.

• Experience with multimedia and content management systems a plus.

EEO Statement

The National Audubon Society is a federal contractor and an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to a policy of nondiscrimination, inclusion and equal opportunity and actively seek a diverse pool of candidates in this search.

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