[Hiring] Editorial Fellow @Sierra Club

Role Description

The Sierra Editorial Fellow is an early career journalist looking for real world experience in the day-to-day world of magazine publishing. Fellows get an overview in all aspects of acquiring content for and producing a national environmental and news magazine, including:

• Writing weekly articles and dispatches for the magazine’s online edition.
• Writing short articles and news dispatches for the magazine’s print edition.
• Fact-checking articles for the magazine.
• Carrying out short- and long-term research or writing projects as needed.
• Attending weekly editorial meetings.
• Participating in writing workshops to improve craft.
• Cultivating and expanding social media reach and maintaining strategies for building new audiences.
• Performing miscellaneous editorial office duties, as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Strong writing, research, and editing skills.
• Awareness of and interest in environmental and social justice issues.
• Ability to multitask and work under deadlines.
• Familiarity with Sierra print/online content and tone.
• Self-starter who can take the lead on story ideas, assignments, and research.
• Published clips and/or experience working at publication (campus or general circulation) a plus.
• Committed to evolution and recognizing one's own relationship to privilege and power.
• Uplifting and additive approach to challenges and mistakes.

Requirements

• A background in environmental, conservation, climate, social justice work.
• Published writing clips in environmental, conservation, climate, social justice, or related topics.

Benefits

• The salary range for this position is $20.00 per hour.
• This is a category 99 temporary, non-exempt, non-represented position.