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Editorial Fellowship, HuffPost Religion

Publication or Company  The Huffington Post
The Huffington Post
Industry  Internet/Online/New Media
Salary Hourly
Job Duration Internship
Job Location New York, NY
Job Requirements About the Role:


HuffPost Religion is hiring a Fellow to join our team and work on our award-winning religion site and social media accounts. The Fellow will be integrated into the team with opportunities to learn and grow professionally in a fast-paced, intelligent, fun and slightly obsessed environment.


A good candidate will be a self-starter with writing experience, and will be passionate about the web with a serious interest in how religion news is shared and traditions are expressed online. A good candidate should have familiarity with a range of spiritual traditions and religions and a passion for how religious beliefs, holidays and practices can be presented online in a compelling way that ‘wins’ the Internet.




Requirements for success:


– Insatiable appetite for religion online and the desire to make a positive impact on the web


– Strong research and writing skills


– Proficiency and experience in leveraging social media for maximum benefit


– Meticulous dedication to detail and the ability to multitask


– Creativity and a willingness to think outside the box


Basic responsibilities will include:


– Writing headlines, packaging stories and video content


– Monitoring breaking news and identifying potentially viral religion stories


– Working in a fast-paced environment with the religion team


– Pitching and producing shareable content for a social media audience
About Our Company About the Huffington Post:

The Huffington Post is a Pulitzer Prize-winning source of breaking news, features, and entertainment, as well as a highly engaged community for opinion and conversation. The Huffington Post has 50 million monthly unique visitors (comScore November, 2012) posting more than 8 million comments each month. The site has more than 40,000 bloggers -- from politicians, students and celebrities to academics, parents and policy experts -- who contribute in real-time on the subjects they are most passionate about. The Huffington Post has editions in the UK, Canada, Quebec, France, Spain, and Italy with Japan and more scheduled to launch in the coming months.