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Journalist in Residence

Publication or Company  Entrepreneurs’ Organization
Industry  Internet/Online/New Media
Job Duration Internship
Job Location New York, NY
Experience Level 0 years
Job Requirements The New York Chapter of Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) is proud to announce the creation of a new “Journalist in Residence” internship program (JIR). This paid internship is an exciting opportunity for a New York-based journalism student to have access to all EO members and their aggregate industry expertise and have multiple published articles on and off line. The ideal candidate is a New York-based journalism student who wants to cover business/entrepreneurship and will benefit from this immersion experience with local business leaders.

EO is accepting applicants for the JIR internship through August 30, 2013 and will then make a selection and announce the person to our membership in Fall 2013. This is a one-year "residency" and the selected journalist would be given access to all EO events (over 30 a year featuring prominent guest speakers), introduced to the membership via our private online platform. There is a moderate monthly stipend attached.

Internship Expectations:

  • 1 full-length article per month on an EO member

  • 10 social postings each month

  • Work with EO Communications Committee to create content as needed


Internship Benefits:

  • Access to all EO member businesses (200+ successful NY-based entrepreneurs

  • Professional experience and multiple by-line opportunities

  • Forge relationships with successful entrepreneurs

  • Attend EO events for free with high level guest speakers

  • Oversight by the EO Communication Committee Chair

  • Monthly stipend: $300/month and/or internship credit

  • This is an independent work position. No EO office in New York


Outlets for JIR articles:
Articles and posts would focus on member stories or industry trends affecting members. The articles would appear in our internal newsletter and would also be submitted for consideration in EO's global blog Overdrive (http://blog.eonetwork.org) and print magazine, Octane. The JIR would also be part of pitching stories about EO to media outlets, with the support of EO's communication committee.
About Our Company Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) is a global network of over 9,000 entrepreneurs in 40 countries, all of whom are running businesses that generate over $1-$100M annually. The New York chapter is the largest, most active chapter in the world, with over 200 members. Collectively EOers around the world employ 1.5 million people and generate over 130 billion in revenue annually. Many of our chapters' members have been featured in major publications, including New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur, Crain’s and won prestigious business awards and rankings including: the Inc. 500, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award and Fast Company's Fast 50 Champions of Innovation challenge. Everyone in EO is committed to learning, changing and leading in a way that benefits their businesses, families and communities. It's an exciting community of passionate people who are deeply engaged in scaling up their businesses, creating jobs and new ways of doing just about everything.