Politics Reporter
The Huffington Post has an opening for a politics reporter whose immediate task would be to cover the 2010 mid-term elections. The position is based in our fast-paced Washington bureau.
Duties would include reporting and writing well researched, authoritative and provocative articles multiple times daily, filing on multiple platforms, and going beyond the horse-race stories to focus on policy and important themes.
The ideal candidate:
* Has significant experience reporting and writing in a breaking news environment
* Has experience covering Congress and/or political campaigns
* Is extremely knowledgeable about the political landscape
* Has strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple sources and information at once
* Can make solid, quick judgments about such issues as news value and veracity
* Has proven experience spotting key themes and trends
* Is familiar with a broad range of Internet news and media outlets
* Can work flexible hours
* Is interested in engaging and fostering HuffPost's national network of citizen journalists and volunteer contributors.
* Is passionate about covering politics not just because it's fascinating, but because it matters
Send resume, references and clips to pitney@huffingtonpost.com
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Politics Editor
The Politics Editor is responsible for creating, aggregating and editing content for the Politics section of the Huffington Post. The position helps set the overall direction for political coverage as well as the tone of the Politics vertical. Duties include:
*Closely following political news around the web, from major news outlets to obscure blogs and Twitter feeds
*Utilizing an extensive range of editorial and tech tools to make HuffPost's politics coverage as creative, cutting edge, and interactive as possible
*Writing compelling headlines, selecting photos, and otherwise packaging stories
*Creating coverage plans
*Managing a team of interns
*Includes some editing and story assignment responsibilities
The position works closely with the Washington bureau chief and reporters on day-to-day coverage as well as long-term planning and projects. The Political Editor also interacts regularly with other section editors at the Huffington Post to coordinate coverage. The ideal candidate must have an in-depth knowledge of the political landscape, experience covering breaking news events and the ability to multitask and meet tight deadlines. Familiarity with blogs and social networks a must, and familiarity with tools like Photoshop helpful. The candidate must be able to work flexible hours.
Please send resumes to DCjobs@huffingtonpost.com
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Copy Editor, DC office
The Huffington Post is hiring an editor to be based at our D.C. office.
Candidates should have a working knowledge of national politics and strong copy editing skills.
The position will involve editing a wide range of original content from HuffPost's reporting team, and working closely with the DC bureau chief and the politics editor on reporting coverage. At least two years of editing experience required.
Send resume and references to dcjobs@huffingtonpost.com
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Reporting/Editorial Internship - Washington DC Office
HuffingtonPost.com has an immediate opening for a reporting/editorial intern in Washington DC. Interns will be asked to do extensive researching, writing, editing, fact-checking, monitoring of news stories, and other tasks as assigned. Applicants should have a strong interest in reporting and writing about politics, elections, government and other news from Washington.
Qualifications: Strong writing/research skills and knowledge of current political events are required. Familiarity with online political sites (newspapers, blogs, social bookmarking sites, etc.) is highly recommended as well as social media sites, including Twitter and Facebook. Some experience with Web production applications is preferred.
This position is paid.
Location: Washington DC
Job Duration: Full time or part time
Resume & Cover letter to: mfalcone@huffingtonpost.com
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Full-Time Paid Intern In Media Relations
Job description: PR intern to assist SVP, Media Relations, with contacts management, special events, and broadcast, print and online media relations. Intern will receive "hands-on" public relations experience, gaining exposure to areas such as: media relations, website and press material development, special events, and internal planning sessions. Position requires thoroughness and attention to detail. Writing skills a plus.
Please send resume and brief statement of interest to mario@huffingtonpost.com"
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Green Intern, New York Office
We have positions for interns for Fall/Winter for HuffPost's Green section.
Duties:
-Researching, writing and copy editing original content
-Suggesting stories for aggregation
-Pitching original content ideas
-Creating slideshows, selecting images and writing copy
-Other general research projects
The ideal candidate will be extremely web savvy, a quick learner, very detail-oriented, energetic, efficient, good at self-directed follow through, an excellent writer/copy editor and be an avid consumer of online media. He/she should have strong interest in the issues HuffPost Green covers, and familiarity with social media sites and environmental news. Experience with Photoshop, Twitter, and HTML preferred. This is great opportunity to learn all the ins and outs of new media and get a hands-on exposure to how the site works -- there's virtually no clerical work involved -- it's virtually all content creation. The intern would have an opportunity to pitch articles and posts. 3 days a week or more preferred, unpaid and/or for school credit.
Send resume and very brief statement of interest along with availability to huffpostgreen@Huffingtonpost.com
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The Huffington Post is developing its socially networked, participatory news environment and seeks a forward thinking social news intern to help promote this initiative. The main focus of the job will be assisting in organizing, managing, and expanding the HuffPost's network of contributors and user-generated content.
The social news intern will be an important part of the Social News team, HuffPost's portal for reader engagement. Those readers contributing user-generated content are a community of writers, researchers, and multimedia journalists committed to generating ground-level reporting, videos, photography and public interest investigations.
Responsibilities:
- Vetting, editing, and blogging submissions from Huffington Post contributors
- Managing crowdsourced and distributive journalism projects
- Communicating daily and nurturing relationships with contributors
The ideal candidate will have a knack for new models of reporting and an interest in the future of journalism. He or she should possess an enterprising and creative attitude. Experience blogging and working with online communities (political campaigns or otherwise) will prove helpful.
This is full-time unpaid internship and based out of the Huffington Post headquarters in SoHo, New York City.
To apply, please email a resume, cover letter, and clips to submissions+internships@huffingtonpost.com
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Blog Team Internship -- NY and DC Offices
The Huffington Post has immediate openings for unpaid blog team internships in both New York and DC. Primary responsibilities include:
- Evaluating blog submissions and editing copy
- Correspondence and other communication, including editorial and technical problem-solving, with blog contributors
- Additional editorial duties and support for heavy volume of daily blog submissions
The ideal candidate will be extremely web savvy, detail-oriented, energetic, efficient, and be an avid consumer of online media. Experience with Movable Type or similar blogging platform, Photoshop, basic HTML preferred. 20 hours/week or more preferred. Send resume and very brief statement of interest to huffpost@gmail.com for a New York-based inquiry and to dcblogintern@gmail.com for Washington, DC.
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News/Editorial Internship -- NY Office
The Huffington Post has an immediate opening for a news/editorial intern in New York. Interns will work with the front page editors, meticulously monitoring breaking news and producing assorted content for the site.
Qualifications: Applicants must have strong writing/research skills, be very familiar with current events in politics, business, and culture, and have knowledge of a wide range of internet news/media outlets. Previous work in internet publishing is a major plus (please send clips).
This is an unpaid position.
Location: New York
Job Duration: Full time or part time, evening and weekend slots available
Please send resume, cover letter, and **days/hours of availability** to
nycintern@huffingtonpost.com
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HuffPost College Editorial Intern
The Huffington Post recently launched a new vertical called HuffPost College and has an opening for a unpaid internship. Ideally, the candidate is a current student or recent college graduate who has worked for his/her school paper and is familiar with the in's-and-out's of collegiate news. Although this internship will continue into summer, the ideal candidate will be able to start ASAP. The best candidates will be meticulous, well-organized and is passionate about news.
Primary responsibilities include:
- Establishing contacts with writers, editors and advisers of numerous college news sites
- Forging and maintaining relationships with leaders at college newspapers
- Correspondence and other communication, including editorial and technical problem-solving, with blog contributors
- Editing and publishing content from student journalists around the country
- Assisting in long-term strategy-building and goal-setting for HuffPost College
Experience with Photoshop, Movable Type or similar blogging platform, basic HTML preferred.
This is a great opportunity to start something new at a leading news site.
Send resume and very brief statement of interest to huffpostcollege@gmail.com with "HuffPost - College" in subject line.
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