Newsletters Fellow (January 2025) at Insider

Business Insider is hiring an editorial fellow to join the team that handles the company’s flagship newsletter, covering topics in business, tech, and innovation. 

Business Insider is for people who are driven, optimistic and always looking forward. Our mission is to inspire action through thought-provoking stories. We tell our audience what they want and need to know to improve their lives and the world with storytelling that is accessible, smart, sometimes unexpected, and always helpful. Our team members embody and uphold Business Insider’s three core values: we are all one team, we are effective, and we strive to get better every day.

The Business Insider Fellowship Program is for early career journalists who want to spend six months learning from a newsroom full of passionate, dedicated journalists. Fellows are assigned to teams and become experts in digital storytelling. They produce real work that is distributed to our audience of millions, and by the end of six months, they are prepared for the next phase of their journalism careers. This paid role requires you to work for 40 hours a week. Fellowships can be hybrid, and we expect New York-based fellows to come into our offices at least twice per week.

Applications will close on October 18th.

The Role & Team:

The fellow will primarily help write and build Business Insider’s suite of newsletters, which includes working with editors across the newsroom. The fellow will learn the ins and outs of newsletters, one of the most fast-growing and important sectors of media today. They’ll gain experience on everything from story selection and writing style to newsletter production to distribution and data analysis.

This role will report to our newsletter editor and be part of the O&O team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Keep an eye on the day’s most important news and flag stories for newsletter inclusion
• Communicate with editors and reporters across the newsroom
• Analyze data to learn what works, and what doesn’t, across newsletters
• Help write portions of BI newsletters
• Use BI’s CMS and our email service provider to build newsletters

The Ideal Candidate:

• Is an avid and eager writer, capable of delivering top-notch copy that can be concise, informative, and voicey
• Has an attention to detail
• Knows how to pick out the most important details of a story and present them in a brief, engaging way
• Is a self-starter with a focus on constant self-improvement
• Has an interest in business news
• Likes the idea of tackling a new challenge every day and an interest in learning and writing about a broad range of topics

 Additionally, all of our editorial fellows should have:

• A passion for digital storytelling and voracious reading habits
• Familiarity with digital and social media
• The ability to work quickly and collaboratively with a fast-paced team
• Proofreading and copyediting skills
• A love of Business Insider and our mission to serve readers with the information and inspiration they need in a way that’s accurate, fair, fast, and fun