Spoon University Editorial Intern - Summer 2023

  • Intern

Company Description

Her Campus Media is the #1 media portfolio for college students and Gen Z. Our brands -- Her Campus, Spoon University, College Fashionista, InfluenceHer Collective, and Generation Hired -- reach an audience of over 130 million social followers and 19 million monthly unique users, and count more than 50,000 influencers and student ambassadors at 1,500 colleges in our global network. Whether through content, resources, events, or other experiences, our mission is to support, celebrate, inspire, amplify, and equip Gen Z to realize their dreams as individuals and for society. We also power full-service, integrated marketing programs for the world’s top brands, who partner with us to create authentic, meaningful connections with our audience.

Her Campus Media is made up of passionate, entrepreneurial, ambitious doers who are fired up about cultivating the next generation of leaders and changemakers. We are a small but mighty team of individuals, most of whom identify as women, committed to continuing to build a dynamic and inclusive organization where we want to work. Visit our Careers page to learn more about our culture and what makes us tick at hercampusmedia.com/careers!

Job Description

Spoon University  is seeking an Editorial Intern for the summer. The Editorial Intern may assist the Managing Editor with all things content-related: writing and editing relevant food and food-adjacent articles, working on larger editorial projects and packages, interviewing talent and expert sources, and creating and optimizing SEO content, among other projects. This role will also be given timely writing assignments for the news and culture sections, and more, and will be expected to work on tight deadlines and turnarounds. You will be given high-level tasks and a lot of responsibility! This internship is available remotely.

Please submit your cover letter in the "Message to Hiring Manager" section, and the rest of the following materials in a singular PDF file, uploaded in the resume section:

  • Your resume
  • Two (2) writing samples or clips
  • Two (2) pitches tailored to the Spoon University reader — one service-focused and one cultural analysis — based on timely events/trends related to the food space at the time of application
  • A link to your portfolio, if applicable

Qualifications

Being an intern at Spoon University means being given meaningful, fulfilling, skill-building tasks and projects that will help you learn what you are and are not interested in, teach you new skills, and set you up for success in future jobs and internships. Interns are/have:

  • Current college undergraduate
  • Strong communication, organization, and strategic thinking skills
  • Working knowledge of all Google for Work tools
  • Hardworking, detail-oriented, efficient, and creative work ethic
  • A passion for food & Gen Z
  • Interest in writing, editing, research, college trends, and project management
  • An interest in creating content relevant to all verticals

Additional Information

Remote internships are available to current college students year-round on a full-time or part-time basis. Internships are offered for academic credit and interns are paid a stipend. Hours are flexible.