| Employer | LAUREL |
|---|---|
| Location | Remote |
| Type | Internship |
| Apply by | April 30, 2025 |
| More details | laureleditor@gmail.com |
| Posted on | April 21, 2025 |
Description
We’re so thrilled you’re interested in a journalism fellowship with LAUREL.
LAUREL will be a go-to hub for modern women with a life-altering cancer diagnosis. We will provide calming, well-supported what-to-expect guides; interviews with doctors, medical experts, and scientists; beautiful and curated gift ideas; and honest, spirited advice and essays.
This is a writing-heavy position. This role will take on many assignments, but there is an opportunity to pitch as well. We’ll provide instruction about how to find sources, how to shape complex subjects into a digestible format, and how to carefully and kindly interview people about sensitive subjects.
LAUREL promises clear, engaging, graceful, and trustworthy writing. Because of the subject matter, we’re looking for a journalist who has a deep sense of sympathy with their reporting and interviewing approach. This is an opportunity to help build a digital media platform from scratch, and a chance to work with our editorial director, Maggie Lange, who writes for The New York Times, The Washington Post, New York Magazine, and others.
We estimate this fellowship will be about 4 days a week and will go from mid-May through September. (Earlier start availability welcome!) Candidates can work from anywhere, on any schedule, as long as they meet their deadlines and make availability for regular virtual meetings with our editorial team. For the completion of your work with us this summer, we can offer a stipend of $2500 in installments.
Please send your application by April 30th. We will consider applications on a rolling basis, so earlier the better.
TO APPLY:
Please email your application : laureleditor@gmail.com
Please send your application by April 30th. We will consider applications on a rolling basis, so earlier the better.
In your application please include:
1. An attached or linked resume.
2. Attachments or links to 3-5 articles that you think would resonate with LAUREL.
3. An attached or linked response to the application prompts (next page).
APPLICATION PROMPTS: (below)
We are looking for a few editorial fellows and we are not expecting every applicant to have all these skills and interests, so feel free to tailor this application (i.e. feel free to skip questions about science writing if you’d prefer to cover sections like lifestyle guides; visa versa).
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1. Tell us about your experience with science writing and reporting.
2. How do you ensure accuracy and reliability when writing about medical topics or conducting interviews with experts?
3. Tell us about your experience with writing lifestyle essays, product recommendation guides, or beauty writing.
4. How would you approach an assignment like: What to Expect: chemo appointments
5. How would you approach an assignment like: Advice on shopping for a wig
6. How would you approach an assignment like: How to talk to loved ones about your diagnosis
7. Some of your article assignments will involve research, reporting, and many will involve interviewing experts, doctors, and scientists. Let us know how you go about conducting interviews & organizing material to create a clear, nuanced, and accurate piece of journalism.
8. There will also be some assignments interviewing regular people (i.e. not subject matter experts) about their cancer experiences, which can be really sensitive. Let us know a specific article, project, or personal experience that has prepared you with this skill.
9. Tell us about a time when you faced an editorial challenge (like tight deadlines, complex subject matter, or difficult interviewees). What was the outcome?
10. Have you worked in a fast-paced newsroom or similar editorial/media environment?
11. What are some article ideas or topics you’d like to see LAUREL cover?
12. Why are you interested in contributing to LAUREL?