Copy Editor Internship Jobs

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Description: The Copy Editor or Writer is responsible for Editing articles that incorporate diversity statistics and are in line with Balance Now’s style guide and SEO specifications, as well as contributing to the peer-editing process. The ideal candidate must have a general understanding of informative, opinion, and persuasive writing styles at a college level or higher, the peer-editing process, Google and Microsoft applications, and Wordpress. This person must possess advanced writing skills, be technologically savvy, have good time management, and be able to establish and follow deadlines. They must be able to communicate verbally and through writing, have reading and writing comprehension, think creatively to come up with content, and work well in a team dynamic. The ideal candidate will be proactive, receptive to feedback and constructive criticism, self-accountable, maintain integrity and be passionate about writing and copy editing.

Knowledge:

• General knowledge of Wordpress
• Working knowledge of Google and Microsoft suites
• Knowledge of informative, opinion, and persuasive writing styles
• Working knowledge of peer-editing process
• College level writing (creative, professional, communications)

Skills:

• Advanced writing/editing skills (college level and above)
• Time management
• Technologically savvy
• Establishing and following deadlines

Abilities:

• Communication (written, verbal)
• Writing and reading comprehension
• Creative thinking (developing wide range of articles)
• Teamwork (sharing ideas, feedback, concerns)

Other Personality Characteristics:

• Passionate (committed to their writing)
• Self-accountable (complete tasks on time)
• Receptive to feedback and constructive criticism
• Proactive (able to take initiative/self-directed)
• Integrity (avoiding plagiarism)

Details: This is an unpaid internship. You will work remotely between 15 hours weekly with a flexible schedule, a mandatory weekly meeting on Wednesdays 9 - 10am PST. The duration of the internship is a minimum of 4 months to a maximum of 6 months. Interns can earn school credit, work experience in a start-up and letters of recommendation upon completion.