Remote Part Time Position - Research and Writing

Employer: Tourism.org

Start Date: 8 week position, will work with school schedule

Application Deadline: Fall Intern: October 31; Spring Intern: January 31

Pay: $800/stipend

Job Type: Part-time

Job Type: Internship

Location: Remote Internship, company based in Greater Philadelphia Region

Major: Seeking Journalism Majors

Pay: Stipend of $800 ($12.50 per article). No pro rata (partial) payment for articles submitted if internship is abandoned before completing all assignments for any stage. Bonus may be paid for performance that meets and exceeds all requirements.

Work description:

•  Work at home performing online research and writing for website publication

•  Complete 8 articles a week for 8 weeks 

•  Articles will focus on travel and tourism in major cities

                        Cities: New York, Los Angeles, Rome

                        Topics: activities & recreation, arts & culture, dining, events, transportation, etc.

•  Must complete 8 articles, approx. 375 words each, every week as assigned

•  All work must be proofread for spelling and grammar prior to submission

•  Part-time positions during school year will be offered to top performers

Position Requirements:

•  Be a Journalism major with junior to senior level standing

•  Have experience in traveling and an interest in pursuing travel writing in the future

•  Must have a GPA above 3.0

•  Have excellent writing skills, extensive vocabulary and enjoy writing

•  Have advanced keyboarding/typing skills

•  Have superior online research and search engine query skills, such as

•                    Understands custom search queries (inurl:.edu, etc.)

•                    Quickly discerns “junk copy/sites” from authoritative material

•  Be able to quickly analyze and summarize research findings, using original language

•  Be organized, keeping links, quotes, etc. for all  article source materials

•  Scrupulously avoids plagiarism and copyright infringement

•  Understand “fair use”, “public domain”, “creative commons” licensing.

Application Instructions:

•  Submit your resume and full contact details (name, address, phone #) to Kelsey.Libert@gmail.com Subject: Intern Application   

Candidates will initially be screened by telephone interview. In your email, please specify the best day and time to contact you by phone.