Editorial Fellow, Sierra Magazine (July to December) - (Chicago, IL)

Position title: Editorial Fellow, Sierra Magazine (July to December) Department: Communications Location : Oakland, CA Reports to: Managing Editor Duration: 28 hours per week for six months (July to December) Context: Assist in the process of selecting and preparing stories for publication and support the overall production of the magazine, with an emphasis on writing and reporting, fact-checking, research, and story cultivation. Scope: The Sierra Editorial Fellow is an early career journalist looking for real world background in the day-to-day world of magazine publishing. Fellows get an overview in all aspects of acquiring content for and producing a national environmental and news magazine, including writing and reporting stories both for print and on-line, fact-checking and proofreading articles prior to publication, and developing their own new story ideas and leads. Job Activities: * Write weekly articles and dispatches for the magazine's on-line edition.