Company: Maple Media
Job type:
Editorial Internships
Editorial Internships
Job title:
Editorial interns for the spring months for Maple Media’s family of websites (BabyPost.com, 29Secrets and AmongMen.com). Content focuses include parenting, women’s lifestyle and men’s lifestyle.
Expected hours per week:
To be determined, approximately 20 hours per week. Flexible schedule. Note: only Greater Toronto Area-based candidates will be considered.
Remuneration:
To be determined based on skill set and qualifications.
Editorial interns for the spring months for Maple Media’s family of websites (BabyPost.com, 29Secrets and AmongMen.com). Content focuses include parenting, women’s lifestyle and men’s lifestyle.
Expected hours per week:
To be determined, approximately 20 hours per week. Flexible schedule. Note: only Greater Toronto Area-based candidates will be considered.
Remuneration:
To be determined based on skill set and qualifications.
Duties of the job:
Editorial interns work closely with the Maple Media team of editors and assist with research and content generation, as well as completing specific projects. This will include photo research, updating social media, pitching story ideas and writing service articles on parenting, beauty/grooming, fashion and relationships. Editorial interns will also be required to attend occasional events on behalf of Maple Media and organize contests and promotions.
Skills and experience expected of a successful candidate:
Editorial interns work closely with the Maple Media team of editors and assist with research and content generation, as well as completing specific projects. This will include photo research, updating social media, pitching story ideas and writing service articles on parenting, beauty/grooming, fashion and relationships. Editorial interns will also be required to attend occasional events on behalf of Maple Media and organize contests and promotions.
Skills and experience expected of a successful candidate:
1. Ideal
candidate will either possess, or be working toward, a degree in journalism
and/or publishing.
2. Must
have impeccable grammar and great eye for detail.
3. Strong
research and writing skills are musts.
4. Some web
experience
About
BabyPost:
The Babypost.com is an online parenting
publication that targets parents-to-be and new parents with trusted information
on pregnancy, health advice for the whole family and fun interactive tools to
keep kids entertained. The site was
founded in 2012 by Maple Media.
About
29Secrets:
29Secrets.com is an online publication that targets Canadian women across four main
pillars: beauty, relationships, style and wellness. The site was founded in
2009 by Maple Media and operates from downtown Toronto. 29Secrets.com
is a wholly-owned Maple Media site, is the fastest-growing women's beauty site
in Canada, with over 100,000 monthly unique visitors.
About
AmongMen:
Launching April 2013. AmongMen is an online
magazine that publishes the latest trends from top fashion designers, fitness
tips, food trends, tech reviews and the lowdown on everything from the world of
entertainment. It features the world’s best hotels, the slickest cars and
offers easy access advice on men’s health issues and grooming. In short, the
modern man can find absolutely everything that he needs to stay on top.
Contact information:
To apply for the internship, please forward a resume and a short writing sample (no more than 400 words) to the Maple Media’s General Manager, Natalie Milne: publisher@29secrets.com (put "Editorial Internship” in the subject line).
Deadline for applications: April 26, 2013
To apply for the internship, please forward a resume and a short writing sample (no more than 400 words) to the Maple Media’s General Manager, Natalie Milne: publisher@29secrets.com (put "Editorial Internship” in the subject line).
Deadline for applications: April 26, 2013
