Global Tetrahedron Writing Fellowship, Spring 2027 Chicago, IL · Full time

Apply for Writing Fellowship, Spring 2027

Global Tetrahedron is the Publisher of The Onion, America's Finest News Source and InfoWars.

The Fellowship is a six-month-long intensive and esteemed program that has produced the majority of The Onion’s current writers and numerous former writers and editors. For the duration of a Fellow’s time with the staff, they participate in The Onion’s entire editorial process and are treated as a staff writer in terms of workload and the opportunity to frequently write a wide range of content types. The publication of a Fellow’s material is always contingent on quality. All Fellows are salaried and receive benefits. Candidates must be located in, or willing to relocate to, Chicago, IL for the duration of the Fellowship. This is a full-time, in-office position.  

Fellows are fully dedicated to writing Onion content and may produce written content across all verticals including but not limited to The Onion, Onion Sports, editorial video, features, and any special projects (books, live events, etc.).

Responsibilities:

• Headline, features, and draft writing for prose and multimedia 
• Special projects by request 
• Meeting participation — attend all required timely, issue picking, evergreen, sports, and read-through meetings
• Additional duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Familiarity with The Onion’s style and unique voice
• Strong headline, draft, feature, and video script writing skills
• Aptitude for thoughtfully satirizing cultural the zeitgeist and society at large
• Ability to identify weakness in others’ written pieces and give tactful notes to help them improve
• Participation in group-oriented idea generation
• Capacity to work under and meet tight deadlines

Compensation And Benefits:

• $35,000, paid on a semi-monthly payroll schedule (or the equivalent to $70,000 per year)
• Full eligibility for our benefits offering, including Medical, Vision, Dental, Disability, and Life Insurance. (We fully cover the cost of our base medical insurance for the employee.) We also offer Unlimited PTO, in consultation with your Manager.

There are two fellowship positions available this session.

Please attach your resume in the application flow as well as a cover letter containing:

1. A brief, one-paragraph cover letter touching on your experience and the diverse viewpoint you would bring to the position and a resumé to be included in the same document. 
2. A document of samples that include the following items:
3. A list of exactly 25 Onion-style headlines (no copy, just headlines)
4. Two (2) written-out News In Brief articles. Choose two headlines from your list of 25 and write them out in the traditional Onion NIB length and structure. Use short-form articles on theonion.com for reference.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Monday, November 9, 2026 at 9 a.m. Central time