Liftable Media Inc. Assignment Editor Internship Remote · Full time

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Description:

​The core function of this position is to gain experience producing news, commentary, cultural, and even entertainment content that captures the attention and maximizes the engagement of The Western Journal’s readers. Skills to be developed during the internship include, but are not limited to sourcing content that resonates, using analytics software to improve your understanding and technique, writing hyper-engaging titles for web, social, and email articles, creating insightful, appealing, and frequently original angles for innovative content.  To develop those skills, we will get inside the heads of readers/viewers, examine the psychology involved in getting the click/view, and even give you the opportunity to put your skills to the test by publishing your content, often daily. 

Assignment positions demand significant knowledge of politics, Christianity, conservatism, culture, and writing. Successful assignment team members are inquisitive, extremely creative, well-read, and passionate about fighting back against the leftism and secularism that’s eating away at American and Western civilization. 

Note: Assignment is not for the faint of heart. It’s a fast-paced, learn-as-you-go, intense experience. It is also not suited for people who have difficulty dealing with controversial topics, competitive personalities, polarizing opinions, contrarian points of view, dark subject matter, graphic crime, subjects academe now considers “triggering,” and even gallows humor. But it is also FUN. Many rotation interns say their time in Assignment was the best part of their experience. 

We are accepting applicants for remote work from home (U.S. residents only, excluding California, Colorado, and Ohio) or at our main office located in North Phoenix in Arizona. This is a paid 40 hour/week, 12 week internship opportunity. The pay for this position is $13.85/hour. We are a 7-day a week operation and you may be required to work weekends. We are flexible with internship start dates. 

Responsibilities:

• Craft shareable, engaging social posts on Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platforms to promote our stories, commentary, videos, and news.
• Collaborate with editorial staff to select content for publishing on the basis of relevance, value to the reader, and timing.
• Use analytics software to identify effectiveness, engagement, and reach of social media posts in real time.
• Identify “Viral”-worthy videos and other content that match our editorial goals, and curate this on our site, always keeping in mind our mission and audience.
• Optimize titles for increased engagement on social media platforms.
• Integrate social media into the editorial process, i.e. embedding social media within published content
• Commit to following social trends and new platforms to help guide the comprehensive social media strategy

Qualifications:

• No vaccination requirement
• Exceptional written communication skills
• News Junkie - interest in reporting and current events
• Exceptional internet research skills to investigate claims
• Team player with excellent interpersonal/collaboration skills
• If pursuing a Bachelor’s degree:
• Junior or Senior standing
• 2.5 GPA or higher

Company Perks:

We value company culture and hold it to a high standard. For this reason, we try to make work a fun, relaxed, and highly productive environment. Therefore, we offer the following benefits:

• Modern 30,000 sq. ft. building with an employee lounge, game room, and library
• Casual work environment
• Walking distance to Anthem businesses and restaurants
• Monthly catered lunch for the office
• Hybrid and remote work opportunities

The Company:

The history, values, and mission of The Western Journal may be found on our about page.