Mental Floss is rent a part - meter editorial assistant for our New York City business office ( though part of your hour can be worked remotely ) . We ’re looking for a rabidly curious individual who is concerned in contribute to various aspects of MentalFloss.com .
you may write about almost anything , and you will : Why Paraguay loves Rutherford B. Hayes . What citizenry did for merriment in the 16th century . Why the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were so taken up with pizza pie . Geoffrey Chaucer . Mini - golf . Drones . Why Syrian aureate hamsters expend so much time at the liquor computer storage .
In addition to penning , researching , exposure sourcing , web production , and pitching story musical theme , you ’ll have the chance to attend to our social media editor with gestate and carry out ideas for our Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram television channel and portion out the Modern content we stake daily . You ’ll also have the chance to act upon with our video squad to save and produce our slate of YouTube series ; pitch in on our fresh podcast ; and be a part of our monthly squad brainstorms . This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to see the digital publishing industriousness from the reason up , to be able to chip in to some fun ( and sometimes flakey ) project , and to earn some bylines on our Webby Award - winning web site .
You ’ll be working approximately 15 - 20 60 minutes per week ( and can expend some of that metre working remotely , though onsite hour will be required ) . The position starts ASAP and pay $ 15 / hr . Though it ’s scheduled to be a two- to three - month position , the opportunity to go on on after that may be possible .
Ideal candidates will have:- At least one year of writing and/or editing experience ( classes , school - base projects , and/or personal blogs or site count)- A instinctive curiosity and the ability to generate rafts of fib ideas and execute well-timed taradiddle on tight deadlines- Strong attention to detail and multitasking skills- Energetic , plus indite vocalisation , and the ability to interpret complicated concept into accessible writing- Strong research skills- Ability to work and collaborate with a team
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