Editorial Fellow: Environmental & Wildlife Journalism

National Audubon Society; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

National Audubon Society in New York, NY is seeking an Editorial Fellow to contribute digital and print content, with a strong emphasis on reporting, writing, and storytelling under tight deadlines.

The role is full-time, hybrid, and runs January 2027 through June 2027, offering hands-on experience in journalism across platforms and a path toward staff opportunities or freelance work.

Qualifications

• Graduate-level journalism classes or degree; or relevant work or field experience.
• Experience reporting and writing stories, preferably for online and in print.
• Experience honing story ideas and promoting content through social media.
• An avid interest in science, wildlife, and environmental issues, including how they affect birds and people.
• Experience with multimedia and content management systems a plus.
• Commitment to Audubon’s organizational values of care, collaboration, change, integrity, impact, and innovation.
• Experience fostering inclusive and collaborative work environments is valued.

Responsibilities

• Pitch and write articles for Audubon.org, working closely with the digital team to turn around news stories on tight deadlines while also developing longer reported pieces.
• May also assign and edit stories under supervision of the digital editorial director.
• Assist the print staff with research, story development, and fact-checking and contribute written stories for various sections of Audubon magazine.
• Help identify and write SEO and high-engagement stories that satisfy a variety of needs, from being a valuable resource on our site to getting featured in magazine newsletters.
• Dive into the backend of Audubon’s website to build stories and maintain content; explore potential tools for creating innovative new ways of telling stories.
• Attend and participate in weekly editorial meetings to run through stories in development and plan future coverage.
• Help us track and expand our efforts to increase diversity among our sources, writers, and even in the topics we cover.
• Maintains and fosters a culture of safety.
• Other duties as needed and assigned.

Skills

Strong writing

Communication skills

Story development

Social media promotion

Avid science/wildlife interest

Multimedia content experience

Content management systems

Collaborative work

Education

Graduate-level journalism background

Job description

National Audubon Society in New York, NY is seeking an Editorial Fellow to contribute digital and print content, with a strong emphasis on reporting, writing, and storytelling under tight deadlines.

The role is full-time, hybrid, and runs January 2027 through June 2027, offering hands-on experience in journalism across platforms and a path toward staff opportunities or freelance work.