Editorial Fellow (Fully Remote)

Sierra Club; United States; Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Sierra Club seeks an Editorial Fellow to gain hands-on experience in magazine publishing. Work from Oakland, CA or remotely, reporting to the Editor in Chief and helping shape online and print content.

You will write weekly articles, fact-check, and develop story ideas while attending editorial meetings and supporting social media strategies. This is ideal for a self-starter with strong writing, research, and editing skills and a passion for environmental justice.

Qualifications

• Self-starter with strong writing, research, and editing skills.
• Interest in environmental and social justice.

Responsibilities

• Write weekly articles and dispatches for the online edition and short pieces for print.
• Fact-check and proofread articles, and develop your own story ideas.
• Attend editorial meetings, participate in writing workshops, and support social media strategies.

Skills

Writing

Research

Editing

Journalism

Job description

• Join Sierra magazine as an Editorial Fellow, an early career journalist gaining hands-on experience in magazine publishing.
• Work from Oakland, CA or remotely, reporting to the Editor in Chief.

What You'll Do:

• Write weekly articles and dispatches for the online edition and short pieces for print.
• Fact-check and proofread articles, and develop your own story ideas.
• Attend editorial meetings, participate in writing workshops, and support social media strategies.

Who You Are:

• A self-starter with strong writing, research, and editing skills and an interest in environmental and social justice.
• Committed to evolving your understanding of systemic oppression and bringing a constructive, uplifting attitude.

The Sierra Club is an environmental organization fighting for a healthy climate and environmental, racial, economic, and gender justice. It has close to 700 staff across the country, a network of 64 local chapters, and is a unionized employer.