We are Hiring!

The National Memo is the fastest growing political newsletter in the U.S. and we are expanding.

We are currently recruiting for the following positions:

Editorial Interns: New York

The National Memo is seeking ambitious, web-savvy interns.  Political and web junkies will get real hands-on experience with a new venture and get to participate in building and growth.   If you are entrepreneurial and fascinated by the excitement of a start-up, we offer great opportunities to engage — and make a difference.

Editorial interns will work closely with our editors identifying, pitching, and writing stories; conducting research and reporting; creating slideshows, video content and sourcing photos; helping to create and build new features for our site, including slideshows and video content.

Successful intern candidates will have:

•     Excellent writing skills.
•     A deep understanding of and passion for politics — and a big appetite for online content.
•     Experience with Photoshop and video editing.
•     Experience in writing blogs/tweets/posts preferred.
•     Sense of humor and ability to be creative.
•     Working knowledge of social media outlets, including: Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, Pinterest , etc.
•     Ability to spot viral content- before it goes viral!

Weekly stipends provided.

To apply, please send resume and cover letter to jobs@easternharbormedia.com.  Please include job title in subject line.

Advertising Intern

Contribute to the day to day functions of the Ad Sales department.  This includes data entry into our CRM system, producing reports on Ad sales activities from the CRM system, processing of IO’s, conducting follow up phone calls with existing clients, help gather ad graphics for all ad placements, and conduct in depth prospecting for new business development.

Marketing/Administrative Intern

Acts as a key member of the office staff.  Provide administrative support to the publisher/owner, associate publisher, VP of Advertising, and editorial support on day to day activities.  Produce and send out marketing material to follow up with existing clients as well as develop new business by targeting specific groups with strategic marketing initiatives, that they will develop and execute.  Conduct market research to generate new leads for Ad sales.

Intern candidates will have:

•     Superior writing and communication skills
•     Excellent organizational skills
•     Technological savvy
•     Strong PowerPoint and Excel skills
•     Working knowledge of social media outlets, including: Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, Pinterest etc.
•     Ability to take ownership of tasks and see them through to completion.
•     Demonstrated skills in critical thinking and analysis
•     Drive for results and success.
•     Self-motivation and an ability to set priorities in order to meet critical deadlines.
Weekly stipends provided.

To apply, please send resume and cover letter to jobs@easternharbormedia.com.  Please include job title in subject line.

Social Media Producer:

The National Memo is seeking a social media producer to lead our audience development efforts. The producer will be expected to give voice to our content on major social networks. We expect a level of fluency to identify upcoming social trends and platforms. You should know when to promote something and when to stay silent. We want you to be comfortable sorting between emerging best practice, passing fad, and calcifying conventional wisdom.

The individual will be charged with building, as well as leading, conversations around our journalism with a credible, conversational voice of a digital native. We want to continue growing our audience across social networks by connecting readers with our content and engaging them in a two-way conversation. This of course means working closely with various reporters, editors, and desks across the newsroom.

We require experience using analytics to track audience growth and engagement across social platforms. You should be knowledgeable about trends in online news and curious about things that might work for The National Memo’s content. We’ll look for you to take initiative and oversee long-term projects and breaking news alike. You will bring social voice to our daily stories and infuse top flight internet research skills and community outreach in our enterprise reporting.

REQUIREMENTS:

• 2+ years of journalism experience. Reporting/blogging/writing experience is required.
• Love of politics, national news and progressive ideals.
• Demonstrated experience building audience through social networks (Twitter, Facebook and beyond) preferably through branded (non-personal) accounts.
• Working knowledge of HTML and, quite simply, how the Internet works.
• Experience reading and using analytics (Google Analytics & Chartbeat) to help you make decisions.
• Ability to investigate and verify claims on social media.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience producing and editing graphics, video and/or photos.
• Experience with WordPress.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Team player with desire to collaborate.
• Social media junkie.
• Ability to create a gif that makes us laugh.

We want to hear about how you’d use social tools across The National Memo to tell stories and engage readers. If you’re interested, please contact jobs@nationalmemo.com with a cover letter in the body of an email stating your qualifications (with links!) and any passions or interests outside what you might think of as “work.” Also please attach a resume or just provide your public LinkedIn url.