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Editorial Intern, People

Dotdash Meredith
life insurance, parental leave, paid time off, paid holidays, long term disability, tuition reimbursement, 401(k)
United States, New York, New York
225 Liberty Street (Show on map)
Nov 06, 2025
Job Title Editorial Intern, People Job Description The ideal PEOPLE intern is resourceful, independent, and can take initiative when necessary. They are a team player with more than a passing familiarity with the lives of famous people, and an interest in current events and social issues. The intern will report on stories for People.com, interviewing subjects and covering events-and fact-check and research stories for the weekly magazine, often under intense deadline pressure. Responsibilitiesmay include: Writing pre-writes for People.com Covering events, like press junkets and red carpets Monitoring and transcribing other media for content suggestions, like talk shows, podcasts, etc. Helping during live events, like awards shows Working on planning documents, like events calendars Interviewing celebrities Pitching story ideas Fact-checking stories for the print issue Writing and reporting on stories in the front-of-book sections of the magazine The ideal candidate should have experience at a campus publication or as an editorial intern. They should be a creative thinker, self-starter, professional, resourceful and a team player. Strong writing skills are a must. The candidate must also be enthusiastic and see the big picture, while paying close attention to detail-a thinker and a doer. The candidate must enjoy working in a fast-paced, news-driven environment and feel comfortable using Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok as reporting tools.Due to the nature of news, some late evening and weekend workwill be required. It is the policy of People Inc. to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, the Company will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.Accommodation requests can be made by emailing hr@people.inc. The Company participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program, please click here: https://www.e-verify.gov/employees Pay Range Hourly: New York: $20.00 The pay range above represents the anticipated low and high end of the pay range for this position and may change in the future. Actual pay may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to work location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of People Inc's total compensation package for employees. Other compensation may include annual bonuses, and short- and long-term incentives. In addition,People Inc. provides to employees (and their eligible family members) a variety of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, unlimited paid time off (PTO), adoption or surrogate assistance, donation matching, tuition reimbursement, basic life insurance, basic accidental death & dismemberment, supplemental life insurance, supplemental accident insurance, commuter benefits, short term and long term disability, health savings and flexible spending accounts, family care benefits, a generous 401K savings plan with a company match program, 10-12 paid holidays annually, and generous paid parental leave (birthing and non-birthing parents), all of which may vary depending on the specific nature of your employment with People Inc. and your work location. We also offer voluntary benefits such as pet insurance, accident, critical and hospital indemnity health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance. #NMG#