Offbeat Guides is Hiring Editorial Interns!
February 19th, 2009 by Marina Kosmatos
Are you or someone you know looking for a unique 12-week internship doing travel writing and editing? Come join us at Offbeat Guides (www.offbeatguides.com).
The ideal candidates are self starters with editorial experience who can learn quickly and help us grow our high quality base of travel information. Key qualifications include an the ability to write well, exceptional attention to detail, ability to edit quickly and thoroughly, and a passion for travel.
Offbeat Guides create personalized, up-to-date travel guides that cover over 30,000 travel destinations, using a combination of search technology and curation by both amateur and professional travel experts. Our guides scour the web to find the best, most up-to-date information about your destination. You can personalize the information you want based on your travel dates, preferences, and destination. The guides come with local maps, festivals and events going on while you’re there, exchange rates, key phrases in the city’s language, weather forecasts and more.
Your job would be to help our editorial team in writing, editing, and curating the guides. If you’ve ever wanted a start in the field of travel writing, this could be the perfect opportunity for you!
Internship Information: This is an unpaid, 12-week internship. We ask that you give us at least 20 hours a week, and there is some flexibility in the schedule. You’ll get experience, publication credit and attribution for the guides that you work on, experience working in a team-oriented environment, and get to see the inside of a tech startup that’s growing quickly even during a down economy. Send your resume/CV and writing samples to interns@offbeatguides.com along with your availability. If you know someone who you think might be interested, please pass this on to them!
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