Forbes Fellowship

About the role

The Fellowship will begin with a week-long business journalism bootcamp, a series of classes taught by top editors. Fellows will then rotate through the newsroom during a series of four, 3-month assignments in order to develop financial analysis, investigations, source development, and news reporting.

Responsibilities

• Develop the skills related to pitching, reporting and writing breaking news, trend pieces, second day takes, and feature length business stories.
• Work on wealth valuations and financial investigations focused on the world’s wealthiest people.
• Work alongside veteran reporters to cultivate sources and find scoops.
• Conduct research related to list rankings (contact sources, gather documents and data, write short profiles).
• Fact-check the Daily Cover Story on Forbes.com and magazine stories.
• Collaborate with Forbes staffers on special projects.

The ideal candidate

• Recent college graduates from either undergraduate or graduate programs. Candidates must have graduated within the past 24 months.
• Journalism major, significant roles at a collegiate publication, OR previous journalism internship is required.
• Prior experience in fact-checking, reporting, writing, and editing.
• Solid news judgment with an understanding of journalistic standards and editorial ethics.
• Experience with publishing platforms, current digital and social media technologies and SEO best practices.
• Strong interest in business/entrepreneurship and understanding of basic financial terms/figures.
• Able to understand and draw conclusions from financial documents.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Able to multitask and meet deadlines.

About The Fellowship Program

This is a full-time, temporary position operating on a hybrid schedule one day minimum per week in office. The role will be paid hourly and the weekly schedule is expected to be 40 hours per week. Fellowships are 12 months long.

How to Apply

• Your resume
• A cover letter describing yourself, telling us how Forbes or a Forbes story inspired you to be a business journalist & sharing what you want to learn from this experience
• Three published clips.

Pay

The hourly rate for this role is $26.44 - $26.44