Moguls and Gossip Intern
The Waggle
Attend events, track the SF social calendar, and file sharp, dish-forward blurbs in the column's wry, insider voice. Work the room — not just observe it. Every conversation is a potential item; every introduction is a future source.
The Moguls
Pitch story ideas, assist senior reporters with research and reporting, and write your own stories about the old money, tech money, and cultural power that shape San Francisco. Think board reshuffles, foundation dinners with agendas behind the agendas, and the philanthropist who is also a slumlord.
What You'll Be Right For If You:
- Feel genuine FOMO when you miss a notable event — and you actually go to notable events
- Understand that gossip, reported well, is a form of accountability journalism
- Are comfortable talking to powerful people and not intimidated by wealth, status, or a door person with a clipboard
- Can write with wit and economy — a good Waggle blurb is 80 words that earns a screenshot
- Are more interested in who's in the room than what's on the press release
Journalism experience is welcome but not required. A track record as a good writer — essays, a newsletter, a sharp social presence, a college column — matters more than a résumé full of wire service internships. This is an in-office position in our San Francisco office, with occasional remote work depending on the days/times of your shifts. This internship pays $25 per hour, and may be part-time or full-time.
To apply for this position, please submit your resume along with 3 to 5 published work samples, a cover letter and contact information for at least two references. In your cover letter, pitch two gossip story ideas you’d be interested in pursuing as an intern—no subject matter is off limits, as long as it has some connection to San Francisco.
Your cover letter should also detail when you are available to start working, and what days and times you are regularly available for work.