Jobs at Huffington Post

Blog team internship, NY and DC Offices

The Huffington Post has immediate openings for unpaid blog team internships in both New York and DC. Primary responsibilities include:

-Evaluating blog submissions and editing copy
-Correspondence and other communication, including editorial and technical problem-solving, with blog contributors
-Additional editorial duties and support for heavy volume of daily blog submissions

The ideal candidate will be extremely web savvy, detail-oriented, energetic, efficient, and be an avid consumer of online media. Experience with Movable Type or similar blogging platform, Photoshop, basic HTML preferred. 20 hours/week or more preferred. Send resume and very brief statement of interest to huffpost@gmail.com for a New York-based inquiry and to dcblogintern@gmail.com for Washington, DC.

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Associate Editor, Los Angeles

The Huffington Post has an immediate opening for a Associate Editor in Los Angeles.

Qualifications: This is primarily a research position. Research experience and knowledge with research tools is a must. Other editorial responsibilities include evaluating blog submissions and editing copy. The Associate Editor is expected to work Sunday through Thursday.

Job Requirements:

Must have research experience
Ability to multi-task
Interest in and knowledge of current events, media and politics
Familiarity with Microsoft Office and web apps such as Gmail and Google Docs

Resume and Cover Letter to: nour@huffingtonpost.com

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News/Editorial Intership -- New York Office

The Huffington Post has an immediate opening for a news/editorial intern in New York. Interns will work with the front page editors, meticulously monitoring breaking news and producing assorted content for the site.

Qualifications: Applicants must have strong writing/research skills, be very familiar with current events in politics, business, and culture, and have knowledge of a wide range of internet news/media outlets. Previous work in internet publishing is a major plus (please send clips).

This is an unpaid position.
Location: New York
Job Duration: Full time or part time, evening and weekend slots available
Please send resume, cover letter, and **days/hours of availability** to
nycintern@huffingtonpost.com

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Reporting/Editorial Internship - Washington DC Office

The Huffington Post has an immediate opening for a reporting/editorial intern in Washington DC. Interns will be asked to do extensive researching, writing, editing, fact-checking, monitoring of news stories, and other tasks as assigned.

Qualifications: Strong writing/research skills and knowledge of current political events are required. Familiarity with online political sites (newspapers, blogs, social bookmarking sites, etc.) is highly recommended.

This is an unpaid position.

Location: Washington DC

Job Duration: Full time or part time

Resume & Cover letter to: froomkin@huffingtonpost.com

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Intern - Public Relations - New York Office

Job requirements:

-Update and manage media distribution lists

-Pitch print, broadcast and online media content from HuffPost's list of verticals (sections): politics, entertainment, media, business, living, style, green and comedy

-Create reports of media coverage

Job Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will have experience or interest in media (online, print or broadcast) and strong writing skills. Familiarity with a broad-range of media and ability to work on a flexible, news-driven schedule, multi-task and meet deadlines. Interest in news and politics a plus.

Resume & Cover letter to: mario@huffingtonpost.com

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Lead Developer - New York Office

Responsible for the rapid application development in Perl/PHP and iPhone/Blackberry/ Android apps; establish and maintain professional communications with clients to meet their expectations. Responsible for maintaining and augmenting a high traffic website and high traffic iPhone app. Produce web projects that increase traffic and keep the internal business units satisfied, on budget, and on time. Lead a production team and be responsible for coordinating the production process from strategy implementation through to technical delivery of our final product. Liaise with our creative team, work with our production team, and support our technical team. Uphold and improve our Quality Control system. Additionally, strategize and capture relevant information in production meeting for custom website development. Integrate and develop interface for registration and renewal with registrar to our website.

Requirements:

BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other Engineering field with 5 years experience in similar position. Must have experience with Rose, MYSQL, mod-perl, PHP, Apache, PostgreSQL, ActiveMQ, and stomp protocol in perl. Must have experience using ActiveMQ queries and topics to develop live feeds over http.

Please contact developer@huffingtonpost.com