Bleacher Report Guest Columnist Intern

Bleacher Report is one of the five largest sports media sites on the Web and one of the most exciting startups in San Francisco. We are a venture-backed media company on the forefront of the evolution taking place in digital publishing. We are also extremely passionate about sports and creating a new paradigm that allows thousands of people to  create great sports content around the teams and topics they too are passionate about.

Position

• Work on recruitment and retention of Guest Columnists.


• Targeting and contacting celebrities, athletes, politicians, authors and others who would make good guest writers for Bleacher Report.


• Working with Guest Columnists once they've agreed to write, including editing and coaching them on use of Bleacher Report's CMS. 


• Commitment of 15 hours per week, working in Bleacher Report's San Francisco office (preferred) or remotely.
  

• Knowledge of sports.


• Strong writer and editor with experience in an editing role (section editor, copy chief, etc. at college newspaper/website, for example).


• Understanding of SEO and an editorial calendar.


• Ability to work quickly and efficiently on deadline. 


• Comfortable talking to strangers who might be celebrities.