Editorial Fellow

Midstory’s ThinkLab Graduate Fellowship is an advanced program for recent college graduates and current graduate students interested in shaping the post-industrial story. Our fellows engage in multimedia, interdisciplinary storytelling about demography, the environment, culture, arts, education and more. They also participate and take leadership roles in research projects on topics ranging from water safety to local journalism. In addition to finding and sharing hidden stories of the Midwest, fellows who are with us during the summertime also have the opportunity to collaborate with students in the college and high school programs, other fellows and Midstory’s core team.

We are seeking multiple fellow positions to support our upcoming summer ThinkLab internship program and editorial operations. These positions give graduate students the opportunity to hone in on their editing and writing skills, to work with college students from across the country (including students from schools like Harvard, Northwestern, UChicago and more), to learn the ins and outs of nonprofit work and to just spend a season with a vibrant and young team doing work for the communities we love. The summer fellowship alongside our undergraduate program runs from late May to early August. All fellowships are full-time, in-person and carry a stipend.

The Midstory team is seeking graduate students with good writing and people skills, who are looking for a meaningful way to spend their summer. Having training or a background in journalism training is helpful but not necessary.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Curriculum development: assisting in curriculum and workshop development for internship and attending all intern workshops, sessions and activities
• Intern first-round edits: provide first-round edits and feedback on all intern-produced written content as part of publishing workflow to editors
• Weekly intern meetings: independently schedule and meet with each intern individually each week to check in on writing progress, give oral feedback/advice and create/move deadlines as needed
• Calendar management: update draft and final due dates on team calendar(s)
• Content development: pitch and complete own stories as time allows
• Weekly editor check-in: update editors regularly, specifically through a weekly written summary and meetings as needed

Interested applicants can send their resume and cover letter to contact@midstory.org. Deadline is rolling; interviews are ongoing.  

About Midstory: 

Midstory is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to progressing the narrative of the Midwest through creative storytelling and solutions-oriented research. Learn more at www.midstory.org.