Are you a sharp, curious storyteller with a passion for entrepreneurship and the people who build businesses from the ground up? We’re looking for ambitious Journalism, Writing, or Marketing students or other relevant majors to join as a remote intern to help uncover the untold stories of today’s entrepreneurs for a entrepreneurial newsletter.
In this internship, you’ll:
Conduct interviews with founders and small business owners
Break down their business models, financial journeys, backgrounds, and pivotal moments
Write engaging profiles that explore how they launched, pivoted, and scaled
Help shape a compelling digital archive of founder stories
Manage social media accounts (promoting content and creating interesting threads)
We’re seeking someone who:
Is a motivated, self-starter who can work independently and remotely without supervision
Has experience interviewing people and crafting narrative-driven content
Can ask meaningful, unexpected questions that spark honest insights
Understands how to write with clarity, structure, and personality
Ideally has samples of prior interviews or written pieces
Has experience with social media (eg, Twitter)
Bonus if you:
Have covered business, startups, or founder culture before
Knows how to interpret and explain basic business/financial concepts in a reader-friendly way
REQUIRED>
Answer this question in body of email:
1. As a journalist looking to profile entrepreneurs, how would you go about finding them? What key questions would you ask to understand not just what they built—but why and how they built it?
2. Format: Intro paragraph, then questions and answers (5-10), then conclusion paragraph.
Note on AI use:
While some use of language models in writing is expected, submissions that show overreliance, such as templated phrasing, generic structure, or lack of voice and originality, will be disqualified. We’re looking for your mind, not just your tools.
To apply:
Please submit:
A writing portfolio or links to published interviews/features if available
Your response to the writing sample prompt above
Any social media account handles you've handled in the past
We are looking to hire immediately for Summer 2025. Up to 20 hours per week. Fully remote, and virtual. The role is unpaid.
