Apply now for spiked’s internship programme

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We at spiked are delighted to announce our new internship programme. We’re providing paid, six-month placements to aspiring writers, editors, podcast producers and videomakers who need to minimize their tooth at one of the best political journal on the earth. Should you’re hard-working and captivated with our pro-freedom, pro-democracy, pro-human politics, then that is the internship for you.

Profitable candidates will work with us, 5 days every week, in our London workplace. We’ll prepare you up and should you do properly there’s the opportunity of extra work on the finish of it. There are two tracks to select from. You may apply for an editorial internship, the place you’d assist us to supply our articles, options and essays, or an audio / visible internship, the place you’d assist us to supply our podcasts and movies. Learn how to use for every monitor beneath.

No prior expertise is required. We’re searching for essentially the most passionate candidates with the strongest work ethic. Should you’re , e-mail [email protected] and connect a CV, cowl letter and every other paperwork for the related duties listed. Be sure you inform us in your e-mail which kind of internship you’re making use of for. You have got till Monday 20 June to use. A collection of candidates will probably be referred to as in for an interview within the remaining week of June. Profitable candidates will probably be anticipated to begin work in July.

We sit up for working with you!

EDITORIAL INTERNSHIP

To use for an editorial internship, e-mail [email protected], attaching the next:

1) A CV and canopy letter

Within the cowl letter, inform us a bit about your self, why you’re the suitable particular person for the programme, and why you’d wish to work at spiked.

2) An opinion piece

In 500 phrases, take a narrative within the information and write an opinion piece in response to it – one thing you might see becoming in on spiked. The intention right here is concision, readability and timeliness, in response to a latest information story or media dialogue, relatively than chin-stroking takes on a common theme. Additionally, give it a powerful headline and standfirst – in spiked fashion.

3) A pitch for a long-form spiked piece

In not more than 300 phrases, write a pitch for a long-form spiked piece that may chime with our politics and our readers. This could possibly be for a chunk of on-the-ground reporting, a protracted profile of a specific political or mental determine, or a function drawing on a mixture of interviews, analysis and reporting.

AUDIO / VISUAL INTERNSHIP

To use for an audio / visible internship, e-mail [email protected], attaching the next:

1) A CV and canopy letter

Within the cowl letter, inform us a bit about your self, why you’re the suitable particular person for the programme, and why you’d wish to work at spiked.

2) A social-media clip selling the spiked podcast

Utilizing the YouTube video of the newest episode of the spiked podcast, make a brief promotional clip for social media. It must be round 45 seconds to 1 minute lengthy, choosing out a very sparky or polemical level. Add subtitles and write a tweet for it. Add it to YouTube as an ‘unlisted’ video and embrace the hyperlink and advised tweet in your e-mail to us.

3) A pitch for a podcast visitor, with advised questions

In not more than 300 phrases, pitch a visitor for The Brendan O’Neill Present. Give us a brief define of the visitor and why you assume she or he can be a captivating particular person for Brendan to speak to. Simply make sure that it’s somebody who has by no means been on the present earlier than. On prime of that, analysis and write 5 questions Brendan might ask them (you may have some additional phrase rely for this – however maintain the questions quick and pointed).