Unpaid internship role to copy edit and fact-check editorial and marketing content for Felix and FelixMag.co. Coordinate with writers and cross-functional teams, manage copy flow, sign off on published content, and maintain editorial style guides and resources.
Company DescriptionJob Description
Felix is a luxury lifestyle magazine currently serving Chicago, Los Angeles and New York. The pages of this glossy publication cover the latest trends in fashion, fine dining, nightlife, arts and culture. Featuring ultra luxe fashion profiles, restaurants, and the season’s must-have accessories from the world’s top writers and stylists.
Luxe Media, LLC and Felix Magazine are the marketing names of The Aparecio Foundation, NFP (“TAF”). Luxe Media, LLC. is committed to developing a fun and productive work culture that is conducive to positive results!
We offer a uniquely open environment that demands initiative and imagination from every single team member that are heard, tested, and genuinely empowered to lead by example and create lasting impacts on our organization, its programs, and the community. This is an unpaid internship/volunteer opportunity.
- Copy edit and fact check all content for Felix and FelixMag.co, including editorial features, blog posts, slideshows, headlines/display copy, multimedia, and marketing copy
- Query appropriate writers and editors to resolve any issues with copy
- Work closely with editorial, design, photo, and production departments to ensure the quality and timeliness of the site’s multiple daily publishes, including keeping track of the status and flow of all copy, and, as the last editorial eye, reviewing and signing off on all content before it is published
- Maintain and periodically update all Felix and FelixMag.co copy editing resources and guides to make sure they are accurate and reflect any editorial changes
- A passion for women’s economic opportunities
- Must be a full or part-time student and working toward a degree
- Must be eligible to receive school credit and commit to 2-3 days a week for 3 months or a college graduate with 1+ years experience
- Excellent command of the English language
- Proven ability to work to stringent deadlines
- Ability to work as part of a team or autonomously
- Ability to work in a fast-moving entrepreneurial environment with competing deadlines and priorities
- Integrity, honesty, openness and a willingness to operate as a team player
- Conscientious, detail-oriented, and efficient, impeccable understanding of grammar and good writing
- Strong copy editing and research/fact checking experience in very fast-paced digital environment
- Proficient in Chicago Mannual of Style, MS Word, InCopy/InDesgin, MAC/PC platforms
- Experience with HTML and content management systems
- Familiarity with fashion, beauty, society and culture is a plus
- Fast, accurate and the ability to prioritize
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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Chicago Manual Of StyleContent Management SystemsHTMLIncopyIndesignmacOSMs WordPc
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