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# Editorial Operations Fellow at Business Insider

- **Company:** Business Insider
- **Location:** New York New York, United States
- **Posted:** 2026-09-02
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-14
- **Apply:** https://www.businessinsider.com/work-at-business-insider?gh_jid=6179179004

## Job description

Business Insider is hiring an Editorial Operations Fellow to support our newsroom in its mission to produce influential, widely read journalism.

The[Business Insider Fellowship Program](https://www.insider-inc.com/careers/fellowship-program) is for early career journalists who want to spend six months learning from a newsroom full of passionate, dedicated journalists. Fellows are assigned to teams and become experts in digital storytelling. They produce real work that is distributed to our audience of millions, and by the end of six months, they are prepared for the next phase of their journalism careers. This role requires you to work for 40 hours a week.

The Role & Team:

As an Editorial Operations Fellow, you will have the opportunity to learn the ins and outs of a fast-paced, innovative digital newsroom by working with teams across all departments.

The fellow will support the editorial operations team on projects ranging from managing our freelance roster to developing automated processes for rights management and awards submissions. The fellow may also perform administrative duties to help our global newsroom run smoothly. We're looking for someone who is an excellent communicator, extremely organized, and enthusiastic about digital journalism.

This role reports directly to the Director of Newsroom Operations. The fellow is required to work at least three days per week out of Business Insider’s New York City offices.

Applications are due by End of Day, September 11.

Key Responsibilities:

- Work closely with the editorial operations team to handle freelancer contracts, approve invoices, and engage with our freelance network
- Assist with award submissions and arranging newsroom trainings
- Help develop newsroom tools, processes, and automations

The ideal candidate:

- Is organized and meticulous, a problem solver, and a fast learner
- Is experienced and comfortable with AI tools
- Has experience handling contracts and invoices
- Is familiar with Google Workspace (especially Google Sheets) and some mix of the following: Zip, Zapier, Docusign, Adobe Acrobat Sign, or  AI vibe-coding tools such as Codex.

Additionally, all of our editorial fellows should have:

- A passion for digital storytelling and voracious reading habits
- Familiarity with digital and social media
- The ability to work quickly and collaboratively with a fast-paced team
- Proofreading and copyediting skills
- A love of Business Insider and our mission to serve readers with the information and inspiration they need in a way that’s accurate, fair, fast, and fun

Salary & Benefits:

- Fellows are paid $23 per hour (overtime when needed and approved)
- PTO and paid holidays
- Eligible for medical, dental, and vision benefits

Business Insider is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and, when making employment decisions, does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, age, nationality or national origin, religion, disability, familial status, and military or veteran status. We encourage members of traditionally underrepresented groups to apply. Are you passionate about this opportunity, but worried that you don’t have 100% of the experience we’re looking for? We still want to hear from you! Apply online and let us know why you would make a great addition to Business Insider.

## About Business Insider

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Business Insider is a leading global news brand that delivers award-winning journalism covering business, technology, and innovation.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Subsidiary of Axel Springer SE)
- **Headquarters**: New York City, USA (with offices in San Francisco, Chicago, London, and Singapore)
- **Founded**: 2007
- **Founders**: Kevin Ryan, Dwight Merriman, and Henry Blodget

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Digital Media & News Publishing
- **Target customers**: B2C (next-generation leaders, digital generation, professionals interested in business, tech, and innovation)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: To delight readers by connecting the digital generation with the news, ideas, technologies, and trends that are changing our world. The company’s journalism helps millions of readers get more out of their careers and lives.

## Products & Services
- **Business Insider**: The flagship brand covering business, technology, and innovation. Known for breaking stories on Facebook’s founding, demystifying the 2008 financial crisis, and profiling tech visionaries. Coined terms like “quiet quitting.”
- **Tech Insider**: A sub-brand reaching people who embrace innovation.
- **Insider**: A broader lifestyle-focused brand for those who believe life is an adventure.
- **Newsletters**: Including *Business Insider Today*, *Defense Flash*, and *Tech Memo*.
- **Audio Briefing**: An AI-powered audio feature delivering news.
- **Social & Video**: Extensive video team and distribution across YouTube, LinkedIn, Twitter/X, Instagram, and Facebook.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private subsidiary). Axel Springer SE is a family-owned, multi-billion euro media company.
- **Key Metric**: Reaches over 90 million people each month globally.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Parent company is Axel Springer SE (a family-owned transatlantic media powerhouse headquartered in Berlin and New York). The company is the most read business news publication in the world.
- **Growth Signals**: Expanded from a single blog (Silicon Alley Insider, 2007) to a global news organization with journalists from New York to Singapore. Launched Tech Insider, Business Insider UK, and the broader Insider brand. Won its first Pulitzer Prize. Continues to grow its footprint with offices in major cities.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Award-winning journalism**: Won a Pulitzer Prize; stories have changed government policies, gotten executives fired, launched investigations, and reopened closed cases.
- **Massive reach**: Over 90 million monthly readers, making it the most read business news publication in the world.
- **Brand trust and authority**: A leading global news brand known for breaking major stories and setting the agenda in business and tech.
- **Part of a global powerhouse**: As a subsidiary of Axel Springer SE, it leverages resources, reach, and stability of a major international media company.
- **Digital-native culture**: Founded in the digital age, with a strong focus on social distribution, platforms, video, and AI-powered features.

## Strategic Focus
- **Continued innovation in digital storytelling**: Embracing AI (audio briefings), social distribution, and platform growth.
- **Global expansion**: Building out offices in San Francisco, Chicago, London, and Singapore.
- **Deepening coverage**: Maintaining a center of gravity in business, tech, and innovation while expanding into new areas.
- **Audience growth**: Reaching the next generation of leaders and the digital generation.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Fast, informative, smart, and social. A fun-loving culture built for the digital age. Collaborative and dynamic environment.
- **Impact**: Employees have a huge impact, with work resonating with over 90 million people each month.
- **Diversity & Inclusion**: Committed to creating a work environment that embraces difference and leverages diverse backgrounds. EEO employer.
- **Work-Life Balance**: Unlimited vacation policy; freedom to manage work and life without compromising either.
- **Benefits**: Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) plan; commuter benefits; gym membership discounts; parental leave; and more.
- **Activities & Events**: Basketball tournaments, volunteering in homeless shelters, Whisky Wednesdays, and other employee-led activities.
- **Locations**: HQ in Silicon Alley, NYC, with offices in San Francisco, Chicago, London, and elsewhere.
- **Management**: A leadership team that has worked together since 2008, focused on growth and staying ahead of industry changes.

## Sources
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