Indiewire is Hiring

Community Management & Social Media Intern

Indiewire Los Angeles is looking for a bright, web-savvy intern to help fuel the conversation around independently-minded film and television online. The ideal candidate possesses a love of indie film and smart TV, as well as a thorough understanding of how media outlets foster discussion around their content on various social media platforms. While Los Angeles-based applicants are preferred, consideration will be given to remote candidates with a reliable internet connection and a demonstrable passion for the position.

Requirements

• Pursuing or recently conferred Bachelors degree in journalism, film studies, or a related field
• Availability to work for three days during the week
• Minimum commitment of three months

Duties

• Sharing Indiewire articles on Facebook and Twitter in a snappy light
• Engaging and responding to Indiewire readers online about news events, releases, reviews, awards and festivals
• Cluing in the sources/subjects of Indiewire articles via social media
• Brainstorming ways to reach the interested audience sitting just outside our current followers
• Assisting the online producer in compiling weekly reports on traffic and engagement from social media
• Assisting the online producer in building a platform-specific social media strategy for all Indiewire contributors

The position includes a $20/day stipend. Please submit a resume and short cover letter to joel@indiewire.com, with "Social Media Intern" in the subject line.

Full-Time News Editor

Indiewire is seeking a full-time, New York-based news writer-editor who will oversee and shape the site's coverage of breaking and trending news in the independent film industry.

The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of the independent film world and relationships with its players. Excellent writing and editing skills are key, of course; so is an appetite for breaking news, investigative reporting and balancing speed with accuracy. Preference will be given to candidates with strong and demonstrable news writing experience.

You should be familiar with industry's news cycle as well as the players and the major issues facing independent film, including financing, DIY, distribution, production and legal. You'll also be responsible for festival news coverage and for the care and feeding of the Filmmaker Toolkit, Indiewire's growing section of articles devoted to helping independent filmmakers understand how to navigate their industry.  

In addition to a substantial writing commitment, the job's responsibilities include assigning articles to freelancers and editing articles from both the Indiewire staff and the freelance pool. National and international travel as needed for coverage of major festivals.

The ideal candidate has at least five years' experience covering the independent film industry, demonstrated news judgment, solid news-writing experience and is a driven self-starter who's also happy working collaboratively with a small, tight-knit team. We offer competitive compensation.

To be considered for the position, please send a cover letter, resume and links to three of your best clips to dana@indiewire.com, with INDIEWIRE NEWS EDITOR in the subject line.