About Atlantic Media – A Dynamic Magazine & Online Media Publisher

Based in Washington, DC, Atlantic Media is the parent company of The Atlantic, National Journal, Government Executive, CongressDaily, The Hotline, The Almanac of American Politics and a host of companion news services and websites. The enterprise has a 150-year history of publishing the greatest talent in letters and journalism including Walt Whitman, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Edith Wharton, Booker T. Washington, Jack London, Robert Frost, Gertrude Stein, Rudyard Kipling, John Steinbeck, Truman Capote, Joseph Heller, Virginia Woolf, Paul Bellow, Philip Roth, John Updike, V.S. Naipaul, Gore Vidal, Gary Wills, Salman Rushdie and Amy Tan.

Today, we count among our diverse editorial talent Andrew Sullivan, James Fallows, Caitlin Flanagan, Robert Kaplan, Mark Bowden, Stuart Taylor, Jr., Ronald Brownstein, Jeffrey Goldberg, Virginia Postrel, Matthew Yglesias, Megan McArdle, Marc Ambinder, and Ross Douthat.

What We Offer to Our Fellows – A Unique Opportunity for Enterprising Minds

Atlantic Media currently seeks 5-10 exceptional or aspiring writers, editors and other online media talents to join our team in a focused effort to launch, research, write and edit new websites. 
Fellows will help conceive new web concepts, develop their structure, design and voice, and complete the daily operations of the publications, such as writing and editing, once launched. 
This is website creation from first to last.

Candidates should be current students or recent graduates of undergraduate or graduate programs. Fellowship will run from September 2008 through May 2009; all candidates are expected to commit to the entire duration. Fellows will be compensated $30,000-$40,000 (depending on experience) for the nine-month appointment. There is some prospect, but no certainty, that fellows may be offered full-time employment with Atlantic Media following the fellowship.

Who We Seek – Extreme Talent in Writing, Editing and Digital Media

 
All candidates must demonstrate:

• Force of Intellect – manifested in an exceptional academic record
  
• Spirit of Generosity – natural disposition towards service and selfless conduct
  
• Power of Creativity – intuitive enthusiasm in creating and implementing new ideas
  

Additionally, the ideal candidate will speak to at least one of the following:

• Exceptional writing voice
  
• Acute wit that may manifest itself in headlines, photo captions, original satire
  
• Knowledge of markets, the economy and global business
  
• Strong world view informed by classic liberal values
  
• Keen marketing intuition or online operations expertise
  
• Strong designer’s eye
  
• Strong technical and HCI skills
  

 
How To Apply – Establishing Your Candidacy

All candidates should submit a resume for consideration along with a memorandum (in lieu of cover letter) addressed to our editors in critique of a news website.

For additional guidance on the contents of the memorandum and to apply online and learn more, please visit us as http://www.atlanticmediacompany.com/fellowship.html.  

Atlantic Media Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.