Summer Intern, Editorial - Travel + Leisure

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About the DDM Summer Internship Program:

The Dotdash Meredith Summer Internship Program is a 9 week full time, paid program that runs from June 9th - August 8th, based out of our New York office. The intern program consists of hands-on learning opportunities to create work that has an impact on the business, along with workshops in preparing you for post-college life (resume / interviewing) plus fun events throughout the summer!

Dotdash Meredith is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and representing the communities that we serve. We strongly encourage BIPOC and LGBTQIA students to apply.

Deadline to Apply: Friday, February 14th

Eligibility Requirements:

• Internships are available to students who will be Juniors and Seniors in Fall 2025 at an accredited college or university

• You must be available to work full time for the entire 9 weeks of the program in the NY office, 3 days a week

• You must have access to your own housing and transportation to/from the NY office

About the Team:

The Travel + Leisure team comprises editors and designers who work across the T+L website and print product, which is produced monthly. As a top travel media brand in the world, Travel + Leisure's mission is to inform and inspire passionate travelers, which we do regularly by producing destination roundups, in-depth features, and tentpole projects that are core to the brand.

About the Role:

As a Travel + Leisure Intern, you will learn how the brand is expressed on both print and digital platforms, taking part in tasks like fact-checking, organizing databases, and writing copy in various forms. The main responsibility of this role will be assisting the Special Projects Editor with tasks associated with the World's Best Awards - the biggest tentpole of the brand - which launches online in July, and in print in August. This will be a very hands-on role, and will require the intern to wear many hats.

Responsibilities will Include:

• Fact-checking and gathering contact information, specifically as it pertains to properties and destinations that win the World's Best Awards

• Assisting with in-person events associated with the World's Best Awards, which includes a two-day summit and party, both occurring in July

• Learning how print and digital intersect; the intern will work with the Special Projects Editor to decide what content from the monthly print issues goes online

• Pitching content! By the end of this internship, the intern should have a strong grasp on what makes a T+L story, and be able to pitch a story idea to either the print or digital team

• Writing roundups for print and digital platforms, as needed

About You:

Candidates for this role should have or be:

• Excellent communication, time management, and organizational skills

• Organization is an essential asset to this role

• A passion for all things travel and storytelling

• An open mind! This intern will be working with the Special Projects Editor during crunch time for the World's Best Awards, and there will be a lot of moving parts. The intern should be open to new challenges and excited to grow within a fast-paced, expanding, and constantly evolving organization

• Drive and creativity; This person should be a self-starter that can take direction and run with it, asking questions up front to ensure you're able to complete the task successfully

• Ideally, on track to a degree in journalism, English, marketing, or communications; but we are open to all candidates in order to find the right person

• A motivated problem solver who will proactively troubleshoot and create solutions

• Experience with Google & Microsoft Suites.

• Some experience with digital media and content management systems is a plus, but not required

• Some experience with InCopy is a plus, but not required

It is the policy of Dotdash Meredith to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, the Company will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.Accommodation requests can be made by emailing ddm.hr@dotdashmdp.com.

The Company participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program, please click here: https://www.e-verify.gov/employees

Pay Range

The pay range above represents the anticipated low and high end of the pay range for this position and may change in the future. Actual pay may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to work location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of Dotdash Meredith's total compensation package for employees. Other compensation may include annual bonuses, and short- and long-term incentives. In addition,Dotdash Meredith provides to employees (and their eligible family members) a variety of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, unlimited paid time off (PTO), adoption or surrogate assistance, donation matching, tuition reimbursement, basic life insurance, basic accidental death & dismemberment, supplemental life insurance, supplemental accident insurance, commuter benefits, short term and long term disability, health savings and flexible spending accounts, family care benefits, a generous 401K savings plan with a company match program, 10-12 paid holidays annually, and generous paid parental leave (birthing and non-birthing parents), all of which may vary depending on the specific nature of your employment with Dotdash Meredith and your work location. We also offer voluntary benefits such as pet insurance, accident, critical and hospital indemnity health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance.