Jobs

Associate Editor

Location: Washington DC

Description: TPM is hiring an Associate Editor to work in our Washington, DC bureau. This is a full-time editing position with a mix of story-editing, story-assigning and newsroom management duties. The associate editor oversees a small team of reporters, collaborates with the senior editors, and plays a substantial role directing the site’s coverage.

Candidates must have five years of professional work experience, the relevant editorial background, and be ready to work at the fast-paced metabolism of a new media news organization. A solid grasp of contemporary U.S. politics, a real familiarity with TPM, and solid news judgment are each a must.

Competitive salary, health insurance coverage (TPM pays 100% of premium), 401(k), three weeks paid vacation per year. To apply, send a resume and cover letter to our comments email address at the upper right hand corner of the site. Include the subject line: “Job App: DC Associate Editor.”

DC Reporter

Location: Washington D.C

TPM is hiring a Reporter to work in our Washington, DC office. Reporters are the main arms of our editorial team, using a mix of good old fashioned reporting skills and digitally native tools to identify stories, grab hold of them and not let go until there’s no more news left in them to report. Our model is iterative journalism, which means we strive not to be captive to any single format but rather let the story and development of the moment dictate how we cover it.

You must be deeply conversant with the news world and be ready to work at the fast-paced metabolism of a new media news organization. A solid grasp of contemporary U.S. politics, a real familiarity with TPM, and solid news judgment are each a must. Applicants should have 3 to 5 years editorial experience, ideally in settings with some similarity to TPM.

Competitive salary, health insurance coverage, 401(k), three weeks paid vacation per year. To apply, send a resume and cover letter to our comments email address talk (at) talkingpointsmemo.com. Include the subject line: “Job App: DC Reporter.”

Internships

Editorial Internship

Location: New York

Description: We’re taking applications for our summer cycle TPM internship. Former TPM interns have gone on to jobs at The New Republic, The Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, The New York Sun, The Verge, The Atlantic, The New Yorker, The Washington Post and more. And usually a third to a half of our staff is made up of former interns. Full listing after the jump.

TPM interns are involved in every aspect of our operation and have a hand in everything we do. They work alongside our reporters to write and break stories, help our editors keep a finger on the pulse of the news day, and produce all kinds of digital media from youtube clips to mash-up photographs. The interns also attend weekly brown bag lunches with reporters, editors and publishing staff to learn the ins and outs of the new media business.

Our interns have moved on to jobs in new and old media alike, working for us, as well as The New Republic, The Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, The New York Sun, The New Yorker, The Washington Post and more.

Interns receive a small stipend for the summer. The internship is 12-weeks long, June 3-August 23, and are based in TPM’s New York City office.

Rising seniors, recent graduates, and graduate students, as well as relevant course of study, preferred. Qualified applicants can receive academic credit.

To apply for any of our internships, send an email to internship at talkingpointsmemo.com with a cover letter, resume, writing sample, and two written references. Include the subject line: “Job App: Editorial Internship.”

• Fellowships (NYC)

  TPM fellows in our New York office are involved in every aspect of our operation and have a hand in everything we do. They work alongside our reporters to write and break stories, help our editors keep a finger on the pulse of the news day, and produce all kinds of digital media from youtube clips to mash-up photographs. The fellows also attend weekly brown bag lunches with reporters, editors and publishing staff to learn the ins and outs of the new media business.

  Half of our current staff is made up of former TPM fellows. Other fellows and interns have moved on to jobs in new and old media alike, working for Think Progress, The New Republic, The Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, The New York Sun, The New Yorker, The Washington Post and more.

  In early 2009 we introduced our Editorial Fellows program, which runs for three (3) to six (6) months and comes with a stipend. In May 2011 we launched our tech fellowship program, and in March 2012 we launched our Publishing Fellows program.

  To learn more about what we do at TPM and what we’ve accomplished in the last year, see these news reports on TPM from 2007.

  Because each fellow is encouraged to work in multiple parts of our operation, it’s important that applicants have a basic understanding of new media technologies (blogging, YouTube, etc.) and a desire and ability to learn quickly.

  While we’re not actively looking for fellows at the moment, feel free to reach out to us at talk@talkingpointsmemo.com.