Current Job Openings and Internships

News Editor

Salon is looking for an experienced news editor to plan and manage our news and politics coverage. Candidates must have strong background and interest in national politics. Investigative reporting and Web experience are both strong pluses. This editor manages a staff of three, in New York and Washington D.C., and also works closely with editorial management in San Francisco at delivering a strong, compelling daily news product. This job may be based either in New York or Washington. Salary and benefits are competitive. Please send cover letter and resume to newseditor@salon.com — subject line "News Editor."

SEO and Analytics Manager

Salon is looking for an innovative, energetic SEO and Analytics Manager to join our product team. Your job will be to work with the editorial and engineering teams to attract, measure and expand the readership of Salon and Open Salon. The ideal candidate is a creative and collaborative thinker, extremely organized and detail oriented, and able to keep up with the demands of a real-time media environment. This position is based in San Francisco.

Core responsibilities:
- Optimize and manage the implementation of business intelligence software
- Deliver weekly and monthly reports and analysis on audience behavior and trends
- Support executive, editorial, sales and product teams with data and insights as needed
- Design and develop specifications for multivariate tests, and analyze the results
- Oversee SEO practices and advise on new and better strategies
- Improve quality and volume of data gathered from readers at all points of contact

Possible additional responsibilities:
- Oversee paid membership program
- Guide thinking on opening additional membership and revenue channels 

Requirements:
- Expert knowledge of the major search engines and search engine optimization
- Proficiency in scrubbing, sanitizing, manipulating large bodies of data
- Experience with a highly-customized web analytics software implementation (Omniture, WebTrends, Unica, etc.)
- Expert-level Microsoft Excel skills (Pivot Tables, multi-axes charts, VLOOKUP, COUNTIF/SUMIF, COUNTA, MAX/MIN, etc.)
- Experience with multivariate testing schemes
- 4-5 years in online media, preferably an editorial environment
- 2-3 years in a data-intensive environment
- Passion for measuring and monetizing online news media

We offer competitive salary, excellent benefits and stock options.

Please send cover letter and resume to Karen Templer, Product Manager, ktempler@salon.com — subject line "SEO position."

Product Management Internship: San Francisco

Salon.com is seeking an internship candidate with an avid interest in web development to assist the Product, Design and Engineering teams with daily operations, including specifications for site improvements and bug fixes, testing and QA. Must be extremely detail oriented with good project management skills and have at least working knowledge of HTML and the fundamentals of UI design. This position is based in San Francisco. Time commitment negotiable.

Primary responsibilities:
- Assist with writing and tracking of engineering job tickets
- Conduct routine QA and offer clear feedback to engineers
- Be of general assistance to the Product team

Please send cover letter and resume to Karen Templer, Product Manager, ktempler@salon.com — subject line "Product internship."

Editorial Internships @ Salon

Interns are an important part of Salon's daily operations. They work closely with Salon staff to research, report, write and produce our news and culture coverage. They also take part in editorial meetings and otherwise learn about the day-to-day workings of an award-winning online news and entertainment site.

Many Salon interns have gone on to jobs in the media, including Rolling Stone, The New York Times, Elle, CNN and of course Salon.

Salon offers internships throughout the year in our offices in San Francisco, New York and Washington, D.C. To apply, please send a cover letter, resume and writing samples to internships@salon.com. Tell us why you want to intern with Salon! Please specify the city and particular internship you're applying for in the subject line.

News Desk Internship: San Francisco, New York, Washington D.C.

Seeking candidates with prior journalism experience who are news and politics savvy to help us handle the daily flood of breaking news. Time commitment negotiable.

Primary responsibilities:
*Monitor news feeds and produce breaking news packages
*Edit, prep and post content
*Research and fact checking
*Editorial support
*Writing as assigned
*Option to develop your own blog on Open Salon

Culture Desk Internship: New York

The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, have strong writing and research skills, be pop culturally literate and interested in some or all of the subjects covered by the A&E, Books and Life departments, such as women's issues, TV, film, music and books. Time commitment negotiable.

Primary responsibilities:
*Research and fact checking
*Interviews
*Editorial support
*Regular writing opportunities for qualified candidates

Multimedia Internship: New York

Help us with all elements of video production and post-production. Stay up to date on breaking news and cultural stories with an eye toward "must-see" videos. Must have a basic knowledge of video/audio editing software. Time commitment negotiable.

Primary responsibilities:
*Assist on production and post-production of Salon video
*Edit audio podcasts
*Research and fact checking
*Editorial support

About Salon

Salon is one of the premier sources for news and culture on the Web or in any medium. More than 14 years old, Salon was a pioneer in online journalism and has been at the forefront of online news, community conversation and information delivery ever since. Salon is an equal opportunity employer.