Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Nekia Nichelle, LLC is a luxury digital publication focused on entertainment, lifestyle, wellness, beauty, and culture. They are seeking a Trend/Tech Writer intern to produce engaging editorial content around trending topics and work closely with the social media team.
Responsibilities
- Monitor trending entertainment, lifestyle, pop culture, and digital media conversations
- Work closely with the social media team to identify which trending moments should be expanded into quick-turn blog posts
- Draft timely, engaging blog posts based on the media content, social posts, videos, interviews, and cultural moments we publish
- Write sharp headlines, intros, and story angles that make trending topics feel clear, clickable, and aligned with our editorial voice
- Repurpose high-performing social content into short-form articles, recap posts, listicles, and culture-driven blog features
- Research trending topics quickly and accurately to add context, relevance, and credibility to each post
- Source supporting details, media references, links, quotes, and visuals when needed
- Help turn event coverage, interviews, and behind-the-scenes content into timely editorial stories
- Create simple Canva graphics using our templates to support blog and social promotion
- Assist with light short-form video edits or content pulls when needed for article support
- Organize drafts, links, visuals, and content notes so posts can be reviewed, published, and promoted efficiently
- Pitch timely blog ideas that connect trending conversations to our lifestyle, entertainment, media, and culture coverage
- Capture notes, quotes, and social content at select Chicago-based events when applicable
- Participate in weekly mandatory Monday and Wednesday team meetings
Skills
- Minimum 1 year of experience in digital writing, social media, content creation, journalism, blogging, or digital marketing
- Strong writing skills with the ability to turn trending topics into clear, engaging, publish-ready blog content
- Comfortable writing quickly without sacrificing accuracy, voice, or editorial quality
- Strong understanding of entertainment, pop culture, lifestyle media, social media trends, and digital conversation
- Able to recognize which trending moments have enough relevance, audience interest, or cultural context to become a strong blog post
- Intermediate to advanced Canva proficiency. This is non-negotiable
- Comfortable working with a social media team and building blog content from posts, videos, interviews, events, and trending media moments
- Understands platform voice and can adapt writing for blog, social captions, headlines, and short-form promotional copy
- Able to research, fact-check, and add context quickly
- Able to meet deadlines consistently in a fast-moving content environment
- Strong communication skills and a responsive working style
- Highly organized with the ability to manage drafts, links, notes, visuals, and publishing details
- Able to commit to the full 6-month term
- Preferably live in the Chicago area
- Comfortable being on camera or willing to grow into occasional on-camera content support
Benefits
- This 6-month, unpaid internship designed for academic credit and/or professional development.
- Real-world experience inside a luxury digital publication.
- Direct mentorship from media leadership.
- Portfolio-ready, published work.
- Strategy-level understanding of digital content systems and editorial writing
- Exposure to event coverage and on-site content production.
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