SciShow Editor/Writer Application

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If you’re reading this, then you’re a member of the SciShow community. And now’s your chance to make the community even better!

We’re seeking an experienced full-time science writer/editor to contribute to SciShow, one of YouTube’s most viewed and trusted sources of science information.

Since you watch SciShow, you know how we talk to people: with intelligence, clarity, hopefully a little wit, and an abiding sense of wonder about the universe.

Applicants should have an academic background in a scientific discipline, and demonstrated experience writing about science for a popular, non-academic audience.

Experience in and understanding of online media and YouTube would also be wonderful. An awareness of both why people click on things and how to write things that aren't mindless clickbait drivel are preferred.

Responsibilities include writing occasional scripts between 500 and 1500 words, fact checking, assigning stories to freelancers, generating pitches, and being thoughtful and kind.

Your writing must be:

--100% bullet-proof and fact-checked accurate;
--completely freaking fascinating;
--entertaining, by which we mean “witty” more than just “funny”; and
--passionate about imparting hard science to humanity in a way that is both educational and engaging.

If your experience hits these marks, then prove it!

Fill out and submit this application by March 31, 2017.

Name

Highest Degree Achieved

If you're in school, select the highest degree you've currently achieved.

Currently in high school

Currently in College

Some College (but not in college)

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Experience

I have not written or edited professionally

I have written or edited professionally as a freelancer

I have been a staff writer and/or editor

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LINKS

Please put in up to three links to your published work if available. SciShow-like stuff, of course, preferred.

Tell us a bit about yourself, including insights into which aspects or disciplines of science you've covered.

In lieu of a resume, please list your educational background and any relevant experience.

BONUS (not required) Answer one of the following questions in less than 200 words

What is a neutrino? What is centrifugal force? Why is cocaine addictive?

Where do you live?

Are you eligible to work in the U.S.?

Yes

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