Deputy Editor-in-Chief Internship

Quibbl is a gamified, interactive news platform and community experience designed to address the issue of “fake news” while bringing readers engaging content from diverse sources. Quibbl users can read and discuss content on any topic and make predictions about future events (from US / Russian relations to The Bachelor Season Finale). Predictions are measured against real-world outcomes to determine both externally visible user rankings and internal metrics for determining user placement in feeds. Over time, Quibbl will become the premier online social platform for credible news exchange and high-quality discussion of topics like politics, entertainment, sports, etc. We are the only platform designed for a mass-market that incorporates users’ credibility and historical accuracy as defining metrics.

This spring, we launched an early alpha prototype (quibbl.io) - we have a ton of work to do, but despite numerous limitations, our initial metrics for user engagement are remarkable. If we build this platform to scale and get our operations tight, we can become an important and lucrative player in the online media space. To get there, we need passionate, creative, driven people like you.

We think the strength of our team is the reason that we were recognized this year as YCombinator finalists (top 100 startups out of over 10,000+).

Quibbl careers: It takes all types of talent to build a great firm from the ground up. If you’re someone who enjoys creating innovative ways to reach ambitious goals, who is open to and energized by receiving honest feedback, and who likes asking and being asked: “why?” — then we should talk. We don’t just look for people who can do a particular job. We look for people we want to share our lives with.

Apprentice directly under the Editor-In-Chief of a fast-growing media startup & help us scale our content operations in preparation for our Day 1 Launch

This position is an opportunity for a driven, commonsensical and systematic thinker to work on startup operations to learn how to build a successful media organization from the ground up. He or she will learn a set of general, practical content creation and problem-solving skills that will provide an edge for years to come. Team members who show the ability to learn on the fly and pick up real responsibility will have the opportunity to earn a longer-term role and the potential to be rewarded/recognized for their contributions during a critical stage of our company's success.

Strategy consulting focus: assess the interdependencies, options and avenues of our Media team and create effective, practical planning assessments and tools to shape our company’s growth and evolution.

Content innovation focus: shape the innovation and evolution of our Politics, Sports, Entertainment & Social Media Content Operations by working directly with the Editor-In-Chief

Organization effectiveness and design focus: assess the strategy, priorities, and needs of our Media Team, and work with the Editor-In-Chief on analyses, recommendations, and projects to transform an informal set of operations into a well-oiled machine. This pathway can lead directly to an Editorial or Management position for an intern who shows the interest and potential to quickly learn on the job.

We want Physicists, screenwriters, finance majors and historians are all equally welcome to apply. Whatever you bring to the table, expect to learn a range of practical skills on the job.

Commitment Details: Open to commitments of 5-10 hours per week, with a preference for at least 10 hours per week. Expect to work closely on a team with other interns and the opportunity for promotion to a team lead role or to build out and lead a small function at quibbl. While this role is initially unpaid with a heavy focus on mentorship, open to discuss paths to equity & financial incentives with interns who deliver an ongoing track record of success.

Technology team: hiring developers (skilled-technologist role) and product managers (creative generalists with good critical thinking skills) to work directly with our CTO & Tech Manager to shape the evolution of our product. Learn cutting-edge product development and engineering techniques that are becoming standard among elite silicon valley technology firms.

Data science roles: do you want to be or know the next Nate Silver? Open to applicants with a range of quantitative toolkits to help manage and analyze a diversity of data to enable a world-class user experience (marketing, user experience, search functionality, quantifying in-game points, etc.). Our data science intern could come from either a more liberal arts background or a more rigorous STEM background. But the ability to understand data and generate "signals from noise" is an absolute requirement. Both flavors of the applicant will have the opportunity to work with experts in data science.

Media team: do you want to help shape the content creation capabilities of quibbl? Be a founding member of our media team and help develop the voice of quibbl - a punchy, headline-driven format that will combine the energy of BuzzFeed with analytical rigor and insight of Vox. We need media content editors (politics/ entertainment/ sports/ campus) to bring our readers “questions of the day” that combines energy, relevance, and insight. We need marketing analysts and systematizers to help deliver us insight into our customer's needs and to shape the automation and quality control processes that will allow us to deliver content to scale.

Strategic consulting & analytical roles: we have a range of interesting projects, from the financial plan, to venture capital applications, to market due-diligence and helping scale and systematize our operations (combining creative and data-driven insights). Opportunity to work directly under a senior strategy manager at a top-4 consulting firm. Quantitative & non-quantitative backgrounds welcome given the diverse set of projects.