Untapped New York Internships and Job Opportunities

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Untapped Cities is a community of over 600 contributors uncovering the best of urban life from cities around the globe. We have many exciting opportunities to get involved, and we’re always looking for great talent.

Tour Guides

Are you passionate about NYC? Ready to share your obsession with others?

We’re always excited to meet other passionate New Yorkers and would love to hear more about your experience, expertise, and what you’d like to share about our city. Please email tours@untappedcities.com with your experience and why you’re interested in becoming a tour guide for Untapped New York.

Urban Journalism Fellowship

The Untapped New York Urban Journalism Fellowship is a six-month part-time fellowship program that supports emerging voices in the field of urban journalism. Over the last fifteen-plus years, Untapped New York has borne witness to the drastic decline in local journalism in New York City, particularly as it relates to issues of urban development, architecture, and the built environment. But what could be more important than the environment in which we live and interact with every day? 

The fellowship involves on-the-ground reporting of long-form and short-form articles, guidance on writing, research, and career development by Untapped New York staff and its advisory board, which includes award-winning journalists, authors, and media figures. One fellow will be selected at a time for a 6-month fellowship.

Structure

Fellows will meet 2 times a week throughout the 6-month program, once with Untapped New York founder Michelle Young, an author, journalist, and professor at Columbia University, and with managing editor Nicole Saraniero, on the development of assignments and once with the larger Untapped New York team.

Fellows will also meet once a month with a member of the advisory board, which includes journalist John Surico, author Laurie Gwen Shapiro, Madame Architect founder Julia Gamolina journalist Hannah Frishberg, preservationist and activist Simeon Bankoff, and artist Aaron Asis, to review fellow work and learn from their experiences.

Fellows will be required to produce one long-form article per week (1500+ words) and up to two short-form articles per week (400+ words).

Fellowships run from January 2-June 30, and July 1-December 31.

What We Offer

 Journalism Training

Career Development Guidance

 Published Work

Tech training on online tools, creative tools, and social media

Free Memberships and Events

Fellows will be offered a one-year complimentary subscription to the Untapped New York Member program at the Insider tier, with access to virtual and in-person tours and talks, as well as free access to public tours and events.

Stipend

Fellows will be awarded a stipend of $5,000 for the 6-month fellowship, to be paid monthly.

Application Requirements and Process

Fellowship applicants should be based in the New York Tri-state area and be able to do on-the-ground reporting in New York City. Travel expenses are not included, except on an assignment-specific basis. 

Prospective applicants should send the following to info@untappedcities.com:

• Cover letter (can be written in the email)
• Resume
• 5 long-form articles (links or attachments)
• At least 5 photography samples in a news-oriented, journalistic style (links or attachments)
• Additional writing samples (optional) 

Prospective applicants may be interviewed.

Contributor

Are you a writer, photographer, or passionate local New Yorker?

You don’t have to be a journalist or professional photographer. Our contributors are residents, experts, tourists, students, and anybody who loves cities. Contact us using the form below if you’re interested in contributing as little as one article or becoming a columnist or city correspondent.