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Copy Writer – Summer Internship

About Gen:

Gen is a global company dedicated to powering Digital Freedom through its trusted consumer brands including Norton, Avast, LifeLock, MoneyLion and more. Our combined heritage is rooted in financial empowerment and cyber safety for the first digital generations, and today we deliver award-winning cybersecurity, online privacy, identity protection and financial wellness solutions to nearly 500 million users in more than 150 countries.

Together, we share a collective passion and vision to protect consumers and help them grow, manage, and secure their digital and financial lives. We’re always looking for smart, fearless and high-impact talent who see AI as a teammate – leveraging it to move faster and deliver meaningful results.

When you’re part of Gen, you’ll have the flexibility, tools and support to do your best work and grow your career – from flexible working options and time off to competitive pay, benefits and well-being programs.

At Gen, we are scrappy and relentlessly customer driven. We create room for healthy debate, experimentation, and continuous learning, and we seek out people with different experiences, identities and ideas to join our team. You’ll work with people who back each other, respect each other and understand that our differences are a competitive advantage.

If this sounds like you, we’d love you to be part of Gen.

About the Role

What are you doing this summer? If you’re looking for an internship that gives you hands-on experience in a fast-paced, high-impact technology environment—especially one at the forefront of cybersecurity—you’re in the right place.

This is an opportunity to grow your skills, build your resume, and make a real impact.

Key Responsibilities

We’re looking for someone with an interest in writing and editing who can help support our editorial team. The ideal candidate is passionate about content creation, curious about using AI to work smarter, able to produce clean copy in a timely manner and is willing and eager to learn new tools and skills. Working under a lead writer and editor, this internship will give you the unique opportunity to have your stories published on a number of our syndicate partner sites, including Yahoo Finance, MSN, Apple News, AOL and Flipboard. An interest in personal finance topics is a plus, but not a must!

• Write 2-5 stories per week that have the potential to be read by millions of people

• Edit 2-5 stories per week that have the potential to be read by millions of people

• Create videos with the use of AI for publication on MSN and elsewhere

• Participate in independent brainstorming sessions to develop titles that drive us toward our traffic goals

• Learn to analyze data to make informed decisions about the topics we write about

About You

• A current undergraduate or graduate student, rising junior/senior preferred

• Experience with NLP models

• Knowledge of AWS/cloud data platforms (Redshift, Snowflake)

• Previous experience in building models / scores

• Curious, proactive, and eager to learn in a dynamic, fast paced environment

• Self-starter who’s not afraid to try innovative ideas and learn by doing

Skills:

• General interest in Digital Media/ Online Advertising

• Experience writing or editing outside of the classroom (at a previous internship or as part of an extracurricular activity)

• Strong attention to detail and highly organized

• Strong communication, project management, and critical thinking skills

Personal Attributes:

• Visionary leader with a strategic mindset and a passion for leveraging data to drive decision making.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-tech environment and manage complex problem

Internship Details

• Start Date: June 1

• Duration: 10 weeks

• NYC Office

• Pay Rate: $ 30.00