Foodthink Summer Intern Recruitment

1. Continuously track international food and agriculture developments, including topics such as international trade and food and agriculture policy, and compile the latest news and research updates.

2. Gather, read, and translate English-language materials, including academic papers, media coverage, policy documents, and industry reports, to help the editorial team compile content and distill key information.

3. Participate in story planning for Foodthink’s international topics, assisting the editorial team with article translation, background research, and in-depth content support.

4. Based on editorial needs, contribute to pre-interview research, fact-checking, and supplementary information gathering for content production.

1. Strong English reading ability, with the capacity to independently read English-language media coverage, academic papers, and policy documents, and accurately extract key information.

2. Good Chinese writing or translation skills, able to turn specialist reports into articles that a general audience can follow.

3. Strong information retrieval and research organisation skills, comfortable using AI tools to improve efficiency while understanding their limitations and guarding against AI-generated errors.

4. A genuine interest in topics such as food, agriculture, the environment, labour, trade, and public policy, with a willingness to follow them over the long term and develop a deeper understanding.

5. Strong learning and comprehension skills, with an awareness of both international issues and local realities. You should be attuned to the interplay between domestic and international affairs, and willing to explore how global changes affect specific people, land, and production.

6. Meticulous and patient, with a strong sense of responsibility and a basic awareness of fact-checking and content sensitivity.

7. Experience in media writing, translation, or research is preferred.

1. Experience in media writing, translation, or research.

2. A regular habit of reading English-language media or academic materials.

3. An editorial sense for story selection, with ongoing attention to international news and policy changes.

4. Familiarity with international agriculture, food policy, and environmental issues. Some knowledge or practical background in related areas such as climate change, social justice, agricultural technology, industrial economics, biodiversity, ecology, or nutrition.

5. A degree in journalism, communications, foreign languages, Chinese, agriculture, environment, sociology, anthropology, or a related field.

6. Proficiency in a foreign language other than English.

1. Assist colleagues in the editorial and research departments with gathering and organising materials, including academic papers, media coverage, policy documents, and industry reports in both Chinese and English; fact-check; and compile content and distill key information.

2. Participate in story planning for Foodthink’s small- to medium-sized research projects, assisting the research department with preliminary desk research.

3. Support the research department with fieldwork and note organisation.

4. Contribute to the writing, editing, translation, and proofreading of research outputs.

1. A strong sense of curiosity and a relentless commitment to facts.

2. Good reading habits, encompassing Chinese and English media coverage, academic papers, and policy documents, with the ability to assess and understand the reliability of information sources.

3. Strong information retrieval and research organisation skills in both Chinese and English, comfortable using AI tools to improve efficiency while understanding their limitations and guarding against AI-generated errors.

4. A genuine interest in topics such as food, agriculture, the environment, labour, trade, and public policy, with a willingness to follow them over the long term and develop a deeper understanding.

5. Familiarity with user habits and algorithmic mechanisms on social media platforms both domestically and internationally, with the ability to use social media to locate reliable information and sources.

6. Meticulous and patient, with a strong sense of responsibility and good time-management skills.

7. Experience in desk research, fieldwork, academic writing, or media writing is preferred.

8. Work two to four days per week, with one to two days on-site.

1. Experience of participating in research projects.

2. Familiarity with international agriculture, food policy, and environmental issues. Some knowledge or practical background in related areas such as climate change, social justice, agricultural technology, industrial economics, biodiversity, ecology, or nutrition.

3. Currently studying or have graduated in journalism, communications, Chinese, agriculture, environment, sociology, anthropology, or a related field.

1. Participate in the day-to-day operations of Foodthink’s WeChat Channels account, handling the full workflow including video editing, thumbnail design, and copywriting.

2. Contribute to Foodthink’s short-form video content planning, identifying and producing content suited to short-form video from events, interviews, the editorial team’s daily life, and the topics Foodthink covers.

3. Assist with filming, editing, packaging, and distribution of relevant content as required by specific projects.

1. Familiarity with the rules and formats of video platforms such as WeChat Channels, Douyin, and Bilibili; an understanding of how short-form video content spreads; a feel for internet culture, with the ability to pick up on trending topics and produce content that fits the account’s voice.

2. Proficiency in tools such as CapCut, Photoshop, Premiere, and Final Cut; familiarity with the packaging logic of short-form video, including subtitles, thumbnails, and titles; comfortable using AI tools, with filming skills a plus.

3. A genuine interest in the food and agriculture, environmental, and labour issues that Foodthink covers.

4. A degree of editorial sensitivity; the ability to distill compelling, shareable angles from long interviews or complex content.

5. Attention to detail, patience, a strong sense of responsibility, and the ability to deliver work on time.

6. Prior experience in video editing or account management, or relevant portfolio pieces or internship experience, is preferred.

1. Ongoing engagement with topics such as food, agriculture, rural communities, the environment, labour, and climate change, or relevant experience in studying, writing, or working in these areas.

2. Experience filming and editing content such as profile interviews, documentaries, vlogs, or event coverage. Basic filming skills are a plus.

3. Experience running a personal short-form video account or contributing to the operation of an organisational account.

4. Ability to use AI tools to assist with editing, copywriting, subtitle generation, or content planning.

5. Currently studying journalism, communications, advertising, photography, film, Chinese, agriculture, environment, sociology, anthropology, or a related field.