Tuesday, February 19, 2019

QRIUS

Internship

About Qrius
A leading digital magazine that publishes authoritative commentary & analysis on business,
economics, policy and culture. We host over 400 contributors from across 30 nations. We
republishing agreements with the World Economic Forum and the Harvard Economics Review. Our
team is vastly multicultural, and hosts individuals from 7 different nations. Working at Qrius is highly
rated (Glassdoor) because of our well structured management practices. Our alumni, supported by
Letters of Recommendation from our organisation, have gone on to study at global institutions
including Yale, Columbia and University of Chicago. We believe that programs at Qrius offer a terrific mix of theory, case work and real world experience that can benefit students tremendously.

The Team
You will be working directly with the leadership team in Manan Vyas (ex-BCG, DU), Founder and
CEO, Preeti John (ex-Economist Group, Univ. of Bristol), Editor in Chief, Harshveer Jain (ex-Bain & Co.,
IIT B, IIM C), CMO and Abhirup Bhabhani (ex-Samsung, ISB), CTO.
Why work with us
As an organisation, Qrius has built a reputation among employers and institutions as a selective
employer that recruits the top talent. Alumni of Qrius’s Leadership Program and Associate Program
are studying at Ivy League universities, global B-schools or management consulting firms such as
McKinsey, the Boston Consulting Group, Deloitte, PWC and EY. Working at Qrius can bolster your
profile while providing you with valuable opportunities to learn and develop diverse skill set.
● Learning – Job profiles at Qrius are not narrow and rigidly defined. They are broad and
flexible, giving Associates an opportunity to gain experience across the business value chain
and functions. The collaborative team environment and fast-paced work-streams combine to
give a valuable learning experience that stays with you long after you have left the
organisation
● Mentorship – The senior team members at Qrius are always willing and available to mentor
Associates and help them develop their skills and profile. Qrius believes in helping the
Associates succeed in their endeavours beyond the organisation as well, by providing
advice, helping with skills and training and providing access to useful business and social
networks
● Leadership – Qrius provides unique opportunities to gain leadership experience in your area
of specialisation. Leading a team of between 3 to 30 individuals will enable you to grow as a
leader and get a steep learning curve early on in your career.
● Network – Qrius network is extensive. We currently host more than 400 columnists from
across the world. More than 1,000 individuals have worked with us as Associates over the
past 4 years. You will get to work with 100+ Associates in the current team – spread all over
India. Qrius gives you unique opportunities to grow your network and make friends from all
over the country.
● Work environment – As a startup that operates digitally, Qrius believes in providing
flexibility to you to enable you to balance your academic and professional commitments
with the work you do at Qrius. You will find the environment here young, friendly and merit
driven.

TLDR:
We are India’s highest rated Media Application and are looking for individuals who can help us in our efforts to provide the best content to our users. A lot of it hinges on users accessing the right content at the right time. As a Content Surgeon, you will be ensuring just that. This requires reading,
understanding and operating on content to make it SEO friendly. This role is a unique opportunity to
hone your digital content writing skills with raw material provided one of the best in Indian media
today. If interested, please email us at work@qrius.com


Job Description
Associate, Writing Program

About the Role
Candidates will have the opportunity to conceive, pitch and write stories for our website regularly, as
well as work closely with senior editors and writers. We're looking for interns who are excited about
any or all our core beats – business, culture and society, science and technology, politics, policy,
economy and world.
The ideal candidate must be able to work quickly, efficiently, and without much supervision.
We are seeking interns who:
 Have strong writing skills
 Can pitch and write their own stories on current events, culture, arts, or any of our other core
areas
 Are excited to work in a digital newsroom that emphasises independent working
 Can commit at least three months to the programme
 Can commit to writing at least four original stories per month

How to apply
Send in your CV to work@qrius.com with subject: Application for Associate, Writing Program.
Certificates & Recommendations
Qrius provides a Certificate of Experience to all individuals that have completed 6 months in the
organisation.
Qrius also provides detailed recommendations to all high performing individuals that have
completed 6 months in the organisation. Our recommendations have assisted our alumni get
admission to Yale, Columbia and University of Chicago among others.
Transfer Program
All members at Qrius can apply for transfers to other teams in the organisation, enabling them to
get experience across the spectrum of activities the organisation is engaged in.

Eligibility
Qrius does not prescribe any eligibility criteria to apply for any roles at Qrius. We believe everyone
should be free to apply to Qrius if they are interested. All positions at Qrius are part-time, and allow
a great degree of flexibility.

TLDR:
We are India’s highest rated Media Application and are looking for individuals who can help us in our efforts to provide the best content to our users. A lot of it hinges on users accessing the right content at the right time. As a Content Surgeon, you will be ensuring just that. This requires reading,
understanding and operating on content to make it SEO friendly. This role is a unique opportunity to
hone your digital content writing skills with raw material provided one of the best in Indian media
today. If interested, please email us at work@qrius.com



Job Description

Content Surgeon (alt. Associate, Digital Publishing)

About the Role
Over 1500+ individuals have worked with Qrius in the past. However, for the first time, we are
opening up our archives to this exclusive profile.
Qrius has 12000+ articles we have published over the years. Our users love it. However, it’s a
treasure that’s found with difficulty. We want to improve the accessibility and discoverability of the
content.
What separates good from great in the digital world is how optimized it is for Search Engines. In this
role, you will have access to quality content with the hands-on experience of optimizing it for SEO.
For anyone looking to pursue a career in content writing, this internship provides a brilliant
opportunity to sharpen your SEO skills.
As a Content Surgeon, you will read, understand and optimize the content based on SEO guidelines.
If you like to read, this role is for you. Of course, having a penchant for language and an urge to
make sure the right words are used at the right time will help.
How to apply
Send in your CV to work@qrius.com with subject: Application for Associate, Digital Publishing
Certificates & Recommendations
Qrius provides a Certificate of Experience to all individuals that have completed 6 months in the
organisation.
Qrius also provides detailed recommendations to all high performing individuals that have
completed 6 months in the organisation. Our recommendations have assisted our alumni get
admission to Yale, Columbia and University of Chicago among others.

Transfer Program
All members at Qrius can apply for transfers to other teams in the organisation, enabling them to
get experience across the spectrum of activities the organisation is engaged in.

Eligibility
Qrius does not prescribe any eligibility criteria to apply for any roles at Qrius. We believe everyone
should be free to apply to Qrius if they are interested. All positions at Qrius are part-time, and allow
a great degree of flexibility.
Location
All positions at Qrius are virtual and work from home/hostel/Mars. Regardless of your location, you
can feel free to apply to and work with Qrius, as long as you can be reached out to over the internet



Job Description
Associate, Research and Analysis

About the Role
Top quality analysis isn’t just about writing a compelling story. It’s also about basing the content on
facts and well researched figures. The research team will assist the content team in garnering facts,
quotes, analysis from original sources. The research team will also develop deep understanding and
knowledge for focus topic areas that will act as a repository of internal genius on those topics.
Please note that the majority of the work for this role will happen between the working hours of 12-5
PM, so candidates who do not have the flexibility to be available in those hours will find it difficult to
do justice to the profile.

How to apply
Send in your CV to work@qrius.com with subject: Application for Associate, Research and
Analysis.
Certificates & Recommendations
Qrius provides a Certificate of Experience to all individuals that have completed 6 months in the
organisation.
Qrius also provides detailed recommendations to all high performing individuals that have
completed 6 months in the organisation. Our recommendations have assisted our alumni get
admission to Yale, Columbia and University of Chicago among others.

Transfer Program
All members at Qrius can apply for transfers to other teams in the organisation, enabling them to
get experience across the spectrum of activities the organisation is engaged in.

Eligibility
Qrius does not prescribe any eligibility criteria to apply for any roles at Qrius. We believe everyone
should be free to apply to Qrius if they are interested. All positions at Qrius are part-time, and allow
a great degree of flexibility.
However for the research role, diligent attention to detail and an unwavering belief in truth works
best.



Job Description
Associate, Strategic Initiatives

About the Role
There is an ocean of content out there. And millions of individuals with the potential to churn out
more. Qrius strives to curate and bring to its users the best content from around the globe from the
most credible sources.
The Strategic Initiatives team will enable this process. Your role is to identify the best publications
and individuals to reach out to, pitch Qrius and subsequently build partnerships that we can
leverage.
Going forward, we envision a first of it’s kind product in India Media and the team’s work is the
foundation of the product. You get to define the direction Qrius Curates will take by picking and
closing content partnerships.

How to apply
Send in your CV to work@qrius.com with subject: Application for Associate, Strategic Initiatives.
Certificates & Recommendations
Qrius provides a Certificate of Experience to all individuals that have completed 6 months in the
organisation.
Qrius also provides detailed recommendations to all high performing individuals that have
completed 6 months in the organisation. Our recommendations have assisted our alumni get
admission to Yale, Columbia and University of Chicago among others.
Transfer Program
All members at Qrius can apply for transfers to other teams in the organisation, enabling them to
get experience across the spectrum of activities the organisation is engaged in.

Eligibility
Qrius does not prescribe any eligibility criteria to apply for any roles at Qrius. We believe everyone
should be free to apply to Qrius if they are interested. All positions at Qrius are part-time, and allow
a great degree of flexibility.



Job Description
Associate, Editorial Program

About the Role
The Editorial Team at Qrius is among our most selective teams. We are looking for detailed oriented
individuals who have a deep understanding of content. We are looking for individuals that are
exceptional writers with the ability to craft a compelling reader experience by engaging deeply with
the content sent in by our contributors and in house writing team. Individuals with past experience in
editing or individuals with great writing samples will be given preference.
 Associates in the editorial team directly face the columnists. They are the primary link
between  eminent columnists and Qrius. Hence, an Editorial Associate is required to possess
a high degree of polish.
 Associates not only check for grammar, formatting and factual correctness of an article, but
they also play a vital role in shaping the reader’s experience by controlling the tone and the
direction of the article.
 The editorial team is a small team, which means there is ample scope for job enlargement,
job empowerment and job rotation. Moreover, acceptance to this team opens up avenues in
several other teams.
 One of the biggest advantages and attractive features of this role is the opportunity to
connect and network with our eminent pool of columnists on a regular basis.
 This team will be one of the most active teams at Qrius, with a daily inflow of articles. The
job profile offers associates an opportunity of owning the content that is published in the
magazine. The domain of this profile is not limited to just the articles published in the
magazine, but extends to most of the creative written content generated for marketing and
brand management as well.
 Past members of our famed editorial program are now studying at Columbia School of
Journalism, Oxford University and King’s College, London.

How to apply
Send in your CV to work@qrius.com with subject: Application for Associate, Editorial Program.
Certificates & Recommendations
Qrius provides a Certificate of Experience to all individuals that have completed 6 months in the
organisation.
Qrius also provides detailed recommendations to all high performing individuals that have
completed 6 months in the organisation. Our recommendations have assisted our alumni get
admission to Yale, Columbia and University of Chicago among others.
Transfer Program

All members at Qrius can apply for transfers to other teams in the organisation, enabling them to
get experience across the spectrum of activities the organisation is engaged in.
Eligibility
Qrius does not prescribe any eligibility criteria to apply for any roles at Qrius. We believe everyone
should be free to apply to Qrius if they are interested. All positions at Qrius are part-time, and allow
a great degree of flexibility.



Job Description
Associate, Video Production

About the Role
We are India’s highest rated Media Application and are looking for individuals who can help us in our efforts to provide the best content to our users. This role requires you to create compelling
infographics and video packages for Qrius’ stories using professional grade tools (the license and
training for which Qrius will provide.
Your work will be Qrius’ face on the AV front – associates are required to have in-depth
understanding of the topic they cover, be prudent with graphics and texts and have a brilliant
aesthetic sense.
Through the course of the program, you will learn to convert 1000-1200 word articles into compelling
short videos, which aptly summarize the findings without taking from the true essence of the Qrius
format of being ‘explainers’.

How to apply
Send in your CV to work@qrius.com with subject: Application for Associate, Video Production.
Certificates & Recommendations
Qrius provides a Certificate of Experience to all individuals that have completed 6 months in the
organisation.
Qrius also provides detailed recommendations to all high performing individuals that have
completed 6 months in the organisation. Our recommendations have assisted our alumni get
admission to Yale, Columbia and University of Chicago among others.

Transfer Program
All members at Qrius can apply for transfers to other teams in the organisation, enabling them to
get experience across the spectrum of activities the organisation is engaged in.

Eligibility
Qrius does not prescribe any eligibility criteria to apply for any roles at Qrius. We believe everyone
should be free to apply to Qrius if they are interested. All positions at Qrius are part-time, and allow
a great degree of flexibility.

However for this role, a good sense of visual aesthetics and succinct communication is key.

Location
All positions at Qrius are virtual and work from home/hostel/Mars. Regardless of your location, you
can feel free to apply to and work with Qrius, as long as you can be reached out to over the internet

Pay
All positions at Qrius are voluntary. However, as the team expands, we will be looking to hire
individuals having shown the highest level of passion for the product.

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