Fléchés Puzzle Writer – Paid Internship

• Review every proposed clue and identify errors, incorrect meanings, ambiguities, and inappropriate difficulty levels
• Rewrite clues that lack precision or wit
• Write original clues for easy, medium, and difficult levels
• Master format constraints, including space within the grid, standard abbreviations, and short two- to three-letter words
• Validate each puzzle on the dedicated web interface, checking spelling, accuracy, uniqueness of the answer, and consistent difficulty
• Develop, together with your partner, a shared style guide for fléchés and crossword puzzles
• Work as a pair with the crossword specialist

• Student of literature (modern or classical literature, linguistics, or a related field) able to obtain an internship agreement
• Passionate about fléchés puzzles, with extensive and regular experience and knowledge of the genre’s classics and pitfalls
• Impeccable spelling
• Extensive vocabulary
• Enjoyment of wordplay and double meanings
• Autonomous and rigorous when working remotely
• Cover letter required, describing your personal history with fléchés puzzles
• Include 5 to 10 original clues with your application