Below is a sampling of current internship and job openings. But more thorough search tools are listed here:
- For additional leads and information, log onto IU Journalism Careers.com.
- Use Internship Search to look for internships in specific media or geographic areas.
- Need more help? Questions about a career matter? Contact Career Services Director Marcia Debnam.
Internships:
- Wall Street Journal Online (Nov. 15)
The Wall Street Journal Online seeks summer interns with strong multimedia skills and a keen desire to work online. Candidates will be paired with and mentored by editors in a newsroom environment, producing sections of the site, building or designing interactive graphics, working in Flash or shooting and editing photos and video.
Applicants must have prior experience or a demonstrated interest in news and the ability to work under constant deadline pressure. Applicants for production internships should be comfortable working with content-management system software and have at least basic HTML skills. Applicants for graphics, photo or video internships will be tested in their knowledge of development languages and editing software in relevant areas. Pay is $700 a week, with internships running from early June through mid-August. Applicants for summer 2010 internships must have graduated from college or a master’s program or be slated to receive a degree between December 2009 and May 2010. To apply, submit a cover letter and resume, along with links to your portfolio of online work to: Adam.Najberg@wsj.com. Deadline for submission is Nov. 15. Direct questions to wsjnternships@gmail.com. - The Los Angeles Times Summer Internships (Jan. 1)
The Los Angeles times offers 10 weeks of intensive, hands-on experience in a region where big stories are the norm. Paid internships usually run from mid-June to late August. Applicants must be actively working toward a college degree in the U.S. Graduates may be eligible if you’ve finished school within six months of the start of the internship.Applicants must have a valid driver’s license and access to a car in good working condition. Little training is offered, so previous internship experience is preferred.
Submit a cover letter, a resume, a one-page personal essay, up to 12 work samples and a list of three references to Randy Hagihara, Senior Editor for Recruitment, 202 W. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. For further information, contact Hagihara at 1-800-LATIMES, Ext. 77992 or at randy.hagihara@latimes.com. More information is available at the Web site. Deadline is Jan. 1, 2010. - National Geographic (Jan. 30)
The National Geographic magazine will offer two photography internships during the summer or fall of 2010. One internship is automatically offered to the winner of the College Photographer of the Year contest administered by the University of Missouri, Columbia. For information go to www.cpoy.org. The other internship is awarded based on a portfolio.
The purpose of the internship is experience and encouragement to those who aspire to be a photojournalist. Interns must be at least 21 years of age and U.S. citizens, or have appropriate student work documents. Both internships are for 14 weeks at a salary of $480 a week.
To apply, send a single package that includes a portfolio of recent work (no more than 30 images), a resume, and a letter of recommendation from a photography teacher or established photojournalist. CDs or DVDs are the preferred method of submission but portfolios may also be in the form of slides, prints or clippings of any combination, in color and/or black and white. Digital images should be JPEGs, sized to approximately 1600 wide, 72 dpi.
National Geographic will accept portfolios in early January and all must be postmarked by Jan. 30, 2010. Send to Susan Smith, Deputy Director of Photography, National Geographic Magazine, 1145 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036. Label your envelope, “NGM Photography Internship.”
For more, visit the National Geographic Web site. - Burns Entertainment and Sports Marketing
Burns Entertainment and Sports Marketing, Inc., Chicago, seeks a sales intern for the spring semester. The position is full-time from mid-January through mid-May. Applicants should have a love of entertainment and/or sports. Burns works with the nations largest public relations and advertising agencies, associations, not-for-profit groups, corporations and universities, helping them select and hire celebrities and athletes. To apply, send resume and cover letter via e-mail to Michelle Harness at michelle@burnsent.com.
- Friday Zone
Bridget Siebert, the new producer of The Friday Zone, a weekly children’s television series for WTIU/PBS on Indiana University’s Campus, is in search of The Friday Zone’s 2009-10 host. Journalism students are invited to audition. This position would give a student the television and on camera time that will build confidence and gain experience. Due to budget cuts, the hosting position is not paid. Contact her at bksieber@indiana.edu, call (812) 855-7185 or visit R-TV room 186 to find out how to audition.
- National Student News Service
The National Student News Service is accepting applications for several of its internships. The organization works to promote and produce news stories that focus on issues of student concern, explore the actions that students are taking on and off campus, and promote investigative journalism in the campus media. The NSNS produces a weekly news digest, provides ongoing trainings in critical journalism skills and work with student journalists across the country to build a national network of student newspapers.
Interns monitor news outlets, write articles, conduct research projects and help build the organization through networking and outreach. To apply, send resume, cover letter, and a short writing sample (500 words or less) to: info@nsns.org. - Rachael’s Cafe
Rachael’s Café, a Bloomington restaurant, has an opening for an intern to help with booking live events, event management and marketing/promotion. Unpaid, but intern receives free food plus an opportunity to take on projects independently. Contact Rachael Jones daytime/weekdays, (812) 330-1882; stop in at 300 E. Third St.; or e-mail togetrachael@yahoo.com. Open until filled.
- IU Radio-TV
R-TV has many student opportunities, including volunteering, internships and part-time paid positions with training provided. Positions may report to WTIU (public television), Radio-TV Services (production and administration) or WFIU (public radio). The Radio-TV building is located on the west side of the Wells Library parking lot, directly north of the Fine Arts Building. Visit during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Learn more at this Web site.
- IU Office of University Communications
The IU Office of University Communications seeks interns to help with copy needs. One intern would write about the arts on the Bloomington campus and the other IU campuses. The intern also would write news and feature stories IU for Home Pages . Contact Tracy James at 5-0084 or traljame@indiana.edu for details.
- Washington Post
The Washington Post offers 12-week, paid reporting internships on the Local, Financial, Sports and Style desks, as well as internships for Visual Journalists, Web Producers and Web Designers. For details and to apply, go to: intern.washpost.com.
- Huffington Post
The Washington, D.C., HuffingtonPost.com has an immediate opening for a reporting/editorial intern. Interns will be asked to do extensive researching, writing, editing, fact-checking, monitoring of news stories and other tasks as assigned. Strong writing/research skills and knowledge of current political events required. Send resume and cover letter to: jobs@huffingtonpost.com.