Journalism Jobs and Internships

BGSU students (graduate and undergraduate),
Are you looking for opportunities to put your academic research and writing skills into practice? Are you looking for meaningful work experience from the convenient location of BGSU’s campus? Would you like to do it for course credit? Then consider applying to be an intern for BGSU’s own interdisciplinary, public humanities center. You can get valuable experience with event planning, marketing and public relations, graphic design, research and curricular development, and more.
The Institute for the Study of Culture and Society (ICS) seeks to connect academic research to the wider community through public engagement activities. ICS helps faculty to develop, communicate, and disseminate their scholarly and creative work to constituencies across campus and throughout the region. With our public events and outreach efforts, we bring issues of vital national and global importance to Northwest Ohio, and, in turn, bring community knowledge back into the university.
We are looking for motivated, team-oriented problem solvers with excellent communication skills. ICS interns work approximately 10 hours per week in the ICS offices in East Hall. ICS internships are offered in the following tracks:
Social Media and Publicity
• Develop and implement a social media plan and assess its success
• Develop publicity strategies and manage day-to-day promotions of ICS events and programs
• Learn about accessibility standards and implement programs and processes in ICS promotional
materials and on the ICS website
Graphic Design
• Design professional-looking posters, flyers, emails, and digital screens to advertise upcoming
events
• Design outward-facing promotional materials such as brochures, logos, swag, etc.
• Design, update, and edit presentation templates (including for accessibility) for ICS public events
and workshops
Public Relations
• Draft text for emails, press releases, invitation letters, posters, flyers, and other essential
documents to communicate with our audiences
• Draft podcast scripts and speaker introductions
• Research and work with media outlets for event promotion
Research & Curriculum Development
• Research, annotate, and summarize journalism and scholarly articles, and curate curriculum
guides for general audiences
• Create course outreach lists to promote events and curriculum guides, and draft course outreach
materials to go to faculty
• Research backgrounds of speakers and assist in drafting podcast scripts, panel questions, and
more
Project Management
• Learn project management and “traffic” skills to maintain steady workflows in a professional
setting
• Assist in planning, scheduling, and publicizing public lectures, workshops, community
engagement activities, and other high-impact special events across Wood and Lucas Counties
• Develop and implement office organizational plans and standards for archiving past events and
activities
Media Production
• Shoot and edit photographs and videos of events
• Storyboard, create, and edit promotional videos
• Transcribe, caption, and publish video files to meet accessibility standards
Podcast Research & Production:
• Do content-based editing of podcast recordings
• Manage process of having audio files transcribed to meet accessibility standards
• Upload episodes, transcriptions, and summaries to host sites
• Promote the podcast via social media
ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATION PROCESS
Depending on their program of study (and in consultation with their major advisor), ICS interns are
eligible to register for up to three credit hours. With the approval of the ICS Director, students may be
able to continue interning for a second semester. If they would prefer to do the internship without
course credit, students may sign up for COOP 050, and the internship will still appear on their transcript.
Interns must have basic Microsoft Office skills; familiarity with Adobe Suite is desirable.
Please familiarize yourself with ICS before applying by reviewing our website: www.bgsu.edu/ics.
Please submit the following application materials to ics@bgsu.edu:

• Resumé
  • Include the names and contact information for two or more references (at least one of them
  should be a BGSU faculty member) who can speak to your academic qualifications and/or work
  experience
• Cover Letter, including:
  • Your name
  • Your major and year at BGSU
  • Why you are interested in being an intern with ICS
  • Indicate which internship track(s) (listed above) you are interested in applying for.
  • List any additional skills and interests that might be well suited to the internship (for example:
  accessibility, data analysis, audio production, the sky is the limit!)
  • Relevant previous coursework, work experience, internship(s), volunteerism, or research
  experience
  Applications are due Friday, March 27, 2020 by 5:00 p.m.
  Review of applications will begin immediately, with interviews to follow. Questions should be emailed
  to ICS Director, Dr. Jolie Sheffer at jsheffe@bgsu.edu.

Here’s an opportunity for students to apply for our Summer Communications Internship at Falls. Falls is one of the largest and fastest-growing marketing and communications firms in the Midwest located in Cleveland, Ohio. 

We are looking for a hardworking student or recent grad with a creative, curious mind. Our internships are designed to jump start careers, giving interns real-world, hands-on work experiences in all aspects of our industry. They’ll learn how to think strategically and provide clients with best-in-class service – all while having fun. This is a full-time, paid internship.

Please send interested applicants to wearefalls.com/careers to apply. The deadline to apply is March 15.

Are you looking for opportunities to put your academic research and writing skills into practice? Are you looking for meaningful work experience from the convenient location of BGSU’s campus? Would you like to do it for course credit? Then consider applying to be an intern for BGSU’s own interdisciplinary, public humanities center. You can get valuable experience with event planning, marketing and public relations, graphic design, research and curricular development, and more.

The Institute for the Study of Culture and Society (ICS) seeks to connect academic research to the wider community through public engagement activities. ICS helps faculty to develop, communicate, and disseminate their scholarly and creative work to constituencies across campus and throughout the region. With our public events and outreach efforts, we bring issues of vital national and global importance to Northwest Ohio, and, in turn, bring community knowledge back into the university.

We are looking for motivated, team-oriented problem solvers with excellent communication skills. ICS interns work approximately 10 hours per week in the ICS offices in East Hall. ICS internships are offered in the following tracks:

Social Media and Publicity
• Develop and implement a social media plan and assess its success
• Develop publicity strategies and manage day-to-day promotions of ICS events and programs
• Learn about accessibility standards and implement programs and processes in ICS promotional materials and on the ICS website

Graphic Design
• Design professional-looking posters, flyers, emails, and digital screens to advertise upcoming events
• Design outward-facing promotional materials such as brochures, logos, swag, etc.
• Design, update, and edit presentation templates (including for accessibility) for ICS public events and workshops

Public Relations
• Draft text for emails, press releases, invitation letters, posters, flyers, and other essential documents to communicate with our audiences
• Draft podcast scripts and speaker introductions
• Research and work with media outlets for event promotion

Research & Curriculum Development
• Research, annotate, and summarize journalism and scholarly articles, and curate curriculum guides for general audiences
• Create course outreach lists to promote events and curriculum guides, and draft course outreach materials to go to faculty
• Research backgrounds of speakers and assist in drafting podcast scripts, panel questions, and more

Project Management
• Learn project management and “traffic” skills to maintain steady workflows in a professional setting
• Assist in planning, scheduling, and publicizing public lectures, workshops, community engagement activities, and other high-impact special events across Wood and Lucas Counties
• Develop and implement office organizational plans and standards for archiving past events and activities
Media Production
• Shoot and edit photographs and videos of events
• Storyboard, create, and edit promotional videos
• Transcribe, caption, and publish video files to meet accessibility standards

Podcast Research & Production:
• Do content-based editing of podcast recordings
• Manage process of having audio files transcribed to meet accessibility standards
• Upload episodes, transcriptions, and summaries to host sites
• Promote the podcast via social media

ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATION PROCESS
Depending on their program of study (and in consultation with their major advisor), ICS interns are eligible to register for up to three credit hours. With the approval of the ICS Director, students may be able to continue interning for a second semester. If they would prefer to do the internship without course credit, students may sign up for COOP 050, and the internship will still appear on their transcript.

Interns must have basic Microsoft Office skills; familiarity with Adobe Suite is desirable.
Please familiarize yourself with ICS before applying by reviewing our website: www.bgsu.edu/ics.

Please submit the following application materials to ics@bgsu.edu:

• Resumé
  • Include the names and contact information for two or more references (at least one of them should be a BGSU faculty member) who can speak to your academic qualifications and/or work experience
• Cover Letter, including:
  • Your name
  • Your major and year at BGSU
  • Why you are interested in being an intern with ICS
  • Indicate which internship track(s) (listed above) you are interested in applying for.
  • List any additional skills and interests that might be well suited to the internship (for example: accessibility, data analysis, audio production, the sky is the limit!)
  • Relevant previous coursework, work experience, internship(s), volunteerism, or research experience

Application deadline for Fall internships is March 27th. Review of applications will begin immediately, with interviews to follow. Questions should be emailed to ICS Director, Dr. Jolie Sheffer at jsheffe@bgsu.edu.

Department: Editorial | Updated: May 01, 2018

Cleveland Magazine seeks editorial interns for all academic semesters. We invite candidates to apply for consideration three times a year for the three academic semesters.

For winter/spring. Deadline is November 15.
For summer. Deadline is February 15.
For fall. Deadline is July 30.
This is an unpaid internship. However, we reimburse transportation costs for parking or bus passes. The internships range from 16 to 28 hours a week. The internship, even though it includes actual operation of the facilities of Cleveland Magazine, is similar to training which would be given in an educational environment.

Responsibilities:
Intern will be shown how a city magazine does fact-checking, researching, writing articles and blog posts. Our interns are highly valued and integrated into the editorial team and play an important role in our magazines. Interns are given plenty of opportunity for professional development.
Qualifications:
We are looking for intellectually curious journalists with experience at a college newspaper or magazine. The ideal candidate also has a flair for magazine-style feature writing and knowledge of Northeast Ohio. Blogging experience is helpful. Candidates must live or go to college in Northeast Ohio. Minority candidates are encouraged to apply.
Contact Information
To apply, send a resume and cover letter explaining what you could bring to our magazines, along with contact info for references, the date you would be available to start, and 4-5 published samples of your work to hannan@clevelandmagazine.com or mail to Sheehan Hannan, 1422 Euclid Avenue Suite 730, Cleveland, Ohio 44115.
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Bowling Green Community Foundation

Job title: Social Media and Marketing Intern

Main purpose of the job:  Assist BG Community Foundation Marketing Committee research and planning, posting content to all of BGCF’s social media platforms, and attending events.

Primary responsibilities or key duties of the job (tasks performed regularly):

1. Help research content to post to social media sites
2. Maintaining a strong presence on BGCF social media sites
3. Assist in going to events when needed and taking photos or video
4. Provide assistance with other marketing tasks (writing press releases, providing content for the website, etc.)

Basic Qualifications:

1. Must be familiar with Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and other social media sites
2. Must be able and willing to attend events and take pictures when needed
3. Organization skills are a plus
4. Must have good writing/grammar skills
5. Background in PR or Communications a plus

The purpose of this internship is to learn how to manage and maintain social media accounts for the Bowling Green Community Foundation. You will learn how to plan content for various audiences, execute that content and see the results.

You may also be asked to cover an event in the community (such as the Grants Reception in January or the Golf Outing in June). These can be included in your hours for the internship.

Some tasks that you may be asked to do for this internship include:

• Writing tweets for BG Community Foundation twitter account.
• Reply to tweets to followers of @BGCF_Ohio.
• Go out and take photos or video.
• Attend events to take photos or video.
• Research analytics and compile a report.
• Develop Facebook content.
• Help with the Grants Reception, Golf Outing or other big events that the BG Community Foundation is involved in.
• Work on writing short news releases.
• Assist in developing content for the BG Community Foundation website.
• As part of your internship, please come up with one project that YOU are interested in and develop a social media campaign for it. It can be an organization you’re involved in, something city-wide that you think would be interesting, etc.
• Please keep track of your hours so you have enough credit for your internship.
• This is an unpaid internship.

Supervisor: Kacee Ferrell Snyder

kaceef@bgsu.edu

Cell: 419-575-8911