Journalism Jobs and Internships

BGSU’s athletics department is looking for two interns for the 2011-2012 school year. Deadline for application is June 27, 2012. See the documents below for more information.
In-Game Intern
Office Intern

At the direction of the associate commissioner (Mark Tooman), write weekly stories for the conference web site (www.tracsports.org). Stories may include features about student athletes, game/tournament recaps, profiles on coaches and other school personnel, and assignments as directed. Responsibilities also include compilation of individual and team statistics and updating statistics and standings on the web site. Work with site design, including placement of photos and graphics in stories. Responsibilities also may include Facebook and Twitter posts.

Candidate(s) must be self motivated and able to work without direct supervision. Candidates should have previous writing experience. Work samples are required. This is a non-paid position. Requires 10-15 hours per week.

Deadline: August 20 or until filled.

Mark C. Tooman, APR
Public Relations, Marketing, Events
419-360-0702

The marketing/promotions department is looking for a smart, creative and tech-savvy intern for social media and marketing. Candidate must have an interest in marketing/communications and be fully versed in how to increase exposure online including search engine optimization and all social media platforms (WordPress, Facebook, Twitter, Google, Pinterest, Instagram). Continue reading →

Some information describing some of the duties is listed below. Note the emphasis upon writing ability. Basically SIOP members are workplace psychologists so our stories are primarily directed to the business media.

Potential interns can learn more about SIOP by going to our website at www.siop.org. We can be flexible in the work schedule and will take into consideration a person’s class-load, etc. Continue reading →

The Office of Student Publications is seeking one or two student writers/editors to work with full-time staff developing content for a new publication that will be mailed home to incoming freshmen prior to the start of fall semester. The publication, “Best of BG,” will highlight community activities and events and have feature stories on several aspects of the Bowling Green community. Successful candidates should be good writers and have a portfolio of work to support their application. The internship is for summer session with the bulk of the work accomplished during the first session of summer classes. Interested students should apply by emailing: Robert Bortel, director, at rbortel@bgsu.edu. This internship does offer a monetary stipend.

The Health and Wellness Center has a PR Intern position posted for the fall/spring of next year. This person would be in charge of doing: Stall Talk, working on the Health Fair, grant projects, etc. The position is posted on WorkNet here.