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Summer Internships in Seattle
The Seattle Times offers paid summer internships to outstanding students pursuing a career in journalism. For 10 weeks, interns work on varied assignments. They attend weekly training sessions given by members of a Pulitzer-Prize winning staff. Interns receive a skill-development plan and a staff mentor to support them in achieving it.
Qualifications:
Internships are open to sophomores, juniors, seniors or graduate students attending a four-year college or university. Applicants must have a demonstrated commitment to print and online journalism. At least one previous internship at a daily news organization is preferred, and multimedia experience is a plus.
How to apply:
Application Deadline
November 15 for the summer of 2012
Application Format
All applications must be submitted online at www.smartrecruiters.com/seattletimescompany.
More Information
E-mail the Newsroom Hiring Coordinator: newsinternships@seattletimes.com
Reporting Applicants
- Cover letter, including your reasons for entering the news profession
- Resume
- Names of three references familiar with your work
- Five samples of your reporting work, preferably attached as Word files
- Applicants must have a car
Copy Editing Applicants
- Cover letter, including a description of your reasons for entering the news profession
- Resume
- Names of three references familiar with your work
- Applicants must have strong language skills and some editing experience
- Finalists will take a copy-editing test
Photojournalism Applicants
- Cover letter
- Resume
- Names of three references familiar with your work
- 20 or fewer images with a link to your online portfolio
- Applicants must have a car and equipment
Graphics/Design Applicants
- Cover letter
- Resume
- Names of three references familiar with your work
- 10 PDFs of infographics, page designs, illustrations or clips (in addition to — but not in place of — the PDFs, you may provide online links to portfolio work samples)
- Applicants must have strong computer and design skills. Adobe Illustrator skills strongly desired
Digital News Production Applicants
- Cover letter
- Resume
- Names of three references familiar with your work
- Links to five samples of your digital work
- Good familiarity with web publishing tools and social media is required
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Newsroom Employment
Newsroom Hiring Coordinator
E-mail:
newsinternships
@seattletimes.com
206/464-2414
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