Deadline: 16 October 2015
Open to: reporters on the local, financial, sports, style and editorial desks, as well as internships for visual journalists, multi platform and interactivity producers and web designers
Remuneration: paid internship
Open to: reporters on the local, financial, sports, style and editorial desks, as well as internships for visual journalists, multi platform and interactivity producers and web designers
Remuneration: paid internship
Description
When you join The Washington
Post, you’ll join a world-class news and information organization made up
of people who’ve been proud to work there for years.
The Washington Post ensures all employees have what they
need for healthy, balanced lives. Along with standard benefits such as health
coverage, leave time and flexible spending accounts, we offer additional
programs and benefits to enhance your quality of life.
The Washington Post offers 12-week paid
internships for reporters on the local, financial, sports, style and editorial
desks, as well as internships for visual journalists, multi platform and
interactivity producers and web designers.
Eligibility
Applicants must be a college junior, senior or graduate
student enrolled in a degree program on 16 October, 2015. Also must have
had at least one professional news media job or internship.
Remuneration
Interns are paid. For summer 2015, the salary was USD
750 per week.
How to apply?
The deadline for application is 16 October 2015.
Completed application form;
Autobiographical essay of no more than 500 words;
Resume;
Work samples:
Reporters: No more than six clips. Clear, concise,
energetic writing is highly valued. Conventional coverage of news events should
be demonstrated, but a higher value is placed upon enterprise reporting that
shows creative, inventive or investigative skills. Writing for the Web is also
highly valued. Please indicate your reporting assignment
preference: National (includes health/science), Foreign (assignments would
be in the Washington newsroom), Business/Financial, Features, Investigative,
Local, Sports or Editorial;
Visual Journalists: For digital photographers,
candidates must be proficient in Photoshop CS, photo management software, and
Mac and PC platforms. Your application must include a portfolio. Videographers
must be proficient in all aspects of digital video/audio and editing software,
including Final Cut Pro or Adobe Premiere. Experience with voiceover narration
and HTML is helpful. Required portfolio must be attached. Please
indicate your assignment preference: Photography or Video;
Copy Editors: Successful editors must be able to edit
for multiple platforms, writing headlines that are tailored for print and
digital audiences. Editors must also have a keen understanding of style,
grammar and sentence structure, and must be able to edit for clarity. We also value
editors who can detect problems in stories and work with others to make them
better. Writing captions for photo galleries, proofing pages and the ability to
work calmly under intense deadlines are also requirements, as is strong news
judgment. Include up to six examples of news or feature stories you have
edited, preferably files that include a headline and caption(s) for Web or
print;
Multiplatform Producers: The producer will be
responsible for updating the Web and mobile sites with fresh content and making
sure article pages have critical Web elements. We are looking for interns with
solid news judgment, the ability to write smart headlines and blurbs and
experience at packaging Web stories, photo galleries and videos. An ideal
candidate also will be adept at analyzing traffic data and Web trends,
understanding search engine optimization, be a quick and effective problem
solver and be able to quickly learn to use new Web publishing tools;
News Designers: The designers craft the visual
presentation of our content across platforms. Assignments will include design
of National, Foreign, Financial, Metro and Features pages in print, as well as
related online content. Strong news judgment, photo editing and copy editing
skills are required. Designers often commission freelance illustrations
and collaborate with other editors. Photoshop, InDesign, CSS and HTML
skills are key. Send a portfolio that includes five to 10 examples of your
print and/or digital design work. The portfolio should be contained in one PDF
or link on your application form;
Digital Designers: The designers make high-impact
digital news experiences come alive. From conceiving novel story experiences to
designing innovative pages, the interns will work closely with senior designers
and editors to create advanced storytelling forms across all our products. A
candidate must be a strong visual designer and should be proficient in HTML,
CSS and JavaScript. Experience working with photography and video is
preferred. Send a portfolio that includes five to 10 examples of your
digital design work. The portfolio should be contained in one PDF or link on
your application form;
Graphics Reporters: The graphics reporters tell visual
stories and present data on the Web. A candidate should be able to utilize the
entire storytelling toolbox — writing, reporting, charting, mapping and data
visualization — and know how to weave it all together to tell engaging stories.
Send a portfolio that includes five to 10 examples of your graphics work. The
portfolio should be contained in one PDF or link on your application form;
Graphics Developers: The successful candidate will be a
self-starter who thrives in a deadline-oriented environment. The position calls
for design and programming skills, a passion for news, and an understanding of
the inner-workings of the Web. The developer is a member of a larger technology
team and plays a key role in supporting content production. The candidate will
create, or assist in creating, news applications such as data-driven maps,
databases, social media apps, widgets and mobile tools that will either stand
alone or be paired with other digital content. They will work closely with
reporters and editors in the newsroom, either through mining existing data on
the Web, taking in feeds, or working with digital producers to imagine new ways
to present information. They will work with the design and development team to
indicate, design and help develop tools digital producers can use to enhance
engagement. They will work closely with The Washington Post development team as
they write code and manage application services across the site. Candidates
must be proficient in CSS(3), HTML(5), JQuery, JavaScript and must have
experience in developing with databases, XML, JSON, PHP and/or
Django. Send a portfolio that includes five to 10 examples of your development
work. The portfolio should be contained in one PDF or link on your application
form;
Social Media Producers: The producers foster engaging
and useful conversation on washingtonpost.com and social media platforms. We
are looking for students who have an ability to identify and participate in
online communities, big and small. Familiarity with Web publishing and basic
HTML is required. Please send at least one sample of an online discussion
you’ve led and include links to your personal social media handles and/or
accounts you have managed. The most successful candidates live and breathe the
Internet and can write well, too.
For more information please visit the official website.
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