NEWSWELL, Intern

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​NEWSWELL helps newsrooms become nonprofit and for-community. It provides strategic guidance, innovative solutions and wrap-around operations so local journalists can focus on local news, and newsrooms can best serve their communities. NEWSWELL partners with Arizona State University, the nation’s most innovative 11 years in a row, to offer game-changing ideas, tools and research. NEWSWELL transforms local news to help communities and democracy thrive.​​ 

Submission Requirements: 

Please put together a single document file that includes the following, in this order:

• Your resume (one to two pages)

• A cover letter that highlights your strengths and explains why you make a strong candidate for the position

• Links to three to five online samples of your work with one- to two-sentence descriptions for each link. The descriptions should contain details about what you did and how you did it. 

Please assemble these materials into a single document and upload them in a PDF format.

What you’ll do: 

• Cover community news and events that matter to local audiences

• Seek out unique, audience-driven story ideas and build a beat on a relevant topic

• Aggregate breaking news from multiple sources and verify accuracy

• Edit, crop and size photos for online publication

• Create compelling, SEO-friendly headlines

• Produce and share engaging multimedia content, including video, audio and social media posts

• Meet with local public officials, community leaders and residents to build sources and strengthen reader engagement

• Analyze public data and contribute to data-driven reporting

• Collaborate with editors and reporters to support newsroom operations and editorial planning

What you'll need:  

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including knowledge and ability to apply proper grammar, spelling and punctuation

• Strong news writing and editing skills, including familiarity with Associated Press style

• Understanding of basic journalism concepts, including libel law and news judgment

• Ability to work independently and also within a team environment

• Proven track record of professionalism, dependability and punctuality 

• Knowledge of basic journalism tools, such as familiarity with WordPress, Photoshop, popular social media platforms, etc. 

• Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality and responsibility

Relevant qualifications: 

Candidates must meet one of the following conditions:

• A degree-seeking student currently enrolled in a journalism or communications-related program at a college or university who has completed the equivalent of at least one year of college.

• A degree-seeking graduate student enrolled in a journalism or communications-related program at a college or university.

• A recent graduate from a journalism or communications-related program at a college or university. 

Preference will be given to more advanced students.

Preferred qualifications: 

• Spanish fluency is a plus

NEWSWELL is an Equal Opportunity Employer