I hope everyone is enjoying the summer vacation, internship, full-time work schedule, whatever the case may be. I have been in Auburn, Ala. since mid-June interning for Lee Magazine writing mostly fashion columns, but I'll have my first cover story ever in the August issue so I am really excited about that!
Speaking of internships, I haven't heard from anyone about their summer work experience and I know someone out there has to be doing something completely awesome. Let me know! Make everyone jealous by all of the experience you're gaining by being out on the job!
If you don't have a summer internship, there is always the opportunity to intern during the school year or next summer. It's never too early to start looking and applying. The sooner you apply, the better. There is a link on the right side of the blog to information for obtaining internships so check it out!
Because I'm trying to encourage you to get out there and intern (and it's a requirement if you're a J-kid), I'm going to make your life a little easier:
Interested in interning at Cincinnati Magazine? You should be! Cincinnati Magazine is looking for Spring 2009 interns! Read and apply away!
(Don't forget to send your intern stories to uofc.spj@gmail.com!)
Taylor Dungjen
UC SPJ President
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CINCINNATI MAGAZINE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (EDITORIAL)
The intent of our program is to give students a taste of magazine life. Some of our former interns have gone on to full-time jobs in magazine publishing, armed with research, writing, and reporting skills that they honed during their time with us.
The primary areas of responsibility during the four-month internships are:
1) Fact checking - Every story that appears in the magazine is checked for accuracy, making fact checking the number one priority in our publishing process.
2) Research/reporting - You will be expected to help out on the research and—possibly reporting—for our larger feature packages (i.e. Top Doctors, Dining Out Guide, Travel, etc.) as well as our editorial Web content.
3) Completing short writing assignments - While fact checking is the number one priority in our internship program, we also encourage interns to research and pitch story ideas that would be appropriate for our readership. We guarantee that interns will get one clip for their portfolios, but additional opportunities to write for publication depends on the initiative students show on non-writing assignments.
4) Possibly helping with the maintenance and updating of our online calendar listings. This task includes removing old calendar items, writing/compiling new blurbs, and making editors aware of any mistakes in the listings.
5) Staff participation/interaction - Part of successfully completing an internship with us means that you have attempted to become a part of our staff. We expect interns to be proactive in asking questions, providing editorial input when requested, and seeking out the answers they need.
**NOTE: This is not a writing internship, however, the research and fact-checking responsibilities interns have at our magazine are very similar to tasks that many would take on in entry-level magazine jobs.
Our internships are unpaid and we require a minimum of 15 hours per week in the office (times and days vary depending on class/work schedules). If you
are interested, please e-mail your resume, cover letter and clips to alittle@cintimag.emmis.com
Cincinnati Magazine
Internship Program
Carew Tower
441 Vine St., Suite 200
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Attn.: Aiesha D. Little
Spring internship - January to April
Application deadline: October 2, 2008 (postmarked)
Notification: November 30
To apply, you must be a permanent resident of or attend school in the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area (that’s Hamilton, Butler, Clermont, and Warren counties in Ohio, and Kenton, Campbell, and Boone counties in Kentucky).
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