Fall 2008 internships at USA Today Live
August 11, 2008
USA TODAY LIVE is now accepting applications from students interested in interning during the Fall 2008 semester. Positions are available at the McLean, Va., headquarters as well as our New York City bureau. Interested candidates should send their resume, cover letter and demo reel (if available) to Jamie Smith. See contact information and description below.
USA TODAY LIVE
Internship Description
Contact Information:
Jamie Smith
Video Coordinator
7950 Jones Branch Drive
McLean, VA 22108
(703)854-7611
Fax- (703)854-2131
Email: jsmith@usatoday.com
Description of intern assignments:
Intern tasks vary from day to day. Opportunities include marketing, writing for TV, research, setting up interviews, logging, archiving and requesting video, making phone calls, copies and sending packages.
The intern will gain a basic understanding of all roles required to produce and deliver television shows based on the newspaper content. Our staff will assign tasks and projects on a daily or weekly basis.
Qualifications:
· Strong writing and research skills
· Effective written and verbal communication
· Good attitude with the desire and ability to learn quickly.
Internship objectives:
· To learn the different elements involved in producing national broadcast products for air.
· To learn and contribute to the ways multi-media convergence can evolve and grow at the Nation’s newspaper.
The trainee will gain a solid understanding of how television is produced and delivered and how different platforms add dimension to the stories being told. The trainee will learn about writing for television and how to visualize and produce a complete broadcast quality product.
Hands-on training with regular feedback helps one to understand the demands of the job within the actual fast-paced, deadline oriented work environment. It will hone decision-making skills and news judgment.
This is an unpaid internship for academic credit. You will be asked to provide documentation from your university showing that you will receive academic credit for successful completion of this internship. The work schedule is flexible.
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