Please post this notice, make copies of the application form and distribute to students, or use whatever method you would typically use to notify students about available internships.
Intern applications are due in our office by Friday, July 8. They can be sent to Rachel Sterzer, Deseret News, 55 N. 300 W., Salt Lake City, UT 84101, or e-mailed to rsterzer@desnews.com. We will conduct interviews in our offices on Saturday morning, July 16.
Some internships are full-time (40 hours a week); some 16- to 24-hour part-time internships also are available and may include flexibility to work around class schedules. Each pays $8 an hour.
Applicants are welcome to apply with more than one department.
We have set minimum requirements for prospective interns. The requirements are listed on the attached application information.
If you have any general questions about Deseret News internships, please contact Rachel Sterzer at 801-236-6037 or rsterzer@desnews.com.
Specific information for departments offering internships follows.
NEW MEDIA: Formatting and generating content for deseretnews.com and associated websites. Aptitude for website design and development helpful. Full-time and part-time internships. For more information, contact Greg Kratz, 801-237-2147, gkratz@desnews.com.
LOCAL NEWS: Reporting on police, courts, business, communities, schools, politics, human services, general news stories. Full- or part-time interns. For more information, contact Brian West, 801-575-5526, bwest@desnews.com.
MORMON TIMES & FEATURES: News and information for and about members of the
LDS Church, plus general-interest arts, entertainment, lifestyles, home and garden, crafts, family issues, food and leisure. Work includes writing and managing online content. Full- or part-time internships. For more information, contact Aaron Shill, ashill@desnews.com, 801-236-6079.
CHURCH NEWS (an official publication of the LDS Church): news and information for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Full-time internship. For more information, contact Sarah Jane Weaver, 801-236-6049, sarah@desnews.com.
BUSINESS: Reporting on local and national business topics including innovation, entrepreneurship, money & politics, career, technology and financial responsibility. Prefer background with finance/accounting/economics. For more information, contact Jordan Burke, 801-237-2112, jburke@desnews.com.
A complete application consists of:
1) The information sheet filled out.
2) Optional cover letter.
3) Resumé.
4) Copies of clips or printouts of published work. Make sure they are legible. These might not be returned. Class papers will not be accepted.
Internship requirements:
— Sophomore or older.
— B grade-point average or higher.
— Journalism/communications major or minor.
— Practical experience working for a collegiate, community or professional publication.
— Complete an exercise that includes a copy-editing test, current-events quiz and writing exercise. It will either be given at the time of the interview or e-mailed to you ahead of time.
— Have a car to travel to assignments, and have a phone number where you can be contacted during the internship.
— If hired, you must provide documentation to the newspaper’s human-resources officer that you are legally authorized to obtain employment in the United States.
The pay rate is $8 an hour for both full- and part-time internships. Some internships are full-time (40 hours a week); some 16- to 24-hour part-time internships also are available and may include flexibility to work around class schedules.
Internships start in September. A minimum of 12 weeks is expected. Interns will communicate with their supervising editors to determine exact starting and ending dates, and weekly work schedules. If time off during the semester is needed, that must be coordinated well in advance with the supervising editor.
Intern applications are due in our office by Friday, July 8. They can be sent to
Rachel Sterzer
Deseret News
55 N. 300 W. 5th Floor
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
or e-mailed to rsterzer@desnews.com.
We will conduct interviews in our offices on Saturday morning, July 16. If it is not possible to arrange for that date, please contact the individual departments, as they will determine on a case-by-case basis any separate interview dates.
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DEPARTMENTS OFFERING FALL INTERNSHIPS
You may apply for one or more.
On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being very interested and 1 meaning no interest, rate your interest in the following departments.
New Media: Formatting and generating content for deseretnews.com and associated
websites. Aptitude for website design and development helpful. Full-time and
part-time internships.
Local news: Reporting on police, courts, business, communities, schools, politics,
human services, general news stories. Full- or part-time interns.
Business: Reporting on local and national business topics including innovation,
entrepreneurship, money & politics, career, technology and financial responsibility.
Prefer background in finance/accounting/economics and previous journalism
experience.
Mormon Times & Features: News and information for and about members of the
LDS Church, plus general-interest arts, entertainment, lifestyles, home and garden,
crafts, family issues, food and leisure. Work includes writing and managing online
content. Full- or part-time internships..
Church News (an official publication of the LDS Church): news and information
for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
