Editorial Intern - Spring Semester

Community Impact • Pflugerville, TX

3h

About The Position

Community Impact’s Editorial Internship is a 10–12-week program for people interested in beginning a career in community journalism. Interns work with experienced editors and industry veterans, build storytelling skills, and contribute to local journalism across communities in Texas. The program includes writing web stories, shadowing reporters at local government meetings, contributing to print publications, and writing for the paper’s Impacts and To-do List sections. Spring interns work part-time and are paid $15 per hour.

Requirements

• Currently studying for a degree in journalism, communications, or a related field, or graduated within six months of the internship start date.
• Experience working for a collegiate student publication or media outlet.
• Experience writing in AP Style, ideally for a student publication or media company.
• Reliable transportation.
• Ability to work outside regular office hours to attend community meetings.
• Ability to be out in the communities served to take photos and connect with sources.

Responsibilities

• Write web stories.
• Shadow reporters at local government meetings.
• Contribute stories to the print product.
• Write for the Impacts and To-do List sections of the paper.
• Attend community meetings outside regular office hours as needed.
• Go into the communities served to take photos and connect with sources.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed