WUSF News Intern (Administrative Clerk)

University of South Florida•Tampa, FL

5h•Onsite

About The Position

News Internships are considered mentorships, working with the news staff of WUSF Public Media. The internship duration is one semester and will begin shortly after the start of the semester. WUSF News interns are paid for their work. During the fall semester, these are one, two, and three day a week opportunities. The applicant must be a student who is interested in journalism and in learning more about researching, writing and producing news for radio and digital platforms. The applicant should be a good writer, able to take constructive criticism during the editing process, and have some knowledge of public media’s unique reporting style and programming. WUSF is seeking several interns for the fall semester. Please indicate in your cover letter which position(s) you are interested in and why.

Requirements

Must be a student interested in journalism.
Interested in learning more about researching, writing and producing news for radio and digital platforms.
Good writer.
Able to take constructive criticism during the editing process.
Some knowledge of public media’s unique reporting style and programming.
Students must be enrolled in the USF Zimmerman School (for Zimmerman internship).

Responsibilities

Researching assignments, conducting interviews, writing, producing, and voicing daily and in-depth news radio stories, and writing digital stories.
Producing visual and audio material for WUSF social media sites, as well as reporting radio and digital stories that will drive web audience.
Researching potential show topics and guests, booking guests, screening calls, gathering and editing sound, pulling sound bites and writing and producing daily audio and digital stories.
Writing, producing, and editing scripts and features, finding events targeting specific audiences, and helping with social media content.
Producing, shooting, and editing still photos and video for online news stories and social media channels, either alongside reporters or independently, as well as shooting and editing still photos and video for WUSF visual library.
Demonstrate basic employability skills such as: timeliness to work, appropriate dress, interpersonal communication, and time management
Receive and solicit feedback from supervisor and effectively apply feedback on the job
Assess workplace and demonstrate how personal talents, skills, and knowledge fit into the employer’s goals, mission, and vision
Demonstrate their professional brand (identity)
Communicate transferable and functional skills to prospective employer
Accompanying reporters in the field
Learning how to use remote recording software and field recording equipment
Learning the use of professional studios and microphones and voice techniques
Learning story development and interview techniques
Writing and producing short news stories and in-depth pieces for air
Writing solid online news stories for WUSF.org
Actively contributing news content to WUSF social media platforms
Learning photo and video techniques