USA TODAY Collegiate Correspondent Program
As a collegiate correspondent, you will be an integral part of USA TODAY College, providing a unique angle on current news events. At the same time, you will hone your skills, write for a large audience, gain experience working on deadline and keeping content relevant.
If you are selected as a USA TODAY Collegiate Correspondent you will be expected to:
- Write one news story a week under a tight deadline for one semester. The semester will begin on August 21, 2011 and end on December 10, 2011
- Respond quickly to communications from USA TODAY College staff
- Stay up to date with current events
In return, USA TODAY College will:
- Provide mentoring by USA TODAY Editorial staff
- Publish your work on usatodaycollege.com for a wide audience
- Pay $350 compensation upon successful completion of the program.
- Ensure your work is considered for publication in USA TODAY and USA TODAY.com
We're looking for motivated undergraduate reporters (all majors welcome to apply) who will be passionate about bringing smart, engaging stories to our readers. Final selection of correspondents will be made by the USA TODAY Editorial department.
For more information please visit our website: http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe3e16737d65047d751473&ls=fdef1c7070670d7a73107376&m=ff011671766305&l=fe9815767166057d7c&s=fe2316747064037c7c1379&jb=ffcf14&t=
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
FashionIndie and Fashion News Live - travel opportunity
Title:
Co-Host at New York Fashion Week Be a backstage reporter with FashionIndie and Fashion News Live
Job Description:
WHAT IT IS
FashionIndie and Fashion News Live are inviting aspiring fashion reporters to submit their reel showcasing their talent as a host and fashion personality for the chance to co-host a runway show at New York Fashion Week in September 2011. Two winners will be selected to work alongside Fashion News Live host Rocco Leo Gaglioti backstage at one show to report on the latest trends. The winners will get a style makeover by FashionIndie Style Director Samantha Lim, be interviewed and featured on FashionIndie.com and FashionNewsLive.com and will receive passes to one runway show at Fashion Week.
WHO IT’S FOR Fashion reporters, video journalists
WHO IT’S FROM
FashionIndie and Fashion News Live
HOW THE WINNER WILL BE CHOSEN
FashionIndie and Fashion News Live will choose the winner from all qualified submissions* with special consideration for the top voted entries.
*A qualified submission is one which meets all the Terms & Conditions and Guidelines
WHAT THE WINNER WILL GET
Two winners (one male/one female, two females or two males) will have the opportunity to be backstage fashion reporters at the Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week in September 2011. The selected participants will report on the trends with Fashion News Live host Rocco Leo Gaglioti and FashionIndie and will also be interviewed themselves for FashionIndie.com and FashionNewsLive.com.
The winners will also receive a style makeover by FashionIndie’s Style Director Samantha Lim as well as receiving highly coveted passes to a fashion show. Travel and accommodation for two nights’ in New York for two winners will be provided.
The 8 highest voted submissions will each receive exclusive gifts from the luxury accessories line Breil.
WHAT TO DO NEXT
Click “Get Started”
DATES TO REMEMBER
Submission Deadline: August 11, 2011
Voting Starts: August 12, 2011
Voting Ends: August 19, 2011
Winner Announcement: August 30, 2011
for more information and the link:
http://www.talenthouse.com/fashion-indie-fashion-news-live-co-host-at-new-york-fashion-week
How to apply:
http://www.talenthouse.com/fashion-indie-fashion-news-live-co-host-at-new-york-fashion-week
Co-Host at New York Fashion Week Be a backstage reporter with FashionIndie and Fashion News Live
Job Description:
WHAT IT IS
FashionIndie and Fashion News Live are inviting aspiring fashion reporters to submit their reel showcasing their talent as a host and fashion personality for the chance to co-host a runway show at New York Fashion Week in September 2011. Two winners will be selected to work alongside Fashion News Live host Rocco Leo Gaglioti backstage at one show to report on the latest trends. The winners will get a style makeover by FashionIndie Style Director Samantha Lim, be interviewed and featured on FashionIndie.com and FashionNewsLive.com and will receive passes to one runway show at Fashion Week.
WHO IT’S FOR Fashion reporters, video journalists
WHO IT’S FROM
FashionIndie and Fashion News Live
HOW THE WINNER WILL BE CHOSEN
FashionIndie and Fashion News Live will choose the winner from all qualified submissions* with special consideration for the top voted entries.
*A qualified submission is one which meets all the Terms & Conditions and Guidelines
WHAT THE WINNER WILL GET
Two winners (one male/one female, two females or two males) will have the opportunity to be backstage fashion reporters at the Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week in September 2011. The selected participants will report on the trends with Fashion News Live host Rocco Leo Gaglioti and FashionIndie and will also be interviewed themselves for FashionIndie.com and FashionNewsLive.com.
The winners will also receive a style makeover by FashionIndie’s Style Director Samantha Lim as well as receiving highly coveted passes to a fashion show. Travel and accommodation for two nights’ in New York for two winners will be provided.
The 8 highest voted submissions will each receive exclusive gifts from the luxury accessories line Breil.
WHAT TO DO NEXT
Click “Get Started”
DATES TO REMEMBER
Submission Deadline: August 11, 2011
Voting Starts: August 12, 2011
Voting Ends: August 19, 2011
Winner Announcement: August 30, 2011
for more information and the link:
http://www.talenthouse.com/fashion-indie-fashion-news-live-co-host-at-new-york-fashion-week
How to apply:
http://www.talenthouse.com/fashion-indie-fashion-news-live-co-host-at-new-york-fashion-week
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Mount Sinai Hospital - honorarium
Name: Sally Szuster
Position: Manager, Communications & Public Affairs
Company: Mount Sinai Hospital
Address: 600 University Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M5G 1X5
Phone: 416-586-4800 Extension: 8713
Email: sszuster@mtsinai.on.ca
Position Title: intern - communications and marketing
Position Type: Full-time or Part-Time
Department: Communications & Marketing
Number of Positions: 3
Rate of Pay: TBD
Position Start Date: TBD
Duration: 17 weeks
Company Profile: As one of Canada’s pre-eminent patient care, research and academic health science centres and one of the Greater Toronto Area’s Top 90 Employers, one of Canada’s Best Employers for New Canadians and Best Diversity Employers, as well as one of Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures, Mount Sinai Hospital has a well-earned reputation for excellence in the community and beyond our borders.
We focus on three broad organizational goals:
• Patient and Family-Centred Care;
• Increasing our role as an academic health sciences centre and
teaching hospital fully affiliated with the University of Toronto; and
• Enhancing our community health partnerships.
In 1923, Mount Sinai Hospital was established as a 33-bed maternity and convalescent hospital. Today, we are a state-of-the-art, 472-bed patient care, teaching and research hospital, but the reason we’re here has not changed since the day we opened our doors — serving our patients and their families.
Duties: The Communications and Marketing Department is looking for three interns for the Fall 2011 work term.
We would like to hear from you if you are interested in an opportunity to learn and develop internal communications and media relations skills. We work closely with the Mount Sinai Hospital Foundation and the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital. You will have the opportunity to learn more about fundraising and research communications as well. A small honorarium is offered.
In general, projects will include:
• Working with Communications and Marketing staff to execute strategic communications tactics such as writing articles for internal and stakeholder newsletters (print and electronic).
• Writing copy for the Intranet or Internet.
• Assisting our media relations team through media monitoring and, when required, helping update media lists and providing support to media events as required.
• Providing additional communications and marketing support as needed.
• Providing administrative duties as needed.
• Assisting with special events as required.
Please send your cover letter and resume to sszuster@mtsinai.on.ca
Required Skills: We are looking for three interns with excellent writing and communications skills. You should be an enthusiastic, motivated, deadline driven team player. You should be able to search for stories across the Hospital and pitch stories for internal and external audiences.
Additional Skills: Journalism or Public Relations/Communications background an asset. Video, photography and new media skills also an asset.
Position: Manager, Communications & Public Affairs
Company: Mount Sinai Hospital
Address: 600 University Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M5G 1X5
Phone: 416-586-4800 Extension: 8713
Email: sszuster@mtsinai.on.ca
Position Title: intern - communications and marketing
Position Type: Full-time or Part-Time
Department: Communications & Marketing
Number of Positions: 3
Rate of Pay: TBD
Position Start Date: TBD
Duration: 17 weeks
Company Profile: As one of Canada’s pre-eminent patient care, research and academic health science centres and one of the Greater Toronto Area’s Top 90 Employers, one of Canada’s Best Employers for New Canadians and Best Diversity Employers, as well as one of Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures, Mount Sinai Hospital has a well-earned reputation for excellence in the community and beyond our borders.
We focus on three broad organizational goals:
• Patient and Family-Centred Care;
• Increasing our role as an academic health sciences centre and
teaching hospital fully affiliated with the University of Toronto; and
• Enhancing our community health partnerships.
In 1923, Mount Sinai Hospital was established as a 33-bed maternity and convalescent hospital. Today, we are a state-of-the-art, 472-bed patient care, teaching and research hospital, but the reason we’re here has not changed since the day we opened our doors — serving our patients and their families.
Duties: The Communications and Marketing Department is looking for three interns for the Fall 2011 work term.
We would like to hear from you if you are interested in an opportunity to learn and develop internal communications and media relations skills. We work closely with the Mount Sinai Hospital Foundation and the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital. You will have the opportunity to learn more about fundraising and research communications as well. A small honorarium is offered.
In general, projects will include:
• Working with Communications and Marketing staff to execute strategic communications tactics such as writing articles for internal and stakeholder newsletters (print and electronic).
• Writing copy for the Intranet or Internet.
• Assisting our media relations team through media monitoring and, when required, helping update media lists and providing support to media events as required.
• Providing additional communications and marketing support as needed.
• Providing administrative duties as needed.
• Assisting with special events as required.
Please send your cover letter and resume to sszuster@mtsinai.on.ca
Required Skills: We are looking for three interns with excellent writing and communications skills. You should be an enthusiastic, motivated, deadline driven team player. You should be able to search for stories across the Hospital and pitch stories for internal and external audiences.
Additional Skills: Journalism or Public Relations/Communications background an asset. Video, photography and new media skills also an asset.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Studio Jonah - paid
Job title: Marketing/Editorial Intern
Rate of pay: to be negotiated
Expected hours per week: flexible work hours
Duties of the job:
Studio Jonah, architecture firm is looking for a part-time intern to contribute as a marketing/editorial intern. This position is ideal for someone with interest in business development and journalism.
A brief word about our company
Studio Jonah is an architecture firm based in Toronto with emphasis in design. We seek not only to provide innovative and aesthetic design solutions for new projects, but to complement our existing built environment with this new solution.
Skills and experience expected of a successful candidate
• Write for the print magazine and digital magazines (architecture and design)
• Contribute to and update the website
• Research for story/ marketing development
• Contribute to social media outlets
Marketing, Research and SEO:
· Comfortable working to create and execute marketing strategies
· Knowledge of search engine optimization (SEO) including basic keyword research and how to artfully create content starting from keywords or to weave keywords
Qualifications
· Strong writing skills
· Genuine interest in ARCHITECTURE and DESIGN
· Detail-oriented, highly organized, able to take instruction, take initiative, and work with minimal supervision
· Familiarity with Adobe Photoshop asset
Your contact information
To apply, please send an email with the subject heading: 'Marketing/ Editorial Intern Application' to info@studiojonah.com The application should include:
· resume
· sample of your journalistic work, no more than 750 words long
· covering letter explaining why you are interested in this position
A deadline for applications
Please submit all the materials by July 20, 2011
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Inside Chronicle - paid
Job title: Website editor/writer
Rate of pay: Monthly stipend $2,000
Expected hours per week: 40 hours (from home)
Duties of the job: Select appropriate website for our service and write short summaries of local news and events. Tag the local news and events by certain category (which we provide) and Tag the local news and events by geographical neighbourhoods.
Skills and experience expected of a successful candidate: The candidate should have very good computers skills.
We have an aggregation service for Toronto which collects local/neighbourhood news, otherwise referred to as “hyperlocal” news and information. The candidate would carry out the duties listed above for the website. http://toronto.insidechronicle.com/
Contact information: gianni@kipcast.com
A deadline for applications: ASAP
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