SEEKING INTERNSHIP
APPLICANTS
The Muriel Duncan Observer Internship
We are pleased to
offer a talented student the opportunity to learn and earn at the Toronto
offices of The United Church Observer.
We invite those with an interest in pursuing a
career in journalism, and currently under the age of 30 and enrolled in a
Canadian post-secondary institution, to apply for this summer internship. The
internship offers the successful applicant $5,000 to work with Observer staff for a period of 12 weeks.
Travel assistance from your home province is also
available where applicable.
Please submit your resumé, cover letter, three
writing samples and three story ideas that demonstrate your familiarity with
the publication to: David Wilson, Editor/Publisher, 478 Huron Street, Toronto,
ON, M5R 2R3 or e-mail dnwilson@ucobserver.org.
Deadline for applications is Monday, November 26, 2012.
“The Observer internship is one of the best opportunities in Canada
for a new magazine journalist. I had the chance to write regularly,
edit the work of others, manage the magazine’s social media and even do some
travelling. I left with sharper writing skills, great clippings and fond
memories.”
—Samantha Rideout, assistant editor at Reader’s Digest in Montreal,
Concordia graduate and The Observer’s
2010 intern
“What’s great about The Observer internship is that it’s a
crash course in working at a small magazine. What’s best about it,
though, is how supportive and helpful staff members are, and how dedicated they
are to your getting the most out of your experience.”
—Cory Ruf, Ryerson master of journalism graduate and
The Observer’s 2011 intern
“It’s exactly what an
internship is supposed to be: you’re part of the team, learning how to put together
a great magazine. You’re not left out of anything,
responsibilities included. The atmosphere is supportive and intellectually
rigorous — something other editors and journalists know too. I feel lucky to
have that great reputation on my resumé.
—Kasia Mychajlowycz, Ryerson master of journalism
graduate and The Observer’s 2012
intern
