Yorkville News - non-profit, volunteer position

Volunteer Position


Visual Arts Reporter - Yorkville News
General

Goals: Make art accessible to the person-on-the-street and encourage a vibrant visual arts community in Yorkville.

To consolidate information about visual arts events in one convenient site.

Location: Live or work in Yorkville or be willing to make periodic trips to Yorkville

Availability: Be available to visit Yorkville galleries in advance of new exhibitions and to attend opening receptions each month.

Pay: Zero (Volunteer position). Transportation and meal costs will be paid directly to the volunteer.

Rewards: “Priceless”

Credits: You will have a byline or article credit on every publication.

Ownership: You retain all rights to any articles you author.

Time Commitment: 4 to 8 hours per month but is up to the individual

Term: 6 months minimum

Connections: Have good relationships in place with the visual arts community or be willing to build them.
Artistic Background

• Some formal art training is preferred.

• Arts graduates or students are welcome.

• Demonstrates enthusiasm for Art.

• Appreciates a wide range of artistic styles.
Suitable for: (Any of the following)

* A visual arts student who wishes to build a solid base of contacts and experience in the arts.

* A journalism student who wishes to specialize in writing on the arts.

* A Public Relations specialist who wishes to focus on the arts.

* A retired person with a strong arts background who wishes to maintain a presence in the arts and use his/her experience in a practical way.
Skill Set

• Good computer literacy and very comfortable with email communication.

• Good written communication skills and a strong interest in expressing yourself in writing in everyday language with minimal “artspeak”.

• Good interpersonal skills.

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.

Technology Requirements (A “tech” background is not necessary for this role.)

• Have a PC or Mac with an up-to-date antivirus program.

• Have MS Word or equivalent software.

• Cell phone

Note: this position is part of a two person team. You will be matched with an Arts web programmer from OCAD who will take care of the transferring the updates to the web.

Yorkville News is a community-oriented email subscription program with an archive website. All activities are volunteer-based. There is no revenue and no advertising. www.YorkvilleNews.ca

Contact: info@YorkvilleNews.ca  

Structure Research - paid

Job title: Research Assistant

Structure Research is an independent research and consulting firm based in Toronto. We are focused on the business of Internet infrastructure – known in the media as cloud computing. We are looking for a research assistant to do a variety of research tasks, while learning to write about the industry in a research-oriented tone and style. This could be a good fit for someone interested in technology journalism or a career in research. Someone looking for a first job to gain experience and published bylines would be ideal. Preference for candidates graduating soon.

Rate of pay: $10 per hour
Expected hours per week: 10-20 depending on seasonality with the potential for ramp up in the future.
Duties of the job: This job has two main areas of responsibility: 1) data aggregation and entry, maintenance of databases, spreadsheets; 2) writing of news items and summaries based off press releases and other sources.

Skills and experience expected of a successful candidate: Strong writing skills and an interest in writing for very focused industry audience. The writing style is not journalistic and would be more “academic”. An interest in technology and business is a must. If you like writing term papers and are a bit of a geek please apply.

Contact information: Philbert Shih, managing director. Please send resumes and brief cover letter to info@structureresearch.net

Please provide work samples. Links preferred, attachments acceptable.

Deadline for applications: Accepting applications up to December 21, 2012. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Reuters Internships

Reuters Internships


ABOUT REUTERS

Reuters is the largest independent international news agency in the world. With over 160 years’ experience, Reuters delivers news and insight that powers the world’s markets and media. Built on the trust principles of independence, integrity and freedom from bias, Reuters has established an enviable reputation for speed, accuracy and fairness as well as insight, depth and understanding.

Global Reach

Reuters has over 3,000 full-time journalists on the ground in 200 bureaus around the world, reporting news in 20 languages. Each day we reach 1 billion people, including:

• 430,000 financial professionals around the world who subscribe to Thomson Reuters desktop products.

• Hundreds of thousands of legal, tax and accounting professionals.

• 35 million visitors to Reuters web sites each month.

• 650 TV clients (over 1,500 channels) 1,700 text media clients and 1,000 pictures & graphics subscription clients.

Unmatched Coverage

Reuters covers more sectors than any other news provider and connects the dots on the stories that matter most. Each year we deliver:

• 2.3 million unique stories

• 1 million market-moving alerts

• 500,000 pictures and images

• 97,000 video stories

Reuters adds tremendous insight to its news coverage with the following:

• 33,000 interviews a year with CEOs, central bankers, finance ministers and politicians.

• 7,000 analyses a year covering companies, industry sectors, market trends and political risk.

• 435 investigative reports that delve unto institutions, people and trends to bring new story angles to light

• 20 expert columns per day providing opinion on the big stories in the markets, economy and politics

THE REUTERS JOURNALISM PROGRAM

• Nine Months Fully Paid

• Intensive classroom and real world experience

• A global perspective

• New York, London, Asia

The Reuters Journalism Program brings together a talented group of journalists-to-be from around the world and provides them nine months of intensive classroom training and hands-on, real-world experience.

Who Are You?

• We’re looking for people who are committed to journalism and its future. You don’t have to be a journalist, but you need to convince us you’re serious about becoming one.

• We want people with a passion for business and international news and who are interested in working globally.

• You can be a recent graduate, a working journalist, or someone with a specialist background – law, medicine, computer science, accounting etc- who wants to start a new career.

• Fluency in English- and the abi8lity to write well and quickly- is a must.

• Advanced language skills- in Arabic, Mandarin, Russian, for example- are an advantage.

• Expertise in data analysis and programming is a plus.

• A Visual eye and multimedia experience will give you an edge.

To Apply and more information, go to: Careers.thomsonreuters.com/JournalismTrainee

Application due December 15, 2012

Participants selected March 2013

Program starts September 2013


*Applicants should apply to their home region with exceptions only considered for relevant advanced language skills or specialist regional knowledge.
SUMMER INTERNSHIPS AT REUTERS

The Reuters Global Journalism Internships offer talented students and graduates an opportunity to learn and shine in our far-flung bureaus. Train with the world’s largest international multimedia news agency; work with seasoned reporters and editors; prove yourself in fast-paced newsrooms around the world.

The Job

The paid internships are a crash course in hands-on business, political and general news reporting.

Interns will receive several days of formal training before they start work. Each intern will report to a senior editor and be assigned a journalist mentor to provide advice and guidance during the summer. They’re expected to write regularly and deliver in-depth stories during their assignment.

Interns who excel may be considered for other opportunities, including the 9-month Reuters Journalism Program or junior reporting roles.

The Candidate

• You have journalism experience.

• You’re passionate about news and are a quick learner.

• You have a strong background in journalism, economics, business, law, accounting, languages or computer science.

• You are fluent in English and possess excellent writing and communication skills.

• You have good mathematical skills.

The Locations

Americas

Ten weeks/ ten positions in: New York City, Washington D.C., Sao Paulo and Mexico City

Europe

Six weeks/ six positions in: London

Asia

About eight weeks/six positions in: Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Beijing



To Apply and for more information, go to: careers.thomsonreuters.com

Applications open October 1, 2012

Applications due December 1, 2012

Interviews in December and early January 2013

Internships start June 2013

The Vancouver Sun

The Vancouver Sun Internship Program

The Vancouver Sun is seeking applications for its summer 2013 internship program.

The Sun plans to hire three reporters and one web staff/videographer for the four-month program running May 1 to August 31.

Newsroom interns are highly motivated, deadline-oriented reporters who are equally comfortable breaking news stories on all platforms or researching and crafting features. They have proven skills posting stories to the web, shooting and editing video, taking photographs, and using social media to further community engagement. 

Interns assume considerable responsibility in the Sun newsroom and are expected to have superior multimedia skills and a desire to help our team drive online traffic and metrics to new highs and beat the competition. A skill set including knowledge of info-graphics, databases and the latest social media tools would be an asset.

The successful applicants must be innovative, enterprising journalists with superior news, judgment, a commitment to accuracy and an exemplary attitude.

Local knowledge and language proficiency in Cantonese or Mandarin are assets, but not required. Preferred candidates will have some previous experience at a daily or weekly newspaper or website.

These four full-time positions involve evening and weekend work with variable hours and non-consecutive days off. 

If you are interested in joining one of Canada’s largest dailies and working to keep vancouversun.com one of the strongest news websites in the country, please submit your application by email and hard copy by 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16 to:

Valerie Casselton

Managing Editor

The Vancouver Sun

1-200 Granville Street

Vancouver, B.C.

V6C 3N3

vcasselton@vancouversun.com

Time Colonist - paid

Job Posting

Times Colonist

The Times Colonist, a daily newspaper in Victoria, B.C., is seeking to hire three intern reporters to work in the newsroom during summer 2013. The internships will run approximately from late May to early September. Two interns will work in the news section, while one will work in life and arts.

The successful candidates must be enthusiastic, hardworking, and able to take direction as well as initiate compelling story ideas. The ability to work under the pressure of deadlines for both the web and the paper is essential. Familiarity with web posting is an asset. Interns are expected to cover daily news as well as write features, and be able to handle assignments in other areas such as business and sports. As such, these positions would suit senior students with previous newspaper experience.

As British Columbia’s capital city, Victoria offers journalists a rich source of news, feature and issue stories. The Times Colonist’s monitor section challenges writers with a forum for magazine-style features. Shirts will include morning, afternoon and weekend work. Applicants must have a valid driver’s license and be familiar with CP style.

Students who apply must send a resume, up to five clippings and a cover letter explaining why they want to work at the Times Colonist. Please indicate a preference for the news positions of the life/arts position. Applicants for life/arts must demonstrate they have previous experience reviewing the arts.

The deadline for admissions is Dec. 3, 2012. Hard copy or electronic applications are acceptable; where possible, electronic submissions should be compiled into one PDF.

Please make sure applications attention to City Editor Dave Senick and submit to:

2621 Douglas St.

250-380-5333

Victoria, B.C. V8T 4M2

Email: interns@timescolonist.com

Ever Magazine and Lush Magazine - freelance

Ever Magazine (a quarterly consumer magazine covering watches and jewellery), Canadian Jeweller (an industry trade publication) and Lush Luxury Magazine (a quarterly luxury lifestyle magazine) needs freelance writers for a variety of stories. There are specific assignments for Ever and Lush titles, but also accept pitches.  These are paying jobs. Fee will depend on the scope of these individual assignments. Length is around 600 words, with most assignments.

Interested parties should email Mark Keast at:

Mark@gorgmgo.com

I have I need a fast turnaround for the stories I need written for the winter issue of LUSH, so if interested parties can get in touch with me over the next few days, that would be ideal.

The Muriel Duncan Observer Internship

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