FiveThirtyEight is searching for an intern to work with our video and social groups in the course of the summer time of 2022. We’re in search of a present pupil journalist or current graduate who’s smitten by accuracy, readability, video manufacturing and storytelling; who’s adept at constructing and cultivating communities on platforms like TikTok or Instagram; and is focused on sharing our wonky, data-driven strategy to sports activities and political journalism with these audiences.
The intern’s fundamental function will likely be to construct up FiveThirtyEight’s video presence, engagement and following on social platforms. This implies pitching and executing quick social movies whereas growing and refining FiveThirtyEight’s cross-platform voice and tone. Ought to they’ve curiosity, the intern may narrate or host movies. The intern may even assist with common video viewers technique and work with our senior designer and video journalists to repurpose present belongings for distribution on our web site and different platforms, together with Instagram, YouTube and Twitter.
Journalism expertise (whether or not from a journalism class, faculty paper, job or internship) is a should, as is a few expertise reporting on politics. However “politics” doesn’t simply imply electoral politics — it may imply you might have expertise reporting on coverage points, social actions, how polarization impacts your neighborhood or one thing else.
The social/video intern will report back to the senior editor for social and viewers and the senior video producer however may even have the chance to work with reporters throughout the newsroom.
Candidates ought to be capable to decide to a full-time schedule from Could or June by way of August. They have to be a present pupil or have graduated previously 18 months. This can be a paid place and may be performed remotely.
Fundamental {qualifications}:
- Some journalism expertise
- A stable understanding of U.S. politics and a prolific consumption of stories
- Enthusiasm for FiveThirtyEight and the type of journalism we create
- Demonstrated expertise creating compelling social movies
- Some expertise with Adobe Premiere. Candidates ought to be capable to minimize clips and add music
- Expertise writing scripts and storyboarding
- Expertise behind a digicam (a smartphone digicam counts)
Most well-liked {qualifications}:
- Expertise writing social copy
- Expertise utilizing WordPress or an analogous CMS to publish articles
- Expertise in entrance of the digicam (a smartphone digicam counts)
Extra info:
If you happen to don’t examine each field, that’s OK — we’d nonetheless like to listen to from you. Apply right here with a résumé and temporary cowl letter. Please embody hyperlinks in your cowl letter or résumé to 3 social movies you’ve produced. They are often private initiatives and don’t essentially must be journalistic.
On the time of utility, the applicant have to be enrolled in an accredited school/college and taking at the very least one class within the semester/quarter previous to participation within the internship program, or the applicant should have graduated from a school/college inside six months.
This internship is a paid, distant internship and can run Could/June 2022 by way of January 2023. Candidate have to be accessible to work 40 hours/week on Japanese Time all through the internship.
ABC Information and FiveThirtyEight are equal-opportunity employers. Candidates will obtain consideration for employment with out regard to race, coloration, faith, intercourse, nationwide origin, sexual orientation, gender id, incapacity or protected veteran standing.
