225 Magazine Editorial or Photography Intern

Summary

Melara Enterprises is offering an internship opportunity in editorial and photography for their magazine. Interns will gain hands-on experience in pitching, writing stories, and photographing subjects for various publications.

Responsibilities

• Pitching stories for our print magazine, weekly e-newsletter and website
• Writing assigned features and briefs for print and web
• Securing photos and/or multimedia for articles as required
• Researching, editing and fact-checking content
• Archiving editorials for our website
• Photographing assignments for our print magazine, weekly e-newsletter and website
• Conceptualizing unique and creative ways to tell a story through photos
• Learning how to style food and products for editorials
• Attending and photographing events
• Writing photo cutlines
• Inputting metadata and preparing photos for production

Skills

• Is a college student studying journalism or related field
• Is eager to learn about Baton Rouge's restaurant, arts and entertainment scenes
• Is familiar with WordPress or eager to learn about it
• Possesses strong use of AP style
• Has fluid interviewing and writing skills
• Is detail oriented
• Works well in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Is a college student studying photography, photojournalism or related field
• Is eager to learn about and photograph subjects from Baton Rouge's restaurant, arts and entertainment scenes
• Is open to constructive criticism and hoping to grow as a photographer
• Is detail-oriented and organized
• Works well in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Is a college student studying journalism or related field
• Is eager to learn about Baton Rouge's restaurant, arts and entertainment scenes
• Is familiar with WordPress or eager to learn about it
• Possesses strong use of AP style
• Has fluid interviewing and writing skills
• Is detail oriented
• Works well in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Is a college student studying photography, photojournalism or related field
• Is eager to learn about and photograph subjects from Baton Rouge's restaurant, arts and entertainment scenes
• Is open to constructive criticism and hoping to grow as a photographer
• Is detail-oriented and organized
• Works well in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

Benefits

• Paid opportunity
• Can be applied toward college credit
• Internship commitment targeted at 8-10 hours per week (Editorial Internship)
• Internship commitment targeted at 6-12 hours per week (Editorial Photography Internship)
• Opportunities to interview inspiring Baton Rougeans
• Earn bylines
• Opportunities to photograph inspiring Baton Rougeans
• Earn photo credit lines