Intern
Position: Intern
Position Type: Temporary (16 Weeks)
Location: Calgary, AB (Hybrid)
The Company:
Postmedia is a Canadian newsmedia company representing more than 130 brands across multiple print, online and mobile platforms. Award-winning journalists and innovative product development teams bring engaging content to millions of people every week whenever and wherever they want it.
This exceptional content, reach and scope offers advertisers and marketers compelling solutions to effectively reach target audiences. We are always on the lookout for talented individuals to join our team.
Working in the virtual Calgary Herald/Calgary Sun newsroom, the successful candidate will be expected to fulfil the duties of a junior news reporter for a period of four months. Applicants are expected to have entry level skills in news writing and interviewing, with the ability to complete basic tasks in photography, on social platforms and within other forms of multimedia journalism. They must be comfortable filing stories for multiple platforms on deadline and be keen to learn.
What you’ll do:
- Reporting and writing stories for print, web and mobile audiences – as well as tailoring content to meet the varying needs of those platforms.
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Initiating and developing ideas for stories; participating in newsroom projects.
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Occasionally filing video clips for digital platforms and working with digital teams to create interactive content.
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Reporting shifts include some weekend and evening.
Who you are:
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Completion, or near completion, of a journalism school program.
- Fluency in digital platforms, multimedia journalism and social media.
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Ability to work quickly and independently, meet multiple deadlines, and make efficient decisions.
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Ability to work constructively as part of a newsroom team, receive feedback and incorporate feedback into your work.
We thank in advance all applicants for their interest, however only those candidates under consideration will be contacted. Only candidates legally eligible to work in Canada will be considered. No phone calls or agencies please.
Postmedia Network Inc. is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities in all areas of the hiring process. If you require accommodation during the hiring process, please make your needs known in advance. Accommodation requests will be provided on an individual basis.
Postmedia Network Inc. is committed to employment equity and an inclusive barrier-free selection process and work environment. Postmedia Network Inc. encourages applications from women, indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities.
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