Online-only companies
These Internet-only companies have contacted us looking for student writers and/or videographers.
We want you to know about these opportunities, but we do not have the resources to investigate each company's legitimacy, so we suggest you ask enough questions and scrutinize their web sites to satisfy yourself that this is something you want to try.
You may want to ask the company whether you will be paid (many do not pay), how your writing will be used, how you will be credited as the author of the piece, etc., BEFORE you participate.
If you are interested in attempting to gain internship credit for these, please obtain details on how many hours per week you will be working and the name and job duties of the person who will be supervising you. Then discuss this with the internship coordinator or the faculty supervisor of the internships in your field.
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Help Wanted
(Posted August 2009)
ESPNU.com
ESPNU Campus Connection is looking for College students to report on WSU’s marquee sports and other campus lifestyle stories for use on ESPNU.com and related platforms, such as ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN radio, or ESPN the Magazine.
ESPNU is looking for students interested in working occasionally during game weeks for the experience.
Interested students may contact Acie Wyatt, producer, ESPNU, in Charlotte, NC, via email at: Acie.Wyatt@espn.com. He prefers email, but his office phone is: 704-973-5140.
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(Posted September 2008)
Rivals.com
Sports journalism interns
Rivals.com offers a unique opportunity to work in the competitive world of sports news while providing valuable real-world experience through interviewing, local team and game coverage, and developing contacts through networking.
Candidates should be journalism or communications majors and have an interest in sports. The position will reward the chosen candidates with internship credit hours, a strong resume, as well as potential opportunities beyond the completion of the internship. The schedule is flexible.
Responsibilities include but not limited to:
- Three original content items per week
- Message board discussion with community fans visiting the site
- Providing team, player, and recruiting coverage
Additional Qualifications
- Major in journalism or communications
- A basic knowledge of HTML
- Written and oral communications skills
- Self-motivation
- Ability to develop and cultivate working relationships
About Rivals.com:
Widely respected throughout the national media Rivals.com is the online leader for college and high school athletics as well as recruiting coverage. The most recent release of comScore Media Metrics revealed that Rivals.com is now the 6th largest sports destination on the internet besting sites such as CBSSports.com, SI.com, MLB.com and NBA.com. In tallying more the 6 million unique visitors in the first two months of 2008 shows that Rivals.com is on pace for what should be a record breaking year.
To apply please send a resume and two writing examples to DJackson@Rivals.com.
Or Mail:
Rivals.com
c/o Dallas Jackson
10 Cadillac Drive Suite 400
Brentwood, TN 37027
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College On the Record
Currently seeking student writers. Recently named “Best Alternative Media Outlet” by USNEWS, according to Tracy O’Neill, College OTR managing editor.
Check them out at: http://www.collegeotr.com
Interested?
Contact: Tracy O’Neill at: tracy@collegeotr.com
Or
Tracy O’Neill, Managing Editor
College OTR
233 Broadway, 21st Floor
New York, NY 10279
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FanMediaNetwork
Fan Media Network (www.fanmedianetwork.com), an independent news and entertainment media company featuring fan reporting for sports, is looking for fan video reporters to cover professional and college sports teams across the U.S & Canada.
Read a story about this company in the San Jose Journal.
Interested student writers may contact:
Cailen Wachob
Fan Media Network
Marketing Director
cailen@fanmedianetwork.com
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SPIN.com
SPIN Magazine is looking for fun, young correspondents for a new global program we're developing. Correspondents will be asked to regularly submit stories, photos and videos about their local music scenes to regionally-based web sites. The submitted material will be moderated by regional editors, who will provide feedback and advice to the young reporters.
Although we won't have the infrastructure prepared for submissions until the end of the year, we'd like to have an idea of who's willing to contribute. Please ask any interested students to send me a photo of themselves, a short bio (a couple paragraphs including age and how long you've lived in the area) and a little about the area's music scene as soon as possible. Feel free to contact me anytime with questions. Thank you!
Dylan Silver
dsilver@spin.com
SPIN | Digital Distribution Associate
59 Grant Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94108
Cell: 530.318.4725
Office: 415.362.7797 x304