[Englmajors] Seattle Met Magazine Winter-Spring Internship

[Mel Wensel]

****EDITORIAL INTERNSHIP POSTING BELOW!****

Seattle Metropolitan magazine is currently seeking smart and outgoing 
interns for our editorial department located in Seattle, Washington. The 
position requires a minimum of 20 hours a week in 4 to 5 hour stints. We 
are flexible with student schedules during the academic year.

Our winter-spring internship will start January 11, 2010, and end June 
11, 2010. The internship is unpaid; students may take the internship for 
college credit.

Applications for internships will be accepted until all positions are 
filled. We also accept applications on a rolling basis for summer and 
fall. Interns must be located in the Seattle area.

Editorial interns are responsible for fact-checking, primary research 
and reporting for our events listings, assisting editors with feature 
story projects such as our annual “Best Doctors,” “Real Estate Guide,” 
Best Places to Work,” and “Holiday Shopping,” articles, participating in 
team brainstorming meetings, and assisting with some administrative tasks.

When interns have proved successful on shorter writing assignments, they 
may have the opportunity to contribute to and write departments and 
features. We want our interns to walk away with strong clips that they 
have earned.

The ideal candidate will be working toward a bachelor’s degree in 
English literature, journalism, publishing, or creative writing. Our 
internship candidates also commonly have previous editorial experiences 
(at school newspapers, journals, magazines, etc.), strong interests in 
magazine writing, and the ability to juggle several assignments at once. 
Digital photography experience a plus.

To apply, send a cover letter, resume, three references, and writing 
samples to:

Ariana Donalds, Managing Editor

Seattle Metropolitan magazine

1201 Western Ave, Suite 425

Seattle, WA 98101

adonalds -at- seattlemet.com

If you email your application, make sure "Internship" appears in the 
subject line of your emailed application.

No phone calls, please.

****WEB INTERNSHIP POSTING BELOW!****

Seattle Metropolitan magazine is currently seeking smart and outgoing 
web interns for our editorial department located in Seattle, Washington. 
The position requires a minimum of 20 hours a week in 4 to 5 hour 
stints. We are flexible with student schedules during the academic year.

Our winter-spring web internship will start January 11, 2010, and end 
June 11, 2010. The internship is unpaid; students may take the 
internship for college credit.

Applications for internships will be accepted until all positions are 
filled. We also accept applications on a rolling basis for summer and 
fall. Interns must be located in the Seattle area.

In addition to editorial intern duties (fact-checking, primary research 
and reporting for our events listings, assisting editors with feature 
story projects such as our annual “Best Doctors,” “Real Estate Guide,” 
Best Places to Work,” and “Holiday Shopping,” articles, participating in 
team brainstorming meetings, and assisting with some administrative 
tasks), web interns are responsible for uploading magazine content to 
our website using our content management system; writing and 
fact-checking original content for the site, including blogs and events 
listings; assisting editors in conceptualizing and executing web 
exclusives such as slide shows and video/audio content; participating in 
team brainstorming meetings; and assisting with some administrative tasks.

When interns have proved successful on shorter writing assignments, they 
may have the opportunity to contribute to and write departments and 
features. We want our interns to walk away with strong clips that they 
have earned.

Web interns should be web savvy, but not web obsessed. We’re looking for 
self starters that bring a keen interest in the city to the table. 
Demonstrated interest in a range of cultural topics, especially food and 
drink, arts and culture, current news and events, is a plus. We value a 
willingness to pitch in, detail-oriented thinking, diligent fact 
checking, and the ability to do the heavy lifting of data entry with 
grace and aplomb.

The ideal candidate will be a recent graduate or working toward a 
bachelor’s degree in English literature, journalism, or creative 
writing. Our internship candidates also commonly have previous editorial 
experiences (at school newspapers, journals, magazines, etc.), strong 
interests in magazine writing, and the ability to juggle several 
assignments at once. Experience with InDesign, Photoshop, and content 
management systems is helpful but not required. Digital photography 
experience a plus.

To apply, send a cover letter, resume, three references, and writing 
samples to:

Ariana Donalds, Managing Editor

Seattle Metropolitan magazine

1201 Western Ave, Suite 425

Seattle, WA 98101

adonalds -at- seattlemet.com

If you email your application, make sure "Internship" appears in the 
subject line of your emailed application.

No phone calls, please.