[Englmajors] Editorial Internships with Seattle Metropolitan Magazine

[Kimberly Swayze]

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    /Seattle Metropolitan Magazine/


    Editorial Internships


      ABOUT US

Seattle Metropolitan is seeking smart and outgoing interns for our 
editorial department, located in Seattle, Washington. *We are now 
accepting applications for our internship program during the summer term 
(starts in May or June, ends in August or September) in the following 
beats, or areas of concentration: Food and Drink, the Arts, Mudroom, 
Copyediting, Multimedia, and Style/Bridal.*


      WHAT WE OFFER

*Learn firsthand how an award-winning magazine and website are put 
together.* Editorial interns are responsible for fact-checking; primary 
research and reporting for food and drink and arts blogs; editing blog 
posts for typos, bad links, and for optimized positioning in web 
searches; writing event and business listings; participating in team 
brainstorms; assisting editors in conceptualizing and/or executing 
features such as Best Doctors and multimedia projects such as 
slideshows, audio, and/or video content; and assisting with some 
administrative tasks. Editorial interns focusing on seattlemet.com are 
responsible for uploading magazine content to our website using our 
content management system and editing blogs for SEO.

Interns are expected to work closely with the respective editors of 
their beat and must be willing to pitch in where needed in a fast-paced, 
deadline-driven environment. *Interns who shine at the simpler tasks 
will have the opportunity to work on larger projects,* such as 
contributing to features and writing departments. We want our interns to 
walk away with strong clips that they have earned.

The position requires a minimum of 20 hours a week in 4- to 5-hour 
stints between the hours of 8:30am and 5:30pm weekdays.


      ABOUT YOU

*The ideal candidate is eager, independent, and wants to learn.* 
Candidates should be working toward a bachelor's or master's degree in 
the liberal arts, especially journalism, English literature, publishing, 
or creative writing; graduates are also accepted. Successful candidates 
commonly have previous editorial experience at school magazines, 
newspapers, or journals; strong interest in magazine writing; good phone 
and research skills; and the ability to juggle several assignments at 
once. Interns must be located in the Seattle area during the internship. 
Experience with InDesign, Photoshop, and content management systems is 
helpful but not required. Digital photography and/or video experience is 
helpful but not required.


      COMPENSATION

*Unpaid*; students may take the internship for college credit. And, 
ahem, you will learn firsthand how an award-winning magazine and website 
are put together.


      APPLY

We accept applications on a rolling basis for all terms (winter, spring, 
summer, fall). *Application deadline for fall internships (beginning in 
August or September 2012) is March 29, 2012.*

Send a *cover letter, resume, three references, three writing samples* 
(if you don't have clips, write an event listing or a post for one of 
our blogs), and include any *photographs* or *audio/video reels*, if 
applicable, to:

Ariana Dawes, Managing Editor
Seattle Met magazine
1201 Western Ave, Suite 425
Seattle, WA 98101
edit_intern at seattlemet.com

If you email your application, make sure the word "Internship" appears 
in the subject line or your message may not reach its destination.

No phone calls, please.

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