What are the responsibilities and job description for the 225 Magazine Editorial or Photography Intern position at Melara Enterprises, LLC?
EDITORIAL INTERNSHIP
Get a behind-the-scenes look at how a magazine is created and find out if this is the career for you. Interns will learn to pitch and write stories. The internship offers opportunities to interview inspiring Baton Rougeans and earn bylines covering topics as varied as food, arts, entertainment and style.
Responsibilities include:
- 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
The ideal candidate:
- 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
Commitment:
This is a paid opportunity, and it can be applied toward college credit. Commitment is targeted at 8-10 hours per week.
EDITORIAL PHOTOGRAPHY INTERNSHIP
Get a behind-the-scenes look at how a magazine is created and find out if this is the career for you. Photography interns will learn how to shoot a variety of subjects for editorial spreads in 225‘s print and web publications. The internship offers opportunities to photograph inspiring Baton Rougeans and earn photo credit lines covering topics as varied as food, events, arts, entertainment and style.
Responsibilities of the internship include:
- 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
- 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
Commitment:
This is a paid opportunity, and it can be applied toward college credit. Commitment is targeted at 6-12 hours per week.