McClatchy
McClatchy is hiring: News Intern Reporter - SLO in San Luis Obispo
McClatchy, San Luis Obispo, CA, United States, 93401
The Tribune is looking for a part-time intern to cover high school and Cal Poly sports.
The opening is for 10 hours a week, primarily focusing on Friday and Saturday on-deadline game coverage, along with non-deadline feature stories.
The anticipated base pay range for this position is $17.50 per hour, up to 10.00 hours per week. Individual base pay may vary within that range depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, department equity and relevant education.
This internship typically runs for 12 months but can extend.
The Tribune is one of 30 news organizations in the McClatchy Company. We're a Central Coast news and information company, with our newspaper, website (sanluisobispo.com) and other products on different delivery platforms.
Tribune internships have several goals: You will write stories, create photos and videos, and learn about SEO and headline-writing. You will be encouraged to work independently but will receive the guidance of experienced editors and fellow reporters. Internships can also serve as tryouts. We are surveying and assessing future journalists either to fill jobs or to recommend to our sister news organizations around the nation. Our interns have moved on to become reporters and editors at major American publications like the Washington Post, the New York Times and the San Francisco Chronicle.
Qualifications include:
The ability to write quickly, accurately and well;
The ability to monitor and mine various sources;
Solid news judgment;
An instinctive grasp of what will engage your audience;
An understanding of what drives interest on Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms;
A strong entrepreneurial spirit, good curiosity and high energy;
A collaborative style that allows you to work comfortably and collegially with newsroom colleagues;
Strong communication skills;
A familiarity shooting photos and video.
Brief description:
The Tribune in San Luis Obispo, California, is looking for a part-time sports reporting intern to work primarily on Fridays and Saturdays for 8 hours a week through June 2025. We are looking for an aspiring journalist who is eager to write stories, take photos and video, and learn about SEO and social promotion. The qualified candidate is a self-starter with lots of curiosity and high energy who tackles work with a collaborative mindset and an appreciation for working as a team toward common goals.
The opening is for 10 hours a week, primarily focusing on Friday and Saturday on-deadline game coverage, along with non-deadline feature stories.
The anticipated base pay range for this position is $17.50 per hour, up to 10.00 hours per week. Individual base pay may vary within that range depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, department equity and relevant education.
This internship typically runs for 12 months but can extend.
The Tribune is one of 30 news organizations in the McClatchy Company. We're a Central Coast news and information company, with our newspaper, website (sanluisobispo.com) and other products on different delivery platforms.
Tribune internships have several goals: You will write stories, create photos and videos, and learn about SEO and headline-writing. You will be encouraged to work independently but will receive the guidance of experienced editors and fellow reporters. Internships can also serve as tryouts. We are surveying and assessing future journalists either to fill jobs or to recommend to our sister news organizations around the nation. Our interns have moved on to become reporters and editors at major American publications like the Washington Post, the New York Times and the San Francisco Chronicle.
Qualifications include:
The ability to write quickly, accurately and well;
The ability to monitor and mine various sources;
Solid news judgment;
An instinctive grasp of what will engage your audience;
An understanding of what drives interest on Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms;
A strong entrepreneurial spirit, good curiosity and high energy;
A collaborative style that allows you to work comfortably and collegially with newsroom colleagues;
Strong communication skills;
A familiarity shooting photos and video.
Brief description:
The Tribune in San Luis Obispo, California, is looking for a part-time sports reporting intern to work primarily on Fridays and Saturdays for 8 hours a week through June 2025. We are looking for an aspiring journalist who is eager to write stories, take photos and video, and learn about SEO and social promotion. The qualified candidate is a self-starter with lots of curiosity and high energy who tackles work with a collaborative mindset and an appreciation for working as a team toward common goals.