YES! Magazine’s Multimedia Editorial Intern assists the lead designer and editors with multimedia reporting and graphic production for yesmagazine.org. This intern willalso assist with researching, editing, and posting articleswith a focus ondigital packaging and communication.
YES! Magazine is a nonprofit, independent media organization based near Seattle. We doexplanatory journalismwith a focus on solutions, covering climate justice, economic inequality, racial justice, and democratic reform. Our 14-person editorial team publishes daily online at yesmagazine.org. We publish an award-winning quarterly print magazine. When we won the Utne Media Award for General Excellence, judges called our unique approach to solutions journalism “inspiring and essential.” We have produced award-winning multimedia special reports and video stories, andwe are increasing our commitment to excellence in this area.
Interns can expect to leave the program with a wide range of marketable skills and many clips. We'll work with you to bring your work to the next level and to publish and promote it.We will support your interest in exploring innovative new platforms for visual thinking.
What you’ll be doing:
The YES! multimedia intern will report to the lead designer. You will receive guidance and hands-on training in all aspects of multimedia development for a news organization: filming and editing video, recording audio,creating motion graphics, reporting and writing for broadcast and social media. Many YES! stories involvedata visualization, so you’ll also get experience collaborating with editors todevelop charts and infographics. If design by coding is your thing, our immersive web special reports require HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. We will orient our assignments around your interests and make sure your experience stays exciting.
Interns are key members of the editorial team and active participants in regular strategy-building meetings. They are invited to attend and contribute to organizational board meetings and all-staff retreats. We place a high value on their input.
Free housing:
Internship are unpaid. The organization supplies housing in a five-bedroom house within walking distance tothe office. Past interns have said that communal living helped them build friendships and encouraged exploration in the Seattle area.YES! provides ferry passes for occasional trips into the city.
Time commitment:
This internship requires an in-office time commitment of 30 hours per week for a duration of six months. We can be flexible about when those hours occur each week.This duration makes sure that there’s enough time for you to build skills to a point of fluency, and then produce a number of strong packages.
We are looking for interns with:
•Recording and editing skills in video, audio, and/or motion graphics with attention to details and accuracy
•Basic knowledge of HTML/CSS/JavaScript is a plus
•Previous experience injournalism/media environment a plus.
•A demonstrated interest in the topics we cover, including climate justice, economic inequality, racial justice, and democratic reform.
•Excellent self-starter with the ability to work effectively independently and see projects through from conception to completion.
•Excellent communication skills for a collaborative team environment.
To apply, please send a resume, cover letter, two writing samples, a link to your portfolio, and two references to internships [at] yesmagazine.org with “Multimedia Editorial Internship” in the subject field.