With Who: Department of English, College of Charleston
Location: Charleston, SC
Dates: Fall 2020 – Spring 2021
Hours: 7 hours per week
Compensation: $13 per hour
Position Summary: (This is a paid internship.) The Department of English seeks an English major (required) to be a Department Media Intern to start fall semester and continue through the academic year. This paid internship requires a commitment of 7 hours per week, at a rate of $13 per hour. The intern will be responsible for creating and managing multimedia content for the department website, blog, and social media accounts by: developing stories on current students and faculty and on alumni experiences and achievements; and publicizing and covering department events.
We seek candidates (must have English major) who wish to be fully immersed in the major and who enjoy writing, who are comfortable working to meet deadlines but are also self-motivated, who will actively pursue new ideas and create opportunities, and who will be a strong voice for all English majors. The intern will receive training in digital writing and design. Candidates with experience writing for blogs, writing for organizational social media profiles, and/or designing visual documents like flyers are welcome.
Include in the cover letter a statement of the particular reasons you would like to be the Department Media Intern (bearing in mind the qualities we seek, as listed above), some ideas for improving the online presence of the English Department, and your available time during fall semester. Applicants are encouraged to browse the work of last year’s intern on Instagram (instagram.com/englishcofc), Facebook (facebook.com/CofCEnglish/), and Twitter (twitter.com/EnglishCofC) to develop ideas for how you might contribute to the department’s online presence. Your writing sample should reflect some of the work you’ll be asked to do in the internship (for example, a piece of writing shared online or a piece of design work like a flyer). If you would like assistance developing your resume, please contact the Career Center (http://careercenter.cofc.edu/).
Requirements:
- Current CofC student
- Must have a major in English
Application Deadline: Due by Friday, September 4 at 6:00 PM.
Apply (or request more information): Apply today! Please send a cover letter, resume, and writing sample to Professor Seaman (seamanm@cofc.edu) via e-mail for the position. See internship posting here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CEMqxDIjtpD/