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Desk Assistant – Midwest Newsgathering *This position is Freelance. Job Duties As a Desk Assistant, you will coordinate with and support management, assignment editors, producers and correspondents in the newsgathering and coverage of content for broadcast, cable, and digital platforms and brands. This position works within the Midwest Region of NBC Newsgathering. Additional responsibilities include: ·         Manage MSNBC guest requests in the Chicago bureau (confirming photographer assignment, booking makeup, greeting guests and escorting them to and from a studio) ·         Coordinate the gathering and feeding of news materials ·         Assist in breaking news & on-going story coverage through internet research and phone calls ·         Conduct a variety of information searches ·         Help monitor social media sites & the web often...

3d Public Relations and Marketing  Internship, Unpaid, College Credit     Emphasizes on fashion, luxury goods/services, entertainment, nightlife, beauty, technology and publishing PR and promotions. 3d is a full service PR firm that specializes in publicity, event planning, branding, celebrity outreach, entertainment marketing and red carpet production. With offices based in Los Angeles, Boca Raton, New York and London, the intern will assist us to serve our vast network of contacts in an array of industries. For more information of why it's awesome to be a part of 3d Public Relations and Marketing check out our website:  3dprmarketing.com   Responsibilities - Creating pitches  - Working at upcoming award shows & client events!  - Creating and editing press releases  - Learning essential PR tools such as Vocus, Imdbpro, Compete  - Gaining knowledge of day-to-day workings of a PR firm  - Event planning and management  ...

Looking for a summer internship?  L.A Parent Magazine (laparent.com) is looking for editorial interns. You don't have to be a parent, but you should have an appreciation for parents' roles, stories and contributions, as well as a general interest in children and their development and well-being.  You will work closely with a creative and dedicated editorial; team to help carry out day-to-day operations and publishing strategy for our website, print magazine, e-newsletter and events.  Duties include:  Working closely with editorial teams to understand the editorial focus of each month and week.  crafting and posting relevant engaging content Helping develop L.A. Parent's warm, informative and accessible voice across all channels  Keeping tabs on social media trends within and outside of the industry  Reporting on community events  In short we are looking for a strong communicator who is creative and good at comi...

News Assistant  The News Assistant program is designed to give recent college graduates practical experience in a broadcast news setting. During their tenure, News Assistants are exposed to many aspects of producing a nightly television news program and may have the opportunity to rotate through any, or all of the following areas: Field Shoots Research Logging Newsdesk Online The application deadline is April 1, 2019. Anticipated start Summer 2019. RESPONSIBILITIES Researching stories and potential interview subjects. Assisting producers on field shoots. Completing general duties associated with the newsdesk. Logging video feeds. Contributing to digital content and online post-production. Perform related special projects or other duties as assigned. QUALIFICATIONS Excellent writing and research skills. Demonstrated interest in journalism and/or television production. Professional phone manner and solid administrative skills. Strong work ethic and ...

Internship Opportunity  This 10-week PBS NewsHour summer fellowship was created in honor of award-winning anchor, reporter, and author Gwen Ifill, the former PBS NewsHour co-anchor and managing editor and Washington Week moderator and managing editor. The Fellow participates in the development and production of the PBS NewsHour. Primary responsibilities as assigned by the Producer, Broadcast will be to: research national, international, and political news stories; gather editorial information and video elements; cover live events; generate story ideas; copy edit; assist with video editing; and produce broadcast and web content. RESPONSIBILITIES Participate in the development and production of PBS NewsHour: Research issues and prepare background information for news segments. Produce video, sound and graphic elements that may include package production. Log and archive video feeds, maintain production notes and assist with editing. Organize scripts for live, daily ...

Position: Student Assistant for University Communications Department : Marketing and Communications, University Advancement Description: Position available for student in writing disciplines with interest and experience in social media creation, news writing, magazine writing, and press release development. The position calls for assisting the University Communications staff in content development and copy editing. Applicant must be enrolled full-time as a CSUN student. Duties:  Cover on-campus events in multiple formats, including social media and writing post-event story  Develop articles to be posted and/or featured on CSUN Today that announce, reflect or highlight campus events and accomplishments, faculty and staff news and student accomplishments  Develop feature stories on subject matter pertaining to students, faculty, and alumni for inclusion on CSUN Today  Contribute content ideas for potential CSUN Today stories, press releases and CSUN Magaz...