Position
Two internships available for 3 credit hours each
Overview
Interns at Colorado Arts & Sciences Magazine will be asked to perform many of the tasks needed to write, edit, plan and publish the magazine in digital and print form. The internship will be managed such that the interns learn and practice writing for a general audience and using the technical skills in desktop publishing.
The tasks involved will include the following, under the direction of the editor:
- Completing story assignments on topics ranging from natural-sciences research to scholarly work in the arts and humanities. These writing assignments will generally include steps including the following:
• Scheduling and completing interviews of the subjects of stories.
• Preparing as much as possible for the interview, meaning striving beforehand to understand as much of the topic of discussion as possible and forming questions that could be asked of the interviewee. - Writing stories based on the primary research, interviews and scholarly publications, if applicable.
- Learning and applying basic rules of style and usage used in writing for non- scholarly, external audiences. Such rules include general adherence to the Associated Press Style book.
- Learning and practicing general practices of general-publication writing, which include:
• Writing “lead” sentences and opening paragraphs that frame each story such that readers are easily able to understand.
• Crafting stories in such a way that readers understand both the concepts being discussed and the writer’s intent as the story progresses from beginning to end. - Suggesting and coordinating photographs or other graphic elements to help illustrate each story.
- Suggesting story ideas based on reviews of mass-media publications quoting CU- Boulder faculty, students or alumni and based on reviews of peer-reviewed publications co-authored by CU-Boulder faculty.
- (Possibly) sharing news stories about A&S faculty and students on the college’s social media channels.
- Other duties as assigned.
Compensation will be $15/hour.