Photo/Video Journalist Internship

About the Role

The Minnesota Star Tribune is offering a 10-week summer photography and video internship at its headquarters in Minneapolis, MN. The internship runs from early June to early August. Interns will be paid $850 a week.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop own story ideas.
• Cover breaking news and enterprise stories.
• Handle assignments for still photography.
• Handle assignments for video storytelling.
• Cover a wide variety of events in news, business, sports, and features.
• Create innovative content that adds a dimension beyond the daily report for the newspaper, website, and mobile platforms.
• Utilize social media for newsgathering and distribution.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• A valid driver’s license.
• A reliable vehicle.
• Professional grade DSLR camera body, plus lenses.
• Ability to handle assignments for still photography and for video storytelling.
• Still photography/video skills to cover a wide variety of events.
• Demonstrated interest in creating innovative content.
• Familiarity with all forms of social media for newsgathering and distribution.
• Experience shooting video with a DSLR.
• Experience dealing with lighting.
• A dedicated video camera.
• Video editing skills.
• Knowledge of audio production is an advantage.
• Knowledge of Photoshop.
• Knowledge of Final Cut Pro.
• Knowledge of Adobe Premiere.
• Knowledge of audio editing software.
• Familiarity with HTML is a bonus.
• Solid understanding of video encoding techniques is a bonus.

Qualifications

• Talented, driven college juniors, seniors, and graduate students.
• Strong, developing visual sense for still photography.
• Candidates must be currently legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship for employment visa status.

Application Requirements

Your application, which must be uploaded by Nov. 13, should include:

• A portfolio of your best work, including pieces that demonstrate your ability to produce clear, compelling stories on deadline.
• A memo noting one thing you would change about the Star Tribune to better serve our readers, and how your skills could facilitate such an improvement.
• A resume detailing your journalism experience and three references, including their titles, phone numbers and email addresses.
• Two letters of recommendation. At least one of those letters should come from an editor who has seen you work in a professional environment on deadline. Reference letters from fellow student journalists should not be submitted.