Photojournalism Intern, Spring 2023
- Job Title
- Photojournalism Intern, Spring 2023
- Job ID
- 27686472
- Work Hybrid
- Yes
- Location
- Dallas, TX 75201
- Other Location
- Description
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PHOTOJOURNALISM INTERN – SPRING 2023
KERA is looking for a Photojournalism Intern to help craft photos, videos and visualizations for our digital platforms.
WHO WE ARE:
KERA reaches more than 2 million people weekly through KERA TV, KERA News, KXT and Art&Seek. For more than 60 years, North Texans have turned to KERA as a destination for trusted educational programming and initiatives, community engagement and lifelong learning.
As we seek to recognize and reflect the increasing diversity among our audiences, we encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds and with diverse perspectives to consider employment opportunities at KERA.
POSITION SUMMARY
Do you have a passion for photography and videography and desire to build experience in a newsroom? KERA’s newsroom audience development team is looking for a promising, energetic student-photojournalist to join our team for the spring. You will be exploring all things Dallas-Fort Worth with your camera and will have the opportunity to pitch impactful and multiplatform news stories. If you are digitally savvy and have innovative ideas about how to use visuals to tell stories, this is the role for you.
The Photojournalism Intern can work a hybrid schedule but must live in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and have reliable transportation. KERA will provide a camera for this role. This person will travel to different sites around the area to capture photos and videos and do reporting for KERA and our partner public media stations in Texas. The role will work closely with our staff Visual Journalist and the newsroom audience development team to ensure the diversity of our community is represented in our visual journalism.
This position is FLSA classified as non-exempt and will report directly to the Audience Editor.
WHAT YOU'LL DO:- Report visually interesting stories through writing and photography
- Help capture evergreen photos for KERA’s photo archive
- Create visuals focused on audience engagement, like video for Instagram Reels or time-lapses for Twitter
- Take photos to help compliment breaking news, daily and feature stories, and highlight community events as assigned
- Help capture photos and video of KERA journalists working behind the scenes
- Participate in team meetings and meet regularly with their supervisor to discuss story ideas and get mentoring and professional development
- Uphold and advance KERA’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
- Maintain compliance with all company policies and procedures
- Perform additional duties as assigned
WHAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL:
Qualified applicants must be current students (in an accredited degree program) or have graduated no more than 12 months prior to the start of the internship.
You should have knowledge of public media and social media practices, plus strong photography, videography and photo and video editing skills. You must have at least one example of a photo or video project you’ve worked on — this could be personal work, class work or work for another internship or position.
PAY:
$16 per hour paid on a bi-weekly pay period. Interns can expect to work 15-20 hours per week.
LOCATION AND SCHEDULE:
The internship is based in Dallas/Fort Worth, but interns can work a hybrid schedule. We can accommodate some fully remote internships depending on individual circumstances. Interns should have some availability between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Hours are flexible, and we’ll work with you to accommodate class schedules.
The internship will begin around January 23, 2023 and end May 12, 2023. There may be opportunities to extend the internship into the Summer 2023 term.
HOW TO APPLY:
Complete the application on KERA’s employment page and attach a resume and cover letter. Your cover letter should include two ideas for visually-driven stories you could work on in this role (like a photo essay or video project) as well as links to samples of your photography or video work. You’re also encouraged to share links to written news stories, audio stories or social media storytelling. Please also share how you found out about this position.
The application deadline is November 30th. Applications that are incomplete will not be accepted.
KERA is an Equal Opportunity Employer
KERA believes that diversity is important to our success. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, religion, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law.
