FJP Internships, 2012 Edition As we head into the...

FJP Internships, 2012 Edition

As we head into the holidays and go quiet for a few days, here’s something to ponder as you make 2012 resolutions: Future Journalism Project Internships.

We list our openings below but here’s an overview applicable to each: The FJP is exploring disruption, opportunity and innovation in the news media. If you’re reading this you generally know us by our Tumblr or Twitter but behind the scenes we’ve been preparing the launch of the super spectacular FJP Web site that focusses on journalism education, business models, technology, and journalism’s role in society.

Add a healthy offering of tutorials specifically aimed at journalists, and then cross-platform offerings (think ebooks and podcasts) and a desire to internationalize and you have a general sense of what you’ll be a part of.

Here’s what we have and who we’re looking for for each position:

Editorial Interns
You crush audio and video production, are savvy with design tools, want to experiment with infographics and (most importantly) have a keen nose for media analysis and identifying innovative startups in news, technology and publishing. You also like to blog, check your facts and then check them again, and don’t make as many typos as we do.

Design Interns
You don’t push pixels, you own them. You also have an unhealthy love for data, its analysis, organization and presentation. Static images are fine but you want to explore motion and interactives. Code doesn’t really faze you. And you like to write about and share with others what you’re learning along the way.

Community Interns
You’re crazy social, have extraordinary communication skills and generally rock the social Webs. Connecting people gives you great joy. Studying and understanding information flow and social network theory keeps you up at night. Applying those learnings motivates you during the day. Sharing what you’ve learned is natural because you’re social, and communicative, and would do so anyway.

To Apply
FJP internships are based in New York City. (If you’re not in NYC and would like to get involved, please see below). To apply, send an email to hello@theFJP.org. In it, include a cover letter (no attachments) that includes links to your online persona (eg., blog(s), clips, Tumblr(s), Dribbble, Twitter, YouTube, Vimeo, etc.), why you want to work with the FJP, what you’d like to actually accomplish during your Internship and briefly discuss your thoughts on kittehs.

If you’re in school and your school supports it, FJP internships have been used for college/graduate credits. A monthly food and travel stipend is included.

Outside New York City
Successful internships require a level of interaction that only occurs when we’re in the same room together. That said, we recognize that many of the best and brightest are a long ways away from where we are. If you’d like to get involved with the FJP in a collaborative role, send us a note at hello@theFJP.org. Follow the same instructions as above and we’ll get back to you if we think it’s possible to work together.

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