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Internship opportunities at WIRED magazine--Applications due Wednesday, May 25

WIRED Internships

Wired magazine seeks four interns for its San Francisco office. The full-time internships will run from July 6, 2011 to December 30, 2011 and focus on the Play section, gadgets research, fact-checking, and the Start section. All four positions involve working closely with senior editors.

Applicants must be pursuing journalism as a career and have experience working in a deadline-oriented environment. You should also be enthusiastic, highly organized, and have a demonstrable interest in technology. A passion for great reporting and writing is essential.

Because these internships are full-time, they are not appropriate for matriculated undergraduate or graduate students. We do not offer summer internships.

Wired Magazine PLAY intern
This position is best suited to a college graduate with entry-level reporting and writing experience in the field of journalism. Responsibilities include pitching ideas to Play section editors and assisting them with research and special projects. Geek-savvy pop culture knowledge is a must: The ideal candidate has a favorite band that we’ve never heard of, a favorite comic book that we’ve never read, and a long rant on why Ender’s Game was better than the Harry Potter books (or vice versa). The job also involves fielding email, mail, faxes, and phone submissions received by the editorial department as well as mailing issues to authors. Facility with multimedia and podcasting equipment, especially ProTools and GarageBand, are a plus.

Wired Magazine REVIEWS intern
This position is best suited to a college graduate with entry-level reporting and writing experience plus a strong interest in consumer electronics, design, and technology. Responsibilities include reviewing products and assisting with editorial production for both Wired and Wired.com. Interns also assist with research for features and packages. This is a great opportunity for bylined writing as well as for getting your hands on the latest tech before everyone else does. There are light clerical duties as well, such as responding to story and product pitches and ordering products for review.

Wired Magazine RESEARCH Intern
This position is for someone with great reporting skills and a supreme attention to detail — ideally a college graduate with prior fact-checking or professional reporting experience. The primary duty is checking the accuracy of magazine content. In this capacity, the research intern works closely with senior editors, copy editors, designers, photo editors, and writers, primarily on the magazine’s Play section, so an affinity for geeky pop culture is a must. Other responsibilities include Nexis searches and some administrative duties.

Wired Magazine START intern
This position is best suited to a college graduate with entry-level reporting and writing experience in the field of journalism. Responsibilities include pitching ideas to Start section editors and assisting them with research and special projects. The reporting intern is especially involved in idea generation for recurring Start items such as QA, Alpha Geek, Best lists, datastreams, and so on. There are administrative duties as well, such as mailing, updating databases, and preparing for section meetings. Experience with Garage Band/ProTools, video editing, and podcasting strongly preferred.

The pay: $12 per hour. The hours: 9 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday.

To apply, send a cover letter, resume, and links to three clips within the body of an email message to internships@wiredmag.com. DO NOT SEND EMAIL ATTACHMENTS – WE WON’T READ THEM IF YOU DO. Please put your name and which internship you’re applying for in the subject line of the email. You may only apply for one position; however, you will be considered for others as we deem appropriate.

APPLICATIONS ARE DUE WEDNESDAY, MAY 25. ABSOLUTELY NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

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