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Joplin Tri-State Business Journal, located in Joplin, Mo., seeks an editor who knows the community and the region for their every-other-week publication as well as their twice-weekly email news update.

Required Skills:

Join our social engagement team for summer 2012. You’ll work from the American Red Cross’s Digital Operations Center, learning how social engagement works within a large nonprofit organization.

Over the course of the summer you will:

The WVU School of Pharmacy is seeking a Public Relations intern. This is a paid position for an undergraduate student where the intern will gain valuable experience in public relations and communications while learning to produce information to promote the School of Pharmacy. This position reports to the School’s Director of Public Relations and Alumni Affairs.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The deadline to submit your application and supporting materials is April 15, 2012. To apply, visit http://journalism.wvu.edu/r/download/124412.

Want to know what it’s like to work in a New York City newsroom?

Want to learn how to use social media to find sources and improve your stories?

Are you a graduating senior looking for a job in the sports industry? SportsConnect 2012 is your opportunity to meet representatives from some of the leading sports-related business, companies, leagues and franchises in North America. This networking event, co-sponsored by the WVU College of Physical Activity and Sport Science, runs April 11-13 at The Lakeview Golf Resort & Spa in Morgantown. The fee to register is $399 and includes a two night stay (double occupancy) at The Lakeview, a networking reception on the 11th where you will be able to interact with leaders and executives from various sports-related businesses, time to hear our Keynote and Lunch Speakers on the 12th, attendance at Breakout Sessions (also on the 12th) to listen to leaders in several sports-related market segments and, maybe most importantly, a guarantee of up to eight (8) interviews (on the 12th & 13th) for exposure to jobs with the people who will be here seeking prospective employees for their respective organizations.

To register, please go to www.SportsWeave.com/combines. Follow SportsWeave on Facebook and Twitter, or call our HOTLINE at 304-225-5000 for more information.

The City of Morgantown seeks two public communications interns for summer 2012. As Public Communications Interns for the City of Morgantown, students will learn about the role of a municipal Public Communications Manager. The sessions run from May 21-June 29 and July 2-August 10. Attendance will be roughly 17 hours a week and the hours are flexible. For more information, contact Susan Sullivan, Public Communications Manager @ ssullivan@cityofmorgantown.org or 304-284-7426.

On Monday, June 11th, Sportscasters Talent Agency of America (STAA), in conjunction with the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association (NSSA), will hold a One Day Ticket to Sportscasting Success seminar for interested participants. Incoming NSSA Hall of Fame inductee Bob Costas (NBC Sports, MLB network) and National Sportscaster of the Year Dan Shulman (ESPN) are among those who will speak at the seminar.

Who better to tell you how to get where you want to go than people who are already there? Discover insider tips, tricks and secrets for achieving NFL, NBA, MLB and major college play-by-play jobs, national sports talk shows and network sports update anchor positions.

Company: InnerAction Media, LLC www.inneractionmedia.com 
Location: Company based in Morgantown, WV; Interns expected to work in office – 344 High Street Downtown Morgantown. 
Grade Requirement: Senior/Graduate Student 
Type of Position/Time Requirement: Part-Time/10 hours per week minimum 
Compensation: Non-Paid 
Application Deadline: April 30, 2012 
Position Start: Immediately. Several Internship positions will be available for the Summer 2012 and Fall 2012 Semesters.
General Description: The interns will gather, organize, record, analyze and retrieve appropriate information when necessary to help InnerAction and its clients. Other responsibilities include but are not limited to: Public relations, Advertising, blogging, Social Media management, video content production, article writing, social media integration, SEO keyword research as well as advertising copywriting. Internʼs schedule is flexible. Intern is expected to complete at least 10 hours of work per week; however the schedule is dependent upon overall production schedule. The intern will be expected to complete tasks within the provided time frame. This flex schedule is convenient for school and other work schedules. Interns will work in a professional, creative and fun work environment: SBASECAMP – West Virginiaʼs first and only Coworking community. InnerAction Media is a start-up company founded in 2011 by P. I. Reed SOJ grad Jim Matuga, and we are looking for potential internal growth for the right people.

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Engauge, an award-winning marketing and advertising agency, is looking for an energetic, digital-minded individual for the position of Social Engagement Manager within the Social Marketing Team that is led by the Vice President of Social Marketing. The position will reside in the Pittsburgh office and report to the Director of Social Marketing in Atlanta.

Our Social Engagement Manager will play the role of social strategist. As a strategist, this person will lead the planning and execution of all social marketing accounts in Pittsburgh, including channel and content planning, identification and engagement with key bloggers, influencers and brand advocates, as well as day-to-day community management. This candidate will act both publicly and internally as a key representative and thought leader for Engauge’s Social Marketing practices.