The Reed College of Media and College of Creative Arts will merge to form the new WVU College of Creative Arts and Media as of July 1, 2024. Get details.
News and Public Affairs Reporter/Producer, Charleston, West Virginia (2 positions)
Qualifications: The successful candidates must have excellent reporting, interviewing, writing and electronic newsgathering skills to produce substantive radio/television stories for a statewide and regional audience. The candidates also must be able to maintain high journalistic standards of fairness under deadline pressure and must work collaboratively with others in a multi-media newsroom. Two years’ reporting experience required. Previous experience with posting to the web and using social media is highly desirable. Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree or an appropriate combination of education and experience. These positions require working irregular hours, extended days, weekends and holidays.
Yeager, who graduated in May, received a Young Botanist Award, given by the Botanical Society of America. The purpose of these awards is to offer individual recognition to outstanding graduating seniors in the plant sciences and to encourage their participation in the Botanical Society of America.
This is the first award given to a journalist-botanist by the society, emphasizing the importance of communicating plant science to the public. Yeager’s academic background and investigative approach made her well qualified to write accurate and engaging articles about botanical subjects for her journalism internships, utilizing her interdependent journalism major and biology minor.
The Charleston West Virginia Convention & Visitors Bureau is seeking a full-time communications/PR manager to coordinate the development and delivery of the CVB’s messages through traditional and new media channels, including actively identifying, pursuing and securing editorial coverage for the Charleston tourism experience and the CVB. Strong social media skills are required. This position also will oversee special projects as needed.
The Times West Virginian, a seven-day, award-winning newspaper named West Virginia Press Association’s Newspaper of the Year for the past six consecutive years in Fairmont, W.Va., has an immediate opening for a full- time multimedia reporter. The reporter will be responsible for covering several municipalities, small town meetings, breaking news and general assignments. Strong consideration will be given to the candidate who is gifted in translating “government-ese” and relating to the reader why the story is important.
The candidate should have multimedia experience, including basic photography, videography, social media and be able to make simple updates to a website. The candidate should have a journalism background with a degree in journalism or a related field. Experience is preferred. Benefits include paid vacation, health and dental insurance and 401(k). Salary is based on experience. Candidates should be from North Central West Virginia or willing to relocate. Please email a cover letter, resume and clips relevant to the position to Misty Poe, Managing Editor, at mpoe@timeswv.com.
The Clay Battelle High School Booster Group is looking for a student to design and deliver 200 copies of an established sports media guide. The guide will be approximately 125 pages and will include business and personal ads, interviews and photos with coaches and athletes. The Clay Battelle High School booster group will collect the advertisements and ads. The job applicant will conduct interviews and take photos at Clay Battelle High School located in Blacksville, WV on August 3, 2012 at 6 pm. The media guide must be completed by August 17, 2012. Prices are negotiable. Contact Amber Cropper 304-216-1733 or Cathy Patterson 304-904-2007
Career Services Marketing and Outreach Graduate Assistant job description: The Marketing and Outreach Graduate Assistant (GA) will be a key player in developing, implementing, and evaluating outreach to students and employers on behalf of the WVU Career Services Center. The GA will also help assist in the day to day operations of the center, including but not limited to: on-campus interviews, career fairs, employer booths, classroom presentations, information sessions, and job postings.
Reports to: Assistant Director of Employer Relations, WVU Career Services Center
Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY), America’s premier youth leadership organization, provides leadership development programs for high school students throughout the United States and internationally and promotes political awareness, activism, and community service.
HOBY seeks an enthusiastic, well-organized individual to serve as the Program Assistant Intern at its small regional office, reporting to the Sr. Director of Programs. This position’s primary responsibility is to support the work of the Sr. Director of Programs.
Growing up in the same town, Shay Maunz, Jamie McCracken and Ashton Marra shared many milestones – birthdays, prom, high school graduation. But they never shared their dreams of becoming media professionals until they came to WVU.
“I don’t think we ever talked about our careers, but we all assumed that we would go into journalism,” said Marra. “It’s kind of strange that we’ve all done such big things with it.”
The West Virginia Uncovered Project seeks an Americorps VISTA Member to coordinate digital media literacy training and the promotion of healthy information systems in West Virginia communities. The position is an exciting opportunity to work with the Uncovered Project as we work to ensure the health of community media and strive to promote engagement with civic life.
The successful candidate will assist the Uncovered coordinator in planning and executing digital media literacy workshops for community media, state educators and community members. He/she will assist in the study of the state’s communities and their information needs and help facilitate public contributions to community information. Americorps VISTA members work to increase educational and economic capacity that aids communities in combating poverty.
The communications intern will assist the Sue Thorn for Congress 2012 campaign in establishing positive media relations and promoting the campaign. The intern will directly report to the campaign press secretary. The intern will be responsible for monitoring and compiling press coverage, research and fact-checking, assisting the press secretary in drafting statements, web content, and press releases, utilizing social media, providing administrative support, preparing mailings and other tasks as assigned. The ideal candidate will be pursuing a degree in journalism, have excellent writing skills, and be capable of working in a high-stress, fast-paced environment. Previous internship or paid writing experience is preferred but not required. This internship is unpaid. Applicants who can intern until November will be given special consideration. The intern will work 35 hours per week.
To apply, send a cover letter, 3 academic or professional references and a resume to Erin Beck ebeck@thorn2012.com.