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Opportunity Alert for week of August 17

Welcome to Morgantown and the first weekly Opportunity Alert Jobs and Internships Newsletter! If you find an internship that you want to do for college credit,Friday, August 21 is the last day to add a class. For more information on any of these opportunities, contact Eric Minor at eric.minor@mail.wvu.edu.

  • Eberly College of Arts and Sciences seeks PAID ($10/hour, 20 hrs/week) Communications Intern for the Fall semester. You’ll write articles for the College’s alumni magazine, report on various events and generate original social media content. Contact me for application instructions!
  • The New York Times In Education seeks a PAID ($15/hour bi-weekly) student representative to support WVU campus marketing initiatives. For more information and to apply, contact Laura Reino at laura.reino@nytimes.com.
  • WVU College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences seeks a Communications Intern for Fall semester. Excellent for a student with an interest in the business of sports, physical activity and wellness. Unpaid position. Direct applications to Kimberly Cameon at 304-293-0827 or Kimberly.Cameon@mail.wvu.edu. Deadline: August 25th.
  • Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company of Morgantown seeks a Social Media Manager and Marketing Intern. If interested, send a well-crafted cover letter detailing your skills, experience and goals to Tom Burke at tom.burke@spm1.com.
  • State Delegate Barbara Evans Fleischauer seeks junior, senior or grad student interns to assist with citizen contacts, public relations and legislative research. Unpaid, but great experience for political writers and those with an interest in Public Affairs. Contact Delegate Fleischauer by email friendsofbarbara@gmail.com or call 304-296-7035 and leave a message.
  • The Youngstown Phantoms of the United States Hockey League seeks a student to assist with marketing initiative for a two-day preseason event at the Lemieux Sports Complex in Pittsburgh. Student will earn 50% commission on each ad sold. Contact Eric Minor for application instructions.
  • Bleacher Report is seeking WVU students for its Advanced Educational Programs in Sports Media and Editing and Content Management. Can be done remotely and for college credit if the student desires it. Standout students can secure long-term paid opportunities with Bleacher Report. Apply at bleacherreport.com/apsm or bleacherreport.com/apecm.
  • Morgantown-based Coordinating Council on Homelessness seeks PAID ($9/hour) Facebook Administrator. Position involves interviewing persons experiencing homelessness and creating stories with photos for posting (in the vein of “Humans of New York”). Contact Rev. John Sonneday, Executive Director at 412-419-6116 or at ccohwv@gmail.com.
  • Morgantown-based BEATSELECTOR Magazine seeks interns for its “in the trenches, real music media experience” internship program. Quarterly digital magazine covers the International Electronic Music/EDM scene. Provides journalism and new media majors with an opportunity to write for multiple publishing platforms. Seeking Editorial Interns and Social Media Interns. Unpaid, but college credit (and free music) are available! Send resume, cover letter, and writing samples to editor@beatselectormagazine.com.
  • The Clarksburg (WV) Post seeks up to two PAID student writers to cover the upcoming WVU football season for an online news outlet that covers news, sports and events for North Central West Virginia. The job pays per article. Interested? Email Andy Walker at awalker@clarksburgpost.com.