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Opportunity Alert for the week of Sept. 8

Week 4 and you’ll notice that some of these postings are for SUMMER 2016. While opportunities still exist on campus for this fall and spring, it’s not too early to start thinking BIG for this summer. There are also some cool networking opportunities in some major media markets. Give these a serious look RIGHT NOW ! Contact Eric Minor at 304.293.6117 or Eric.Minor@mail.wvu.edu for more information.

·The New York Times offers 10-week summer internships to students dedicated to a career in journalism. The program provides a summer of demanding work and high journalistic standards, 
with individual internships in reporting, in visual and interactive journalism and in video. There are also copy-editing internships with placement by the Dow Jones News Fund and the reporting internship in Washington. 
The program begins June 6, with three days of orientation. Interns receive a weekly salary of $1,000. The deadline for all programs is October 31. For more information, click here: http://www.nytco.com/careers/Newsroom-Summer-Internships/

· The NCAA is accepting applications for its postgraduate internship program based at its national offices in Indianapolis. 
NCAA postgraduate interns are salaried with benefits and receive comprehensive training, mentor assignments, networking opportunities throughout the internship. 
The deadline to apply is Friday, September 25, 2015. More information available here: http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/leadership-development-programs-and-resources/ncaa-postgraduate-internship-program

· The Association for Women in Sports Media is accepting applications for Its internship program. Interns have previously been placed at ESPN, Sports Illustrated, CNN, Nike, The Boston Globe, 
Major League Baseball and the Washington Post. Interns receive a $1,000 scholarship, a one-year membership to AWSM and lodging at AWSM’s annual convention. The deadline to apply is October 31st, 2015. 
For more information, email awsminternship@gmail.com.

· VOX Media in Washington, DC is accepting applications for its Spring 2016 and Summer 2016 Internship Program. Interns will be treated as junior members of the staff. 
Pays $10.50/hour. Can be done for college credit. Spring deadline is October 15, 2015. Apply here: http://boards.greenhouse.io/voxmedia/jobs/95760?gh_jid=95760 . 
Summer deadline is November 13, 2015. Apply here:http://boards.greenhouse.io/voxmedia/jobs/95900?gh_jid=95900

· The Next Generation Radio Project offers selected students the opportunity to learn from professional journalists during a week-long program in Minneapolis, October 19th-24th, 2015. 
Next Generation Radio is a digital-first, multimedia journalism and professional development project for undergraduate and grad students who are focused on journalism and broadcast media. 
Applications are due by midnight on Friday, September 18th, 2015. Apply online here: https://nextgenradio.wufoo.com/forms/z100cgwk0uhtx8d/ More information here: http://askcbi.org/minneapolis/next-generation-radio-project/

· Booz Allen Hamilton is accepting applications for its Business/Liberal Arts Internship (covers StratComm, Journalism and Marketing students). 
Individual roles may include “big data” analysis and strategic communications. Requires the ability to gather data, exhibit excellent listening skills, 
demonstrate problem solving, present ideas clearly and logically and meet deadlines. Apply now on MountaineerTrak. Job number 31630.

· JP Morgan is offering a series of networking receptions for students in their junior year who are seeking summer internships in sales and trading. 
To be considered, you must submit your GPA and a copy of your resume. Events will be held in Chicago, Boston, San Francisco and New York. Deadlines vary for each location, 
but all are in September 2015 and October 2015. Contact me for more information on how to apply. JP Morgan is also offering Corporate and Investment Bank Pre-Internship Events for Sophomores and Juniors. Contact me for more information.

· Inner Life Yoga Studio (Morgantown, WV) is looking for interns for Fall 2015 to plan and implement social media and e-mail marketing and to assist in event planning. 
It’s unpaid, but students have access to unlimited yoga classes during the internship. Interns will meet with the studio owner once or twice a week at scheduled times 
and work on tasks for typically 10-15 hours per week. Please contact Kimberly Williams at kawilliams8@msn.com if you are interested or for more information.

· OrderUp is looking for a graphic design intern to assist with marketing efforts here in Morgantown. Interns will help with various types of marketing, including planning, 
implementation, creative creation and managing marketing events. Apply here: https://www.looksharp.com/internships/orderup—7/graphic-design-intern

· The EdVenture Group (of Morgantown, WV) is accepting applications for a fall intern. This person would be responsible for social media marketing, website design, and newsletters. 
Must have reliable transportation to the main offices in Morgantown’s Waterfront. Will most likely require 15-20 hour/week commitment. Submit resumes to me and I will forward them to the appropriate people.