No matter what facet of the media industry your company or organization specializes in, we can help you find top-notch candidates to fill your internship and entry-level positions.
We stress the importance of real-world experience to our students, and have candidates at every educational level seeking opportunities.
Our employer relations team at the Walter Center for Career Achievement will work with you to create customized recruitment strategies specific to your goals and needs.
We can help you fill your open positions by:
If you are an employer, alumnus, or friend of the school who wants to hire a Media School student or alum, you can share your opportunity on The Media School's alumni LinkedIn group.
Here are some common questions about how to find and hire current journalism and media students to work in your organization.
Interns are valuable to media companies for a variety of reasons, including as a potential pipeline for entry-level hires. The exchange is mutual — while employers receive the benefits of intern work in their organization, students receive valuable industry experience and chances to apply their classroom knowledge.
When drafting an internship application, including clear time and project expectations, required or preferred skills, and internship learning outcomes can attract student interns to a position. Additionally, information about company and workplace culture can generate student interest in an internship.
Many students begin looking for summer internships as early as October or November for positions starting the following summer. Students interested in fall or spring semester internships may begin looking for positions closer to the start of their intern semester. However, students are on different timelines, and there is not one industry-wider standard internship application timeline.
Whatever timeline you decide works best for your organization, we recommend clarity with your internship timeline and search process. This allows interested students to clearly know when they can expect an internship application to open or close to plan accordingly around other applications they may be submitting.
The Media School Jobs and Internship Board is the primary way we let students know about media-related internships. Jobs that are submitted by employers are posted weekly on the job board. We can also distribute your job posting through The Buzz, our weekly student newsletter, and directly to students through our course management platform, Canvas.
If you have a job posting you would like to share with students, submit your posting here, and our staff will distribute it through these channels.
Ian Fournie is the associate director for employer relations in The Media School and Walter Center for Career Achievement. He is the primary contact for Media School career opportunities.
His goal is to create meaningful connections with employers and facilitate successful matches between them and our students.
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