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Las Vegas Review-Journal Metro/Business Reporting Internships – Summer 2023
The Las Vegas Review-Journal is offering a summer Metro reporting internship and a summer Business reporting internship. We’re looking for ambitious, inquisitive and enthusiastic reporters who are eager to use shoe leather to help cover breaking news in this vibrant city while contributing impactful enterprise.
Our ideal candidates are near graduation or recent college graduates who have completed at least one previous internship or have experience working for a college publication or other professional news organization. We’re especially interested in applicants who speak fluent Spanish. Candidates should be able to generate original story ideas, handle breaking news assignments, shoot video and be active on all social media platforms.
Start and end dates for the internships are flexible, but we’re looking for candidates who are able to work between 10 and 12 weeks in the summer.
Las Vegas is as dynamic a news market as anywhere in the country, and the Review-Journal is the area’s dominant news source. Southern Nevada is home to about 2.3 million people, plus up to 200,000 visitors on any given day. It is a diverse metro area with a vibrant downtown and cultural scene, and it’s a half-day drive or less to some of the West’s most spectacular outdoor recreation and national parks.
Among many honors, the Review-Journal won 2022 National Headliner Awards for Journalistic Innovation and Staff Photo Portfolio and a 2021 National Headliner Award for public service; won the Society of Professional Journalists’ Sigma Delta Chi Award for deadline reporting in 2018 and 2020; and won 33 Best of the West awards in the past four years. We’re an innovative, collaborative newsroom that’s been featured twice by the American Press Institute/Better News for our efforts to grow our digital audience. And we were just named one of “10 Publishers That Do It Right” by Editor & Publisher.
The Review-Journal is an equal-opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace. A pre-employment drug screening is mandatory and, effective Oct. 15, 2021, all employees must provide proof they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. A reliable vehicle is required for reporting internships. The internships pay $15 per hour plus mileage reimbursement.
The deadline to apply for 2023 summer internships is December 31, 2022.
To apply, send a cover letter, resume and three to five work samples to Assistant Managing Editor – Metro & Business Carri Geer at cgeer@reviewjournal.com.
Las Vegas Review-Journal Photo Internship – Summer 2023 (May or June through August or September)
The Las Vegas Review-Journal is offering a summer photography internship. We’re looking for ambitious, detail-oriented candidates with a creative eye and the drive to produce dynamic visuals. A Review-Journal internship will provide you with hands-on experience covering a wide array of assignments, including breaking news, major sporting events and world-renowned entertainment.
Your portfolio should show your strength in news, features, sports, portraits and in-depth stories and video.
Interns are a key part of our robust staff and are called upon to produce content for multiple platforms. Interns are expected to perform like staff members: shooting and editing multiple assignments on deadline, running live-streams and recording video. Interns receive constructive feedback from both editors and staff to improve lighting, composition, lens work, cropping, toning and captions.
Las Vegas is as dynamic a news market as anywhere in the country, and the Review-Journal and reviewjournal.com are the area’s dominant news sources. Southern Nevada is home to about 2.3 million people, plus up to 200,000 visitors on any given day. It is a diverse metro area with a vibrant downtown and cultural scene, and it’s a half-day drive or less to some of the West’s most spectacular outdoor recreation and national parks.
Among many honors, the Review-Journal won 2022 National Headliner Awards for Journalistic Innovation and Staff Photo Portfolio and a 2021 National Headliner Award for public service; won the Society of Professional Journalists’ Sigma Delta Chi Award for deadline reporting in 2018 and 2020; and won 33 Best of the West awards in the past four years. We’re an innovative, collaborative newsroom that’s been featured twice by the American Press Institute/Better News for our efforts to grow our digital audience. And we were just named one of “10 Publishers That Do It Right” by Editor & Publisher.
The internship pays $15 per hour plus mileage reimbursement and entails a full-time schedule. The deadline to apply for the 2023 summer internship is December 31, 2022. Qualifying candidates will be selected the following week. The summer internship will run from May or June through August or September (dates are flexible).
Qualifications
- Online photography portfolio that includes news, features, sports, portraits and in-depth stories and video.
- Applicants must be enrolled in college and working toward a degree (associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s or doctorate) or have graduated within one year of the internship start date.
- Applicants should have their own camera equipment (Canon preferred).
- Experience at a college or professional news organization. A previous internship at a mid-size to metro news organization is recommended.
- Ability to speak more than one language is a plus.
- Audio/podcast production skills a plus.
- Must have a vehicle in good working condition.
- Must be able to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination.
- Must pass a pre-employment drug screening.
The Review-Journal is an equal-opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace. To apply, send a link to online portfolio, a cover letter and a résumé with at least three references to Director of Photography Benjamin Hager at bhager@reviewjournal.com