Summer Internship Program

Tiffany Reusser (Ball State University Class of 2012), Executive Editor Nancy Barnes, Jessica Bakeman (SUNY Plattsburgh Class of 2011), Sr. Managing Editor Rene Sanchez, Marissa Evans (Marquette University Class of 2013), Alex Prewitt (Tufts University Class of 2012), Alejandra Matos (University of Texas - El Paso Class of 2012), Kristina Vragovic (Indiana University Class of 2012), Tasnim Shamma (Princeton University Class of 2011) and Reyna Desai (University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Class of 2011). Not pictured: Leslye Davis (Western Kentucky University Class of 2012) and Leah Mills (Metropolitan State College of Denver Class of 2011).

Program details:
The Star Tribune newsroom offers one of the best summer internship programs available in our industry. We proudly produce the nation's 8th largest Sunday newspaper and 13th largest daily newspaper. With more than 6 million unique visitors and 85 million pageviews per month, startribune.com is Minnesota’s largest website by far. Moreover, the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul consistently rank among the best places to live. We select candidates for paid 10-week internships each summer. The program targets college and graduate students interested in pursuing careers as reporters, copy editors, photographers, multimedia producers and designers.

• Interns are paid the same as a first-year professional, which is $692 a week for the summer of 2013.
• This opportunity allows students to get real-world experience in a major daily news environment. It can also help with future employment prospects. Over the years, we have hired several of our summer interns into professional-level jobs.
• Our interns are assigned mentors, in addition to supervisors.
• Senior writers and editors hold weekly brownbag lunches to speak with interns about building key skills.

Qualifications:
Most successful applicants have:

• completed their junior year in college
• worked for a college news outlet AND interned with at least one other professional daily news organization.

While we would never say never, the odds of your landing one of our internship spots are not very good if you've never interned at a professional newspaper, news magazine or website. We're looking for budding journalists who've demonstrated they're ready to make the most of this opportunity.

How to apply:
Your application must be uploaded or postmarked by Dec. 1, 2012.
We have slightly different requirements for each craft area: reporting, copy editing, design, photography and multimedia.

You can learn more about those requirements and apply online here: www.startribunecompany.com/jobs

If you are interested in being our Kaiser Media Intern in Health Reporting, you can apply through us or through Kaiser. Please note your interest in your application and be sure to include all of the information Kaiser requires. You can learn more about that internship here: http://www.kff.org/mediafellows/mediainternships.cfm.

Questions?
Call Duchesne Drew at 612-673-7111 or email him at ddrew@startribune.com. Or Call Neal Justin at 612-673-7431 or email him at njustin@startribune.com.