Oklahoma State University PRSSA

We are looking for one or two or three interns for 12-20 hours per week each.
We are flexible on dates/times.
This is a “non-salary” position, but we do pay at $500 stipend at the end of a 12-week internship and $400 for a 10-week commitment.
We work with students if they need college credit. We would also take them to PRSA meetings (our treat).

Communicate with our intern coordinator, Katie Carmichael, to be considered.
Her email is katie@wallerpr.com <mailto:katie@wallerpr.com> .

Dates of services are approximately Oct. 1 through Jan. 1 (we can work with a student if the holiday break is a challenge).

A little more about what to expect:

Top 10 Intern Responsibilities & Activities

1. Assisting as needed with entry-level PR tasks associated with our various client projects
2. Assist with donation fulfillments on behalf of our restaurant clients
3. Online research/preparing reports on findings
4. Media list (local/regional/national/trade) updating
5. Seasonal work: spring interns may help with the development of Silver Links PR award entry notebooks (making copies, designing ID sheets, etc.); fall and spring interns may help with the Oklahoma Rocks & Minerals Program we coordinate (packing kits, frosting cookies, collating printed materials); fall interns may assist with holiday letters and gift basket assembly.
6. Mounting/scanning hard copies of clipping as needed
7. Assistance answering in-bound phone lines, screening/routing calls
8. Miscellaneous administrative duties as needed. This might include, but not be limited to: assist printing and distribution of firm holiday letter, watering the plants, filing vendor checks, changing printer cartages, making copies, monitoring office supplies, “stuffing” press kits, etc.
9. Attending local PRSA chapter meetings with principals (you can network, we’ll pay)
10. Updating client/associate information database.

Oklahomans for Responsible Government is proud to announce the start of an internship program that will offer college students the opportunity to work in several areas including communications, research and governmental relations.

“I was fortunate to be able to serve as an intern at the State Capitol during college, so I know how much it can help a student put what they’re learning into practice,” said Brian Downs, OFRG Executive Director.

Applications will be accepted through November 15thfor the first internship period which will run from January 15th through May 15th which includes most of the next legislative session. Two internships will be awarded with the winners notified by December 1st. Application forms are being sent to area universities and are also available online at www.ofrg.org <http://www.ofrg.org/> .

“The work we do at OFRG spans a wide range of interest for college students,” said Downs, “and our small staff means that interns will benefit directly from our experience in public relations, communications and state government policy.”

OFRG plans on having three internship periods per year, coinciding with the spring and fall semesters and the summer break.

WHO:

Designers: -Up to 20 samples of your work, including layouts, graphics illustrations, cartoons and other examples. Unpublished pieces also accepted. Internet: -Applicants should have a basic knowledge of Web publishing & HTML. -Experience using graphic design and Web page creation software.

Reporters, copy editors and editorial writers: -A maximum of 10 published clips. Unpublished pieces accepted if you haven’t had material published. Clips will NOT be returned.

Photographers: -Portfolio of at least one picture story (with contact sheets or CD) and up to 20 single photos. -CDs accepted. -Portfolio returned upon request.

WHAT:

Interns report to work as soon as convenient after the close of the spring semester and work for 12 weeks. Work Week: 40 hours, often on irregular schedules. Salary: $500 a week.

HOW:

Send following information to: Bennie L. Ivory, Executive Editor and Vice President/News The Courier-Journal 525 West Broadway P.O. Box 740031 Louisville, KY 40201-7431 -Resume, including address and telephone number where you can be reached. -Typewritten letter, not to exceed 500 words. Tell why you want to be an intern, your ambitions and interests, and any experience in journalism. -Samples of work according to your interest.

Deadline: October 16, 2009