Internship & Job Openings

October brings a wealth of multimedia job opportunities

Looking for a job? I received an email last week asking for potential candidates, so I wanted to post a list of recent opportunities that I have seen and/or heard about. Whether you want to work in a University, at a newsroom, or at a new-media company, there is something here for everyone …

Interactive and Graphics Editor, AP (Phoenix, AR)
“The Associated Press seeks an Interactive and Graphics Editor for its Regional Desk in Phoenix, Arizona. … Working with the regional editor, deputy and other managers, the Interactive Editor leads staffers in the bureau to produce stellar online and graphics coverage from the region by creating interactive, multimedia presentations and developing visual storytelling talent in the bureaus. The incumbent will work on both spot and enterprise projects, and will be the point person for multimedia training in the region.” MORE

Executive Producer, UNC JOMC (Chapel Hill, NC)
“The School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is searching for an outstanding person to join its faculty and launch and manage a platform-neutral center for newsgathering, production and dissemination with an emphasis on innovation and research. This is a fixed-term, renewable contract position.” MORE

Assistant Professor of Online Journalism, JOU UFL (Gainesville, FL)
“The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications is constructing a state-of-the-art, multi-platform newsroom that will provide advanced training for students in online journalism. … The successful candidate for this position must have the ability to teach multimedia or online journalism skills, as well as other skills/media courses, such as visual communication. The candidate must possess professional experience and demonstrate potential for excellence in research or creative activities.” MORE

Interactive graphic artist, The Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville, FL)
“We’re looking for an interactive graphic artist who can take a lead role in finding new ways to represent and communicate data in digital and print forms. At least half of your time will be dedicated to digital projects, but you will have the opportunity to translate these projects for print purposes. You will join a staff of three graphic artists and work closely with our digital development team.” MORE

Multimedia Editors, Programmer-Journalists, Visual Journalists, Graphic Designers, DNAinfo (New York City, NY)
“Create, or assist in creating, creative interactive elements such as data-driven maps, databases, mashups, aggregators, social media apps, widgets and mobile tools that will either stand-alone or be paired with other journalistic multimedia content ” MORE

Visual Designer, Stamen Design (San Fransisco, CA)
“This is a hands-on web design position. You’ll be working with a team of designer/engineers who will be looking to you to help make their ideas sing. You should be the kind of person who can rework and iterate an idea until it’s perfect.

We want to see that you are comfortable making connections between visual presentation, information organization, and enabling technologies. You’ll need to know and be willing and very able to learn a wide variety of web-related applications and languages, and find joy in moving seamlessly between them: css, actionscript, photoshop, illustrator, flash, etc. The word “etc.” is a key part of our work. Digital material is our clay; it’s important to us how it flows.” MORE

Developer, Interactive Designer, Multimedia Producer, Multimedia Writer, Project Manager, Interns, MediaStorm (New York City, NY)

MediaStorm is looking for …

• a passionate and self-motivated Developer to implement Flash, Web 2.0 and database projects for mediastorm.org as well as projects for MediaStorm’s clients.
• a passionate and self-motivated Interactive Designer to further shape the look and feel of mediastorm.org as well as projects for MediaStorm’s clients.
• a passionate and self-motivated Multimedia Producer to produce and edit audio, photography and video elements into compelling multimedia pieces for mediastorm.org as well as for MediaStorm’s clients.
• a talented and self-motivated Multimedia Writer to craft compelling journalistic stories and contribute to multimedia pieces for mediastorm.org as well as for MediaStorm’s clients.
• a passionate and self-motivated Project Manager to organize, document and oversee the development of MediaStorm projects. The ideal candidate will have experience working on user interface, workflow tools and web development projects.
• interns. If you’re motivated, highly-organized, and passionate about multimedia, we’d love to hear from you. Start dates are flexible. We’re looking for experience in multimedia production, design, motion graphics, and/or programming for web. Internships will be paid.

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Flash Developer, Recruiter: CyberCoders (Baltimore, MD)
“Flash Developer, Web Developer, Web Designer, Web Design, Multimedia Designer, Actionscript, Interactive Design, Flash Designer, Web Production” MORE

I am not as knowledgeable about international opportunities, so if you are an employer and have an opening, feel free to post it in the comments with a link to more information!

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