DESCRIPTION
KEY DETAILS
Accountable to: Head Editor
Duration: 6 month minimum
Commitment: 2 days/week (equiv. 16 hours)
Location: Ultimo, Sydney
Remuneration: Volunteer
ABOUT VIBEWIRE.
Vibewire is a dynamic not-for-profit youth organisation that supports young people to shape their world through media, arts and entrepreneurship. Vibewire believes that young people should create the future, not just inherit it. Vibewire is a launchpad for young change makers.
Vibewire.org is an online community for young creatives, journalists and entrepreneurs. It’s the multimedia platform for young creatives to freely experiment and develop their creative expression.
As our journalism intern, you will be working to expand our website in the areas of social entrepreneurships and social justice. You will be required to source content for these sections so an interest or understanding in these areas will be highly regarded.
KEY TASKS
• Foster and coordinate working relationships with outside organisations and individuals to build content partners in specific areas.
• Manage and generate in-house content.
• Editing and publishing contributor content on the Vibewire website
KEY REQUIREMENTS
• Previous experience in journalism or writing will be highly regarded.
• Experience with Wordpress is an advantage.
• Experience with multimedia tools is an advantage.
• Highly professional in all interactions.
• Strong verbal and written communication.
• Organised and detail minded.
• Able to work independently.
• Effective time management.
• Enthusiasm for the vision, mission and values of Vibewire.
Residency Requirements
All candidates considered including international students
HOW TO APPLY
To apply for this position, please submit your resume, cover letter and a sample of your writing to: applications@vibewire.org with “Journalism Intern — Last Name, First Name” in the subject line.
Example: Journalism Intern - Doe, Jane
Applications without these materials will not be considered. Your cover letter should address the following questions:
• What excites you about Vibewire Youth Inc.? How does the mission resonate with you?
• Tell us about why you want to be an Intern in this role?
• What previous experience do you have that is relevant to this role?
• What are the skills that you hope to develop in this position?
- COMPANY NAME - Vibewire
- CONTACT NAME - Ilario Patti
- CONTACT EMAIL - applications@vibewire.org
- WEBSITE - vibewire.org
- CONTACT NUMBER - (02) 9660 6591