Editorial Fellow (Columbus) - Spectrum News

About the role

The Spectrum News Fellowship provides you with meaningful, hands-on experience that will aid in developing marketable skills for the future. Our Fellowship lets you work in a professional, 24/7 newsroom setting that integrates what you have learned in the classroom. The experience of being a Spectrum News Fellow will prepare you to take on nearly any role in a newsroom.

Experience You Will Gain

• You will be trained as a Multimedia Journalist with the goal of pitching, shooting, editing, and writing at least three stories that will air on Spectrum News. These stories will be yours to use for your resume reel.
• You will learn how to use all of our video and audio equipment and be trained how to edit and produce a story on your own.
• You will also work with our Spectrum News MMJs to see how a professional journalist does their job, in addition to learning how to research story ideas and pitch those ideas to managers.
• You will meet with a dedicated mentor each week to talk about your progress and receive feedback on your work.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Participate and complete each track’s module
• Complete tasks and projects assigned by mentors
• Attend Fellowship development activities as scheduled
• Be enthusiastic, communicative, and open to learning new things every day!

Basic Qualifications

• Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities and work under time pressure deadline
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills; ability to clearly communicate solutions; ability to relate well with populations
• Ability to interface with internal company personnel and build relationships
• Requires ability to adapt proactively and positively solve problems

Eligibility Requirements

• Be in pursuit of a Bachelor or Graduate degree
• Current class standing of Senior or Graduate Student
• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Must have a valid driver’s license for authorized driving in the state of residence
• Must have authorization to work in the U.S
• Must be willing to participate for a term of nine Months (minimum of 20 hours weekly)
• Ability to work a flexible schedule that may include weekends and holidays to cover breaking news events and gain experience working for a 24 hour news channel

Pay & Benefits

The base pay for this position generally is between $00 and $00. The actual compensation offered will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. We comply with local wage minimums and also, certain positions are eligible for additional forms of other incentive-based compensation such as bonuses.