Posted March 22, 2004

City of Abilene Public Relations Internship

The City of Abilene Community Information Office serves as the PR/Advertising/Media Relations hub for the City organization. Divisions and departments for which we provide PR assistance include Keep Abilene Beautiful, Recreation, Police and Fire, Water, Refuse, Recycling Center, Emergency Management, etc. The Community Information Office also has oversight of the City’s Web site, www.abilenetx.com and produces television and radio PSAs for city programs.

Community Information Coordinator Pam Percival’s background includes experience as a news reporter in both print and broadcast media, as well as public relations consulting.

Depending on their skills, prior experience and class work, interns will have the opportunity to gain practical, hands on public relations experience, including writing news releases and public service announcements, as well as helping develop and execute PR/marketing campaigns. Interns who have video shooting/editing/production experience may be able to help write, shoot and produce video PSAs, as well as assist with preparation for Abilene City Magazine, a half-hour news magazine that is a joint project between the city and the Abilene Christian University Journalism and Mass Communications Department. Internships available: Fall, Spring and Summer Terms

$200 educational stipend may be available for student who is interning for JMC class credit.

Contact:Pam Percival, City of Abilene Community Information Coordinator, P.O. Box 60/555 Walnut, Abilene, TX 79604

Phone: 325-676-6677 Fax: 325-676-6229

E-mail: pam.percival@abilenetx.com

www.abilenetx.com

City of Abilene Video Production Internship

The City of Abilene Community Information Office serves as the PR/Advertising/Media Relations hub for the City organization. Divisions and departments for which we provide PR assistance include Keep Abilene Beautiful, Recreation, Police and Fire, Water, Refuse, Recycling Center, Emergency Management, etc. The Community Information Office also has oversight of the City’s Web site, www.abilenetx.com and produces television and radio PSAs for city programs.

Community Information Coordinator Pam Percival’s background includes experience as a news reporter in both print and broadcast media, as well as public relations consulting.

Video production interns will have the opportunity to gain practical, hands-on experience helping to write, shoot and produce video PSAs, as well as assist with preparation for Abilene City Magazine, a half-hour news magazine that is a joint project between the city and the Abilene Christian University Journalism and Mass Communications Department. Internships available: Fall, Spring and Summer Terms

$300 educational stipend may be available for student who is interning for JMC class credit.

Pre-requisite: Some classroom, lab or other experience using video camera and Adobe Premiere nonlinear editing system.

Contact: Pam Percival, City of Abilene Community Information Coordinator, P.O. Box 60/555 Walnut, Abilene, TX 79604

Phone: 325-676-6677 Fax: 325-676-6229

E-mail: pam.percival@abilenetx.com

www.abilenetx.com

AdvancePCS (www.advancepcs.com) is the nation's largest independent provider of health improvement services, touching the lives of more than 75 million health plan members and managing more than $21 billion in annual prescription drug spending.  AdvancePCS offers health plans in a wide range of health improvement products and services designed to improve the quality of care delivered to health plan members and manage costs.  AdvancePCS is ranked by Fortune magazine as one of America's 100 fastest-growing public companies and is included in the Forbes Platinum 400 list of best big companies.

AdvancePCS’ Corporate Communication Department is excited to sponsor an internship in the Irving Corporate Office for students who have completed at least the junior year in the communications program. The internship duties include: researching articles for corporate newsletter, creating/writing/editing content for corporate newsletter, AdvanceTV messaging creation and updates, in-house video production, intranet content creation and updates, conducting and coordinating random weekly/biweekly communications surveys on various tools, capturing and communicating results, and evaluating and recommending new communications approaches based on analysis of as-is and desired states.

We are looking for innovative candidates who can work in a fast paced environment and have strong communication and analytical skills.

This internship pays $13.13 per hour and lasts for 10 weeks during the summer. Successful interns are given first consideration for employment opportunities upon graduation.  Interested candidates need to submit their resumes by March 31, 2004 to the AdvancePCS website—www.advancepcs.com.

Posted February 16, 2004

Please see Dave Hogan, director of internships, for more information on these internships.

Fox/UPN Abilene is looking for students interested in a career in television, but this internship is not limited to broadcast majors; IMC majors should also consider this opportunity.  Duties include station promotion, writing of advertising copy, assisting the sales staff, interaction with promotions and creative personnel, and assisting in the coordination of non-profit and public-service venues.  For information, call Christina at 672-5606 or e-mail her at Christina-foxupn@wtconnect.com. 

The Center for Nonprofit Management in Dallas seeks an intern for an eight-week, paid marketing internship this summer.  Marketing, public relations and journalism degrees preferred.  The student must be returning to school full-time in the fall of 2004 to qualify.  This internship is underwritten by ExxonMobil.  Proficiency in Microsoft Office, PageMaker 6.5 and Microsoft Publisher preferred.  Deadline for applications is April 1.  Visit http://www.cnmdallas.org for details.

The New York Media Experience Program offers mass communication internships in New York City.  This 25-year-old program places students each summer in television, journalism, public relations and advertising internships.  Recent interns have worked for Sports Illustrated, NBC, DDB Worldwide, Weber-Shandwick, Nickelodeon and others.

For more information, see http://www.academic.marist.edu/nymep. 

Greater Lakewood Shepherd’s Center in Dallas is offering a job/internship this summer as a marketing coordinator.  This is a paid ($2,000 for 11 weeks), part-time internship working with an established non-profit agency that caters to senior citizens.  The intern will develop a marketing plan, prepare press releases and develop new marketing materials.  Marketing, public relations or communications background preferred. Deadline for applications is March 26. 

CAMP TV is looking for photography students interested in producing video yearbooks and promotional videos this summer at summer camps throughout the United States.  Students will gain editing experience on Media 100 and Final Cut Pro non-linear systems. Deadline is May 1 but interested students are urged to apply ASAP.  For information, visit http://www.camptv.net. 

The Institute on Political Journalism at Georgetown University offers an eight-week news media internship in Washington, D.C., for students interested in political journalism.  Selected students receive experience in reporting, writing and editing.  Interns take classes at Georgetown University while also working for a media organization in the nation’s capital.  This program is sponsored by The Fund for American Studies.  The deadline to apply for this summer’s program is March 15.  For information, visit http://www.dcinternships.org. 

Richards-Gravelle, the public relations division of the Richards Group advertising agency in Dallas, uses PR interns each semester – fall, spring and summer.  They will ONLY consider students with public relations, marketing or journalism backgrounds.  Students will experience preferred (relevant summer jobs, other internships, school publications staffs, etc.).  If interested, contact Wendy Dunn, account executive, at dunn@richards.com. 

The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Education & the Workforce has several internship slots open each semester, including the summer.  These are public affairs internships in Washington, D.C.  For information, contact Alicia Phillips, an ACU graduate, at Alicia.Phillips@mail.house.gov. 

The Dilenscheider Group, a public relations and investor relations agency with offices in New York and Chicago, seeks PR interns.  It has operated a paid internship program for 14 years.  The deadline for applications for this summer’s program is March 31.  For information, contact Robert J. Stone, director of the internship program, at rstone@dgi-nyc.com. 

A few other selected Web sites for JMC-related internships:

Broadcast: http://www.tvjobs.com

Advertising: http://www.aaf.org

Public relations: http://www.prssa.org

Print journalism: http://www.journalismjobs.com

Print journalism: http://www.studentpress.org/acpjobs

Magazine journalism: http://www.asme.magazine.org