Paid multimedia internships @ NY Times

The New York Times' website is offering three full-time, paid internships throughout the year.

One is a multimedia internship and the other two are online news internships. "All three internships offer the rare, up-close opportunity to work with some of the best online journalists in the nation’s best newsroom," according to the recruiter. Internships are full-time, last up to four months and pay $812 per week.

Multimedia interns assist in the production of photos, graphics, audio and video for the website. Tasks include producing multimedia features with audio and photographs, developing interactive features with Flash, and archiving and research for both breaking news events and enterprise stories.

Online news interns produce articles, photos and multimedia for The New York Times on the Web, as well as helping to put together the online presence for larger news packages and enterprise projects

The internships are available during the fall, spring and summer. The deadlines are summer: Feb. 15, fall: Aug. 15, and spring: Nov. 15.

Applicants should apply online at: http://www.nytco.com/careers/index.html. In the search field, enter the word "internship."

Or, clips and resumes may be sent to: "Digital Newsroom Internship", c/o Brenda Pullman, recruiting specialist, NYTimes.com, 620 Eighth Ave., New York, N.Y. 10018.

NY Times seeks entry-level online journalist

New York Times's website, the #1 newspaper website on the Web, seeks a paid intern to produce articles, photos and multimedia for its daily report and larger news and features projects. The intern will also assist editors and producers by conducting research and compiling information for special sections, enterprise stories and breaking news events.

"The training program is intended to teach interns the skills that would enable them to become a producer at NYTimes.com," the ad says. "'On-the-job' training is essential in order to get a sense for what it is like to work in a newsroom. When a news story breaks, the intern will experience first hand how news judgments are made and how the plans for covering a story take shape."

2009 summer internship applications due soon!

The summer may have just ended, but it's already time to start planning for a journalism internship next summer.

Many of the top newspapers and magazines have early fall deadlines for their 2009 paid summer internship programs. For example:

• Newsweek summer internship, application deadline: Oct. 17, 2008
  
• Wall Street Journal summer internship, application deadline: Nov. 1, 2008
  
• Washington Post summer internship, application deadline: Nov. 1, 2008
• Boston Globe summer internship, application deadline: Nov. 1, 2008
• New York Times summer internship, application deadline: Nov. 15, 2008

These are great internships, if you can get them. You'll make good money (the NYT pays $924 per week), get to do substantive work (take photos, write articles, etc.) and learn from the best and brightest journalists in the world.

But the applications can be very involved. The Post, for example, requires essays and recommendation letters. So, start working on your application ASAP. This isn't something you can do the day before it's due.

-Mark Grabowski