Starnes Publishing,
Editorial, Design & Digital Interns
Background:
Starnes Publishing produces monthly community newspapers in the metro Birmingham area.
Publications include 280 Living, The Homewood Star, Hoover Sun, Vestavia Voice, Village Living and
Cahaba Sun.
Description:
Interns with a variety of skills and a passion for hyperlocal community journalism will have the
opportunity to work closely with their small staff in ways that impact the production process. Paid and
unpaid internships for fall, spring and summer are available, as well as those for class credit.
Requirements:
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A cover letter outlining your reasons for wanting the internship, your availability, your
experience, qualifications and the area(s) in which you desire to work
Your current resume
Three writing or design samples, examples of photography or videography work are an excellent
bonus
Experience with Adobe InDesign and Photoshop
Responsibilities:
Editorial Interns will
 Work with the editorial staff to craft news stories and features for different coverage areas for
both print and online
 Cover community events and pitch story ideas
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Have the opportunity to use photography and videography skills
Design Interns will
 Assist with pagination throughout the production cycle
 Design sections of the paper or special features, including infographics and illustrations
 Use Adobe InDesign and Photoshop
Digital Interns will
 Help maintain the websites for their publications
 Transfer print stories to the web
 Update the homepages
 Write brief stories for the web
 Help coordinate a schedule for daily newspapers