Non-Duke Student Intern, Duke Magazine, Duke Alumni Engagement and Development

Non-Duke Student Intern

Duke Magazine

 

Occupational Summary

DukeMag seeks a summer intern with strong video storytelling experience to create content for our magazine's website. A strong candidate is experienced in long and short video ideation and creation and will have a varied portfolio of work in video writing, shooting and editing.

 

The DukeMag intern will work 20 hours weekly in-office from 9-5 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at our offices in downtown Durham (One City Center). The intern would also remotely attend our magazine staff meeting on Thursday mornings and our Monday morning all-staff meetings for our larger marketing/communications/stewardship team.

 

The position reports to Digital Content Editor Rebecca Baldwin and DukeMag editor Andrea Billups. There are also writing opportunities for our quarterly magazine, but this is primarily a video role on our team. Please submit a resume with direct links to your video and writing portfolio.

 

Responsibilities: 

Utilize reporting and writing skills on behalf of Duke Alumni and Development’s (AED) quarterly magazine and the Duke Magazine website.

Contribute story ideas for Duke Magazine and attend all Duke Magazine meetings to collaborate with staffers on content and production needs.

Utilize skills in researching, reporting, interviewing, news writing, editing, digital and print content creation and social media ideation. All of these learning experiences provide learning opportunities to allow the intern to create content for a future portfolio for the student while benefiting AED’S Marketing and Communications team.

The Student Intern works onsite up to two days a week in our One City Center offices in Durham and remotely as needed, attending meetings via ZooM (Monday to Friday).

Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required of personnel so classified.

Skills: 

Basic understanding of news reporting and narrative writing style

Understanding of AP style

Interest in magazine-style storytelling

Interest in digital content creation (including learning about audio and video)

Ability to work on deadlines

Desire to work as a part of a team and contribute stories to our magazine and website

Desire to learn about the functions of a university publication and its role in serving marketing and engagement goals

 

BehavioralCompetencies:

Continuous Learning

Collaborating with Others

CulturalCompetency (DEI)

Curiosity and Information Seeking

Attention to Detail

Planning Prioritizing and Multitasking

Expresses Ideas Orally and In Writing

 

Preferred Education

Student enrolled in BA/BS program

 

Preferred Experience

Previous experience in creating audio and video content for a digital storytelling publication or platform including student media.

 

 

Minimum Qualifications

 

 

Education

N/A

 

Experience

 

N/A

 

Degrees, Licensures, Certifications

 

N/A

 

Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

 

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

 

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