Remote Social & Video Walt Disney Internship

Disney is offering Social & Video internship, FiveThirtyEight - Summer/Fall 2022.

Work Environment:

• This internship is a remote internship. The internship requires a working, reliable internet connection as well as a quiet, dedicated work space.
• The approximate dates of this internship are May/June 2022 through January 2023
• Candidate must be available to work 40 hours/week in Eastern Standard Time for the duration of the internship.

The intern’s main role will be to build up FiveThirtEight’s video presence, engagement and following on social platforms. This means:

• Pitching and executing short social videos while developing and refining FiveThirtyEight’s cross-platform voice and tone
• Should they have interest, the intern might narrate or host videos.
• Help with general video audience strategy, and work with our art director and video journalists to repurpose existing assets for distribution on our website and other platforms, including Instagram, YouTube and Twitter.
• The social/video intern will report to the senior editor for social and audience and the senior video producer, but will also have the opportunity to work with reporters across the newsroom.

• Journalism experience (whether from a journalism class, school paper, job or internship) is a must
• Some experience reporting on politics (But “politics” doesn’t just mean electoral politics. It could mean you have experience reporting on policy issues, social movements, how polarization was affecting your community, or something else. Interpret it broadly, because we will too!)
• A solid understanding of U.S. politics, and a prolific consumption of news
• Enthusiasm for FiveThirtyEight and the kind of journalism we create
• Demonstrated experience creating compelling social videos
• Some experience with Adobe Premiere. Applicants should be able to cut clips and add music.
• Experience writing scripts and storyboarding
• Experience behind a camera (a smartphone camera counts)
• And if you don’t check every box, that’s OK. Please apply!

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience writing social copy
• Experiencing using WordPress or a similar CMS to publish articles
• Experience in front of the camera (a smartphone camera counts)

Additional information:

• Submit cover letter, resume and links to three social video you've produced (links on your resume or cover letter). They can be personal projects and don’t necessarily need to be journalistic. We are most interested in seeing your ability to tell compelling stories, regardless of the medium.
• At the time of application, must be enrolled in an accredited college/university taking at least one class in the semester/quarter (spring/fall) prior to participation in the internship program OR must have graduated from a college/university within 6 months OR currently participating in a Disney Professional Internship or Disney College Program
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Must not have completed one year of continual employment on a Disney internship or program, concurrent to this internship
• Must possess unrestricted work authorization
• This is a paid internship

About Walt Disney:

The mission of The Walt Disney Company is to entertain, inform and inspire people around the globe through the power of unparalleled storytelling, reflecting the iconic brands, creative minds and innovative technologies that make ours the world’s premier entertainment company.

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