Learn from a legend: Dean of West Virginia Sportswriters Mickey Furfari seeks a journalism student for part-time writing/editing help this summer. About 4-6 hours a week. Must have good journalism skills and a great sense of humor. If you are interested, please contact Mr. Fufuri at: 304-292-2350.

Pikewood Creative, an Emmy Award winning production agency, located in Morgantown is seeking a summer intern to work in various public relations and social media campaigns designed at business development. This is a non-paying internship. We are searching for an extremely motivated self-starter who can take a project from inception to completion. This is not a hand-holding internship, this is an opportunity for a candidate to join the Pikewood team and gain valuable real-world experience.

Send cover letter and resume to Gina DeBlasis at Gina@PikewoodCreative.com

WVU Dining Services seeking an intern for Fall 2013 and Spring 2014

WVU Dining Services is now accepting applications for a PR intern to assist their Public Relations Manager.

Interns will gain experience in:
-Crafting and disseminating press releases
-Developing advertising campaigns and working with local advertisers
-Creating promotional materials in response to campus needs
-Editing and maintaining web content
-Using social media for public relations, marketing, and research purposes

The ideal candidate is creative, motivated, and a quick learner. Experience with the Adobe Creative Suite is preferred, but not mandatory. Juniors and seniors are invited to apply. Interns will be paid $9/hr and receive one free meal per shift. Start date for the internship is August 19, 2013 and is located in Lyon Tower on the Evansdale Campus.

Interested students should send their resume to Bryan Jarrell at bryan.jarrell@mail.wvu.edu by June 1 for best consideration.

Come Recommended is seeking a media and blogger relations trainee. The virtual position is a paid, part-time internship available immediately and running through August 30.
View the website for more information.

The Eberly College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Office is pleased to offer a paid summer internship for May 15th- August 15th. The intern will work in the Development Office on variety of projects related to the ECAS Strategic Plan and State of Minds Capital Campaign. Applicants need to have excellent writing and editing skills, the ability to communicate with a wide variety of individuals, the capability of being a self-starter, and vigorous attention to details. Experience with high-level fundraising is a plus.
The intern will be responsible for assisting the Associate Director of Development and the Operations Coordinator with daily tasks, to include but not limited to: alumni relations, fundraising efforts, social media assistance in event planning, and general office support. Management of online content will be a large responsibility. This includes website content and engagement in social networking sites: Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. This person will be responsible for website updates and maintenance, for Eberly College and its departmental pages. This includes uploading content. Previous experience with Slate software is preferred, but not required.

In addition to these tasks, the following is involved:

• Writing/editing blog posts
• Database entry
• Communication with donors, alumni, faculty and staff including promotion of events, college initiatives, and special projects

A strong Journalism or English background is preferred.
The internship will require you to work 20 hours a week – scheduling of those hours is flexible. Some evening and weekend hours may be required on occasion.
The intern will report directly to Amanda Dymacek, the Associate Director of Development for the Eberly College. If interested, please send a letter of inquiry along with one writing sample, and two professional references to Amanda Dymacek, Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, West Virginia University, 201 Woodburn Hall, PO Box 6286, Morgantown WV 26506. Questions and electronic applications may be submitted to Amanda.dymacek@mail.wvu.edu.The deadline for submission is May 5.

Paid Summer Internship in the Office of Donor Relations
WVU Foundation

Description: The Office of Donor Relations is currently seeking a summer intern to assist with writing projects for A State of Minds: The Campaign for West Virginia’s University. Primarily, the intern will assist the Director of Donor Relations/Campaign Coordinator with drafting content for a campaign report, which is scheduled to be released early August. Other projects will include electronic communications, campaign marketing and social media.

Tasks will include but not be limited to:

• Researching topics relating to the Campaign
• Writing content on relevant topics
• Compiling information on past and upcoming Campaign activity
• Sorting data for donor recognition

Qualities: effective time management; attention to detail; creativity
Skills: internet research; strong writing skills; strong communication skills
Preferred major: Rising senior or graduate student in the School of Journalism
Schedule: 38.75 hours per week for a 12 week summer term (negotiable)
Preferred start date: Monday, May 20th (negotiable)

The WVU Foundation will begin reviewing applications on May 1st.
The position will remain open until filled.

For additional information, please visit the WVU Foundation website at www.wvuf.org.

Ryan’s Rally LLC is looking for a public relations intern to help manage their social networking. The intern would work 15-20 hours each week for eight weeks.

Ryan’s Rally is a fundraising effort to help support the cost of medical care for Ryan Diviney, a former WVU student who was brutally beaten in 2009 and has since been in a coma.

The intern will follow and show understanding of using social media to promote and advance business goals and objectives. The intern will interact and understand the relationships built between website design and content, Facebook Business (Fan) Pages, Pinterest, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, and other currently popular social media. The internship is unpaid.

This position is designed to provide participants with a foundation and skill set in the new, evolving world of social media tools and strategies so that they can immediately apply them in the workplace. Proficiencies and skills for the student:

1) Understand what social media is and why it is important,
2) Effectively use today’s most popular social media tools to build relationships and increase productivity,
3) Understand the importance of building an online community,
4) Create and execute impactful social media campaigns,
5) Recognize trends in mobile applications and how social media intersects with mobile technology,
6) Participate in a real world study (Ryan’s Rally LLC) of the effective use of social media within business-to-business and business-to-consumer settings, and
7) Integrate social media concepts into an organization’s overall marketing strategy.

The intern would work with Ryan Diviney’s sister, Kari, and report to his father, Ken. To apply, students should send their resume and a letter to Ken Diviney at Kdiviney@ryansrally.org as soon as possible.

The corporate office is in Sterling, Virginia and can be reached at (703) 789-7260.

The Eberly College of Arts and Sciences Communications Office is seeking one Communications and Marketing intern.

This paid position is a wonderful opportunity for a mature, self-directed, motivated student to gain experience in writing, marketing and communications, while building a marketable portfolio. Interns are expected to produce professional work for publication under the guidance of the Director of Marketing and Communications. This is a true professional writing position that the right student will find challenging and rewarding.

Duties and Responsibilities:
Interview students, faculty, and administrators in order to compose press releases, web content, recruiting, and other printed materials for the College
Write articles for Eberly, the College’s bi-annual alumni magazine distributed to more than 45,000 people
Compile and distribute daily press clippings
Schedule photographic sessions, appointments, and meetings related to writing assignments
Attend and report on various college events
Update the College’s website content using Slate content management system
Generate original content for various social media platforms to promote College messaging and events; follow social media trends and craft marketing plans
Occasional general office tasks (filing, labeling, copies)

Job Qualifications:
Motivated, self-directed sophomore , junior, or senior at West Virginia University
Strong writing, communication, and organizational skills
Excellent grammar
Professional appearance and demeanor
Ability to set and meet deadlines
Knowledge of and proficiency in MLA and AP writing styles
Experience working with social media
Knowledge of and proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Past journalism/publishing experience desired but not necessary
Experience with Photoshop is helpful but not required
Ability to interact comfortably and professionally with a broad and diverse group of students, faculty, alumni, and administrators

Hours: 40 hours per week

Salary: $10 per hour

Start Date: May 13
If interested in applying, please email a pdf or Word cover letter, resume, and writing sample to Devon Copeland, Interim Director of Marketing and Communications, Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at Devon.Copeland@mail.wvu.edu include the words Application for Eberly Internship in the subject line of the email.

The WVU College of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences (CPASS) is looking for an intern to assist with multimedia, production, and post-production of live events including distribution and maintenance of a library of final products. Digital editing, designing for print media and the Web, and excellent Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite skills needed. Excellent communication skills required. Some travel and other office duties may be required. Fax resume and references to (304)293-6942 or email videographer12@gmail.com.

The WVU College of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences (CPASS) is looking for an intern to assist with multimedia, production, and post-production of live events including distribution and maintenance of a library of final products. Digital editing, designing for print media and the Web, and excellent Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite skills needed. Excellent communication skills required. Some travel and other office duties may be required. Fax resume and references to (304)293-6942 or email videographer12@gmail.com.