Baltimore people get your applications in now. Your application must be received by July 29, 2011.
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Here are the details, guys. Make Baltimore proud when you hit NYC.
July 18, 2011
Social Media Intern at NBC News
NBC News is hiring a Social Media intern for Fall 2011. If interested, tweet your application to @NBCNewsPR in 140 characters or less. Job description and requirements are listed below. Creativity counts! Good luck. Applications are due July 29, 2011 5pm EST. Intern would be able to start as soon as August 8, depending on availability.
Duties and responsibilities
Intern will assist social media team and coordinate with editorial staff, marketing, and communications for all of NBC NewsMonitor the social web. Assist with providing analytics on growth. Always looking for new opportunities to innovate
Will report to Director of Social Media
Some examples of tasks that our current intern, Sarah, has completed:
Created graphic for TODAY hitting 500,000 Facebook fans
Assisted in redesigning NBC News Tumblr
Was active on NBC News and TODAY Instagram accounts
Gathered content and created graphics for blog posts
Created Facebook landing pages for NBC News and Meet The Press
Skills and experience:
Intern should have blogging experience and be active using Facebook and Twitter.
Should live a digital life and be familiar with digital and social media trends
Photoshop or Final Cut Pro experience preferred
HTML experience preferred but not required
Must be currently enrolled in undergraduate or graduate courses and be eligible to receive academic credit for time spent at NBC News.
Go for it people, you know you want to rub elbows with Al Roker.
I think that is a good move for NBC. Hiring someone to focus on the social media movement will help them gather fresh and timely news, as well as assist in delivering the news bulletin in the social media scene in a timely fashion.
Posted by: Glenn Evans | Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 03:57 PM