Hear Nebraska is looking for enterprising, self-starting candidates for multimedia, editorial and marketing for positions beginning Monday, Aug. 21, 2017 and ending Friday, Dec. 15, 2017. We are offering both paid and unpaid positions this semester, based on available funding. Apply for summer internships no later than Monday, Aug 7, 2017. Please email Hear Nebraska’s managing editor at andrews@hearnebraska.org with any questions.
Working both remotely and at either of our Omaha or Lincoln offices, you will help us cover, promote and present the state’s music community for 15-20 hours/week. Journalism, marketing
or English majors are preferred, though others are accepted if they possess the following skills and attributes:
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The state’s fastest-growing music nonprofit, Hear Nebraska (HN) seeks an enterprising, self-starting, multimedia intern to help us tell Nebraska’s music story through images and video. In six years, HN has established itself as the state’s premiere source for Nebraska music news, covering a wide variety of music genres and subjects statewide through words, photos, videos and audio. You would work directly with HN’s editors in either Lincoln or Omaha to capture and tell compelling stories about this cultural community with your camera (and phone). And your work would reach a major, global audience. Of the 27,000 visitors at hearnebraska.org each month, 7% are international. Our social media channels reach more than 20,000 followers.
We value sharp thinkers, self-motivators, strong communicators, multi-taskers with positive energy and, crucially, hustle. We seek the right candidate who could commit to this position through fall 2016.
If that sounds like you, let’s talk. (Be prepared to discuss your favorite Nebraska band.)
Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
-Attend and work multiple concerts weekly;
-Pitch and pursue compelling story ideas;
-Produce and publish regular feature stories and quick-turnaround concert photos;
-Post captivating images/video on HN’s social feeds;
-Update HN’s events calendar;
The ideal candidate possesses:
-Ability to learn quickly and process criticism constructively;
-Ability to communicate effectively and stay on task remotely;
-Confidence shooting in often crowded, sometimes adverse conditions (all kinds of music; all kinds of genres);
-Fluidity on social media;
-A passion for Nebraska and its music.