Editorial Fellow; Columbus - News

This role requires the ability to work lawfully in the U.S. without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.

Spectrum News is seeking talented, creative, highly self‑motivated, and enthusiastic individuals to join our team as Editorial Fellows! From first interview through Fellowship completion, we offer students a competitive, hands‑on and exciting learning experience that will position you for future news journalism and production opportunities. We take great pride in nurturing up‑and‑coming storytellers of tomorrow by providing a robust learning experience with Spectrum News.

Selected candidates will gain a unique opportunity to work with and learn from award‑winning journalists.

Spectrum Networks is a series of more than 30 hyper‑local news and regional sports networks owned and operated by Charter Communications, Inc. Spectrum Networks seeks to provide the most essential local news and information, cultivating relevant and thoughtful conversations that foster informed and engaged communities.

The Spectrum News Fellowship provides you with meaningful, hands‑on experience that will aid in developing marketable skills for the future. Our Fellowship lets you work in a professional, 24/7 newsroom setting that integrates what you have learned in the classroom. The experience of being a Spectrum News Fellow will prepare you to take on nearly any role in a newsroom.

The Spectrum News Fellowship provides opportunities in the following areas, rotating through three tracks every two months:

You will be trained as a multimedia journalist with the goal of pitching, shooting, editing, and writing at least three stories that will air on Spectrum News. These stories will be yours to use for your resume reel. You will learn how to use all of our video and audio equipment and be trained how to edit and produce a story on your own.

You will also work with our Spectrum News MMJs to see how a professional journalist does their job, in addition to learning how to research story ideas and pitch those ideas to managers. You will meet with a dedicated mentor each week to talk about your progress and receive feedback on your work.

You will be trained as a Digital Producer with the goal of curating content, writing original articles, and creating informing content for social media, web, our mobile app, and other digital platforms. You will learn how to work through a breaking news situation. You will learn how to use our content management system and other behind‑the‑scenes programs, as well as gaining deep understanding of copy writing and AP style.

You will meet with a dedicated mentor each week to talk about your progress and receive feedback on your work.

You will be trained as a Producer with the goal of producing a half hour newscast that will air on Spectrum News. This newscast will be yours to use for your resume reel. You will learn how to use our news production operating system, edit video for our newscasts, and create compelling graphics. You will work with Spectrum News producers on crafting clear, concise writing that moves the newscast forward, plus best practices for stacking, curating, pacing, and more.

You will meet with a dedicated mentor each week to talk about your progress and receive feedback on your work.

• Participate and complete each track’s module
• Complete tasks and projects assigned by mentors
• Attend Fellowship development activities as scheduled
• Be enthusiastic, communicative, and open to learning new things every day!

• Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities and work under time pressure deadline
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills; ability to clearly communicate solutions; ability to relate well with populations
• Ability to interface with internal company personnel and build relationships
• Requires ability to adapt proactively and positively solve problems

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