Where to look (General)
- Media Job Board (E&P, Poynter, others)
- SPJ Jobs
- Indeed media jobs
- Linked In journalism jobs
- Monster jobs
- Media Match
- Glass Door
- Journalism Jobs
- mediabistro.com.
Where to look: Media jobs in Virginia
Preparing – Write a cover letter and resume
- How to write a cover letter (NPR).
- Cover letter example (Indeed)
- How to write a resume for journalism (Indeed)
What to send
- Cover letter addressed to possible employer with two – three paragraphs summarizing education, experience & goals (one page pdf).
- Resume with details of education, experience & goals (one to two page pdf)
- Five to seven of your best clips (one page pdf) with links to live web, audio and video pages
- Don’t write long origin stories or flowery rhetoric. Editors are looking for reporters who can produce lots of high quality reports quickly. That should be evident from your clips.
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- Career Readiness from the Career Services Center