Alive Magazine

Writing Intern
Minneapolis, MN
May-August 2008
Alive believes that every young woman has a God-given story to tell and that she deserves a safe place to question, explore, and share what makes her fully alive. In that spirit, Alive invites young women (ages 13-25) to reflect on their unique experiences, express their individual passions, and develop their creative gifts as they share in a dynamic, encouraging community, grow in mind, body, and spirit, and affect change in the world.

Because Alive Magazine believes that every young woman has a story to share, Alive seeks to highlight a variety of experiences, interests, and talents young women have. While we encourage all of our potential contributors to write their own stories, we do occasionally hear of an event, organization, or news story that requires an Alive staff member to research and write the story in third-person.Of course, interviews and articles are not the only tasks requiring skilled, creative writing. We are committed to you having a positive encounter with the media/publishing world that will not only provide worthwhile work experience, but will help you reflect on who you are and where you want to go. In that spirit, we tailor each internship to the participant, creating a mutually beneficial experience for both Alive and you.

Responsibilities
As an Alive Magazine Writing Intern, you may:

  • Interview another young woman or women who are changing the world
  • Research a story from our extensive idea list
  • Develop web content
  • Write a press release
  • Share your own story for publication in Alive
  • Participate in a writing workshop
  • Write an article about Alive for another publication
  • Gather short biographies of contributors

Evaluation Expectations
Intern will complete individual goal worksheet at the beginning of term, which will be used in conjunction with position description by supervisor throughout the semester. Intern will be evaluated on performance once a month in one-on-one meetings with supervisor.

Compensation
This is an unpaid internship. 

Application Materials
Cover letter and resume required. Apply via OleRecruiting -- deadline March 15th, 2008.

Questions
Jen Dotson at (952) 913-6091 -OR- contact Sandy Malecha, Assistant Director of the Internships Program in the Center for Experiential Learning: x3268, malechas@stolaf.edu.