Resources for the Community

Hire an Intern

The Media, Film & Journalism Studies department provides student interns who come prepared to contribute to your team. Prerequisite courses ensure that students have the background knowledge and skills to make the most of the internship experience. We have both undergraduate and graduate students prepared to intern in variety of positions relating to strategic communication, film and video, journalism, intercultural and global communication, and more. Ideal internship hosts take their roles as mentors seriously, understanding that students are working with them in order to learn how to apply classroom skills in a professional environment.

Please note that film interns are not allowed to use DU equipment for their internships; equipment must be provided by the employer.

• Finding an Intern

  We publicize internships that meet our requirements for providing mentorship and supervision in a professional environment from a variety of areas, including corporate and nonprofit organizations as well as boutique firms and individual projects. Your internship announcement should include information such as:

  • What the student will learn from the internship
  • Specific projects and duties the intern will fulfill
  • Skills that will be required to succeed

   

  To get started, create an account on our jobs/internship database by clicking the button below. Once you’ve made an account, click OCI/Job Postings then click ‘post a job’ to enter your position details, choose your student audience, and control how you want to receive applications.

  Submit a Job Description 

• Requirements of For-Credit Internships

  Offer Letter

  Students must submit an online registration form, including uploading a signed internship offer letter. The offer letter should be on the organization's letterhead and  include: 

  • A summary of the job description
  • Internship dates and hours of work
  • Supervisor name, contact info and signature.

   

  Hours

  The student must work 40 hours for each one credit during the quarter the internship is registered, with a maximum of 4 credits.

  Evaluation Form

  At the completion of the experience, both the student and the supervisor will be asked to fill out an online evaluation form, which includes quantitative and qualitative measures. Based on these evaluations, students receive academic letter grades for the the internship course.

• Paid vs. Unpaid Internships

  There are many more employers looking for interns than there are interns looking for internships, so an hourly wage or stipend is a great way to attract top candidates. Although many students complete unpaid internships, it is important to remember that they are also paying the university for the credits they receive from the experience.

  Paid or not, we are vigilant about students working in an environment that takes this educational role seriously by providing mentoring and supervision, encouraging the tackling of projects with room for failure, providing constructive and frequent feedback, and offering career guidance and networking opportunities where possible.

  While we ask that non-profit and for-profit internship hosts alike provide the type of experience described above, the U.S. Department of Labor has created guidelines specifically aimed at helping for-profit organizations determine the legality of their unpaid internships.

To learn more please contact our Internship Director, Professor Erika Polson, at 303-871-3831 or erikapolson@du.edu.

Post a Job

Do you have a media, film or journalism job opportunity you'd like to share? From news outlets and film and media companies to positions in businesses, nonprofits and government, our students and alumni have the critical thinking skills, understanding of media and practical experience to contribute to your organization. Work with DU's Career Services to post a job or internship opportunity, participate in a career fair or set up on-campus interviewing. We also provide employers, students and alumni access to the DU careers network, our online internship, job and event board.

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