USU Creative Writing Contest

Necessary Skills needed:  Public relations, social networking, contest and magazine promotion, fundraising.  This internship is a new position that seeks to raise the profile of the contest and its magazine primarily through the use of social networking.  The intern will be responsible for maintaining a Facebook page for the contest, regularly adding information and reaching out to students across campus to prepare them for the early February contest deadline. 

 The intern will also design, produce, and distribute flyers announcing the contest in November, and post occasional reminders to Facebook through December and January.

The intern will design, produce and coordinate advertising in The Statesman, the Back-Burner, Hard News Cafe, and other venues.

 

And the intern will also solicit financial support for the contest and the magazine from a variety of campus and community sources.

Logistics

Internship responsibilities begin fall semester 2011 (a.s.a.p.) and carry over into the first few weeks of spring 2012. Credit hours can be received for fall or spring semester.

 This is a great opportunity to take on a public relations campaign for an exciting part of campus life.  The successful candidate will be involved with the creative writing crowd and get firsthand experience generating effective promotional materials and strategies.

Email Prof. Charles Waugh charles.waugh@usu.edu your current resume with a cover letter explaining your qualifications for the internship and how it fits with your career plans.

 

Note: Graduate students are eligible for Internship Credit under Engl 6900.

Check with your supervisory committee to get approval for your Program of Study.