Internship, The Christian Science Monitor, Boston, MA

Posted February 16, 2015

The intern will work with the librarian serving the headquarters’ newsroom and network of domestic and international bureaus primarily supporting web-first journalism on the MONITOR’s online platform CSMonitor.com, as well as a weekly print magazine, and daily email digest, and other editorial products. The MONITOR Library also assists with information needs for the editorial staff and other departments.

This internship is for graduate students currently matriculating in an MLIS program or variation thereof.

This internship will provide excellent and intensive hands-on experience in the fields of news and special librarianship. The ideal candidate will apply curiosity, creativity and dedication to accuracy to the library’s work and media production.

Requirements include completion of a graduate level reference course, a regular news-reading routine in place, and the ability to work in a deadline-driven environment.

Responsibilities can include: providing research for daily news stories and longer-term news assignments using Internet resources and commercial database services such as Lexis / Nexis and ProQuest; other print and online resources as needed, digital archiving and indexing of photos, pages and PDFs using a Merlin DAM system; advising staff on information strategy, intranet and wiki web page redesign and development; weeding and reorganization of the library collection, and promotion of content on social media outlets.

Schedule: Summer/Fall Start. Start and end dates are negotiable. Work days are flexible as well, but will be largely be staffing up to 30 hours during Monday-Thursday, 9:00 – 5:00 pm.

Wage/Salary: $14

Application Instructions: Please send a cover letter, resume and references by email or post to the following contact. No telephone calls.

Leigh Montgomery
The Christian Science Monitor
Library P02-30
Boston, MA 02115
[email protected]
617-450-2682