Thursday, July 19, 2007

Toronto Star Year Long!

Get them in!!!!
carlos


The Toronto Star Year-long internship.

The Star Photo Department traditionally hires a year-long intern as part of the Youth Employment Program, so some rules apply.

The successful candidate will be able to hit the ground running, both learning from and contributing to a 18-photographer staff.

The Intern will have the opportunity to shoot a wide range of subjects including portraits, features, general news, spot news and sports.

The intern will work a rotating shift (four-day work week) with the full responsibilities of a staff photographer. Past interns have also been given the opportunity to pursue both staff-generated and personal projects.


THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM

The Youth Employment Program is a joint project of the guild and management at The Star. The purpose is to provide jobs for people under the age of 30 who have NEVER held a permanent full-time job at a daily newspaper.

These are one-year contracts with a formal program of career and skills development and work experience. The program starts mid-September and the application deadline for the Fall 2007 program is Friday, July 27, 2007.

The 8 internship spots include writers, copy editors and a photographer. These are paid, full-time positions. We've had successful applicants who do not have journalism degrees, but who do have degrees in a special interest area and extensive journalism experience.

The program begins with two weeks of orientation and interns will participate in bi-monthly seminars.

Photojournalists apply to:

Ken Faught
Photo Editor
The Toronto Star
1 Yonge St.
Toronto, Ontario
M5E 1E6

NO CALLS PLEASE

A committee of staff photographers and editors will review all portfolios. Only those candidates chosen for an interview will be contacted.

Applications should include a portfolio, resume and cover letter.

Portfolio guidelines

PLEASE read carefully
-A portfolio should be maximum 20 pictures saved in one folder labeled "portfolio".
-Images must be 200 dpi at the most with the longest dimension not more than 10 inches and saved at a medium setting in photoshop.The saved image should be no larger than 1MB.
-Please note that the preferred portfolio format is on MAC compatible CD.
-Please enclose a resume and cover letter.

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