The Virginian-Pilot internships are highly competitive. Therefore, experience working on a college newspaper is a must, and a previous internship at a daily paper is a plus. Reporters and photographers will need a car. Sophomores and graduate students also are eligible. Interns will have regular opportunities to meet with The Pilot’s editors and other newsroom professionals to talk about their career options.

Interested? Then here’s what you need to do:
1) Submit a cover letter and a resume that includes the names of three references.
2) Reporters, copy editors and designers should submit a print portfolio that includes eight to 10 published work samples showing the range of your best writing, page layout or headline writing.
3) Photographers and graphic artists should submit a print portfolio that includes at least 20 samples of published photographs or illustrations.
No CDs, please.

The Virginian-Pilot is owned by Landmark Communications, Inc. and is a partner in NAHJ's Parity Project, which was launched in our newsroom in October 2007.

Send your completed packet to:
Denise Bridges
Director of Newsroom Recruitment
The Virginian-Pilot
150 W. Brambleton Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23510

Application Deadline: December 1, 2008.

Packets postmarked after December 1 will not be reviewed.
Please do NOT send completed packets by e-mail.
The Pilot selects 10 interns, who will be notified by February 15, 2009.
The pay is $575 a week.
All internships run for 12 weeks, except for the one on the sports copy desk that lasts for six months.
Got questions? E-mail: denise.bridges@pilotonline.com.

PLEASE INFORM THIS EMPLOYER THAT YOU LEARNED OF THIS OPPORTUNITY THROUGH NAHJ'S PARITY PROJECT.

HamptonRoads.com, an award-winning community and entertainment portal serving the Hampton Roads area in Virginia, is seeking a part-time, temporary online producer to help update, edit and develop original content for the site. The ideal candidate will be capable of reporting, writing, editing and producing multimedia and interactive packages for the site that include text, photographs, audio and video. Candidates must also show familiarity with, and enthusiasm for, user-generated content, sometimes referred to as “Citizen Journalism.”

The Virginian-Pilot is owned by Landmark Communications, Inc.

Apply online at: www.thevirginianpilot.com/careers.

PLEASE INFORM THIS EMPLOYER THAT YOU LEARNED OF THIS OPPORTUNITY THROUGH THE NAHJ PARITY PROJECT.

We are currently seeking a dynamic senior-level graphic designer to join the Port Folio Weekly team as an Art Director for a weekly alternative magazine. In addition, the team produces a monthly magazine geared toward women called skirt!, a yearly magazine called ArtFolio which focuses on the arts and culture in Hampton Roads, a national magazine called VOW and many other periodical special sections.

The designer should have a proven record of excellence in graphic design and a high degree of innovation. The designer will possess excellent analytic thinking and creative problem solving skills; strong communication and customer service skills; the ability to function effectively as part of a diverse team; the stamina to produce high-quality graphics in a fast-paced work environment; and proficiency with Adobe Suite software. The designer will have the opportunity to impact a team by proactively seeking ways to create print and online advertising solutions for clients as well as suggesting ideas for new publications and/or special sections.

We expect the designer to be highly experienced in the print publication industry and have experience or an interest in learning the online industry.

The Virginian-Pilot is owned by Landmark Communications, Inc.

Apply online at: www.thevirginianpilot.com/careers.

PLEASE INFORM THIS EMPLOYER THAT YOU LEARNED OF THIS OPPORTUNITY THROUGH THE NAHJ PARITY PROJECT.

HamptonRoads.com and PilotOnline.com are seeking a talented PHP/MySQL programmer to join our team. This team codes, tests, and debugs websites and web-based applications using Drupal, PHP, and MySQL in a Linux environment. The candidate will work with other programmers, working from written specifications on small to large-scale projects. They should be comfortable working with team members throughout our company to code and architect new applications. We are looking for someone who can maintain a high standard of quality in a fast-paced environment, and is motivated to learn new programming skills as the Internet expands.

The Virginian-Pilot is owned by Landmark Communications, Inc.

Apply online at: www.thevirginianpilot.com/careers.

PLEASE INFORM THIS EMPLOYER THAT YOU LEARNED OF THIS OPPORTUNITY THROUGH THE NAHJ PARITY PROJECT.

The Virginian-Pilot, a daily newspaper of 197,000 seven-day average circulation serving Southeastern Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina, is seeking a staff writer to cover economic development on its Business Team.

The hard-working and seasoned reporter who tackles this beat in Hampton Roads will find the area fertile ground for coverage. Hampton Roads has experienced strong growth in recent years, and this trend has continued albeit at a slower rate. Economic development – including commercial, industrial and residential development – has moved at a pace much stronger than national trends. While the residential market has cooled, commercial development is booming – from downtown office towers in Norfolk to suburban offices in Virginia Beach and Suffolk to new port-related warehouses everywhere.

The Virginian-Pilot is owned by Landmark Communications, Inc.

Apply online at: www.thevirginianpilot.com/careers.

PLEASE INFORM THIS EMPLOYER THAT YOU LEARNED OF THIS OPPORTUNITY THROUGH THE NAHJ PARITY PROJECT.