IUP-TV / The Swoop Internship – Summer 2024
Description: Students in the internship will work in various media areas – video, audio, radio, website, and graphics projects – and/or promotions and marketing. This experience involves real world media production and marketing/promotional activities done in a highly collaborative team environment. We produce content in all areas of the communications field including department promotional materials, shows for IUP-TV and WIUP-FM, and projects for the community. Students will be able to leave with multiple productions for their resume, possible references from inside and outside of the department, and realistic work experience. The internship is on-site at the Indiana campus.
Dates: Internships start on Monday, May 13 and must finish by Friday, July 26
Minimum Required Qualifications:
• Strong background in one or more of the following areas:
o Production: video, audio, graphics, images, photography, radio, web design
o Media Marketing / Promotions: strong writing, research, and organizational skills
o Scripting: strong non-fiction writing skills; ability to interview subjects and develop stories
• Major or minor in Communications Media, overall GPA of 3.00 or above
To Apply: Please submit application materials by email to Mark.Piwinsky@iup.edu.
• Cover letter demonstrating your skills and their applicability to our project work – see examples below.
• Resume – Include software and technical skills, promotions work.
• Link to online portfolio.
• Letters from two references, one must be a COMM faculty member.
• Interviews required for viable applicants.
Application Timeline / Deadlines
• First round of application reviews – apply by March 1
• Second round of application reviews – apply by March 22
• After the second round, applications will be accepted only if space is available.
Projects: Work typically includes WIUP-FM & IUP-TV, community and campus video projects, promotional work, website development, social media, audio theater, radio ads, etc. Some examples.
Audio Theater:
• Christmas Carol- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWxstVweUS4
• No Loose Ends – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=se1p90vfFz0
The Swoop:
• Coalport Coal Museum – link to video at https://www.coalportmuseum.org/news.html
• Lymes Disease – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkDhoZSosOc
• RESS- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42w_9oJb-QI&t=4s
• Underground Railroad Overview – see the video at https://undergroundrailroadblairsvillepa.com/
• Underground Railroad Promotional Video – https://undergroundrailroadblairsvillepa.com/team
• Weavers Perfect Memory – see video at https://www.weaversperfectmemory.com/about
• Wildcat Band – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMMu_b_EkBA&t=437s
Questions? More Information? – email Mark.Piwinsky@iup.edu
