Currently hiring: Intern, stringers. Read details below.
Cascadia Daily News is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.
Stringers
Cascadia Daily News seeks freelance reporters to write about business, health, sports (including assigned individual game coverage) and general news, as well as regular contributors to cover news topics in Skagit County and the San Juan Islands. Send resume, work examples and a letter of interest to newstips@cascadiadaily.com with subject line, “Contributor.”
Paid newsroom internships
Internships are open to undergraduates and recent graduates. In return for your successful internship with flexible scheduling of roughly 20 hours per week for 10-12 weeks (weekend/holiday scheduling likely), we pay a stipend of $2,000. Applications accepted on a rolling basis. We are currently hiring for one intern. Apply with a one-page letter of interest, one-page resume and work samples to Ron Judd, executive editor, at interns@cascadiadaily.com.
Newsroom interns
Newsroom interns get a rare chance to help build a news org from the ground up, filling a news vacuum in Whatcom County by covering a broad range of news and/or sports on deadline.
Candidates must be able to independently produce clean, clear deadline stories consistent with professional standards and AP Style. Strong curiosity and writing/reporting skills are required. Self-starting ability is a must. The ideal candidate will be able to take their own photos and video if needed.
Required skills:
- Applicants must have strong sports knowledge, as well as reporting, writing, and multimedia skills.
- Applicants must have a personal vehicle.
- Applicants must be willing to work nights and weekends.
- Applicants must be able to independently produce clean, clear deadline stories consistent with professional standards and AP Style.
Paid business office internship
Our business office interns get a rare chance to help promote and grow a local news organization. Internships are open to undergraduates and recent graduates. This is an on-site internship.
The ideal candidate will have the ability to efficiently and effectively multi-task across multifaceted projects simultaneously, while responding to multiple priorities. Being adaptable is required, as interns must be able to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines and goals; be a self-starter and self-disciplined, but also able to take direction and to fully start and follow through to completion of tasks. You must enjoy working with a variety of people, from internal staff and managers to current and potential readers and advertisers.
Experience working with Excel and Outlook is helpful but not required.
Interns will:
- Learn the day-to-day tasks required to manage customer and business relationships.
- Assist with the planning, organization, and execution of events.
- Assist the ad sales team with production tasks.
- Provide friendly and professional customer service.
- Perform daily administrative tasks required for subscriber maintenance.
- Create and manage social media posts for promotional purposes as directed by the General Manager.
- Act as a customer service representative and provide support for subscriber-related calls and emails.
- Be available for events outside normal business hours.
- Abide by the Cascadia Daily News ethics guidelines and all other company policies and procedures.
This is a paid internship with flexible scheduling, roughly 15-20 hours per week for 10-12 weeks (weekend scheduling likely). A stipend of $2,000 is paid at the end of a successful internship.
To apply, send a brief letter of interest and one-page resume to Cascadia Daily News Business Office at internship@cascadiadaily.com. Applications accepted on a rolling basis.