Jobs & Internships
Employers: If you would like to add a job to this listing, send to Steve Rottinghaus at steve_rottinghaus@ku.edu.
| Job title | Description | Opportunity | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communications specialist (Lawrence, Kansas) | KU School of Law: Assist in communications and promotional activities and in executing the overall strategic communications plan. | Job | Full time |
| Account coordinator (Lawrence, Kansas) | Pennington & Co.: Helps clients’ achieve their goals and assists in their communications, database management, and implementation of direct-mail fundraising campaigns. | Job | Full time |
| Digital sales coordinator (Wichita, Kansas) | KWCH/KSCW: Develop and implement online sales strategies with focus on increasing online revenue. | Job | Full time |
| Reporting fellow (Kansas City, Missouri) | KCUR: Two-year fellowship for early- to mid-career journalists. | Job | Full time |
| Missouri government and politics reporter (Kansas City, Missouri) | KCUR: Pitch and report spot news and long-form audio/digital features, contribute to and/or host KCUR’s Statehouse Blend Missouri podcast. | Job | Full time |
| Account executive (Dodge City, Kansas) | KWCH/KSCW: Ability to cold call and diagnose challenges and opportunities | Job | Full time |
| Weather content/show producer (Denver, Colorado) | WeatherNation: Produce 5 min live shows throughout the day; setting up lives with field teams. | Job | Full time |
| Part-time promotions assistant (Wichita, Kansas) | iHeartMedia: Assists the promotions or marketing departments with daily activities that promote the station(s), clients or events. | Job | Part time |
| Marketing manager (Baldwin City, Kansas) | McFarlane Aviation: Align and maintain current strategies; implement new and existing product marketing strategies. | Job | Full time |
| Communications manager (Wichita, Kansas) | Kansas Leadership Center: Develops strategies for promoting the awareness and reputation of KLC program offerings. | Job | Full time |
| Kansas Leadership Center intern (Wichita, Kansas) | Kansas Leadership Institute: Assist with design, special projects, survey and data entry. | Internship | Part time |
| Digital marketing assistant (virtual) | Vizion Interactive: Content creation, social media, analytics. | Job | Part time |
| Marketing communications manager (Olathe, Kansas) | KVC Health Systems: Create and execute strategic communications plans that are aligned with business goals and metrics | Job | Full time |
| Reporter (Dubuque, Iowa) | Telegraph Herald: Features to hard news, from education to politics, break story on website. | Job | Full time |
| Marketing and promotions assistant (Houston, Texas) | Entercom Houston: Partners with marketing and promotions manager to execute weekly contesting on air and online; schedule giveaways; maintain website calendar | Job | Full time |
| Marketing and promotions activation coordinator (Houston, Texas) | Entercom Houston: Partners with brand managers, event operations and engineering to coordinate sales and station promotional activities outside the offices | Job | Full time |
| News reporter (Columbus, Nebraska) | Columbus Telegram: Multi-skilled journalist to cover variety of news. | Job | Full time |
| Digital marketing intern (Manhattan, Kansas) | Eagle Communications: Learn about digital marketing, gain hands-on experience on digital ad campaigns and websites | Internship | Part time |
| Sports director (Topeka, Kansas) | WIBW: Multimedia journalist who is an exceptional writer and team player, who can shoot and edit a sportscast. | Job | Full time |
| Account executive (Fairway, Kansas) | KCTV5: Assess market potential of prospective accounts, meets with local businesses. | Job | Full time |
| News producer (Wichita, Kansas) | KWCH-TV: Produce shows, write stories, provide social media content. | Job | Part time |
| Member communications coordinator (Kansas City, Kansas) | Dairy Farmers of America: Maintain relationships with Farm Service business unit leaders and work to create overall Farm Services strategy that ensures the integrity of the visual and verbal brand | Job | Full time |
| Reporter/multimedia journalist (Hastings, Nebraska) | KSNB-TV: Research, produce, shoot, write, edit and present news content. | Job | Full time |
| Principal writer/editor (Overland Park, Kansas) | Johnson County Community College: Helps to determine and shape the content strategy for the College and engages with clients on behalf of the Marketing / Communications department. | Job | Part time |
| Weekend meteorologist/reporter (North Platte, Nebraska) | KNOP-TV and KNEP-TV: Put together and present on-air weather forecasts for weekend newscasts, and fill in doing weather on weekdays mornings and evenings as needed; work as a news reporter. | Job | Full time |
| News editor (Marion, Kansas) | Hoch Publishing Co.: Coordinate reporting, edit copy, help design pages and produce your own enterprising features, engaging photos and aggressive news coverage | Job | Full time |
| Crime beat/breaking news reporter (Little Rock, Arkansas) | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: Report on operation of local police and fire agencies, enterprise stories. | Job | Full time |
| Market research analyst (New York City) | iHeart Media: Responsible for research requests covering Premiere inventory. Includes qualitative as well as quantitative insights. | Job | Full time |
| Weekend anchor/reporter (Topeka, Kansas) | WIBW: Writing, shooting and editing video, produce sportscasts. | Job | Full time |
| Graphic designer (Lawrence, Kansas) | Sunflower Publishing: Create and design advertisements for Sunflower Publishing products. | Job | Full time |
| Student citizen journalist (Lawrence) | Center for Public Partnerships and Research: Develop marketing and recruitment strategy; collect stories; assist staff. | Job | Part time |
| Digital sales coordinator (Fairway, Kansas) | KCTV5: Ordering, implementing and fulfilling online advertising campaigns | Job | Full time |
| Staff writer (Pittsburg, Kansas) | Pittsburg Morning Sun: Cover local events to enterprise stories which affect the lives of our readers. | Job | Full time |
| Account strategy intern (Los Angeles) | true{x}: Work to develop a basic understanding of true[X] products and capabilities in order to assist in driving revenue | Internship | Part time |
| Sports internship (WIchita, Kansas) | KWCH-TV: Help execute short-term and long-term sports coverage. | Internship | Part time |
| Newsroom internship (Wichita, Kansas) | KWCH: Designed to be “hands-on”, providing students with a real-life, fast paced newsroom experience | Internship | Part time |
| Part-time education program coordinator/first year experience (Lawrence) | University of Kansas: Provide administrative support and coordination for First-Year Seminars | Job | Part time |
| Sales account executives (Kansas City) | Steel City Media: Develop client relationships, contact key accounts, develop new business and manage accounts. | Job | Full time |
| Local sales manager (Fairway, Kansas) | KCTV5: Trains account executives, manages and motivates sales staff and negotiates buys to help maximize revenue. | Job | Full time |
| Program associate, media programming (Muscatine, Iowa) | The Stanley Foundation: Develop the foundation’s strategy for its media programming through a collaborative process with the director of policy programming strategy, the policy programming team, and the director of communications. | Job | Full time |
| Digital marketing specialist (Dallas, Texas) | Creative Circle: Manage and analyze online display campaigns | Job | Full time |
| Communications specialist (Overland Park, Kansas) | Compass Minerals: Amplify our communications efforts across an array of channels (e.g., digital signage, intranet, email messaging, corporate newsletter, etc.), with messaging and stories that inspire internal enthusiasm and employee engagement by managing all existing employee communications channels while continually seeking new channels to meet evolving company needs. | Job | Full time |
| Communications associate (Overland Park, Kansas) | Compass Minerals: Develop compelling content to ensure consistent, integrated delivery of the company story, positioning and key messages across all audiences. | Job | Full time |
| Morning news producer (Lincoln, Nebraska) | 1011NOW: Select compelling content, write engaging stories, edit video | Job | Full time |
| Assignment manager (Lincoln, Nebraska) | KOLN/KGIN TV: Track, prioritize and manage information coming into the newsroom. | Job | Full time |
| Strategic media planner and analyst (Kansas City, Missouri) | Consumer Orbit: Identify relevant media partners and publishers to work with in development of programs that meet clients’ goals; consult with creative teams. | Job | Full time |
| Summer intern (Lawrence, Kansas) | University Press of Kansas: Gain experience in scholarly publishing | Internship | Part time |
| Digital marketing intern (Overland Park, Kansas) | Title Boxing Club: Digital marketing and social media. | Internship | Part time |
| Interactive media intern (Overland Park, Kansas) | Title Boxing Club: Copywriting, photography and video skills preferred | Internship | Part time |
| Master control operator (Denver, Colorado) | KCEC-TV Univision: Control all on-air equipment and quality of final on-air signals. | Job | Full time |
| Communications intern (Kansas City, Missouri) | The Greater Kansas City Community Foundation: Assist with internal and external communications and marketing efforts, including advertising, media relations and donor outreach. | Internship | Part time |
| Production intern (Kansas City) | Border Patrol: Assist in show production. | Internship | Part time |
| Executive news producer (Fairway, Kansas) | KCTV: Directs a team of reporters, producers, editors, and photographers in the production of news products that are high quality and maintain KCTV’s brand | Job | Full time |
| Administrative assistant (Junction City, Kansas) | Eagle Media Center: Organized, detail oriented and self-motivated | Job | Full time |
| Broadcast intern (Fairway, Kansas) | KCTV/KSMO: Perform work in all media platforms and initiatives, including on-air, web, digital and social media. | Internship | Part time |
| Account executive (Salina, Kansas) | Eagle Communications: Results driven, team-oriented and foster positive business relationships. | Internship | Full time |
| Account executive (Junction City, Kansas) | Eagle Communications: Present and sell advertising solutions. | Job | Full time |
| Paginator/graphic designer (Great Bend, Kansas) | Great Bend Tribune: Laying out pages, working with graphics and photos and updating Web site. | Job | Full time |
| Digital news writing/multimedia production interns (Reno, Nevada) | Reno Gazette-Journal: Story and concept development, story editing and multimedia production. | Internship | Full time |
| Marketing intern (Lawrence, Kansas) | Golf Course Superintendents Association of America : Work with internal/external stakeholders to manage and traffic requests for marketing services, analyze data. | Internship | Part time |
| News designer (Owensboro, Kentucky) | Paxton Media Group: Help produce pages for PMG's publications. | Job | Full time |
| Sports journalist (Lawrence, Kansas) | Lawrence Journal-World: Coordinate high school sports, cover games, write features, edit. | Job | Full time |
| Account trainee, merchant sponsorship, payment services (Stamford, Connecticut) | Octagon: Assist in supporting day-to-day needs of our payment services clients and their key merchant partner | Job | Full time |
| Account trainee, luxury automotive, western region (San Francisco) | Octagon: Assist in event planning and activations for a luxury automotive client | Job | Full time |
| Celebrity procurement trainee spring/summer 2018 (Los Angeles) | Octagon: Gain a look into how corporations and brands utilize celebrities in their endorsement activities. | Job | Full time |
| Celebrity procurement trainee - spring/summer 2018 (New York, New York) | Octagon: Gain look into how corporations and brands utilize celebrities in endorsement activities. | Job | Full time |
| Account trainee, golf hospitality, marketing (Los Angeles) | Octagon: Assist in implementation of client's sports and entertainment sponsorship programs. | Job | Full time |
| Managing editor (Washington, D.C.) | Catholics for Choice: Proofread and copy edit; serve as editorial assistant. | Job | Full time |
| KU Alternative Breaks | KU Alternative Breaks: PR coordinator, graphic design coordinator, social media coordinator. | Internship | Part time |
| Reporting intern (Enid, Oklahoma) | Enid News & Eagle: Reporting and writing online for newspaper, photography; video reporting; graphic design. | Internship | Part time |
| Student marketing assistant (Lawrence, Kansas) | Lied Center: Analyzing ticket revnue information; maintain and process promotional mailing lists. | Job | Part time |
| Summer intern (Olathe, Kansas) | Olathe Chamber of Commerce: Produce and update marketing materials; take and edit photos. | Internship | Part time |
| Sales assistant (Houston, Texas) | Entercom: Professional and detail oriented individual. | Job | Full time |
| Reporter (Junction City, Kansas) | Junction City Daily Union: General assignment, feature writing, coverage of local government boards, copy editing. | Job | Full time |
| Promotional event marketing (Kansas City) | Alenco: Develop local events with focus on marketing strategies. | Job | Part time |
| Social content manager (Lawrence, Kansas) | University of Kansas: Leads day-to-day social media strategy, message development, content creation and community engagement. | Job | Full time |
| Marketing coordinator (Overland Park, Kansas) | Finkle + Williams: Help plan, organize and manage firm's sales efforts. | Job | Full time |
| Strategic marketing and events intern (Lawrence, Kansas) | Lawrence Memorial Hospital Endowment Association: Update and maintain social media presence; draft news releases, media alerts and other story ideas. | Internship | Part time |
| Communications internship (Lawrence, Kansas) | Kansas Land Trust: Update website content, social media outreach, development of print and visual communications. | Internship | Part time |
| Weekend meteorologist/multimedia journalist (Hastings, Nebraska) | KSNB-TV: Provide weather forecasts for newscasts as assigned, as well as on various digital platforms | Job | Full time |
| News anchor (Denver, Colorado) | KCEC: Deliver newscasts, news reporting, live shots as needed. | Job | Full time |
| Videographer intern (remote) | The Kids Know It Network: Create videos covering a variety of topics specifically for kids | Internship | Part time |
| Editor intern (remote) | The Kids Know It Network: Edit content for a variety of topics specifically for kids. | Internship | Part time |
| Content writer internship (remote) | The Kids Know It Network: Write content on a variety of topics specifically for kids | Internship | Part time |
| Senior graphic designer (Kansas City, Missouri) | HNTB: Design and coordinate the development of a wide range of print and multimedia materials. | Job | Full time |
| Graphic design intern (Olathe, Kansas) | Olathe Chamber of Commerce: Take and edit photos, produce and update marketing materials. | Internship | Part time |
| Sales and marketing assistant/inventory specialist (Lincoln, Nebraska) | KOLN/KGIN-TV: Selling digital advertising to local direct and agency clients and with planning and executing sales promotions and events graphic design, coordination and data entry. | Job | Full time |
| Account executive, hospitality assets, telecomm (Overland Park, Kansas) | Octagon: Manage ticket assets, lead distribution, collaborate with client's finance division. | Job | Full time |
| Summer communications internship (Lenexa, Kansas) | Ceva Animal Health: Writing and creating videos, website revisions, social media. | Internship | Part time |
| Production control summer intern (Lincoln, Nebraska) | KOLN/KGIN-TV: Live, interactive, digital Production position, with hands-on control of the video, audio and graphic elements, working in a unique, team-oriented, state-of-the-art control center. | Internship | Part time |
| Special events intern (Overland Park, Kansas) | March of Dimes: Help prepare for two events, review applications for awards gala, social media. | Internship | Part time |
| DC Internships (Washington, D.C.) | DC Internships: Placements in federal agencies, policy groups, international affairs, media outlets and public relations firms. | Internship | Part time |
