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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| News producer (Kansas City) | KCTV5/KSMO: Creates, coordinates, and executes all newscasts. | Job | Full time |
| Media sales (Lincoln, Nebraska) | KOLN/KGIN-TV: Great communication skills, enjoy working in a team environment, be reliable and enjoy meeting all kinds of interesting people | Internship | Full time |
| Community engagement coordinator | ECKAN: Coordinates agency activities related to planning processes and monitoring and reporting of outcomes. | Job | Full time |
| Community engagement coordinator (Ottawa, Kansas) | ECKAN: Start and maintain volunteer projects; promote ECKAN through media coverage, newsletters and public speaking. | Job | Full time |
| News and sports interns (Lincoln, Nebraska) | KOLN TV: Part-time internships available for class credit. | Internship | Part time |
| Summer internships (Kansas City) | Bernstein-Rein: Account executive, art director, copywriter, digital content creator, graphic designer, media planner, project manager, social media specialist positions. | Internship | Part time |
| Chief engineer (Wichita, Kansas) | KPTS: Studio and transmitter maintenance and construction. | Job | Full time |
| Communications specialist — Distributor Initiatives (De Soto, Kansas) | Through Manpower: Create engaging, comprehensive, and turn key communication bundles across the Companion Animal, Equine, and Ruminant product portfolios | Job | Full time |
| Marketing and communications intern (Lenexa, Kansas) | Children's Hospital Association: Report, write, edit and proofread hospital-related articles for print and digital magazine. | Internship | Full time |
| Director of external affairs (Lawrence, Kansas) | KU School of Law: Direct overall communications, marketing and public relations initiatives. | Job | Full time |
| Digital content producer (Lincoln, Nebraska) | KOLN/KGIN TV/Gray Television Group: Maintain and enhancing the station's websites and social media platforms which involve newsrooms | Job | Full time |
| Integrator (Lawrence, Kansas) | Generous Change: Manage calendars, plan national conference, manage social media. | Job | Part time |
| Product support specialist - summer/seasonal (Olathe, Kansas) | Garmin: Must display strong customer support skills and always maintain professional interactions with Garmin customers and co-workers | Job | Part time |
| Stadium and event operations summer internship (Kansas City, Kansas) | Sporting KC: Understand the logistics and execution of special events. | Internship | Part time |
| SEO reporter (New York, New York) | Fox News: Part writer, part strategist. Write search-friendly stories and explainers on deadline. | Job | Full time |
| Multimedia producer (Wichita, Kansas) | KAKE-TV: Write, shoot, light, direct, edit and produce. | Job | Full time |
| Anchor/reporter (Wichita, Kansas) | KAKE-TV: Strong communication stills and be able to go one on one with live interviews. | Job | Full time |
| Marketing assistant intern (Shakopee, Minnesota) | Valleyfair Amusement Park: A wide range of marketing tasks including community outreach, consumer relationship marketing and sales, brand management, promotional communications, event execution, advertising | Internship | Part time |
| Technical medical producer (Wichita, Kansas) | KWCH: Operate broadcast production equipment for producing newscasts and master control operations. | Job | Part time |
| Community engagement and events manager (Kansas City) | Children's Mercy Hospital: Provides support to and cultivates relationships with individuals as well as community and corporate groups. | Job | Full time |
| Entercom internship (Kansas City) | Entercom: Prepare remote materials, assist in writing copy. | Internship | Part time |
| Marketing specialist (Baldwin City, Kansas) | Heritage Tractor: Drive visibility of Heritage Tractor and increase sales via traditional, digital and social media platforms. | Job | Full time |
| Video editor/producer (Joplin, Missouri) | Nexstar TV: Writing and producing image spots for local clients | Job | Full time |
| PR/marketing/social media internship (Kansas City, Missouri) | Plaza Tennis Center: Assist with promotional activities and event management. | Internship | Part time |
| Senior writer (Kansas City) | University of Kansas Health System: Collaborate with strategic and creative teams to develop communication materials aimed at external audiences. | Job | Full time |
| Communications specialist (Lawrence, Kansas) | Douglas County: Develop and implement communication plans and strategies. | Job | Full time |
| Photographer/press assistant intern (Lawrence, Kansas) | The Willow Domestic Violence Center: Help tell the story of The Willow. | Internship | Part time |
| Social media intern (Lawrence, Kansas) | WIllow Domestic Violence Center: Maintain Twitter and Instagram platforms. | Internship | Part time |
| Advertising project manager (Olathe, Kansas) | Garmin: Interfaces with multifunctinoal team, including Account, Creative, Web, Social, Merchandising and IT, to defin overall projecdt scope and effort. | Job | Full time |
| Media coordinator (Kansas City, Missouri) | InQuest: Assist in buying/negotiation and planning/strategy for all paid media channels including digital, TV, radio, print and out-of-home advertising. | Job | Full time |
| News, sports multimedia journalist (Lincoln, Nebraska) | KOLN: Tell the most compelling stories of the day, whether spot news, enterprise reporting, or compelling sports content. | Job | Full time |
| Business development intern (Leawood, Kansas) | Ascend Learning: Customer database support, lead generation and client outreach. | Internship | Part time |
| Account executive (Wichita, Kansas) | IHeartMedia Stations: Identifies and develops new business opportunities; keeps and grows existing client relationships; offers solutions that help clients achieve their business goals; closes business; meets set sales target. | Job | Full time |
| General assignment reporter (Joplin, Missouri) | Nexstar: Collects facts,analyzes and presents facts about newsworthy events by interview, investigation or observation for all platforms in a manner that is clear, engaging and meaningful to news consumers. | Job | Full time |
| Public radio summer intern (Eau Claire, Wisconsin) | Wisconsin Public Radio: Write story scripts, shoot photos and video. | Internship | Part time |
| Summer 2019 Knight Foundation internships (Miami, Florida and Akron, Ohio) | Knight Foundation: Vision, tenacity, courage, know-how and a commitment to discovery who will tackle substantive projects in journalism, media technology, communications, arts, civic engagement or administration. | Internship | Part time |
| Graphic designer/marketing specialist (Baldwin City, Kansas) | McFarlane Aviation: Create and implement ads within variety of media. | Internship | Full time |
| Nebraska Golf Association communications internship (Omaha, Nebraska) | Nebraska Golf Association: Photography and video content, produce social media segments, content for blog | Internship | Full time |
| Marketing intern (Lenexa, Kansas) | Smith & Loveless: Create digital design work for print and web using Adobe Creative Suite. Data entry website work and other website work as assigned. | Internship | Part time |
| Marketing specialist (Lawrence, Kansas) | Allen Press: Help concept, plan and execute marketing campaigns and communications. | Job | Full time |
| Public relations intern (Kansas City, Missouri) | VML: Help create integrated activation plans for clients; conduct research to create messaging strategies | Internship | Part time |
| Stauffer-Flint computer lab monitor (Lawrence, Kansas) | Stauffer-Flint Hall: Proficiency with Adobe InDeSign, Illustrator and/or Photoshop; working knowledge of Microsoft Windows. | Job | Part time |
| Assistant editor (Lawrence, Kansas) | Ogden Publications: Select, edit and schedule content; assist with editing and production. | Job | Full time |
| Digital marketing specialist (Olathe, Kansas) | Garmin: Create, maintain and distribute reporting on a weekly, monthly, and/or ad hoc basis; champion online retail training programs. | Job | Full time |
| Summer internships (Kansas City) | Bernstein-Rein: Positions available as account executive, art director, copywriter, digital content, graphic design, media planning, project management and social media. | Internship | Part time |
| News and sports reporter (Great Bend, Kansas) | Eagle Communications: Write news and sports stories, attend governmental meetings and report on them. | Job | Full time |
| NBC summer fellowship (New York City) | Native American Journalists Association-NBC: Real world experience and exposure to one of the world's leading news divisions. | Internship | Part time |
| Programmer (Farmington, Missouri) | KREI and KTJJ Radio: News writing and reading, on-air shift on country music station, audio production. | Job | Full time |
| Multimedia journalist (Manhattan, Kansas) | WIBW-TV 13: A dynamic story-teller that collects, analyzes and reports facts about newsworthy events | Job | Full time |
| Marketing manager (Kansas City) | American Red Cross: Implement strategic plan aligned with broader corporate communication and marketing priorities | Job | Full time |
| Content director (Kansas City, Missouri) | Greater Kansas CIty Chamber of Commerce: Media relations, news releases, pitching stories, field media inquiries. | Job | Full time |
| Student assistant to the general manager and news adviser, Kansan Media Group | Kansan Media Group: Supports business functions of Kansan Media Group. | Job | Part time |
| Summer production intern (Kansas City) | Sports Radio 810 WHB: Assist in show production, editing, social media. | Internship | Part time |
| Marketing communications intern (Lenexa, Kansas) | Smith & Loveless: Assist with marketing, internal communications and public relations projects. | Internship | Part time |
| Digital media planner (Mission, Kansas) | Walz Tetrick Advertising: Strategically plan paid digital media and organic marketing initiatives. | Job | Full time |
| Copywriter (Kansas City, Missouri) | BicMedia: Work on TV, social campaigns, docu-style customer stories. | Job | Full time |
| Multimedia correspondent intern | Gateway Journalism Review: Produce photo and video content for the newseltter and magazine. | Internship | Part time |
| Reporter/photographer (Rochester, Minnesota) | KAAL: Research, shoot, write and edit stories for broadcast on air. | Job | Full time |
| Courier Journal summer internship (Louisville, Kentucky) | Courier Journal: Reporting, photography, production | Internship | Full time |
| Board operator | Eagle Communications: Facilitate live sports broadcasts. | Job | Full time |
| Marketing assistant (Overland Park, Kansas) | Insight2Design: Support and assist product manager in marketing activities. | Job | Full time |
| Account executive - food (Kansas City) | FleishmanHillard: Handle day-to-day logistics for the account team by driving and implementing public relations strategies for a variety of clients in the food space. | Job | Full time |
| Eisenhower Foundation intern (remote) | Eisenhower Foundation: Coordinate projects, research, manage social media, manage events. | Internship | Part time |
| Assistant account executive -healthcare (Kansas City) | FleishmanHillard: Play a supporting role in handling many of the day-to-day activities for the healthcare practice’s account teams. | Job | Full time |
| Marketing intern (Kansas City) | Girl Scouts of NE Kansas and NW Missouri: Assist the Brand Team in communicating the Girl Scout story through print, electronic communications and relationship building. | Internship | Part time |
| Journalism + Communications Academic Internship Program (Washington, D.C.) | DCinternships: Our comprehensive program includes academic credit, furnished housing in downtown Washington, DC, an internship placement, professional development seminars, a guest lecture series, exclusive briefings at key Washington institutions as well as access to a network of fellow participants from around the world. | Internship | Part time |
| Strategic communications intern (Eudora, Kansas) | City of Eudora: Create promotional materials, manage city's digital and print publications, manage social media platforms. | Internship | Part time |
| 2019 Alfred Fleishman Diversity Fellowship | FleishmanHillard: Contribute to client projects while rotating among account teams, gaining practical experience in the field of integrated communications from some of the industry’s best counselors. | Job | Full time |
| 2020 presidential election reporters, editor (Washington, D.C.) | The Washington Post: Travel, deliver scoops, spot off-beat tales, capture pivotal moments. | Job | Full time |
| Governor's Internship Program (Topeka, Kansas) | Governor's Internship Program: Work directly in state government and make valuable contributions. | Internship | Part time |
