Minnesota Governor's Office Internships

The following post comes from Jenna Covey at the Governor's Office. I have abbreviated it slightly.

The communications department in the Office of Governor Mark Dayton is now hiring Fall Interns to serve September through December 2012.

Duties include assisting communications staff with daily operations, such as tracking media coverage, developing creative including photography, video, graphic design, and assisting with social media outreach, research, and analytics. Curious about what interns have done? Check out this blog and YouTube video.

Interviews will be held over the next three weeks, and the official application deadline is September 15, 2012.

Interested applicants can complete the attached application and return to jenna.covey@state.mn.us.

If there are any questions, please contact me directly at (651) 201-3439. Thanks so much for your help!

Jenna

Jenna Covey

Deputy Press Secretary for New Media
Office of Governor Mark Dayton and
Lt. Governor Yvonne Prettner Solon
651-201-3439 Desk
651-368-0091 Cell

Communications Internship Application

Office of Governor Mark Dayton

The communications internship program is a great opportunity for students and recent graduates interested in public service to serve their state and get hands on experience in a fast paced communications shop at the highest level of executive Government in Minnesota.

Duties include assisting communications staff with daily operations, such as tracking media coverage, developing creative including photography, video, graphic design, and assisting with social media outreach, research, and analytics.

This is an outside of the box internship opportunity where students won’t be stuck at the copy machine all day. Students will get hands on opportunities to create great portfolio work for their professional development.

Name:

Permanent Address:

City:                                                          State:               Zip:

Phone:                       

E-mail:                       

 Education:

College:_______________________________________ Year:_________

Major/Minor:__________________________________ GPA:_________

Graduate School:________________________Date of Graduation:_____

Major/Minor:__________________________________ GPA:______________

Will college credit be earned through this internship?                 Yes                     No

If yes, please complete the following:

Professor:________________________________ Phone Number:_______

Course Name:__________________________ Total Credits Earned:___________

Please indicate semester/quarter you are applying for:

Fall:____________________ Dates Available:

Spring__________________ Dates Available:

Summer:________________ Dates Available:

Hours Available

Monday:                        

Tuesday:

Wednesday:

Thursday:

Friday:

Signature:________________________________ Date:__________________  

PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR RESUME, COVER LETTER, WRITING SAMPLE(S) AND ANY INTERESTING DIGITAL MEDIA AVAILABLE WITH THIS APPLICATION.

You may e-mail your application materials to jenna.covey@state.mn.us

Questions? Jenna.covey@state.mn.us or 651-201-3439

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

The Office of Governor Mark Dayton is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity.  It is our policy to recruit, hire, train, promote and administer any and all personnel actions without regard to sex, race, age, color, creed, national origin, religion, economic status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ethnic identity or physical disability, or any other legally protected basis.  The Governor’s Office will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination and any such conduct is prohibited.