UCG
is one of the nation's top
publishers of specialized business information. In newspaper
terms, we're the equivalent
of the Wall Street Journal. (In fact,
some of our reporters came from
there.)
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7
promises we make to every intern
1. You get lots
of great clips. The kind
that make employers take notice.
On-deadline scoops, plus exposés on corporate
corruption, false advertising and bureaucratic incompetence.
Bring your hunger for the big story and reporting skills,
and we'll provide the coaching and thorough, collaborative
editing to make your copy sing.
2. You get real
responsibility. As an intern, you become a contributing
editor on one of our Washington-based, award-winning publications,
responsible for covering developments on Capitol Hill,
in federal agencies and in corporate boardrooms across
the country. You get your name on the newsletter's staff
box, bylines on your stories, your own UCG business cards,
e-mail address and a congressional press pass. No fetching
coffee or other grunt work.
3. We invest
in you as if you were a full-time reporter - and then
some. For starters, you participate in high-level
workshops on everything from computer-assisted reporting
to handling difficult sources. Plus, your internship includes
special training sessions that pair you with UCG's top
editors and reporters, who are masters at punching up
and tightening leads...turning FOIA requests into editorial
pay dirt...and much more.
4. You get tons
of helpful feedback. Your manager is a veteran
journalist with lots of training to help you set realistic
goals and achieve them. You get lots of support and guidance
on the fly, as you tackle high-stakes interviews and knock
out stories.
5. You get the
best preparation available anywhere for future job interviews.
Your first day begins with a Student Talent Assessment
- similar to the challenging evaluation we use to screen
reporters for full-time employment. We use the results
to give you a clearer idea of your talents and strengths,
as well as those areas you might want to focus on for
improvement, to improve your chances in future job searches.
6. You get fair compensation - $400 a week.
7. Do well enough,
and you have a great shot at working here after graduation.
One of the big reasons we've invested in an internship
program is to identify top-notch journalists we want to
hire right out of school. (Most reporters come to us with
3-7 years' experience.) Your manager will give you a thorough
evaluation in your last week here, and let you know about
your future options at UCG.
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UCG: A great place to work...and
learn
So, what kind of company are we inviting
you to check out?
 An editorial powerhouse.
Within the business-newsletter industry, UCG is known
as the "King of Editorial," a publishing company that always
puts substance over style, gum-shoe reporting over glitz.
No wonder we've taken home more than 80 national awards
for journalism excellence - far more than any other publishing
company - since the Newsletter Publishers
Foundation began giving them out in 1980.
A financial success
story. While newspaper readership (and jobs) plummeted
in the last decade, UCG's revenue has grown 23% per year.
And, unlike newspapers, we're expanding! We launched dozens
of new information services. We publish the leading, most
influential newsletters and magazines in dozens of fields,
including health care, banking, telecommunications and energy.
Subscribers pay top dollar for
weekly and biweekly newsletters that provide news and guidance
they can't get anywhere else.
A magnet for great
reporters. UCG's commitment to independent, aggressive
reporting helps us attract the cream of the crop from newspapers
and TV & radio newsrooms throughout the country. And
because UCG runs a no-cubicle, completely open newsroom,
you get to hear these award-winning journalists in action...and
pump them for pointers as you face new challenges.
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Here
are just some of the publishers, reporters, editors
and interns you'll work with when you join our award-winning
team. Journalism interns cover businesses nationwide,
as well as Congress, federal agencies and decisions
of the U.S. Supreme Court. |
A progressive
employer. We love to break with tradition at UCG
- especially when it means giving our employees more room
for growth and independence. Example: While most journalism
employers have a complicated scheme for handling sick leave
and vacation, UCG invented an "open leave" policy built
on a radical thought: If you hire good people, you can trust
them to do the right thing, like request a reasonable amount
of vacation. (We don't limit employees to a set number of
days per year.) UCG also offers an upbeat, casual-dress
work environment ... a collaborative approach to performance
reviews...plus lots of neat perks, from bagels every Monday
to a sensational company trip every 5 years.
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How to Apply for a UCG Internship
1.
Complete both pages of the Application
for Paid Journalism Internship.
2. Write a cover letter of no
more than 400 words. (See application for more
details.)
3. Attach 5 clips of your best
work. Here are the kinds of stories that win extra
points for candidates: those that (a) uncover wrongdoing
or expose a controversy; (b) explain a complex issue in
simple terms to readers; (c) provide helpful guidance
or assistance.
4.
Provide 3 references. Please list names, addresses
and phone numbers.
5. Mail the above materials,
by the deadline listed on the application,
to:
Lisa Getter, Editorial
Director
UCG
Two Washingtonian Center
9737 Washingtonian Blvd., Ste. 100
Gaithersburg, MD 20878-7364
Click
here to get your internship application.
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