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School of Communication Pre-approved Internships:

• TV Production Intern (15 hours/week). The Production Intern works with Spinnaker TV's Station Manager to produce live broadcasts and recorded shows. This would include working on shows like Nest News, Spinnaker Radio's play-by-play coverage of UNF's Basketball games, or On The Couch, a band interview show. Responsibilities: Each week, the Production Intern will produce a news package/b-roll for Nest News and assist with producing the daily update.  
• TV Reporter Intern (15 hours/week). The TV Reporter Intern is designed to prepare students for a career in a converged newsroom with an emphasis on television. Responsibilities: Each week, the TV Reporter Intern writes and produces a daily news update and writes one article for publication on unfspinnaker.com. 
• Radio Reporter Intern (15 hours/week). The Radio Reporter Intern is designed to prepare students for a career in a converged newsroom with an emphasis on radio. Responsibilities: Each week, the Radio Reporter Intern writes and produces Spinnaker Radio's morning update and writes one article for publication on unfspinnaker.com. 
• Public Relations Intern (15 hours/week). The Public Relations Intern works with the Spinnaker Creative Services Director to formulate and execute social media campaigns and promotional events. Responsibilities: The Public Relations intern will assist with Spinnaker's marketing strategy and promote Spinnaker's content and events. 

Visit the School of Communication Internship Program for more information about the approval and application process.

English Department Pre-approved Internships:

Are you looking for an internship for course credit toward your English degree?

Spinnaker Media now offers seven pre-approved English undergraduate and graduate internships. These internships are designed to provide hands-on experience and an opportunity to create content for your portfolio and network with media professionals.

• Music Multimedia Producer Intern (10 hours/week). The Music Multimedia Producer Intern works with Spinnaker Radio's General Manager and Spinnaker's Editor-In-Chief to cover new music. Students passionate about music will enjoy interviewing bands and writing about a variety of music genres and artists. Responsibilities: Each week, the Music Multimedia Producer Intern produces one (1) weekly music-centric podcast or live show for Spinnaker Radio and writes one (1) article for publication on unfspinnaker.com and radio.unfspinnaker.com (Content examples: a review of an album or concert, a band interview, etc.)
• Sports Multimedia Producer Intern (10 hours/week). The Sports Multimedia Producer Intern works with Spinnaker Radio's General Manager and Spinnaker's Editor-In-Chief to cover sports. Students interested in this position will enjoy writing and talking about a wide range of sports content, including, but not limited to UNF athletics. Responsibilities: Each week, the Sports Multimedia Producer Intern produces one (1) weekly sports-related podcast or live show for Spinnaker Radio and writes one (1) sports-related article for publication on unfspinnaker.com (Content examples: a recap or preview of a game, an interview with a UNF athlete, etc.).
• Social Media Content Creator Intern (10 hours/week). The Social Media Content Creator Intern works with the Spinnaker Creative Services Director to promote Spinnaker across various Social Media platforms. The Social Media Content Creator will enjoy developing unconventional, platform-specific content and social media strategy. Responsibilities: Each week, the Social Media Content Creator will write copy for social media and produce and record one (1) video promoting Spinnaker/a Spinnaker event/or Spinnaker content to be published on UNF Spinnaker's YouTube and Instagram per week. (Content examples: 60-second man-on-the-street interviews with UNF students, 60-second behind-the-scenes content, etc.)
• Copy Editor Intern (10 hours/week). If you enjoy detail-oriented work and are passionate about ensuring work is factually accurate and grammatically correct, the Copy Editor Internship is for you! The Copy Editor Intern works with Spinnaker's Editor-In-Chief to ensure that articles published are correctly cited, conform to the Associated Press Style guide, and are free of grammatical errors. Responsibilities: The Copy Editor Intern will edit 5-10 articles per week and will survey unfspinnaker.com to develop a style guide by the end of the semester and maintain the style guide when completed.
• Opinions Intern (10 hours/week)Do you have strong opinions that you want to share with the world? This position is for you! The Opinions Intern works with Spinnaker's Editor-In-Chief to create opinion pieces relevant to Spinnaker's audience. Responsibilities: The Opinions Intern will write two (2) opinion pieces for publication on unfspinnaker.com per week. (Content examples: op-eds on news, sports, campus life, politics, etc.).
• Book Review Intern (10 hours/week). The Book Review Intern works with Spinnaker's Editor-In-Chief to create review pieces on published content relevant to Spinnaker's audience. Students interested in this position will be passionate about books and book criticism. Responsibilities: The Book Review Intern will write two (2) book review pieces for publication on unfspinnaker.com per week. (Content examples: Reviews of recently published or classic books or short stories, film/theater adaptations, author interviews.) 
• Spinnaker TV Staff Writer Intern (10 hours/week). The Staff Writer Intern works with Spinnaker's TV's General Manager to help ensure a consistent voice and conversational tone in all news packages and writes content for features/short videos. The Spinnaker TV Staff Writer will enjoy combining writing and TV production skills for a variety of production content. Responsibilities: Each week, the Staff Writer Intern will work on one (1) episode of Nest News and one (1) episode of On-the-Couch, a music-based TV show, OR Supernatural Archives, a creepypasta TV show. 

If you would like more information about these internships, please reach out to Dr. Ash Faulkner and/or Paige Perez at ash.faulkner@unf.edu / paige.m.perez@unf.edu

Working at Spinnaker is a great way to get paid for a job you love while building your resume.

Now Hiring!

We are now hiring for the Fall 2025 semester. Apply online via Workday. Please include your portfolio in addition to your resume. 

The descriptions below are not all-inclusive; please refer to the Workday job posting for the complete job descriptions. 

• Spinnaker General Assignment Reporter - The General Assignment Reporter writes news, features and sports stories for Spinnaker Media. 
• Spinnaker Government Reporter - The Government Reporter covers all relevant student government, university, local, state, and federal government news stories.
• Spinnaker Police Reporter - The Police Reporter is responsible for covering the UPD police beat and other crime and safety stories relevant to UNF.
• FWS Spinnaker Staff Writer - The Staff Writer writes news, features and sports stories for Spinnaker Media. 
• FWS Spinnaker Video Editor - The Spinnaker Video Editor is responsible for producing, recording, and editing short-form, vertical video content to market news coverage and promote Spinnaker Media's brands. 
• FWS Spinnaker Marketing Director - The Marketing Director is responsible for marketing Spinnaker's coverage across multiple social media platforms. 
• Spinnaker Promotions Director - The Promotions Director is responsible for Spinnaker Media's on-campus promotion, including creating flyers and attending Market Days on Spinnaker Media's behalf. 
• Spinnaker Business Manager – The Spinnaker Business Manager is responsible for meeting all revenue goals of Spinnaker Media.
• Spinnaker Sales Executive - The Spinnaker Sales Executive is responsible for helping Spinnaker meet its revenue goals through identifying new leads and cold-calling potential sales leads.  
• Spinnaker News Editor - The News Editor is responsible for the ongoing news coverage, including breaking news relevant to UNF students, faculty, and staff. 

Please note that you must be a student continuously enrolled at UNF for the duration of the position and not be on academic probation or suspension, as defined by the most recent University of North Florida course catalog, to be eligible for any of the following positions. If you have questions about these positions, please email Amanda Cox.