MLB.com internships for 2012

[Bill Hill]

Want an exciting summer covering Major League Baseball? MLB.com offers 30 reporting internships to aspiring sportswriters. These internships are designed to give associates the full range of experiences that come with covering a professional team. Each associate will work closely with a site reporter to give visitors to a team’s Web site all the information they need to follow the team from Opening Day to season’s end. Each Major League team will have one associate.

Students who are currently juniors or seniors, as well as graduate students, are eligible for our 2012 Summer Internship Program. If you are graduating in December 2011, you are still eligible. All applications must be postmarked by Nov. 30, 2011. We will make our selections by the end of January.

We expect each intern to spend a minimum of 10 weeks in the program, dates determined by a person’s college schedule. The more flexible an applicant is in terms of which Major League city he or she can work in, the better the person’s chances of being selected. Interns will be paid $500 per week.

Applicants should submit a resume, 5 to 10 published articles, a list of references and a 750-word essay on why MLB.com should select you? Your clips ideally will show a variety of work, including game stories, previews and features. Previous experience covering a beat is preferred.

Associates are responsible for arranging their own housing and transportation.

Please mail all internship applications to:

Bill Hill
Assistant Managing Editor/MLB.com
Major League Baseball/Western Operations
2415 E. Camelback Rd., Ste. 850
Phoenix, AZ 85016


If you have any questions, please contact Bill Hill at [email protected] and put the words “Internship Info” in the subject line. No phone calls, please.

 

[black dude with pompano]

The one thing that jumped out at me is that the applications have to be mailed. To Arizona. In 2011.

An application to work at an online site.

Oh well...

That said, I'm glad MLB is back to paying interns. And I've heard it's a rewarding experience.

 

[Versatile]

The one thing that jumped out at me is that the applications have to be mailed. To Arizona. In 2011.

An application to work at an online site.

Oh well...

That said, I'm glad MLB is back to paying interns. And I've heard it's a rewarding experience.

Any place that accepts email resumes/clip packets is simply asking to be bombarded, particularly in the case of internships, where any and every journalism student is told to apply to any and every internship, particularly those that pay. You'll get way fewer applicants, and those applicants will be more serious, by demanding snail mail.

Also, they paid interns last year, as well; 2009 was the only year they didn't.

 

[Shaggy]

They started this internship program 2 years after I graduated. I would've killed to get one of these internships.

I know a lot of people who have done it and haven't heard a bad thing about the experience. Good luck.

 

[aholla3]

Anyone going to apply? I'm a junior at Ohio State, write for OSU's paper, wondering who else is appling/ what their qualifications are.

 

[playthrough]

I'm pretty sure there will be people applying, aholla3. Don't worry about anyone else, just send your best kick-ass packet.

 

[wireguy]

you should definitely apply. I would have applied if they had this when I was of college age. Some of the recent interns I've known have gone on to major papers or have stayed within mlb.com

 

[BravesFan10]

Does it matter when a person can start? Like, could I start in August? I'm not graduating until after I take a summer class nex year, but I'd really like to try to take advantage of this opportunity. Or could I do a few weeks prior to my summer class and a few after I finish it?

 

[Moderator1]

You'd have to be available on their terms - and this isn't a knock but advice: Don't apply as BravesFan10. I assume you have an email that reflects your real name.

 

[Mark2010]

you should definitely apply. I would have applied if they had this when I was of college age. Some of the recent interns I've known have gone on to major papers or have stayed within mlb.com

For sure. They pay these interns more than some place are paying full-time employees.

 

[aholla3]

Anyone on here have an idea on what the MLB values the most when looking at the clips/essay?

 

[ataube]

Definitely include a clips index with your packet that explains why you included each clip and what you think that clip shows about your skill set. Be sure to highlight a variety of different skills, but keep in mind they are looking to see first and foremost that you can cover a beat.

For anyone interested, I recently finished my stint as the Mets associate reporter and would be happy to answer any questions via DM.

 

[jclary33]

I'll definitely be applying for this. I have covered mostly football in my time as a sports journalist, but I definitely want to branch out before I get out of school.

 

[HookEm2014]

I have a quick question about clips for this, for anyone that could help. I have covered multiple beats so far, so should my clips reflect the experience from each beat, or should I take all of the clips from just or two beats? Should I include more features or game stories, and previews? Lastly, should my features be from my beat, or can they be on any sport I have covered? Thanks for any answers you could provide.

 

[Versatile]

I have a quick question about clips for this, for anyone that could help. I have covered multiple beats so far, so should my clips reflect the experience from each beat, or should I take all of the clips from just or two beats? Should I include more features or game stories, and previews? Lastly, should my features be from my beat, or can they be on any sport I have covered? Thanks for any answers you could provide.

You've got five to 10 clips you can provide. Pick five to 10 pieces of writing that you think represent you best, but definitely include at least one gamer because it's a baseball internship and you'll be writing a lot of gamers. In no way should you feel you need to limit it to your most recent work. At the same time, if you're in college, your most recent work should theoretically be your best.

 

[jacyszyna1]

I applied. I don't think I stand much of a chance, because it seems that they only accept people from big schools. But, no harm in trying.

 

[Brady Hoke]

I applied too. But I go to a big school so I guess I'm set (haha jk)!

Are there any similar internships I should apply for as a backup? I'm having trouble finding other solid sports writing internships.

 

[Versatile]

I applied too. But I go to a big school so I guess I'm set (haha jk)!

Are there any similar internships I should apply for as a backup? I'm having trouble finding other solid sports writing internships.

Most of the biggest newspapers in the country still have paying summer sports internships. If you're part of a journalism school, just go to an adviser. They should have information.

 

[NickMordo]

I applied too. But I go to a big school so I guess I'm set (haha jk)!

Are there any similar internships I should apply for as a backup? I'm having trouble finding other solid sports writing internships.

There are tons of them, just look online hard enough... more on your resume the better. Or you could just be Hoke's right-hand food man if the journalism thing doesn't work out.

 

[doodah]

Yo I applyed. This ish looked super dope, ain't even gonna lie. Anybody hear back yet? How many applyed? I'm wonderin what my odds is lol.