The New York Times søger praktikanter med journalistiske multimediekompetencer

På Mindy McAdams’ blog opdagede jeg indlægget ‘New York Times seeks multimedia journalism interns. Mindy faldt over et opslag, hvor The New York Times efterspørger praktikanter med følgende egenskaber:

• Front-end Interactive Designer: full skill-set of client-side technologies including HTML, CSS and JavaScript/Prototype. Experience with Ruby on Rails is a plus.
• Motion Design Storyteller: working knowledge of AfterEffects and Photoshop in producing motiongraphics. Final Cut a plus. We are looking for someone to help grow the motion design side of storytelling. So applicant must have a strong sense of timing and narrative and have the ability to implement a variety of creative styles.
• Interactive Flash Journalist: Advanced programming knowledge and experience in Flash and ActionScript 3. Experience with Photoshop and Illustrator is a plus.

Det er altså serious stuff at kræve at folk, der skal være med til at præge nyhedsstrømmen:

The program is intended to further develop the skills that would enable the intern to become a producer at NYTimes.com. Training on-site is essential in order to get a sense for what it is like to work in the newsroom. When a news story breaks, the intern will experience first hand how news judgments are made and how the plans for covering a story take shape.

Lad os håbe, at nogle danske newsrooms følger The New York Times’ eksempel.