Heights Observer internship

Spring 2025

The Heights Observer, a community news publication serving Cleveland Heights and University Heights, Ohio, is offering an internship. The focus of the internship is on reporting, writing and editing community news stories for publication.

The Heights Observer intern would be responsible for posting articles about news, activities or issues in Cleveland Heights and University Heights. The articles would be posted on the www.heightsobserver.org website and possibly featured in the monthly print issue. 

Activities for the internship include:

Reporting and note taking

• Attending community events and meetings
• Attending city council and government meetings 
• Developing ideas for community news stories 
• Conducting and transcribing interviews
• Shaping multiple interviews into news stories 

Writing 

• Drafting community news stories
• Revising stories based on editorial feedback
• Fact checking stories for accuracy and completeness 

Editing / content management 

• Editing stories for publication

Posting / website updates 

• Posting stories to Heights Observer website
• Making other website changes as needed
• Posting stories for the print edition
• Preparing email newsletter 

This is a valuable, interesting opportunity to work with a community journalism publication serving the diverse, historic communities of Cleveland Heights and University Heights. The candidate will ideally have some reporting and writing experience, and an interest in the community and writing community news. 

Time commitment: 8-12 hours per week (flexible). 

Outcomes: Intern can earn course credit if applicable. Intern will complete a portfolio of work.

Deadline: Rolling

To apply, please send a cover letter, resume and 2-3 clips to FutureHeights executive director Lee Chilcote at lchilcote@futureheights.org.