College Internship Program

Careers at Mont City

Start Your Media Career Here.

Mont City Network is creating opportunities for the next generation of local media professionals.

Our College Internship Program gives students the opportunity to gain real-world experience covering the stories, people, teams, organizations, and communities shaping our region.

Now recruiting

Partner Campuses

We are currently looking for students from:

  • Lamar University
  • Lamar State College Port Arthur
  • Lamar State College Orange

Students attending other nearby colleges and universities are also welcome to apply.

Current Opportunity

Journalist Intern

Mont City is currently looking for student journalists interested in covering one or more of our three core areas:

Sports. Culture. Community.

Interns will gain hands-on experience developing stories, conducting interviews, covering events, and creating published work for Mont City Network.

Choose Your Coverage Area

Sports

Help tell the stories behind local athletes, teams, coaches, programs, and sporting events.

Assignments may include

  • Game coverage
  • Athlete profiles
  • Coach interviews
  • Team features
  • Recruiting stories
  • Sports news
  • Tournament coverage
  • Championship coverage
  • High school and college sports
  • Community and youth sports

Culture

Cover the people, businesses, creatives, and events influencing culture throughout the region.

Assignments may include

  • Music
  • Art
  • Entertainment
  • Local businesses
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Fashion
  • Food
  • Events
  • Creatives
  • Community personalities

Community

Tell meaningful stories about the people and organizations making an impact.

Assignments may include

  • Community events
  • Nonprofit organizations
  • Local initiatives
  • Education
  • Human-interest stories
  • Community leaders
  • Service projects
  • Neighborhood stories
  • Organizations giving back
  • Positive stories that deserve more attention

What You’ll Do

As a Mont City Journalist Intern, you may:

  • Pitch story ideas
  • Research potential stories
  • Conduct interviews
  • Attend games and community events
  • Write news stories
  • Write feature stories
  • Develop athlete and community profiles
  • Work alongside photographers and videographers
  • Assist with multimedia storytelling
  • Build relationships with local sources
  • Contribute to Mont City Network’s digital coverage

Your work may be published on Mont City platforms, giving you the opportunity to build a professional portfolio while still in college.

Who We’re Looking For

You do not need years of journalism experience to apply. We’re looking for students who are:

  • Curious
  • Reliable
  • Professional
  • Comfortable talking to people
  • Interested in storytelling
  • Familiar with their community
  • Willing to learn
  • Able to meet deadlines
  • Interested in journalism or digital media

Students studying the following areas are especially encouraged to apply:

  • Journalism
  • Communications
  • Broadcasting
  • Media
  • English
  • Public Relations
  • Sports Media
  • Digital Media
  • Film or Video Production

Students from other majors with a strong interest in writing and storytelling are also welcome.

What You’ll Gain

This internship is designed to provide real-world experience, not just observation. Interns may gain experience in:

  • News writing
  • Feature writing
  • Sports journalism
  • Interviewing
  • Story pitching
  • Research
  • Digital publishing
  • Multimedia storytelling
  • Media production
  • Community reporting
  • Source development
  • Professional communication

You’ll also have the opportunity to build a portfolio of published work that can help when applying for future internships, jobs, scholarships, or media opportunities.

Build Your Portfolio While Building Your Community

Some of the most important stories are happening close to home.

Mont City gives student journalists the opportunity to gain experience while helping tell those stories.

Whether you’re on the sidelines covering a rivalry game, interviewing a local entrepreneur, highlighting a nonprofit, or introducing the community to someone doing meaningful work, you’ll be gaining experience in real-world media.

About Mont City

Learn more about Mont City Network, our mission, and the work we’re building.

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Apply

Interested in Joining Mont City?

Apply to become a Mont City Journalist Intern.

Applicants should be prepared to provide:

  • Full name
  • Email address
  • Phone number
  • College or university
  • Major
  • Expected graduation year
  • Coverage interest
  • Resume
  • Writing sample or example of your work

Don’t have a professional portfolio yet?

That’s okay. You may submit a class assignment, article, blog post, essay, student publication story, personal writing sample, or another example that demonstrates your writing ability.

We’re looking for potential, curiosity, professionalism, and a willingness to learn.

PDF, Word, or plain text. 5 MB maximum per file. Files are reviewed privately and are not published.