Media Journalism Internship

Media/Journalism Internship

Cycling West is a monthly magazine and website covering bicycling issues and events throughout Utah and the Intermountain West. We often have openings for an intern in spring, summer, or fall for at least three months, possibly longer.

The job is listed as running through 2026, but can be for just one semester.

Duties could include event reporting, feature articles, information gathering, photography, web research.

Goals of the internship and learning objectives:

The intern would be working with the editor to produce publication ready content. The objectives would include learning how to research a story, writing for publication, and story focus.

A major goal of the internship is to develop a portfolio of published writing.

Skills required: solid writing skills, fluency with email, detail oriented, interviewing skills, ability to work independently.

Prefer someone with knowledge of bicycling, transportation issues, bike racing, and/or sports.

This is an unpaid internship. Hours would likely average 6-12 per week. This is not an office position. Intern would communicate frequently with magazine staff.

Please email a writing sample and other relevant info to dave@cyclingutah.com

Recommendation and/or references preferred.

For more information, please contact Dave Iltis at dave@cyclingutah.com or at 801-574-3413.

For more info on Cycling West, visit www.cyclingwest.com

A sample issue can be downloaded. Note that we are both a print and web publication.

Cycling West is a print and web publication that is published eight months a year, March through October. We print and distribute 12,000-15,000 copies of each issue. These are distributed throughout Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, western Colorado, N. Arizona, N. California,  the Dakotas, and Nevada. Cycling West is the primary source for cycling news, information and events in the Mountain West region since 1993. We regularly feature articles on trails, advocacy, and events, great photos, and the only comprehensive cycling event calendar in the region. Our readers range from recreational cyclists to racers, mountain bikers to touring cyclists, and the young to young-at-heart.