Spring 2008 Internships for Magazine Students
The deadline for applications for 2008 has passed. A call for applications for 2009 will be posted here in September, 2008.
About the Internship/Externship
Time: January 9 – June 6, 2008
Hours: 5-8 hours per week on average, not to exceed 15 hours in any week. Hours are flexible except during peak times.
Rewards: A $1,000 bursary, plus two complimentary tickets to the 31st annual National Magazine Awards gala on June 6, 2008.
Description:
A great opportunity to work behind the scenes of the Canadian magazine industry through one of its most important and celebrated institutions – the National Magazine Awards.
We can call you an “extern” because most of the work you can do from home or wherever it is you work most comfortably – only about 10% of your time need be spent in our office.
How you can help us:
Working with the NMAF Communications Manager, your tasks will include liaising with magazines and individual applicants to the NMAs, fact-checking NMA promotional material, sorting submissions, compiling statistics and industry research as needed, assisting with the development of creative ideas for the NMA gala, creating a nominees’ exhibition for the NMA gala, assisting with media outreach and advertising, and others tasks that arise.
Requirements:
Applicants must be well-motivated, independent workers with a healthy respect for deadlines and a passion for magazines. You must be available at our “peak” times: mid- to late January; late March to mid-April; mid-May until the awards gala. At other times the work schedule is very flexible.
Preference will be given to applicants in the magazine stream and/or those who demonstrate a strong interest in exploring the magazine industry professionally. Knowledge of French is an asset.
How to Apply
The application deadline is December 7, 2007.
To apply, just send us:
1) A cover letter of no more than one page, including a brief statement of career goals and a blurb about why you love magazines (this is important to us!);
2) Your most up-to-date résumé;
3) Two letters of reference.
You can apply by email by sending your cover letter and résumé to staff@magazine-awards.com. Your letters of reference must follow in the mail. Or you can send the whole application by post to:
The National Magazine Awards
425 Adelaide St West, Suite 700
Toronto, ON, M5V 3C1
We must receive your entire application by December 7, 2007. Interviews will follow and decisions will be made by December 17, 2007.
