Mass Comm Internships

Anglican Frontier Missions

Marketing Intern

AFM is a non-profit (501c3) organization supported entirely through tax-deductible donations from individuals and churches. AFM receives no financial support from the Episcopal or Anglican Church. As an independent mission agency, its financial health rests upon strong relationships with parishes and individuals. Founded in 1994, AFM has sent 35 missionaries to 9 unreached people groups. The goal of AFM is to see churches planted in the 25 least evangelized peoples on earth. Currently, AFM has 19 missionaries serving in 7 unreached people groups.

The Marketing Internship program at Anglican Frontier Missions is a 3 month volunteer position. The intern will have a flexible schedule, 10-15 hours per week, Feb-Apr 2009 and work closely with the Director.

Qualifications
• Experience in marketing, business, fund-raising, or event-planning
• Excellent administrative and organizational skills
• Self-starter
• Internet/ computer skills
• Professional telephone manner and appearance
• Christian commitment

Purpose:
• To provide practical experience in marketing for a Christian mission agency
• To identify priority markets for AFM in North America
• To develop marketing plan for February/May 2009
• To implement marketing plan with appropriate internet, phone, hard copy etc materials
• To assist with potential fund-raising events

We are also interested in enhancing AFM’s internet presence in addition to developing personal contacts with local and regional churches.

Applicants should email (1) their resume, (2) enclose a cover letter explaining why they are qualified, and (3) provide names/contact information for two references (one former employer/ supervisor, one personal) to paula@afm-us.org.
Please visit our website for more information: www.afm-us.org

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Pulsar Advertising Spring Advertising Internship

Description of Organization: Pulsar Advertising is an agency dedicated to the discipline of strategically driven marketing and advertising. We’re business problem solvers who know how to deliver the necessary steps to insure a successful program and/or campaign – building awareness, promoting trial, stimulating repeat usage, rewarding loyalty and promoting advocacy. With offices in Richmond, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, CA, New York, NY, and San Francisco, CA, Pulsar has a national reputation for excellence in transportation, environmental, and entertainment.

Intern Responsibilities:
• Gather and assemble background information and analyses as needed by account staff in development of creative briefs and campaigns.
• Provide administration and assistance to account service staff on day to day activities for assigned clients, including responding to client phone calls, handling mail/packages, Production and Creative deadlines.
• Participate in planning stage as requested by account service staff. Assists in mailings, word processing of final copy, agendas, conference/meeting reports, proposals, correspondence and other materials relating to account service and makes ready for client presentations.
• Conduct research for client campaigns and new business proposals.
• Handle paperwork and maintain files on all of the client’s activities, their competitors and the industry. Maintain “Client Notebooks” for assigned accounts, detailing past work and work-in-progress, and all pertinent information needed for accurate proofreading and meeting of client standards.
• Assist with account service production schedule to make sure all media and projects proceed according to plan and deadlines, drawing attention of account service staff to potential problems before they occur.
• Proofreading copy, artwork, comps and color keys; see that all work completes the standard agency approval process before being reviewed by clients or turned over to suppliers.
• Participate in at least one client meeting prior to completion of internship.
• Other duties as assigned.

Intern Qualifications:
• College Junior or Senior, Graduate Student
• Microsoft Office skills, Illustrator or PhotoShop preferred
• Excellent writing/communications skills
• Knowledge of advertising is required
• Ability to work on computers or the ability to learn the software quickly
• Should be prepared to work in a business environment
• Ability to work on deadline
• Ability to work alone as well as part of a team

When offered (fall, spring and/or summer semesters.): Spring (approx Feb 15 to May 15)

Paid/unpaid/stipend. Paid $10.00 an hour

Who to Contact:
Richard Stanfill
Pulsar Advertising
830 E. Main St., Apt. 310
Suite 2310
Richmond, VA 23223

Phone: 804-225-8300
Fax: 804-225-8347
rstanfill@pulsaradvertising.com

How To Contact: Please send resume by email

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Strategic Advertising / Marketing Intern

Company: You’ve Got Supper
Contact: Susan Aprahamian, susan@youvegotsupper.com, www.youvegotsupper.com
Date Position Available: now

Job Description:
The intern will assist in creating and implementing new web-site content, social networks, search engine optimization strategies, and new public relations efforts to help grow an on-line menu planning web-site.

Some web-site advertising, business development and product development responsibilities may also be included.

Qualifications:
Creative writing skills, internet marketing / social networking experience, interest in entrepreneurial web-site content development, hardworking, responsible.

Requirement: laptop and transportation.

Schedule and compensation: This is a part-time internship with flexible hours. Work can be done virtually with weekly face-to-face status meetings (roughly 6 – 10 hours total per week). The position is currently non-paid but may develop into a paid position based upon company growth.

Company Information: You’ve Got Supper is an online menu and grocery list planning service that helps to simplify the process of planning, shopping, and preparing dinner. Our large community of members receives a weekly menu of recipes with a customized grocery list via email. Our service is free to our members with revenue generation through online advertising. Visit You’ve Got Supper online at www.youvegotsupper.com.

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The National Cancer Institute’s Health Communications Internship Program (HCIP) is now accepting applications for its Fall 2009 intern class.

Applications for the fall session are due no later than March 3rd.
Apply online! See website for further details .
The National Cancer Institute (NCI), the largest of the 27 institutes and centers comprising the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is the Federal Government's principal agency for cancer research and training. The NCI coordinates the National Cancer Program, which conducts and supports research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to the cause, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cancer, rehabilitation from cancer, and the continuing care of cancer patients and the families of cancer patients.
The NCI recognizes that health information dissemination is key to raising public awareness about new cancer treatments, support for cancer patients and their families, and prevention strategies. To that end, in 1975 the NCI established the Health Communications Internship Program (HCIP) to attract individuals interested in careers in health communications and science writing.
The HCIP gives highly qualified graduate students and recent graduate school graduates the opportunity to participate in vital health and science communications projects in one of the many offices that make up the NCI. Interns will select an area of emphasis: health communications or science writing. Six-month and one-year internship terms are offered.
Successful health communications applicants have some science background as well as experience and/or education in any of the following areas: public health, epidemiology, public relations, health education, communications, science writing, statistics, social marketing, or journalism. Health communications interns:

o Plan, develop, and promote cancer education programs and materials (including Web-based) for the public, cancer patients, or health professionals
o Gain experience in pre-testing and evaluating cancer prevention and treatment messages, publications, materials, and programs that reach the American public
o Participate in professional meetings and training seminars

Successful science writing applicants have a science background plus experience in public relations and/or news writing with the ability to translate technical information into copy suitable for a lay audience. Science writing interns:

o Write fact sheets and press releases
o Answer inquiries from the press
o Attend and report on scientific meetings
o Participate in professional meetings and training seminars

Additional information about this program including an online application can be found at http://hcip.nci.nih.gov/ . If you would like hard copies of a program brochure to distribute or display, please reply to this e-mail with your mailing address and the number of copies you would like sent.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at HCIP-Contact@mail.nih.gov . If you are no longer the contact person for this program at your university/organization, please let us know and provide updated information.

Thank you for your continued support of the National Cancer Institute’s Health Communications Internship Program.

Sincerely,
Teresa Estrada

M. Teresa Estrada, Ph.D.
Director, Health Communications Internship Program
National Cancer Institute
6116 Executive Blvd., Ste. 502
Rockville , MD 20852
301-451-8826
301-402-3509 FAX
HCIP-Contact@mail.nih.gov

To help the Office of Workforce Development in its continuing effort to deliver excellent customer service, please use the URL below to complete a customer service evaluation form. http://iscs.nci.nih.gov/owd/

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Main Line Broadcasting is currently offering internship for our 3 radio stations: 98.9 Liberty, 93.1 The Wolf, and 107.3 BBT.

Internship would involve working with the entire operation from the front desk to sales to promotions to programming for school credit.

Production:
• The Intern will spend time in the Production Dept. with the Production Director learning how commercials are written, produced, and dubbed to carts, how on-air promos are produced, and how the production director keeps track of all incoming production to get on air.

Programming:
• Spend time with Program Director to learn why the stations are programmed they are-from personalities to music to target demographics to format specifications, etc.
• Spend time in the on-air studio to observe some of the different day-part shifts including handling incoming calls from listeners, working the on-air board, and how personalities/disc jockeys handle their shift.

Promotions:
• Spend time with the Promotion Director and Street Team Coordinator and assist on personal appearances, station promotions, and other promotional events. The intern would also be involved in all station promotion meetings, as well as outside promotion meetings with clients, organizations, etc.

Sales, Traffic, General/Administrative:
• Spend time with different individuals from the sales department and understand how sales work, what accounts the different stations go after, how commercial spots are handled from client to rep to production, how the traffic department handles station logs, work the front desk and meet with our listeners, etc.

**We are seeking junior or senior students seeking college credits towards a Mass Communications Degree. Internship would be on-the-job training and requires motivated and hard-working individuals seeking a future in the media field. **

To apply, please call (804)327-9902, ext 219 and ask for John McLeod

Main Line Broadcasting is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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Colortree, a local manufacturer of full color custom envelopes and printed materials used in direct marketing/mail is looking for interns to create short video content for use in websites and multi-media sales and training presentations.

Ideal candidates would have some practical experience planning and executing short videos about our printing and manufacturing processes. The interns will work closely with our director of marketing and manufacturing manager.

Interns will be paid for results.

All applicants will be subject to a pre-employment drug screen. Colortree operates 24/7 and the interns may be able to participate afternoons, evenings including weekends.

Interested parties should contact Rick Carr, director of human resources at (804) 545-2576

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Name of Business Floyd Mays Insurance Agency, Inc.

Type of internship Advertising

Description of Organization Floyd Mays Insurance Agency is an independent property and casualty insurance agency that represents numerous insurance companies. We use these insurance companies as a means of transferring risk for the towing and repair business population in Virginia and Maryland. We have focused in this market for over 30 years and currently insure hundreds of these target businesses.

Intern Responsibilities I want an intern to help create a campaign strategy that will establish this agency as the “go to” source for our target market, drive prospective clients to call us for help, and to improve our hit ratio on the prospects where our sales agents initiate the contact.

Intern Qualifications Senior in advertising

Other The position is open immediately. This is a paid position, $10 hour. Our office, in eastern Henrico County, is fifteen minutes by auto from the VCU campus.

Who to Contact:
Floyd Mays,
Floyd Mays Insurance Agency,
POBox 308,
5400 Whiteside Road, Sandston, Va. 23150,
tele (804) 737-6060,
email floyd@floydmays.com

How To Contact: Initial contact should be by email. Please include a resume and please tell me why you think you are the correct person to help me grow my business.

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Paid Intern: Project Manager & Marketing Consultant for Wireless Projects
Timeframe: Immediate part-time Jan/09, 15 hrs/wk
Location: Virginia

Our venture firm is seeking a student intern with career interests in business marketing, media/public relations and high technology. Experience with social networking, grass roots marketing and community organizing is an asset. Interest in societal issues involving school safety and privacy as well as social causes such as the yellow and white ribbon campaigns, knowledge of NCSAM.

o 4/5 Year Undergrad or Graduate education preferrably from a Virgina University (VCU, Va.Tech)
o Proj. Management experience with wireless deployments
o Work experience with student media, IT or local technology firms.
o Wireless knowlege - 802.11 a/b/g (WiFi), GSM, CDMA, SMS/Text
o User experience with advanced Smartphones: iPhone, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Mobile
o Knowledge of Geocoding and GPS - Google Maps, Microsoft Virtual Earth
o Advanced knowledge of Facebook and LinkedIn
o Community and team leadership skills with ability to recruit application test users
o Strong communications skills required for media and press releases

Please reply to careers@iphocus.com / +1 416-417-6384. Similar positions filled at USC, UCLA and GMU.

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Pulsar Advertising

Spring Advertising Internship

Description of Organization: Pulsar Advertising is an agency dedicated to the discipline of strategically driven marketing and advertising. We’re business problem solvers who know how to deliver the necessary steps to insure a successful program and/or campaign – building awareness, promoting trial, stimulating repeat usage, rewarding loyalty and promoting advocacy. With offices in Richmond, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, CA, New York, NY, and San Francisco, CA, Pulsar has a national reputation for excellence in transportation, environmental, and entertainment.

Intern Responsibilities:
• Gather and assemble background information and analyses as needed by account staff in development of creative briefs and campaigns.
• Provide administration and assistance to account service staff on day to day activities for assigned clients, including responding to client phone calls, handling mail/packages, Production and Creative deadlines.
• Participate in planning stage as requested by account service staff. Assists in mailings, word processing of final copy, agendas, conference/meeting reports, proposals, correspondence and other materials relating to account service and makes ready for client presentations.
• Conduct research for client campaigns and new business proposals.
• Handle paperwork and maintain files on all of the client’s activities, their competitors and the industry. Maintain “Client Notebooks” for assigned accounts, detailing past work and work-in-progress, and all pertinent information needed for accurate proofreading and meeting of client standards.
• Assist with account service production schedule to make sure all media and projects proceed according to plan and deadlines, drawing attention of account service staff to potential problems before they occur.
• Proofreading copy, artwork, comps and color keys; see that all work completes the standard agency approval process before being reviewed by clients or turned over to suppliers.
• Participate in at least one client meeting prior to completion of internship.
• Other duties as assigned.

Intern Qualifications:
• College Junior or Senior, Graduate Student
• Microsoft Office skills, Illustrator or PhotoShop preferred
• Excellent writing/communications skills
• Knowledge of advertising is required
• Ability to work on computers or the ability to learn the software quickly
• Should be prepared to work in a business environment
• Ability to work on deadline
• Ability to work alone as well as part of a team

When offered (fall, spring and/or summer semesters.): Spring (approx Feb 15 to May 15)

Paid/unpaid/stipend. Paid $10.00 an hour

Who to Contact:
Richard Stanfill
Pulsar Advertising
830 E. Main St., Apt. 310
Suite 2310
Richmond, VA 23223

Phone: 804-225-8300
Fax: 804-225-8347
rstanfill@pulsaradvertising.com

How To Contact: Please send resume by email

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INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
You can join a global communications team and grow your portfolio while making a difference in the lives of children around the world!

Christian Children’s Fund exists to help deprived, excluded and vulnerable children have the capacity to become young adults, parents and leaders who bring lasting and positive change in their communities. CCF works in 31 countries, assisting approximately 15.2 million children and family members regardless of race, creed or gender.

CCF currently has several opportunities for communications students to build a portfolio and develop valuable communications skills.

CCF is launching a new Web site in July 2009. We are looking for students with an interest in Web and/or videos. We also are building our library of stories and stepping up visibility efforts so we have a need for someone to write articles that will be published or distributed as news releases to local, national and international media.

The position is unpaid. However, students are eligible for class credit if approved by VCU. Hours are flexible but a minimum of 10 hours per week is required. Depending on skill set, interns could work across platforms. Positions for the spring semester and during summer are now available.

Internship 3: Communications assistant
 Strong writing and reporting skills, including knowledge of AP style
 Some editing experience desired
 Strong familiarity with PC and Microsoft Office
 How to apply –
o Submit 2-3 writing samples
o Submit resume to elwhinnery@ccfusa.org

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INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
You can join a global communications team and grow your portfolio while making a difference in the lives of children around the world!

Christian Children’s Fund exists to help deprived, excluded and vulnerable children have the capacity to become young adults, parents and leaders who bring lasting and positive change in their communities. CCF works in 31 countries, assisting approximately 15.2 million children and family members regardless of race, creed or gender.

CCF currently has several opportunities for communications students to build a portfolio and develop valuable communications skills.

CCF is launching a new Web site in July 2009. We are looking for students with an interest in Web and/or videos. We also are building our library of stories and stepping up visibility efforts so we have a need for someone to write articles that will be published or distributed as news releases to local, national and international media.

The positions are unpaid. However, they are eligible for class credit if approved by VCU. Hours are flexible but a minimum of 10 hours per week is required. Depending on skill set, interns could work across platforms. Positions for the spring semester and during summer are now available.

Internship 2: Video producer
 Familiarity with iMovie. Also available – Sound Track Pro or Final Cut
 Creativity – turn out clips into a strong message
 Ability to edit a long tape into short clips
 How to apply –
o Submit sample of video produced
o Submit resume to dmkertesz@ccfusa.org

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INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
You can join a global communications team and grow your portfolio while making a difference in the lives of children around the world!

Christian Children’s Fund exists to help deprived, excluded and vulnerable children have the capacity to become young adults, parents and leaders who bring lasting and positive change in their communities. CCF works in 31 countries, assisting approximately 15.2 million children and family members regardless of race, creed or gender.

CCF currently has several opportunities for communications students to build a portfolio and develop valuable communications skills.

CCF is launching a new Web site in July 2009. We are looking for students with an interest in Web and/or videos. We also are building our library of stories and stepping up visibility efforts so we have a need for someone to write articles that will be published or distributed as news releases to local, national and international media.

The position is unpaid. However, students are eligible for class credit if approved by VCU. Hours are flexible but a minimum of 10 hours per week is required. Depending on skill set, interns could work across platforms. Positions for the spring semester and during summer are now available.

Internship 1: Web intern
 Good understanding of HTML
 Strong familiarity with PC and Microsoft Office
 PhotoShop experience desired
 Flash skills a plus
 Interest/experience in social media
 How to apply –
o Submit link to pages edited/produced
o Submit resume to sabrummell@ccfusa.org

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