Company Description:
Frontline Exhibits + is a visual communications company working with many major corporations and state agencies. We specialize in the design and production of exhibits with large format graphics. As a small woman owned company our work environment is relaxed yet driven by sales. We have a showroom in Richmond; please e-mail or send a resume to schedule an appointment.
General Duties and Responsibilities:
Design e-mail blast being sent to a variety of customers
Maintain databases, research market and clients
Database marketing
Website management and adding new products
Assist other designers when they have a work over-load.
Staff events and tradeshows
General office and project support for marketing staff
Qualifications:
Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
Positive, upbeat, and professional attitude
Organized, self motivated, attention to detail
Ability to work alone as well as part of a team
Computer Skills: Adobe CS2 and Microsoft Office
Internship training includes:
E-mail blast creation and design
Website management
Database management
Graphic Design
This is an unpaid internship that is offered year round with flexibility in scheduling. This internship is perfect for students looking to broaden their Design and Marketing skills while fulfilling their internship credit hours.
Please send resume and cover letter by mail or e-mail to:
Noreen Louthan
Frontline Exhibits +
2114 Dabney Rd. Ste B
Richmond, VA 23230
Noreen@frontlinedisplays.com
The intern will assist with a wide-variety of responsibilities including:
Monitoring state-wide media coverage
Maintaining media contact database
Drafting press releases
Event planning and execution
Recruiting and mobilizing individuals for events
Attending local and state political functions
Developing issue campaign strategies
Researching state spending
General office duties
Qualifications: College junior/senior, graduate student or recent graduate
Hard-working and self-motivated, interested in politics
Experience with all Microsoft Office programs
Schedule: Hours are flexible. Typically 15-20 hours per week
Compensation: This is an unpaid internship, but it can be completed for course credit. The position is available immediately.
If interested, please send your resume to:
Ben Marchi, Virginia State Director of Americans for Prosperity
1108 East Main Street, Suite 1003
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 380-9240 phone or BMarchi@afphq.org e-mail
www.americansforprosperity.org
Type of internship: Web design and execution.
About Us: The VCU Social Neuroscience Lab is run by Kirk Warren Brown, PhD, in the Department of Psychology. We are seeking an intern with solid web design and technical skills who can bring fresh ideas to bear in creating a new laboratory web site.
Primary Duties: Discovery, design, and build. Navigation, graphics, perhaps flash. No online forms, databases, or other interactive applications. The intern will have most of the creative control of this project. Dr. Brown will lay out the basic content and design parameters and supply the text. The intern takes it from there.
Qualifications: Use Macromedia, Adobe Suite, and/or whatever tools you’ve developed some expertise in to create a successful design outcome. Must have own hardware and software. That means you can work from home, the beach, wherever, but be ready to meet briefly with Dr. Brown on a regular (e.g., bi-weekly) or ‘as needed’ basis. Once we’re on the same page re. design, a lot of room to work independently will be offered.
Compensation: Fall term, 2008 internship credit (1-3, depending on your anticipated design and execution time) + 4-figure $ stipend (to be negotiated).
Application: Submit design samples and resume, including reference contacts, to: kwbrown@vcu.edu. Please specify “Web design intern application” in the subject line
VCU-TV/HD Internship Available for Web Guru
If you are proud to be a techno-geek, love the Internet and have a flair for creative promotion, VCU-TV/HD wants you. This unpaid position would require the approval of your area of major and would be subject to their internship guidelines.
VCU-TV/HD creates Hi-Definition documentaries, and wants to get them out there in Cyberspace. Our goal is to drive more people to our website (approaching 2 million hits since Feb 2007), make all videos available to iTunes and get in early on the up and coming HD distribution outlets on the web.
You’ll need knowledge of video compression and a good sense of how and where on the web we can attract different age groups to our diverse programs.
Tell us why you can pull it off:
Dan Brazda
Executive Producer, VCU-TV/HD
djbrazda@vcu.edu
Lisa Figueroa
Senior Producer, VCU-TV/HD
figueroalm@vcu.edu
www.vcutvhd.com
· Strong writing and research skills
· Effective written and verbal communication
· Good attitude with the desire and ability to learn quickly.
Internship objectives:
· To learn the different elements involved in producing national broadcast products for air.
· To learn and contribute to the ways multi-media convergence can evolve and grow at the Nation’s newspaper.
The trainee will gain a solid understanding of how television is produced and delivered and how different platforms add dimension to the stories being told. The trainee will learn about writing for television and how to visualize and produce a complete broadcast quality product.
Hands-on training with regular feedback helps one to understand the demands of the job within the actual fast-paced, deadline oriented work environment. It will hone decision-making skills and news judgment.
This is an unpaid internship for school credit. You will be asked to provide documentation from your school showing that you will receive school credit for successful completion of this internship. The work schedule is flexible.
Name of Business: American Council of Engineering Companies of Virginia (ACEC/VA)
Description of Organization: ACEC/VA is a trade association for consulting engineering firms in private practice. We address the business interests of our members through networking opportunities and various educational programs for our members. We also partner with other organizations to promote engineering as career to students (middle-college level).
Type of Internship: Public Relations, Print Media
Intern Duties may include the following:
* Blog
* Website maintenance
* Online marketing
* Search engine optimization
* Newsletter/Promotional Flyers
* Meeting/Event Support
* Committee Support – Speaker’s Bureau, Essay Competition, Engineering Excellence Awards, Membership Recruitment
Intern Qualifications:
* Proficient in HTML
* Familiar with Web 2.0 & Web Copywriting
* Good written and oral skills
* Good Organizational Skills
* Must be able to work independently
* Familiar with WordPress a plus
Other: Hours (flexible) will be determined within normal business hours of 8:30 am – 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday. Compensation is $10/hr.
Who to Contact/Where to send it: Send resume, up to 3 examples of work (writing, websites or blogs) and contact information to Nancy L. Israel, Executive Director, 804.673.0868 or info@acecva.org. Website: www.acecva.org. Office is located at 5206 Markel Road, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23230.
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 and materials, and programs that reach the American public
o Participate in professional meetings and training seminars
Ideal candidates for the science writing track 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. HCIP science-track 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.
]]>The national FOX hit television show, “America’s Most Wanted” is seeking interns for the fall 2008 semester. The open positions available are in archives, news, production, website, publicity, and hotline departments.
You must receive college credit for the entire semester, along with a letter or form from the university stating enrollment status.
Please pay close attention and respond accordingly if you are interested in seeking an internship with our show. Please follow ALL directions to apply, or your resume and cover letter will not be considered.
In your COVER LETTER, please state the following:
1) The department (s) you are applying for in order of preference
2) The days and times you are available to work during the semester
3) The start and finish date
4) Why you want to spend your internship experience with our national prime time television show
5) If you can receive college credit
BRIEF DESCRIPTION:
ARCHIVE INTERNSHIP:
Student will be responsible for finding footage for broadcast from the AMW library and other sources. Indexing and archiving material from current shows and work closely with producers on tasks when needed.
NEWS INTERNSHIP:
Student will be required to research, write, and pitch crime related stories, along with assist producers with daily tasks. This position will allow you to sit in on edit sessions to help create stories for air, and write stories for www.amw.com. You will also help the Managing Editor with daily assignments and tasks, attend show meetings, and go in the field to assist crews when elements for the show are taped. At times you could be required to help producers with viewer mail, and requesting news footage from news stations across the country.
PRODUCTION INTERNSHIP:
Student will be required to watch and assist with posting the show. Understand and assist with booking of edit suites, timing out the show, and learning about how to post AMW. You will sit in on edit sessions with editors and offer opinions on shots and transitions for story segments. Intern candidate will assist the news department with researching and writing stories for television and www.amw.com, produce a promo each week for air, take a stab at writing show teases and produce. The intern poster project is also apart of the duties (a project that lets the office know who the interns are ie: taking pictures, writing bio’s, etc.). Go in the field to assist with taping the show and assist in the field with re-creations of scenes for air.
WEBSITE INTERNSHIP:
Student will be required to write, research, and post stories for www.amw.com. You will assist the website manager and department with content, and pitch ideas for future web stories. You will be required to learn how to size and post pictures on the website, and help to create photo’s and graphics to be posted. You will also have the opportunity to learn and work hand-in-hand with our elite web team.
PUBLICITY INTERNSHIP:
Student will be required to work in the publicity department to help promote “America’s Most Wanted.” The intern will be required to assist with writing advanced listings, help to produce and write promotional segments, and contact news organizations to set up interviews. The student will also be required to write, research, make calls, assist the public with John Walsh requests, go out on shooting locations to assist publicity department with requests, and many, many more promotional needs.
HOTLINE INTERNSHIP:
One position is for during the week in our Bethesda, Maryland office, and the other position is on Saturday nights in our Washington, DC studio. The student will be required to work every Saturday night through internship period (this is when our show airs on FOX). The intern will be required to create preliminary synopsis document on cases, distribute tips, work closely with law enforcement the night of the show to ensure tips are followed up on, faxing, researching cases and information on fugitives, and to assist with writing hotline reports. The student will also be required assist with taking photo’s, assist with live shots (behind the scenes) to other news organizations, and many other hands on tasks the night of the show. This is a great way to gain experience in television and law enforcement with only putting in eight hours, one day a week. If you choose to apply for the position during the week, it’s the same requirements, with the exception of the live shots, working hand-in-hand with investigators, and the experience of working in our studio.
GRAPHICS DEPARTMENT:
The intern will use Photoshop, After Effects, and Curious Mapping software to create elements for the show on a weekly basis. The intern will be able to work with a talented group of 2D and 3D artists to generate ideas and create graphics for internal segments within the show. The candidate will be able to participate in show meetings, attend green screen shoots, and be involved with tapings in our Washington, D.C. crime center. The intern will also learn a different aspect of motion graphics including green screens, motion tracking and photo manipulation.
Please pay close attention to this next bit of information, and respond in your cover letter accordingly.
All positions are very hands on, and you will be able to overlap and engage in other departments if you desire.
Good Luck!
This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to develop their shooting skills. Previous experience is not required, but motivation is. The sporting events that need to be covered take place after school and on weekends. HCPS-TV supplies all equipment, but interns are responsible for their own transportation.
All interested parties should contact John Gill by phone at 652-3673 or through e-mail at jpgill@henrico.k12.va.us
]]>Contact Information:
Jamie Smith
Video Coordinator
7950 Jones Branch Drive
McLean , VA 22108
(703)854-7611
Fax- (703)854-2131
jsmith@usatoday.com
Description of intern assignments:
Intern tasks vary from day to day. Opportunities include marketing , writing for TV, research, setting up interviews, logging, archiving and requesting video, making phone calls, copies and sending packages.
The intern will gain a basic understanding of all roles required to produce and deliver television shows based on the newspaper content. Our staff will assign tasks and projects on a daily or weekly basis.
Qualifications:
· Strong writing and research skills
· Effective written and verbal communication
· Good attitude with the desire and ability to learn quickly.
Internship objectives:
· To learn the different elements involved in producing national broadcast products for air.
· To learn and contribute to the ways multi-media convergence can evolve and grow at the Nation’s newspaper.
The trainee will gain a solid understanding of how television is produced and delivered and how different platforms add dimension to the stories being told. The trainee will learn about writing for television and how to visualize and produce a complete broadcast quality product.
Hands-on training with regular feedback helps one to understand the demands of the job within the actual fast-paced, deadline oriented work environment. It will hone decision-making skills and news judgment.
This is an unpaid internship for school credit. You will be asked to provide documentation from your school showing that you will receive school credit for successful completion of this internship. The work schedule is flexible.
]]>Responsibilities:
Marketing interns will gain firsthand experience in the promotion of Richmond magazine. Interns may be asked to do research, assist in setting up and staffing promotional events, work with our circulation manager, and help out with other office duties.
Qualifications:
A background in marketing, public relations, or communications; must be well-organized, reliable and resourceful; must be computer proficient in Word, Excel, and Internet Explorer. Three month commitment of 20 hours minimum per month is required.
Application:
Internships are not paid. Interns must receive college credit, and will be acknowledged in the magazine's masthead.
If you’re a quick-learner, enjoy a fast pace, like to pitch in whenever and wherever, can manage a variety of tasks and be diligent about the details, please mail or fax your resume and cover letter, or send via email to:
Debbie McCaffrey
Marketing Director
Richmond magazine
2201 W. Broad Street, Suite 105
Richmond, VA 23220-2022
E-mail: debbiem@richmag.com
No phone calls please.
]]>JOB DESCRIPTION
The web writer works with Mass Comm staff and faculty to plan and write content for the web site’s home page and News You Can Use blog, as well as deepening and developing content for the pages within the web site. This position reports to the School of Mass Communications’ web coordinator. Both the web coordinator and the intern work remotely, and on their own equipment and telephone.
QUALIFICATIONS
The web writer works mostly remotely, occasionally coming on-site to collaborate with Mass Comm faculty and staff. Qualifications include:
* Full-time or part-time Mass Comm student
* Demonstrated ability to write for the Web site—you’ll need to show samples of your work
* Strong interpersonal, communications and writing skills
* Faculty recommendation—only responsive and self-directed students will be successful in this role, so please be prepared to secure a faculty recommendation attesting to your work ethic
* Persistence in gathering content for the web
* Initiative and ability to work independently
* Proficiency in Microsoft Office software (e.g., MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
* An e-mail address and telephone number where you can be reached easily (and sometimes frequently)
* Your own computer equipment and appropriate software
* Some experience with HTML, Adobe Dreamweaver, Flash or Photoshop is a plus, but it’s not required
* Photography experience is a plus, but it’s not required
HOW TO APPLY
We’ll accept resumes until we find the right candidate, so apply as soon as you can! Your first step is to send your resume and writing samples to the contact listed below. We’ll let you know if you also need to provide a faculty recommendation.
Apply to:
Theresa House, Web Coordinator
theresa.house@comcast.net