Social Media Summer Internship, AOL.com & Lifestyle Brands

Are you obsessed with social media, engaging readers, growing audiences, and driving traffic? Do you have an outstanding eye for trending news stories and viral content? Have a passion for digital content? Obsessed breaking news, premium video, celebrities, fashion or weddings?

You’ll have an opportunity to work across multiple big-brand websites, engaging with over 8.5 million followers across Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, Tumblr and Google+. You’ll work with AOL.com, one of the most trafficked sites in the US, visited by 10 million readers every day. Plus, you’ll work across the most viewed group of Lifestyle sites in the country including StyleList, Kitchen Daily, MAKERS, Style Me Pretty, and Style Me Pretty Living.

We’re looking for go-getters and hard workers-- people who aren’t afraid to put in a little elbow grease to drive outstanding results. From day one you’ll be making an impact on a small start-up like team, brainstorming social campaigns, managing social posts, and pitching shareable content. You’ll dive head first into a world of everything social media and digital content, engaging our audiences, growing traffic and building brand awareness on a massive scale across multiple properties.

In this internship things you’ll be up to may include:
Pitching and producing shareable and engaging content
Brainstorming and creating promotions for diverse social media audiences
Manage social media accounts, curating new, relevant and engaging content
Work directly with the social media and editorial teams to implement and improve social media strategy
Monitor the news and trending stories across our sites to ensure we’re promoting the most up-to-date and engaging content

Who we’re looking for:
You’re a rising college junior or senior with a demonstrated passion for social media and digital content (especially breaking news and lifestyle content!)
You’ve already had internship experience in a professional setting working with social and/or digital media—bonus points if it was in media and/or at an internet publisher!
You’ve had experience using multiple social media tools such as Hootsuite or Sprout Social or other similar social media tools
You’re an active social media user on your own—if you don’t have an active profile on most (if not all) major platforms, this job is probably not the role for you!
You’re a master of grammar, have excellent writing skills and impeccable attention to detail
You’re a self starter who is known for taking initiative, eager to take on new tasks and share ideas
Bonus points if: You’ve got experience with Photoshop or a CMS (Content Management System)

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on, race, gender, veteran status, disability or other protected category. (This internship is not eligible for academic credit at NYU)

Broadcast Desk Assistant

Broadcast Desk Assistant duration: six-month term (July 14th, 2014 – January 16th, 2015)

The Desk Assistant (DA) position is part of a six-month entry-level program aimed at providing practical experience in a broadcast news setting. The DAs are exposed to all aspects involved in producing a nightly television news program. Desk Assistant duties are rotational among the different units that compose the NewsHour.

Over the course of the program, each of the Desk Assistants hired will work in three different units for a period of two months each. They also act as support staff for Senior Producers, Associate Producers, Reporter-Producers and Production Assistants by answering phones, sorting mail, distributing papers and other administrative tasks. Finally, Desk Assistants will attend a series of breakfasts with various members of our organization including correspondents, producers, and reporters.

Policy Intern

Americas Society and Council of the Americas (AS/COA) seek a qualified individual for an immediate paid internship in its policy program. The intern’s responsibilities will consist of: researching and writing for Americas Quarterly (AQ) print and online editions (including daily news updates); providing research and logistical support for ongoing policy initiatives; attending meetings and interacting with AS/COA members; and assisting with administrative tasks as needed. Candidates must be able to speak and write in Spanish with native-level fluency. Excellent writing and editing skills are required.

Key areas of focus during the internship will be:
• Assisting with all aspects of the production of Americas Quarterly, including correspondence with authors, supporting the editorial team and assisting with content development
• Online promotion of AQ via social media and administering uploads for the AQ website
• Assisting with research and logistics for policy initiatives such as immigration; social inclusion and natural resource extraction; security and violence; and Cuba
• Writing short pieces for Americas Quarterly
• Providing logistical support for policy events and arranging meeting details and project-related trips (agenda, hotels, outreach, etc.)
• Lending support to necessary administrative tasks

Internet Week New York Intern

Internet Week New York (IWNY), the Big Apple’s week-long festival celebrating Internet business, culture and technology, is seeking interns to conduct research and create content leading up to and during the 2014 conference.

This is a unique opportunity to help expand the editorial voice of Internet Week, with the possibility of interviewing some of the brightest minds in NY tech.

This is a hands-on role in a fast-paced environment where you will have the chance to be connected to and cover New York’s tech community.

The Internet Week intern will be assist with a variety of tasks including:

• Speaker and industry research
• Creating content, including profiles, Q&As, news and round-ups
• Newsletter publication
• Social media outreach

Intern

Paid Internship Opportunity: Internet Week New York

Internet Week New York (IWNY), the Big Apple’s week-long festival celebrating Internet business, culture and technology, is seeking interns to conduct research and write stories leading up to and during the 2014 conference.

This is a unique opportunity to help expand the editorial voice of Internet Week, with the possibility of interviewing some of the brightest minds in NY tech.

The Internet Week intern will be assist with a variety of tasks including:

- Speaker and industry research
- Writing stories, including profiles, Q&As, news and round-ups
- Newsletter publication
- Social media outreach

This is a hands-on role in a fast-paced environment where you will have the chance to be connected to and cover New York’s tech community.

Production Intern

- Intern will serve as a vital component to both the preparation and execution of the 3 hour live morning show, Morning Joe, on MSNBC. The hours are 4:00 am to 11:00 am, two days per week.

- Intern will assist talent needs pre-show, set up materials for broadcast, greet guests, etc.
- Intern will rotate between studio and control room during live show
- During studio intern will aid in running scripts using I-News, as well as any other materials needed for live show
- Interns will have the opportunity to work with producers to collaborate on next day segments, as well as contributing to website

Digital Intern

InvestmentNews is looking for a Digital Intern that is passionate about the next generation of online media and wants to jump head-first into the digital publishing world. As a digital intern, you will be joining the web and production teams at one of the industry’s most respected financial publications to create engaging digital content on a daily basis.

At InvestmentNews, you will have the opportunity to work on projects that reach hundreds of thousands of financial professionals, challenging your creativity with new and emerging media. You may find yourself designing an infographic one day and developing an interactive timeline the next.

Our ideal candidate will be interested in and capable with new technologies, and eager to learn about analyzing, creating and publishing content for the web.

Required Skills
• Capable with using HTML/CSS to enhance digital content
• Experience working within a content management system (WordPress, Drupal, etc.) to publish stories
• A strong interest in learning how to use and interpret digital analytics tools, including Google Analytics, Omniture and ChartBeat
• Proficient in MS Office
• Strong communication skills
• An interest in digital media

Bonus Skills

• Experience with Photoshop and Illustrator to create web-optimized graphics
• A web development background or experience with front-end (JavaScript/JQuery) or back-end (PHP, MySQL, MongoDB) development

Benefits and Perks

• Exposure to numerous technologies and media
• First-hand experience developing content for 300,000 monthly unique visitors
• Great office location – a block away from Grand Central Station in Midtown Manhattan

This is a paid internship that offers a flexible schedule and requires a minimum commitment of twenty-hours per week.

Time Inc. Summer Internship Program

Time Inc. runs a number of summer internship programs that are customized for specific brands and functional areas. All of our internship positions are paid, and the programs run for 9-10 weeks. You will be asked to indicate your brand and functional area preference(s) in your application. Please visit our website: www.timeinc.com/careers for more information.

Deadline to apply is January 24, 2014.

Jing Daily Spring 2014 Editorial Fellowship

Jing Daily is seeking an Editorial Fellow at its Chelsea headquarters in New York City for its 2014 Spring Fellowship program. The program is a structured, six-month paid position for talented recent graduates interested in writing about the business side of luxury and culture in China.

Qualifications:

Excellent written English with web-based writing experience

Ability to read/conduct research in Chinese

An interest in business, luxury, culture, and/or fashion as they relate to China

Social-media savvy; experience with Chinese social media such as Sina Weibo and WeChat a plus

Experience with a content management system (especially WordPress) a plus; basic html a plus

Responsibilities:

Identifying relevant China luxury industry topics in the news from both Chinese- and English-language sources

Planning features

Writing two or more short pieces daily, alongside more in-depth features

Upload stories, photos, and multimedia through WordPress

Assist with social media

Social Media and Blogging at Morning Joe

The Morning Joe social intern works directly with the Morning Joe and MSNBC digital team to design, develop, and produce social media messaging for the Morning Joe family. You'll share content from the show, our newly relaunched website, msnbc.com on various platforms to build buzz and conversation, as well as working to grow and foster community on the Morning Joe online groups.

Interns have also written for the Morning Joe site, mojoe.msnbc.com in the past and occasionally made it onto the msnbc.com homepage!

We're looking for hustlers with energy and fresh ideas for how to best share Morning Joe with the digital world. The internship is part-time (2 days a week. starting around 8 or 9) and runs from January to June. This schedule is flexible for the right candidate.

* PLEASE NOTE: This internship is paid and may not count for academic credit. Contact Career Services with questions.