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Stylight – Facebook Marketing Intern

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Location: Munich, Germany

Closing date: Ongoing

Length of internship/placement/apprenticeship: preferably 6 months, starting as soon as possible.

Pay: Salary negotiable

Stylight is an online fashion platform that combines all the best online fashion stores on one website. It has a young, trendy edge, and is the fastest-growing fashion community in Europe.

Stylight has its own online magazine, an active Facebook community, and users can put together their own mood boards with items they’ve found and “hearted” on the site. It is the ultimate online fashion experience!

Would you like to work in the heart of Munich in a young and dynamic environment?

At Stylight, you’ll get the opportunity to work for an exciting start-up with a flat hierarchy and dedicated team.

You will get to know the beautiful city of Munich, and can also take part in all the fun activities and parties organized by Stylight.

You may gain the following experience:

  • Create inspiring and creative Facebook posts and ads in Photoshop.

  • Support our Facebook Marketing Manager in her daily work and be part of a successful Facebook marketing campaign in 10 different countries.

  • Create analytical reports for our Facebook Marketing Manager, discuss them with her and contribute to the continuous optimization of existing campaign structures.

  • Research the market and competitors and actively contribute with your own ideas, recommendations and proposals.

Stylight is looking for a Facebook Marketing intern. Do you have a high affinity for internet & E-Commerce and are you interested in the world of online marketing?

Are you into Facebook and other social media channels?

Would you like to be part of an international team who works hard and has a lot of fun? Then Stylight is the place for you!

Requirements?

  • You are currently studying or have recently finished studying Business Administration, Media Design, Communication, Fashion or something similar.

  • You are an excellent writer

  • You are native speaker of Dutch, French, Italian, Swedish or German (or even 2 of these) but you are also fluent in English.

  • You have a high affinity for Fashion and E-Commerce.

  • You can easily handle Photoshop

  • You preferably have initial practical experience in Online/Facebook marketing.

  • You are well-rehearsed in MS Office, especially Excel.

  • Teamwork, resilience and high commitment characterize you. Curiosity and willingness push you forward.

  • Flexible, dedicated, and a good worker in a team.

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by Journograds Editor on May 7, 2013  •  Permalink
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Box TV – Entertainment Internship

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Location: London

Closing date: May 26th

Box TV is a joint venture between Bauer Media and Channel 4, broadcasting seven of the UK’s leading music television channels across satellite, cable and digital terrestrial platforms.

Channels comprise of 4Music, The Box, Kiss, Kerrang, Smash Hits, Heat and Magic.

Find out more about BOX TV at ww.boxtv.co.uk

The programme production team sits within the Box TV production department alongside the Broadcast Design and Commercial Production teams.

Its responsibilities include in-house development and production of programming for Box TV channels, Box TV new media platforms and at times 3rd party commercial clients, broadcasters and distributors.

Within production sits our entertainment team responsible for all our showbiz news output across the 6 channels.

You’ll be helping and supporting the entertainment team as they provide the hottest news and gossip over all our channels whether it’s researching and writing breaking stories, updating tour diaries, liaising with PR agencies, talent and helping out on shoots.

It will be full on, but never dull.

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BBC – News & Journalism Placement

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Location: London or Salford

Closing date: May 23rd

A work experience placement in News covers the following areas: the Newsroom; News Programmes; UK Newsgathering and Political Programmes.

You can state a preference for any of the four areas.

The Newsroom includes: the News Channel, News Bulletins (the 1, 6 and 10 o’clock), World TV, radio (summaries and Radio 4 1800), the news website, On Demand and User Generated Content (UGC)

Work experience candidates in these areas will gain experience by helping support the journalists delivering 24 hours news on various platforms. The placement could potentially involve finding and booking guests, finding pictures, writing story briefs, researching and fact finding.

The Programmes department makes television programmes such as Newsnight; the Andrew Marr Show and HARDtalk as well as short films for The One Show.

The radio output varies ranging from R5Live to Today; World at One/PM, the World Tonight and BH on Radio4 and Radio 1 Newsbeat/1Xtra and the Asian Network.

Radio current affairs makes strands such as File on 4, Law in Action, Money Box, Crossing Continents and From Our Own Correspondent.

The teams who develop and maintain websites for programmes such as Today and Radio 1 Newsbeat, are also included in the Programmes department.

Work experience candidates in these areas will gain experience working with and supporting the various programme teams and duties could potentially involve finding and booking guests, researching information and fact finding.

The Newsgathering department provides news reports, pictures and audio material to all BBC News programmes and services both in the UK and internationally.

Journalists work alongside camera operators and other technical and craft roles to provide content for television, radio, online and interactive services.

Work experience candidates in Newsgathering will gain experience supporting the journalists and planning and research teams who gather and provide content for the various news outlets. Duties could include researching ideas, fact finding, arranging interviews.

The BBC’s Political Programmes department, based at Westminster, produces a wide variety of programmes and material for use across the BBC on TV, Radio and online.

Both parliamentary and political programmes are broadcast from here: from the digital station BBC Parliament broadcasting all proceedings there to the Today in Parliament programme; from BBC2′s Daily Politics to Radio Four’s Westminster Hour.

The department is also home to the BBC’s Political Newsgathering operation – providing material to BBC network TV and radio, the BBC News Website, regional TV, local radio and the Nations – as well as to the Political Research Unit.

A work experience attachment would allow the successful applicant to spend a week with the department spending time each day with all the different sections meeting editors, producers, reporters, correspondents, analysts and operations staff.

Most of the placements in News are based in central London. Political Programmes are based at our Millbank studios in Westminster. Some of our Radio and TV Current Affairs placements, as well as 5Live, are in Salford at the new MediaCity.

About the Placement

If you are particularly interested in doing work experience in one of the departments listed above, please indicate so on the online application form.

Criteria

You must be able to demonstrate an obvious interest in pursuing a career in news production (but should not already be a professional journalist simply seeking to enter the BBC).

The number of work experience placements offered is limited and demand is always high, so to be successful you will need to show a genuine interest in national and international news, and in particular BBC News output.

BBC News welcomes enquiries and applications from minority ethnic and disabled people who are currently under-represented.

Due to Health & Safety considerations, you will need to be aged 18 or over to apply for this placement.

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by Journograds Editor on April 26, 2013  •  Permalink
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BBC Radio Derby – Broadcast Journalist Placement

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Location: Derby

Closing date: May 23rd

BBC Radio Derby has won the Sony station of the year award an unprecedented three times and is recognised for its strong journalism.  

Its newsroom provides content for the Colin Bloomfield Breakfast Show and Ian Skye’s 4-7pm Show, as well as hourly news bulletins.  

Reporters research and produce packages and interviews as well as liaising with colleagues in regional TV and news online.

About the Placement

The placement will enable candidates to gain an insight into the working of a busy BBC Local Radio newsroom.  

There will be an opportunity to shadow newsreaders, reporters and producers, as well as learning about ENPS, Quick Edit Pro and Radioman newsgathering, editing and playout systems.  

You’ll also find out about the BBC Derby website.  

Suitable candidates will have the opportunity to contribute to material which may be broadcast on air.

Criteria

Applicants should provide strong evidence in your application of good journalism skills, creativity, excellent communication and interpersonal skills.  

You also need to show that you are highly motivated, a team player, have the ability to deal with customers and are adaptable.  

An awareness of the activities of Radio Derby, the wider BBC and an interest in the station are also essential.
 
Suitable candidates will be invited to undertake a short telephone interview where you will need to demonstrate your journalistic ability, a genuine interest in the radio station and a desire to pursue a career in the media.
 
Applicants who are studying (or have studied) a subject that is directly applicable to local radio will gain the most from this placement.   

Age Criteria: Due to Health & Safety considerations, you will need to be aged 18 or over to apply for this placement.

Educational Criteria: Student on recognised broadcast/media/journalism course or equivalent.

Length of placements: 2 weeks

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BBC – Specialist Factual Placement (Scotland)

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Location: Glasgow

Closing date: May 23rd

Our department – Specialist Factual – primarily makes Science programmes for BBC Scotland, which are broadcast across all BBC channels.

Our output is dramatically increasing and we are keen to find Scotland’s budding scientists who are interested in broadcasting and science communication.

We have various programmes in production, from short films for the One Show to a series about Scottish geology.

We are based in Pacific Quay in Glasgow, so the placements will only be available there.

As we have a variety of programmes in various stages of production, you will get the opportunity to get a feel for how these programmes are made throughout the production process.

You may have the opportunity to help out in a broad variety of roles, from researching and brainstorming – to assisting with more logistical tasks, such as photocopying, ordering up tapes and booking flights.

There may also, on some occasions be the opportunity to experience some “runner” duties on current productions.

This however, will be dependent on what stage of production the placement occurs.

This is an excellent opportunity for anyone with a science or engineering background eager to gain experience in broadcasting. As programme-makers, we would hope you can benefit from an exchange of specialist knowledge, ideas and enthusiasm.

Criteria

We are looking for applicants with a knowledge and demonstrable interest in Science and Science Communication.

As well as these attributes, you should also have good interpersonal skills, be creative and have excellent communication skills.

You need to be highly motivated, a good team player and be flexible in your approach to the placement.

As well as clearly needing an interest in broadcasting, you should have an awareness of the BBC and its output.

Educational criteria: In order to benefit from this placement you’ll either have completed or be due to complete an undergraduate degree in a Science or Engineering subject.

Post Graduate, Phd students and those with equivalent knowledge and experience are also welcome to apply.

Due to Health & Safety considerations, you will need to be aged 18 or over to apply for this placement.

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CNN – PR Internship

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Location: London

Closing date: None given

To provide support to the London-based PR team by handling specific initiatives and projects which support the overall communications strategy.

Working across consumer and commercial campaigns, this role provides administrative and written support for the busy London press office team and offers the opportunity to gain an insight into the workings of the world’s leading newsgathering organisation.

Organisation

The post holder is accountable to the Senior Press Officer.

Key Responsibilities

• Researching, drafting and distributing press materials on CNN International programming and on corporate announcements/CNNi activities
• Managing the fortnightly production of the channel’s programme information – Preview – document
• Developing relationships with television previewers, especially online, in the channel’s key markets with a particular focus on the UK
• Pitching in stories to media contacts mainly across the UK in mainstream press and bloggers
• Liaising with production teams and departments to obtain programme information and exploring PR opportunities arising from programming
• Assisting in the research, development and implementation of communication plans for key seasons/ series
• Managing the collation of copy for some internal communications initiatives and working with the PR assistant to prepare quarterly internal presentations
• Driving the creation and circulation of the quarterly media cuttings reports
• Managing the contacts/ distribution database on Agility and Gorkana
• Updating and writing biographies of talent and executives
• Preparing daily, weekly and ad hoc coverage reports
• Uploading information onto the Share Point and the channel’s virtual press office
• Researching, drafting and distributing press materials on CNN International’s ad sales initiatives.
• Building and managing UK calendar of ‘must-do’ industry events and conferences
• Developing relationships with bloggers and online tech writers within the channel’s key markets with a particular focus on the UK
• Executing PR activity for CNNi initiatives across social media platforms including Facebook and Twitter
• Liaising with the CNN ad sales and digital engagement teams to obtain information on initiatives and exploring PR opportunities arising from the channel’s ad sales and digital activity.
• Assisting in the research, development and implementation of communication plans for key ad sales, digital and research initiatives.
• Driving the creation and circulation of media cuttings reports and suggesting innovative ways the PR team can best display its successes.

Required knowledge and experience

• Entry level experience of working in a marketing or PR environment.
• Planning and organisational skills. The ability to plan ahead, anticipate deadlines and manage a variety of projects at the same time.
• A good eye for detail
• Written communication skills. Good copywriting skills and the ability to research and draft releases
• Excellent IT knowledge across Microsoft Office packages
• Common sense and experience in issues management
• Ability to prioritise issues/demands and effectively handle enquiries when other team members are out of the office
• Diplomacy
• Experience of international PR an advantage
• Understanding of social media tools especially Twitter and Facebook
• Foreign languages an advantage
• Educated to degree level or equivalent

Personal attributes

• Good interpersonal skills with the ability and confidence to communicate with people at all levels
• Self-motivated with a proven ability to work as part of a small team
• Flexibility and stamina to work in a pressurised and changing environment
• Desire to learn
• Ability to prioritise work load effectively

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Yahoo! – PR Intern

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Location: London

Cosing date: None given

The Global PR team is focused on telling Yahoo!’s story of how we make the world’s daily habits more inspiring and entertaining.

Think about what we do every day: we communicate; we take pictures of our friends, our pets, our kids … we check sports scores, read the news and latest celebrity gossip and check the weather.

Yahoo! sits in the middle of the world’s daily habits, and we make them entertaining and inspiring.

We also want to show brands how advertising on Yahoo! puts them at the centre of people’s daily habits.

The UK PR & Communications team’s programme is divided into 6 key areas:

1. Media PR (supporting our media properties such as Yahoo! News, omg! from Yahoo, Yahoo! Movies and Yahoo! Eurosport.com)
2. Product and Tech PR (supporting products such as Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! Search and Flickr).
3. Advertising stack PR (supporting our B2B solutions and offerings as well as products such as Ad Targeting and Right Media Exchange)
4. Corporate PR
5. Internal PR
6. Social PR

The role will report to the Head of UK PR and will assist across all our campaigns and activities.

The UK PR & Communications team is part of Yahoo!’s EMEA PR and global Communications team. We work closely with our counterparts in Europe and Middle East and Africa as well as our headquarters in Sunnyvale. All Yahoo! PR campaigns are fully integrated with the local, regional and global Marketing team efforts.

Responsibilities:

•       Support the PR team in the preparation, design and implementation of all PR activities including pitching to the media, writing texts, press releases and radio briefs, writing blog posts and creating infographics and visual assets
•       Desk Research for Yahoo! stories such as analysing Yahoo! search data or consumer research for interesting  storylines
•       Assisting with briefing documents for spokespeople – ie looking at the topics recently covered by key journalists
•       Reporting and analysis – working with our press monitoring agency to capture and evaluate our PR activities
•       Maintain internal log of all PR activities
•       Supporting the team in organising internal and external events such as speaking opportunities, press launches and internal  staff events
•       Play an active part in maintaining Yahoo!’s social media presence
•       Attend weekly meetings and capture actions and insights to ensure the team delivers against its goals
•       Attend regular meetings with other departments including Editorial, Marketing, Product and Sales meetings as appropriate and capture updates to ensure our programme  is aligned with local business objectives
•       Monitor digital industry and advertising industry for learnings, case studies and competitor activity.

Key requirements for this role:

•       Some first-hand experience in  PR or journalism (either agency or in house paid or work experience or via involvement at college or university)
•       Great organisation skills and a keen eye for detail
•       Wide ranging knowledge of popular culture, digital trends, the online media space and Yahoo!’s products and channels.
•       A strong interest in all aspects of the media and talking to journalists
•       Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
•       Bright, confident and a will-do attitude
•       The ability to use social media as a standard and effective tool of engagement
•       Daily use and deep understanding of the power of mobiles and tablets
•       A flexible team player with a good sense of humour and culturally sensitive
•       Highly motivated with a results-oriented approach to projects
•       A healthy dose of curiosity and lots of ideas
•       Desire to work in a dynamic and challenging work environment
•       Proven ability to manage multiple daily tasks and manage time well
•       Ability to be proactive: take initiative, think and deliver new solutions & handle objections
•       Excellent relationship-building skills- able to work and communicate effectively with different people
•       An excellent academic record, showing how you got involved and engaged with every facet of your student life.

What we offer

•       Excellent pay and perks such a free food
•       The chance to learn all aspects of PR in a fast moving digital company
•       Exposure to all aspects of the media industry – from the Yahoo! editorial news room to the sales teams that sell advertising on our site
•       An exciting, international work environment in one of the most dynamic industries in the world
•       Huge opportunity to present your own ideas and kick off your own initiatives
•       Intensive on the job training

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by Journograds Editor on April 13, 2013  •  Permalink
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