Media

Intern duties would include errands, updating posts, phone calls. Intern expected to work 3-5 days per week. College credit available.

Responsibilities will include but not be limited to assisting the Associate Manager of Original Programming and Development and Executive Assistant as well as the Executive Vice President of Original Programming and Development. Duties will include answering phones, filing, faxing, photocopying, errands/deliveries, conducting research as directed, and script coverage.

Looking for a quarterly Spring intern to start on April 1st.

This internship must be for academic credit. Candidate should have strong computer skills and be proficient in PC and Macintosh, Microsoft Office and other programs. MUST be detail oriented, eager to learn and efficient, with excellent follow-up and follow-through skills. The ideal candidate possesses the ability to multi-task; take initiative, be naturally curious, fun loving as well as trustworthy with sensitive and confidential information. Interest in development is a plus.

Our interns learn a curriculum that covers writing, editing, online publishing, PR, online marketing, SEO, social media, and trend research. These skills are heavily sought after by employers who are desperately trying to understand the online media space.
Over the course of a semester, our goal is for each intern to have a rockin' time while building a portfolio of 1,000+ published articles in fashion, design, pop culture, technology and advertising.
After a 1-2 months of learning the ropes, our interns get to drive exciting projects, which have included: TV Scriptwriting, Celebrity Interviews, Publicity Stunt Design, PR Launch Strategies, and Trend Report Research.

For additional information, please visit http://www.trendhunter.com/internships.

All applicants should have excellent grammar skills, web 2.0 savvy, involved with social media (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc) as well as a profile on Trend Hunter with at least 10 published trends.

Applicants would ideally have a passion for journalism, graphic design, business, Web 2.0 and /or media.

Applicants MUST be at least 19 years of age.

Depending on which department a prospective intern plans on applying to, duties will differ. Our committee consists of seven primary departments. They and their duties are as follows:

Communications
• Field reporter calls
• Manage media databases
• Manage press clip service
• Load and possibly author press releases in certain cases

E-Campaign
• Assemble blog lists
• Blog monitoring
• Social network sites monitoring
• Tracking video (as needed/interested)
• Cross posting to various sites
• Other duties as needed

Executive
• Support meetings of the Executive staff
• Coordinate and maintain photo process
• Assist with front desk operations
• Contact database management
• Manage call suites

Finance
• Assist Finance staff in their day-to-day operations
• Research information on donors
• Event coordination
• Data entry
• Participate in our major fundraising events (March Dinner, House/Senate dinner, etc)
• Assist with depositing checks
• Assemble and maintain lists in databases

Political
• Assisting Political staff with daily operations
• Research and special projects
• Answering phones
• Maintains political databases
• Assisting with political events
• Reading through daily press clips

Research
• Assisting the department with day-to-day operations
• Monitoring congressional races across the country
• Aiding analysts with opposition research books
• Analyzing FEC reports, legislative records, media files etc…
• Tracking events around Capitol Hill
• Conducting a variety of independent, in-depth research projects

Treasury
• Assisting Treasury staff with ongoing operations
• Accounting/Assisting with FEC reporting
• Analyzing and reviewing FEC reports
• Assisting with database and bank reconciliation
• Learning about the relation between money and congressional campaigns
• Data Entry/Scanning Documents
• Information and record management