Interested in being a Milwaukee Magazine editorial intern? At Milwaukee Magazine, we give you a taste of everything, as well as a sense of the big picture. That means designing a well-rounded internship experience during which you work side by side with editors, writers, designers and photographers to get an inside look at how the magazine works.
GRAPHIC DESIGN INTERNSHIPS
Milwaukee Magazine's design department is looking for enthusiastic, creative, hard-working students who aspire to be a top designer or art director. This is an excellent opportunity for a student to gain experience for a resume or portfolio.
The internships require 15 to 20 unpaid hours a week at the magazine office. Internships last for one semester or summer. Interns should be able to work both independently and on a collaborative team. Candidates must be self motivated, show initiative and be able to jump right into a project and be able to take direction and accept constructive criticism. If you have these traits you will fit in well and we encourage you to apply.
Internship responsibilities include: Assisting at photoshoots, concepting, helping with photo research, laying out pages, scanning images and attending press checks. The intern will also assist in the creation of ads and promo pieces for the sales department, as well as updating data on circulation spec sheets. In addition, interns will also assist in keeping track of invoices and updating other spreadsheets.
Interns must be a junior or senior from a four-year degree program and must be enrolled in a graphic design or related major. You should have an interest in magazine design and working knowledge of InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop on the Mac OSX platform.
Please send your resume and 3 samples of your work (PDF format) to Anne Baesemann at: anne.baesemann@milwaukeemagazine.com or call Anne at 414-287-4302 for more info.
FASHION INTERNSHIPS
Are you a Fashonista? Do you love fashion and shopping? Do you know where the new stores are before they open? Milwaukee Magazine's Fashion Editor and Art Director are looking for enthusiastic, hard-working students who want to gain experience in the fashion industry. This is one of the few opportunities in Milwaukee to gain fashion and photoshoot experience.
The internships are approximately 15 to 20 unpaid hours a week.(Mileage will be reimbursed.) You will work directly with the fashion editor. Internships last one semester or summer. Interns should be able to work both independently and on a collaborative team. Candidates must be self motivated, show initiative and be able to jump right into a project and be able to take direction and accept constructive criticism. If you have these traits you will be an asset to the team and we encourage you to apply.
Internship responsibilities include: Assisting with picking up products for the photoshoots, preparing clothes and items for photoshoots, keeping track of items during the shoot, prepping items, returning items, and maintaining good relations with vendors/stores.
Interns must be a junior or senior from a four-year degree program and must be enrolled in an art or communications major. You should have an interest in magazines and knowledge of the city, shopping, fashion and stores.
Please send your resume to Anne Baesemann at: anne.baesemann@milwaukeemagazine.com or call Anne at 414-287-4302 for more info.
EDITORIAL INTERNSHIPS
Are you a slave to detail? A grammar guru? A word wizard? You'll spend some time working with our managing editor, honing your copy-editing and fact-checking skills.
Are you a private eye at heart? Do you enjoy looking past the front-page news to find the inside story? Then work with our Insider editor to dig up what's going on behind closed doors throughout the city.
Are you a trend-seeker? Write mini-reviews of the city's latest in everything.
Are you an organizer? Collect and sift through information on a long-term feature story project, working with top freelance writers and our editors.
You get the idea. Our semester- and summer-long internships give you hands-on experience. You'll be given assignments and deadlines. You'll accompany writers on interviews. You'll dig up public records and make phone calls. Interns are encouraged to take part in editorial meetings and offer opinions and story ideas. Milwaukee Magazine interns are not paid, but they trade their hard work for solid journalistic experience.
Past interns have gone on to work for Maxim, New York magazine, the Milwaukee mayor's office, a New York publishing house, the Associated Press, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Waukesha Freeman. Several have also returned to Milwaukee Magazine.
WHO IS A MILWAUKEE MAGAZINE INTERN?
Our interns are juniors or seniors in college, college graduates or graduate students. We may consider interns outside of these guidelines in certain circumstances. In most cases, interns earn college credit and need to demonstrate proof of this upon accepting the internship.
Prospective interns should have taken classes in reporting and writing for publication. They should be writing for a school or community newspaper or magazine and be able to supply at least five good writing samples (clips) of published work, not papers for an English class.
Interns should already have developed solid reporting skills they now want to practice and hone. They should be able to track people down, scour public records, conduct interviews and find information. They should possess strong grammar and spelling skills and be able to write in a variety of styles. Interns should demonstrate an eagerness to learn and an ability to build upon constructive criticism to improve their work.
WHAT IS MILWAUKEE MAGAZINE LOOKING FOR IN AN INTERN?
We are looking for enthusiastic, determined, creative thinkers and hard workers who can spend 15 to 20 unpaid hours each week at the magazine for a semester or a summer. Periodically, there also may be secondary project-oriented internships that would last less than a semester or summer.
If you are able to work both independently and in a group, jump right into a project and think outside the box, you will fit in well.
WHAT ARE THE APPLICATION DEADLINES AND WHAT SHOULD I SEND?
Milwaukee Magazine internships are competitive. Applicants should provide hard copies of the following:
- Note: electronic submissions will not be considered.
- Cover letter explaining why they want the internship and what they have to offer;
- Résumé with references;
- At least five clips of published work that best demonstrate their potential for magazine writing and reporting.
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Evan Solochek, Assisant Editor
Milwaukee Magazine
417 E. Chicago St.
Milwaukee, WI 53202-5802
Internship deadlines are as follows:
- Summer: April 1
- Fall: September 1
- Spring: December 1
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