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We are looking for highly motivated students who will work hard and are
willing to learn the various aspects of producing a magazine. Supervision
and training are provided, but self-starters are generally the most successful.
The office has an informal but hectic environment. Doors to offices are
usually open, so students can learn a great deal about the music and publishing
business merely by keeping their ears and eyes open.
We prefer interns to condense their time, working longer hours more than
once a week, rather than just a few hours once a week. The continuity
tends to accelerate the learning process. The office is open from 9 to
5, Monday through Friday. There is always someone in the office until
about 6:00 PM each day and the office is often still quite busy after
5:00 PM.
There is no pay for internships, but we provide a small stipend ($1 per
hour) to cover transportation/parking costs. There is no guarantee of
a job, though we have hired several interns over the years. In some cases,
we can "share" interns with other area music business organizations
or companies in order to broaden students' experiences. However, we count
on the individual intern to make clear his/her interests. The office is
located near the AFI Silver Theatre in downtown Silver Spring, four blocks
from the Silver Spring Metro.
No specific major is required but certain skills and interests are preferred
for each area.
JazzTimes uses interns in the following areas:
Editorial - fact-checking, photo research,
writing short news items, logging in new CD releases, light proofing,
maintaining an index of stories, helping with tear sheets and reviews.
Minimum requirements/skills: Strong writing skills and familiarity
with word processing required; working knowledge of music and the music
business preferred; experience with creating or updating Web pages is
a plus; writing samples also a plus.
Design/Production - designing small ads, flowing
in copy, scanning images, organizing photo archives, updating promotional
flyers and brochures, designing advertising and trafficking of materials.
Minimum requirements/skills: Some experience with Quark Xpress, Photoshop
and Illustrator.
IT/Web site development - flowing in copy and
images into sites, developing html-based e-mail, miscellaneous research
and image prep.
Minimum requirements/skills: Knowledge of HTML required. Basic understanding
of Dreamweaver, MS Access and Fireworks or Photoshop/Image Ready preferred.
Good text editing skills and careful attention to detail are necessary.
Marketing/Advertising - researching
new sources for advertising, developing databases of potential advertisers,
sending out media kits, calling advertising prospects, updating databases
and spreadsheets, general filing, assisting with mailings.
Minimum requirements/skills: Basic working knowledge of MS Word and
MS Excel. Close attention to detail necessary.
Circulation/Customer service - answering
phones, assisting with preparation for jazz festival sponsorships, taking
orders for merchandise, assisting staff with various projects.
Minimum requirements/skills: Basic working knowledge of MS Word, MS
Excel, MS Access required; excellent verbal communication skills required;
experience in customer service helpful; ability to juggle multiple tasks.
Contact:
Internships
JazzTimes
8737 Colesville Road, Ninth Floor
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3921
Email our internship department
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