Winter Quarter 2018 Internships
Check out this smattering of terrific internship opportunities — apply soon, and if you’re selected, contact Prof. Chris Green (cgreen1@depaul.edu) to register for ENG 392 for Winter Quarter credit. This will cover 4 hours of English elective credit and your JYEL requirement, if you need it. Good luck!
1. Cambridge Educational Services
See three pdfs for a Marketing/Graphic Arts Internship, a Marketing Copywriter Internship, and an Editorial Internship.
2. iO Theater
iO Theater is seeking interns to help with producing and marketing at our Lincoln Park comedy theater. Students will be able to take on creative projects that interest them and set their own hours for college credit. If you’re interested in producing or marketing, please send your resume and a cover letter to Shelby Plummer plummer@ioimprov.com and specify if you are interested in producing, marketing, or both.
3. Incarcerated Voices Radio Internship
See this pdf for application info.
4. Arts eVentures: PAID SEO INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY
Arts eVentures is looking for an intern to assist with a number of SEO related projects. Among other things, the intern will be involved with: i) keyword research and analysis; ii) the search for pertinent online industry and local search directories; iii) the writing and/or editing of website content; and, iv) the updating of social media pages.
We are looking for a student with initiative, good writing skills and the ability to work well with minimal supervision. A basic understanding of SEO is welcome but not necessary; we are prepared to teach the skills that are required. We will however give preference to someone who is already very active on social media.
Arts eVentures provides web development, email marketing, search engine optimization and other online marketing services for small to mid-size businesses and non-profits across the USA and in a few foreign countries. We are a ‘virtual’ company with people at various locations and no fixed office. Our web design and development work is all done at our tech center in India.
Interested applicants may learn more about us and what we do at www.artseventures.com. They may also contact Norman Lawrence at Norman@artseventures com with information about their skills and experience.
5. CHICAGO LITERARY HALL OF FAME INTERNSHIP
Chicago Literary Hall of Fame is seeking two motivated interns . We need help on a variety of projects requiring research, writing, editing, event planning, fundraising, and graphic design. For more information about the organization, view our website at: http://www.chicagoliteraryhof.org. To apply for an internship, contact Donald G. Evans at donaldgevans@hotmail.com
6. SLAG GLASS CITY Editorial Internship
Please see this document detailing Editorial Internship positions with Slag Glass City (ignore the old date on the notice), the DePaul English Dept.’s incredible urban nonfiction lit mag run by Prof. Barrie Borich.
7. Another Chicago Magazine (ACM) Social Media Internship
We need a social media intern who can handle our Facebook and Twitter accounts and write the newsletter. Contact the new editor, Sandi Wisenberg
8. Outreach 360 International Service-Learning Internships
Visit Outreach 360 for more information.
9. ODD TALE STUDIOS Social Media Writing Internships
Odd Tale Studios (www.oddtalestudios.com) is a growing cloud based company that provides news across multiple platforms, which include video games, anime and movies.
Currently our main focus is on video games news and entertainment. Our goal is to have an inclusive platform that promotes women and people of color in the industry and at home.
Odd Tale Studios will utilize social media marketing (SMM) to not only deliver news to our audience but to start a conversation with them. Our articles and videos are the starting point for those conversations. Through SMM our audience can not only hear our voice but be given one themselves .
We’re looking for interns who want to work REMOTELY the experience and know-how of working as a video game journalist. We are small but you can learn the basics of SMM as well as start to build up your press contacts and rapport. If you like what we’re doing and believe in it and want to help us grow, then we’d love to have you as a part of our team.
Responsibilities
If interested, contact Elijah Lee elijah@oddtalestudios.com
10. Internship with the writer Jeff Fleischer
If interested, contact Jeff at jfleischer@gmail.com
11. DZANC BOOKS Editorial internship (apply in November)
If you’re interested in an internship at Dzanc Books, please email a resume and writing sample to Senior Editor, Michelle Dotter michelle.dotter@gmail.com.
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