Seattle Met Internships
Seattle Met is seeking smart, energetic, talented people to fill the positions below. See what it takes to join our team.
Available Opportunities
Editorial Interns
Advertising Sales Intern
Editorial Interns
ABOUT US
Seattle Metropolitan is seeking smart and outgoing interns for our editorial department, located in Seattle, Washington. We are now accepting applications for our internship program during the summer term (starts in May or June, ends in August or September) in the following beats, or areas of concentration: Food and Drink, the Arts, Mudroom, Copyediting, Multimedia, and Style/Bridal.
WHAT WE OFFER
Learn firsthand how an award-winning magazine and website are put together. Editorial interns are responsible for fact-checking; primary research and reporting for food and drink and arts blogs; editing blog posts for typos, bad links, and for optimized positioning in web searches; writing event and business listings; participating in team brainstorms; assisting editors in conceptualizing and/or executing features such as Best Doctors and multimedia projects such as slideshows, audio, and/or video content; and assisting with some administrative tasks. Editorial interns focusing on seattlemet.com are responsible for uploading magazine content to our website using our content management system and editing blogs for SEO.
Interns are expected to work closely with the respective editors of their beat and must be willing to pitch in where needed in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. Interns who shine at the simpler tasks will have the opportunity to work on larger projects, such as contributing to features and writing departments. We want our interns to walk away with strong clips that they have earned.
The position requires a minimum of 20 hours a week in 4- to 5-hour stints between the hours of 8:30am and 5:30pm weekdays.
ABOUT YOU
The ideal candidate is eager, independent, and wants to learn. Candidates should be working toward a bachelor’s or master’s degree in the liberal arts, especially journalism, English literature, publishing, or creative writing; graduates are also accepted. Successful candidates commonly have previous editorial experience at school magazines, newspapers, or journals; strong interest in magazine writing; good phone and research skills; and the ability to juggle several assignments at once. Interns must be located in the Seattle area during the internship. Experience with InDesign, Photoshop, and content management systems is helpful but not required. Digital photography and/or video experience is helpful but not required.
COMPENSATION
Unpaid; students may take the internship for college credit. And, ahem, you will learn firsthand how an award-winning magazine and website are put together.
APPLY
We accept applications on a rolling basis for all terms (winter, spring, summer, fall). Application deadline for fall internships (beginning in August or September 2012) is March 29, 2012.
Send a cover letter, resume, three references, three writing samples (if you don’t have clips, write an event listing or a post for one of our blogs), and include any photographs or audio/video reels, if applicable, to:
Ariana Dawes, Managing Editor
Seattle Met magazine
1201 Western Ave, Suite 425
Seattle, WA 98101
edit_intern at seattlemet.com
If you email your application, make sure the word “Internship” appears in the subject line or your message may not reach its destination.
No phone calls, please.
Advertising Sales Intern
Seattle Metropolitan magazine is currently seeking a bright and motivated sales intern to assist in the fast-paced and energetic advertising department. The position requires a minimum of 15 hours a week in 4-5 hour stints. The duration of this unpaid internship is generally 12 to 16 weeks depending on the needs/schedule of the candidate. We are flexible with student schedules during the academic year, and the internship can be used to fulfill school credit.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Advertising sales responsibilities may include:
- media tracking
- creating, updating and assembling sales materials
- assisting account executives with various projects
- compiling and managing advertising databases
- marketing collateral distribution
- assisting with sales/marketing events
- participating in team meetings
- assisting with other various administrative tasks (data entry, filing, mailing projects)
QUALIFICATIONS
The ideal candidate will be working toward a bachelor’s degree in publishing, advertising, marketing/PR, business, or communications. Must have experience working with Word and Excel and be a master at multitasking.
ABOUT US
Seattle Met is an award-winning publication dedicated to the highest standards in editorial and design, based in one of the nation’s most desirable places to live. Seattle Met has been the top-selling magazine in the greater metropolitan area, having won many awards including General Excellence from the City and Regional Magazine Association, Folio, Communication Arts, and multiple Society of Professional Journalists awards. Seattle Met is published by Sagacity Media Inc., which also publishes Seattle Metropolitan Bride and Groom, Portland Monthly, and Portland Monthly Bride and Groom.
APPLY
Application deadline for internships beginning in Summer is March 15, 2012. We accept applications on a rolling basis for all terms (winter, spring, summer, fall).
To apply, send a resume to:
Alysse Bryson
Advertising Sales Manager
1201 Western Ave, Suite 425
Seattle, WA 98101
abryson at seattlemet.com
No phone calls, please.
