Geist wants interns!

Geist interns learn mag­a­zine pub­lish­ing on the job. Thanks to a small office and a gen­er­ous staff and edi­to­r­ial board, interns have many oppor­tu­ni­ties to observe the inner work­ings of a suc­cess­ful quar­terly Canadian cul­tural mag­a­zine. Interns gain an under­stand­ing of pub­lish­ing processes from edi­to­r­ial and pro­duc­tion, to cir­cu­la­tion and mar­ket­ing, to adver­tis­ing and event plan­ning — in print and online — and they carry out a vari­ety of assigned tasks.

TERMS:
  • 3-month posi­tions @ 20 hours per week 
  • 6-month posi­tions @ 12 hours per week
  • Applications accepted any time

TRAINING:
  • Hands-on work in many areas of mag­a­zine pub­lish­ing (see Tasks, below)
  • Free admis­sion to all Geist work­shops
  • Participation in in-house work­shops given by Geist staff
  • Participation in edi­to­r­ial board meetings 

TASKS:
  • Web
Upload con­tent to geist.com
Write teasers & head­lines
Prepare online sign-up forms
Analyze web data for Promo/Circ staff

  • Print 
Receive, log and read man­u­scripts
Proof and fact-check mag­a­zine and web copy

  • Promo/Circ
Input cir­cu­la­tion data
Set up and staff dis­plays at events and trade shows
Prepare mail­ings and ship­ments
Greet and sign in par­tic­i­pants at Geist workshops

FINANCIAL REMUNERATION:
  • Possibility of honorarium

HOW TO APPLY:
  • Submit resume below
- Include list of mag­a­zines and news­pa­pers you read reg­u­larly
- Include list of soft­ware you are com­fort­able with (word pro­cess­ing, spread­sheet, page com­po­si­tion, image-tweaking, web design and management)
  • Write 50 words on who you think reads Geist (print) and why 
  • Write 50 words on who you think vis­its geist.com and why
Note: These last two points are not a quiz with right and wrong answers. Geist staff, board, interns and vol­un­teers are always explor­ing these ques­tions, and we want to know what approaches you’ll bring to the mix.

Bonus:
  • Write a one-page sum­mary of your thoughts on geist.com, or any print issue of Geist. Aspects to men­tion include qual­ity, tone or bal­ance of writ­ing, edit­ing, art­work, page lay­out, ads, humour quotient. 
Note: Don’t hes­i­tate to include sug­ges­tions for improve­ment. A crit­i­cal appraise­ment will enhance the force of your sum­mary: we love gush­ing, but we won’t believe you if that’s all you have to say.