Online Social Networking Internship
Heart and Soul Magazine is the pre-eminent health and fitness magazine for today’s African-American woman. The publication has a bi-monthly circulation of 300,000 and a readership of more than 1.5 million. As part of our growth initiatives, we seek to increase our presence online, so that we may expand our current readership base.
Heart and Soul Magazine seeks talented college students to participate in our Fall 2008 Internship Program as an Online Social Network Intern. Our Fall 2008 Internship Program begins on September 10, 2008 and continues through December 7, 2008.
Responsibilities
Managing our social network profiles on Facebook and MySpace
Building friends lists and interacting with users on various social networks
Creating and disseminating e-newsletters and e-promotional blasts
Developing podcasting
Acting as the liaison between our brand and the social network communities and
Posting news stories and adding relevant tags to maximize searchability and engage discussion amidst online community.
Qualifications
Interested students are expected to have demonstrated an interest in media, specifically print, Internet and/or magazine publishing, and have a current grade point average of 2.5 or better. Interested students must also be a self starter with strong follow-through ability; heavy Internet user with detailed knowledge of social networks like MySpace, Facebook, Friendster and others; excellent communications skills - both written and verbal; good Microsoft Office and Microsoft Vista skills; and be an innovative and creative thinker. In addition, applicants must have excellent spelling, proofreading, and communication skills, be detail oriented, well organized, and possess the ability to take initiative and work independently.
Compensation
This is an unpaid internship requiring 15 - 20 hours of work per week. We will assist those students seeking course credit for this internship.
Application Procedure
Interested students should forward their resumes, cover letters and writing samples. Completed applications should be mailed to:
Riza J. Redd
Assistant to the Publisher
Heart and Soul Magazine
2514 Maryland Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21218
rredd@heartandsoul.com
Incomplete applications will not be considered for the internship program. Please visit our website at www.heartandsoul.com. Heart and Soul does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, color, sex, age or handicap.
