Internships

Hour Media

Office Assistant Internship

Note: We are currently accepting applications for the Summer 2013 semester

Hour Media, the publisher of Hour Detroit, dBusiness, Detroit Home, Metro Detroit Bride magazines and more, is offering office internships. Ideal candidates will work a minimum of 20 hours per week. Schedules are negotiable.

Preferred Major: Business Administration, Accounting, Human Resources and Administrative Assistant

Requirements: Qualified students will have a GPA of 3.0 or higher. We are looking for hard-working individuals who enjoy a fast-paced environment, are willing to take on new task and enjoy working with the public. Professionalism and organization are a must.

Job Description: An office intern will assist the Office Manager, Publisher, Sales Department and other departments as needed. Will work directly with the receptionist on the day-to-day departmental functions including answering telephones, filing, spreadsheet creation, auditing expense report and other office duties.

Note: This is an unpaid internship

Please send your resume and cover letter to the attention of Beth Anderson: banderson@hour-media.com

No telephone calls, please.

Advertising & Sales

Note: We are currently accepting applications for the Summer 2013 semester.

Hour Media, the publisher of Hour Detroit, DBusiness, Detroit Home, Metro Detroit Bride magazines and more, is proud to offer advertising & sales internships during all semesters. Ideal candidates will work a minimum of 20 hours per week during fall, winter, spring or summer term. Schedules are negotiable, but a minimum three-month commitment is required.

Preferred Major: Advertising, Marketing, Public Relations, or Communications.

Requirements: Qualified students will have a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Hour Media offers its interns substantial projects and significant opportunity for skill-development. We are looking for hard-working individuals who enjoy a fast-paced environment and are willing to take on new tasks. Professionalism and responsibility are a must.

Job Description: An advertising & sales intern will assist the advertising director and publishing & sales coordinator in day-to-day departmental functions, including prospecting potential clients, updating and managing Hour Media sales database, tracking sales & survey results, creating & maintaining event guest lists, sending event invitations, drafting contracts and more.

Note: This is an unpaid internship

Please send your resume with cover letter to the attention of Marissa Munaco: mmunaco@hour-media.com

Editorial

Note: We are no longer accepting applications for the Summer 2013 semester. Please check back in July for future internship opportunities.

Hour Detroit magazine offers unpaid, semester-long internships throughout the year. They may be applied toward college credit, but the editor must be informed of this before the internship takes effect. Ideal candidates will work a minimum of 16 hours per week (two consecutive days).

Preferred major: Journalism, communications, or English.

Requirements: Candidates must be proficient in grammar and spelling, write clearly, possess good organizational skills and be detail oriented. They should work calmly under deadline pressure and have a pleasant, polite demeanor on the phone.

Job description: Some writing is involved, but the internship consists mainly of fact-checking stories. Compiling arts and entertainment listings is also a requirement. Interns may be asked to pick up and return products for photo shoots (gas mileage will be reimbursed). Interns are encouraged to offer story ideas at editorial meetings and are expected to keep abreast of current events.

Note: This is an unpaid internship

Please send your résumé with cover letter and writing samples to:

Mark Kurlyandchik: mkurlyandchik@hour-media.com

You may also send via U.S. mail to Mark Kurlyandchik at Hour Detroit, 117 W. Third St., Royal Oak, MI 48067.

No phone calls, please.

Editorial/Web

Note: We are no longer accepting applications for the Summer 2013 semester. Please check back in July for future internship opportunities.

Preferred major: Journalism, communications, or media arts.

Requirements: Candidates must be proficient in grammar and spelling, write clearly, possess good organizational skills, and be detail oriented. They should work calmly under deadline pressure and have a pleasant, polite demeanor on the phone. The web editorial web intern should also possess proven knowledge of the Adobe Suite of products, be familiar with a range of content management systems, and be comfortable working with Mac OS.

Job description: Some writing is involved, but the internship consists mainly of repackaging magazine content for the web. This includes creating web banners using existing art, adding social media tags to stories, and reformatting text to fit the web. Familiarity with basic HTML and comfort with CMS is required. A photography/graphic arts background or ability is helpful for the web-intern position.

Interns may also be asked to pick up and return products for photo shoots (gas mileage is reimbursed). Interns are encouraged to offer story ideas at editorial meetings and are expected to keep abreast of current events.

Please send your résumé with cover letter and writing/graphic-art samples (if available) to:

Mark Kurlyandchik: mkurlyandchik@hour-media.com

No phone calls, please.

Production Department

Hour Media, the publisher of Hour Detroit, DBusiness, Detroit Home, and Metro Detroit Bride magazines and more, is proud to offer production department internships during all semesters. Ideal candidates will work a minimum of 20 hours per week during fall, winter, spring or summer term. Schedules are negotiable, but a minimum three-month commitment is required.

*There are currently no production department internships available. Please check back for updates and availability.*

Hour Custom Publishing

Note: All Hour Media internships are unpaid

Graphic Design

Hour Custom Publishing, a division of Hour Media, is proud to offer graphic design internships during all semesters. Ideal candidates will work a minimum of 15 hours per week during fall, winter, spring or summer term. Schedules are negotiable, but a minimum three-month commitment is required.

Preferred Major: Graphic Design

Requirements: Qualified students will have a GPA of 3.0 or higher. We are looking for hard-working individuals who enjoy a fast-paced environment and are willing to take on new tasks. Professionalism and responsibility are a must. Candidate should also have some familiarity with Hour Media and its properties. Intern must be extremely proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Indesign and Illustrator on a Mac Platform. Ability to use email and internet software efficiently is a must.

Job Description: A graphic design intern will assist several art directors in day-to-day departmental functions. Individual will be responsible for gathering images and products, assist on photo shoots, create marketing materials, design layouts, and participate in press checks.

Note: This is an unpaid internship

For information regarding an Hour Custom Publishing graphic design internship, please contact:

artdirector@hour-media.com