Internships


Hour Media


Advertising & Sales

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 assistant 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 Katie Jenkins: kjenkins@hour-media.com

 

Marketing/ Public Relations

Hour Media, the publisher of Hour Detroit, DBusiness, Detroit Home, Metro Detroit Bride magazines and more is proud to offer marketing 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: Marketing, Public Relations, Communications or Journalism.

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: A marketing intern will assist the marketing director and assistant in day-to-day departmental functions, including press release writing and distributing, developing and distributing promotional materials, assisting with marketing campaigns for all publications, Web marketing, event planning, managing and tracking company donations, archiving, assisting in the ordering of promotional marketing tools and more.

*Accepting resumes for Summer 2009 internships after April 15, 2009*

Note: This is an unpaid internship

For information regarding a Marketing/ Public Relations internship, please contact:

Lauren Reinhard: lreinhard@hour-media.com
 

 

Web Developer

*Accepting resumes for Summer 2009 internships after April 05, 2009*

Hour Media, the publisher of Hour Detroit, DBusiness, Detroit Home, Metro Detroit Bride  magazines and more, is proud to offer Web Developer 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: Web Design, Digital Marketing, Communications or Journalism.

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.

Applicants should be well-versed in Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite 3+, basic HTML, FTP, and working with a content management system (CMS). Joomla skills a plus. Hour Media works in a Mac environment.

Job Description: A Web Developer intern will assist the Webmaster in day-to-day departmental functions, including content management, archiving, site development, assisting in the creation of Web marketing tools and more.

Note: This is an unpaid internship

Please send your résumé with cover letter to:

Michael Palazuk: mpalazuk@hour-media.com
 

 

Editorial

Hour Detroit magazine offers internships year-round. 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). Internships are unpaid.

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, but 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, as well as writing samples to:

Rebecca Powers: rpowers@hour-media.com

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

 

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:

Leah Clark: lclark@hour-media.com