TEDxAmsterdam is looking for interns!
Posted by Monique van Dusseldorp on January 20, 2010 at 4:17 pm
TEDxAmsterdam team on stage
Are you a great writer? Are you finishing your degree and keen to get some real working experience? Are you fluent in English and Dutch? Are you able to work hard, independently and with lots of dedication, and are you a big fan of TED.com and TEDxAmsterdam? We need you!
TEDxAmsterdam is a one day event that will take place for the second time in November 2010. The event is organised by a small team of professionals supported by a wide network of volunteers and partners.
Students finishing their bachelor’s or associate degree in communications, advertising, marketing, graphics, interactive media or any other wild and wonderful studies are invited to send in their resume. We offer a three month (or longer) internship based in central Amsterdam (Duintjes VS Vijzelstraat), where you will be working closely with the TEdxAmsterdam team. We are specifically looking for someone with excellent writing skills (ideally an English native speaker), who has some experience in copy editing, blogging, and making use of social media.
What do we expect from you?
- Write copy for press releases, reports, minutes, brochures etc
- Blog on TEDxAmsterdam.nl
- Create content for feeds and snippets in various social media sites
- Be the eyes and ears of TEDxAmsterdam as if your own reputation depended on it
- Research, build and maintain our content distribution network by way of social media channels
- Daily participation in conversations that surround our content and brand, answer comments, be a mediator.
- Assistance with general project management for TEDxAmsterdam (writing minutes, planning meetings etc)
What do we offer?
- Dutch internship standard renumeration
- Chance to be part of a small and dedicated team of professionals
- Possibility to do a graduation research project at TEDxAmsterdam
- Access to TEDxAmsterdam (November 2010)
The deadline for application is February 1, 2010. Interns will be notified of their selection no later than February 15, 2010. Applicants should e-mail their resume to: Marian Spier Email: marian@tedxamsterdam.nl
