Calling all aspiring editors, writers, journalists and bloggers. Fancy getting hands-on editorial and/or writing experience with a leading English-language media company? That’s magazine is looking for interns with an interest in journalism and media to work alongside our dedicated and dynamic team for Fall/Winter 2020.
Our publications cover a wide variety of topics in China’s biggest cities, ranging from Arts & Lifestyle, Events, Fashion, Culture, Sports, Music, Business, Environment, Technology and much more!
We’re looking for enthusiastic candidates, based in Guangzhou or Shenzhen, with excellent writing and reporting skills and an eye for details. Besides editorial projects, interns can also choose to focus on That’s digital operations, helping expand our presence on platforms such as WeChat and Facebook.
Requirements
• Basic writing and reporting experience
• Excellent English-writing skills, with a strong grasp of spelling, grammar, punctuation and style
• Experience in maintaining and content creation for a blog or website
• Experience with or interest in learning HTML basics
• Experience with or interest in learning how to work with common social media platforms (i.e Facebook, Twitter, WeChat, Instagram, Weibo, etc)
• Experience with or interest in learning how to work with Adobe Photoshop or other image editing software (i.e. Lightroom, GIMP)
• Organized, detail-oriented and able to meet deadlines
• Proficiency in Mandarin writing, reading and speaking not required, but would be a plus
Responsibilities
• Writing, copyediting and fact-checking of content for our website and print magazine
• Researching and pitching new story ideas
• Conducting interviews and getting in touch with appropriate PR, event and media contacts
Here are some of the benefits you’ll get from interning with us...
• Gain experience in online, mobile app and print magazine publishing
• Learn more about editorial production, digital content management, social media, photography, graphics and more
• Become more familiar with the news publishing cycle and gain a better understanding of proper editorial judgement for both web and print
• Build up a portfolio of writing clips under your own byline
Interested in applying?
To apply for an internship in Guangzhou, send an email with your resume, cover letter and a writing sample to Ryan (ryangandolfo@thatsmags.com) with the subject ‘Editorial Internship.’
To apply for an internship in Shenzhen, send the above materials to Phoebe (phoebekut@thatsmags.com) with the subject ‘Editorial Internship.’
Interns should be available to work at minimum two days per week.
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