Looking for a Summer Internship? List #2

We've had such a fantastic response to our Internship List, we've had to start a new one to continue it.  The first lists 20 internships and placements from the likes of Neoco, Market Sentinel, Splendid Communications, HipSnip, The House, Taylor James and more.

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We'll be keeping this list updated as and when internships are submitted.  If you'd like to add your internship to the list, please fill out the form here.

• Diary.com: Shoreditch, 1.7.11 - 15.9.11
• TAMBA: Staffordshire, 8wks over Summer
• Affiliate Window: Tower Hill, Immediate 3mnths
• I Spy Marketing: Covent Garden, 3 - 6 mnths
• Geocast: Shoreditch, 3mnths from June
• Collective: Farringdon, 12 wks from 4.7.11
• Aderra UK: Essex, starting July

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Diary.com

Location: Shoreditch
Dates: July 1 to Sept 15
Details:

Web Developer - front end development assisting the development of our latest features and projects.

• Good JavaScript, CSS, and HTML skills are a must.
• Must be serious about web development
• Must be punctual, diligent and be able to work in a team

Contact: Jobs(at)diary.com

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TAMBA

Location: Burntwood, Staffordshire
Dates: 8 week programme over the Summer
Details: 

TAMBA are offering Summer Internships for the second time this year. Each internship will last 8 weeks and interns will be invited to choose to work in either our client services or creative departments. Interns who shine will be offered a permanent role at the end of the scheme.

You’ll get to work on a range of exciting and famous brands, build some great professional skills for your CV and meet some fantastic industry contacts.

To qualify, you will be graduate-level with a passion for digital media. You’ll have a good grounding in online and be keen to learn in a busy agency environment. Excellent time-keeping and presentation is a must as is a willingness to get stuck in.

The internships are unpaid, however reasonable travel costs will be paid.

More Info: http://chw.ag/Eim
Contact: To apply, please send a covering letter telling us why you think we should choose you and a CV to infotamba [dot] co [dot] uk
Closing Date: 30/06/2011

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Affiliate Window

Location: Tower Hill, London
Dates: Immediate for 3 months
Details:

Affiliate Window is on the lookout for two interns seeking work experience in digital marketing. The lucky chosen candidates will support our ever expanding Key Accounts teams and get hands on experience working with some of UK’s biggest brands online - Topman, New Look, Boots, Nike, Vodafone and many more..

Affiliate Window is the market leading affiliate marketing network in the UK, winning loads of accolades for innovation, technology and service - including “Best Companies” to work at for the past 4 years. This is a great opportunity for interns to gain digital marketing experience while working in a market leading organization that is both young and vibrant.

The type of candidate we are looking for should be:

1. Enthusiastic, committed, and passionate about digital
2. Seeks ownership and readily accepts accountability
3. Be able to develop strong relationships, externally and internally
4. In possession of strong time management and organizational skills to maintain own work flow and meet deadlines
5. Confident and excellent communicator with a keen attention to detail
6. A fast learner and eager to deepen knowledge and understanding
7. Numerate with a good level of knowledge of MS Office packages

More Info: http://chw.ag/Eip
Contact: Email your CV to Ross Truesdale - ross [dot] truesdaleaffiliatewindow [dot] com
Closing Date: 7/20/2011

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I Spy Marketing

Location: Covent Garden
Dates: 3-6 months starting asap
Details: 

I Spy is looking for a creative intern with a passion for marketing, who is looking to kick start their career in an award winning agency!  

I Spy, a digital marketing agency, delivers integrated search, display, social media, mobile marketing and conversion. As one of the fastest growing specialist in our field we have built a unique approach to digital marketing, Uptimisation. This has been a proven success from our work with great brands such as Avon, SPAM, Vauxhall, Superdrug, Radisson Edwardian and Dunhill to name just a few!

As part of I Spy’s intern programme the lucky candidate will gain extensive knowledge and understanding across the entire marketing mix. As well as working alongside some of the UK’S most exciting brands you will also be able to deliver outstanding email marketing campaigns, compelling online advertising, and gain a thorough understanding of Social media and what it means to be an excellent blogger and tweeter! As well as assisting the wider team with content development and industry leading event organization, you will gain valuable experience through assisting with agency brainstorming workshops, market research, copywriting, and writing winning pitch and proposal documents.

If you would like to gain industry leading knowledge about the following marketing disciplines, are a confident writer and a team player get in touch!

• Email marketing – writing briefs, copywriting, designing and finalising email templates, and database management
• Event Planning
• Working on pitch and proposal documents
• Social media marketing, blogger relations, link building and basic SEO
• Content management of the company website
• Market research
• Update & clean database accordingly
• Participating in brainstorming workshops

Required Skills:

• Sound knowledge of marketing
• Strong English proficiency
• Strong time management & planning skills
• Commitment to learning
• Mid to high level computer skills and aptitude to learning new skills
• Sociable, team player

More Info: www.ispymarketing.com
Contact: Email Lulu Haile - luluispymarketing [dot] com.  Please state your academic level and greatest achievement, including where you studied, accompanied by your CV.  We look forward to hearing from you!
Closing date: 20/06/11

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Geocast

Location: Shoreditch
Dates: Flexible but ideally 3 months or more starting in June
Details: 

Geocast is looking for two bright, enthusiastic interns to help us with the launch of SHOPARAZZI, the world’s most advanced shopping app for smartphones. You must share our enthusiasm for fashion, leading edge mobile apps, and have an intimate relationship with your own Android or iPhone.

Social Media Internship. You will work with the company’s founders to drive the social media strategy for our new shopping/fashion app. No previous experience is necessary, but you must have good written communication skills and a keen interest in: fashion, Twitter, Facebook and other social media platforms.

Digital Mobile Product Internship: You will work with the company’s founders to source quality content for our new shopping/fashion app. You must have some coding skills and/or experience building websites or apps. Ideally you also have a keen interest in fashion.

What we look for:

• Desire to learn and showing initiative performing a wide variety of roles
• Understanding our business, social media and the evolving digital landscape
• Attitude: Having a cheerful, can-do attitude is essential to working at Geocast
• Team player: you strive to become an indispensable part of any team by effectively supporting its members and jumping in to help with the wide variety of tasks performed in a start up environment.
• Organisational skills: you enjoy juggling a number of tasks and can self prioritise your workload

In return, we offer:

• A great work environment in the heart of Shoreditch
• Creative atmosphere
• An opportunity to learn and develop your digital skills working in both the Digital and Fashion worlds
• Potential for a long term career with us
• We also offer £80 per week to cover travel and lunch

More Info: http://chw.ag/EkP
Contact:  Send a CV and a covering letter with something about yourself to careersgeocast [dot] com
Closing Date: 7/10/2011

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Collective

Location: Farringdon
Dates: Starting 4th July for 12 weeks.
Details: 

This is a great opportunity to get your foot in the Planning door. As a Research and Planning intern you will be tasked with doing background research, consumer insight development and competitor analysis across a wide variety of industries and brands – from automotive to entertainment. Your role will be integral to how our creatives, designers and developers shape their ideas and use new technologies. 

Role

• Working from a brief you will be responsible for critiquing current research and trends and presenting your findings back to your peers
• You will investigate brand competitors, analyzing their approach and have the ability to make recommendations on the back of this
• Manage the day to day updating and curation of our planning and research blog
• Work closely with all areas of the business

Experience and Skills

• A Marketing, Advertising, Business or Media degree is essential
• A proven passion for all things digital
• An active use of digital and social media
• Knowledge/experience of SEO and Keyword Search
• Ability to conceptualize research
• Ability to critique information and put work and research into context.
• A creative streak

Contact: Please email your covering letter and cv to hrcollectivelondon [dot] com. If your details closely match what we're looking for we'll be in touch asap.

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Aderra UK

Location: Maldon, Essex
Dates: Starting in July, can be part time/flexible hours
Details: 

Aderra UK specialises in the production and delivery of interactive digital content utilising USB flash drives as saleable merchandise or promotional giveaways.  Aderra takes these devices to a new level transforming them into digital platforms giving users access to premium content in exciting and engaging ways.  Aderra’s next generation technology enables USB’s to be remotely updated with the very latest content so brands and media owners can dynamically engage with their audience providing access to exclusive content and information.

More about us: http://chw.ag/Ekk 

Job Profile

You must be able to submit upon application a portfolio of previous work demonstrating the ability to build smart, bespoke, interactive online experiences - suitable examples would be dynamic banners, interactive media, games, bespoke / branded content and any relevant digital / web projects.

Strong abilities in Flash, Illustrator and Photoshop are a necessity, as well as being able to display drawing skills of a high standard. The successful candidate will also show a keen eye for UI layout, and knowledge in design principles for User Experience flow. 

A strong command of the following skill areas would be expected from any hopeful applicant:- 

• HTML, CSS, PHP, XML/DHTML
• Flash + Actionscript (any of AS2 or AS3, Flex etc)
• Excellent communication skills, written and oral
• A strong, autonomous work ethic with a high degree of determination and drive
• A positive attitude and team mentality
• Optimise design visuals for Flash graphics and ActionScript.
• Ability to translate visual mock-ups and storyboards to a useable product, whilst demonstrating an eye for visual precision and attention to detail.
• Complete understanding of all browser based Flash integration and interaction.
• A passion for usability issues & requirements.

We pay travel and lunch expenses during your internship time with us and offer invaluable industry experience, a great working atmosphere and the chance to get involved from day one.

Contact: Please forward your CV and a covering letter explaining why you are the right candidate for the role to infoaderra [dot] co [dot] uk

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