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South by Southwest offers a broad range of internships. Our focus is to provide a real-life learning experience within the organization, so that students are better prepared to seek employment after graduation.

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Current Internship Opportunities:

Digital Media Intern

Role Description

Reporting to the Web Content Team within the Marketing Department, the Digital Media Intern’s primary duties will be to assist with the development and curation of content for websites and social media channels managed by SXSW, LLC. The intern will help craft blog and social media copy, edit video clips for sharing, and assist with archiving past SXSW content. Additionally, the intern will help source photos, track analytics, and assist in scheduling/monitoring on all platforms.

What you will learn:

The latest trends and strategies in digital media and content marketing

How to source, edit, and create compelling video and visual digital content

How to craft compelling content for a global audience

How to implement ad campaigns on various social media platforms

Qualifications:

Superb written and oral communication skills required

Experience writing and editing content

Video editing experience with tools such as Adobe Premiere

Image editing experience with tools such as Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator

Familiarity with social media platforms, specifically Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram

Interest in the creative industry

Meticulous attention to detail; highly organized

Work well within a team and independently on projects

Self-starter who can multitask and solve problems quickly and accurately

Be agile in a demanding environment

Preferred, but not required: Experience with Hootsuite, WordPress, and Basic HTML

Availability

This position runs as soon as a suitable candidate can be found through October 2018, with the opportunity to extend through SXSW 2019. A time commitment of 10-20 hours per week in the SXSW office is required.

Application instructions:

Submit resume to the SXSW Internship Department.

In lieu of a cover letter, please write a 300-500 word blog post and 3 social media posts to promote this video.

Application instructions

Submit resume and cover letter to the SXSW internship department intern@sxsw.com
Cover letter must include "Why you think an internship at SXSW would benefit you
Applicants can apply for up to 3 internships
Include top 3 choices order of preference in cover letter and body of submission email
Include any additional information required by the specific internship

To apply, send resumes/CVs to intern@sxsw.com

SXSW EDU Summer Digital Media Intern

Role Description

The SXSW EDU Team is seeking a self-motivated digital marketing intern for the 2019 SXSW EDU Conference & Festival. SXSW EDU cultivates and empowers a community of engaged stakeholders to advance teaching and learning.

This intern will assist in the execution of various daily tasks in multiple digital channels including website, social media, advertising, video and search marketing. The intern will be responsible for weekly learning projects, including developing and executing video, blogging and social media campaigns, researching the latest related trends and copy editing marketing content. Data entry and administrative tasks related to SXSW EDU marketing will be required. This position will provide a wide range of experience in regards to the production and promotion of a large scale event.

What you will learn:

How to strategically market a large scale event

Research and understand the latest education trends

How to connect with and market to the education community through web and social media

How to track and interpret data, write summaries and make recommendations that influences marketing and messaging decisions

How to maximize the impact of video content marketing

Strategies for developing and executing digital campaigns

Managing a website and social media presence

How to work and collaborate in a fast-paced environment

Candidates should:

Have an interest in marketing and education

Have digital marketing experience and skills

Possess an interest in video and visual marketing

Excel at content development and writing

Be highly organized

Have excellent leadership qualities

Be able to work as a team

Possess exceptional customer service

Demonstrate good communication skills (email, phone and conversation)

Show a strong attention to detail

Have time-management skills

The ability to work with large groups of people

Have some knowledge of marketing tools (Such as Adobe, Hootsuite and Hubspot)

Have some knowledge of Mac computers

Availability

This position runs June 2018 – October 2018. A time commitment of 10-20 hours per week in the SXSW EDU office is required.

Application instructions

Submit resume and cover letter to the SXSW internship department intern@sxsw.com
Cover letter must include "Why you think an internship at SXSW would benefit you
Applicants can apply for up to 3 internships
Include top 3 choices order of preference in cover letter and body of submission email
Include any additional information required by the specific internship

To apply, send resumes/CVs to intern@sxsw.com