Get Your Big Break Interning with the Beijinger
Interested in curating Beijing's most complete Events section and getting published on the Beijinger website? You may want to consider interning with us.
As an events intern, you will participate in the collecting, posting, and editing of events on the Beijinger website, which will quickly make you omniscient about all the happenings in this fine city – all the happy hours, food deals, art exhibitions, sports leagues, live music concerts, opening and closing parties. And you, yes you, will be the one to decide which event is more kickass than another based on your very refined taste and help curate and highlight what readers choose to do.
No matter if you want to get involved in media, public relations or even thinking about starting your own hospitality business, this job will give you a solid stepping stone, offering you an up-to-date and comprehensive insight into the dynamic city that Beijing is.
You will also help in planning, research and writing of blog posts. Better yet, if you have a particular niche or obsession – be it food, nightlife, shopping or sports – we can arrange it so that you get to write as much as possible about the things you care the most about.
When I started as an intern with the Beijinger, I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to interview Beijing's favorite foreign citizen Stephon Marbury, and my writing has covered a variety of weird, gruesome, and altogether whacked-out subjects, including but not limited to, Beijing bikinis, fake condoms, Japanese porn stars, human breast milk, stabbings, the Chopstick Brothers, and divorce – worry not, I'm pretty normal and amiable in real life.
Most of our interns either end up working for us full time or getting scooped up other media outlets that have seen their work published here.
Who you are:
- Living in Beijing and excited to be here
- Having knowledge of happenings in Beijing and eager to explore more
- Versatile and quick to learn
- Responsible and hardworking
- Excellent written English and at least conversational Chinese; reading Chinese a definite plus
What you'll get out of it:
- Most up-to-date knowledge of the best happenings in and around Beijing
- A network of contacts in Beijing, especially in your field of interest
- Work experience for your CV & Bylines for your portfolio
- Practice in pitching, writing and researching stories
- Hands-on knowledge of the behind-the-scenes work of a dynamic website
- References and a letter of recommendation
What you will do:
- Post, edit and groom events on the Beijinger website
- Attend press conferences and events of your like
- Maintain the Beijinger social media including the Beijinger Facebook group
- Pitch and write your own articles for thebeijinger.com
What you won't do:
- Make coffee
- Filing
- Take dictation
- Anything that you are ethically/morally opposed to
- Anything that you are banned from doing by a doctor
- Get rich*
Interested?
Impress us with your CV, links to your blog or online articles, and some recent writing samples – send it all to info@thebeijinger.com. Alternatively, if you're looking for something a little more full on, we are also looking to fill a number of full-time positions. We look forward to hearing from you!
*There is a stipend for interns who work at least 20 hours a week.
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Email: patrickli@thebeijinger.com
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