Why Complete a Remote Media or Creative Opportunity
Working in Media, Communications, & Publishing across the globe can require delivering fresh content across multiple outlets that meet the needs of a wide audience. Virtual interns supporting this career field can support the development of any type of medium including digital, print, video, photography and more, as well as supporting the editing and distribution of the content. Tasks may revolve around a specific piece and require research, content development, and more.
Media (in its various forms) is a major export in many countries including the UK, India, Japan, the United States, and South Korea. Japanese anime, for example, has grown massively in popularity and spread to all corners of the world. Similarly, Bollywood movies, KPop, American music, and British TV have all seen great success when exported outside their home countries. In the broader media sphere, there are so many potential career pathways to choose from that most professionals in these areas are keen to emphasize the importance of internships to help find your niche. Whether interested in working with video production, animation, graphic design, public relations, or music, Virtual Internships offers amazing opportunities to delve into these fascinating industries.
Sample Placements
- Support a Fintech company based in Seoul to create a 15 second ad video to be used as ProBit Exchange’s Youtube main video advertisement and solely craft the brand image designs of key social media accounts of ProBit Exchange
- Support a South Korean fashion design company to complete a full creation of their look book through competitor research, developing their brand F/W concept, retouching Photos, and upload to their website.
Sample Tasks
- Client Relations and Support
- Content Development
- Content Research
- Content Reviewer
- Copywriting – Website
- Create media plan based on client needs
- Creative Design – Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
- Editing
- Facilitation and Presentation Delivery Skills
- Fact Checking
- Marketing
- Media and News Liaison
- Presentation
- Social Media Marketing
- Story/Blog Pitching
- Storytelling
What is a Remote Internship?
Remote internships are internships that are done completely online or remotely, from the comfort of your own home. You are placed with a company, and have a supervisor that you report to. You are in regular contact with the supervisor/team via virtual methods such as video call, phone call, email and instant messenger. Companies exist both domestically and internationally, with placements spanning over 3500 different companies across 70 countries.
Placement Process
Virtual Internships guarantees a placement for all students accepted into our program. Review the Linear Placement Process to learn more.
Working with a Provider
As Virtual Internships is a provider, we work to not only provide you a guaranteed internship that meets your skills and interests, but provide scaffolding and support including, weekly discussions, online professional development curriculum, and coaching calls to support your post-program employment. Applying to our program means that if accepted you are guaranteed an internship in the Career Field (we have 18 to choose from) of your choice, and aligned to your university’s dates and requirements.
Internship Dates:
- We have a start date every other week!
- Interns can select to work 10, 20 or 30 hours a week
- Interns can work a minimum of 4 weeks or a maximum of 16 weeks.
What is Included?
This is an unpaid experience but offers a full time work experience with a global established company as well as additional support to include:
- Guaranteed Virtual International Internship in the country or career field of choice
- Dedicated Program Experience Manager to check-in weekly with interns
- Assigned Internship Coach to complete midpoint and end of program coaching calls with delivery of Global Career Management Plan (GCMP) and Global Employability Certificate
- Access to CareerBridge, our Global Internship Curriculum walking students through resume creation, interview prep, time management, remote work and more.
- Weekly Group Discussions or Business Webinars covering a range of topical themes
- Full End of Program Report including supervisor evaluation, student assessment, and GCMP