{"id":39661,"date":"2020-11-16T12:43:44","date_gmt":"2020-11-16T12:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=39661"},"modified":"2020-11-16T12:43:44","modified_gmt":"2020-11-16T12:43:44","slug":"creative-internships-and-where-to-find-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/creative-internships-and-where-to-find-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative internships and where to find them"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Looking for an internship in the creative field can be an exciting yet difficult task, even more so now due to the current pandemic and its consequent limitations.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Many students, like myself, have struggled in finding internships, and gone through the disappointment of some opportunities being postponed or even <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/covid-killed-my-internship-what-do-i-do-now\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">cancelled<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. But as discouraging as it may seem, this shouldn&#8217;t stop you from searching.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Companies are still on the lookout for motivated interns, after all who wouldn\u2019t want free or cheap labour right? Jokes aside, internships have always been a good quid-pro-quo, which is why many companies have resorted to online alternatives. Internships programs that can be done remotely.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I know, you\u2019re probably thinking \u2018it\u2019s not the same thing\u2019, and you\u2019re right.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You\u2019re missing out on the networking opportunities of your usual creative job, the coffee break chats and brainstorming sessions. However, we have to adapt to the current situation, and think about it from a different perspective. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now you can get valuable experience from anywhere in the world and do it from the comfort of your own home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Geography isn\u2019t a limitation anymore, and contrary to popular belief there are still plenty of great work experience opportunities out there, you just need to know where and how to look for them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here\u2019s a list of useful online resources to facilitate your hunt:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.findyourintern.com\/\">Find Your Intern\u00a0<\/a><\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-39755\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-16-at-10.36.12-e1605519551125.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"408\" height=\"258\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This website may be ex<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">actly what you need. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jasmine MacPhee, founder of<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Find Your Intern<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, shares everything from fashion internships to tips and tricks in how to enter the industry, and make the mos<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">t out of it. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oh and the best part, most of them are\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">paid roles!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CHiOzeLguCQ\/<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><b><a href=\"https:\/\/ilikenetworking.uk\/\">I Like Networking<\/a><\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A diversity centred community that helps women and the LGBTQ+ community find professional opportunities, while providing guidance for all. With podcasts, online events, freelance courses and more &#8211; you\u2019ll have the tools that you need in order to get the creative internship of your dreams.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: I LIKE NETWORKING - TEASER\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/62WRSuyn7hIBn1LcN99hRu?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><b><a href=\"https:\/\/the-dots.com\/about\">The Dots\u00a0<\/a><\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe professional network for people who don\u2019t wear suits to work\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An exclusive alternative to Linkedln, but for creatives. On <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Dots,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> you will be able to find an extensive list of remote internships. The platform will help you connect with other professionals, and you can help each other with career development.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Take a look at this job on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/The_Dots_UK?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@The_Dots_UK<\/a> &#8211; Social Media Intern at Trakk Group <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XyiXfDDRDU\">https:\/\/t.co\/XyiXfDDRDU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Trakk Group (@TrakkGroup) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrakkGroup\/status\/1324980098638942208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><b><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/themediamentor?lang=en\">@TheMediaMentor<\/a><\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Through @themediamentor David Spencer, radio, television and digital broadcasting professional, he provides guidance and plenty of opportunities in an \u201cincreasingly tough industry\u201d. Following the twitter account will keep you up-to-date with the latest job opportunities in the media field, and for further guidance on how to succeed you can always contact him via<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spencermedia.co.uk\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> email<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Welcome to all new followers. This is a feed for media professionals looking for advice and guidance on their career. Jobs posted through the week. Radio Monday, TV Tues, PR Weds, Entry level\/ intern Thurs &amp; Online\/Print Friday. New jobs around the clock <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/journojobs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#journojobs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MODes2wGLD\">pic.twitter.com\/MODes2wGLD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Media Mentor (@themediamentor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/themediamentor\/status\/1232774894280171525?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itsnicethat.com\/\">It\u2019s Nice That<\/a><\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-39782\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-16-at-14.34.10-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-16-at-14.34.10-1.png 1806w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-16-at-14.34.10-1-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-16-at-14.34.10-1-1024x608.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-16-at-14.34.10-1-768x456.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-16-at-14.34.10-1-1536x912.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A community built by creatives, for creatives. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s nice that <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">acts\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">as a source of\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">inspiration for anyone who&#8217;s interested in the creative sector. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Together with its sister companies, it focuses on helping the creative community expand while informing you of the trends and needs of the creative field. Its jobs board <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ifyoucouldjobs.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If You Could\u00a0<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">collects the most recent and relevant roles according to your needs, check it\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">out!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Words: Chiara Ferrari\u00a0| Subbing: Anuj Datta\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for an internship in the creative field can be an exciting yet difficult task, even more so now due to the current pandemic and its consequent limitations.\u00a0 Many students, like myself, have struggled in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":476,"featured_media":39780,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,37,41,74,76,82,113,136,145],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-creative-industry","category-diversity","category-education","category-internships","category-jobs","category-lifestyle","category-social-media","category-university","category-worldnews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39661","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/476"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39661"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39661\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39780"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}