Internship description provided by WXPN
Marketing Assistant, WXPN (in-person)
Are you passionate about marketing and want to gain hands-on experience with a nationally renowned media organization? WXPN Radio (88.5 FM) is seeking a creative Marketing Assistant to increase awareness of its unique brand of music discovery and generate new connections with aligned listening communities across several channels. You'll also get the unique opportunity to support the marketing efforts of XPoNential Music Festival, voted Best of Philly Festivals in 2023.
Duties:
Assist WXPN’s Marketing department in all aspects of radio station promotion. Tasks include writing copy for on-air concert calendar and weekly newsletter, tracking concert ticket and contest activities, sending press releases, generating social media posts, and coordinating distribution of marketing materials. Ad hoc projects may include conducting research, inputting and analyzing data, and organizing physical or digital assets.
Qualifications:
Candidates must be reliable, detail-oriented, able to manage multiple tasks, collaborate across departments, and work independently. S/he must also possess strong interpersonal skills and be comfortable dealing with the public. Strong writing skills and experience with social media is preferred. A desire to explore a career in broadcasting/music or entertainment marketing and/or an interest in a broad mix of music is a plus.
Digital Content Assistant, WXPN (in-person)
If you have a passion for music, a background in writing and a working knowledge of web publishing, we want to hear from you. WXPN is seeking a Digital Internship Assistant to contribute to the XPN.org Music News section dedicated to the local Philadelphia music scene and beyond. Interns will write short-form posts covering new music, tour announcements, show previews, concert reviews, news updates, and more. Students will also learn back-end web skills, including SEO hygiene, database maintenance through the WXPN Concert Calendar, and general upkeep of static content pages. We also provide space for interns to bring their own creative ideas to the table, including longer-form record reviews, interviews, and other feature pieces.
Duties:
Blog about music for WXPN music news including tour announcements, show previews, concert reviews, news updates, and more. Conduct back-end web upkeep through data entry on the WXPN Concert Calendar database, content-linking on the WXPN Artist database, SEO updates on music news posts and other static pages, and other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Candidates should have a familiarity with the music on WXPN’s playlist, the Philadelphia music community and a robust knowledge of current music in general. The ability to monitor trends both locally and nationally and pitch coverage relevant to our audience – both short form as well as long-form – is essential. Qualified candidates will have a background in music and music journalism (editing experience is a plus), must be conversant with the music blogosphere for information-gathering, and must have working knowledge in online publication platforms (specifically WordPress).
Application Requirements:
In addition to your SHIP application form, please also submit an application directly to XPN. The XPN application must include a resume and one writing sample that showcases your voice in music journalism.
Application Procedure
To apply for this or any of the other SHIP internships, please follow the instructions at the Summer Humanities Internship Program homepage.