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Ad Club of Boston Diversity Internship Program
Check out this great paid internship opportunity....
The Ad Club’s Diversity Internship program is one of New England’s
most competitive for advertising and marketing students. Twelve
students are selected for summer internships at some of the most well-
known agencies and brands in New England – this year’s companies
include Digitas, Staples, Harvard Magazine, and more.
It is a paid internship. Students will receive $3,500 for the period, for 40
hours a week for ten weeks in the summer. The program begins on June
2 and lasts until August 1. All positions are located in or around Boston.
Positions are available for both aspiring creatives and account
managers. To apply, you must have a 3.0 GPA, and junior standing and
above. Please send a resume and cover letter to Anand Chopra-
McGowan at anand@adclub.org. More information on The Ad Club is at
www.adclub.org.
A contest you all should enter
You can win up to $3,000 by creating a responsibility campaign for Heineken USA.
The Heineken USA/AAF Public Service Advertising Competition asks students to come up with a three-part responsibility campaign for Heineken USA. Students may enter individually or through a team of up to three members.
The basis of the campaign will be:
- Print ad designed for weekly or daily newspaper or high-quality magazine.
- Radio ad (no longer than 30 seconds).
- New media idea (e.g. video clip, multiframe Internet ad or SMS text message).
Cash prizes range from $500 to $3,000. Also, the first-place winner(s) will have the opportunity to pitch the winning campaign to Heineken executives in White Plains, N.Y. Professors who advise the first-, second- and third-place teams will receive cash prizes up to $600.
AAF members who are age 21 or older by January 15, 2008, are eligible for this competition.
The last deadline for clarification questions is Monday, January 7.
Important Deadlines
— January 15: Intent to Participate
— February 1: Entry deadline
Winners will be announced in April during Alcohol Awareness Month. For more information and a competition booklet, please go to www.aaf.org/heineken.
American Advertising Federation
1101 Vermont Avenue NW, Suite 500 | Washington, DC 20005
(202) 898-0089 | Fax: (202) 898-0159 | www.aaf.org
Vance Stickell Internship
Here's the link for the internship program I spoke about at last week's meeting.
http://advertising.utexas.edu/programs/stickell/nomination.html
Good luck!
Katie
