Magazine – Picture This Post REVIEW WRITER (Theater, Film, Music, Dance, Art, Books, Museums)– Summer, 2022 - INTERNSHIP

 

-Minimum of 10 hours/week

 

-Forward contact information for the academic supervisor of your internship. 

 

Note: Picture This Post no longer proceeds on an internship for school credits unless prior contact is established with the appropriate person/s at your school.  

 

 

-Attend zoom orientation or zoom interview

 

 

 

Picture This Post magazine, www.picturethispost.com, alerts time-strapped readers to cultural offerings that are the best match for their interests in art, books, dance, film, museums, music, theater, as well as travel with a focus on culture. We not only cover culture creators and venues with high name recognition, but also delight in helping to showcase bold, creative strokes by fledgling artists in all genres.

Once you become a fully vetted writer during the course of your internship – see below re: Trial Balloon—you can write review for any area of the magazine—

With time, you may also become vetted to write Travel Reviews.

Amy Munice, Editor in Chief, will be the primary supervisor of your internship.  She is the co-publisher of the magazine, a 30+ year PR professional and freelance journalist, and cultural reporter who has penned many hundreds of articles.  She will be the author of your future reference for job hunting purposes.

You will be responsible for submitting a weekly report to the editor-in-chief on your hours/tasks done and work in progress, as well as keep a cumulative report on your published articles, and other accomplishments such as layout for others’ articles. 

Training sessions are held by zoom—usually in small groups—throughout the week and weekend.  Initially you will need to adapt your schedule in order to attend training sessions to learn layout, confer on rewrites/instruction, and more.  Once you have the prerequisite skills, you determine your schedule each week in order to meet your school’s hour requirements for your internship.

ALL UNPAID– ALL REMOTE WORKERS:

Picture This Post is an entirely volunteer organization, from top to bottom.  We are a not-for-profit (as opposed to a 501c3 non-profit) – too small to hire accountants etc. needed for non-profit status.  Students are like all volunteers EXCEPT that much time/energy goes into training students and helping you develop a portfolio for future job hunting.  

Picture This Post uses a very description-rich writing style that aims to give readers a vivid mental picture of the film, play, festival, performance, etc. being reviewed. It is unlike the style you are trained to write in at school and unlike traditional criticism you may read in newspapers or other magazines. Rather, this is an opportunity to learn writing skills such as: how to convey point-of-view without making the review about you; how to be conscious of word choices; how to edit yourself; etc. By mastering the “Picture This” style, you will develop a better understanding of Writers’ Guidelines in general such that you can . 

Before you apply, please read this introductory chapter of Picture This Post Writers’ Guidelines. 

 

Your first review will either be a film review from a trusted source of high quality films, an album (or other recorded music), or open run podcast. For an example, click a picture in this story to read a review:

Your initial story/s will be a trial balloon.  Read this description please—

Note- only 1 out of 5 review writer applicants “pass” the trial balloon in their first attempt.  Only 1 out of 10 do not wish to do a second trial balloon.  You are the major judge of whether you “pass”- meaning, you are able to ink a review in 24 hours after an event that is so close to the guidelines it can be edited into a final without any back/forth with the review editorial team.

After the trial balloon is completed you will continue to submit your stories to picturethispostreviews@gmail.com (the editorial team). Every story you write will be extensively edited before publication.

This position is an excellent opportunity for anyone interested in honing their writing skills, developing a portfolio of published work and for initial exposure to how an online magazine works.