Employment Opportunities at Today’s Chicago Woman
TCW is the place to be seen! If you’re looking for invaluable exposure in the Chicago media, please contact us about the following opportunities.
Sales Account Executive
Today’s Chicago Woman is looking for a smart, savvy sales professional to join our sales team. Minimum three years experience. Please send cover letter, resume and salary requirements to Sherren Leigh at sleigh@tcwmag.com.
Editorial Interns:
Today’s Chicago Woman hires three editorial interns each fall, spring and summer semester. Internships are unpaid, but the experience and clips you’ll gain will prove invaluable to your future magazine career. Past TCW interns have gone on to hold writing and editing positions in a variety of media outlets and other facets of the communications industry.
At TCW, you won’t spend your days fetching coffee, sending faxes or doing endless research for other people’s articles. You’ll be assigned departments in the magazine, such as Networking News; Wedding Belles; Health, Beauty and Fitness Notes; To Do Calendar; Ask the Expert; Trunk Shows; and Picture Pages. You’ll write bylined, feature-length articles on subjects such as Continuing Education, fashion, health, home décor, beauty, career, finance, profiles, restaurants, and more. You’ll learn the indispensable art of fact-checking, and help edit columnist submissions. You may have the opportunity to attend photo shoots and industry events. And, if you have original, powerful ideas for stories, our ears are open.
If you’re an ambitious, talented college student who wants to be an integral part of our staff and see what it’s really like to put together a monthly magazine (and not just what it looks like on Ugly Betty or Just Shoot Me), TCW is the place for you. Please send a professional cover letter, resume and clips to Managing/Digital Editor Carrie Williams at cwilliams@tcwmag.com, or via mail at 150 E. Huron, Suite 1001, Chicago, IL 60611. Be sure to include the approximate start and end dates you would be available, along with approximate number of hours and, if known, dates and times available.
Requirements for Editorial Intern:
-A talented journalism, communication or English student with demonstrated ability to create print-worthy articles. Experience at a prior internship, publication, school newspaper, etc., strongly preferred.
-Thorough fact-checking skills and attention to detail.
-Knowledge of AP style.
-Availability to work three days, 9:30am-5pm, per week (or equivalent).
-Strong interviewing and reporting skills.
-Ability to write fun and informative consumer-drive copy.
-Ability to balance many tasks at once and adhere to firm deadlines.
-Above all, an eagerness to learn, the initiative to take on new challenges and a desire to gain real-world experience.
Application deadines:
Summer: April 1
Fall: August 1
Spring: November 1
Applications received in advance of these dates will be held on file and followed-up with at the appropriate time.
Production Intern:
Looking for a talented Visual Communication or Graphic Design student with a creative edge. Experience at a prior internship, publication, school newspaper or magazine, preferred. Please submit a resume, portfolio CD or link to website to view work to Creative Director Alex Kamischke at akamischke@tcwmag.com or by mail to 150 E. Huron, Suite 1001, Chicago, IL 60611. Be sure to include the approximate start and end dates you would be available, along with approximate number of hours and, if known, dates and times available. Please send well in advance of the start term–for example, applicants for the Spring semester should apply in November or December.
Qualifications for Production Intern:
-Knowledge of Adobe creative suit, proficient in InDesign CS3
-Availability to work a minimum of 2 days 9am-5pm, per week (or equivalent.)
PR/Marketing Intern:
TCW is looking for someone who can help promote the top woman’s magazine in the city by making sure TCW is available at important events, conferences and luncheons in the city and recognized in other media avenues. Our goal is to reach out to as many people as possible and to overall expand the readership. Interns may get the opportunity to help with fundraising events put on by TCW or other organizations. They will correspond with individuals and companies featured in our pages to help further promote these features. The intern will work in conjunction with outside publicity companies who contract with us on individual projects. They will also be responsible for composing bi-monthly e-blast newsletters and updating social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter. We are looking for an ambitious, creative self-starter who can help seek new ways to expand and enhance TCW’s readership and presence in Chicago, and who will actively seek new and appropriate contacts at organizations, radio stations, news outlets, etc. We welcome your ideas and imagination. Please submit resume, cover letter and clips to Managing/Digital Editor Carrie Williams at cwilliams@tcwmag.com.
Qualifications for PR/Marketing Intern:
-A talented communications, marketing or journalism student with demonstrated ability to positively promote and market print and/or online publications. Experience at a prior internship or related work experience is strongly preferred.
-Knowledge of and experience with social networking outlets such as Facebook and Twitter.
-Availability to work a minimum of two days, 9am-5pm, per week (or equivalent). Availability for three days per week strongly preferred.
-Ability to write and compose strong press releases, newsletters, etc.
-Someone who is goal oriented and self-motivated.
Sales/Advertising Intern
TCW is seeking a talented intern to assist TCW’s sales and advertising department. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to working with TCW’s sales team by researching potential advertisers, creating specific online advertiser directories, organizing current client databases and assisting with any sales projects. Please send applications (cover letter and resume) to President Sherren Leigh at sleigh@tcwmag.com.
Qualifications for Sales/Advertising Intern:
-Talented advertising, business, marketing or communication student interested in gaining experience in sales and advertising at a magazine. Experience at a prior internship, publication, school newspaper, etc., strongly preferred.
-Availability for 2 days per week, 9am-5pm, or hourly equivalent
-Strong written and verbal communication skills
-Goal-oriented self-starter
-Strong organizational skills
Freelance Writers
Write for TCW! We’re looking for talented, deadline-conscious writers to contribute to our pages in both our print and online magazines. These may include profiles on professional Chicago women, health and beauty features, career and finance pieces, and more. In addition, if you’re an expert in health, workplace, wine and dine or other topic, we’d love to hear from you. With an average of 203,000 professional women browsing our pages every month, and described as “Chicago’s networking vehicle in print for working women,” TCW is the perfect place for exposure for your talent. Email qualifications, clips, preferred area of interest and/or story ideas to Managing/Digital Editor Carrie Williams, cwilliams@tcwmag.com, or send via mail to 150 E. Huron, Ste. 1001, Chicago, IL 60611. Queries with story pitches strongly preferred.
