Work for TCW
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; Book Club; 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 Editor/Electronic Media Editor Cassandra Gaddo at cgaddo@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, 9am-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.
TCW Web Editorial Intern:
TCW is seeking a talented intern to assist with web-based projects on http://www.TCWmag.com, with the overall goal of building content on and traffic to the site. These include, but are not limited to, uploading existing print content to the website, uploading photo galleries, writing web-worthy headlines, and pitching and creating original content to keep the site fresh throughout the month. Intern will also assist with updates to our TCW After Hours blog. Intern will assist with SEO, social networking and e-newsletters as needed to help further promote the website. Internship is unpaid but college credit is offered.
Qualifications for Web Editorial Intern:
-Journalism/writing student who has experience working in a blogging platform or other web CMS
-Knowledge of SEO/social networking in regards to promoting web content
-Availability for three days per week, 9am-5pm, or hourly equivalent.
-Ability to conceive and execute original blog and web content ideas
-Strong written communication skills
-Goal-oriented self-starter
-Knowledge of Photoshop preferred
-Strong organizational skills
Please send applications (cover letter, resume, clips, preferably links to online blogs or articles) to Managing Editor/Electronic Media Editor Cassandra Gaddo at cgaddo@tcwmag.com.
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.
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