Highbury Media Internships (Cape Town, Western Cape) South Africa 2022
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
28 February 2022.
Be sure to apply on or before these dates - any applications submitted after this date are late and will NOT be accepted.
ABOUT THE COMPANY PROVIDING THE INTERNSHIP:
Highbury Media (Pty) Ltd is the biggest independent magazine and digital publishing company in South Africa. The media house is responsible for some of the country's most recognisable brands, titles and platforms.
Highbury Media (HM) has a reputation of being a dynamic category leader, with over twenty years of experience in creating excellent content within a sustainable business model.
HM has grown from 1996, when CEO Kevin Ferguson began expanding the company by moving the offices of UK-based publishing house, Monarch Communications to Cape Town. Today, HM serves a range of consumers, including families, men, women, youth and children.
DETAILS ABOUT THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME:
Location: Cape Town, Western Cape
Number of positions available: 2
Start date: 1 March 2022
Highbury Media is offering 2 Editorial Internship opportunities, to graduates with an English and/or Journalism qualification. The company has 1 intern position available for Getaway Magazine and 1 intern position available for CAR magazine.
Interns will be required to perform the following duties:
Editorial Internship: CAR Magazine
- Research and assist with articles on the CAR magazine website
- Assist on photoshoots and videos for the magazine and magazine website
- Assist road test engineers with road testing (including weighing, measuring vehicles, recording specification features and road test data)
Editorial Internship: Getaway Magazine
- Generating story ideas each day
- Assist with fact-checking of stories
- Assist with editorial duties
- Keeping up-to-date with current affairs
- Manage social media channels when required
- Attends events when required
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS NEEDED TO APPLY:
Before applying, please ensure that you meet ALL of the following minimum entry criteria – failure to satisfy all the requirements will result in your application being disqualified:
Editorial Internship: CAR Magazine
- Must have completed a tertiary qualification in the field of English and/or Journalism
- Must have a general understanding of and interest in the field of engineering and/or technology
- Must be passionate about driving and motoring media
- Must be willing to learn
- Must have excellent writing skills
- Must have strong organisational skills
- Must be proactive
- Must be self-disciplined
- Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Must have a valid drivers license
Editorial Internship: Getaway Magazine
- Must have completed a tertiary qualification in the field of English and/or Journalism
- May have work experience in the media industry (advantageous but not mandatory)
- Must be proficient in WordPress CMS
- Must be proficient in Photoshop
- Must be proficient in Mac operating system
- Must have excellent writing and copy-editing skills
- Must have strong organisational skills
- Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Must be willing and able to work overtime when required
HOW TO APPLY FOR THE INTERNSHIP POSITION:
Applications must be submitted online for the following position:
Highbury Media Internship: CAR Magazine (Cape Town, Western Cape)
Highbury Media Internship: Getaway Magazine (Cape Town, Western Cape)
Please attach the following documents with your application:
- Copy of your ID document
- Copy of your degree qualification
- Updated Curriculum Vitae
CONTACT THE INTERNSHIP PROVIDER FOR QUERIES:
For any queries related to this internship programme, please contact Highbury Media (Pty) Ltd directly:
Telephone number: 0 21 416 0141
Email address: info@hsm.co.za
or fill in the contact form and they will get back to you: https://www.highburymedia.co.za/contact/