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Public Relations: Cleo Communications

Cleo Communications
Public Relations Internship


Internship Description
Cleo Communications seeks motivated college students with excellent written
and oral communication skills for winter/spring internships in our Baltimore office.

Interns will gain significant experience in:
- media relations - press material development
- special event planning - community relations
- new business research - pitching targeted media

Research, writing, event coordination and staffing, media pitching and
brainstorming are skills typically used by Cleo interns.

If interested, please send your resume, cover letter, a writing sample and
two references with contact information to:

Renee Libby
rlibby@cleocomm.com
Fleet St., Ste. 1A
Baltimore, MD 21231


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Cleo Communications is a public relations agency that creates and implements customized communications strategies. We work with real estate developers, home builders, sustainable building companies, non-profit organizations and educational institutions. See www.cleocomm.com for more information.

Public Relations: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

BSO Public Relations Internship—Spring 2008

Posted: November 8, 2007
Proposed term: early January through May 2008 (or beyond, some flexibility)
Weekly hours: An average of 20 hours per week
Compensation: $50/week, parking pass (if applicable) ; access to BSO concerts and events; academic credit if applicable
Location: Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore
Open to: Students who have completed at least 2 years of college; graduate students

About the BSO: The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is internationally recognized as having achieved a preeminent place among the world's most important orchestras. The 2007-2008 season marks the orchestra’s first season with Music Director Marin Alsop, who made international headlines in 2005 when she became the first female to lead a major American symphony orchestra. The BSO performs year-round at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall (Baltimore, Md.) and at the Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda, Md. Concerts and series include a full range of classical series, pops programming, family and youth concerts, special events and presentations.

About the PR department: The BSO public relations department is responsible for the organization’s public image and for strategic media relations surrounding all Orchestra programming, special events, presentations, major announcements and more.

The PR intern's responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Preparation and distribution of press clippings
• Writing and editing monthly calendars and press releases
• Organizing distribution of press materials
• Participation in publicity planning and strategy sessions
• Developing feature story ideas
• Projects as assigned, based on department needs and intern’s interests

Intern will also assist with clerical and general public relations tasks. This is an excellent opportunity for those interested in learning about media relations or the workings of a major symphony orchestra. The PR intern is supervised by the Publicist, and also works with the PR and Publications Coordinator and the VP of Public Relations.

Ideal candidates will have: strong writing, organizational and interpersonal skills; basic facility with computers and technology; impeccable attention to detail; positive energy and a willingness to “pitch in” wherever needed. The position requires flexibility and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. An interest in symphonic music or the performing arts is helpful, but not required. Candidates should also have an interest in gaining valuable and direct experience in the PR office of a major performing arts organization.
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Interested candidates should submit cover letter, résumé and writing sample(s) (2-5 pages in length) to BSO Publicist Michelle Pendoley, mpendoley@BSOmusic.org. No phone calls please. The department’s goal is to interview qualified candidates and select an intern by December 7, 2007.

Journalism: Catholic Review Editorial Internship

The Catholic Review’s goal for an intern is to familiarize the student journalist with the process of producing a weekly newspaper for the Archdiocese of Baltimore and to provide the student with an opportunity to be involved in page production, conduct interviews and write for the newspaper.

A student intern at The Catholic Review, working seven to 12 hours a week, can expect to be fully integrated into the newsroom’s process during his or her time at the newspaper. Interns will participate in staff planning meetings and will be asked to contribute story ideas as well as write for the newspaper. Questions from the student intern are always welcomed.

The intern can expect to write feature stories for the newspaper’s special sections, such as health and seniors. The student also may be asked to find material for parish news, and to find stories and photos from the newspaper’s files. The intern will write news stories and other items as assigned.

The news editor will assign the intern’s duties each week, be responsible for editing the intern’s copy and discussing writing and editing goals.

The news editor will provide the intern with a written evaluation of his or her performance during and at the end of the internship. The student journalist also will be asked to evaluate his or her experience at The Catholic Review for the news editor and the editor/associate publisher.

Students may send a resume and clips to Carolyn Monette, assistant news editor, at cmonette@catholicreview.org or 880 Park Ave., Baltimore, MD 21201.