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Professional Writing and Communications - Virtual Internship

PWRT-5900
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Humber College
Humber College
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Alannah Metherel
Alannah Metherel
Placement Advisor
(1)
2
Timeline
  • May 31, 2020
    Experience start
  • June 2, 2020
    Internship Start
  • June 13, 2020
    Midterm Evaluation
  • September 1, 2020
    Final Evaluation
  • September 1, 2020
    Experience end
Experience
3/5 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Ontario, Canada
Any
Entertainment, Legal, Government, Education, Arts, Non-profit, philanthropic & civil society, Hospital, health, wellness & medical, Marketing & advertising, Academic association, Events services, Media & production, Public relations & communications, Publishing & printing
Categories
Communications Marketing strategy Humanities
Skills
editing social media management project management research storytelling and data visualization
Learner goals and capabilities

Virtual Internship Opportunity

Humber College’s Professional Writing and Communications (PWC) post-graduate students are ready to become your virtual interns. Over the course of the internship period, students will work on projects of your organization’s choosing.

Each student is available for up to 400 hours of placement between May 4th and August 31st, 2020.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, student placements will occur virtually with the assistance of various remote communications tools.

Contact: Alannah.Metherel@humber.ca

Recruitment Process

  • Please submit a job posting for your virtual internship opportunity if you can provide a position
  • Feel free to message Alannah Metherel if you have any questions prior to applying

Note: Virtual internship positions can provide remuneration to the student (e.g., salary, honorarium). Typically, the hourly rate ranges from minimum wage to $20/hourly; however, if possible, you are always welcome to provide an honorarium or stipend

Learners
Post-graduate
Any level
10 learners
Project
400 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Individual projects
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Benefits to the employer and what our students can bring to you

Our Students: Students have completed two semesters of post-graduate study, thereby obtaining a solid base of theoretical and technical skills, which can now be applied to your communications goals.

Planning: A PWC student (your intern!) will meet with your organization representative(s) to devise the project scope and specify learning objectives. This plan will be shared with the PWC program’s placement advisor for reference.

Execution: The student will work remotely (standard fulltime hours) on the deliverables outlined in the project plan(s) over the period of the internship. In addition to assigning remote work and responding to student questions, employers are to complete an employer midterm evaluation as a check in, as well as a final evaluation once the student has completed all assigned projects.

Project timeline
  • May 31, 2020
    Experience start
  • June 2, 2020
    Internship Start
  • June 13, 2020
    Midterm Evaluation
  • September 1, 2020
    Final Evaluation
  • September 1, 2020
    Experience end
Project Examples

Are you looking for a writer to create and manage engaging and persuasive communications-based content from the planning stage through to completion? If so, you’ve come to the right program: Our students are skilled writers and communicators who can provide expertise in areas such as drafting, storytelling, editing, pitching, interviewing, and conducting research.

Through collaborating with live clients over the course of two semesters, PWC students have gained valuable hands-on experience in media writing, social media management, project management, and design.

Students in the PWC program come to us highly qualified: All students are university graduates, and some hold a master's degree. Many also have prior writing experience.

Program Outline

Beginning in May, a post-graduate student of the Professional Writing and Communications program will be paired with your organization to work within your communications department – or with your content-creation team – for up to 400 hours. Students can be engaged in one larger-scale project, or they can work on a variety of communications tasks.

Students in the PWC program come to us highly qualified: All students are university graduates, and some hold a master's degree. Many of them have prior writing experience

PWC students can help your organization or company

  • tell its story
  • write creative and accurate copy (e.g., marketing or catalogue copy, unit brochures and inserts)
  • create, edit, and schedule e-blast campaigns as well as manage lists
  • compose tweets, Facebook posts, Instagram stories and other social media writing
  • create communication campaigns to boost brand awareness and online engagement
  • plan, organize, and coordinate communications and project activities
  • fact check content for magazines, editorials, annual reports, briefing and event notes
  • revise, copy edit, and proofread documents
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Providing availability for a quick phone call or email with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope as an appropriate fit for the course

Completing a midterm evaluation assessing the student's progress and submitting a final evaluation once the student has completed all assigned projects

Establishing a dedicated contact who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions

Assigning remote work sufficient for up to 400 remote hours for the student. Provide answers to questions relating to the operational side of the business