Press/Communications Summer Intern (Paid)
- Responsibilities
Important: This internship is based NYC. The intern must be based in NYC and/or will be responsible for providing their housing, etc. here.
Genius is seeking a dedicated and media-savvy intern to assist its communications director with daily press duties, including but not limited to:
Compiling and archiving daily press clips and all received media coverage.
Compiling and maintaining a comprehensive media list that spans across verticals, including contacts for online, print, broadcast, radio/podcast, events, and influencers.
Drafting press releases and pitches for tech launches, artist releases, events, etc.
Maintaining and updating the Genius Media Kit and FAQ.
Helping to prepare media briefs for founders and other employees ahead of interviews and public appearances.
Assisting on press photoshoots, if necessary.
Assisting with and attending media conferences, panels, and events, if necessary.
- Qualifications
Being well-read, media-savvy, and interested in the news, politics, music, pop culture, and tech are all required to excel at this internship. Bonus if you've interned at other startups and/or media firms.
Required qualifications:
Please create a Genius account if you don't already have one. You can do this free at www.genius.com.
Please annotate your favorite song on Genius.com (1-2 annotations fine).
Please annotate one news article of your choice using the new Genius Web Annotator tool (for ease, download the Genius Chrome extension at genius.com/web-annotator. 1-2 annotations are fine!)
- Desired skills
Strong verbal/writing skills, ability to work in a fast-paced startup environment, resourcefulness.
- Compensation- We pay interns competitively. We will provide more details on compensation during the interview process. - You will work in our office Monday-Friday, 10 am to 6 pm ET - Lunch would be provided on Mondays and Fridays (at company all-hands meetings) - Must live in NYC and be responsible for your own housing - Must be responsible for your own transportation (transportation would be provided by Genius after 9 pm if related to a company activity)
- Benefits
Perks will include meeting musical artists, working in a beautiful + cool office in Brooklyn (complete with snacks!), attending events and concerts, and collaborating with amazing media partners, from the White House to Buzzfeed to Vice.
- IndustryStart-Ups
- About Us
Genius is the Internet's biggest collection of song lyrics and crowdsourced musical knowledge. The company began as Rap Genius, a website for annotating hip-hop lyrics. Today, Genius breaks down music across genres, literature, politics, the news, sports, screen, and more with line-by-line annotations, added and edited by anyone in the world. Verified artists on Genius range from Selena Gomez and Sia to Eminem and Pharrell Williams.