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Position Summary

Schema Magazine is seeking a talented and self-motivated graphic and/or web design intern to join our young, dynamic & diverse team of 1.5, 2nd and 3rd generation, interculturally-minded Canadians for a four-month period.

Reporting to the Creative Director and Marketing team, you will be working on a variety of design projects to support the Marketing & Events department. The ideal candidate will be someone who is a team player and is not afraid to take risks and take initiative by adding their own creative twist to the projects that they are assigned.

Given that Schema is an online magazine, the majority of projects will be web-based. However, there will be need for print-based materials as well. Experience in both print and web is preferred.

This design internship will offer the ideal candidate a chance to gain experience and build their portfolio through a variety of projects, from designing web banners and ads, to assisting with web design and layout, to developing printed posters, business cards and flyers.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, positive individual who is:

  • A design school student or recent graduate
  • Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign
  • Has familiarity with HTML, CSS, and Wordpress.
  • Is detail-oriented
  • Is able to creatively address problems and communicate visually while still keeping within the established Schema brand and style
  • Can manage their time effectively and prioritize their workload
  • Is flexible and takes direction well
  • Is friendly, positive and has interest in the "intercultural" experience
  • Would like to build their design portfolio to pursue a career in graphic design and/or publications

Term: February to May (4 months)
Commitment: 5-10 hours per week

To apply for the internship, please email designinternship[at]schemamag.ca by January 30, 2012. Applications should include a resume, cover letter and some samples of your work.

Position Summary:

Reporting to the Managing Editor, the Creative Director works with Section Editors and contributors to ensure that there are appropriate images for the articles in Schema In-Depth.

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Position Summary:

Supporting the Co-Editor in Chief for Schema Magazine's Daily Dose, the Daily Dose Researcher is responsible for "coolhunting" and scouring external websites and building relationships with bloggers from other sites to seek articles, events, and tidbits that would be suitable to be included on Schema's Daily Dose of Ethnic Cool.

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Position Summary

Reporting to the Co-Editor in Chief and Managing Editor, the Profiles Section Editor oversees the content of the People to Watch (Profiles) section of Schema Magazine Features.

About the Section

People to Watch
: In this section, we interview and profile a up-and-coming cultural navigator--for example, a politician, artist, designer or actor--whose work influences the mainstream.  800-1000 words

Roles & Responsibilities

  • Working with the editorial team, brainstorm and determine story ideas for People to Watch (published 4 times a year)
  • Ensure that Profiles section has content ready for each production
    deadline; write or delegate and edit the writing of content for People
    to Watch
  • Responsible for ensuring that there are complementary
    images for each People to Watch article, and working with the Creative
    Director to produce this when necessary

Qualifications

  • Journalism or English background
  • Strong editing skills
  • Strong writing skills with an interesting and engaging flair
  • Experience in interviewing and writing profiles
  • Ability to make deadlines
  • Strong interpersonal skills; team-player
  • Interest and/or familiarity with Canada's multicultural issues, the Canadian identity, and the concept of ethnic cool
Please send your cover letter and resumes, along with a writing sample, to admin@schemamag.ca by January 25, 2011     

Position Summary

Reporting to Managing Editor, the Travel Section Editor oversees the content of the International Travel and 48 Hours (in rural Canada) sections of Schema Magazine Features.

About the Sections

Travel - International: This section contains travel writing from the perspectives of cultural navigators. For example, articles may explore questions such as: how does roaming the world as a member of a minority community affect your travel experiences? Do your adventures change how you see your own cultural identity? 800-1000 words.

Travel - 48 Hours (in rural Canada): This section explores travel in remote or rural areas, places off the beaten track that may surprise our readers with their diversity of culture and experiences. Essentially, Travel-48 Hours is the ethnic cool-hunter's guide to life outside the big city. This is a personalized literary journalism--a 48-hour travelogue that explores the cultural diversity of smaller cities and towns in Canada.  800-1000 words.

Roles & Responsibilities

  • Coordinate the solicitation of travel stories, including marketing and outreach to local hostels, online forums, etc
  • Working with the editorial team, brainstorm and determine and select
    stories for each release of Schema In-Depth Release (published 4 times
    a year)
  • Ensure that the two Travel sections have content ready for each production deadline
  • Edit articles for Travel sections and coordinate editing process with Senior Editor
  • Responsible for ensuring that there are complementary images for each
    article, and working with the Creative Director to produce this when
    necessary

Qualifications

  • Strong editing skills
  • Strong writing skills with an interesting and engaging flair
  • Ability to make deadlines
  • Strong interpersonal skills; team-player
  • Interest in travel
  • Interest and/or familiarity with Canada's multicultural issues, the
    Canadian identity, and the concept of cultural navigator

Please send your cover letter and resumes, along with a writing sample, to admin@schemamag.ca by January 20, 2011  




Current Volunteer & Internship Opportunities

Design Intern

People to Watch - Profiles Editor

Travel Section Editor

Creative Director (Photography)

Daily Dose Researcher

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info[at]schemamag.ca

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