Company: Ask Melissa

Position: Fall Intern

Timing: Starting August/September 2009

Compensation: Unpaid; daily travel and meals covered

THE COMPANY: http://www.AskMelissa.com

AskMelissa is a lifestyle brand and resource. We offer a full service website and complimentary email subscription covering topics such as beauty, style, fitness, travel, culture and family.
Check out our own Melissa Meyers as a regular lifestyle expert on NBC and Better TV where she speaks about her best kept secrets for gift ideas and offers the AskMelissa “Win the Table”
Giveaway.

Consumers have so many choices today and to find the best quality services and products requires a lot of time and research. On the website, you can book a vacation, make a dinner
reservation or order our editors’ Product Picks. Check out tips from our experts and blogs about events in the New York City scene! AskMelissa is a one-stop destination to help provide easy
access for an enhanced lifestyle.

Enjoy our website, subscription and videos!

WANTED:

· Desire to work in (online) publishing, new media, and lifestyles

INTERN POSITIONS AVAILABLE: basic duties

· Editorial: fact checking, article writing, research

· Public Relations/Marketing : PR research, make outreach calls to PR companies and various media

· Social Media: research and post to social networking sites, help maximize AskMelissa’s social media strategy to boost subscriptions

ALL INTERN DUTIES: various and can blend

· Research lifestyle trends, product features, and events

· Assist AM team in writing editorial content, fact checking

· Run errands

· Various office admin duties

REQUIREMENTS

· Solid written and verbal skillss

· Web savvy (web design skills preferred though not required)

· Strong knowledge of social networking and Web. 2.0

· Versed in MS applications including MS Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel and Word

· Self-starter and able to learn quickly in a fast-paced environment

· Organized individual

· Team work mentality

TIME COMMITMENT:

· Minimum of 10-15 hours per week (prefer you try to be in Tuesdays and Thursdays for staff meetings…or more is great)

· Some tasks can be done from home

APPLICATIONS:

If interested, please send 1) cover letter 2) resume, and 3) internship position you desire to Adrienne Yee at adrienne@askmelissa.com.