INTERNSHIPS AT CHIP (THE CHILE INFORMATION PROJECT)

Internships at CHIP Travel or Internships at the Santiago Times newspaper (English-language news)

I. INTRODUCTION

The Chile Information Project (CHIP) is a pioneering, Internet-driven news and travel agency serving English speakers and international visitors from around the world.

CHIP was launched in 1990 by founder Steve Anderson, a U.S. citizen still living in Chile, and has received interns for the past 12 years. The internships offered by CHIP provide work opportunities for international interns at the CHIP offices so that they may gain professional business or writing experience in a foreign country.

Requirements of All Internship Applicants:

* All internship applicants must have a high intermediate level of Spanish and English with good computer skills.


* Interns must commit to a minimum of four months. Full-time interns must work a minimum of 40 hours a week. Part-time interns' working hours vary depending on project and position.


* Interns are not paid for their internship work, although sometimes paid working situations evolve from the internship experience. This means interns must have sufficient funds to cover basic food, housing and transport needs, estimated at US$500 per month or US$2000 for a minimum four-month internship.


* Interns must complete the application form at the end of this presentation. It costs no money to apply for an internship.

Internships at CHIP Travel or Internships at the Santiago Times newspaper (English-language news)

II. INTERNSHIPS AT CHIP:

Unpaid internships are available at CHIP in broad categories including Sales and Marketing, Travel and Tourism, Journalism (at either the The Santiago Times or at the current CHIP Travel site), web site and Graphic Design (for all aspects of the CHIP project), and - most recently - Organic Farming and Campground Administration on an ocean-side farm near Puerto Montt, in Chile's Lake District. The farm is owned by CHIP publisher Steve Anderson.

Internships at CHIP Travel or Internships at the Santiago Times newspaper (English-language news)

A. SALES AND MARKETING

Interns working in this area would preferably have some Sales and Marketing experience. The working week is Monday to Friday.

The internships available in this area are:

* Sales and Marketing Intern for CHIP Travel

Will work with marketing team to promote CHIP Travel by contacting airlines, travel agencies, organizers of conferences and exchange programs in order to increase knowledge of tourism and travel services offered by CHIP Travel. The work also involves occasional flyer distribution in Santiago to advertise CHIP Travel. This intern will also sell CHIP Travel services both within Chile and abroad.

* Sales and Marketing Intern for The Santiago Times

Will work with marketing team to promote The Santiago Times daily newspaper by contacting institutions, agencies, organizations and individuals who may be interested in receiving Chilean news in English. This post will involve active promotion of The Santiago Times through attendance of events with stands, occasional flyer distribution in Santiago and promotion of The Santiago Times in Internet cafes. This intern will also sell subscriptions to The Santiago Times both within Chile and abroad.

* Market Research Intern for CHIP

Will work with marketing team to compile a consumer profile in identifying who is using CHIP in order to establish where and to whom we should be marketing CHIP to in the future. Will need to obtain information from current subscribers to The Santiago Times and CHIP services to get a better understanding of which consumers CHIP should be targeting. Will also need to focus on current and future English language learning trends within Chile in order to identify potential clientele.

* Web Marketing Intern (SEM)

This intern will be expected to promote CHIP services to an ever growing audience, mainly by establishing internet contacts and link exchanges. Good internet skills required.

Internships at CHIP Travel or Internships at the Santiago Times newspaper (English-language news)

B. TRAVEL AND TOURISM

CHIP Travel offers complete tourism services, countrywide, for inbound visitors to Chile. The travel agency also features its own, often customized tours of the Santiago area. Interns are needed to help in all phases of the tourism business, including sales, marketing and receptive activities for visitors to Chile.

Interns working in this area would preferably have some Tourism and Marketing experience. The working week is Monday to Friday.

The internships available in our travel sector are:

* Web Design Intern

Will work with travel team to improve content and presentation design of the CHIP Travel website. This intern must have extensive web design knowledge, including the use of hand-coded HTML, CSS, PhotoShop, and Flash in order to produce a web site that helps promote CHIP Travel both aesthetically and via best practices Search Engine Optimization (SEO/SEM). Will require superior Internet usage and knowledge skills. Ideally, this person will be interested in travel and tourism, and should have some knowledge about travel in Chile.

* Travel Assistant

Will work with travel team to promptly answer E-mail inquiries received from potential clients, suggesting places to visit and promoting Chip Travel tours. This person must have good Internet skills, good Spanish and ideally speak at least one more foreign language, and work could also include conducting tours.

Internships at CHIP Travel or Internships at the Santiago Times newspaper (English-language news)

C. THE SANTIAGO TIMES

Both The Santiago Times and the CHIP Travel sites rely greatly on interns, who provide essential assistance to a base staff of four salaried writers. Photo journalism interns are also welcome for both the newspaper and the CHIP Travel web site.

Journalism internships are available. Although some journalism or writing experience would be preferred, interns do not necessarily have to be studying journalism. History, Political Science and other areas of concentration may also serve as a proper base. What is most important are solid writing skills and a desire to improve them. Each applicant will need to provide writing samples.

The working week is Sunday to Thursday. Journalism interns should have high intermediate to advanced English skills, as they will be writing daily news in English or contributing travel information to the CHIP Travel site.

Areas that an intern might concentrate in include:

* Business writing
* News writing
* Feature writing
* Sports writing
* Cultural writing
* Fashion writing
* Environment writing
* Vineyard and Wine writing
* Photographer
* Travel writing
* Human rights
* Community Events

Internships at CHIP Travel or Internships at the Santiago Times newspaper (English-language news)

D. GRAPHIC DESIGN AND WEB BUSINESS ADVERTISING

* Graphic Design Intern(s)

Will be expected to help lay out the paper each day and design banner ads. Will also be expected to design or develop and improve designs of flyers and leaflets advertising the different services offered by the CHIP sites.

* Web Advertising Sales Specialist Intern [NEW]

Will work closely with web business development manager to create and expand the CHIP advertising client base and revenues. Fluent Spanish/Castillian a must, prefer strong English skills as well.

Requirements are an outgoing personality by phone or in person, proven ability to get past gatekeeper sentries at large client prospects, familiarity with the concept of web sessions/hits and cost-per-click campaigning - and a willingness to learn and be coached by senior-level ad sales professionals.

Preferred experience in contract delivery and follow-through, ongoing client base maintenance, payment receipt, upsell strategies, and some understanding of both abilities and limitations of web-based ad content delivery...

Internships at CHIP Travel or Internships at the Santiago Times newspaper (English-language news)

E. CAMPGROUND AND ORGANIC FARMING IN SOUTHERN CHILE

In far southern Chile, CHIP is opening in the summer of 2004/2005 (December through March) an ecology-friendly, ocean-side campground twenty five minutes from downtown Puerto Montt, in Chile's Lake's Region. The campground is situation on a 120-acre farm that aspires to organically produce fruit and vegetables.

Interns are need to help administer the campground and also to work with the farm caretaker and his family in organic production: vegetables, fruit trees and berries . Housing at the farm is provided to interns at this project at no cost.

Internships at CHIP Travel or Internships at the Santiago Times newspaper (English-language news)

III. APPLICATION for CHIP: Full-Time and Part-Time Available

The application for the CHIP internship is available both in Microsoft (MS Word) and Adobe Acrobat PDF formats. If you do not have MS Word at your disposal, please note that a FREE download of Adobe Acrobat is available here.

DOWNLOAD APPLICATION IN MS WORD FORMAT (30 kb)

DOWNLOAD APPLICATION IN ADOBE PDF FORMAT (10 kb)

IMPORTANT NOTE

When you have completed the form, please send your application via E-mail for Fax to:

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FAX NUMBER: 562.735.2276