Looking for a start in journalism? Graduated recently? Still filling your days with whatever cheesy American drama is on E4 whilst growling at financial journalism job ads on Gumtree ? You know nothing about finance but you do want to write. We know the feeling.

Consider arts journalism. You want to gain experience writing copy, reviews and news pieces to develop a range of skills and build an interesting portfolio. Here’s a way you can get into a myriad of London events and do all that: apply for an intern position at Spoonfed Media this autumn. We’re looking for someone to work on the Spoonfed Comedy, Art, Live Music and Theatre desks reviewing events, writing news pieces and interviewing artists.

You’ll also get your pretty face on this here Spoonfed Blog along with other Spooners.

Essential info:

Spoonfed.co.uk is one of the best events site in London – covering a huge range of culture and nightlife in the city: clubbing, gigs, comedy, art, theatre and leisure.

The site offers previews of thousands of events as well as news, features, reviews, artist profiles and roaming features like our iPhone Event Radar. We are looking for exceptional candidates to spend 3 months at the friendly Spoonfed offices in Angel.

The Internship

Your time will be spent learning varied skills, including writing concise, accurate event descriptions; chasing event information; profiling and interviewing artists, promoters, comedians and interesting London folk; reviewing shows; plus marketing through social networks and traditional media. During the 3 months, we’ll provide a structured, supportive environment where you can learn a broad range of skills. There are weekly seminars on topics like copy writing, community management and search engine strategy. But by far the greatest learning experience is practical – you’ll learn the nuts and bolts of online publishing and leave us with an insider’s knowledge of web journalism and commerce.

Though our internships are unpaid, we do provide a travel allowance and ensure your time with us is meaningful experience complete with training – we give graduates of the scheme every support in building their portfolio and finding future work.

Our internship placements are offered in line with the Internship Charter produced by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.

The Ideal Candidate

We’re looking for someone who is self-motivated and very enthusiastic. You’ll need to be up for going to all kinds of events from poetry slams to opera and every teeny fringe show inbetween. You also need to be able to work quickly and learn fast.

Please apply for Theatre, Art and Comedy internships by  September 13th by sending your CV, a covering letter and an example of your work to contribute@spoonfed.co.uk

If you would like to apply for an internship on our Live Music desk you have until 27th September. Hop to it.