Students and Interns: Party with Mediabistro Next Week!

A few questions for our readers:

  • Are you a student or intern in New York?
  • Do you like to party?
  • Are you free next Tuesday?
  • Did you answer “yes” to all three of the preceding questions?

OK then: you need to attend the Mediabistro Student and Intern party on Tuesday, August 12 at 6:30 at Manhattan’s Turtle Bay (987 2nd Avenue between 52nd and 53rd Streets).

It’s your chance to swap stories with others entering the media world and learn more about how Mediabistro can help you land your first gig.

(There will be drink specials, appetizers and a chance to win some free MB classes as well.)

Click here to RSVP — as long as you’re 21 and older.

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Hey, PR Folks, Need to Build a Portfolio?

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It’s that time again to help out home team and reach out to those you who are in the PR biz looking to hone your portfolios. Our education program at Mediabistro is offering a course taught by Linda Marsicano, former VP of corporate communications at Playboy Enterprises. Marsicano’s courseload includes creating a professional PR portfolio, writing a press release and press plan, deciding which items to include in your portfolio and polishing your writing to a professional level. If you’re looking for some more info on this course including pricing, how to enter, go here.

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Pray Tell, How Does One Get a Job in Advertising?

If  you’ll indulge us for a moment while we promote home team, for those journos and media folks (and possible Mad Men obsessives) looking to transition into the advertising industry, Mediabistro has spoken to industry experts in a new article called, you guessed it, “How to Get a Job in Advertising.” As they say in the ad game, it’s all in the pitch — and your first client is yourself. While this is probably not the ideal service for the core AgencySpy audience of industry pros, those on the outside looking in can perhaps find it beneficial to get some words from the wise in the ad biz on how to cross over.

The full version of “How to Get a Job in Advertising” is exclusively available to Mediabistro AvantGuild subscribers. If you’re not a member yet, register now for as little as $55 a year for access to hundreds of articles like this one, discounts on Mediabistro seminars and workshops, and all sorts of other bonuses.

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