http://barbariangroup.com/internships/
At The Barbarian Group, we live to make cool stuff for the internet and we know that the next big idea can come from anyone including the emerging talent from colleges around world. For this reason, we develop a rigorous internship program each summer.
ABOUT OUR PROGRAM
Our highly competitive, 10-week program provides interns with the chance to gain the best hands-on experience in virtually every area of a fast paced digital creative agency. We treat our interns like staff, and if you’ve got the chops, you’ll be given opportunities far beyond your typical internship program. The Barbarian Group offers opportunities in the following disciplines: social + earned media, creative (art + copy), production, interaction design, planning, technology, account management, pr, and finance.
Do you have what it takes to make the most interesting creative work on the Internet? We think the following attributes are a great starting point. Ask yourself this:
- Are you innovative and technologically savvy?
- Do you consider yourself a thinker and tinkerer?
- Do you like to make awesome things even better?
- Are you a current undergraduate student or recent graduate?
- Have you maintained a 3.0 GPA or higher?
- Are you entering your sophomore year of college or higher?
If you were able to reply “yes” to all questions above, we invite you to apply. DO IT NOW!
HOW TO APPLY
Please submit your application directly to jobs@barbariangroup.com and include your answer to the following questions by April 1st. The subject line of your email should clearly state the role you are applying for; i.e. Intern Applicant (Account Management)
- What role are you applying for?
- What college are you enrolled in or have recently graduated from?
- What year in school are you (if applicable)?
- Send us links to your social media handles and/or portfolio (if applicable).
- Please answer the one (1) question posed that is specific to the role you are applying for.
TECHNOLOGY:
Please provide a code sample (programmers) or a link to a website you have styled (front-ends).
ACCOUNT:
Please conduct a competitive audit of Skinny Girl and answer the following questions:
- What do they see as their marketing strategy?
- Who is their target?
- What insight are they leveraging?
- What is their big idea?
- How is it being expressed executionally across all channels? How do they link their traditional advertising with their digital and social advertising?
- How are they using digital media?
EARNED MEDIA/ SOCIAL
Please submit your resume and a Barbarian will reply with the Earned Media/ Social challenge for you to complete and submit.
UX
Your client is a large metropolitan city that would like to discourage driving and promote alternative forms of transportation (subway, bus, biking, bike share, ride share). What new digital tools and services could the city provide to make alternative transportation more attractive or accessible to urban dwellers? How could these tools influence behavior?
PRODUCTION
The Barbarian Group is pitching a new soft drink client and wants to create a prototype of a refrigerator that has a live web cam in it so you can check on it at any time to make sure you have soda in for when you get home. They’re hoping to have the client in the room and then turn on the tv monitor and ask the client to grab a soda out of the refrigerator. To their surprise, they’ll see themselves on the monitor grabbing the soda. It’s Monday and the client is coming in on Wednesday.
- How do we get this done?
- What platform and equipment will be needed?
- How much will it cost?
- Do you have any ideas to make this concept even cooler?
CREATIVE
Please provide a link to your portfolio and/or website.
FINANCE:
Please provide resume.
PLANNING:
What’s more important for a successful career in planning-being interesting or being right?
PUBLIC RELATIONS:
The Barbarian Group will be hosting a rooftop party in their office space in one month. The event represents The Barbarian Group’s brand, with an attendee demographic centering around the tech / advertising / startup and creative communities. The space holds 200 people, with host (us) providing food and beer/wine for the guests along with a DJ spinning beats throughout the evening.
Please create an event planning schedule for the party that maps out organization around key logistics and deadlines.
