Attention: New York Gamers

Our friends at ElectricArtists are looking for gamers in the New York City area that can intern with them during the fall and spring semesters. On paper, EA is a multinational strategic marketing services agency that has worked with Konami, Activision, Rockstar Games, Infogrames, Atari, Sony Online Entertainment, Sony Music, Universal Home Video, Artisan Home Entertainment, Capitol Records, The Sci-Fi Channel and many others. But to us, EA is a dear friend and supporter as well as an incredible asset to the industry. I hope we can help them and you.

The listing is reproduced below:

Interactive Entertainment Marketing Intern:
Opportunity
- Learn about the interactive entertainment industry and corporate brand management
- Hone your communications skills
- Learn about consumer marketing strategies, tactics, and target audiences
- Work in teams
- Opportunities for both creative writing and business writing

Qualifications
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Experience in various Internet communities (i.e., newsgroups, message boards, e-mail lists, etc.)
- Knowledge of current entertainment and trends (primary:gaming; secondary:: music, television, film, fashion, sports)
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Internet Explorer, Word, Outlook, and Excel and/or HTML/image design)

Job Description
- Creative writing
- Coordinate with project team to help disseminate information to online communities and key video game websites regarding events/contests/promotions as well as breaking news on specific titles, etc.
- Track messages to message boards, newsgroups
- In-depth Internet research for new and current projects
- One-on-one communication with leading fans and consumers online
- Compile promotional merchandise into mailers to be sent out to partners, fans, and street team members
- Track responses to posts and analyze consumer feedback
- Other duties as needed

E-mail resume and cover letter to: jason@electricartists.com or fax to (212) 354-2651.

I might have to give this a shot...is it a paid internship?

Sounds like an awesome job :D thanks for the info Nick.

Heh. I have never known anyone with a paid internship. Do those actually exist?

Sounds cliché, but this kind of thing pays in experience, which can be worth its weight in gold - or limited-edition import games or whatever you find most valuable as a medium of exchange.

Damn the fact I don't live in the New York City area.

I live near there, but I have no interest. Thanks anyway.

I'd go back to live there if I had a reason to and the money was right...but I don't want to live back on that island, even if it's just for work :)

this is seriously a great opportunity...makes me wish i could just pick-up and move.

Nick, I've seen paid internships offered, but never with any actual wages specified. This is a fantastic opportunity for those interested, and able, to take advantage of it.

Dammit, I've taken the LIRR into the city for a year already, and I'm not doing it again. It's damn perfect, too. Shame.

I had a paid internship.

Then again, that was before the economy sucked

I had a paid internship at $17.00/hour.

I ended up making some $17,000 that Summer. :D

If it isn't paid then I can't take it. Bills and all that.