Intern for W!

Apr 28, 2008 @ 9:54am

America Ferrara W Are you a college student who wants to be a stylist? Can you handle working for some of the biggest names in fashion?


Then pay attention.

W Magazine needs full time and part time interns for Fall '08. You should be prepared to work 2-5 days a week, for 8 - 12 hours a day. You should be able to justify working for free to Conde Nast by either being a real college student with a lot of free time, or a fake college student with a plausible explanation for why you have a semester off.

You will be working in the W fashion closet, calling in clothes, helping to pack for fashion shoots, and occasionally assisting on sets. You will be really bored and really stressed unless the only thing you have ever wanted to do is work at a fashion magazine.

If you can handle that, email Garrett_Munce@condenast.com with a short explanation of why you will work until you collapse for nothing, and your Fall '08 schedule.

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posted by guest

Apr 28, 2008 11:12AM

working full time for free... what is the world coming to?

posted by FWD

Apr 28, 2008 12:22PM

I know it sucks. But I got my first 2 jobs out of college based on internship experience. (More than one interviewer went, "Ooh, you worked at XXX? I love her!")

There are grants available to let students take unpaid internships during off terms. Check with your school's career services office. If your school doesn't offer internship grants there are private ones available, but you should start looking early.

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posted by guest

Apr 28, 2008 12:44PM

is this internship in ny or la?

posted by urple

Apr 28, 2008 1:28PM

God, I need to move to NY! :)

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posted by Kimberlyj

Apr 28, 2008 4:15PM

yikes, i wish they were a little more lenient with their schedule.

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posted by guest

Apr 28, 2008 5:46PM

This post has a taste bitterness...

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posted by guest

Apr 29, 2008 12:08AM

SHAME ON YOU Conde Nast.....Your company can well afford to pay young people for their work.I hope someone takes you to court to make you pay them at least minimum wages... and do not forget the health insurance, as a NY state resident I will be paying for their hospital bills should they get sick while working for you unless you offer them insurance and overtime which I am certain they will be entitled to.

This is just user-ville.I like the tongue in cheek ad-----obviously a bitchy employee
typical of the industry.

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posted by guest

Apr 29, 2008 12:46AM

Yes, that post does have a taste of bitterness to it - an unjustified one at that.

What the post doesn't say is that CondeNast interns recieve college credit for the time they put into working. That is standard at most companies who employ interns. It is illegal for interns to receive nothing in return for their work.

Additionally, as a former intern at a CondeNast fashion magazine, I can attest that while the work is hard and the hours long, the experience was one of the best and most fun learning experiences I have ever had. Internships are essential to breaking into the fashion industry - it is by far the best way to learn about what it takes to succeed.

Internships are a huge part of learning and of a good college education. Deal with it - you should all be so lucky to intern at such an amazing fashion magazine.

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posted by guest

Apr 29, 2008 1:35AM

I intern at Conde Nast right now, (but for a different fashion publication) and they just instituted a system where interns get a small stipend ($12 for each day you work for over 3 or 4 hours...) This is to help cover transportation and a small lunch. I'm not sure if this goes into the Fairchild division (isn't that where W is?) but that's what I'm getting right now...with school credit.

posted by lesainza

Apr 29, 2008 12:42PM

oh my god! i cant even believe this post is really i would kill for this internship..........

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posted by guest

May 06, 2008 2:31AM

I would absolutely love to be apart of W magazone's establishment but I'm not a college student. College isn't for me. Maybe I should sell myself really good to get the internship.

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