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Complete an application for the Arts internship programme, CAREER 300/COMMS 307.
Important information
Application Deadlines for Semester 1, 2025
COMMS 307 and CAREER 300 Semester 1 application deadlines:
Early bird deadline: Monday 2 December 2024
Final deadline: Monday 3 Feb 2025
All students are advised to apply for internships well before the deadline, as there may be several applications for one internship. Internships don’t always run to University schedules, and some may start before the semester during the inter-semester break or be completed as a block over the mid-semester break. Internships during the inter-semester break will need to be applied for and confirmed before the completion of Semester One. Students wishing to consider this option if it is available will need to contact the course convenor Jane Bradley.
All applicants will be required to take part in a pre-internship selection process where you pitch for your desired internship. This will be arranged with you well in advance and requires about 10 minutes maximum on Zoom.
If you wish to arrange your own internship, please contact Jane Bradley in advance as part of the negotiation process with a prospective internship organisation. Projects must be at least 80-hours, unpaid and supervised in the organisation.
Application steps
Submitting your application
- Submit an enrolment concession for CAREER 300 or COMMS 307 (if you’re a Communication major)
- We recommend you also enrol in a full semester's worth of courses in case your application is unsuccessful. If you’re accepted, you can withdraw from another course.
- Get a letter of support from an academic staff member. Download the letter template here and ask your academic referee to email it directly to jane.bradley@auckland.ac.nz by the closing date.
- Choose an internship project you’re interested in from the projects available page, or seek your own project as per the instructions above.
- Put together a CV specific to your chosen internship. View the example CV below and use it as a template.
- Complete the online application form (including providing your CV and academic transcript).
Moving to the next stage
Once you've completed the application process, the course coordinator will be in touch to let you know if you have been successful and can move on to this next stage.
- You will receive one round of feedback on your CV and can make edits.
- You will complete a two-minute pitch for your internship via Zoom. You will receive an email with more information closer to the time.
- Following a convincing pitch, the coordinator will arrange an interview with your chosen organisation.
Essential Pre-Course information
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Example CV 2025 . Size: 112.7 kB.
Document Description: Use this as a guideline for crafting your CV for your selected project.
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Course intro for prospective project supervisors & partnering organisations 2025. Size: 42.9 kB.
Document Description: Use this, along with an introductory email if you are organising your own project. Your potential supervisor must contact the course coordinator to confirm your project.
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Course assessment overview . Size: 56.9 kB.
Document Description: Note there are required in-class sessions and course assessments, as well as an 80-hour internship.
What employers are looking for
- A high level of initiative and self-direction
- Motivation and drive, a can-do attitude
- Creativity and new ideas
- Curiosity and an open mind
- Top notch communication – you can’t wait 4 days to respond to emails!
- Self-learning: You may need to learn some new skills as part of the internship. E.g. Excel, Adobe, different social media platforms