Musiqtone is an online music news & media outlet whose contemporaries include: Alternative Press, Rolling Stone, Spin Magazine, AbsolutePunk.net, Alter The Press (UK). We cover a multitude of musicians and bands from labels associated and/or represented with the major label groups (Sony Music, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group), indie labels (like Hopeless Records, Fearless Records and Victory Records), PR and music firms (like The Collective, Shore Fire Media, Total Assault/Pop Generation and Crowd Surf) and the unsigned. The combined coverage makes Musiqtone one of the most comprehensive music journalism outlets out there and we want YOU to be a part of that by becoming a staff writer!
By applying, you have a chance to become a trend-setter yourself to your friends, family and people who just happen to be reading your stuff! You get the kind of on-field experience very few internships in our field rarely hand out, you get to be front and center in the action, interviewing the biggest names in music or helping to reveal the next biggest band or solo act that is just waiting to be promoted and explode! You will also get a chance to review the best (or worst and YES, that can happen) music has to offer with album reviews before albums ever go out!
So what are you waiting for? Get in on the action!
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WORKING FOR MUSIQTONE IS A VOLUNTARY POSITION AS IS A NOT-FOR-PAY DEAL but we will exchange that for the kind of experience you may not get in any internship. However, as voluntary as this position is, if accepted, you will have to be able to work within the requirements set by our staff writers handbook. If you would like to use your experience as a college internship-for-credit if your college/university offers, please notify us in your application.
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The Staff Writers Division consists of writers who write reviews, features and conduct interviews for Musiqtone.com and are scattered all over the United States and Canada and placed into geographical regions based on their place of primary residence.
Openings:
Midwest Region---11 of 12 slots open.
East Region---8 of 12 slots open.
Pacific/Southwest Region---11 of 12 slots open.
South/Southeast region---8 of 12 slots open.
Application criteria: Please apply to the region you are geographically aligned to (links are above). If you are a college student, please apply to the region of your hometown and not the college/university in which you are enrolling or attending. You will still however if a part of Musiqtone get ops close to the college you are enrolling or attending.
AGE REQUIREMENT: The Staff Writers Division is open to men and women age 16 and over (must be at least a high school junior, sophomores who are 16 are ineligible for consideration) with higher preference given to candidates 18 and over.
Pre-Screening/Post-Application criteria: Candidates must have at least above-average writing proficiency, any experience in journalism is a plus. In order to effectively gauge proficiency, candidates MUST submit within 72 hours of applying two writing samples of best work to jobs@musiqtone.com. Candidates must be willing to work outside of their "music comfort zone" when asked upon and capable of working under tight time constraints. And finally, a love for music and writing about it!
If you have prior experience in our field and/or have worked at a record label or PR firm, you will be required to send us a cover letter and resume to us at jobs@musiqtone.com.
Optional criteria: On-camera poise and skill for v-seaters (video interviews), Tout/YouTube v-log updates and diaries. Any prior experience in our field will be heavily considered as a plus in the pre-screening process.
Application terms: If you submit an application (specific to the region), you hereby state that you are who you are and all information supplied is to the best of your knowledge valid and true. You hereby understand that we can reject any application outright for any valid reason during the pre-screening process.
If your application passes the pre-screening process, you will make yourself available at a mutually agreed upon date and time to be screened in full by the regional head via an online method (either IM or video chat). This will act as your staff writer candidate interview. After the interview has been conducted, it will be disseminated between the regional head and the Chief Head/Chief Editor, Publisher in which a final decision will be made on your candidacy. |
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The Leadership Team (when full) consists of 4 regional heads, 4 assistant regional heads, a Director of Scouting and the Director of Social Media. The Leadership Team is headed by the chief head and chief editor/publisher.
Openings: Director of Social Media
Description: The Director of Social Media will be leading a team of up to 5 social media "interns" and help coordinate and create social media campaigns that are sanctioned and approved by the organization and executed on the behalf of the organization. The Director of Social Media will also be expected to be well-versed primarily on leveraging the Twitter and Facebook platforms. Other platforms such as Pinterest, LinkedIn and Google+ are optional but encouraged as part of the duties of leveraging untapped social media platforms to expand Musiqtone's reach and base across different mediums. The Director of Social Media is also encouraged to use the platforms themselves to further Musiqtone's reach and focus alongside their social media team and leadership team.
Criteria: Director of Social Media candidates must be at least 18 years of age and be well-versed with social media (like Twitter, Facebook and Google +)and have the abilities to learn how to leverage or already know how to leverage social media. There will be a process of vetting and a screening process in which the candidate(s) will be interviewed by the Leadership Team.
If you pass the prescreening/vetting process, you will be then required to show us in the screening things such as: how will you use the power of social media for Musiqtone, what are the ways to improve our current leveraging and reach and finally real-word examples.
How to apply: Please click here to begin the application process. Please make sure to fill all required fields. You will be required to send a resume and 2 recommendation letters to us at jobs@musiqtone.com within 72 hours after the completion/sending of your application. If you are contacted that you have passed the prescreen/vetting process, all efforts will be made to screen you to at least 3 members of The Leadership Team via webcam and a webcam app (such as Skype or Google+ Hangout). The recommendation letters required will stand in as our vetting process, please be advised we may contact the writers of the recommendation letters for further vetting. |
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The Social Media Team
Openings: Social Media Team Members, 5 slots.
Description: Social Media Team Members are basically what staff writers are to the Musiqtone leadership team, executors of the social media strategy of Musiqtone.com. Interns will be expected to work in unison and in tandem with the Director of Social Media during social media campaigns and each intern is expected to do their part in using social media for Musiqtone's everyday presence on platforms such as Twitter and Facebook.
Criteria: Director of Social Media candidates must be at least 15 years of age and possess some level knowledge of social media (like Twitter, Facebook and Google +)and be able to understand how to leverage platforms as well as crafting the message to tailor to a specific audience
If you pass the prescreening process, you will be then required to show the Director of Social Media and the Leadership Team in the screening real-world application of social media. This means you will be writing Tweets based on the test campaign we put forth in front of you. This will give us a general idea.
How to apply: Please click here to begin the application process. Please make sure to fill all required fields. You will be required to link us to your Twitter so we can gauge how effective you use Twitter in your everyday life and how your reach is to that end (who you follow and how many follow you back and also give us a general idea of your Facebook reach and style) during the completion/sending of your application. If you are contacted that you have passed the prescreen/vetting process, all efforts will be made to screen you to at least 3 members of The Leadership Team via webcam and a webcam app (such as Skype or Google+ Hangout). The recommendation letters required will stand in as our vetting process, please be advised we may contact the writers of the recommendation letters for further vetting. |
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Musiqtone.com- Pacific/Southwest
Includes states and major areas of: California, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, Washington, Texas, Oklahoma and Oregon.
Includes the Canadian province of: British Columbia
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Musiqtone.com- South/Southeast
Includes states and major areas of: Florida, Louisiana, Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia
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Musiqtone.com Midwest
Includes states and major areas of: Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Missouri and Indiana
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Musiqtone.com East
Includes states and major areas of: New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Maryland, and Pennsylvania
Also includes major areas of the following Canadian provinces: Ontario and Quebec
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