9 thoughts on “Photography Internship”

  1. Looks good and reasonable. I’m wondering why you’re limiting yourself to the Boston area, however? Couldn’t these interns be based in Minot, Nogales, Fresno, or even Miami?

  2. Good question, Javier. It is a lot easier to collaborate with folks if they are in the same room, which is why companies invest in office space even though in theory each person could work from home. Especially with young folks, if they have a question about HTML or the Unix shell or the right tone for an article, it is much easier to sit side-by-side and work something out.

  3. Potential candidates might be relieved to see some rough numbers for salary – the supposed ideal candidate, a recent photography grad, probably doesn’t have a ton of work experience and is likely not to know what a reasonable salary would be. I have had internships (in engineering) that paid anywhere from $16k to $64k in equivalent annual salary, so there is quite a broad range out there.

  4. It looks good, although are there really a lot of university programs for photographers? I’ll be passing it on a friend of mine that just graduated from Brooks in Santa Barbara. He knows some pretty interesting people. (Boston might be a tough sell for people softened by three years in S.B., but there are some pretty adventurous people in that program)
    Honestly, the ad kind of makes me wish I were in a completely different place in my life, although I’m probably not qualified as a photographer.
    I prefer vi.

  5. Ghengis: There are university programs for everything in this great country, including ones that will give you a Ph.D. in University Administration, so that you can generate yet more university programs… (and yes there are plenty of schools that prepare people to become commercial or fine art photographers; the best school is probably Rochester Institute of Technology)

    Adam: Thanks for the idea. I will add that we are providing health insurance and a reasonable salary range ($20-35k/year?).

  6. I’m really surprised a going rate for a person with a higher education is $20,000 (even considering the perks of working at photo.net). That seems a bit low if you think that she probably spent 100k over last four years to earn the degree. I would rather not mention the salary range at all. I’m pretty sure college kids are aware of salaries – they could get a ball park range at job fairs and while they are working internships, etc.

  7. presidentpicker: I think you have figured out that University of Massachusetts medical school (tuition of $8,352 per year) is a better investment than art/photography school.

  8. There is a typo in the last point under ‘What does the job entail?”
    “…manufacturer’s press release putting the **annoucement** into context…”
    should be “announcement”

  9. Is this internship limited to recent university graduates with photography degrees? Not everyone takes the same path to get to the same place in their career as another, and often the amount of education and experience does not dictate the value and ultimate qualifications of a candidate.

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