Join Oprah's Team: Harpo Internship

Oprah's company, Harpo, is hiring Interns for its Research and Publicity departments, and in its Radio and Web divisions. The qualifications are listed below:

Publicity Intern
The qualifications are strong journalism background, highly developed organizational skills, creativity, resourcefulness, and a positive attitude. Responsibilities include viewing an Oprah Winfrey Show; Special projects; Servicing incoming calls; Processing incoming/outgoing requests; Producing clip books; Updating show, Publicity files, and database; Organizing, delivering, and filing news and press clips; Scanning magazines for mentions; Faxing and photocopying; and general office assistance.

Web (Oprah.com) Intern
The Content Migrator will be part of a team responsible for transferring past and current Oprah.com content from our existing web pages into our newly-developed site templates, so that end users can enjoy this content within the new design. The ideal candidate will be extremely detail oriented, and be required to ensure accuracy of the content he/she migrates. The Content Migrator must be articulate, flexible, and be prepared to meet assigned deadlines. Training and general guidance will be given. The Content Migrator will need to meet strict project deadlines and be expected to work on his/her own initiative, while reporting status of work on a daily basis to the supervisor. Responsibilities - Collaborate with project managers and supervisors to review scope of work, identify goals and objectives, and participate in training. - Migrate website content from web pages into input templates. - Preview/check all work, and address entry errors. - Document anomalies, inconsistencies, and other issues according to established documentation guidelines, and discuss with team when needed. - Provide status of work on daily basis for reporting purposes. Qualifications - 1+ years experience/study of HTML, including knowledge of linking syntax, stylesheets, HTML tables, and image tags. - Strong attention to detail. - Ability to meet deadlines. - Demonstrated experience/understanding of best practices in information architecture and website navigation. - Strong verbal and written communication skills. - Ability to effectively collaborate with technical and non-technical staff in high-pressure situations. - Recommended areas of study are Web Content, Web Usability, or Web Project Management. All candidates must demonstrate a willingness to learn, and the ability to communicate issues and questions quickly and effectively.

Research Intern
The qualifications are strong typing skills, proficient computer skills, internet experience, must be detailed oriented, good interpersonal skills, versatility to work alone or as part of a team, must be proactive and at times a self starter. Responsibilities include opening and processing mail, entering magazines into database, responding to viewers calls, updating various department databases, assisting managers and researchers with tracking trends and reading through team emails, other assigned responsibilities.

Radio (Oprah & Friends Radio Show) Intern
The qualifications are knowledge of digital editing programs like Cool Edit, Pro Tools, Dalet, or Adobe Audition; Strong organizational and communication skills; Preferrably familiarity with Harpo programming (The Oprah Winfrey Show) and/or XM Satellite Radio; Prior internship in media industry or college radio/TV experience preferred as well. Responsibilities include assisting Chicago-based producers and New York-based production manager in all functions; Digital editing; Writing segment pitches and promos; Assisting with show operations; Assisting in locating/booking guests and doing research for show segments per producers' request; Dubbing/mailing CD's and show materials; and other duties as assigned.

To apply, send the following:
1. Two (2) letters of recommendation.
2. Complete internship application.
3. Cover letter with the resume.

Submit to:
Human Resources
Attn: Internship Coordinator
110 N. Carpenter
Chicago, IL 60607