Distribution Intern
About Howcast
Founded by veterans of Google and YouTube, Howcast Media brings together the personality of user-generated content with the quality of a professional video studio to help consumers learn how-to do everything from the practical (“How to Paint a Wall”), to the unusual (“How to Get Paid for Donating Plasma”), to the entertaining (“How Not to Get Mugged”) at www.howcast.com. With high-quality video content and vibrant user communities organized around specific topic categories, Howcast provides a wealth of opportunities for distribution and advertising partners. Check out recent reviews by The Wall Street Journal and The Chicago Tribune, among others.
Howcast is set apart by our pursuit of the very best video content. We produce our own video content in our New York City studio with cutting-edge directors as well as through the Howcast Emerging Filmmakers Program, which provides emerging filmmakers with the opportunity to gain experience, exposure and a paycheck. We also welcome stellar instructional content from trusted sources like Playboy, Popular Science, and Home Depot, as well as from some of the best individual video contributors on the web.
Role
Reporting to the Senior Partner Manager, the Distribution Intern will be responsible for critical ground-level tasks that will add direct value to the content & distribution partnership functions of the company.
Starting with administrative tasks, s/he will eventually take on greater responsibility by assisting in all aspects of partner acquisition, partner management and the distribution of Howcast content. We currently distribute content online, in the home and on mobile devices through top tier partners including YouTube, MySpace, AOL, Verizon V CAST, TiVo, Hulu, and many more.
Day-to-day responsibilities also include:
- Supporting Howcast's efforts to create communities and audience on each of our distribution partners' platform by developing traffic drivers to Howcast.
- Assist in partner management by maintaining the Howcast channel on various partners' pages (track feature videos, change featured videos, etc), and providing partners with analytics.
- Work with Community Manager to coordinate community outreach with distribution goals.
- Coordinate content delivery to our partners by uploading to correct feeds, ensuring files contain required metadata, and confirming successful launches.
- Continuously reviewing and analyzing the distribution data base to increase organization and usability.
Skills
- Enthusiasm about being part of the Howcast team!!!
- Willingness to learn
- Keen attention to detail and good organization skills
- Strong written and inter-personal communication skills - you will be working across teams and time zones (we have offices in New York City and San Francisco)
- Candidate should be web savvy and able to perform tasks on the web easily
- Candidate should have a knowledge of social media networks
- A knowledge of online, broadcast & mobile distribution channels preferred
Requirements
Candidates should be:
- a full-time university student or recent graduate.
- available to work at least:
- Fall/Spring terms: 2 full days or 3 part time days a week
- Summer semesters: 4 days a week
- Candidate must have at least a 3.0 GPA
To Apply
Send all of the following to internships+newmedia@howcast.com
- Resume
- Cover Email
- introducing yourself and why you think you're right for this opportunity
- telling us which Howcast Video you like the most (visit http://www.howcast.com/videos)
- Academic Transcript (unofficial copies are acceptable)
