Halpern Cowan - Job Site

Copywriter Intern

We need an in-house copywriting intern to join our online & search marketing department to provide varied, tailor-made content on demand. You’ll be working in Camden, five days a week, learning about one of the fastest-growing parts of our business.

We will provide you with first-rate on the job training, like the latest in SEO-friendly journalism, online marketing best practice, web measurement and SEM.

You'll receive upto £200 a week to cover expenses. After completing a 3-6 month probation period, outstanding writers will be offered a full time job.

What do we expect from you? We'll know you're the right candidate because your copy will sparkle, you'll be able to prove you can work to deadlines and will be a dab hand at sticking to precise word counts. Fluency in at least one of these languages will make us fall head over heels for you: French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Greek, Turkish, Hebrew or Russian.

You will also be able to manage your time to cope with a numerous writing briefs, small and large. You’ll have to be versatile, independent and quick to learn (in a dynamic company like ours, sometimes things can move pretty fast) and a great team player.

No experience is necessary but we'd like you to have a good degree in any discipline and be passionate - really passionate - about writing, the web and interested in a long term career as a copywriter. Think this is you? Then we'd love to hear from you.

Please send your CV and cover letter telling us why you’re perfect for the role to iwanttowork@halperncowan.com  by 11.09.09 with the subject line HC COPYWRITING INTERN. Please also include one of your best pieces of writing work, whether it’s a poem, a university assignment or one of your blog posts!

We'll contact you if we want you to come in for a chat. Look forward to meeting you!

New Media Design Intern

Wanted: New media design intern – Skills in Photoshop, Illustrator and Flash with build skills in XHTML, CSS and perhaps some PHP however, it is enthusiasm we are looking for, not experience, “Keen as mustard” is the buzz phrase. We are looking for passionate and interesting people who are ready to bring new, fresh ideas to the table.

This is a great chance to get your first experience of working in a creative agency on a variety of exciting projects. You will be a real part of the creative team from day one and will be involved in brainstorming, concepting, design, build and all points in between.

Please send your CV and online portfolio of recent work to iwanttowork@halperncowan.com

Studio Work Experience Available

Quirky, individual and creative characters wanted for work experience positions. This is a fantastic chance to experience the world of new media in a fast-paced agency with exciting projects and varied work. Enthusiasm is essential, as is the ability to make the world’s best cuppa. Not that that’ll be one of your main tasks – expect to be challenged. Absolutely no photocopying involved, we promise.

Please send your CV and online portfolio of recent work to iwanttowork@halperncowan.com