do you want to work at designboom?

really? well if you do, then we would like to hear from you. provided that you are: – aged between 21 and 28 – good at what you do – ready to work hard with a team of other enthusiastic types who aren’t bad at what they do either – a nice person who’s easy to get along with.

the duration of the internship is 5 months, from july until november 2007. there is only one position available at this moment. you will work in designboom’s office, which is based in milan, italy. your working hours will be from monday to friday, 9am – 5pm. you will receive a contribution to your living expenses and work-travel stipends.

we are looking for a creative and enthusiastic individual who is interested in writing about design and helping to manage the day-to-day production of designboom’s editorial content. we believe in ‘learning by doing’

as part of a small international team you will have the opportunity to gain practical experience of internet publishing. you will be actively involved in developing provocative features, current news updates, analyzing the design’s artistic, technique, social and economic dimensions. you will report directly to the designboom’s executive editors and will be co-responsible for producing the majority of original content on designboom. you will contribute to conceive, develop and produce designboom’s unique online design education courses (‘design-aerobics’.) as part of your internship you will experience the life and culture of milan.

who we are looking for you should be mother-tongue english with excellent verbal and writing skills. you should have a background in industrial design and/or architecture and ideally, would have an interest in furthering a career in these fields. you should have an eye for detail and experience in editing with accuracy and flow. we need somebody with initiative and the ability to perform under deadline pressure. we use mac, so skills in photoshop and familiarity with web-based content and basic knowledge of HTML are a plus!

how to apply

applications must be submitted via email only and should include – a statement of motivation, – a portrait picture, – a brief resume (CV), – a portfolio with examples of your design work – example of writing skills (if you have none, please prepare a short article for designboom).

please send your application to and fill in the subject line : ‘editorial internship’. emails should be no heavier than 1 MB.

please send your applications ASAP as we are currently selecting candidates! deadline for application is june 10th. we will answer within the following week.