Where was all this intern solidarity back in my day? The lawsuits, the t-shirts, and now Intern magazine, a new bi-annual publication that aims to publish work by the best unpaid talent in the world and raise “a long overdue, frank debate about the current state of the intern culture.”
And it looks pretty damned professional, with design that wouldn’t be out of place in Purple or Dazed and Confused and one of the glossiest, most well-put-together Kickstarter videos I’ve ever seen. Professionals looking to get your ideas funded, take a hint from the interns:
“First and foremost, people need to be exposed to your work in order for them to notice you,” says founder Alec Dudson. “Secondly, the culture of internships across the creative industries is one that is not discussed or debated outside or even within them. Wouldn’t it be a lot more helpful if people could get an insight without throwing themselves in at the deep end?”
The thing about hiring competent young people is that other media companies swoop in on them. ANIMAL's previous interns have been snagged by TIME, USA Today, Huffington Post and more. So, we're looking for more paid interns who want to make stuff with us (look at this stuff we made last…
Do you like what we have been up to lately? We trolled Supreme, got love from Rachel Maddow, beat Tribeca Film Festival in the Vine game and reported from the front lines of #OccupyGezi. We interviewed artists, made mixtapes, documented graffiti in London and shot the "Rent Is Too Damn High" music video for Jimmy McMillan all over NYC.…
What do we do here? Lots of stuff. Recently, ANIMAL trolled Supreme, got love from Rachel Maddow, ruled the Vine game and reported from the front lines of #OccupyGezi. We interviewed artists, made mixtapes, documented graffiti in the UK and Egypt, looked into this Abramović thing, made a "Merry Indie Xmas" and shot the official "Rent Is Too Damn High" music video. We're about dogs, bikes,…
