Food Studies
Internships
- National television, news division - internship on a special food production
- National food magazine - editorial internship, includes food history research
and writing for the magazine (80%), plus fact-checking (20%); attend planning
and editorial meetings, including tastings
- Food website - editing of bimonthly newsletter through complete editorial
cycle: assigning stories, writing and editing, working with the designer
and proofreading
- Restaurant newsletter - six month internship, including intensive research,
story development, product acquisition, organizing tastings, and cooking
demonstrations
- Public Relations Company - work on projects relating to cookbooks, chefs
and restaurants
- Public Relations Company - research, correspondence with journalists and
media reps, assembly of press kits
- International magazine/non-profit organization award event - work with
NY editor to organize the two international wine events including: logistics,
catering, press, public relations, relations with the wine producers and
the importers
- National food industry magazine - interview chefs/restaurateurs and write
short pieces and blurbs on new products, proofread and edit magazine pages,
attend press events
- Work with elementary school - promote wholesome foods and develop food
awareness and cooking skills among students, school food service workers,
and other members of the school community
- Food company - learn about specialty importing, retail and online market
- Food writer and historian - organize and research current positions of
food professionals working in the United States for a compilation
- Food writer and historian - research for major food-related book
- National food and beverage magazine - editorial research intern, research
and fact checking, recipe testing, plus special projects and administrative
duties
- Foodservice online magazine - work with recipe editor on weekly email newsletter,
coordinate with top chefs and their publicists
- Not for profit organization - research, organizing materials, assistance
with public program coordination and outreach relating to food and agricultural
issues
- News website - write about food and/or restaurants
- Culinary School, Associate Placement Manager - conduct class orientations,
advise students, run seminars and career fair programs, represent the school
at conferences and events
- Food and beverage consulting group - assistant to the president
- Non-profit educational food organization - part-time data entry assistant
- Leading fine wine and spirit company - temporary full-time position assisting
the special events/public relations department
- Specialty food sales and distribution company - sales representative
- Culinary tours company - part-time assistant
- Gourmet shop, catering division - telephone sales
- Spotters - write observations of restaurants for client reports
- Assistant to wine consultant - administrative duties, special projects,
cultivating business leads, website maintenance, and creation of sales materials
- International hospitality group - administrative duties, sales reports
and written correspondence
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