Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Web Design and Development - 32

Are you interested in Web Design and Development? Then this is the perfect internship for you.
This is a fairly small, creative agency, and they love what they do. They work very hard (and play hard when they can).
Life is generally chaotic in the studio; with over 10 projects running at any given time. They do however still manage to get everything done on time, and try to over-deliver wherever possible.

ACTIVITIES OF THE COMPANY:
Web Design & Development, Design and Management of e-mail newsletter campaigns.
Creating standard based websites in CSS & XHTML.
Developing this on their own content management system written in PHP & MySQL

ON WHICH DEPARTMENTS WOULD THE INTERN BE ACTIVE?
They are looking for someone to re-develop their management system (in PHP & MySQL). This system will automate their workflow; keep track of task lists, client documents, finances, etc. This could be a great project for an intern to focus on in their time here in Cape Town. They like to be involved with the planning and specifications of this system, but the developer will have a lot of freedom on some of the details as well as how the framework is developed.

WHAT STUDIES ARE NEEDED FOR THIS INTERNSHIP?
Web programming
Experience in PHP & MySQL would be required.
Experience with AJAX, CSS & JQuery would be a big bonus

SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS NEEDED FOR THIS INTERNSHIP:
Simply experience in PHP & MySQL. They use Dreamweaver as their development software, but an intern would be free to use whatever they prefer.

PLEASE NOTE: This is an UNPAID internship and applies to international students only. Please reply with reference '32' to contact@kickstart.co.za or check out our website www.kickstart.co.za

Marketing, Tourism, Business Management & Finance-37

This company has two main departments, a conference department and a destination management department.
Activities of the company include coordinating conferences, destination management and incentives.

They are looking for an intern to be an assistant conference coordinator and assist with DMC research.

Departments on which the intern could be active:
Conference Department / Destination Management Department

Studies needed for this internship:
Marketing, Tourism, Business Management, Finance

Specific qualifications needed:
French speaking, good English skill, good grasp of Word, Excel, Power Point, creative input.
The student should be willing to work in small company, will to engage in diverse activities, friendly manner, passionate about travel and African, a passion for soccer also helps.

This company seeks an intern from January 2009 onwards.

PLEASE NOTE: This is an UNPAID internship and applies to International students ONLY.
Please reply with the reference “37” to contact@kickstart.co.za or check out our website www.kickstart.co.za

Tourism/ Hospitality/ Guesthouse-162

Want to work abroad and experience new cultures?

This Guest House is a well established guesthouse in Cape Town, South Africa situated only 10 minutes away from Cape Town city centre including the "trendy" Long- and Kloof Street with its restaurants and cafes.
Only a 30 - 45 minutes drive away you will find numerous scenic routes and mountain trails, golf courses and the most beautiful wine lands. Internet Cafés are found within walking distance as well.

They are looking for an intern who can help them with the following tasks:
- Marketing
- Answering enquiries
- Making reservations and bookings
- Check in and check out of guests
- Guest relations and customer satisfaction
- Assistance of Manager in duty Management
- Housekeeping
- Booking shuttles/ tours

Requirements:
- Experience in marketing, hospitality and tourism
- Good written and spoken level of English
- Person cant be too shy, must be self confident
- Reliable and friendly with guests
- Working hours: 40 hours per week, 2 days off per week (Some pocket money may be given)
- Student must be flexible on weekends sometimes as well.

PLEASE NOTE: This is an unpaid internship, and applies to international students only. Please reply with the reference ‘162’ contact@kickstart.co.za or check out our website www.kickstart.co.za

Research / Web Design / Analytics - 36

This is an online travel company dealing with car rentals, self-drive holidays, accommodation, overland tours, safaris and travel advice.

They do all web development and Internet marketing in-house, so there is scope for interns to work in the web development / design / marketing positions.

Studies needed for this internship
Design / Copywriting / / IT / Web Development / Internet Marketing especially Search Marketing or Search Engine Optimisation

Specific qualifiacations needed.
IT / Web / Design students
AJAX
XHTML
PHP / mysql
JavaScript
CSS
Working with 3rd party API’s (e.g. Google Maps, Fickr, etc)
Flash Action (especially integration with PHP / XML)
Understanding of information architecture, documentation of Websites,
Website usability, Website Design, Conversion Optimisation, Website analytics and Search Engine Optimisation,

Specific characteristics needed
Good interpersonal skills
Confident
Self-motivated
Social

PLEASE NOTE: This is an UNPAID internship, and applies to international students ONLY
Please reply with the reference “36” to contact@kickstart.co.za or check out our website www.kickstart.co.za

Industrial Engineering/Logistics/Production 40

This Company is all about Design & Manufacturing of electrical heating appliances.
There are various departments, including Marketing, Export, Finance, New Product Development, Production, Procurement, Operations, Human Resources.

They also offer projects in: Industrial Engineering, Time studies, Process optimization, Quality and efficiency improvements, Lean manufacturing studies, Kaizen (Continuous Improvement) projects, factory layout planning, automatisation, and logistics.

On which department(s) could the intern be active?
Production, Process planning, Procurement, Logistics

Studies needed for this internship
* Industrial Engineering or Mechanical engineering.
* Mechatronics studies, at least 4 semesters completed.
* Ideally a professional qualification (Berfusausbildung/Lehre) in a technical or administrative function.
* Project Management experience an advantage.

Specific qualifications required by the intern.
* English: Fluent (speaking and writing)
* Software: MS Office fully proficient

This intern should be creative, must easily integrate into a team, have an open and direct approach in communicating, be diligent, flexible, reliable and trustworthy.

PLEASE NOTE: This is an UNPAID internship and applies to international students only.
Please reply with the reference ‘40’ to contact@kickstart.co.za and check out our website www.kickstart.co.za

Tourism/Journalism/Marketing -20

This is a fairly young company specialising in niche market publishing. They prefer to handle everything from conceptualization to the final product themselves.

They are a boutique-publishing house, specializing in conceptualizing, researching, writing and publishing books on niche subjects. They have recently expanded their business to include publishing custom books for clients.

They provide a full spectrum of innovative research, creative writing and professional publishing services that are tailor-made to accomplish a range of education, marketing and information-generation goals.

This company also has an in-house photography division offering location (outdoor, indoor & architecture) and product photography in a dedicated studio. In addition, we have a digital photographic library, focused mainly on the wine industry.

Their dynamic team is supported by key partnerships with the printing, distribution and marketing sectors, enabling them to deliver beyond expectation. They optimize every opportunity to investigate, characterize and articulate topics in words and photography to inspire educate and delight readers.

Their main activities are:Conceptualization of project
Market research
Project planning
Sales to clients
Data collection and verification
Photography (in-studio and on location)
Writing of book
Overseeing design and lay-out
Overseeing editing and proofing
Launch of book
Overseeing marketing and sales via book retail channels
Direct marketing to alternative channels
Feedback from clients
Archive of media reports
Certain aspects such as printing, editing and lay-out design is outsourced.

The company’s first title on South African wine was a best-seller and has achieved international recognition when it won the Gourmand World Award in 2006.The co-founder has been recognized by international organization. Leading Women Entrepreneurs of the World for her role a courageous woman in the entrepreneur’s world.

The intern would receive in-house training and brought up to speed with the status of the project. Thereafter, they will being with office management, communicate with clients, manage a diary, data capturing and verification, independent research with industry bodies.

From there, they will become involve in photography and assist in keeping the photo library up to date. They could also manage a database for newsletters, marketing and media reports.Their requirements are:
Prior wine education and industry experience advantageous
Strong writing and verbal communication skills essential
Computer literate in MS word, excel, outlook, PowerPointEnglish required, additional languages advantageous
Knowledge and/or experience in photography advantageous
Passion for and good knowledge of wine essential
Entrepreneurial spirit as company offers growth prospects
Independent Works well under pressure
Organized with excellent follow-up skills
Hardworking
Meets deadline
Excellent people's skills
Must have own transport

PLEASE NOTE: This is an UNPAID internship and applies to International students only. Reply with the reference ‘20’ to contact@kickstart.co.za and feel free to check out our website www.kickstart.co.za

Design/Branding/Marketing – 12

This is a through the line advertising company, specializing in Design and Brand Consultancy, Publishing, Events, Animation, Video, Radio, Outdoor, Web Design and Corporate Gifts.

Their main activities include Promotions & Events; Graphic Design; Brand consultancy.

On which department(s) could the intern be active?
Promotions/ Events
Sponsorship/ Marketing initiatives
Business development
Sales (marketing-driven)
Graphic Design/Multimedia
Web Developer
Marketing

Studies required by the intern.
Marketing/ Advertising/ Communications
Business Management
Audiovisual Communications/ multimedia/
Business Administration (for discussion/ not key)

Specific qualifications needed
Excellent communication skills/ positive/ people person (English)
Interactive/ quick learner
Excellent writing skills (communication via email/ client communication/ reports)
Creative
Accountable and responsible/
Can manage projects


PLEASE NOTE: This is an UNPAID internship and applies to International students only. Please reply with the reference “12” to contact@kickstart.co.za or check out our website www.kickstart.co.za

Media/Journalism/Production – 05

This company is all about Music marketing & Publicity, Journalism, Talent promotion, Magazine Production, and Journalism.

The intern would mainly be involved in Music marketing and promotion of artists and albums.
Studies required
Marketing, Media, Journalism, Music, Production

Qualifications required
An ability to write well, a strong interest in music and youth culture, must be creative and possess a strong imagination. Web and computer literate is important.

Specific characteristics needed in the intern
Willingness to learn about the local music scene.
Must have fine eye for detail.
Must have a positive social outlook.
Must be willing to work irregular hours (weekends and after-hours)
Be deadline driven.

PLEASE NOTE: This is an UNPAID internship and applies to International students only . Reply with the reference ‘05’ to contact@kickstart.co.za or check out our website www.kickstart.co.za

Tourism / Business/ Guesthouse - 31

Located at the foot of the Table Mountain in a secluded, lush private road in the upmarket suburb, you will find this Guest Lodge.
Offering dignified elegance with elements from various South African cultures give this Lodge a very unique charm. The ideal place for our guests to unwind, embark on or conclude an exciting vacation to South Africa.

The Guest House at a glance:
Close to city centre in a lush private road.
10 mins by car to famous beaches of Camps Bay, Clifton & V&A Waterfront.
20 mins walking distance to Cape Town city centre.
5 mins by car to Table Mountain Cable Way Station.
Spacious, luxury rooms with bath and/or shower.
All rooms with private balcony or terrace.
Exotic garden with a large swimming pool.
Breakfast buffet or English breakfast available.
Guest self-service bar.
Internet with WLAN, email, fax and laundry facilities.
Conference facilities for up to 10 people.
Off-street parking available
Satellite Television
Arrangement of sightseeing tours.
Transfers to and from CTI airport.
Under German management

ON WHICH DEPARTMENTS WOULD THE INTERN BE ACTIVE?
Front office
Bookkeeping
Reservations and parts of housekeeping in co-operation with our housekeepers
Guest relations, help to organize weddings in house and different other locations
Light gardening, watering the gardens, shopping for breakfast

NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE STUDENT
Must speak English
Preferably in the field of tourism or hotel business
Would be appreciated if she would be at least 23 – 25 years old or older

CONDITIONS AND PERKS:
They have a VW pick-up, which can be used by the student also privately
Accommodation: there is a small apartment with bath/shower, toilette-en suite, breakfast, lunch and dinner are available
The period of the internship has to be at least 12 weeks or 24 weeks or more
Pocket money is provided

PLEASE NOTE: This is an unpaid internship, and applies to international students ONLY.
Please reply with the reference ‘31” to contact@kickstart.co.za or check out our website www.kickstart.co.za

Media/ Design & Hosting - 03

This company is driven by a team of individuals who collectively has over 70 years experience in online media and marketing. The company has been in operation since 2000 and has always been at the forefront of new media

On which department(s) could the intern be active?
1) Accounts department
2) Design department

Studies need for this internship
1) They would like someone with accounts and administrator experience – maybe someone with an accounts qualification or bookkeeping.
2) They would also like someone with design skills.

Specific qualifications require in the intern
1) Accounts, book keeping, experience with Pastel and general computer knowledge. Written and spoken English.
2) Design

PLEASE NOTE: This is an UNPAID internship and applies to international students only. Reply with the reference "03" to contact@kickstart.co.za or check out our website www.kickstart.co.za