Summer Internship

Hypebeast Ltd. started from a sneaker website founded by Kevin Ma in 2005 to a publicly listed media company in 2016. With a total reach of over 40.5M users across all platforms, The media group boasts a global readership across Asia Pacific, North America, Europe and more, with the flagship platform available in five languages. The group has expanded its publishing brands to a wider scope in recent years, encompassing Hypebeast and its multiple content distribution platforms, e-commerce store HBX and agency Hypemaker. Hypebeast Ltd. has been featured in Forbes’ “Asia’s 200 Best Under A Billion” in 2018 and Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Companies” in 2017.The Hypebeast Summer Internship Program will give participants an in-depth look at how an international media company operates on a day-to-day basis. Interns will have an opportunity to learn more about the company such as editorial content, photography and videography production, sales development, etc. Interns will also get hands-on experience under expert supervision of leaders in the industry. Interns will leave the program with a feeling of accomplishment, and enhanced skills they can build upon in their academic and professional careers.We are looking for interns to join our PT Strategy Intern and Crypto/Hypemoon Editorial teams. The PT Strategy intern will assist with research and trend reports for HYPEBAE and the Editorial Intern will create daily crypto news content for HYPEMOON.ABOUT HYPEMOON:Hypemoon, the new web3 content platform from HYPEBEAST, is looking for an Intern to join its expanding editorial team. The internship program is designed to provide experience and training across a diverse range of tasks specific to the department. Interns will work alongside passionate and creative individuals who will provide mentorship and skill development.We are looking for an aspiring journalist with a strong knowledge of crypto terminology who can identify trends and package them in an easy-to-digest news format. This role will require you to source, write and publish daily news articles and work with the team to develop feature stories for Hypemoon.com. This is an exciting opportunity to help build our Hypemoon newsroom and is ideal for someone who is passionate about all things web3, including cryptocurrency, NFTs, DeFi and the metaverse. This experience will teach you how to create digital news and long-form content, how to conduct interviews, and how to work as part of a global editorial team. ABOUT HYPEBAE:The Part Time Strategy Intern will be an integral player in assisting with research, strategy and data projects within the Hypebae team. An ideal candidate is someone who has experience in strategic planning, creative execution and research into youth culture. We’re looking for someone who is well versed in streetwear and Hypebae’s key subcultures

PT Strategy:

• Collaborate with the data team to complete vertical migrations and article re-tagging
• Conduct research into fashion, sneakers, beauty, the metaverse and youth culture to help inform our trend reports
• Create infographics and editorial narratives around data gathered from surveys, focus groups and expert interviews
• Assist the editorial team with finding news stories related to future trends within our target audiences across social and editorial platforms
• 15/20 hours Allocation per week:
• 5 hours: vertical migration
• 10 hours: daily research into emerging trends for our editors with the possibility to write their own short-form trend reports. Source new audiences for Hypebae to tap into on Social from emerging designers, product innovations, tiktok trends to internet conversations.
• 5 hours: data visualisation, adhoc survey development, data input, scouting expert interviews

Crypto Editorial:

• Assist in writing daily news pieces daily for Hypemoon, with a focus on relevant, timely, and impactful news for a global audience
• Monitor breaking news and stay ahead of trends in the crypto space
• Produce monthly editorial features relevant to a diverse audience of crypto enthusiasts, aligned with the Hypemoon editorial tone and valuesBuild a line of communication with PRs, brands, and talent within the crypto marketIdentify emerging subcultures and new communities that Hypemoon can grow into in order to expand our audience reach
• Full time

Requirements:

• Currently enrolled in a college or university, or a recent graduate
• Highly proficient in spoken and written English
• A team player but able to work independently
• Has a high interest in social media and current trends
• Proactive and willing to learn attitude
• Available to intern from Mon - Fri (9AM to 6PM) from June through August
• Based in New York