C IS FOR COOKIE AND ALSO FOR CITY TRAVEL REVIEW
TRAVEL WRITERS/RESEARCHERS/REVIEWERS
City Travel Review – www.citytravelreview.co.uk
Study/Work Placement gap Programme 2009
Location: Berlin, Germany & Edinburgh, Scotland
Available Dates: Autumn/Winter 09 & Spring 2010
'Autumn/Winter Berlin'– Applications have now been released – The application process closes shortly after all candidates have been selected. Dates of programme 15th November - 6th December. 2009.
'Autumn/Winter Edinburgh' – Applications have now been released – The application process closes shortly after all candidates have been selected. Dates of programme 29th November - 20th December 2009.
'Spring Berlin & Edinburgh' – Applications have now been released – The application process closes shortly after all candidates have been selected. DAtes of programme 1st April 2010 21st -April 2010
Citytravelreview.co.uk with offices in Edinburgh, Scotland and Berlin, Germany attract participants each year to take part within our study/ work placement gap programmes. Participants are usually undergraduates, post graduates or working young people taking a short sabbatical. Participants come from all different backgrounds, with the following purposes to gain valuable work experience, learn a language from scratch or improve on foreign language skills already acquired (Berlin programme only), many participants wish to possibly change career direction in order to move into creative, media, journalism, travel writing, design or fashion industries. Participants are usually placed in peer groups that have members of the team with complementary skills. The guide is non profit making although participants are rewarded with bonuses in the form of activities, excursions, company visits and fun target related bonuses according to deadlines being met.
We are accepting applications for Autumn/Winter Berlin and Autumn/Winter Edinburgh. A Travel guide project along with a travel guide group producing a short film.
Sample of booklet produced: www.citytravelreview.co.uk/gallery.html (Scroll down to sample of booklet tab).
Sample of work produced by one working team: www.citytravelreview.co.uk/berlin-video-spring-09.html
Add to your CV/Resume or Portfolio:
You will attend German language classes to learn German (Berlin programme only). During the afternoons participants work as Travel Researchers/review journalists and are thoroughly involved within the creative team, creating a professional tourist guide aimed at young people and students visiting the capital. Information gained in the language learning can also be incorporated within the guide. Participants design the whole guide from start to finish from layout, photos, graphics, writing reviews for restaurants, bars, cafés, attractions/entertainment, city history, art and culture etc.… An added extra of creating a short film is also available (optional). Participants attend workshops and are aided by a journalist & professional working team. The guide is published and distributed to various language schools, backpacking hostels, tourist offices, exhibitions, universities, small and medium sized business' to hand out free to young people. The guide is also used as an online resource. Typical activities involve visiting local business', newspapers, international manufacturing companies, breweries, trips to historical locations. The work normally stays in circulation for a minimum of 1 year. So if you are looking to gain new skills or looking to get a step into the media or creative industries simultaneously working in another country and gaining some new language skills to add to your CV or portfolio, please look no further.
For more detailed information please Check out all on www.citytravelreview.co.uk
Check out our Team blog for updated info- http://teamcitytravelreview.blogspot.com
and to enquire or apply via info@citytravelreview.co.uk
Requirements:
We look for outgoing individuals who want to learn a new foreign language from scratch or improve on knowledge already acquired (only Berlin ) and work within a creative team. You must be open and able to work to challenging deadlines within these vibrant capital cities.
How To Apply:
Please send us a detailed CV/Resume and an e-mail to info@citytravelreview.co.uk explaining which group you would like to join and exactly why you would like to participate . In order to obtain an application form you must state which group you wish to join. Either Berlin Autumn/Winter or Autumn/Winter Edinburgh.
Note: We always have limited amount of places for all groups. Please also note that costs are involved in relation to accommodation, breakfast, language lessons, professional staff for activities/excursions, workshops etc...(for a full list of what is included in the cost please get in contact)
Contact Information For All Groups:
Motion Placements Ltd
6-8 Alexander Drive
Edinburgh, United Kingdom EH11 2RH
Phone:
0044 (0)131 346 80 80
Email: info@citytravelreview.co.uk
Website: www.citytravelreview.co.uk
