We Americans seem to love picking up on Japanese culture and making it part of our own popular culture. Karate, sushi, and video games are excellent examples of things that we’ve adapted in our own way into our everyday lives. Manga and anime haven’t quite had such wide adoption (except for Pokemon), but there seems to be a large group of fanatics who are absolutely obsessed with Japanese animation and graphic novels. Today’s internships are for those people. VIZ Media, owned by three of Japan’s largest creators and licensors of manga and animation, is “a leader in the publishing and distribution of Japanese manga for English speaking audiences.” When it comes to publishing, animation, and entertainment licensing of Japanese content, VIZ Media is the company. They publish magazines and graphic novels, produce DVDs, and develop, market, license, and distribute animated entertainment for those of us who consider Japanese a foreign language.
VIZ Media is located in San Francisco, CA and appears to have a quite a comprehensive Fall internship program. They are currently looking for an Animation Production (Home Entertainment (DVD) & TV Production) Intern, a Brand Liaison Intern, a Design Intern, an Editorial Intern, a Legal Intern, a Magazines Intern, and a Sales & Marketing Intern – something for everyone. Each internship has an in-depth description that goes into great detail about what each position entails and what kind of qualifications you should have to apply.
All internships at VIZ Media are part-time and unpaid, but if you love anime, it doesn’t get any better than these internships. To apply send your resume and cover letter to jobs@viz.com. Make sure that you specify which internship you are applying for and send your resume and cover letter in the text of the e-mail – no attachments!
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