You know what’s not hot right now? Real estate. You know what is hot right now? Web video. What happens when you combine the two? Do you get something that’s lukewarm. Not exactly. You actually end up with WellcomeMat, a New York City based (with an office in Boulder, CO) startup, that is taking advantage of the current climate in real estate to try to incite a video revolution. I’m not sure how many college students check out real estate listings, but if you do, you know that they’re pretty one dimensional. There’s some hyperbolic language about how great the property is and a few pictures from the best possible angles. Places almost never look like the pictures in the listing. Video can change that, and that’s why WellcomeMat is building a platform “where video newbies meet and hire video gurus, a place where local video producers can be found helping do-it-yourselfers, a place where the stars of real estate marketing harness the unmatched power of online video and a place where superior video presentations and tours are born.”
The key to finding an internship that is going help you develop useful skills is to keep looking forward. You shouldn’t only be anticipating where internships are going to be, but you should also be anticipating where the industries that you’re interested in are headed. If you’re frustrated because that career in real estate that you want doesn’t seem like a possibility now, why not check out WellcomeMat? A lot of real estate is about marketing, and the web is where marketing happens now. WellcomeMat sees the future, and they can prepare you for the jobs in real estate that don’t even exist yet (but they will). Right now WellcomeMat is looking for interns in Design, Web Development, Community Management/PR, and Video Production. The postings on their site don’t seem to mention whether they are paid or not, but this Craigslist posting for one of the internships says that the compensation is negotiable. You can apply by sending a cover letter and resume to work@wellcomemat.com, and you should also check out this interview with WellcomeMat Co-Founder Phil Di Giulio.
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Toss your hats into the WellcomeMat ring! Thanks very much for the ideas posted here…you are right on in many ways.