May 29th, 2012 | by Kevin Kenney | published in Internships, jobs & volunteering
Check out my last post for background on my internship at Shanghai-based creative agency NeochaEDGE. I just completed my internship at NeochaEDGE last Monday. I'd been working there for a little over three months, and overall it was a refreshing and positive learning experience for me. From my very first day at NeochaEDGE, my job has been […]
April 17th, 2012 | by Lisa Hu | published in Internships, jobs & volunteering, zS Blogs
Three weeks ago, in mid-March, I coordinated a photo shoot for David Laris' The Fat Olive, the third and newest location of Shanghai's premier Mediterranean restaurant chain. The Fat Olive's menu, designed by the Shanghai-based chef and restaurateur Laris, features flavorsome dishes best complimented with a unique wine. I brought six of my friends from the NYU Shanghai program, and my supervisor […]
April 9th, 2012 | by Lisa Hu | published in Internships, jobs & volunteering
I am interning for the food and beverage company, David Laris Creates–more specifically his newest modern Shanghainese concept, Le Sheng located in the heart of the French Concession. As their marketing and PR intern, my main responsibilities is to assist the marketing director in reaching out to media contacts, both domestic and international. My goal […]
April 9th, 2012 | by Kevin Kenney | published in Arts & Culture, Internships, jobs & volunteering
I intern at the Shanghai-based boutique creative agency NeochaEDGE. They design and create ads and commercials for some really big clients, including Nike, the GAP, and adidas. (Below is a shot from their most recent adidas collaboration: if you'd like to see more, just click here). NeochaEDGE is a relatively small creative agency, with only fifteen or […]
May 22nd, 2011 | by Taylor Williams | published in Internships, jobs & volunteering
Martial arts have never piqued my interest (besides a brief, Rush Hour–induced, Jackie Chan phase), nor has a career in journalism. Carefully avoiding mention of these minor deficiencies, I was hired as an intern at in-kungfu.com. Despite my lack of innate passion for the internship and, more importantly, directly relevant experience, I feel both myself and the company have benefited from […]
March 20th, 2011 | by Amy Zhou | published in Internships, jobs & volunteering
Hi zaiShanghai-ers! I'm Amy Zhou, currently interning at Wufantuan.com (also known as: The Lunch Group), an online start-up modeled after Groupon, the leading American a group-buying business. Basically, our company makes deals with local businesses (e.g. restaurants) and posts these deals on their website. Users can click to buy, and when there are enough buyers, the […]