GERMANY, SPAIN, FRANCE / Motion Placements Ltd
www.citytravelreview.co.uk – Study working placements Travel Writers/Researchers/Reviewers (language learning element involved)
Edinburgh, Berlin, Madrid, Lyon CTR Projects
City Travel Review attracts project members each year to take part within our study/working gap placement programmes. Project members are usually undergraduates, post graduates, working young people taking a short sabbatical or those taking a gap year before or after University or even those in between jobs wanting to gain some productive working experience while learning a foreign language and culture abroad. Project members usually come from all different backgrounds, with the following purpose to gain valuable diverse working experience, learn a language from scratch or improve on foreign language skills already acquired. The majority wish to gain a new experience possibly changing career direction in order to move into; creative/history/arts/culture/language/media/communication/PR/journalism/research/travel writing/reviewing/tourism/design, photography/fashion industries. The project members are selected and usually placed in peer groups that have members of the team with complementary skills.
The guide project is a project designed to test at all levels and is designed as a gap experience to add to the CV/Resume or portfolio. The guide produced upon completion of the team working project is displayed as an E-Book which is usually published with an IBAN number available to download online or ordered as a book by the public. Any profits made are kept solely by the participants themselves which always depend on the quality and how well the participants promote the guide after the programme. Project members are rewarded with bonuses in the form of project related activities, field trips, excursions, company visits and on some projects fun target related bonuses according to project deadlines being met.
They all attend German/Spanish or French language classes on a regular basis that usually take place most mornings. During the afternoons project members gain and develop hands-on experience working as Travel Researchers/review journalists. All project members are Involved within the creative team, creating a professional tourist guide aimed at young people visiting the capitals. Information gained in the language learning is incorporated within the guide. Project members design the whole guide from start to finish from layout, photos, graphics/design, proofreading, writing reviews/features for restaurants, bars, cafés, attractions/entertainment, city history, art and culture etc.
Project members also attend workshops and are aided by an experienced journalist & a professional working team. Parts of the guide are often distributed as an on-line resource, displayed over the years in many various different formats in exhibitions, Universities, Tourist information offices or article extracts are given to small and medium sized business’ to hand out as a free resource. Typical activities involve visiting local important business’, Government buildings, newspapers and magazines, media related business’ international manufacturing companies, breweries, trips to historical locations. (Depends on project chosen and time of year). 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 a new career simultaneously working in another place while and gaining some new language skills to add to your CV or portfolio you can find more detailed information on our citytravelreview.co.uk website.
We select outgoing individuals who are able to demonstrate commitment, initiative, teamwork, good organisation and the ability to communicate effectively.
Please send us a detailed CV/Resume and an e-mail explaining which group you would like to join (Edinburgh, Berlin, Madrid, Lyon)
The Application process closes for each project once all places have been selected;
May Berlin – Applications now over
Edinburgh March – Applications now over
March Madrid – Applications shortly closing
All other dates now have limited availability.
Please note that a programme fee is involved in relation to accommodation, breakfast, airport pickups, language tuition, professional staff organisational guidance for project related activities/excursions, workshops. Contact: info@citytravelreview.co.uk
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