Open Intern & Writer Positions

BroadwayWorld.com, the largest theater site on the net, is continuously striving to bring you the most comprehensive coverage of all things theater happening around the world - and we couldn't do this without our dedicated and talented team of interns and contributors!

If you're a reader of our site but have always wanted to contribute in a different way, why not consider an internship or contributor position? BWW offers positions to fit all types of skills and interests, including tech internships, newsdesk, contributing editor opportunities and more! Check out the current opportunities below and get in touch with us to learn more!

Due to high demand, some positions may fill up quickly. Should this happens, your application will be placed on a waiting list until a spot opens up. You may also be offered an internship in an area with a higher need for support and then moved to a different opportunity. 

Tech Interns Wanted! 

If you're a tech-savvy theater enthusiast with a few hours to spare, we have the ideal internship for you! BWW is now accepting applications for new interns to help grow our regional show listings in our over 130 markets! As part of your internship, you will be assigned one or more regions to oversee and will be responsible for online research, reaching out to regional theater companies at the community and professional level, and inputting current and upcoming show listings into our database.

Online research skills, database or data entry experience are a must. Training and ongoing support will be provided. Contact Romina at romi@broadwayworld.com to apply.

Newsdesk Interns Wanted!

Applicants interested in joining the Newsdesk team should be industry enthusiasts and have an interest in learning about news editing and website content management. No journalism experience is necessary -- we'll teach you everything you need to know -- although excellent writing skills is essential. Applicants must also be able to multi-task and write quickly.

Responsibilities include: Assisting with the editing and posting of press release stories, Drafting original pieces under the direction of the News Editor, and Online and social media research.

To apply, please send a resume and one writing sample to Nicole at nicole@broadwayworld.com

Seeking Editors to Head Up Coverage! 

Current openings in: Maine, Milwaukee, Miami, Mesa, Memphis, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Fargo, Jackson (MI), Dayton, Fargo, Jacksonville, Scotland, Melbourne, Little Rock, Madison, Louisville, Detroit, Cincinnati, Central NY, Buffalo, Vancouver, Montreal, Ottawa, Austria, Arizona. 

BWW is currently seeking talented theater enthusiasts to head up feature coverage our over 130 regional areas. As a Contributing Editor, you will have the opportunity to review the shows of your choice, conduct interviews with local and touring talent, design features of your own choosing for publishing, and work/network with your local theater press reps to bring exposure to the theatrical offerings in your area.

All applicants should have excellent writing skills and an interest for giving local theaters and productions some prominence on BroadwayWorld.com.

Your compensation as a featured writer with us not only includes exclusive press seats to all of the shows you cover (as is standard in your area and arranged between you and the theater) but also the opportunity to be published under your own byline and publishing profile on both the local and main pages of the site for maximum exposure to our 4M+ monthly visitors.

If this sounds like you, please send a resumé and one writing sample to Christina Mancuso at christina@broadwayworld.com. 

Join the BWW Student Center Team! 

The BWW Student Center is a comprehensive, free database service listing college and university performing arts programs across the country making it easier for prospective students by showcasing programs searchable by schools, location, degrees and concentrations. In addition, the Student Center is also comprised of a show calendar which lists high-school and college productions. Throughout the year, we also profile schools and their arts programs in a weekly spotlight series.

With the upcoming launch of the 2012-2013 Student Center, we want to engage even more students and faculty in a variety of ways, including Backstage Blogs, Interviews with students, faculty, cast and creative teams, Features & Profiles, Reviews and much more. Want to get involved? Contact Romina at romi@broadwayworld.com for more info!

Note:  All positions mentioned above offers flexible hours and the opportunity to work remotely for your convenience. All you will need are a computer and internet access, so applicants both in and outside of New York City are encouraged to apply. **Access to New York City is not required. 

Internships are unpaid, with college credit available.

Posted on: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 @ 06:30 PM Posted by: Robert Diamond

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New: Cruise Line Auditions

Feeling the urge to hit the high seas?

We've been getting requests for a while to include the ever-expanding world of cruise lines in our popular audition listings, and have now done just that. Click here to check them out and happy trails, or sails...or something like that. :-)

Posted on: Monday, August 13, 2012 @ 01:18 PM Posted by: Robert Diamond | Leave Feedback

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POLL: Should INTO THE WOODS Transfer?

The Public Theater's production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s beloved musical INTO THE WOODS, part of The Public’s 50th Anniversary season at the Delacorte, officially opened last night, August 9. Directed by Timothy Sheader with co-direction by Liam Steel, INTO THE WOODS began previews on Tuesday, July 24 and will now close on September 1.

Check out highlights from the show HERE and see what the critics had to say HERE.

There has already been a lot of buzz about the show transferring to Broadway this fall. Do you think it should make the move?

Posted on: Saturday, August 11, 2012 @ 11:58 AM Posted by: Robert Diamond | Leave Feedback

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Updates for iPhone, iPad & Android Apps

We were the first Broadway app on the market back in 2009.  The world has come a long way since then and our apps have too! 

If you already downloaded our new apps which were released just in time for the Tonys, you'll have received the updates automatically via the App Store.

Today, July 6, we've released updates to our applications for the iPhone, iPad and Android devices which now feature an improved login system (login once and forget it), multitasking improvements, speed improvements, an updated player for BWW radio, access to your BWIDB Personalized News Feed and other miscellaneous fixes and enhancements. 

BWW's new apps were completely redesigned from the ground-up and release in June and feature all of our news, content, videos, show listings, message boards, special offers, radio channel, search features, regional news and lots more - all updated in real-time! 

Get the New Apps Now!

• iPhone
• iPad
• Android

 

 

Posted on: Saturday, July 07, 2012 @ 11:16 AM Posted by: Robert Diamond | Leave Feedback

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New BWW TV & Photo Coverage Homepages

When the theatre world slows down, our coding time increases and continuing our summer of upgrades here at BroadwayWorld.com, we pushed 'live' today new homepages for both:

BroadwayWorld TV

and

BWW Photo Coverage

Aside from being updated to our new mid-2012 page design with significantly faster load and browse times, both pages also now incorporate a slew of long-requested updates including the ability to search or browse JUST our video or photo coverage with new section specific search engines. 

More to come soon!

Posted on: Monday, July 02, 2012 @ 12:35 PM Posted by: Robert Diamond | Leave Feedback

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Updated Broadway Reviews Report Card

We've just released a complete redesign of our uber-popular Broadway Critics Report Card that features all of the major critics reviews for everything on the Great White Way... Featuring up to the minute information from our opening night review roundups, if you make your show-going choices based on critical consensus - it's the area of the site for you. It's also all linked in to our exclusive Pick-a-Show web app as well. More to come and have a great weekend!

Posted on: Friday, June 29, 2012 @ 04:26 PM Posted by: Robert Diamond | Leave Feedback

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More Randy Rainbow!

If you're like me, you can't get enough of our bi-weekly CHEWING THE SCENARY with Randy Rainbowseries... I'm not going to admit to how many times I watched the ROCK OF AGES video, showing it to anyone in the digital or physical vicinity of my desk. I'm excited to share that Randy is now doing on-the-scene reporting for us as well, the first of which went up earlier today at BWW TV: Randy Rainbow Goes to the Jimmys! Gets JEKYLL & HYDE Scoop from Constantine Maroulis, Deborah Cox, Frank Wildhorn & More! 

Click Here to Play!

 

Posted on: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 @ 02:18 PM Posted by: Robert Diamond | Leave Feedback

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Interns Wanted!

BroadwayWorld.com, the largest theatre site on the internet, has just opened up new opportunities for interns to join the team this season! Applicants should be industry enthusiasts and have an interest in learning about news editing and website content management. No journalism experience is necessary -- we'll teach you everything you need to know -- although excellent writing skills is essential. Applicants must also be able to multi-task and write quickly.

Responsibilities include:

- Assisting with the editing and posting of press release stories

- Drafting original pieces under the direction of the News Editor

- Online and social media research

The position offers flexible hours and the opportunity to work remotely for your convenience. Applicants both in and outside of New York City are encouraged to apply. The internship offers invaluable training in online media and an opportunity to be a player on the front lines of the theater and entertainment worlds. The internship is unpaid, with college credit available.

To apply, please send a resume and one writing sample to Nicole at nicole@broadwayworld.com

 

 

 

Posted on: Monday, June 25, 2012 @ 01:28 PM Posted by: Robert Diamond | Leave Feedback

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2012 BWW Award Winners Announced!

The results are in! Voting opened on May 3, 2012 for the 10th Annual BroadwayWorld.com Awards, and ran through June 4, 2012.

This year, we shattered all previous site records, by more than DOUBLE, as hundreds of thousands of theatregoers and fans weighed in on their favorites of th 2011-12 theatre season on Broadway, Off-Broadway and beyond.  

The BroadwayWorld.com Awards are by far the largest and most popular online Broadway polling event of its kind, open to all and with fully visible and audited results. 

And the winners are... CLICK HERE!

Posted on: Wednesday, June 06, 2012 @ 12:09 PM Posted by: Robert Diamond | Leave Feedback

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New BWW iPhone & iPad App!

We're holding the official announcement for another couple of days, when we'll have version 1.1 available via the App Store that's twice as fast as 1.0 and includes personalized news (you'll get an auto-update if you download this version), BUT I'm excited to share that our brand new iPhone and iPad App is now available here. 

We were the first Broadway app back in 2009, and the world has come a long way since then -- now, our app has too! 

Featuring all of our news, content, videos, show listings, message board, special offers, BWW's radio, search, regional news and lots more - check it out right here. It's 100x more functional than the old app, has all sorts of nifty features like 'pull to refresh' and will update instantly along with the site. 

It's BWW in your pocket!

Android Users? Should just be another week...

Posted on: Tuesday, June 05, 2012 @ 02:40 PM Posted by: Robert Diamond | Leave Feedback

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Update to Yesterday's Big Announcement

What, you missed yesterday's BIG announcement? Well, either scroll down (and then back up) or click here to read all about BWW's new revolutionary *personalized* Database, now both bigger than ever AND offering custom news feeds just about YOUR favorite shows and stars AND an iTunes Genius/Netflix/Amazon style recommendation engine to help you find more of what you like.

We got a ton of positive responses yesterday to the new service as well as several thousand BWW readers already playing with it (thank you!). Amongst the most requested 'Day One' features was the ability to get Daily Email Updates instead of just the Weekly version that we launched. 

Well, we jumped into quick action and you can now change your alerts to daily, by clicking here. MUCH more to come. Next stop, mobile!

Posted on: Thursday, May 31, 2012 @ 08:50 AM Posted by: Robert Diamond | Leave Feedback

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