The Barbarian Group Internships

 
The Barbarian Group Internships
5.00 out of 5

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Headquarters:
New York, NY
Employees:
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Annual Interns:
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The Barbarian Group

Internship Overview
Internship Rating (Avg): 5.00 out of 5
5 Intern Reviews
Avg The Barbarian Group Intern Salary: $11.40
5 Intern Salaries
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Internship Stats

The Barbarian Group offers paid (stipend) internships in all of their ad agency units. Barbarian Group internships include development, design, social, strategy, account, and others. Most internships take place during the summer, but internships are offered during the school year as well.

The Barbarian Group Internship & Company Overview

The Barbarian Group is an award-winning digital marketing services company. We partner with the some of the best brands, technology companies and content creators to help navigate advertising, user experience, technology and marketing. Past clients include Apple, Esquire magazine, Burger King, M&M/Mars, GE, VW, and Unilever, among many others.

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The Barbarian Group Internships: here
5 The Barbarian Group Intern Salaries
Account Services Intern: $13/hour
Account Services Intern: $13/hour
PR Intern: $10/hour
Design Intern: $11/hour
Account Services Intern: $10/hour
5 The Barbarian Group reviews posted anonymously by former interns:
"Got to work on the Bloomberg and GE accounts at Barbarian"
Position: Account Services Intern
Location: New York, NY
Pay: $$10/hour
Duration: 12 weeks
Review posted on 6/1/2011
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Pros:

- Real, hands on client work.
- Relaxed, but ambitious culture. I know that sounds like a weird mix, but it's true.
- I loved my projects on audience profiling (goals, etc) and socializing content.
- Big clients.
- NYC is a blast to live in and co-workers showed me some great spots around the city.

Cons:

I'm looking forward to digital agencies getting not labeled as "digital"

Advice for other students:

I highly recommended an internship at The Barbarian Group.
 
"Tons of exposure to senior creatives"
Position: Design Intern
Location: New York, NY
Pay: $$11/hour
Duration: 12 weeks
Review posted on 6/1/2011
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Pros:

My favorite part of the internship was the feedback from the creative directors. I really feel like this internship sharpened my design skills in a way that school and freelance just can't replicate. It was amazing to see the strategy and thinking that went into each project.

Cons:

none

Advice for other students:

The Barbarian Group is going places. They are going to continue to win a ton of accounts.
 
"The Barbarian Group treats interns well, loved the pr internship"
Position: PR Intern
Location: New York, NY
Pay: $$10/hour
Duration: 10 weeks
Review posted on 6/2/2011
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Pros:

- Got to know the pr business from a digital standpoint. Learned how to reach out to bloggers and online publishers to create links and buzz.
- Co-workers took the time to teach me the principles of SEO.
- Culture was laid back, and kind of a get your work done, but no big deal how you do it. I like that, it shows trust.
- Really creative and cool people.
- Overall, I loved The Barbarian Group internship.

Cons:

I'd love to be a developer here.

Advice for other students:

Know social media. And, if you know any of the monitoring tools, that's also a plus. Also, be aggressive.
 
"Exposed to a variety or advertising pitches: social to new business"
Position: Account Services Intern
Location: New York, NY
Pay: $$13/hour
Duration: 10 weeks
Review posted on 6/2/2011
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Pros:

- Able to work on the GE and Lenovo accounts.
- As an intern, I got real responsibility.
- Authored creative briefs and helped with some Q&A and social media strategies.
- Worked on some new business pitches. This was a fun and intense experience - lot's of energy put into pitches.
- Loved the people.

Cons:

none, loved the internship.

Advice for other students:

Apply creatively and show passion. Overall, the Barbarian Group is a great place to work and push yourself.
 
"Apps and big brands "
Position: Account Services Intern
Location: New York, NY
Pay: $$13/hour
Duration: 10 weeks
Review posted on 11/15/2011
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Pros:

- Able to work on really interestig Android and iPhone app creation.
- Laid back and smart culture.
- Good people.
- Worked on the GE brand which was a real treat.
- Earned media thinking.
- Participating in creative concepting.

Cons:

Landing a fulltime jobs is tough.

Advice for other students:

Dive head first into digital - the advertising space needs smart, digital thinkers.
 
 
 

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