Olivia Perez
Publishing & Media Communications Internship
Learn how creative work moves through a real media company.
Olivia’s proposed internship is centered primarily on publishing and editorial development, with additional exposure to communications, marketing, and media production workflows.
The goal is not simply to complete assignments for Empire Media Company, but to gain practical understanding of how written and creative projects move from concept through editorial development, publishing, production, and audience communication.
What the internship is designed to teach.
Publishing & Editorial
- Understand the lifecycle of a manuscript from intake through publication.
- Distinguish developmental editing, line editing, copyediting, and proofreading.
- Apply editorial style and consistency principles.
- Create and use editorial style sheets.
- Preserve author voice while improving clarity and accuracy.
- Understand publishing metadata and book descriptions.
- Explore print, ebook, and audiobook workflows.
- Learn editorial quality-control processes.
Marketing & Communications
- Identify audiences for creative projects.
- Develop promotional copy.
- Adapt messaging for different platforms.
- Maintain a consistent brand voice.
- Understand basic campaign planning.
- Explore press and publicity writing.
- Learn how the same project is communicated differently across audiences and media.
Media Production
- Research and pre-production fundamentals.
- Development of production briefs.
- Scripting and interview preparation.
- Organization of creative assets.
- Understand how publishing, video, audio, and promotional content can support one property.
Professional Development
- Manage creative assignments within agreed deadlines.
- Receive and implement professional feedback.
- Communicate questions and project status clearly.
- Work within confidentiality and intellectual-property requirements.
- Understand workflows within a multi-brand independent media company.
Four phases. Increasing responsibility.
Orientation & Publishing Fundamentals
Introduction to Empire Media Company, Audible Publishers, Port City Productions, and the relationship among EMC’s mainstream media operations.
- Publishing workflow
- Editorial terminology and roles
- Manuscript evaluation
- Style sheets
- House-style considerations
- Publishing formats
- Confidentiality and intellectual-property basics
Editorial Practice
Apply editorial concepts to selected material under supervision.
- Review selected manuscript pages
- Identify copyediting and proofreading issues
- Prepare editorial notes
- Create or maintain style sheets
- Compare edited and published material
- Review metadata and descriptions
- Discuss editorial decisions and alternatives
Communications & Marketing
Explore how published and media properties are communicated to audiences.
- Audience identification
- Promotional-copy exercises
- Social-media campaign planning
- Book descriptions and promotional summaries
- Press-release structure
- Cross-platform message adaptation
- Analysis of existing EMC promotional materials
Media & Cross-Platform Development
Explore how an intellectual property or creative concept can extend beyond a manuscript.
- Production research
- Scripting
- Interview preparation
- Production briefs
- Content-development planning
- Coordination between publishing and Port City Productions
- Adaptation of written concepts into audio, video, or promotional media
Finish with something that shows what you learned.
During the final portion of the internship, Olivia will complete a supervised capstone based on a selected EMC project or teaching project.
The capstone may combine editorial review, style-sheet development, audience analysis, promotional copy, campaign concepts, and production or media-extension planning.
The purpose is to demonstrate learning rather than fulfill a critical EMC production requirement.
Where appropriate and approved by EMC, selected non-confidential portions may be cleared for use in an academic or professional portfolio.
Supervision & Feedback
Olivia will receive regular supervision throughout the internship.
- Initial orientation
- Clearly explained assignments
- Regular access to a supervisor for questions
- Approximately one structured check-in each week
- Ongoing editorial and professional feedback
- Midpoint review
- Final evaluation
Additional mentoring and creative discussions may be provided by EMC leadership or personnel with relevant experience.
Academic Schedule & Credit
The internship is intended to complement, not interfere with, Olivia’s university responsibilities.
Academic obligations, examinations, and major coursework take priority over internship scheduling.
If Olivia wishes to seek academic credit through the University of North Texas, EMC is willing to review applicable requirements and cooperate with an academic advisor or internship coordinator where reasonably possible.
Workload & Scheduling
The proposed commitment is approximately 6–8 hours per week.
Because the internship is remote, the exact distribution of those hours may vary according to Olivia’s academic schedule and EMC training or project availability.
Based on the availability previously provided, assignments and meetings can generally be scheduled around Monday–Thursday evening availability and broader Friday–Sunday availability.
The program is based on progress and educational participation rather than rigid time-clock attendance.
Access & Confidentiality
Olivia will receive access only to EMC materials and systems necessary for approved internship assignments.
Potential access may include selected:
- publishing materials;
- manuscripts;
- editorial documents;
- marketing assets;
- research;
- production briefs;
- project-specific files.
Banking, payment systems, tax records, contracts repositories, personnel records, administrative passwords, master hosting, domain systems, confidential legal material, and other restricted corporate information are outside the internship.
The internship remains within EMC’s mainstream publishing, media, communications, and production operations. Adult-content businesses and related creator/customer operations are not part of the proposed internship.
Portfolio & Professional Development
EMC may approve selected completed work for inclusion in Olivia’s academic or professional portfolio when confidentiality, copyright, client, publication, and business considerations permit.
Successful completion may also include:
- a final written evaluation;
- verification of internship participation;
- cooperation with academic-credit requirements where applicable;
- a completion letter;
- a professional reference when appropriate.
Compensation & Employment Status
The proposed Fall 2026 internship is intended as a structured educational internship.
The internship is unpaid.
There is no promise or guarantee of paid employment with Empire Media Company or any affiliated company following completion.
Participation is intended primarily to provide education, supervised practical experience, mentoring, and professional development.
Review. Ask questions. Shape the experience.
If this proposed structure is of interest, Olivia and Empire Media Company can confirm the internship term, schedule, academic-credit needs if any, and final learning priorities before completing the formal internship agreement and onboarding process.