Intern 5000 ────
Publication, 2021
Supervised by Dan Milne
Publication, 2021
Supervised by Dan Milne
Intern 5000 is a zine created to address the
potentially problematic nature of unpaid
internships in the creative industry.
Published by a
University student union or creative faculty, Intern
5000 is designed for students across all levels of
their studies. While most are aware of the benefits
of an internship, their inaccessibility for many
and potential for exploitation is not often explicitly
discussed in academic settings. Internships take
many forms - some well-structured and mutually
beneficial, others unethical and nebulous. As most
entry level creative jobs require prior experience,
many students consider unpaid internships their
only way to get a ‘foot in the door’ - Intern 5000
seeks to initiate a conversation about how this can
be problematic and question, more broadly, if this
thinking needs to change.
