Internships

Employers are invited to participate in our media arts internship programme.

Students from the School of Media Arts are available to intern with employers who can benefit from their skills and talents. Areas of expertise include moving image, photography, graphic design, digital design, journalism, painting, sculpture, audio engineering, music, sound design, public relations and advertising.

What are internships?

Internships are 120 hour placements of Wintec students, offering a structured form of work experience that students receive course credit for.

How it works

Students keep a daily journal, build a portfolio and present a seminar and written report to their peers. The employer sets the student's tasks and projects, and completes an evaluation form on completion to provide feedback on the student's performance. Find out more about the details and employer benefits of internships in the FAQ section.

Further information

For further information contact the Internship director.

Register an opportunity

Projects

New Wave publication project

A book put together by Media Arts staff and students records the journeys of 18 migrants who now live in Hamilton, but were born outside New Zealand. The New Wave: Hamilton’s Migrant Community, looks at the growing diversity of Hamilton’s population. While 70 percent of Hamilton is broadly defined as European, and 20 percent as Māori and Pasifika, there are also citizens from 160 ethnic backgrounds. Journalism tutor Charles Riddle says it is this last 10 percent of the city's population that is fascinatingly diverse and makes for interesting reading. Around 15 students worked on the publication under the expert guidance of editor in residence Aimie Cronin. The project team also worked closely with the Hamilton Migrant Centre and the Hamilton City Council. The book is the first phase in a two-year project which will culminate with an exhibition in the Waikato Museum.

New Wave Launch books Photo by Geoff Ridder

River City Sound sessions

A moving image student produced a multi-camera production making live videos for local bands.

View on Vimeo

Matariki Interactive Waka project

The Matariki Interactive Waka Project is a multi-disciplinary project that aims to create an interactive waka sculpture that will sit beside the Waikato River at Hamilton’s Ferrybank Park and draw the people of the city back to the river.

It’s a community project lead by Media Arts tutor Joe Citizen with Wintec students in the areas of Trade, Engineering, Media Arts and Early Childhood acting as co-creators of the sculpture. We also have several Wintec staff members and independent researchers on board who are all working hard towards a final goal that benefits the people of Hamilton and visitors to this beautiful place. We are also working in partnership with Wintec’s Maori Achievement Office who are advising on tikanga, matauranga and whenua consultation.

Artist's impression of Tōia Mai, Hamilton’s new interactive waka sculpture to be gifted by Wintec.

Moving Image students profile Waikato Museum

One of Moving Image Production students assignments is a group client-based Documentary. This is the fourth year we have teamed up with Waikato Museum who has been our Client for two Museum staff profiles that share behind the scenes stories at the Waikato Museum. Over the last few years of this ongoing community project, Moving Image students have made an excellent range of videos highlighting a variety of Museum staff profiles: what they do, how they do it and why they like working at the Waikato Museum. We look forward to continuing our relationship with the Waikato Museum again in the near future.

News

International artists join line-up for Ramp Festival launch

Tuesday, 04 June 2019

International artists Mat Fieldes, Ned Ginsburg, Jill Slayer and Nic Kyle are coming to Wintec’s Ramp Festival in July to inspire creatives.

International artists Mat Fieldes, Ned Ginsburg, Jill Slayer and Nic Kyle are coming to Wintec in July to inspire creatives at Wintec’s free admission Ramp Festival.

Four international artists will join an inspiring line-up of creatives at the four-day Ramp Festival of music, media, arts and design next month at Wintec in Hamilton.

Canadian based actor and singer Nic Kyle, along with sought-after bass player Mat Fieldes, artist Jill Slayer and composer Ned Ginsburg, all from New York are just some of the speakers who will be at Ramp Festival from 23-26 July.

The festival is free for students, alumni and the public to engage with and experience the creative arts.

Ramp Festival is the new name for the former Spark International Festival of Music, Media, Arts and Design.

Ramp Festival Director, Megan Lyon says this innovative, annual event curated by Wintec’s School of Media Arts has been stimulating curiosity for 21 years.

“We have speakers with careers in music performance, communication, design and contemporary art arriving to our city campus from New Zealand and all around the world.

“Being in the same room with inspiring creatives really does make a difference,” says Megan.

The Design Industry Breakfast will be a highlight during Ramp Festival week.

The festival’s new name ensures a closer connection to the School of Media Arts’ well-established art gallery, Ramp Gallery, which has been operating at Wintec for more than 20 years.

“We saw an opportunity to bring these well-known Hamilton city arts spaces and activities under the same banner,” says Ramp Gallery Curator, Wendy Richdale.

“As educators on a central city campus, we have a really close connection to the city and the arts community here. It’s an exciting time for Hamilton as we grow and mature into our own as a city.”

Ramp now combines all the events, workshops, performances and exhibitions offered at Wintec’s School of Media Arts under one umbrella.

In addition to Ramp Festival and Ramp Gallery, regular events throughout the year will include Ramp Talks, Ramp Workshops and Ramp Live (a live music series).

“These joint creative experiences are important learning tools and real opportunities,” says Wendy.

“It’s like we can pull back the curtain and provide real understanding of what is going on in the sector currently – as well as giving invaluable opportunities to connect directly with world-class creatives.”

Speaker Snapshot

Nic Kyle performed in New Zealand, Australia, England, Canada and featured as a solo artist in several Christchurch Symphony Orchestra concerts. He returns to New Zealand as the role of Jesus in The Court Theatre’s sell-out season of Jesus Christ Superstar. Nic talks through his journey in the performing arts industry.

Mat Fieldes has been based in New York for the past 25 years and has toured the world with artists such as Ornette Coleman and Joe Zawinul. He is also a member of the Auckland-based jazz collective, The Committee. Matt’s workshop will take a look at the life and times of Miles Davis, who was continually influenced by popular musical trends.

Jill Slayer started her career in Texas and freelanced as an artist in New York City since 1982. The painter and text/collage artist has exhibited in The Philippines, London, New York, New Jersey and Barcelona. Jill’s workshop will discuss the skills necessary for a young artist, giving them opportunities to present their own artwork.

Ned Ginsburg composer and arranger born in New York returns to Ramp Festival. His career experience includes Liza Minnelli (Broadway), Aladdin (Broadway in London) and Wonder Pets (Nickelodeon). In his workshop, he’ll present 'before and after' scores that an orchestrator can bring to a songwriter or scoring composer’s work and discuss his experience of entering the profession.

These New York speakers are only some of the amazing line-up for this year’s Ramp Festival. Find out more about the speakers and opportunities in this year’s Ramp Festival at Wintec from 23 – 26 July.

Keep up to date with Ramp events on The School of Media Arts social media pages, on Facebook Instagram and Twitter. Follow #wintecrampfestival

This story was written by Wintec Bachelor of Media Arts, Communication student, Hollie Blanchard.

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