Intern in Madrid

It's hard to find a quality, inexpensive Cultural and Internship Program in Spain! Seems like there are programs everywhere from Poland to Italy to Kenya, but when it comes to Spain it's slim pickings. They are either too expensive or too narrow in the fields they offer or only available to specific student bodies. That's why we have developed this program especially for Americans looking to intern in Spain.

This is what makes our program different and better:

• The amount of time you choose to intern is flexible, with program lengths ranging from 1 to 6 months

• Program can be done for academic credit.

• 2 weeks of intensive Spanish language classes are included in the fee

• Lodging is included. Live like a Spaniard in a shared apartment with other Adelante candidates or elect to live with Spanish roommates.

• Come with a friend and live together during your time in Madrid.

• You will be met at the airport when you arrive in Spain, and taken directly to your apartment.

• Internships are for 4 hours each day in either a local, Spanish-owned company or a larger, international corporation with offices in Spain, whichever best fits your goals for this program. You will gain real, international work experience to add to your resume.

• The participating companies we work with represent a wide variety of Sectors from Human Resources to Marketing to Teaching English to European Union consultants, and more. We are also happy to approach a specific company and create a new Sector on your behalf.

• Some excursions are included during your intensive Spanish coursework. We also organize events each month, which you are welcome to participate in -- some have a small fee, others are free. This program is meant to be 50% work experience and 50% cultural / language acquisition and immersion. To that effect, we help cultivate the cultural side of the program for you by organizing these events.

• Madrid is Madrid - the capital and literal heart of Spain. There are hundreds of websites to find out more about this fascinating city.

• English speaking Adelante staff is available to you for support, assistance and in many other ways should you need it.

IT IS OUR GOAL TO HELP YOU EXPERIENCE ANOTHER CULTURE THROUGH OUR VOLUNTEER AND IMMERSION PROGRAM. WE TRY TO PLACE ALL CANDIDATES AND HAVE HAD GOOD SUCCESS MATCHING CANDIDATES WITH THEIR DESIRED SECTORS, BASED ON THEIR SKILLS AND AVAILABILITY. CANDIDATES THAT ARE "TRULY" BEGINNING SPEAKERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE BY APPLYING FOR TEACHING ENGLISH ASSIGNMENTS.

 

NOTE: If you want to intern in a Sector you don't see here, then with a minimum of 60 days advance notice we can make an effort to find a placement in your desired field.

 

MEDICAL / NURSING

 

 

This internship will provide the candidate the opportunity to shadow a nurse or a doctor, visiting patients in a major medical center in Madrid. Initially, the candidate will do minor tasks associated with patients and patient care, and will be given more responsibility once his/her capacity is determined. For some, this will be mostly observation. For others, this can be realization of medical duties. Logically, much depends on the candidate, their level of Spanish, past internships, etc, etc. This is an amazing opportunity to experience first-hand how the medical profession operates in a foreign country, and to appreciate how the policies and procedures differ in Europe as compared to the United States.

 

TV / BROADCASTING

 

Internship program offered in multimedia companies in Madrid, including audiovisual services for advertising or corporate production. Candidates will be exposed to all aspects of producing TV programs, corporate videos, and / or advertising spots from beginning to end, including script writing, photography and illumination, broadcasting, technical assistance, shooting, editing, and postproduction.

 

NEW Opportunity in TV Journalism
Fast-paced internship at one of  the world's top 24-hour news channels. Limited spots available for the right candidate. Interns must be able to follow instructions and work independently. Advanced Spanish skills and Journalism or Communication Studies are required.

 

MARKETING / PUBLIC RELATIONS

 

This internship can take place in distinct firms and organizations. In the larger corporations, the candidate will work in a specific department usually focusing on maintaining and reinforcing the already created projects / clients, attending to specific client and collaboration companies needs. In the smaller organizations and companies the objective may be to create and maintain new marketing / ad / PR strategies to garner new clients / results. The candidates will do their internships in private companies, corporations or in non-profit agencies or organizations.

 

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

 

The principal job duties in these internships will be to create and execute new business strategies, cultural programs, educational / advocacy programs, new products or services; and to assist in bettering the existing processes. Spain maintains business relations with different European, American, African and Asian countries, which provides an appropriate backdrop to do a variety of things during an internship in this field. Also, the NGO's (non-governmental organizations) with projects ongoing in third world countries offer a good opportunity to get to know and evaluate distinct economic and social situations.

 

CONSULTING

 

This internship will require studies in the field of Law or Economics or Political Science or similar and requires at least a solid intermediate level of Spanish. Duties related to corporate strategies: consulting regarding changes or bettering corporate culture to ensure productivity, helping to set "benchmarks" and make sure they are met, testing of corporate culture, "coaching". Duties related to corporate Organization: organizational design, analysis and tracking of procedures. Duties related to Marketing: marketing plans, research, relational marketing, satisfaction studies of existing clients. Duties related to investments: auditing, financial advice, fiscal and labor issues.

 

IMPORT / EXPORT

 

Logistics and international transport, to include work in document management, airline transportation issues, maritime and over-land transport, including Customs work; warehousing new or incoming or outgoing products and then distributions of these products.

 

LANGUAGES

 

Candidates interested in the world of languages can participate in internships collaborating in language classes for Spanish adults or for children, creating instructive lessons / new ideas for learning, designing materials, developing new activities that will be used during classes, both theoretical and practical. Under this heading we also offer Translation internships, whereby candidates can assist Translation Agencies. There is also a good opportunity to serve as "host" or "hostess" at Conventions, Fairs and Expos for participating firms; Event Planning and other Interchange companies also seek this type of candidate for internships in Spain.

 

SOCIAL WORK AND PSYCHOLOGY

 

In this sector we place largely within the NGO's - these are the larger non-profits that serve a number of groups of the Spanish and International population. Different areas are: at-risk youth, battered women; immigrant rights; refugee rights; gay, lesbian and bi - trans-sexual issues, drug dependence; homeless, and many, many more. These are amazingly diverse and international and quite rewarding placements that fall under both Social Work and Psychology sectors.

 

SPORTS

 

Internships include working with one of the major league soccer teams in Madrid. Internships in this sector also include working with Madrid's burgeoning basketball team. We place within sports interning in a sports co-op network promoting sports and physical education as a social integration tool in developing countries, the U.S. and Spain. Program areas include, education - teaching the social values of sports and the inclusion of disabled, training and coaching, education and prevention of HIV/AIDS, and youth development - the making of community leaders.

 

GRAPHIC DESIGN

 

Creation of web pages and promotional materials such as catalogues, brochures, logos, info CD's, special promos, etc. The intern will be placed in companies that have as their clients other companies who need GD services or also in companies that have a GD department to design their own materials. We also offer internships working for Magazines or local Newspapers under this heading.

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

 

These internships include programming and software design, among other things. Maintenance of hardware and ideas to help better internal processes at different corporations / organizations, digitalizing and planning new technical products. Candidates may be placed in IT companies dedicated to creating programs / services for other companies, or en the IT Department of a large company, or in an NGO.

 

TOURISM

 

Spain is one of the counties most receptive, and most successful, in the Tourism industry. Candidates who choose this sector are placed in Hotels, where they "float" thru a variety of Department depending on their skills / abilities. We also place in Travel Agents, where candidates help with marketing their products, client services, reservations and more. There are many companies in this sector, including Special Event management firms, Interchange groups (very similar to Adelante but sending Spaniards abroad!), and more.

 

ACCOUNTING / FINANCE

 

Candidates in this sector will intern doing routine duties related to accounting: databases, inputting expenses and payments (A/R), billing, banking, financial procedures, budgeting. Mostly all the companies we work with have Accounting or Finance Departments.

 

JOURNALISM

 

Interns will participate in editing and publication of newspapers and magazines, including marketing, communications, design, writing and correction of articles, photography, research, web design and more. This usually requires a pretty strong level of Spanish for Spanish only publications, and we also place in Spanish-to-English publications.

 

LAW / LEGAL INTERNSHIPS

 

This sector is often times the most complicated to place in: the actual law firms in Spain require not only a high level of Spanish but also that candidates have taken their LSAT's and / or are already enrolled in law school. We can and do place in the Municipal Courts in Madrid, in legal departments in companies and in law firms.

 

 

NEW Opportunity in Spanish Law Firm
This internship is with a law firm working mainly for international clients established in Spain. Day-to-day work involves many situations where knowledge of foreign law and languages is required. It is a chance to acquire practical knowledge in an international environment, while also getting an approach to Spanish law and the Spanish legal system.

 

  

 

There are sectors that are not mentioned here simply because we do not place frequently in them, such as Zoo, Photography, Veterinary, and others... if you don't see your sector on the list, it doesn't mean that we can't place you!