Who we are
Chicago INNERVIEW Magazine is a monthly print publication focusing on live music and entertainment in Chicago as well as city, state and national politics. The magazine was founded in 2003 with a sole emphasis on local concerts and has since been expanded to include in-depth investigative reporting as well as coverage of the White House and national political events like Inauguration Day, Election Day and The Democratic National Convention. The magazine also publishes comprehensive festival guides dedicated to the annual Lollapalooza and Pitchfork Music Festivals taking place in Chicago each summer.
Whether covering local concerts or national politics, Chicago INNERVIEW can be counted on for its unique insight and analysis that readers have come to rely upon. From its recent 12-month series on the 2008 presidential campaign and Obama Administration to its comprehensive analysis of the U.S. music industry, Chicago INNERVIEW is a trusted source in news, music and politics — in both the Windy City and beyond. The magazine also hosts regular events in Chicago and is an important partner in national industry events like the South By Southwest Music Conference in Austin, Texas, as well as the CMJ Music Marathon in New York City. The magazine is a subsidiary of INNERVIEW Media, Inc., based in Boulder, Colorado.
What we do
Chicago INNERVIEW targets a monthly surveyed readership of 47,000 people by circulating 20,000 print copies per month at 300 distribution outlets in the city and a few near suburbs. We can be found throughout Chicago, but are specifically targeting the neighborhoods of Bucktown/Wicker Park, Lincoln Park/Lake View, Rogers Park/Uptown, UIC/South Loop and West Loop/Downtown.
Our monthly magazine features approximately between 30 and 40 band interviews and previews per issue, as well as occasional concert or album reviews, news reports, political analysis, investigative and general music features, a comprehensive live music venue listing, and a complete day-to-day concert calendar.
Where we are
Chicago INNERVIEW can be found in the top venues, entertainment centers, record stores, coffeehouses, universities, bookstores and shops frequented by our young adult audience. A complete list of our distribution outlets is available at www.chicagoinnnerview.com/where_to_find.htm.
We circulate through stacking, through sponsorship booths at local music events as well as through direct distribution at shows. Each month our street team heads out to the biggest concerts and events in order to hand out magazines directly to attendees, placing the publication directly into the hands of the fans — a highly effective direct marketing technique not available through any other publication. Chicago INNERVIEW also circulates the publication through its trademark black newspaper bins placed at train stops and other key high-traffic areas of the city.
We are also worldwide, clocking in between 400,000 and 500,000 hits to our Web site every month, with readers consulting the publication from all corners of the globe. We also boast a monthly e-mail newsletter with more than 3,000 subscribers — targeted to serious music fans and high-level industry professionals nationwide. They come to us because the quality of our content is simply unmatched by any comparable print or online publication, whether on a local or on a national basis.
Why we are
Because Chicago is a world-class city, deserving of a world-class publication.
Why advertise with us
There is no better place to reach music fans than Chicago INNERVIEW. Period. We target the biggest music spenders at the lowest rates. Advertisers range from local venues and shops to national record labels and major corporations. A complete list of advertisers is available on our Web site at www.chicagoinnerview.com/advertise.htm.
Also, our professional magazine format and in-depth content lends itself to a significantly longer retention period than more disposable weekly publications. Our readers hang on to Chicago INNERVIEW, and your ad sticks around for the ride.
Chicago Innerview Magazine
c/o Innerview Media, Inc.
P.O. Box 1719
Boulder, CO 80306-1719
Phone: 312.850.3635
Fax: 312.850.3676
Jay Gentile
Publisher/Editor-In-Chief
editor at chicagoinnerview dot com
Zarah Delrosario
Art Director
zarah at chicagoinnerview dot com
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Edmund Scanlan
Online Editor
escanlan at chicagoinnerview dot com
Don Bartlett
Senior Editor
don at chicagoinnerview dot com |
We're looking for a few good interns and part-timers:
- PROMOTIONS/STREET TEAM
Be a part of the action by distributing magazines at some of the biggest monthly shows as well as Innerview-sponsored events held at local clubs like Metro, Aragon, Riviera, Subterranean, Double Door, Empty Bottle, etc. Become an integral part of a great magazine and help put out the word. Internships assigned on a case-by-case basis and are unpaid, but free concert tickets may be available.
- GRAPHIC DESIGN
Help create artwork for each monthly edition of Chicago INNERVIEW Magazine. See your work published and your name credited in the magazine and online. Work assigned on a case-by-case basis. Create your art from home and e-mail it to us when competed.
- AD SALES
Help sell ads for each monthly edition of Chicago INNERVIEW Magazine. EARN PAID commission on all successful sales. Applicants must be experienced in ad sales and have contacts/leads in the local/national music industry.
think you got what it takes?
send resume to jay gentile at editor at chicagoinnerview dot com
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