Applications for the Wine Communicators of Australia (WCA) 2024 Wine Media Cadetship program are now open. Now in its seventh year, the cadetship aims to foster emerging talent and promote excellence in Australian wine communications. This year’s cadetship has an extra special element: the winner will travel to Verona, Italy in October 2024 to accompany the Adelaide contingent to the Great Wines Capital Annual Conference.
Designed to empower young people who aspire to be move into or develop their wine writing and communication, the cadetship aims enrich the pool of wine communicators and create proud ambassadors to advance the positive promotion of Australia wine on an international stage.
The WCA Wine Media Cadetship is made possible through the support of ‘Great Wine Capitals – Adelaide, South Australia’ and is open to South Australian residents who meet the criteria detailed here.
As well as attending the conference in Italy, the successful cadet will receive a number of unique opportunities over the following 6 months, to gain experience and insight in South Australia’s wine industry, and to develop their media and communications skills, including:
- Hosted visits in SA wine regions
- Wine writing/story-telling development with experienced writers
- Multimedia skills development with digital and creative asset experts
- Writing blog content to be published on the Great Wine Capitals website
- Stewarding at Royal Adelaide Wine Show, attendance at awards lunch
- Attendance at key premium food and wine events across the state, including the ‘Best of Wine Tourism Awards’.
Applications close at 11.59pm on 18 September 2024, and a shortlist will be interviewed in Adelaide at the end of September. The 2024 Winner will be officially announced by the WCA on 4th October at RAHS Royal Adelaide Wine Show. The cadetship will run from October 2024 to March 2025.
For further information, entry criteria and to apply, visit the WCA website at https://winecommunicators.com.au/wine-media-cadetship/
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