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, Filed Under: Internship

Neill-Cochran House Museum Public Relations Internship

Neill-Cochran House Museum
Description:

The Neill-Cochran House Museum is seeking candidates interested in gaining hands-on experience drafting press releases, contributing editorial content to newsletters, managing web content, and collaborating with graphic design staff while supporting mission-centered messaging at a growing museum/performing arts venue. Successful candidates will leave their semester with writing samples and an understanding of practical communications strategies to increase donations, develop volunteers, and build presence in the community.

Responsibilties:

Maintain a regular 10-15 hour work week; a minimum of 8 hours must be in person at our offices.
Consistently meet deadlines and proactively monitor a master communications calendar
Consistently produce error-free, grammatically correct, and compelling prose.
Attend a weekly, one-on-one supervision meeting with a member of senior staff

Requirements:

Prior experience in fundraising, development, communications, journalism, nonprofits
OR at least one year of college-level study in communications, public relations, journalism, English, or a related field.

NCHM is committed to offering educational internships to applicants from diverse backgrounds. People of color, immigrants, women, members of LGB and/or T communities, and members of other marginalized communities are encouraged to apply.

Address
2310 San Gabriel St
Austin, TX 78705
United States
Start Date
01/24/2017
Application Due Date
01/09/2017
To Apply
Please send a resume and a writing sample to info@nchmuseum.org with Public Relationship Intern in the subject line.
source: http://www.501community.org/jobs/item/12/6259

, Filed Under: Internship

A Glimmer of Hope Spring 2017 Communications Internship

SPRING 2017 COMMUNICATIONS INTERN

A Glimmer of Hope empowers rural Ethiopian communities to end the cycle of poverty. Our clean water, education, health care and microfinance projects create a powerful force for change.

Glimmer is looking for a Communications Intern who will assist in a variety of communications and marketing projects and help organize our media content. You will be asked to contribute to ongoing team projects that focus on efficient and engaging communication with Glimmer’s supporters. Learn more about us at glimmer.org.

position:

  • Contribute to projects that enhance Glimmer’s communications to our donors through writing, storytelling, synthesis of programs information and more
  • Help organize our media content libraries
  • Contribute to and help build Glimmer’s online presence
  • Assist with research related to Glimmer’s marketing, communications and fundraising
  • Write and edit copy; assist with visual storytelling
  • Assist with other media projects as needed
  • Execute tasks on quick deadlines

requirements:

you’re a world changer. Interested in serving humanity? An internship at Glimmer means you’ll be a part of something big. Something that helps create change in your world.

you get things done. You’re a pro at meeting deadlines and multi-tasking, and you’re a firm believer that every detail matters. If you don’t know, you ask questions and get what you need to perform your best. You communicate early on if there is a problem.

you’re independent and innovative, yet roll with the punches. We expect creative thinking and solutions from everyone here. You are a self-starter who thinks outside the box and provides real-time solutions without hand holding. Our close-knit departments constantly overlap, so you can jump right into group projects, and deal with a diverse group.

you get accused of being a feng shui master. Your well-developed sense of space and function means you have a natural knack for design and organization. You just make things look good.

you’re knowledgeable and experienced. You have the education and work experience to back up your skills as a communicator, writer and general marketing whiz.

you’re tech savvy and an AP stylebook wizard. You’re computer literate with Mac experience and know your way around the web. You love grammar and know where to put an Oxford comma. Familiarity with Photoshop, InDesign or Google AdWords is a plus, but not required.

commitment:

We are looking for a part-time intern (15-20 hours per week) for the Spring of 2017. Hours are flexible. Please apply only if you are located in Austin, Texas.

benefits:

The Glimmer Internship Program is an opportunity for qualified students to gain real world experience at an international non-profit with a mission to help change the world. This is an unpaid internship but it may count for internship credit at your college or university.

apply:

Please submit a cover letter, your resume and answers to the questions below to jobs@aglimmerofhope.org. No phone calls please.

intern questions:

  1. Describe yourself.
  2. How did you become familiar with Glimmer?
  3. How did humanitarian work become a priority for you?
  4. Explain why you are applying for this position, and what makes you a good fit.
  5. If you are accepted, what will your personal goals be during your time here?
  6. What are two or three of your favorite websites?
  7. What is the last book that you read and enjoyed? The last book you read and didn’t enjoy?
  8. What are your three favorite movies?
  9. Is there anything else you’d like us to know about you?

 

, Filed Under: Internship, Research

Little Learners Lab Internship Spring 2017

Our research team is dedicated to advancing knowledge of how young children think and learn. In particular, our work aims to explain why the development of young children varies so widely across the areas of language, cognition and motivation. We are also very interested in the consequences of those differences for early literacy and school readiness more broadly speaking. The ultimate goal of our research is to develop new approaches to early education and intervention that will optimize outcomes for all children, thereby helping to close persistent achievement gaps among our nations’ children.

Little Learners Lab is seeking Research Assistants for the spring semester. If you are interested in working in the lab and learning more about our research, please fill out a brief application here: http://labs.la.utexas.edu/little-learners-lab/volunteer-in-the-little-learners-lab/

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Prior experience working with young children
  • Good communication skills
  • Willingness to learn
  • Ability to work independently and as a team

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