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Bullock Texas State History Museum Summer Internships

Closing Date: April 22, 2016

The State Preservation Board Internship Program is designed to provide undergraduate and graduate level students unpaid internships within a selected department at the Agency. Internships offer students an opportunity to gain practical public administration, museum, historical collections / curatorial, visitor services, and / or facilities management experience relevant to their coursework by working closely with staff at the State Preservation Board. Internships in all areas may not be available every semester.

Internship Title: Exhibits Intern

Goals of the Internship; Work to be performed:
Prepare students for a position in museum exhibits by teaching them the importance of primary source research, how to conduct research in various archival and museum collections, and how to summarize research for exhibition development.
Intern will search archival and museum collections to identify artifacts and summarize documents related to the Texas Revolution. Intern will complete a spreadsheet of potential artifacts/documents to be borrowed by the museum. Intern will research background of potential objects and prepare a 100 word description of each artifact. Majority of internship to take place in archives.

Hours of Work:
10 hours per week (Mon-Fri, between 9am-4pm).

Skills and Abilities:
Required:  Effective organization and communication skills; Attention to detail; Experience with primary source research; College-level writing & copy editing skills; Computer skills: Microsoft Word and Excel.
Preferred: Experience conducting archival/primary source research; Fluent in reading Spanish; Knowledge of Texas history.

Educational Status:
Senior or Graduate Student studying History, Museum Studies, Anthropology, American Studies or Public History.

Internship Title: Web and Digital Media Intern 

Goals of the Internship; Work to be performed:
The successful candidate will gain technology development skills, helping bring new technologies to market, and gain an understanding of professional museum curation and new methods for digital outreach to a large statewide audience.
The Web and Digital Media Internship is an opportunity to participate in innovative new projects in a creative and fun environment at the Bullock Texas State History Museum, the state’s official history museum. The selected candidate will collaborate with Museum staff to grow an award-winning story archive project and help launch a new statewide photography competition, helping to curate photographs for display in upcoming Museum exhibitions.

Hours of Work:
10-15 hours per week (Mon-Fri, between 9am-pm with flexibility to work remotely).

Skills and Abilities:
Required:  Excellent writing and communication skills, willingness to experiment with innovative new web-based technologies, independent worker.
Preferred: A passion for photography, storytelling, and innovation.

Educational Status:
Undergraduate or Graduate Student studying Journalism, Liberal Arts, RTF, Communication/Media Studies, Museum Studies, History/Public History or Fine Arts.

To Apply: 
Submit a resume, transcript, application and writing sample to: State Preservation Board Staff Services Attn: Internship Program 201 E. 14th St., Suite 950 Austin, TX 78701 Or Email to TSPB.Employment@tspb.state.tx.us
Information and Application available at: http://www.tspb.texas.gov/spb/intern/intern.html

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Kids in a New Groove Summer Internships

Kids in a New Groove provides Texas youth in foster care with a committed one-on-one mentoring relationship through weekly private music instruction.
Program & Grant Writing Internship- 
Description:
KING is seeking a motivated individual who will assist with program related metrics collection and analysis as well as the grant seeking and writing process. Hours are flexible between the 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, with a 10 hour weekly commitment required.

Responsibilities:

  • Research new funding opportunities for Kids in a New Groove
  • Assist in maintaining records of ongoing, past and upcoming grants
  • Assist in the grant writing process for upcoming grants
  • Assist in collecting defined metrics for each student, including surveys from students, teachers, foster parents and caseworkers
  • Assist in entering student lesson information and metrics into Salesforce

SPECIAL EVENTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA INTERNSHIP

Description: 
KING is seeking an intern to assist with all facets of special event planning and social media to market KING’s programs and fundraisers. Hours are flexible between the 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, with a 10 hour weekly commitment required.

Responsibilities:

  • Create/Upkeep a social media plan utilizing Facebook, Twitter and Instagram that promotes upcoming events and aspects of the KING program through social media
  • Create Social Media Kits for each event for staff and board members to utilize and promote through their own social media avenues
  • Assist in creating monthly online newsletters for KING supports and donors via Emma
  • Assist in event planning and promotion/marketing of all KING events (i.e. KING Concert Club, Student Workshops, Music Matters Luncheon, etc.) by creating save the dates/invitations, assisting in seeking out silent auction items, assisting in creating event marketing materials, etc.
Start Date
6/1/2016
Application Due Date
5/1/2016
To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume to Laura Wood at Laura@kidsinanewgroove.org.

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RoverPass Summer Internship

SEO/Content Marketing Internship

Location: Austin, TX

Hours per week: 20 hours per week

Compensation: $10/hour

The Opportunity

Enjoy road trips, camping and the great outdoors? Are you eager to learn how marketing strategies and media campaigns are built and executed inside the exciting world of an Austin startup?

RoverPass is now hiring a communications and marketing interns to directly assist our Marketing Manager in creating revolutionary marketing campaigns within the RV and campground industries! The candidate must share our passion for travel and outdoor recreation. The internship will be a very hands-on opportunity, allowing the intern access to our tools, expertise and processes to enable education through action.

Responsibilities

The intern will be responsible for assisting our Marketing Manager in the execution RoverPass content, social and media campaigns. Some of the responsibilities will consist of:

  • Assisting in the development of content roadmaps
  • Writing, formatting and publishing content
  • Identifying opportunities to reach our target communities in creative and new ways.
  • Assist in the promotion of RoverPass content and brand announcements.
  • Leveraging social media to reach our demographic, create opportunities and expose the RoverPass brand.
  • Researching and preparing new and interactive content publishing methods
  • Communicating directly with potential partners, subscribers, users and clients.

Our Ideal Candidate

  • Possesses excellent writing, editing and proofreading skills (writing samples are a plus!)
  • Eager to work with a close-knit team and participate in an entrepreneurial environment
  • Proficient with standard corporate productivity tools (e-mail, MS Office)
  • Is prepared and excited to brainstorm and actively participate in pursuing excellence, pushing boundaries and practicing innovation
  • Has a thirst for the outdoors and an understanding of the motivations for living in an RV and traveling as a lifestyle
  • Understands motorhome terms and/or is willing to learn

About RoverPass

RoverPass is led by a team of executives that have founded brands like uShip, MakerSquare, and Ticketbud. It is a funded startup based out of downtown Austin with a culture centered around 4 words: “Work Hard, Play Hard.” We are introducing dazzling software to make traversing the outdoors a much more simple task. If you love nature and the great outdoors, RoverPass is a great fit for you. We are creating the first booking engine, think Kayak.com, for campsites and RV Parks. At RoverPass we are not only looking for the brightest minds to tackle the great outdoors but are looking to put together a team of genuine people who contribute to our family-centered culture.

If this opportunity sounds like a good fit, please tell us why you’d be a great addition to the team and what you’d like to learn.

Please send your resume, cover letter and any writing samples to us for review.

Go here to apply: http://roverpass.applytojob.com/apply/S3giEl/SEOContent-Marketing-Internship