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Bridging Disciplines Programs Opportunities

Sharing connecting experience opportunities with BDP students.

Ethics & Leadership in the Media

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Powershift Group Spring Internships

Seeking candidates for Winter 2016 and Spring 2017 internships to work on hands-on industry research, product marketing, and other communications/PR projects at Powershift Group. Targeting 10-15 hours per week for a minimum of 8 weeks, starting immediately.

These are unpaid positions, but will provide significant work experience, business contacts networking, resume’ value, and other career-building benefits to the candidates who fill the roles. After initial review and assessment, it is common for these positions to convert to project-based stipends, as well as part- and full-time paid roles.

Powershift Group (http://www.powershift.com/) is a venture builder, focused on bringing to market new technology products & services. You will work in an office with an extremely experienced and collegial group of tech and startup professionals, receiving daily mentoring. Our offices are centrally located, near the Capitol and downtown Austin.

Candidate qualities sought are good communications skills (written & verbal), well-organized, dependable, solid grades in school, out-of-class leadership (via volunteer or extracurricular activity).

College undergraduate and graduate students preferred, as well as students in post-high school, certificate programs.

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The Nobelity Project Fall Internship

www.nobelity.org

ROCKSTAR Intern for Fall 2016 semester
COMMITMENT: FT/PT unpaid internship, flexible hours

ABOUT US: The Nobelity Project is a nonprofit organization focused on education for all. Based in Austin, we tell stories through the power of film about global issues and then take action. For over a decade, The Nobelity Project has provided resources (classrooms, libraries and clean water to communities in Kenya, Honduras, Mexico and the US) to ensure as many children as possible have an opportunity to an education. We firmly believe that local action has a profound global impact.

WHO:

• Multi-tasker who handles business like a boss
• Participate in wide array of projects, both in team setting and on individual basis

• Strong interpersonal skills and professional appearance
• Fast learner, quick to action, work with urgency and keep calm under pressure
• Willing to take on all assigned tasks no matter how small

WHAT:

• Hands on training in nonprofit sector, work with executive board members
• Help with day to day tasks, event management, grant research
• Web development, social media/marketing, clean online files, heavy data entry
• Cordial follow up and professionalism with donors, maintain confidential records

• Strong volunteer leader
• Nonstop event prep and errands

WHEN: Hours negotiable, some work can be performed remotely but must be available during normal business hours. Special events may require long days/evenings.

WHERE: The Nobelity Project is located at 1002 West Ave. Reliable transportation and cell phone required.

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Texas Appleseed Fall Video Internship

Texas Appleseed Fall 2016 Internship

Texas Appleseed is pleased to offer a small number of internships in a variety of project areas for students of law and public policy, as well as journalism and communications. Students work under the guidance of experienced professionals and attorneys. Interested students should be dependable, have a desire to learn, and should demonstrate strong organizational and writing skills.

Video Intern

Texas Appleseed is offering a paid internship for a video intern. The intern will report directly to the communications director, but the intern will be able to work across project areas and with other directors at our nonprofit. The intern will help produce timely videos for our blog (The Core), help brainstorm concepts for other videos related to our work, and help conduct video interviews with key populations in Texas. When available, the intern may also assist with social media posts and other basic PR functions such as updating media lists, writing, and conducting research.

Requirements:

  • You must be available to work at least 10-15 hours per week during the fall semester.
  • Candidate must be adept at shooting video on an iPhone, iPad or DSLR camera, as well as skilled at editing video in Final Cut Pro (preferred), Adobe Premiere (preferred) or iMovie.
  • Candidate should have an interest in telling stories through video, social and economic justice, marketing, advertising, communications or public relations.

 To Apply:

  • Send your cover letter, resumé and one writing or video sample to Kelli Johnson, communications director, at kjohnson@texasappleseed.net. Please include this in the subject line of your email: Your Name, 2016 Fall Video Internship