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U.S. Green Building Council Central Texas Fall Internship

Fall Internship Opportunity – Marketing & Communications

A great internship opportunity is available for a smart, responsible, motivated student to work for the U.S. Green Building Council Central Texas region. USGBC is a mission-driven nonprofit dedicated to accelerating adoption of green building and land development practices through outreach, education, advocacy and partnerships. Our goal is to enable an environmentally and socially responsible, healthy and prosperous environment that assures quality of life for all Texans.

Title: USGBC Central Texas Marketing & Communications Intern (Unpaid)

Hours: Min. 20 hours per week

Location: Austin, TX

Job Description:

To work with the Regional Council Executive Committee in communications efforts, marketing, social media, and promoting and organizing of events.

Work responsibilities will include:

o Organize luncheons, tours, member happy hours and other special events

o Prepare and disseminate event publicity
o Provide news for the USGBC Texas newsletter and website
o Undertake social media activities in Central Texas

o Create and distribute marketing materials

o Write and pitch press releases
o Prepare membership communications.

Position requirements:

  Ideally studying marketing, communications or other related courses

  Must be computer and internet savvy; proficiency in Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Adobe Dreamweaver, Photoshop and In-Design an advantage

  Prepared to do both innovative and everyday work

  Detail oriented, highly organized self-starter

  Willing to commit to working hard and, once committed, being reliable

  Knowledge of or passion for sustainable building, environmental issues or energy conservation a plus.

Benefits:

  Course credits available if applied for through your university or college internship program.

  Opportunity to establish a solid network of potential contacts and employers around the country

  On the job training for non-profit management

Application:

Interested students should send an email with subject title: USGBC CENTRAL TEXAS CHAPTER INTERN, along with your resume, to Jane Baxter Lynn at jbaxterlynn@usgbc-centraltexas.org. Your message should explain the following: Who you are; why you think you qualify for the role; why you are interested, and what you’d like to gain from interning with the USGBC.

Don’t miss this great opportunity to be at the forefront of the mainstream green building movement!

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Cook, Learn, Grow PAID Fall Internship Opportunities

Teaching kids what real food is, where it comes from and how to cook it.

Need hours for your degree plan? Love working with kids?Are you Creative Media savvy?
Cook, Learn, Grow is looking for the next Top Creative Media Intern! Do you have what it takes? We want you to showcase your creative skills for a chance at our internship program. Here’s your opportunity to create graphics including images, video production, editing and distribution for our social media platforms.

Benefits:

  • Gain required hours for degree plan while getting paid
  • Gain hands-on, real-world experience.
  • Positively impact a child’s life through creative media.

Responsibilities include:

• Create graphics including images, video production, editing and distribution for our social media platforms.

Qualifications:

  • Be Teachable
  • Have experience with video equipment, video and photo editing software.
  • Possess skills and experience creating and editing videos
  • Possess strong writing skills and cooking skills
  • Able to commit for a 4-month minimum
  • Available 2-5pm, M-F, 1-5 days depending on enrollment (Spring & Fall). Schedule may vary.
  • Available 8-5, M-Th June-mid August (Summer)
  • Pass background check and fingerprinting and
  • Have reliable transportation and valid driver’s license
  • Strong organizational, time management, responsible and trustworthy
  • The internship will begin in September with a light time commitment, tentatively less than 10 hours. The internship requires a commitment through mid to late December and will carry the possibility for a part time position in the Spring.
  • Be responsible and trustworthy
  • Be teachableTo be considered for this opportunity, please submit the following: Cooking video and Graphic image
  1. Create an image promoting Fall Cooking Classes for kids to be used on social media.
  2. Choose your favorite recipe to cook that you would like to share with the world!
  3. Create a video of your cooking lesson; up to 2 minutes maximum.

o Include prep instructions, ingredients, directions and a shot of the final results.
o Include a fictitious logo in video and name of campaign: “Interns Who Cook!”
o Please be sure that all recorded content is kid and family friendly. Be mindful of background noises and images.

Submission deadline: August 31, 2016.

Submit your image and video to info@cooklearngrow.com. All submissions will be reviewed and considered for approval. Successful candidates will be notified by Sept 6, 2016. The internship begins September 2016 and goes through end of December. Successful candidates must be able to commit minimally 10 hours a week for the duration of the internship. All submissions become property of CookLearnGrowLLC.

This is a very positive, rewarding and part time opportunity based on enrollment.

Apply online at www.cooklearngrow.com/join-team/

Need hours for your degree plan? Love working with kids? Can you cook?
Cook, Learn, Grow has PAID internships for Kid’s Cooking Instructors for our After School Programs.

Benefits:

  • Gain required hours for degree plan while getting paid
  • Gain hands-on teaching and classroom management training and experience.
  • Gain curriculum development and time management training and experience.
  • Make a difference in a child’s life.

Responsibilities include:

  • Teach children’s hands-on afterschool cooking classes in Austin, Lakeway, Dripping Springs, Bee Cave, Leander, Round Rock
  • Prepare for Cook, Learn, Grow lessons; run class related errands including but not limited to grocery shopping, prepping/cleaning for class, etc.
  • Maintain safe and engaging classroom environment

Qualifications:

  • Be Teachable
  • Possess strong cooking skills
  • Experience working face-to-face with children
  • Passionate about teaching children about food
  • Excellent ability to engage and manage children
  • Able to commit for a 4-month minimum
  • Available 2-5pm, M-F, 1-5 days depending on enrollment (Spring & Fall)
  • Available 8-5, M-Th June-mid August (Summer)
  • Pass background check & fingerprinting
  • Have reliable transportation and valid driver’s license
  • Strong organizational, time management, and leadership skills
  • Responsible and trustworthyThe internship will begin in late August with a light time commitment, tentatively less than 10 hours. Initially, most of your time will be spent will be spent completing non-classroom training, as well as weekly meetings with a mentor. Other time commitments will be on-site training. The internship time commitment will get busier as we move into September- December season. The internship requires a commitment through mid to late December and will carry the possibility for a part time position in the Spring after school program and Summer Camp program.This is a very positive, rewarding and part time opportunity based on enrollment.Apply online at www.cooklearngrow.com/join-team/

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Media Awareness Project Fall Internship

SOCIAL JUSTICE ART/MEDIA INSTRUCTOR

After School Enrichment Instructor – Social Justice Art and Media

RESUME TO: Nina@MediaAwarenessProject.org

Description: The Media Awareness Project is an innovative nonprofit here in Austin, Texas that teaches high risk youth to produce fine art and digital art and media messaging (through video production, website development, print, photography, etc.) around issues of social relevance. Our projects range from producing video to pop up galleries, exhibits and installations.

Our primary goal is to get kids thinking visually and creatively and to get them talking (artistically) about the world they live in.

We’re hiring impassioned and creative leaders to deliver our YouthVOICE curriculum to students in an after school setting. Think you’re right for the job?

Our ideal candidate will:
Have experience working with high risk kids or have taught after school previously.
Be an excellent communicator.
Know how to command an audience.
Show up!
Follow directions AND show initiative.
Respond quickly to emails/phone calls and text messages.
Be inspired by the potential of social justice art and media.

Good majors for us:
RTF, Social Work, Communications, Digital Media, Marketing

Be passionate about issues of social justice and the challenges high-risk kids face.
Have some understanding of video production & visual story-telling.
Be technology and social media savvy.
Work with students to execute an intense curriculum over the course of the semester.
Work with site directors to meet goals.

Working Conditions:
$11-13 p/h
-Part time-Afternoons between 2-6 p.m.
12 to 15 hours a week
Required experience:
After school or teaching experience: 6 months

To Apply: RESUME, COVER LETTER (or email) telling us WHO YOU ARE and What you’re about.
Please put ‘Afterschool’ in the subject. Thanks for your interest in the Media Awareness Project!

Job Type: Part-time

Job Location:Austin, TX

Required experience:

Teaching/After School: 1 year