Ethics & Leadership in the Media

August 17, 2016, Filed Under: Internship

GlobeKick Fall Internships

GlobeKick is the modern work lifestyle for remote professionals. We give anyone the freedom to explore the world while growing personally and professionally.

We are looking for college interns that are interested in changing the way the world works. Those that are excited by the new economy that allows people to work remotely and who are also excited about different cultures and travel. Please apply if you’re looking to work for a high-growth travel-based startup. We are looking to launch or inaugural trip–three months, three cities and thirty workers–this fall and need dedicated hard-working interns to help us get off the ground.

Our internship opportunities are as follows:

Social Media Marketing Internship
Content Marketing Internship

Both internship positions will work closely with our Marketing Coordinator, Mary Murphy. Interns will work alongside Mary to gain real world experience with current marketing platforms and learn how to analyze market data. They will assist in the research, development, and curation of content ideas, and will track the progress of their efforts to identify key performance indicators and prepare reports based on market findings.

We’re looking for interns who can commit through the end of the semester.

Those who are interested can apply by emailing Mary (mary@globekick.com) with a resume and brief writeup about why this internship has caught their attention.

August 16, 2016, Filed Under: Internship

TEXAS AFTER VIOLENCE PROJECT Fall Internships

The Texas After Violence Project (TAVP) is currently accepting applications for part-time internships for college and graduate students for the Fall 2016 semester.

TAVP is a human rights and restorative justice project that studies the effects of murder and the death penalty on individuals, families, and communities. Our mission is to build a digital oral history archive that serves as a resource for community dialogue and public policy to promote alternative, nonviolent ways to prevent and respond to violence.

TAVP is not an advocacy organization. Rather, we seek to serve as a resource for our communities and to contribute to ongoing conversations about the effects of interpersonal and state violence, criminal justice processes, long-term incarceration, and the death penalty, by listening empathetically to people with diverse experiences and perspectives, documenting their stories, creating archives and other curated projects, and opening new spaces for transformative public dialogues. For more information about TAVP, please visit our website at www.texasafterviolence.org.

Our office is located on South Congress Avenue, a few blocks from several eclectic shops, restaurants, galleries, and music venues, and a short walk to Lady Bird Lake and downtown Austin. Our office is also easily accessible via public transportation.

Interns will have the opportunity to learn about the effects of violence and trauma on individuals, families, and communities; restorative justice, human rights and needs, violence and public health, and social constructionism; development of digital archives and curated projects; oral history as a method of research and social change; historical, archival, and qualitative research; the inner workings of a small, innovative nonprofit research organization.

Interns will be responsible for completing programmatic projects and administrative tasks, including interview processing (transcription, audit-editing and formatting, audio-video synchronization, metadata creation); updating databases and other organizational materials; representing TAVP at community events; tracking news, current events, new research and developments, and create research memos on issues related to TAVP’s core mission as well as current areas of research, including:

Relationships between violence, historical trauma, and inter- and trans-generational trauma
History of the death penalty in Texas and in the South
Effects of long-term incarceration and the death penalty on prisoners’ families and communities
Violence, mass incarceration, the death penalty as urgent public health issues
How criminal justice systems and the death penalty do and do not meet the needs of crime victims and murder victims’ survivors
The role of narrative, oral history, digital archives, and curated projects in moving public dialogue and public policy debates about violence and punishment toward nonviolent restorative justice solutions that actually meet the needs of families, communities, and those directly impacted by violence.

Depending on interns’ interests and skills, interns may also help staff coordinate outreach with potential narrators, allies, donors, and collaborators, edit and manage audiovisual materials, create content for website and social media, conduct grant research and assist with other development projects, and complete original curated or digital media projects using TAVP’s research and archival materials.

Our work lies at the intersections of law, criminal justice, human rights, social justice, conflict resolution, restorative justice, archives, public history, and digital media. Although TAVP welcomes students from all disciplines and departments, past interns have come from such fields as American Studies, Cultural Anthropology, Communication Studies, Criminal Justice, Education, Ethnic Studies, History, Library and Information Studies, Journalism, Media and Film Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Social Work, Sociology, Women’s and Gender Studies.

In general, personal qualities are more important than particular backgrounds or academic skills: responsibility, dependability, sensitivity, ability to listen with empathy and without judgment, a commitment to social justice and equality, and an absolute commitment to respect the confidentiality of people who entrust the project with their life stories. Volunteers and interns must be willing to work collaboratively, and to regularly engage in constructive criticism as a team.

Internships are unpaid. As part of their internships, students generally receive course credit from their college or university. Undergraduate interns are typically expected to work a minimum of 10 hours per week. Graduate interns should check with their advisors about internship or capstone research project requirements.

Finally, please think carefully about what working with the project would mean for you. Spending a lot of time thinking about violence and the death penalty is not for everyone. A potential volunteer or intern should ask herself whether this is the right time in her life to undertake this kind of research, and whether she has the emotional support from friends, family or spiritual community (whatever is relevant to her) as she works with and thinks about violence and tragedy. Self-awareness is key; some people have decided to defer working with us, or to work on a less intense part of the project, after evaluating their own circumstances.

If you are interested in applying for an internship, please send a cover letter and resume to info@texasafterviolence.org with the subject line “Fall 2016 Internship.” The deadline is August 19. If you have any questions about the internship program or general questions about TAVP, please contact Executive Director Gabriel Solis at gabe@texasafterviolence.org.

August 11, 2016, Filed Under: Internship

Ten Thousand Villages of Austin Fall Internships

Ten Thousand Villages of Austin (TTV) is a 501(c)(3) fair trade retailer of artisan-crafted works from across the globe. A founding member of the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO), Ten Thousand Villages sees fair trade as an alternative approach to conventional international trade. We seek to establish long-term buying relationships in places where skilled artisans are under- or unemployed, and in which they lack other opportunities for income.

Featuring products from more than 130 artisan groups in 38 countries, we are part of a network of over 70 retail outlets throughout the United States selling Ten Thousand Villages products. As one of the world’s oldest and largest fair trade organizations, Ten Thousand Villages has spent more than 60 years cultivating trading relationships in which artisans receive a fair price for their work and consumers have access to distinctive handcrafted items.

Social Media Marketing Internship

We are currently seeking an Intern who is passionate about Fair Trade, our mission, and is interested in helping our Austin store reach “the next level”! This position is perfect for any student looking to gain more hands-on experience in social media marketing or desiring insight into how a non-profit organization is managed!

Internship Responsibilities:

Social Media (50%)

Work with the Marketing Committee and Volunteer Coordinator to manage TTV-Austin’s social media presence, using our Editorial Calendar and Hootsuite to post items about our store, Fair Trade, and events across our Facebook, Instagram and Twitter profiles
Create social media reports and monitor activity and impact of posts
Develop and implement creative techniques to increase reach and engagement and build community
Create and implement innovative ways to utilize social media as a means to attract potential customers and volunteers, and as an educational tool to inform the public on Fair Trade
Monitor Google Alerts for global fair-trade events and news, and share relevant content when appropriate

Customer Service (15%)

Spend 1-2 hours a week on our sales floor, engaging customers and familiarizing yourself with TTV products
Watch the “New Item Videos” every month and work with the Inventory Manager to tell the stories in store
Verbally market upcoming events and initiatives to customers

Marketing (35%)

Create and post fliers about major store events
Create event pages on Facebook, Do512, and other online calendars; promote events through social media
Research and write about artisan groups that TTV works with on social media outlets
Assist with planning and promoting of Fair Trade events in Austin and surrounding communities
Develop productive partnerships on and offline with other entities, and review pop-up sale opportunities
Contribute to creative, strategic marketing efforts focusing on Holiday community events and shopping

Preferred Skills

Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, electronic)
Enjoys using Social Media – Facebook, Twitter and Instagram experience essential; Pinterest desirable
Marketing and/or Customer Service experience preferred
Graphic Design experience a plus (not required)
Able to take initiative and step outside comfort zone to learn

Internship Perks

20% off all purchases at Ten Thousand Villages of Austin (!)
Positive, creative, and fun work environment at one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies (*Ethisphere Institute)
Opportunities to network with like-minded community members
Professional development through Ten Thousand Villages staff evaluations and relevant training sessions

How to apply

Interested applicants should submit brief letter of interest and resume to the Volunteer Coordinator, Alex Peters, at volunteers.austin@tenthousandvillages.com. Internship requires 10-15 hours per week based in our new location at 4803 Burnet Rd (some hours can be completed remotely) and will begin in September 2016.

Off-Site Sales and Events Internship

We are currently looking for an Intern who is passionate about our mission, and interested in helping our store thrive in our new location on Burnet Road. This person will help manage our holiday off site sales and benefit nights, completing logistical tasks associated with these events; increasing their scope and seeking new opportunities.

Off-site sales are opportunities to sell artisan handcrafts outside of our normal retail space. They are often at festivals, markets, or churches and normally take place on the weekends. Benefit Nights are shopping events hosted by Ten Thousand Villages to raise funds for other local nonprofits. October, November and December are the busiest months for both Offsite Sales and Benefit Nights, with multiple events per week. These programs allow us to support our community while building awareness and promoting fair trade outside the store.

We need a well organized Intern to make this year’s holiday season a success. This position is perfect for any student desiring hands-on experience with sales, inventory, event planning, and nonprofit management!

Intern Responsibilities

Provide event support for our October art show and fundraiser, managing our Silent Auction
Manage our offsite and Benefit Night calendars for November and December
Assist with pack up, tracking inventory, and tracking sales throughout the offsite sale season
Style the collections of products to be taken to each offsite sale
Plan visual merchandising and create signage for each offsite sale
Setup and breakdown of offsite sales when applicable (this role can be delegated to other volunteers)
Assist with in store setup for Benefit Nights when applicable
Be an assertive advocate for Ten Thousand Villages and Fair Trade both in store and at off sites
Assist with store and organizational tasks throughout the Holiday Season
Work with the Social Media intern to promote offsite sales and Benefit Nights online

Preferred Skills

Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, electronic) and a cooperative work style
Highly organized and able to multitask and manage multiple projects along a timeline
Customer Service experience and strong interpersonal skills
Proficiency using Google Drive, Mail and Calendar apps, and able to learn new software quickly
Assertive, proactive, and able to take initiative and step outside comfort zone to learn new skills
Enjoys using and understands Social Media
Passionate about fair trade and/or global social justice

Internship Perks

20% off all purchases at Ten Thousand Villages of Austin
Positive, innovative, and fun work environment at an organization that has been named as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies 7 years in a row by the Ethisphere Institute
Opportunities to network with like-minded community members
Professional development through Ten Thousand Villages evaluations and relevant training sessions

Interested applicants should submit brief letter of interest and resume to the Volunteer Coordinator, Alex Peters, at volunteers.austin@tenthousandvillages.com. Internship requires 10-15 hours per week based in our new location at 4803 Burnet Rd (some hours can be completed remotely) and will begin in September 2016.