Paid Media Internship with UWC in USA 2019

The Media Intern is part of the UWC-USA short course: Global Leadership Forum that will provide current or rising media professionals with the unique opportunity to tell stories of young international youth in a dramatic and beautiful landscape while tackling meaningful problems.

Interns will work in collaboration with the GLF Director to document the stories and events of the 2019 GLF summer program. The qualified candidate should be able to internalize and model the UWC mission and core values, participate in a positive and inclusive environment, and maintain professional boundaries between participants and staff. Media interns will develop a library of digital and marketing materials for the program and website, as well as assist GLF participants with their community project action plans.

Staff Training runs from June 19 to June 29 and GLF Program runs June 30 to July 20.

Funding

• $500 as a compensation.
• Lodging and Meals.
• Transportation during GLF program.
• Temporary Health Insurance (for non-US residents only).

Responsibilities 

1. Candidates should engage with the participants throughout the workshops and activities on campus, off campus, and in the wilderness.
2. Create materials that will contribute to the website redesign plan.
3. Create a Certificate of Completion for participants.
4. Participate in hikes and nights of camping.
5. Current or graduating High School student Video & Photography.
6. Take high-quality photographs and videos of staff and participants during staff training and the summer program.
7. Take high-quality photographs and video of all programming components and activities during the summer program.
8. Develop a weekly one-minute recap of the camp and participants.
9. Create materials for outreach, promotion, and marketing using Facebook, Instagram, and other social media venues (e.g. SnapChat and Blogs).
10. Lead and assist GLF participants in the creation of any digital media projects.
11. Compile and organize all participant and staff created photography and video to be use and distributed for the 2018 cohort Social Media.
12. Manage GLF Facebook account during GLF Staff training and summer program.
13. Post updates, news, pictures, and videos highlighting the program and staff training on the GLF Facebook page.
14. Create innovative social media quick-clips, showcasing the dynamic beauty of New Mexico and the diverse student cohort Research.
15. Research online activity of exemplar camps and summer programs.
16. Report to Director on social media best practices for exemplar camps and summer programs.
17. Create a social media marketing and communications template plan for 2019 summer programming.

Eligibility 

• Ability to work well in a team.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Mature, flexible, adaptable, dependable, and respectful within a diverse community.
• Bilingual in English and one other language.

About organization

UWC-USA is a United World College founded in 1982 by industrialist and philanthropist Armand Hammer. Located in Montezuma, New Mexico. The school's mission is to teach international understanding by bringing together young men and women of diverse ethnic and social backgrounds in an environment in which they work together for shared success. In addition to offering the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program, the school has a strong program in the arts, a significant service program, and a unique wilderness program.

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