Hi everyone,
We are =
hiring paid interns at the social media and advocacy strategy start-up where=
I am working. =A0Please find the description below and apply directly or em=
ail me off list for more details. =A0
Also, I am buildin=
g a list of graphic designers and web developers who are available for some =
contract work in the near future. =A0If you have experience doing web front =
end and/or back end stuff, from graphic design to Drupal, etc., email me off=
list with your contact details and a link to your portfolio.
Thanks.
Lee-Sean
http://leesean.net
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Internship Opportunity on=
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Global Movement Team=A0
Purpose Campaigns is an inter=
national=20
team based in New York that creates 21st century movements. Our principals=
=20
David Madden and Jeremy Heimans co-founded GetUp.org – an Australian=20
online political movement that is now larger than all Australia's polit=
ical=20
parties put together and Avaaz.org, the world's largest online politica=
l=20
community with more than 3.3 million members (a partnership with MoveOn.org=
).=A0 =A0
Purpose Campaigns is currently=
=20
advising advocacy groups and progressive brands around the world and=20
is also incubating new issue-based movements.=A0 We're a new, unusual=
=20
and evolving combination of an agency and a home for political and social=
=20
entrepreneurship.=A0 =A0
Purpose Campaigns has advised=
=20
GlobalZero.org – a new global campaign for a world without nuclear weapons=
=20
spearheaded by Richard Branson, Queen Noor, Jimmy Carter and Mikhail=20
Gorbachev; the 2007 presidential campaign of Segolene Royal, the first=20
woman to win a major party nomination for President of France; the Australi=
an=20
and US labor movements and just launched a new global anti-cancer movement,=
=20
LivestrongAction.org, for the Lance Armstrong Foundation/Livestrong,=20
among others.=A0 =A0
We're now helping some of =
the=20
world's best known brands champion issues and causes in exciting new=20
ways that go much further than traditional CSR or tokenistic "1%=20
of every product sold helps save the rainforests" drivel.=A0=20
We're working on launching a ground-breaking transnational gay rights=
=20
movement and on building mass consumer movements that help high-impact=20
green products get to scale quickly.=A0=A0 =A0
We're looking to expand ou=
r=20
team and have an immediate opening for an intern in our New York office.=20
(More senior full-time roles are also available)=A0 =A0
Our ideal candidate has an=20
interest or experience in campaigning, strong writing and project managemen=
t=20
skills, and is excited by the prospect of joining a global team focused=20
on building innovative social and political movements, as well as helping=
=20
progressive companies get their message out in entirely new ways.=A0 =A0
Here are some of the qualities=
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we're looking for:=A0 =A0
— Organizers, online campaign=
ers=20
and strategists who have the ability to creatively apply that set of=20
skills across different issues and causes.
— People who can combine stra=
tegy=20
with tactical creativity — deploying online organizing, social media=20
and content in innovative ways to build movements
— People with experience buil=
ding=20
and managing client relationships
— Experience in advertising/b=
randing=20
and cause-related marketing is a plus
— Understanding of technology=
=20
(including social media) and any technical experience is a plus
— Great writers, political=20
communicators and message-makers
— A global sensibility, forei=
gn=20
language skills, global policy expertise and global work experience=20
are all a big plus
— Graphic design skills and=
=20
design sensibility are a plus=A0 =A0
If you're interested in fi=
nding=20
out more, please send a short CV and brief cover note ASAP outlining=20
your relevant experience to jobs at purposecampaigns.com. This internship=20
will include a stipend that will be based on experience and fit.=A0 =
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You must be based in or willin=
g=20
to travel to New York City for this internship.=A0
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