{"id":11526,"date":"2012-04-03T15:10:09","date_gmt":"2012-04-03T19:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/?p=11526"},"modified":"2012-04-03T15:10:09","modified_gmt":"2012-04-03T19:10:09","slug":"intern-program-video-advocacy-training-support-internship-witness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/2012\/04\/03\/intern-program-video-advocacy-training-support-internship-witness\/","title":{"rendered":"[INTERN] Program Video Advocacy Training Support Internship, WITNESS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Program Video Advocacy Training Support Internship<\/div>\n<div>2 Positions<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Organization<\/div>\n<div>WITNESS uses video to open the eyes of the world to human rights violations. WITNESS empowers people to transform personal stories of abuse into powerful tools for justice, promoting public engagement and policy change. Founded nearly 20 years ago by musician and activist, Peter Gabriel, WITNESS partners with NGO\u2019s, community groups, and grassroots organizations around the globe.<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.witness.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.witness.org<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Description<\/div>\n<div>WITNESS is currently seeking highly motivated interns and volunteers to support its new video advocacy training initiatives. Volunteers may generously donate their time and energy remotely; however, interns need to collaborate with WITNESS staff in its Brooklyn, NY office.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Initiative 1: Online Video Action Planning Toolkit<\/div>\n<div>This Fall, WITNESS will launch its new online, multi-lingual interactive toolkit designed to help advocates develop a successful video advocacy strategy. Based on WITNESS&#8217; Video for Change methodology and 25-page Video Action Plan Workbook (VAP: see\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.witness.org\/VAP\" target=\"_blank\">www.witness.org\/VAP<\/a>), the toolkit will walk users through a step-by-step process that will help them determine how they can optimally integrate video into their advocacy efforts. The focus of the toolkit is to support users, primarily human rights defenders, interested in creating short-form advocacy videos. Users will answer questions throughout the guide and upon completion, users will have an in-depth VAP and accompanying worksheets that they can share with colleagues, allies and or funders via a downloadable document.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Potential interns and volunteers would support this project in a range of ways, but particularly in:<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Researching and compiling applicable resources and content to help users best use the guide, particularly case studies featuring successful examples of video advocacy;<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Writing and researching training-related content for the WITNESS blogs;<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Supporting distribution and outreach of the online Video Action Planning Toolkit; and<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Conducting interviews and surveys of users and compiling feedback to enhance the toolkit.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Initiative 2: Creating WITNESS\u2019 Online Training Curriculum Portal<\/div>\n<div>WITNESS will also be providing its entire training curriculum online to support its peers working and training at the intersection of human rights and video. Ultimately, to best support those wanting to better use and train others to use video, the goal is to have a centralized location for WITNESS and its partners&#8217; to share, remix and enhance video-related training curricula.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Potential interns and volunteers would support this project in a range of ways, but particularly in:<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Compiling and transferring WITNESS\u2019 existing training curriculum to the online portal;<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Conducting outreach to potential partners and allies; and<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Supporting the online development of the site through user testing and feedback for enhancements<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Qualifications:<\/div>\n<div>Potential interns should be undergraduates or graduate students. We look for a focus in studies on human rights, international relations, history, political science, and area studies (e.g., with particular regional concentration).<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Candidates should have:<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 A background in human rights and\/or video<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Familiarity with adding content to online platforms (blogs and wikis)<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Relevant regional experience, either academic or practical<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Previous NGO experience (experience abroad is a plus)<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 For this internship, strong writing skills are required and additional language skills (particularly French, Spanish or Russian) are a significant plus.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>All interns are expected to spend between 20-30% of their time engaged in administrative support to program and office-wide staff.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>General Information<\/div>\n<div>We require a minimum of two months commitment, for at least 15 hours per week. Internships are unpaid. \u00a0Our offices are located in Brooklyn, NY, convenient to the Atlantic Terminal (2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, Q, N and R trains) and C (Lafayette) and G (Fulton) trains.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Application instructions:<\/div>\n<div>In your application, please note with specificity which initiative you are most interested in. Please send applications via email with \u201cTraining Support\u201d in the Subject to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:internship@witness.org\" target=\"_blank\">internship@witness.org<\/a>. No phone inquiries, please.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Program Video Advocacy Training Support Internship 2 Positions Organization WITNESS uses video to open the eyes of the world to human rights violations. 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