Internship Description: The Digital department of Human Rights Watch (\u201cHRW\u201d) is currently\u00a0seeking a graduate or undergraduate student with experience and an interest in digital\u00a0communications and technology to intern in its New York office. Under the supervision of the Web\u00a0Communications Manager, the intern will learn how to create digital communications products\u00a0for the website, www.hrw.org, like web pages and interactive timelines, analyze analytics, and\u00a0brainstorm other ways to improve the digital presentation of our information. Other projects can be\u00a0assigned as they arise and match the applicant’s interests and abilities. Ideally, the student would\u00a0be available to intern 2 days or 16 hours a week through December.<\/p>\n
Internship is unpaid. Students are often able to arrange academic credit, as HRW internships offer\u00a0direct exposure to the workings of an international human rights organization, close supervision by\u00a0the HRW staff, interaction with other US and international organizations and foreign and domestic\u00a0government officials, and opportunities to attend lectures, trainings, and special events relating to\u00a0human rights. Students should check with their individual academic institutions for requirements.<\/p>\n
Qualifications: Interns must be enrolled students for the duration of the internship. Applicants\u00a0should be comfortable with taking on tasks that require analytical skills, and have the knowledge\u00a0and ability to deal with web-based technologies, as well as social media tools (Facebook,\u00a0Twitter, etc). Computer skills — HTML, some CSS, experience with Drupal or a similar content\u00a0management system — are required. The ideal candidate will be well-organized, self-motivated,\u00a0reliable, have excellent time management skills, and a strong interest in international human rights.<\/p>\n
An attention to detail and tenacity to fix problems are also highly valued. Language skills are\u00a0advantageous, but not required.<\/p>\n
Applicants who are applying for an internship, but who are not\u00a0US permanent residents, US\u00a0citizens, or in possession of a valid student visa, must apply for a J-1 visa through a sponsoring\u00a0organization.\u00a0 This process can take several weeks and applicants will have to incur their own\u00a0How to Apply: Please apply immediately (no calls or email inquiries, please) by emailing a letter\u00a0of interest, r\u00e9sum\u00e9, contact information for two references, and a brief, unedited writing\u00a0sample (of no more than two pages) to news@hrw.org<\/strong><\/span>. Please use \u201cWebteam Internship\u00a0Application,\u201d followed by your name, as the subject of your email. Only complete applications will\u00a0Human Rights Watch is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate in its hiring practices and, in\u00a0order to build the strongest possible workforce, actively seeks a diverse applicant pool.<\/p>\n Human Rights Watch is an international human rights monitoring and advocacy organization known for its\u00a0in-depth investigations, its incisive and timely reporting, its innovative and high-profile advocacy campaigns,\u00a0and its success in changing the human rights-related policies and practices of\u00a0influential governments\u00a0and\u00a0international institutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Internship Description: The Digital department of Human Rights Watch (\u201cHRW\u201d) is currently\u00a0seeking a graduate or undergraduate student with experience and an interest in digital\u00a0communications and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":122,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14915","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-intern","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14915","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/122"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14915"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14915\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14915"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}