Content Specialist - Summer Internship
Job Title: Content Specialist (Summer Student Internship)
Job Description: The Pulte Institute for Global Development, part of the University of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs, is seeking an undergraduate/graduate student or recent graduate for the Mandela Washington Fellowship Content Specialist internship for summer 2024. This student intern will support the 2024 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders at Notre Dame.
MWF is a prestigious, intensive six-week program centered around Leadership in Business. It features numerous academic sessions, events, site visits, cultural activities, community service days, and other trips to organizations in Indiana, Michigan, and Illinois. To learn more about the history of the program at Notre Dame, please visit the MWF webpage and watch the MWF 2023 highlight video. This year will be the 10th anniversary of the MWF at Notre Dame.
This position works closely with MWF Academic and Administrative Directors and the Pulte Institute’s Communications team to execute MWF program photography, social media strategy, and basic videography. The Content Specialist is an integral part of the MWF team and will follow the cohort throughout their six-week learning journey to capture and convey to an external audience not only their academic experiences, but also the unique evening and weekend events they participate in as part of the program.
This role requires a highly detail-oriented individual who can operate within a quick-paced environment. The emphasis in this role is on photography, and the photos taken and edited by this intern will be used for high-profile Pulte Institute marketing materials, such as the Institute's annual review, website, donor relations materials, and other printed projects, in addition to social media. It will be vital for the intern to have a quick turnaround time in regards to taking and editing photos. This will include converting and preparing content for social media channels and other outlets, alongside the larger communications team. Ideally this will also include taking short form video content for platforms such as Instagram. The Content Specialist will also assist with writing titles, descriptions, closed captioning and tags for photos and videos. This will include monitoring and adhering to Pulte Institute and MWF branding requirements, and preparing content for submission to program funders as part of the communications requirements. Our ideal candidate has extensive photography experience, with other experience in implementing social media campaigns and videography.
MWF is one of the Pulte Institute’s most popular and recognizable programs and one of its biggest drivers of social media engagement throughout the year, so the student in this position will play a critical role in the Pulte Institute’s overall outreach efforts and donor engagement. In the past, photos from the MWF at Notre Dame have also been used and promoted by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the MWF implementing partner, IREX.
Housing in the Notre Dame dorms can be provided throughout the duration of the six-week program in June and July 2024, unless an intern lives in the South Bend region. If the intern requires airfare to travel to/from the internship, this can be provided.
This is a paid internship at a starting rate of $18/hour, with further consideration given based on experience. Please email Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders at Notre Dame Co-Director Sarah Genz with any questions and to apply.
Minimum Qualifications:
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Must be at least 18 years of age
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Must have at least one year of demonstrated experience with photography.
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Must have at least one year of demonstrated experience with photo editing, including the use of Adobe Photoshop or Lightroom, or equivalent software (GIMP, Affinity, Darktable, etc.).
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Must have basic experience with social media management
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Must have basic experience with video recording, primarily for use on social media
Preferred Qualifications:
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The ideal candidate will possess an interest in international cultures, cultural competency, and a desire to work with people from diverse backgrounds.
Special Instructions to Applicants: Please provide links to online portfolios with samples of your work. Samples of headshots are especially of interest.