Job Title: Social Media Intern
Job Location: New York City
Classification: Internship (unpaid)
Time Commitment: 6-8 hours per week, primarily off-site
Supervisor: Communications Director
PROOF: Media for Social Justice is a peacebuilding organization that uses visual storytelling—including photo exhibitions and film—to promote public dialogue and reconciliation within post-conflict societies. Collaborating with community-based organizations and international NGOs, PROOF produces books, exhibits and workshops dealing with the difficult issues of genocide, rape, and child soldiers.
PROOF's current major project is a traveling exhibit called The Rescuers. It shows portraits of everyday people who helped save others during genocidal conflicts, such as the one that occurred in Cambodia between 1975 and 1979. The portraits are intended to provide role models for compassionate behavior and help viewers reflect on the nature of moral courage.
Since its founding in 2006, PROOF has engaged in on-the-ground dialogue in a number of countries, including Bosnia, Cambodia, Colombia, Darfur, Nepal, Rwanda—and right here in the United States.
Learn more at http://www.proof.org.
Position Summary:
PROOF seeks a social media intern to help plan and execute its social media presence. The candidate will improve brand awareness among PROOF's social media users by monitoring, posting, and responding to user posts on a regular basis. S/he will work to expand PROOF's social media base.
Responsibilities:
- Manage social media platforms and propose strategies for engagement
- Monitor daily activity on PROOF's Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest pages
- Post news of PROOF's activities and engage with audience
- Monitor current events in peacebuilding and media advocacy for additional content
- Follow or "like" partners, practitioners, funders, authors, academic programs, and publications that deal with peacebuilding and human rights
- Re-tweet or share relevant links
Qualifications:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong familiarity and facility with social media communications
- Ability to work independently and see projects through to a timely completion
- A passion for human rights
