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Communications Intern - Digital Library Management

Internship

Internship posted by: Physicians for Human Rights

Posted on: June 20, 2013

Internship description

The PHR Communications Department is in need of an Intern to sort, organize, label, and digitize slides and photos to add to our internal-facing website. In addition the intern will work in our existing Digital Library to review, sort, and organize digital images from investigations, events, and programs, incorporating the images into our internal-facing website.

Qualifications

  • Library Sciences major/graduate desired
  • Superior organizational skills, attention to detail, and follow-through
  • Good written and verbal communication skills
  • Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively, effectively, and professionally in a multi-faceted organization
  • Mature judgment, strong sense of integrity, confidentiality, and capacity to work with minimal supervision
  • Experience with Digital Asset Management systems or software a plus

Location/Hours

  • The Communications Intern will be based in PHR's New York office in midtown Manhattan, and should have his/her own laptop
  • This unpaid internship will require a minimum of 10-15 hours/week
  • The position will commence as soon as possible, with a 3-month minimum and a possibility of extension

How to apply

To apply, email a résumé and cover letter to internship [at] phrusa [dot] org. Be sure to include the internship[s] in which you are interested in your subject line. (You may be interested in more than one.)

Please indicate the dates from/to you are available, as well as the number of days and hours per week, in your cover letter. The more specific you can be, the better.

You will receive an auto-response to your email indicating that PHR has received your application. Please do not call us; PHR receives many resumes and cannot reply individually to every applicant. If your skills and interests match an open position, PHR will contact you. Thank you for considering PHR for a possible internship; we wish you well in your quest for a fulfilling experience.

Details

Locations

1700 Broadway, New York, New York, 10019, United States

Other Details

Hours per week
15
Compensation
Unpaid
Keywords
library, Library Science
Owner's areas of focus
Human rights and civil liberties

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