Editorial Intern
From Inveneo
Title: Editorial Intern
Department: Marketing
Reports to: Director of Marketing Communications
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Job Summary:
The Editorial Intern position will provide a current or graduating student with valuable on-the-job skills, as well as materials they can show as “published.” Inveneo will work with the University or college of the intern to provide the necessary paperwork for college credit.
The Editorial Intern will work on stories about our partners and installations in Africa, Nepal, and Bangladesh. These articles will appear in the Inveneo Newsfeed, Quarterly Newsletter, Case Studies, Success Stories, and press releases.
Essential Functions/Major Duties:
Primary function is to support general marketing activities and the ICIP (Inveneo Certified ICT Partner) program and with high-quality, timely stories about our partners and successes.
Major Duties
- Research and write stories about Inveneo partners and successes, which includes interviewing various players, creating a storyline, securing approval for quotes and copy
- Crafting and publishing stories for the weekly newsfeed
Required Job Skills and Experience:
- Ability to interview partners working in Africa, Nepal, and Bangladesh (using Skype); research and write articles; meet deadlines
- Journalism/Reporting classes required, publication experience desired
- Knowledge of French could be useful
- Basic blogging html knowledge desired
Additional Comments:
- Position is part-time, unpaid, based in Inveneo’s San Francisco office, with some work able to be performed by telecommuting
- Strong self-starter, able to drive projects to completion and meet deadlines. Editorial support and guidance available, introductions will be made to partners
How to Apply:
To be considered for this opportunity, applicants must submit the following items to internships@inveneo.org:
- A cover letter telling us:
- Why Inveneo's mission excites you
- A list of (and when possible, links to) your experience and accomplishments
- A resume showing your past work experience that's relevant to this position
About Inveneo
Inveneo is a non-profit (501c3) social enterprise whose mission is to get the tools of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) — computers, telephony, access to the Internet — out to the people and organizations that need it most in rural and highly underserved communities in the developing world. Since 2006, we’ve reached over 250 communities with life-impacting ICTs in 22 countries and we’ve partnered with 38 in-country ICT companies to deliver computers, telephony, and Internet access throughout Africa.
