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Spring 2020 Undergraduate/Graduate Intern, Arts & Entertainment

For nearly 100 years, the ACLU has been our nation’s guardian of liberty, working in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. Whether it’s ending mass incarceration, achieving full equality for the LGBT community, advancing racial justice, establishing new privacy protections for our digital age, or preserving the right to vote or the right to have an abortion, the ACLU takes up the toughest civil liberties and civil rights cases and issues to defend all people from government abuse and overreach. With more than one million members, activists, and supporters, the ACLU is a nationwide organization that fights tirelessly in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and Washington, D.C., for the principle that every individual’s rights must be protected equally under the law, regardless of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, national origin, and record of arrest or conviction.
The Communications Department of the ACLU’s National Office in New York City has an opening for an Arts & Entertainment Spring Internship starting in January 2020. The Internship offers the opportunity to learn about the breadth of the ACLU’s work and how the Communications Department supports it through branding, public relations and communications strategy, and producing content for the ACLU blog and website, multimedia and social media channels; the intern will be a key member of the Artist Engagement Team.
 
INTERNSHIP OVERVIEW
The Spring 2020 Undergraduate Internship requires a semester-long commitment and can be full-time or part-time with a minimum commitment of 15 hours per week. A stipend is available for those students who do not receive outside funding and/or course credit. 
 
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Interns will have the opportunity to gain valuable experience by working alongside the Artist Engagement team. Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to the following:
  • Organize talent database
  • Conduct research within social media platforms
  • Prepare pitch documents for issue work
  • Work on event production for artist related events
  • Collaborate as necessary with editorial, social media, and digital teams on artist engagement actions
  • Provide support for distribution of materials for events and artist-requested swag
  • Conduct Internet and photo research
  • Assist with Blue Ribbon campaign
  • Other duties as assigned
 
EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
The internship is open to students who have completed their first year of an undergraduate degree. Applicants should demonstrate a commitment to the mission of the ACLU. Applicants should possess:
  • Excellent research, writing, proof-reading and communication skills
  • Must be self-motivated, take initiative, and possess excellent organizational and time management skills
  • Strong Knowledge of social media platforms
  • Ability to work independently as well as within in a team while maintaining a high level of efficiency and professionalism
  • Must be discrete with confidential information of notable people, as well as the inner-workings of the organization
  • Experience in either artist management, talent PR, or as a personal/executive assistant to an artist or other high-profile entertainment professional is preferred; but not required
  • Commitment to civil liberties and to the work of ACLU
 
Applications will be considered on a rolling basis and accepted until the position is filled.
 
This posting provides a general but not comprehensive list of the opportunities of the internship. It does not represent a contract of employment. The ACLU reserves the right to change the posting at any time without advance notice.
The ACLU is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual with a disability and need assistance applying online, please e-mail benefits.hrdept@aclu.org. If you are selected for an interview, you will receive additional information regarding how to request an accommodation for the interview process.