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Communications Division (Digital Team)

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Interns,i) Descri)tion- The Communications division of Human Rights Watch
(HRW) is currently seeking a graduate or undergraduate student with exerience
and an interest in we! technology and communications to intern in its "ew #ork o$ce%
&nder the suervision of the 'enior We! Communications (anager) the intern will
learn how to create digital communications roducts for the we!site) analy*e data!ase
content) develo a weekly newsletter) and !rainstorm other ways to imrove the
digital resentation of our information% +ther ro,ects can !e assigned as they arise
and match the alicant-s interests and a!ilities% .deally) the student would !e
availa!le to intern two days a week for a minimum of three months%
.nternshis are unaid% 'tudents are often a!le to arrange academic credit) as HRW
internshis often o/er direct exosure to the workings of an international human
rights organi*ation) close suervision !y the HRW sta/) interaction with other &' and
international organi*ations and foreign and domestic government o$cials) and
oortunities to attend lectures) trainings) and secial events relating to human rights%
'tudents should check with their individual academic institutions for re0uirements%
.uali/cations1 .nterns must !e enrolled students for the duration of the internshi%
2luency in a Windows environment is re0uired% HT(3 coding skills) 4hotosho skills)
and familiarity with 5rual or another content management system is highly desira!le%
6licants should have strong analytical skills and !e comforta!le using we!7!ased
technologies) as well as social media (2ace!ook) Twitter) etc%)% 6n attention to detail
and tenacity to ro!lem solve is also highly valued% 3anguage skills are advantageous)
!ut not re0uired%
How to ())l*- 4lease aly immediately (no calls or email inquiries, please) !y
emailing a letter of interest) r8sum8) contact information for two references) and a
!rief) unedited writing samle (of no more than two ages) to news@hrw.org% 4lease use
5igital .nternshi 6lication as the su!,ect of your email% +nly comlete
alications will !e reviewed% 5ue to the large num!er of alications) only short7
listed candidates will !e contacted further%
Human Rights Watch is an equal opportunity employer that does not
discriminate in its hiring practices and, in order to build the strongest
possible workforce, actively seeks a diverse applicant pool. Human Rig,ts
0atc, is an international human rights monitoring and advocacy organi*ation known
for its in7deth investigations) its incisive and timely reorting) its innovative and high7
ro9le advocacy camaigns) and its success in changing the human rights7related
olicies and ractices of in:uential governments and international institutions%