- Location: New York, NY
- Sector: Non Profit
- Organization URL: http://www.cfr.org
- Experience: Internship
- Date Posted Dec-2-2011
Description
Founded in 1921, the Council on Foreign Relations is an independent, national membership organization and a nonpartisan center for scholars dedicated to producing and disseminating ideas so that individual and corporate members, as well as policymakers, journalists, students, and interested citizens in the United States and other countries, can better understand the world and the foreign policy choices facing the United States and other governments. The Council, which is headquartered in New York with an office in Washington, DC, does this by: convening meetings in New York, Washington, and in other select American cities where senior government officials, global leaders, and prominent thinkers come together with Council members to debate and discuss the major foreign policy issues of our time; conducting a wide-ranging Studies Program where Council fellows produce articles and books that analyze foreign policy issues and make concrete policy recommendations; publishing Foreign Affairs, the preeminent journal covering international affairs and U.S. foreign policy; maintaining a diverse membership, including special programs to foster interest and expertise in the next generation of foreign policy leaders; sponsoring Independent Task Forces whose reports help set the public foreign policy agenda; and providing up-to-date information about the world and U.S. foreign policy on the Council’s website, CFR.org.
CFR’s volunteer internships give selected interns the opportunity to receive training in the area of foreign policy; as well as skills training in areas such as writing, research, and program planning.
The Council’s outreach initiative aims to engage an interested and influential group of Americans from around the country and the world by providing ideas and timely, clear, and accurate information on key international issues. CFR.org, America’s foremost Internet resource for foreign policy and national security analysis, is one of the primary tools for doing so.
The volunteer duties of the Multimedia intern include (but are not limited to):
- Providing support in editing and production of multimedia publication for the website, including:
- Conducting research for interactive multimedia projects
- Performing photo research and editing
- Assisting with video and audio production and editing
Qualifications
- Undergraduate or graduate student with a demonstrated interest in multimedia, journalism, and international relations
- Experience working with photo editing, audio editing, and video editing software required
- Experience working with HTML and XML a plus
- Strong organizational and communication skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Must be a quick learner
- Ability to work independently or on a team
- Candidates should be prepared to work full-time in the summer
Contact Details
- Contact: Human Resources
- Telephone: 212-434-9400
- Email: humanresources@cfr.org
Application Instructions
Please email or fax a resume and cover letter INCLUDING POSITION NAME, DAYS AND TIMES AVAILABLE TO WORK to the Human Resources Office at the above address. The Council on Foreign Relations is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Quality, diversity, and balance are the key objectives sought by the Council on Foreign Relations in the composition of its workforce.
