Innovation Communication Intern

With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith. Come join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories! Key Responsibilities... Remote – Innovation Communications Intern Summer 2024 World Vision Internships provide a three-month opportunity for exceptional students and recent graduates ready to explore a career in the international relief and development sector. We are committed to providing interns with a meaningful learning experience where they can learn, grow, and connect alongside other emerging professionals who are passionate about our mission. Learn: Take on challenging and meaningful work assignments while developing your technical skills and gaining valuable hands-on experience. Grow: Deepen your understanding of the sector, develop your leadership potential, and grow your Christian faith during weekly professional development seminars and workshops. Connect: Form connections with a diverse nationwide intern cohort and build your professional network at one of the largest international relief, development, and advocacy organisations in the world. BEFORE APPLYING, make sure you meet the following requirements: Able to commit to a minimum of 24 hours per week for the entire internship period: 20 May – 16 August 2023 Eligible to work in the United States (US Citizen/resident/F1-student visa). Must have a valid U.S Social Security Number. Be physically located in one of the following states where WVI is registered as an employer: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia (Washington D.C.), Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Texas, Virginia, and Washington. Current or recent graduate from an undergraduate programme (within 2 years). Adhere to World Vision International’s Christian Statement of Faith. Willingness to use own electronic devices for internship purposes, and disposition to let WVI install endpoint security software in those devices. DETAILS Stipend: All US-based interns are paid a monthly stipend of $800 Hours: Full-time and part-time opportunities are available (24-40 hours/week) Internship Location: Remote within the US (see eligible states above). Appropriate Fields of Study/Majors: Marketing, Communications, Graphic Design, or related fields. INTERNSHIP DESCRIPTION Are you a wizard with words or graphics? Can you craft messages that connect emotionally, tell a story, and yet can speak to impact and statistics? Can you create visually interesting reports and graphics or develop short compelling videos? Are you someone who can navigate different channels and demonstrate knowledge of how best to communicate on them? If this sounds like you, you could be a great fit for our Innovation Communications Intern. World Vision’s Innovation Team is dedicated to fostering a culture of innovation that is locally driven and transformative by empowering children and communities to co-create sustainable solutions to the problems they face. The team is working to embed field-driven innovation into World Vision’s core programming implementation, and also seeking to grow funding opportunities to increase resources available for innovation. As an intern, you will join our team, and the larger strategy team, to bring creative and fresh ideas to our current work. You will contribute to the development of a strong innovation communications foundation by sharing ideas for creative content and developing materials to communicate about the progress of innovation projects. The intern’s responsibilities will include: Copywriting and content editing to develop creative content, documentation, and press releases about innovation projects in World Vision. Design and development of graphics, visually compelling reports, and short videos to be featured on various channels. Research on relevant topics to collect key reports and materials, and organize and share them on staff platforms for capacity building. Social media strategy and posts – written, graphics, and videos. The Opportunity: Learn about innovation work in the humanitarian sector. Acquire real-life skills in a 34.000-employee organization. Access weekly professional development programming delivered by WV People and Culture. Be surrounded by people who motivate and inspire you. Make a lasting impact on the lives of the most vulnerable children. Here are three key elements for success: You exhibit knowledge and experience in writing. You are experienced with graphic design. You are experienced with Microsoft Office Suite. You feel comfortable working as part of a virtual and global team. You are passionate about using your God-given talents to positively impact children. Preferred Video editing experience. Applicant Types Accepted: Local Applicants Only Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so. As a global Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith. Learn more about our work at wvi.org. Our organisational culture reflects a "Partnership" of World Vision offices in 100 countries and 33,000+ staff working towards one vision: life in its fullness for every child. A career with World Vision is a God-given calling, and we believe that every staff member has been brought to World Vision for God’s purposes. Whether working from home, in an office, or with children and community members, we celebrate and embrace each staff member’s diverse background and talents – knowing that together, we can make a difference. Together, #WeAreWorldVision. Learn more about our culture. Our people are our greatest asset. Each staff member brings their unique experience and God-given talents to the organisation – and in return World Vision provides employees a competitive "Total Rewards" package tailored to the context in which they work. Learn more about benefits. Have questions about applying to a job with World Vision? See our Frequently Asked Questions Apply Job!