Interns watch human rights video on YouTube, put them on the Human Rights Channel (www.youtube.com/humanrights), and then build playlists and videos about broader issues to highlight the human rights angle. They then share these videos and playlists on Twitter, Google+, and other platforms. They conduct research to create written synopses and supplementary videos to accompany their work. Finally, they use FinalCut to seam these videos into 1-2 minute intro videos.
The intern will have the opportunity to give significant input on the issues that the Human Rights Channel covers. They will work with the Channel Curator to choose topics and videos, and will have creative latitude in forming the intro videos. They are expected to maintain attention to detail in text and video creation, and to maintain strong journalistic ethics in respecting the rights and contributions of citizen journalists.
Tasks will include:
- Monitor verified video feed
- Conduct research on human rights issues/events and write synopses
- Conduct searches to find videos contextualizing those situations
- Build playlists around human rights issues, incorporating verified citizen video and contextualizing video
- Edit existing video content into a coherent video explaining the situation
- Work with social media interns to ensure wide distribution of videos
All interns are expected to spend between 20-30% of their time engaged in administrative support.
Qualifications:
REQUIRED:
- Familiarity with and/or passion for global human rights
- FinalCut experience, or ability to learn
- Attention to detail
PREFERRED:
- Coursework possibly (but not necessarily) in any of the following: journalism, international relations, law, communications, political science, history, social sciences, criminal justice, sociology
- Experience with YouTube or other online video platforms
- Foreign language ability (especially Arabic, but also Spanish, French or other)
- Experience in documentary-making, international affairs, activism, journalism and/or related topics
- Social Media familiarity
General Information:
We require a minimum of two months commitment, for at least 15-20 hours a week. Internships are unpaid. Our offices are located in Brooklyn, NY, convenient to the Atlantic Terminal (2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, Q, N and R trains) and C (Lafayette) and G (Fulton) trains. .
Application Instructions:
No phone inquiries please.We strongly prefer applications by email to internship@witness.org including a resume and cover lette with “YouTube Content Curation” in the Subject. Please submit a link to a video project that you have edited using FinalCut, and a brief writing sample (subject-relevant if possible).
