Communications and Media Intern

ACCA Creates Organization


Please see instructions on how to apply at the bottom of this page.

Intern Responsibilities:

The Intern will engage in a number of tasks: 

  •  Write articles for newsletters, reels, etc. 

  • Engage in research, seeking opportunities to write and submit articles about ACCA Creates to various media outlets and professional arts organizations, including op-ed articles. 

  • Write letters to city, county, state, federal government officials promoting arts education in schools and outside of the regular academic school day. 

  • Conduct interviews that may accompany media projects, excerpts of which may be included in letters, and articles. 

  •  Media-  

  • In June, attend Saturday morning meetings 9-11am, during which time, we will work on media projects for the ACCA Creates Website, Facebook, and Instagram. There the Intern will meet a team of volunteers and workers for ACCA Creates and Keys2Success, via Keys. These meetings will help to prepare the Intern for Summer Arts, a seven-week arts intensive that includes a one-week Dance Intensive (13-18yrs), and a six-week Summer Arts Camp (6-16yrs). 

  • Take photographs and videos of ACCA Creates Summer Arts Dance Intensive, and the Summer Arts Dance Camp. 

  • Prep media for the year for Facebook and Instagram. Create reels. 

  • Write short statements to accompany the photos and reels. 

Qualifications:

  • The Intern will need the following skills: 

  •  Excellent communications skills 

  •  A love for people and a love for the arts 

  •  Honesty from the heart that exudes a respect for all humanity. 

  •  Refrains from judgmental behaviors and words. Children know when we are lying wither by omission or commission. 

  •  A people person, who works well with supervisors, peers, teens and children, our clients. 

  •  Excellent/Strong commitment to communities of color that experience extreme disparities: food deserts, violence, lack of access to the arts, due to COVID a tremendous dip in academic skills. While not focused on academics, ACCA Creates Summer Arts Day Camp in particular is a tremendous support to an improved quality of academic knowledge acquisition and skills.  

  •  Strong Writing Skills including editing. 

  •  Knowledge in the areas of Media. 

  •  Knowledge in the areas of media tools i.e. Canva, Podcasts, Google Workspace incl. Google Sheets. 

Interns will work onsite 28 hours per week and attend a mandatory offsite program day one day per week with their cohort.

Interns must be available for the duration of the program.

INTERNSHIP DURATION:

  • Total Weeks: 9 weeks

  • Work Hours per Week: 28 

  • Total Hours: 252

  • Workdays: 4 days per week onsite

PROGRAM DAY:

  • On the 5th day of each week, interns will attend an offsite program day with their cohort.

  • These hours are separate from the internship hours.