CSIS INTERNSHIP – WEB TEAM

Organization:

Center for Strategic & International Studies | CSIS

Location:

Washington, DC  

Sector:

Non Profit 

Organization URL:

http://csis.org

Experience:

Internship  

Date Posted

Mar-20-2013 

Description

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The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is home to the premier internship program in Washington, DC.  Each year, the Center hosts 230 talented interns.  These young minds contribute to the intellectual strength of the Center - stimulating the policy debates with their enterprising spirits and boundless imagination, as well as modern technologies.

CSIS’s Web Team is looking for an intern who can assist in updating and maintaining the CSIS website. This includes

• Liaise with CSIS programs, projects, and departments to ensure online content is updated in a timely fashion.
• Monitor new and existing online content to ensure it is consistent with CSIS style guidelines.
• Assist with support of CSIS content managers in the website CMS.
• Work with CSIS programs to create multimedia content related to their research, events, and publications

Our interns have an opportunity to participate in the Abshire-Inamori Leadership Academy (AILA).  The academy is designed to provide interns with experiential learning and networking opportunities that will help prepare them for a career in public service.  It provides a convening platform for interns to engage in policy debate, writing workshops and leadership building exercises.  One of the major thrusts of the program is to impart the values and leadership qualities that will define the next generation of leaders.

Qualifications

Successful applicants should be at least working on college degree.  Must demonstrate attention to detail, have the ability to manage competing priorities, and independently fix problems related to website. Thorough understanding of the web, basic HTML, understanding of web based Content Management Systems (CMS), Photoshop, multimedia technologies, and standard multimedia conventions are important.  Applicants must possess strong interpersonal skills and be able to operate in a team environment.  An interest or background in international relations is preferred. Contact Details

Contact:

Ian Gottesman

Telephone:

2027753145

Email:

webmaster@csis.org

Application Instructions

This CSIS internship position is unpaid. To apply this internship, please send your resume to webmaster@csis.org. CSIS is always looking for new talent, so please refer our program to your friends and family.