Do Something is a fun place to work!

Positions Available:

Marketing Intern
Social Entrepreneurship Intern
Business Development Intern
Graphic Design Intern
Social Media Intern
Video Intern

Do Something is the premiere youth organization that inspires, empowers and celebrates young people changing the world.  Interning at Do Something is a great way to learn the ins and outs of the not-for-profit world, work in a fun and young office environment and get great work experience. We give our interns tons of responsibility and are also known to have brownie bake-offs every once in awhile...Our offices are located in Union Square, NYC

DoSomething.org helps young people (25 and under) rock causes they care about.

Rules we live by:

1. Believe in young people. Young people can lead today. We don’t require old people.
2. Trust young people. We provide reliable, easy to access information and activation strategies, but young people decide for themselves what to do.
3. Celebrate young people. We think all measurable contributions from young people are valuable.
4. Listen to young people. We must always respect their varied abilities and time constraints.
5. Value young people. Our programs and products are free. We’re not after young people’s money; we want their passion, time, and creativity.

Position: Marketing Intern

Description:

• Strategy and Outreach
• Assist Marketing Associate with creation and execution of marketing strategies for general marketing tactics and campaigns
• Work closely with Marketing team and Business Development team to brainstorm key marketing partners for cause campaigns
• Assist in targeted outreach to gain support for individual cause campaigns
• Partnerships
• Help identify new evergreen partners to reach out to that support DoSomething.org on a year-round basis. What spaces do teens occupy that we do not have a presence in?
• We have a very limited marketing budget. Help identify what assets we can offer to our marketing partners to create the most valuable and mutually beneficial partnership.

Qualifications:

• Outgoing and enthusiastic personality
• Knowledge of pop culture and the teen trends of the moment
• Excellent communication skills: solid grammar, strong written communication skills, ability to convey message clearly, good telephone manner
• Self-starter, ability to work well alone or with others
• Passionate about teens changing the world

Hours/Availability:

• Spring 2012
• 10-15 hours in the office over 2 days per week
• 10 weeks beginning January through May 2012

Compensation

• $1,000 plus tons of fun, a great reference letter and a chance to work in a super fun and positive work environment

How to apply

• E-mail cover letter, one page resume and names and telephone numbers of 2 references to Chloe Lee at clee@dosomething.org with the subject "MARKETING INTERN"
• Also, send separate page with answers to the following questions:
• What cause are you most passionate about?
• What is the best class you’ve ever taken
• What outlet would be your ideal partner to reach teens nationwide?
• What is your favorite thing to do in New York City?
• If we are interested, we will contact you for an interview. No phone calls please
• Do Something is an equal opportunity employer.

Position: Social Entrepreneurship Intern

Description:

• As the Social Entrepreneurship intern you will working mostly on our Boot Camp program. Do Something Boot Camps bring together a diverse group of young community leaders, activists and social entrepreneurs for a day of networking and training dedicated to giving each attendee the tools to grow and sustain their community action ideas, projects and organizations.

Responsibilities:

• Help in the planning and execution of the Do Something Boot Camp in New York on June 9th
• Research, manage, and complete youth and organizational outreach for Boot Camp
• Run the marketing and promotion of our Boot Camp live streams

Requirements:

• Knowledge of Word and Excel.
• Excellent communication skills: solid grammar, ability to convey message clearly, good telephone manner.
• Extremely well organized and detail oriented
• Experience planning events
• Must be responsible and self-motivated
• Passionate about teens changing the world

Hours/Availability

• Spring 2012
• 15-20 hours a week
• February, 2012 through June 9th, 2012
• Must be in New York on June 9th, 2012 to help run the Boot Camp

Compensation

• $1,000 Stipend plus a great reference letter, and a chance to work in a super fun and positive work environment

How to apply

• E-mail cover letter, one page resume and names and telephone numbers of 2 references to ezeitlin@dosomething.org with the subject SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTERN
• Applications must be received by January 16th 2012
• If we are interested we will contact you for an interview

Position: Video Intern

Description:

• Helping on video shoots: basic lighting, camera, and audio setups
• Log and capture footage
• Edit celeb sizzle reels, PSAs, and other video content
• Assist with interviewing really cool celebrities and not-for-profit professionals
• Contribute ideas for DoSomething.org's video growth

Experiences and Benefits(that past interns have had!):

• Greatly expanded portfolio (check out our YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/dosomething1)
• Opportunity to film high-level professionals and celebrities
• Work displayed in highly visible locations (e.g., VH1, Hulu, Six Flags, Variety, 7-story NASDAQ video screen in Times Square!)
• Entirely hands-on experience
• Training on new platforms and media, eg. Videostreaming, with multiple camera setups; After Effects, etc.
• No running to get coffee
• Friendly work environment
• Flexible schedule
• Schoolwork comes first

Requirements:

• Passionate about young people changing the world
• Proficient in Final Cut Pro.
• Video production experience: Basic understanding of cameras, audio, and lighting setups is a must
• Understanding of different video codecs and compressions

Not Required but a plus:

• Soundtrack Pro.
• After Effects or Motion.
• Photoshop and Illustrator
• P2 tapeless workflow
• Mac laptop with Final Cut (absolutely not required, but we don’t always have enough laptops to go around, so very helpful to have your own)

Hours/Availability:

• The Do Something offices are open 9:30 – 5:30, 5 days a week and we offer a flexible schedule
• Applicant must be committed to working a minimum of 10 hours a week
• We are accepting applications for the spring semester 2012

Compensation:

• $1,000 Stipend or school credit plus a great reference letter, and a chance to work in a super fun and positive work environment

Application Materials:

• Resume & cover letter
• One of the following:
  o Video reel with a 1 paragraph summary of your roles in these videos
  o Link to 2 videos that you have worked on with 2-3 sentence explanation of your role in each
• 2 references with names, telephone numbers, and email addresses

How to apply:

• E-mail application materials to agoyel@dosomething.org, and make the subject line: “I love DoSomething.org & Video”
• If we are interested we will contact you for an interview

Position: Business Development Intern

Description:

• Research and development for Do Something's Cause of the Month program (we focus on everything from global poverty to homelessness to racism).
• Researching companies and brands that are relevant to a teen audience as potential Do Something sponsors
• Brainstorming new youth marketing and youth outreach ideas
• Assisting in the management of our current campaigns/sponsor relations
• Working on national Green Your School, Battle for the Bands, and Epic Book Drive campaigns
• Some administrative work as necessary

Qualifications:

• Outgoing and enthusiastic personality
• Knowledge of pop culture and the teen trends of the moment
• Excellent communication skills: solid grammar, ability to convey message clearly, good telephone manner
• Self-starter, ability to work well alone or with others
• Passionate about teens changing the world

Hours/Availability:

• The Do Something offices are open 9:30 – 5:30, 5 days a week and we offer a flexible schedule
• Applicant must be committed to working 10 – 15 hours a week
• We are accepting applications for the spring semester

Compensation:

• $1,000 Stipend or school credit plus a great reference letter, and a chance to work in a super fun and positive work environment

How to apply:

• E-mail cover letter and resume to mstevenson@dosomething.org

Position: Graphic Design Intern

Description:

• Design web and print assets for national cause campaigns and DoSomething.org programs and events.
• Contribute ideas for DoSomething.org's graphic design growth, including our new website design
• Increase site usability and appeal through design
• Help with the creation of visual aids, including infographics, for our news blog

Experiences and Benefits (that past interns have had!):

• Greatly expanded portfolio
• Work on national cause campaigns with awesome corporate partners (e.g., Aeropostale, Vh1, Staples, Foot Locker)
• Entirely hands-on experience
• No running to get coffee
• Friendly work environment
• Schoolwork comes first

Qualifications:

• Proficient in graphic design programs, specifically Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, and some Photoshop
• Knowledge of basic HTML and CSS
• Passionate about social change and youth involvement
• Outgoing and enthusiastic personality
• Knowledge of pop culture and the teen trends of the moment
• Excellent communication skills: solid grammar, ability to convey message clearly, good telephone manner
• Self-starter, ability to work well alone or with others
• College level or recent graduate preferred
• Able to work in-house in our NYC office

Hours/Availability

• Spring 2012
• The Do Something offices are open 9:30 – 5:30, 5 days a week and we offer a flexible schedule
• Applicant must be committed to working a minimum of 10 hours a week

Compensation

• $1,000 Stipend or school credit plus a great reference letter, and a chance to work in a super fun and positive work environment

How to apply

• E-mail cover letter, one page resume and names and telephone numbers of 2 references to graphicdesign@dosomething.org with the title “I love Graphic Design and care about _____” (hint: don’t leave it blank)
• Link to online portfolio or PDF of at least 8-10 pieces of work
• Screenshot or photo of one good example and one bad example of Kerning (yes, we know what the google search results are)
• Applications must be received by January 31, 2011
• If we are interested, we will contact you for a phone or in-person interview

Position: Social Media Intern

Description:

• Social Media has quickly become the way teens connect to each other and the brands they care about, because we’re a brand who cares about teens it’s important for us to respect and enrich that connection. This internship will be all about engaging our existing fans and creating lasting relationships with new ones on our social media channels. You’ll have to come up with creative and powerful ways to make new connections and to make our existing connections stronger.

Responsibilities:

• Draft content for our social media channels
• Engage with our users to offer a more personal experience
• Help moderate our online community
• Dream big and help on the creative side with creating new dynamic social apps (we’ll take care of the tech)
• Create and update monthly reports on what’s happening on our social media channels
• Grow our fans, followers, likes, subscribers and stalkers

Qualifications:

• Current college student (Freshman to Senior)
• Incredibly creative with the ability to pivot at moment’s notice
• Strong communication skillsgrammar is a must; you’ve also got to be succinct and effective in the space of 140 characters.
• Multi-tasker, self-motivated, ability to work well alone or with others
• Passionate about young people changing the world, committed to social change
• Knowledge of HTML, CSS, MS Office

Not required, but a plus:

• Knowledge of pop culture (huge plus)
• Knowledge of PHP, FML and Macromedia Suite

Hours/Availability:

• Spring 2012
• 15-20 hours a week
• 10 weeks beginning January through May 2012

Compensation:

• $1,000 Stipend or school credit plus a great reference letter, and a chance to work in a super fun and positive work environment

How to apply:

• Send an email to cstowell@dosomething.org with the subject “I want this internship more than anything”, with your resume attached. In the e-mail also include a cover letter that’s limited to 140 characters on why you’re perfect for this job.
• Applications must be received by January 30th, 2012
• If we are interested, we will contact you for an interview

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