Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Atlanta Falcons Video Services Intern

Location: Atlanta Falcons Training Complex in Flowery Branch, GA

The Atlanta Falcons New Media team has an opening for an intern. This is a non-paid internship and college credit must be received for this work experience. The internship is located at the Atlanta Falcons Headquarters in Flowery Branch, GA. Students must be able to contribute at least 20-25 hours per week including working every Wednesday and every Falcons home game (generally on Sundays). The length of the internship will correspond with the university calendar; anticipated dates are August – December 2009. Housing will not be provided by the Atlanta Falcons.

Responsibilities: Assisting with the planning and filming of in-season player interviews and other new media promotional videos.

Required Qualifications:

Familiar with Digital Media and online video and audio.

Above average skills in either Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Studio, and Avid.

Also familiar with After Effects, Motion, and Photo Shop

Experience in using a video camera; either P2 format or mini-dv.

Job Questions:

  1. How does this unpaid, for college credit internship fit into your short and long term career goals?
  1. Can you receive college credit for this work experience?
  1. What hours are you available during the week from Sunday - Saturday from August - December 2009?

Apply at http://atlantafalcons.teamworkonline.com/teamwork/r.cfm?i=25087

Friday, July 10, 2009

National Cancer Institute's Health Communications Internship Program

The National Cancer Institute's Health Communications Internship Program (HCIP) is now accepting applications for its Spring 2010 intern class.

Applications for the Spring session are due by September 1st.
Apply online! See website for further details.

http://hcip.nci.nih.gov
The National Cancer Institute (NCI), the largest of the 27 institutes and centers comprising the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is the Federal Government's principal agency for cancer research and training. The NCI coordinates the National Cancer Program, which conducts and supports research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to the cause, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cancer, rehabilitation from cancer, and the continuing care of cancer patients and the families of cancer patients.
The NCI recognizes that health information dissemination is key to raising public awareness about new cancer treatments, support for cancer patients and their families, and prevention strategies. To that end, in 1975 the NCI established the Health Communications Internship Program (HCIP) to attract individuals interested in careers in health communications and science writing.
The HCIP gives highly qualified graduate students and recent graduate school graduates the opportunity to participate in vital health and science communications projects in one of the many offices that make up the NCI. Interns will select an area of emphasis: Health Communications or Science Writing. Six- month and one- year internship terms are offered.
Successful Health Communications applicants have some science background as well as experience and/or education in any of the following areas: public health, epidemiology, public relations, health education, communications, science writing, statistics, social marketing, or journalism. Health Communications interns:

* Plan, develop, and promote cancer education programs and materials (including Web- based) for the public, cancer patients, or health professionals
* Gain experience in pre- testing and evaluating cancer prevention and treatment messages, publications, materials, and programs that reach the American public
* Participate in professional meetings and training seminars
Successful Science Writing applicants have a science background with the ability to translate complex scientific concepts into material suitable for a lay audience. Science Writing interns:

* Write fact sheets and press releases
* Answer inquiries from the press
* Attend and report on scientific meetings
* Write feature length, creative articles on the latest, most important advances in cancer research
* Participate in professional meetings and training seminars
Additional information about this program including an online application can be found by visiting http://hcip.nci.nih.gov/. If you would like hard copies of a program brochure to distribute or display, please reply to this e- mail with your mailing address and the number of copies you would like sent.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at HCIP- Contact@mail.nih.gov. If you are no longer the contact person for this program at your university/organization, please let us know and provide updated information.

Thank you for your continued support of the National Cancer Institute's Health Communications Internship Program.

Health Communications Internship Program
National Cancer Institute
6116 Executive Blvd., Ste. 502
Bethesda, MD 20892- 8342
301.435.8524
301.402.3509 FAX
HCIP- Contact@mail.nih.gov
http://hcip.nci.nih.gov