Communication Intern

How can you make a difference?

We are seeking 2 interns to support our content development, social media engagement, media monitoring and advocacy campaigns. Specifically, you will:

• Track the coverage of UNICEF and issues related to children in the media and social media
• Support the production of communication materials that are appealing to young audience, including the facilitation of focus group discussions with children and young people before publishing as needed
• Adapt UNICEF’s global communication materials into Chinese versions that suit the local context
• Contribute to the drafting of human-interest stories and blogs
• Support the management of UNICEF’s visual image archives and write photo captions
• Support the planning and content development of UNICEF’s advocacy campaigns
• Contribute insight to UNICEF internal discussions on risk management and brand protection in public communication in China
• Provide professional support on other aspects of communication as required to inform country team, media and partners

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… 

• Be a Chinese national.
• Be senior undergraduate or current graduate student, or within one year of graduation, preferably majored in Advertising, Communication, Media Studies, Journalism, Film/Multimedia/Animation Production, or related fields.
• Have strong academic performance as demonstrated by recent university or institution records, or, if not available, a reference letter from an academic supervisor.
• Have strong interest and prior experience in writing, short video editing, be social media savvy and able to produce social media friendly content; Please attach samples of your previous work with your application if you have.
• Have no immediate relatives working in any UNICEF offices.
• Fluency in English and Mandarin is required.
• Be a self-starter who is open-minded and able to take constructive feedback.
• Be able to work in a multicultural environment.

Source: https://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/575075