[BNM] [Fwd: War Child seeks Online intern]

[Mat Walker]

Chris sent this with a word attachment which I've pasted onto the bottom 
of the email.

Mat

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	War Child seeks Online intern
Date: 	Fri, 4 Jul 2008 16:42:36 +0100
From: 	Chris Anderson <chris at turnfront.com>
To: 	Brighton New Media <bnmlist at brightonnewmedia.org>



Hello folks,

War Child are looking for an Online Assistant on a 3 month, expenses 
paid (but otherwise unpaid), internship. If you know anyone who might be 
interested, please forward this on to them.

The charity works with children affected by conflict in Iraq, 
Afghanistan, Uganda & Democratic Republic of Congo. They do extremely 
good work, embrace social media, and are a really nice group of people 
to work with.

When? end of July, start of August
Where? Kentish Town, London

I've attached some more information, but feel free to get in touch to 
find out more.

-- 
Chris
http://turnfront.com
07887 985402

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WAR CHILD
VOLUNTARY ONLINE ASSISTANT
Background
War Child is looking for an exceptional individual to support its online 
work. Working across www.warchild.org.uk, www.warchildmusic.com and our 
profiles on Facebook, YouTube, MySpace, Flickr and Bebo the Online 
Assistant will play a vital role in the continuing development of War 
Child’s online presence. The role is a great opportunity to gain 
experience in new media, journalism and marketing.
The successful applicant will:
? Research and write content for War Child’s websites and social network 
profiles.
? Proactively engage with War Child’s existing online communities and 
seek to grow these.
? Research trends in digital campaigning, fundraising and music.
? Assist in the identification of new online opportunities for War Child 
and (where appropriate) begin to develop these.
Working arrangements:
This will be a 3 month placement, full time, 5 days a week, starting 
around the end of July or the beginning of August.
This role involves working at War Child’s offices in London (NW5). The 
Online Assistant reports to the Online Campaigns Manager.
This is a voluntary position, with lunch and travel costs provided.
Person specification:
Essential: EXPERIENCE
? Use of social networking sites (including MySpace and Facebook)
KNOWLEDGE
? Online trends/technology
? Youth market/trends
SKILLS
? Writing for young people/youth audience
? HTML (basic)
Desirable: EXPERIENCE
? Updating a website using a Content Management System
? Online research
KNOWLEDGE
? Current music scene
? Flickr, YouTube and Bebo
SKILLS
? Writing for the web
? Image editing (Photoshop, Picassa etc.)
? Web development/design

To be considered
Please send your CV and brief covering letter, which outlines how you 
meet the person specification, to chris at warchild.org.uk