Global Digital Media INTERN

Focus on the Family • Colorado Springs, CO

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About The Position

Focus on the Family is a Christian non-profit media ministry that provides practical support for families and promotes Christian faith and values. Its Global Ministry Development team supports 13 Associate Offices around the world. The Global Digital Media Intern will use storytelling and web-publishing skills to communicate the ministry’s global impact through digital media, especially video, working with the U.S. Global team and international partners to develop YouTube content and strategy featuring impact stories from all four hemispheres.

The internship offers experience in video storytelling, editing, digital marketing, web publishing, and content strategy. The intern will work on projects from start to finish and may help plan and host the annual International Director’s Conference at Focus on the Family headquarters. This is an unpaid summer internship with a $3,500 honorarium. Lunch is provided on workdays, and housing is provided for out-of-town students only. Transportation is the intern’s responsibility and may be a condition of acceptance. Applicants must be upperclassmen college students and must meet the ministry’s stated Christian faith and conduct expectations.

Requirements

• Be an upperclassman college student applying for a summer internship.
• Be majoring in Communications, Video/Films, Digital Media, Marketing, or a similar field.
• Have excellent communication skills.
• Be a self-starter.
• Exemplify the Christian conduct described in Ephesians 5:1-2.
• Pursue the Great Commission described in Matthew 28:19-20.
• Be a consistent witness for Jesus Christ and maintain a courteous, Christ-like attitude when dealing with people inside and outside Focus on the Family.
• Adhere to Focus on the Family’s Standard of Moral Conduct and Statement of Faith, uphold the ministry in prayer, and demonstrate behaviors aligned with its core values.
• Be responsible for transportation; transportation may be a condition of acceptance.

Nice To Haves

• Video-editing experience.
• Experience with Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects.
• Web-publishing experience, especially with WordPress.
• Social-media experience, specifically YouTube.
• Cross-cultural experience.
• A design or video portfolio may be requested during the interview process.

Responsibilities

• Create long- and short-form video content using Adobe Premiere Pro.
• Work with the content creator to host international interviews.
• Assist with improving the user experience of Global Ministry websites.
• Optimize existing Global Ministry webpages using WordPress.
• Develop a YouTube channel strategy and assist in building the Global Ministry YouTube presence.
• Edit existing video content to refresh it.
• Publish digital content on the website and YouTube channel.
• Participate in planning and hosting the annual International Director’s Conference at Focus on the Family headquarters for visiting Global Associate Office directors.
• Assist with scheduling, editing, and publishing content from an organic marketing perspective.
• Work on at least one project from start to finish.

Benefits

• A $3,500 honorarium; the position is unpaid and provides no compensation or pay.
• Lunch provided during workdays.
• Housing provided for out-of-town students only.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed