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Fall Internships at Historic Huguenot Street

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Fall internship opportunity with Historic Huguenot Street.

Interns will assist the Communications & Marketing Coordinator with a variety of tasks that include but are not limited to advertising, marketing, public relations, graphic design, and social media.

Candidates should be pursuing a degree in a related field; marketing, communications, digital media, etc. Communication and computer skills required. Graphic design skills, an interest in history, and/or experience working for a non-profit organization preferred.

Send your resume, a letter of interest, and completed application to Kara Augustine, Director of Public Programming, at kara@huguenotstreet.org.

Spirit of Resilience Summer and Fall Internships

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Spirit of Resilience has 3-5 internship opportunities for summer and fall.

This internship is for students with a passion for Earth care, social justice and promoting a new paradigm for living on Earth.

Interns work with staff and community stakeholders to complete segments of Spirit of Resilience. They develop promotional strategies with well defined goals to help Spirit of Resilience build a mailing list, engage digital conversations and invite speaking engagements. Production Assistants effectively interact with Technical Assistants using archived and original recordings, to create sound drops of various lengths for use in show segments and promotions.

To apply, email resume and cover letter to Rev Dele at spiritofresilience@gmail.com.
Applicants should identify which skill set they bring to the table (sound engineers, social media managers, website managers, etc.). You will receive a work culture statement if accepted for an interview.

Multiple Summer and Fall Internships at Woodstock Film Festival

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The Woodstock Film Festival has internships available for more than 5 interns in the summer and fall.

They have both Press/Marketing and Operations Internships. General experience includes database management, film entry screening evaluations, fundraising, public relations and press, community outreach, production coordination, event planning, equipment optimizing/organization and more. Of course, the internship will be custom tailored depending on the intern’s individual experience and skills.

Applicants with extensive knowledge of relevant software systems will be able to expand upon their experience editing web pages, doing design layout, organizing files, editing photo and video, and much more. Some programs that we use include InDesign, Photoshop, Squarespace, Illustrator, Lightroom, Automator, Final Cut Pro, FileMaker and more. Interns will have many opportunities to meet and network with well-connected and up-and-coming industry members while enjoying responsibility in a fast-paced and team-based environment.

Apply through this link: https://forms.gle/V6XwH4tQaAij7Xde9

This internship is offered every semester.

Use LinkedIn Learning to Refresh or Learn New Skills

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We’d like to remind students about a very helpful resource that can be useful during online learning: LinkedIn Learning. Every student has access to LinkedIn Learning through my.newpaltz.edu. It is a treasure trove of helpful videos on professional skills, from balancing work and life, to magazine design, and more.

To access LinkedIn Learning, go to my.newpaltz.edu, and under “General,” click “LinkedIn Learning.”

Stay Connected During Tough Times With The Little Rebellion

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The Little Rebellion is continuing their publishing during this time. They are committed to not only keeping readers informed on the coronavirus, but also to giving their readers a break from the news and publishing student-submitted content. They are here to give students a voice in this uncertain time, and are open to submissions of all kinds.

Read their full message here.

To submit any work, email The Little Rebellion at thelittlerebellion@gmail.com

Want to Declare a Comm Major or Minor? Here’s the Paperwork…

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Want to declare or change a major or minor within the Department of Communication?

To declare or change a major or minor, please fill out this form: https://forms.office.com/r/0Wg0W5gvkt

You will be assigned a faculty advisor in our department.

Communication students aren’t required to do internships but are encouraged to do one. This form explains that it is your responsibility to get certified eligible to do an internship at least one semester PRIOR to LOOKING for an internship placement. Once approved for credit, approval remains valid until graduation, so long as your GPA remains above 2.5.