Media Center Internship
The HRC Media Center is a full-fledged production studio that serves a variety of purposes for the Human Rights Campaign in spreading its message. Some of its ongoing tasks include the production of a daily news webcast; videos for gala dinners, corporate trainings, community events, pride events; as well as advertisements and public service announcements to communicate and disseminate HRC’s messages. In addition, the Media Center serves the multimedia needs of other like-minded organizations.
Responsibilities:
- Catalogue and maintain HRC’s archive videos;
- Assist in dubbing services;
- Assist in shooting with DVCPRO and robotic cameras;
- Log tapes with Final Cut Pro;
- Assist in video and audio production and post-production;
- Run teleprompter;
- Provide administrative support to staff.
Qualifications:
- Broadcast Journalism and Film/TV/Video Production majors are encouraged to apply.
- Demonstrated interest in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues.
- Strong attention to details and organizational skills;
- Ability to learn quickly;
- Experience/knowledge in video editing;
- Experience/knowledge in shooting with professional video cameras;
Outcomes:
- Intern will develop a strong understanding of advanced video and audio editing software, including Final Cut Pro, Adobe After Effects, Photoshop and a variety of applications used for publishing video to the web.
- Intern will gain extensive experience working in a professional video production studio, including shooting with DVCPRO and robotic cameras, running a video mixer, green screening, studio lighting and sound recording;
Other:
- This is an unpaid internship. Credit is available upon request.
- All of our internships are based out of our offices in Washington, DC. We cannot provide housing for our interns.
- Resume and cover letters must be in Microsoft Word (.doc) or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format.
- Please refer questions to our website.
- For any other questions, email
- No phone calls, please.
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