Time Frame:   Fall 2011

 

Hours:                         10-20 weekly

 

Position Summary:    Paid undergraduate internship for students majoring in General Communications/Advertising/PR. Pay range $8-12 per hour depending on candidate knowledge, skills and abilities.

 

Disability Rights Florida, the state’s premier statewide disability legal rights advocacy organization, is offering paid fall undergraduate internships to qualified candidates. Disability Rights Florida is a technologically advanced organization that uses the web, Constant Contact, Facebook, Twitter, Go to Webinar, print publications and a range of other means of communication to target information to key audiences within the disability and legal community. We offer services ranging from legislative policy analysis and advocacy to individual information and referral and free confidential legal or advocacy services. Our staff also conducts legal rights trainings and performs outreach about our mission, priorities, accomplishments and services.

 

In addition to gaining experience relevant to your specific major, all interns will gain knowledge and experience with disability accessibility, language accessibility and cultural competence.

 

Please submit cover letter, resume, references, and GPA. Be sure to indicate whether your major is General Communications/Advertising/PR.

 

Background screening is required of all employees of Disability Rights Florida.

 

Students with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

 

Duties:

For General Communications/Advertising/PR majors, duties include website content development and content updates, layout and design (flyers, ads, other materials), Electronic Newsletter (layout and writing), writing and editing (for website, blogs, other media), voice over (record, edit, load – or coordinate with talent and record, edit, load).

 

 

 

Contact: Sylvia Smith <SylviaS@disabilityrightsflorida.org>