{"article":{"id":26589,"heading":"Job Posting: AFL-CIO Media Outreach Internship","author":"Bernard Pollack","created":"2003-01-18 20:42:33","modified":"2013-11-10 23:48:07","last_modified":"Mon, 11 Nov 2013 06:48:07","article":"



AFL-CIO Media Outreach Internship

Start Date: \t\t\tJune, 2003

Duration: \t\t\tOne Year (not a summer-long internship)

Salary:\t\t\t$595 per week plus benefits

Deadline for Applications:\tApril 15, 2003

The AFL-CIO media outreach internship has a dual purpose:

(1) to help the AFL-CIO shape the public’s opinion of today’s unions through media outlets, including making workers’ voices and issues heard in all available media forums;

(2) to develop people with the skills needed to fill the labor movement’s growing need for effective communicators.

The intern position is a full-time, year-long opportunity to explore and be part of the dynamic new labor movement while developing specific media outreach skills. While the internship is based in Washington, D.C., it also includes a period of field work in organizing, political and \/ or legislative work.

Duties include:

·\tWriting press releases and media advisories;

·\tDeveloping new media contacts;

·\tMonitoring press coverage of unions;

·\tHelping to stage press conferences and events;

·\tHelping workers to refine their message and to make their voices heard in the media;

·\tCoordinating on various AFL-CIO projects including politics, trade, immigration, organizing and legislation.

·\tProducing background materials for internal and external use.

The media outreach intern should be an effective writer and communicator with a deep interest in addressing issues affecting working people. Previous experience with unions, student labor coalitions, community organizations allied with labor or other labor-related organizations is a plus, but not a requirement.



People of color, bilingual applicants, and women are encouraged to apply.

Please send a cover letter describing your interest and qualifications for the position, a resume, and a writing sample (1000 words max) to Nicole Smith, AFL-CIO, 815 16th Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20006 or e-mail to nsmith@aflcio.org<\/a>.

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