Position Overview

Girl Up is seeking a Multimedia Intern to assist on various projects across platforms for the communications team. The Multimedia Intern will assist members of Girl Up’s Communications team to help design and edit graphic, print, and multimedia assets for social channels and events and organize multimedia assets in our online asset management system. in addition to other tasks as assigned. The Multimedia Intern is a remote position and will report to the Director of Communications and Digital Media. The Multimedia Intern will collaborate across Girl Up’s departments, including Programs, and Development, and Global Operations teams.

The core values on which Girl Up exists guide our team and our work. Girl Up is a Youth-Centered leadership development initiative working to achieve gender equity worldwide. We commit to supporting our young leaders in their Passionate Action for social change and seek feedback from our Global Community to ensure Accountability in maintaining our values. Learn more about our work and our values at GirlUp.org.

This is a paid opportunity and offers a rate of $17/hour for individuals currently enrolled in or recently graduated from (within 8 months of graduation) an associate degree or bachelor’s degree program; and $20/hour for individuals currently enrolled in a graduate program. This position is remote.

Essential Functions

• Assist Girl Up’s Graphic Designer Associate in creating, designing and applying graphics across Girl Up print resources and digital platforms, as well as for Girl Up events.
• Support in updating Girl Up’s photo and video curation and organizing assets via Brandfolder.
• Support video production needs for upcoming events and campaigns, as needed
• Brainstorm and implement creative ideas for Girl Up’s social platforms, event branding, and merchandise design.
• Assist in template document and resource creation (i.e. presentation decks, one-pagers, toolkits, and annual reports)
• Assist with planning, creating, and editing multimedia social media content, such as animated graphics and short-form videos.
• Additional support tasks as needed.

Selection Criteria

• Candidate must be enrolled in a degree-granting program during the internship or must be a recent graduate (within 8 months of graduation) of a college or university.
• Interest and/or experience in graphic design, short-form video, digital communications, professional or campus organizing, grassroots outreach, political campaigns, designing for social media, and/or events canvassing is highly preferred.
• Applicant should have intermediate to advanced level experience in Canva and Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign are a must)
• Experience working with Adobe Premiere or Final Cut Pro and Adobe After Effects, strongly preferred.
• Experience designing for digital platforms and web are preferred.
• UX/UI design experience is preferred.
• Some video editing experience preferred.
• Broad understanding of digital tools and social media, with examples of current and successful uses of blogging, Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, Threads, Brandfolder, etc.
• Strong oral and written communications skills.
• Commitment to cross-cultural communication.
• Be responsible, flexible, hard-‐working and committed to the mission of Girl Up
• Excellent creative vision, attention to detail, and ability to think outside the box
• Self-starter with both energy and creativity
• Openness and flexibility
• Ability to meet regular attendance/tardiness policy
• Must have a personal laptop computer and access to the Internet
• Must be available to work a maximum of 29 hours per week
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.