VOX Media Cafe Summer Internship Job Description

VOX ATL Summer Intern Job Description 2023

VOX ATL welcomes current teen staff participants to apply for our summer intern positions. Applicants must have been staff/contributors for at least one semester. Please refer to the job descriptions for specific responsibilities.

Deadline to apply: Monday, May 15, 2023 by 11:59 p.m. Interviews will be conducted May 18-19, 2023

Summer interns will be paid a $100 stipend weekly, with the potential to earn up to $500.* Interns will have the option to work anywhere from three weeks to five weeks, based on availability. The first week will be a mandatory training week. You will be working with a team of peers, an alumni intern and the VOX adult staff. Sessions 1 & 2 will be in-person!

Summer Intern Schedule:

 In-Person Training Week (mandatory)

  • Week One: Monday, May 30 – Friday, June 2, Hours: 9:30 am-4:30 pm

*VMC Orientation Day: Saturday, June 3, 11 am-2 pm*

Session One

  • Week One: Monday, June 5-Friday, June 9, Hours: 9:30 am-4:30 pm
  • Week Two: Monday, June 12-Friday, June 16, Hours: 9:30 am-4:30 pm

Session Two*

  • Week One: Tuesday, June 20-Friday, June 23, Hours: 9:30 am-4:30 pm *(Monday excluded in observance of Juneteenth holiday)
  • Week Two: Monday, June 26-Friday, June 30, Hours: 9:30 am-4:30 pm

Applicant requirements:

  1. Must have been an active member of VOX ATL in the 2022-23 school year (ex.: attended VOX ATL publishing meetings, workshops, events, trainings, etc.)
  2. Must have at least one published piece on VOXATL.org
  3. Facilitation experience through VOX ATL preferred and prioritized
  4. Be able to attend intern training week from May 30- June 2
  5. Must be able to come to the VOX ATL office for intern training week, session one and session two

Summer VMC Intern responsibilities:

  • Participate in-person for intern training at VOX ATL office.
  • Support facilitation of VMC orientation for participants and volunteers at VOX ATL office on Saturday, June 3
  • Bring teen-led energy and fun to the VOX ATL space
  • Plan to produce one piece of content per week
  • Interns will have designated time during the week to work on their own story content
  • Each intern will have the opportunity to work with mentors to expand their journalism and multimedia skills
  • Summer capture: social media posts and coverage of VOX Media Cafe for each week to be included in VOX ATL newsletters.
  • Provide leadership and support to VOX Media Café participants
  • Peer editing and story support
  • Orienting new teens to VOX culture (ie: ground rules, energizers, go-arounds)
  • Facilitating skill-building activities
  • Collaborate with adult staff on creating skill-building workshops and activities  with your intern team
  • Community building, content creation, or leadership development/facilitation skills
  • Support and produce VOX teen survey and VOX programming promotions
  • Participate in daily check-ins and check-outs with adult supporters and fellow interns

CLICK HERE TO APPLY!

 

Summer Internship decisions will be made by mid-May.

If you have any questions, contact maurice@voxatl.org