AudioVisual Internship

The United Nations Information Centre for Mexico, Cuba and the Dominican Republic offers an unpaid internship in the Department of Global Communications. The intern will support communications activities including audiovisual production, outreach, and strategic communication efforts for the UN in Mexico and the region.

Responsibilities

• Support the communications activities of the UNIC Mexico, especially assisting with research, drafting, and production of communications products, especially audiovisual.
• Assist in outreach efforts to a variety of publics and formats, including traditional and new digital means of communications.
• Support the strategic communication of the United Nations in Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean.
• Assist in the coordination of the communication activities of the UN System agencies in Mexico, through the Communication Group.
• Assist in the production of multimedia stories, digital and audiovisual assets for web and social media accounts.
• Draft and edit written, audiovisual and digital content, including for web, social media and print as needed in Spanish and English.
• Assist in the daily liaison with civil society, academia, NGOs in Mexico, Cuba and The Dominican Republic.
• Assist in preparing the organization of events.
• Collaborate with the Public and Private Sector in organizing activities on UN issues of concern.
• Cooperate with civil society on information issues, promote UN education and youth participation.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• No working experience is required to apply for the United Nations Internship Programme.
• Applicants must be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); or be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor's level or equivalent).
• Candidates must cover the cost of travel including visa, accommodation, health insurance and other living expenses for the duration of the internship.
• Fluency in oral and written Spanish is required.
• Fluency in English is desirable.
• Programming skills to develop AR or VR products is desirable.
• Knowledge of Boolean queries and media/social media listening tools and analytics is desirable.
• Interns who are not citizens or permanent residents of the country where the internship is undertaken may be required to obtain the appropriate visa and work/employment authorization.

Skills

• Audiovisual Content Production
• Outreach Activities
• Strategic Communications
• Spanish Fluency
• English Fluency
• Programming for AR
• Programming for VR
• Boolean Queries
• Media Listening Tools
• Social Media Metrics Analysis

Languages

Spanish, English