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The job I chose was the Communications Intern position at Invisible Children. IC is an organization that uses creative storytelling techniques to raise awareness about and help bring an end to the longest-running war in Africa, which has been going on for 25 years. The position calls for two people who are passionate and knowledgeable about the organization to create original content and get information out to the public about IC’s efforts. The position is interesting to me because IC is an organization I am passionate about and fights for a goal that I find very honorable.

In the description for the position, they state that the ideal candidate would be a self-starter with a lot of initiative and someone who can handle a lot of writing and responsibilities for research, reporting, and strategizing. They also require candidates to be strong communicators, both written and verbally. These are qualities that I obtain and in fact enjoy in a working environment. Responsibilities include creating content daily and weekly for their blog, writing website content, emails and grant proposals, editing print and web copy, and creating a strategy for a communications campaign for IC – all of which I have experience in.

I have been following this company for four years now and know a lot about their history, programs, mission, and ethos. At any given time, they have many projects running aiming to end the reign of the Lord’s Resistance Army in Africa, protect the people in local African communities, rehabilitate returned child soldiers, and educate the rest of the world about the atrocities perpetuated by the war. Humanitarian aid and social justice are two issues I am very passionate about and want to work with in the future, making IC a perfect place to intern to gain experience for my future.