- Internships are 10 weeks.
- The stipend for 2008 is $3000.
Summer Internship Program
Women’s Educational Media
Organization's Mission:
To leverage the power of film and media to engage, inspire and transform communities, striving for social, political, economic and environmental justice.
Women’s Educational Media (WEM), a San Francisco, California-based 501©(3) nonprofit, is a highly acclaimed progressive social issue documentary film production company and a leader in the field of anti-bias, diversity education. WEM’s primary, current focus is its Respect For All Project, a successful organizing campaign to address issues of prejudice among young people and the adults who guide their development. Through the distribution of award-winning films, accompanying curricula, and professional development workshops aimed at educators, youth service providers and parents/guardians, the RFAP strives to create safe schools and communities by opening up dialogue about diversity and discrimination. The RFAP has been a national pioneer advocating for the inclusion of age-appropriate curricula that addresses anti-gay bias. WEM has also been highly successful in forging collaborations with local, regional and national organizations to work on campaigns related to the issues its films address.
Internship Description:
Women’s Educational Media is seeking a summer intern to provide valuable programmatic support for the following projects:
- Assist WEM’s Program Director in the design and production of a youth facilitation guide to address gender and sexual orientation among high school students;
- Coordinate the application process to professional conferences;
- Assist WEM’s film production team with booking and coordinating film screenings;
- Assist WEM’s Program Director with on-going program evaluation efforts
Skills Needed:
Interns must have a demonstrated commitment to progressive social justice issues and have comfort with LGBT issues and people. They must possess strong oral and written communications skills, and be extremely detail-oriented, highly organized and work independently as well as part of team. WEM is a Mac-only environment, so literacy with OSX is very important, as well as proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel. Familiarity with Filemaker Pro and Adobe InDesign is a plus.
