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Spring 2021 Internship Opportunities

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CIANA relies on a team of dedicated interns- students and recent graduates especially- to assist our staff in providing all areas of immigration services.

All internships are unpaid, but may be completed for academic credit. Explore our available positions below:

Digital Communications Intern

Remote

15-20 hours/week

Unpaid, but may be completed for academic credit

Purpose/Objective

The Center for the Integration and Advancement of New Americans (CIANA), Communications and Outreach team is looking for Communications Interns who are creative and detail-oriented self-starters. Chosen interns will form a team that possesses a combination of the skills outlined below.

Key Responsibilities

Draft posts for social media, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
Research, pitch, and draft articles for CIANA’s blog
Assist the Communications and Outreach VISTA with producing newsletters and other emails targeted at clients, donors, and partners
Design graphics and visuals to enhance CIANA documents and materials
Develop relations with media and community leaders/orgs
Assist in translating the CIANA materials into Arabic, Bangla, or Spanish (if possible)
Assist on side/independent projects

Qualifications

This internship is ideal for undergraduate and graduate students pursuing a degree in Communications, Marketing, Graphic Design, Journalism, English, Political Science, Sociology, International Affairs, Latin American/Middle Eastern/South Asian Studies, or related fields.
An independent self-starter who can manage time effectively to accommodate several projects at once
Proficiency in Arabic, Bangla, Spanish, or other languages is a plus!
Experience with one or more of the following:
- Research and writing
- Content creation for social media, blog posts, newsletters, and press briefings
- Graphic design
- Website design and analytics
Familiarity with Canva, MailChimp, Wix, or similar platforms. Adobe Illustrator is a plus!

Time Commitment

Regular schedule required.
12 - 20 hours a week during CIANA office hours (Mon. - Fri. 10 AM - 6 PM).
Spring semester, position begins in January 2021

Training/Support Provided

Interns will undergo an orientation and training.

To Apply

Please send your resume and cover letter to Brianna McClure at brianna@cianainc.org.

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Outreach Intern

Queens, NY

15-20 hours/week

Unpaid, but may be completed for academic credit

Purpose/Objective

The Center for the Integration and Advancement of New Americans (CIANA) in conjunction with NYC Health + Hospitals is working to guarantee health care for all New Yorkers regardless of immigration status or ability to pay and to educate our local communities on the importance of face coverings, social distancing, and COVID testing. CIANA is seeking passionate, outgoing, and organized Outreach Interns to participate in our NYC CARE and Test & Trace (T2) education/outreach efforts, two city-wide initiatives.

For more information on NYC CARE, please visit the website.
For more information on the Test & Trace Corps (T2), please visit the website.

Location

Queens, NY, IN PERSON

Key Responsibilities

Outreach Interns will support our Outreach Worker staff by going into communities, distributing fliers, and tabling at events and fairs, and completing additional outreach tasks as necessary, in order to ensure that all immigrant communities have access to healthcare and are informed of preventative measure against COVID-19. Additionally, interns will participate in remote phonebanking when not conducting in-person community outreach. This remote portion consists of making phone calls to our immigrant clients and/or potential clients, data entry, as well as data maintenance in Google Sheets.

Qualifications

This internship is for undergraduate and graduate students
Keen awareness of immigration news and issues impacting immigrant communities
Fluent in Spanish, Arabic, Hindi, Bengali, or Urdu
Experience in one or more of the following:
- Community involvement/outreach/engagement
- Public speaking/interpersonal communication skills
Ability to work independently and as a part of a team