Summary
The National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) aims to combat sexual abuse and exploitation through advocacy and education. The Communications Internship involves researching, drafting, and editing content to raise awareness about sexual exploitation issues, while also creating social media and other content to support the organization's mission.
Responsibilities
- Performing work on special projects as assigned by Supervisors. Such work may include:
- Designing, creating, and scheduling social media content
- Image or video editing
- Capturing audio and visual content at events, meetings, or press conferences in the office or around D.C
- Curating content for the weekly NCOSE e-newsletter and social media sharing
- Assessing analytics on blogs, emails, and social media and thinking critically about how to improve performance
- Creating advocacy actions for individuals to contact legislators or corporations
- Communicating NCOSE’s vision, strategy, and impact to the public. Galvanizes the public to care about and take action on sexual exploitation issues through compelling content
- Receiving exposure to aspects of running a nonprofit organization including:
- Digital strategies (including maintaining an online presence and increasing base of support nationwide)
- Grassroots mobilization and fundraising
- Tracking current developments (including pop culture) using various media and academic resources relating to:
- Harms of pornography
- Harms of prostitution and other forms of commercial sex
- Demand for commercial sex and male sex buying behavior
- Organizations promoting, distributing, and/or profiting from sexual exploitation (pornography, stripping, prostitution, sexual assault, risky sexy behavior); and
- Sex trafficking of men, women and children
Skills
- Passionate about opposing sexual exploitation
- Able to use a variety of digital platforms without needing too much training
- Willing and able to learn new skills
- Dependable
- Open to feedback
- Deadline-oriented
- Creative
- Understands the basics of digital marketing, analytics, and social media
- Digital Marketing skills
Qualifications
Must Haves
- Passionate about opposing sexual exploitation
- Able to use a variety of digital platforms without needing too much training
- Willing and able to learn new skills
- Dependable
- Open to feedback
- Deadline-oriented
- Creative
- Understands the basics of digital marketing, analytics, and social media
- Digital Marketing skills
Benefits
- Hands-on work with passionate, talented team members
- Mentorship from some of the movement’s kindest and most passionate leaders
- In-depth 10-week training on various exploitation issues
- Incredible networking opportunities with movement leaders
- A creative, collaborative, and inclusive company culture
- Opportunities to develop professionally and uncover skills you didn’t know you had
- Real-life experiences that will provide you with the confidence to delve into your next adventure