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INTERN POSITION TITLE: Intern, Web Publication and Content Management DEPARTMENT: Online Communications (web team) LOCATION: Stamford, CT ASSIGNMENT LENGTH AND HOURS: This is a summer internship opportunity and runs from June - August. This position requires a minimum commitment of 4 days/ week and consistent attendance to ensure that projects are seen to completion. ABOUT AMERICARES AmeriCares is a nonprofit global health and disaster relief organization that delivers medicines, medical supplies and aid to people in need around the world and across the United States. Since it was established in 1982, AmeriCares has distributed more than $10 billion in humanitarian aid to 164 countries. POSITION SUMMARY The Web Team in the Communications Department serves a global constituency of donors, recipients, partners (donor & program) and a growing community of people who are at various levels of engagement with the mission of AmeriCares. The team maintains/builds/enhances all of the online channels of communication including multiple web sites, applications and a growing presence in social media (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and YouTube). The team also creates/develops/publishes content for each channel. The Communications Department produces an increasing amount of dynamic content for all the online channels, and the web team handles the production and publication of the content (text and digital) to our web platforms. The Web Publication intern would learn the basics of publishing to our content management platforms, and then help in ongoing publication, testing and updating of the site on a daily basis. Solid web skills including use of Google, Adobe and Microsoft tools would be required with HTML knowledge very helpful. Reporting to the Web Designer, the intern would also have the opportunity to expand development experience in the building of a micro-site.