political science research Opportunities

THIRTEEN, the flagship NY station for PBS, is seeking a highly-motivated intern for the channels 50th Anniversary Documentary Special. The intern will provide extensive research and production support to the production team. Responsibilities will include logging and transcribing footage, organizing and updating scripts, and fact-checking. This is an exceptional opportunity for someone interested in television production and the history of public television. The programs selected for inclusion in the 50th Anniversary Special represent the best of THIRTEENs programming, from thought-provoking current affairs coverage to dynamic musical performances, from avant-garde video art experiments to fascinating science programs. The intern will gain hands-on experience supporting the television production process, as well as an immersion into the rich heritage of public television. We are looking for an intern to start in February. Hours are flexible but chosen candidate will be required to intern 16-24 hours per week for a two- to three-month period. Please use your cover letter to give us a sense of your strengths in writing, research, and interest in public television. Please send resume and cover letter along with proof of your enrollment in college to: WNET New York Public Media 825 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10019-7435 E-mail: internships@wnet.org Qualified candidates only; no phone calls please. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. No Phone Calls Please. WNET IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

Hi, we are a boutique Internet Marketing company located in Los Angeles, CA (www.promotinggroup.com). We are looking for 2 interns for a time frame of 2-3 months, starting in early February. The interns will assist the team in a variety of projects that include SEO, SEO-friendly content writing, Web Design (no skills required), and more.

Yellow Light Foundation provides immediate services to living survivors of suicide. YLF was founded in 2010 by Lindsay Westfall who had lost 5 family members to suicide within a 10 year period. Lindsay quickly found that there was a great need for immediate services in the area. YLF currently serves Northwestern Iowa however hopes to grow in terms of demographic area over the years. YLF is currently operating out of Lindsay's home office however is currently in the process of moving into a more centralized location in BV County, Iowa.

Puro Research Group is a market intelligence firm specializing in insights and analysis that help guide companies decision-making. We provide companies with business insights about competitors, customers and industries in a variety of topics. We work on large engagements, such as reports on Hispanic Food and Beverages, and smaller projects such as the latest trends in family restaurants. Our clients have ranged from marketing managers at Fortune 500 firms to strategists and planners at some of the countrys biggest ad agencies and PR firms. Our research projects have included topics on marketing and branding, consumer packaged goods, hospital and healthcare marketing, digital usage, real estate, QR codes, chocolate consumption, snack trends, the financial advisor industry, higher education, jewelry stores, cell phone marketing, among others. As an Editorial/Marketing Intern at Puro Research, you would be supporting the company with a variety of responsibilities including: conducting business research, co-creating marketing materials, updating the web site, helping establish social media presence and other tasks. This internship will also offer experience working with a variety of secondary and syndicated research tools on diverse categories.

This is a start-up hedge fund that focuses primarily on arbitrage trading. We are building out both a subscription site and the site for investors as well as becoming more active in all mediums of social media

Alpaca Flower is an accessories company that focuses on free trade hand-made products crafted by female artisans in remote areas in the Andes of Peru. Our goal is to promote our products as means of income for the women in Peru. However, fashion is also our passion. Responsibilities of this position include assist in aligning company mission with product offering. Research and provide input and ideas regarding trends and new product design. Assist with selecting new styles, colors, designs and merchandise for each new season. Assist with continuation of company image and branding.

Help us understand the current web sites that relate to child safety and the products and services they offer. You will be working together in small teams. Your team will create categories for the sites you find and track the keywords used to find the sites. You will be flagging any sites that they need to investigate for products and software. Detailed study of the actual products will be done by other teams (Software and Hardware Researchers)

An opportunity to learn real estate in NYC and other areas in US; development between China and US. A start up company is looking for a manager assistant, your job will include web marketing, researching, social media writing (weibo), organizing files, meeting clients, personal assistant to the office manager. Paid upon discussion

Massachusetts Peace Action is seeking students, recent graduates, or young activists who can commit 8-12 hours per week from February to May. The internship is unpaid but a stipend of $300 will be paid on completion. Start and end dates are flexible but the student should be able to work at least 10 weeks during the spring. Our office is located in Harvard Square, Cambridge. Massachusetts Peace Action is a statewide membership organization working to develop the sustained political power to foster a more just and peaceful U.S. foreign policy. Through grassroots organizing, policy advocacy, and community education, our priority issues for 2013 are: promote reductions in the military budget to fund programs that address jobs, the environment and human needs; end the war in Afghanistan and prevent one with Iran; and abolish nuclear weapons. The Legislative Intern will focus on organizing support for a Budget for All resolution in the Massachusetts State House, on tracking the items on Mass. Peace Actions legislative agenda, and mobilizing support and opposition in Congress for the bills we support and oppose.

MediaMate is looking for the right candidate to assist with email marketing projects by identifying leads, researching contact information and keeping our CRM system updated and accurate.