Entertainment Media Internship - Los Angeles
The Entertainment Media team performs the media advocacy and anti-defamation work of GLAAD within the entertainment industry, advocating for fair, accurate and inclusive media representations in all entertainment media, and building relationships with entertainment media and industry professionals.
The Entertainment Media intern will play an essential role in researching and providing content for GLAAD's website and its entertainment reports, Where We Are on TV and the Network Responsibility Index, which track LGBT images in television. The intern will spend most days researching, screening programs/films, compiling data, digitizing clips, as well as providing support to other members of the Entertainment Media Team. The intern will report directly to the Entertainment Media Manager.
The Entertainment Media intern will track history of LGBT television and film; prepare and update reports, statistics, charts and graphs; monitor entertainment media publications and entertainment news; clip news and media publication stories where GLAAD's work is mentioned; draft press releases, announcements and entertainment news items for glaadBLOG; and perform other tasks as needed. The Intern will also assist as needed with the 23rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards and will work on the ongoing promotion of GLAAD's "Be an Ally & a Friend" campaign.
Qualifications:
- Knowledge of entertainment industry and/or lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues.
- Strong written and oral communication skills and strong organizational skills.
- An ability to manage multiple tasks to meet deadlines and desire to be a self-starter.
- Attention to detail and the ability to think creatively.
- Computer proficiency in word processing, spreadsheets, database work, email and Internet research.
- Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with people of diverse races, ages, ethnicities, orientations and gender identities.
PLEASE NOTE: Applicants must be enrolled in a degree program at least half-time as a graduate or undergraduate student.
Contact:
Name: Human Resources (no phone calls, please)
Email: jobs@glaad.org
The following MUST be included in your application:
1. A cover letter outlining your interest and experience specific to this position
2. A current resume
The title of the position (such as "Entertainment Media Intern") MUST appear in the first line of the email. GLAAD will accept applications until filled.
Other Notes:
- GLAAD does not have the ability to provide relocation benefits to interested parties.
- GLAAD is a business casual dress environment.
- Candidates MUST be able to pass a criminal background check.
- The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified.
- Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.
- This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Critical features of this job are described under the headings below. They may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.
- Selections are made as the applicant pool allows and continue until the position is filled.
Mission
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) amplifies the voice of the LGBT community by empowering real people to share their stories, holding the media accountable for the words and images they present, and helping grassroots organizations communicate effectively. By ensuring that the stories of LGBT people are heard through the media, GLAAD promotes understanding, increases acceptance, and advances equality, promotes the fair, accurate and inclusive representation of people and events in the media as a means of combating homophobia and all forms of discrimination based on sexual orientation or identity.
GLAAD is an Equal Opportunity Employer