Ithaca College

We are a nonprofit on-campus organization that supports media literacy integration into K- College classrooms by providing media literacy curricula and workshops for educators.  Join our team this Fall in Promotions and Marketing or Education to help promote critical thinking and media literacy skills for our diverse international audience.

We accept internships between 1 and 3 credits, and the hours are flexible.

See our Fall 2015 internship descriptions below.

Media Literacy Assessment in the K-12 Classroom
Work with Project Look Sharp’s executive director Cyndy Scheibe to help design and implement classroom assessments of Look Sharp’s curriculum lessons, particularly those related to sustainability (grades 2, 5 and 8) and health (grades K-5), including classroom observations in local schools.  Prior experience with children and young adolescents (ages 5-14) in an afterschool program, camp or other educational context is preferred, and interns must have several blocks of time (at least 3 hours in a row) between 8 am and 3 pm during the week to do classroom observations.

Educational Innovation: Inquiry-Based Teaching, Youth Media Culture and Online Professional Development   
Work with Project Look Sharp’s Director of Curriculum and Staff Development, Chris Sperry, to research current innovations in education. You will be focusing on three specific initiatives: 1) classroom strategies for teaching k-12 students to ask critical, creative and meaningful questions about mediated culture 2) researching teen media use 3) researching state-of-the-art online approaches to professional development.  You will meet weekly with Chris to discuss your research and findings and support the design of new curriculum lessons, workshop materials, and web-based approaches to teacher training.  This internship will immerse you in the fields of media literacy education, inquiry-based teaching, and new web-based approaches to the dissemination of curriculum and professional development in education.

Promotion and Marketing   (4 Internship Opportunities)
Gain skills and experience in marketing and promotion and an understanding of media literacy by working with our media expert Ari Kissiloff and a small team of interns to implement a promotion plan for Project Look Sharp.  The internship includes the following activities:

-Concentration 1: Database and Website Marketing

·        Research and contact new and existing target groups for specific marketing
         campaigns

·        Analyze website presence and initiate outreach proposals based on research

·        Learn to use Filemaker and create scripts

·        Craft emails to media literacy and education contacts

·        Post existing educational lessons to websites

·        Research, propose, and implement additional promotional activities

-Concentration 2: Design Marketing

·        Design, create, and update promotional flyers and advertisements via InDesign,
         Photoshop, or I-works

·        Learn Constant Contact cloudware and analyze outreach data

·        Research, propose, and implement additional promotional activities

-Concentration 3: Social Media Marketing

·        Advise on, implement, and grow our existing and future social networking
         outreach initiatives (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, etc.)

·        Help create and update “This Day in History” automated twitter database

·        Learn to use Google Analytics and present data to the PLS staff

·        Research, propose, and implement additional promotional activities

-Concentration 4: Media Outreach Marketing

·        Develop a media outreach plan and timetable for the semester

·        Design, draft, send and follow-up communications to different media outlets

·        Coordinate marketing efforts with Ithaca Media Relations for press releases

·        Learn to use Filemaker, research and add media contacts to the database

·        Develop a video & audio production plan for media outreach (e.g., for media
          outlets)

·        Help develop a long-term plan for continued media outreach

How to apply:  www.projectlooksharp.org

1.     Online form: go to our website and select “Internships” from the left menu bar.

2.     Hardcopy form: download the form from our website and send to:
        looksharp@ithaca.edu

3.     Pick up an application from 104 Williams Hall & return it to the same office.

For additional questions, please contact Sherrie Szeto:  sszeto@ithaca.edu, or call our office at 274-3471.

 ** We accept applications until all positions are filled.