Comic Strip Writer

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Summary

Resilience, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to improving the mental and emotional strength and resilience of students and adults through education. Resilience, Inc also works to combat declining test scores, low student engagement, and a slew of other social issues.

The organization focuses on offering Social Emotional Learning tools to enable K-12 schools to teach emotional intelligence through 5 core topics: self-awareness, self-control, social awareness, relationship management, goal setting & effective decision-making. Resilience also provides tools for acquiring and maintaining inspiration, hope, social beings, and overall well-being.

Our mission is to set SEL tools at every school in the country. It is a tough challenge, but we know "No Challenge, No Change." If you are also concerned about children’s mental health and social being. Join us! Be a member of Resilience, Inc.

The organization is looking for Comic Strip Writers and offers internship programs in the Curriculum Development department. If you are also concerned about children’s mental health and want to learn more about the SEL program. Join us! Become a staff member of Resilience, Inc.

Resilience offers unpaid internship programs that require at least a 4 month commitment with a minimum of 5 hours per week. There are flexible start and end dates with the option to continue after meeting the minimum requirement.

Some previous projects Comic Strip Writer interns have worked on include writing comic strips for the social emotional learning curriculum and developing productive and engaging materials for the social emotional learning curriculum. Interns will report to the Director of Curriculum Development.

This internship is unpaid, but students may receive academic credit through their university. It is the responsibility of the student to check with their institute to be sure they meet any requirements before they accept the position.

Responsibilities

• Adapting curriculum into an episodic comic script.
• Coordinate with the art department to work to develop the project.
• Maximize the use of graphic and pre-production phases to make comic strips clear and easy to understand.
• Contribute story ideas.
• Change other’s lives based on your creations!

Qualifications

• Work independently.
• Ability to work on a team and attend weekly remote meetings.
• Reliable, punctual.
• Attention to detail.
• Consistently communicate with team members.
• Process eagerness to learn and improve critical thinking skills.
• Receptive to enhance problems and solving skills.
• Objective learning.

Learning Outcomes

• Develop the ability to write comic strips professionally.
• Gain an understanding of social-emotional content and tips for maintaining and improving mental health.
• Interns will improve their skills in creativity, communication, and critical thinking.