Social Media and Digital Outreach Researcher

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Social Media and Digital Outreach Researcher

Internship (6 months) - 10 hrs/week. 240 hours. Learn the art of turning a story into a 'social media ready' story. This is an exceedingly useful skill for all copywriters and those who wish to understand the art of creating 'click worthy' posts, while ensuring the integrity of the historical documentation work shines through. Learn a new skill and practice it while building the archive. Be job ready upon program graduation.

Internship (1 year) - 5 hrs/week. 240 hours. An ultra part time internship. See full description above.

Internship Time Period

SIX MONTHS POSITION: Position opens every quarter. Intern needs to commit a minimum of 10 hours each week. Minimum 6 months commitment.

TWELVE MONTHS POSITION: Position opens every quarter. Intern needs to commit a minimum of 5 hours each week. Minimum 12 months commitment.
Remote position


Job Requirements

o Proven experience in communications
o Excellent English writing skills
o Good working knowledge of web/social media promotions
o Previous experience managing social media sites strongly preferred but not required
o One reference from previous social media marketing experience from manager
o Strong passion for preserving history and raising awareness for our stories


Job Description

o Advance your communications and marketing skills while sharing stories with the world!
o Develop sophisticated and strategic marketing program for The 1947 Partition Archive on high traffic social media sites
o Create appropriate content for social media sites
o Manage and update sites


Internship Expectations

You will be taking part in a crucial and exciting process with the 1947 Partition Archive to disseminate valuable firsthand accounts of Partition with the larger public.

Interns are expected to develop ownership of their project and encouraged to develop creative solutions. Intern will work closely with Archive staff and Director. Intern must have a strong passion for and dedication to our mission and goals. Interns will receive relevant training, fieldwork experience as well as guaranteed references for successfully completing their internship term. This internship is unpaid but interns may apply for credit or funding through their college or university. Successful interns, at the end of their tenure, may be considered for any paid positions that are available.

All interns will be working remotely.

About the 1947 Partition Archive

The Partition of British India in 1947 was a major 20th century event that affected millions of lives and played a key role in shaping the world in which we live today, both culturally and geopolitically. Nearly two million lost their lives and 15 million people were displaced, making it the largest mass migration. The 1947 Partition Archive (incubated by UC Berkeley’s Skydeck) is a grassroots non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the fast disappearing memory of Partition by capturing and preserving the people's history through crowdsourced oral history collection.